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Jose Miller17 said:It’s honestly brutal... but it’s the truth. I was just sitting there at the very end, totally "in the mood," staring blankly at the screen after the credits rolled... watching the letters crawl by, wishing the movie would just keep going for a little while longer...

I feel the exact same way.

Haha, I honestly couldn't remember if it was five or six o'clock, and frankly, I couldn't be bothered to check. 😬

A friend of mine recommended it, though I usually think women tend to exaggerate things 😁 but when I finally sat down to watch, she ended up joining me anyway. She found it a bit much at one point.

And by the end of the movie... nobody moves. Everyone just sits there grabbing a drink afterward, a bunch of people just sitting around with these glazed-over looks in their eyes.

Man, it was SO good!!

Who else caught this?

boldeagle3 said:The longer I stay out in those temperatures, the more my hands and feet just freeze up and start throbbing. It gets to the point where I actually feel like I’m losing consciousness... honestly, if I stayed out in 5°F weather for even thirty minutes, I’d probably pass out cold.

Have you ever felt that? Because I have, back when I was about ten years old. 😁 And man, I’ve come home crying more times than I can count. I absolutely hated that advice to "run your hands under cold water" instead of warm. If it were up to me, I would have shoved my hands straight into a pot of boiling soup just to feel something else. 😁

boldeagle3 said:Look, as an asthmatic, I really should probably stay away from the sauna. We're talking 212°F? That sounds like way too much for my lungs to handle.🙄

212 degrees? Honestly, I don't know, but it sounds absolutely brutal.

I'm also not sure if it's even safe for people dealing with asthma.

The temperature swings are massive. If I walk in and nobody has been in there for a while, the air is just bone-dry and scorching. Then, suddenly, some regular walks in, dumps water on the rocks, and the whole place turns into a literal furnace. That intense combination of heat and humidity? It suffocates me. I can't hang out in that environment for long.

boldeagle3 said:If I had central heating at home, I’d be doing this every single day... my water heater barely gives me five minutes of hot water before it runs out.👎 👎 👎

Ugh, you poor thing! 😢

Honestly, just head to the local gym pool and recharge there. I used to shower right after swimming, though I think it was back when I lived closer to the club rather than at my current place.

And you know what else works wonders? A sauna. It's been ages since I've gone, but when I do, I'll sit in there for maybe 15 minutes—or however long I can stomach—then hit a cold shower. I love the cold shower in the summer, but otherwise, it feels like I'm dying, even if I try to convince myself the heat won't last forever. If I manage to cool my head down under the spray, I could probably hang out in the sauna for another half hour. If I'm not brave enough, I get nauseous and have to cut it short. Then, another rinse, though sometimes I don't push it; I'll pick a shower that's just lukewarm instead of ice-cold. 😁

I noticed the best boost for my circulation once when I kept my legs under the cold water for a long stretch. If I actually had the guts to freeze myself to the bone and then jump straight back into the sauna, the effect would probably be incredible.

One day after hitting the pool, I just stood under the hot shower until every last drop of warm water was gone. It probably went on for over half an hour.

I warmed myself right down to the bone, and honestly, that heat lasted for at least three days.

It felt like a total rebirth.

Now? I don't even bother trying to finish my showers with cold water. Not a chance. In fact, I crank the temperature up at the end, trying to replicate that poolside move. The only reason I can't quite pull off the same magic trick is because I feel too guilty about wasting all that water just to keep my backside warm.

As for socks, if they aren't at least ankle-length, I’m not wearing them. I found these thick, gorgeous ones, grabbed four pairs, and now they're basically my entire wardrobe.

A scarf is non-negotiable, plus a faux-fur coat—it actually holds heat—and I always keep gloves in my bag just in case. I skip the hat because I hate how it messes with my peripheral vision when I'm out on my bike, but I'm hunting for the perfect model, and I'm already looking forward to finding it.

Ever since last year, I’ve known that even in a small town, you can navigate the Department of Social Services to set up some kind of assistance. Look, you aren't going to avoid corruption entirely; if you drop a few bucks here and there, I guarantee someone you deal with will suddenly remember who might be able to "supplement" the services provided. 🙄 Take an elderly man dealing with Parkinson's, for example: we had a nurse come by specifically to help him with his exercises and massage therapy—all coordinated through the Department of Social Services. As for the daily grind like cooking or cleaning, you can always try to work that out by "hiring" one of the neighbors.

And let’s not forget the fact that in the US, standard mammogram screenings typically kick off at age 50. The logic is simple: breast cancer tends to show up most frequently once you're past your fifties, and running these tests any earlier just creates unnecessary stress for everyone involved.🙄

Look, Purrol is a pretty basic cream. Honestly, I think we’d see a similar product hitting the shelves here in the States.

It’s versatile enough for just about anything. Here is the ingredient list—I'm actually transcribing this right now from the bottom of my tube since it's sitting right here: petrolatum, acetylated lanolin, paraffin, liquid paraffin, glycerin, plus some caramel and fragrance, though I wouldn't bother mentioning the scent because it isn't exactly amazing. 😁

So, you've got paraffin, lanolin, glycerin, and petrolatum (whatever that actually is) all mashed together to make this cream. 😁

Mine has this off-white, almost milky color, it's slightly translucent, and it has that distinct waxy smell.

My routine is to apply it right after brushing my teeth while my lips are still a little damp; that way, the cream seals in the moisture, and I’m hoping some of that hydration actually penetrates the skin. 😉 🙂

By the way, I don't bite my lips—I pick at the skin around them. I honestly can't decide which habit looks worse. 😁

I’m stuck in the exact same loop. It gets to the point where I feel forced to just pick at the dry patches until I've gone at them so aggressively that I’m basically licking blood off my lips half an hour later. 😁 😁

Chapstick is useless, Blistex is even worse, and honestly, whether they're cheap or high-end, no balm or ointment actually helps.

The only thing I’ve noticed that makes even a slight difference is Purrol.

Back when I used to see my aesthetician regularly, she pointed out why all these products fail: they just seal the skin. With chapped lips, you need actual hydration, not just a layer of wax sitting on top. But none of these brands—not Chapstick or anything else—actually do that.

It’s the absolute truth. Every time my mom comes over to see her grandson, she spends maybe sixty seconds in the living room with him before retreating to the kitchen for fifteen minutes to get her nicotine fix.

At first, it actually hurt my feelings, but now? I couldn't care less. It’s her choice. If she prefers sitting in the kitchen over playing with her grandkid, so be it.

But she can't have both: the smoke and the kid at the same time. And it’s not because I’m some bitter witch looking for an excuse to be difficult—it’s because I refuse to let him inhale that stuff. I already swallowed enough smoke for the both of us growing up.

Tolerance? Give me a break.
Since when do we force children to be "tolerant"? Are we supposed to ask a four-year-old if they mind sharing a room with five people puffing smoke?
I was that kid. Every single winter, I ended up with pneumonia. I’ve swallowed enough antibiotics to supply ten children.

Now, when I take my four-year-old out for a walk, expecting some decent, clean air, I have zero tolerance for jerks who lack basic consideration for anyone else. I can handle the smoke myself, but the second I’m with my child, I lose it seeing someone’s clouds drifting right toward them.

Talking about car emissions and how much they pollute isn't even the point here. Just because we tolerate one type of pollution doesn't mean we have to accept another that might be even worse. What’s the logic there? Are we just supposed to collect every kind of misery and suffer through it until we pass out?

Melissa Gonzalez9, do some actual research! Look it up online and see if your smoke really just "dissipates" into nothing.

By the way, I don't need any "healthy lifestyle" propaganda or fitness craze nonsense. If I want to eat half a pound of chocolate, I will. I'll spread butter on my toast, I don't track Caloric intake, and I don't bother with sports. But I won't deal with smoke. And I have every right to my share of clean air.

I’m all for it, and honestly, I can’t wait to see the Dutch follow the lead of the Irish.

One of the big arguments for this ban is the fact that people working in smoky environments are essentially passive smokers. You show up to work and you're basically poisoning yourself.

If you ask me, smoking indoors should have been banned the very second humans moved from sitting around a campfire on an open field into tents, cabins, or whatever structure we built.

And don't even get me started on the people smoking out on the sidewalk—I am praying they finally put some restrictions on them too. Especially those types who duck into a transit shelter or a bus stop waiting area and just fill the space with smoke. 😠 I’ll be there with my little one, who’s fallen asleep on the bus, and I have to sit on a bench waiting for the next ride while inhaling their secondhand smoke. My kid is breathing it in, too. Since he's asleep and heavy, I'm stuck sitting right there with him. 🙄

Look, I thought the same thing until one night I crashed around 11:00 PM just to unwind, only to wake up the next day after 1:00 PM. 😁

You want an instant fix? Go to the pool. Between packing your bag, driving there, swimming, showering, and getting back home, you’re looking at a solid 1-2 hour window.

Now, the aftermath is a bit of a toss-up: once you get back, you might either pass out for a 13-hour coma or feel completely recharged and ready to tackle the world.

As for eye drops, I haven't a clue.

How much longer do you have to deal with this?

I went through the exact same thing while I was grinding out my thesis. I’d pull all-nighters, just pacing back and forth from my desk to the fridge and back again, over and over.

I didn't use any eye drops, but honestly? A long walk through a park sounds like it would do wonders for you. Plus, you desperately need one solid night of sleep.

ahaaa, driftinggull13 👍

Look, like I said before, everything I read online felt way too clinical and dry. It lacked any actual substance. So, I decided to break it down myself just to make sense of it: think of "alpha" as the carrier stage—you're holding the trait, but you aren't necessarily hitting a wall with symptoms. Then there's "beta," which would be the more severe cases. Silly me, right?

Look, if you really want to dive deep into the actual mechanics of how these mutated genes get passed down, I’m more than happy to help. Just give me the green light. I can break down the inheritance patterns for both Alpha and Beta, please. 🙂

And afterward, I’ll just bury you under a whole new pile of nonsense—just so you don't say I didn't warn you. 😉).

Kenneth Hernandez67, so you're saying beta minor is the one that, when both parents carry it, triggers Beta Major?

What’s the actual distinction between the alpha and beta forms then? And how does the inheritance pattern work if we're dealing with one of those alpha types?

driftinggull13, what you’re describing sounds like the most severe version of this. Do you happen to know much about the different types? I’ve been reading about alpha versus beta, and how someone might just be a carrier for a modified gene...

Regarding malaria protection, I'm pretty sure I read on an American medical site that it applies to the most severe form, but I wonder if that holds true for the other versions—like, say, for someone who is just a carrier.

To be honest, I’m mostly interested in real-world experiences. I read that this condition is fairly common here in the States, yet I’ve never actually heard of anyone getting tested, which strikes me as odd. If a child inherits both modified genes, they end up with the most extreme form of the disease, and usually, they don't make it past their first few months. (I might not be explaining the whole genetic side of things perfectly, so consider this a disclaimer 😉).