Posts by Austin Baker86

Nick, Nick, just like me

Brenda Cooper3 said:Is this just a personal vendetta?
I’m curious—how does it feel when you realize someone is essentially stalking your threads just to drop snarky comments? They seem to be waiting around for every single thing you post, just so they can jump in and try to take you down a notch. Has anyone else dealt with this?
What is actually wrong with people like that? What kind of twisted hobby is it to fixate on someone, track their posts, and constantly tear them down when you don't even know them in real life and likely never will?
Could there be a connection to that psychological phenomenon where you can't stand someone in your actual life, so you project those traits onto a stranger online? You decide they remind you of that one person, and then you lash out at them as a way to vent all the pent-up frustration you've been suppressing from dealing with that person in reality—someone you're forced to tolerate far beyond your breaking point.
It happened to me once in a specific thread. I didn't like their posts or their perspective, and I realized I was subconsciously linking them to someone I know personally. I got so caught up in the urge to discredit them that I was practically hovering over my keyboard, waiting for their next post just so I could "put them in their place." Eventually, other users pointed out how aggressive I was being, and I had to admit I was overdoing it.
What are your thoughts on this? 😕

There are a few of them, but I don't flatter myself by thinking anyone is targeting me specifically. People just go around trolling whoever they stumble upon. In the end, they hide behind the veil of "online privacy," which gives them the breathing room to be more aggressive. Everyone is much milder, nicer, and far more careful about what they say in real life.

Maria Taylor58 said:I've always been skeptical about using those "folk" herbs as medicine.

🤦

"Folk" remedies are incredibly useful when they are in the hands of people who actually understand what they're consuming and what a safe dosage looks like. In the wrong hands, they can be lethal. The issue isn't the plant itself or its medicinal properties—it’s the user. Keep your skepticism if you want, especially if you've already managed to poison yourself.

placidjackal36 said:Since I'm constantly dealing with stress, and sometimes my diet too, I've tried taking multivitamins here and there, but I just can't bring myself to stick with them.

Vitamins should be a supplement, not a substitute for actual, decent food. You know that.
You can't make up for the toll stress and hard work takes on you by mixing together some magic elixir and swallowing it. You need to eat real food—stuff that goes beyond just sandwiches and pancakes.

I love the idea of growing my own mushrooms, but I’ve been reading up on it, and apparently, maintaining an incredibly high level of hygiene is absolutely critical if you want the final product to be safe. Honestly, I’m too skeptical to take any chances here. You’re supposed to use these to boost an immune system that's already struggling, so why would I risk hitting it with a bunch of microorganisms, including potential pathogens?

brisknomad6 said:Man, my vestibular system is absolutely trashed

It’s like, either you just white-knuckle the dashboard and pray—which is what they told me back at the clinic, by the way—or you just deal with it. I guess sometimes it helps, but honestly, other times it doesn't really matter how much you're gripping the dash; it just depends on my mood and how crappy the roads are.

So, can that center actually be used? unScrew that. Look, I was born pretty damn resilient. This might just be something reversible. 🤔

Andrew Jones12 said:I suspect it’s just nerves. She mentioned she’s driven before without any issues, and usually, that initial anxiety only shows up during the first few trips. We all get a bit jittery when we're trying something new for the first time...
That said, there might be an underlying fear—maybe a fear of crashing—that's manifesting as this nervousness. It’s worth giving those methods Nicole James suggested a shot, but you won't get to the bottom of the real cause until you sit down with a doctor.🙂

Exactly. No reason to stress. Whether I’m running errands with my guy or just hopping on a bus to head out, it doesn't matter. It's the motion sickness that actually gets to me. Traffic.The constant stop-and-go traffic from all these damn speed bumps and red lights is driving me crazy. To make matters worse, I’m stuck breathing in everyone else's exhaust fumes because I have to crack the window just to get a breath of "fresh" air.

Andrew Jones12 said:I suspect it’s just nerves. She mentioned she’s driven before without any issues, and usually, that initial anxiety only shows up during the first few trips. We all get a bit jittery when we're trying something new for the first time...
That said, there might be an underlying fear—maybe a fear of crashing—that's manifesting as this nervousness. It’s worth giving those methods Nicole James suggested a shot, but you won't get to the bottom of the real cause until you sit down with a doctor.🙂

You can easily strike this from the equation as well.

Andrew Jones12 said:I suspect it’s just nerves. She mentioned she’s driven before without any issues, and usually, that initial anxiety only shows up during the first few trips. We all get a bit jittery when we're trying something new for the first time...
That said, there might be an underlying fear—maybe a fear of crashing—that's manifesting as this nervousness. It’s worth giving those methods Nicole James suggested a shot, but you won't get to the bottom of the real cause until you sit down with a doctor.🙂

Whenever I feel nauseous, I tend to skip meals entirely. I have this nagging feeling that everything I eat is just going to come right back up, and quite frankly, dealing with that in a car is the last thing I want to deal with.
It won't cost me much to at least give these pretzel sticks a shot. 🤷

A few years back, I could handle driving or riding in a car on sketchy, winding roads without a second thought. Now, every single trip is an absolute nightmare, even when I'm sitting in the passenger seat. Even just navigating a roundabout in the middle of the city makes me feel nauseous. I don't actually vomit, but my stomach is constantly in knots, regardless of whether I've eaten beforehand or not. I'm trying to find a pattern here, but I can't see one other than the fact that I'm in motion.

Why does this happen so suddenly after having zero issues for so long? And is there any way to build up some kind of "resistance" to being in a vehicle? Don't bother suggesting Dramamine—I have zero interest in taking motion sickness pills, so let's rule that out immediately.

hiddentrucker81 said:Nice... you really crowded yourselves in here with 503 and 504 😁

😂 😂 😂

Anyway, The New York Times is still decent. I took a quick look at Forbes once a while back. It was total garbage there... 😲
I haven't bothered checking back to see if anything changed since then.

swiftmaker20 said:As long as they have them, I can always make the drive to the city. Thanks!

EDIT: It was Nada Sport... 😉

EDIT 2: They don't carry Shellys.😢 😢

So, yeah. Still looking for those Shellys Rangers boots.

I honestly suspect 😁, but if you aren't married to that specific brand... they look incredibly similar to the Steel boots you can find at the Stress shop in Chicago in all sorts of colors and heights.
I don't think we even have Shelly's available here in the States; there isn't a distributor. I did some market research a few years back—we don't even carry Gettagrip here; I had to track them down in Mexico City. Those are actually even closer to the Shelly style, though I find their build quality to be questionable at best.

feraltrucker5 said:Herp is either going to absolutely love this, or we're all going to die a very slow and agonizing death. 😬

Yeah, right... 🙄 what exactly are you aiming at here?

Right at the floor... sorry, right between the breasts 🤔?

A collision in the cleavage trench 🤔?

Clash of the bosom titans 🤔?

Nipple invasion III: The Final Revelation 🤔?

push-up The Great 🤔?

🤣

Don't worry, young Padawan 🙂

It’s been 24 hours with over 200 views and only eight replies. If you set aside the mindless chatter between LND and myself—which usually just ends up promoting nonsense that goes against common sense 😍 😁—then six incredibly smart people actually engaged in this thread in a constructive way 😲 🙄

Let's show her some support 🙂 (we should probably buy her a new bra 🤔) 😬

Jean, I see where this is going, Wiley, Wiley... Luke, come to the dark side [IMAGE DELETED]

😁

It’s high time we upgraded this forum and added some actual authenticity to the place. Since one lone voice doesn't carry much weight around here, I need the full support of the forum mob.

The issue at hand concerns the first of its kind in US herpetology. Honestly, have you even seen a single thread where she actually posted? It’s hard to miss her given those stats—20,000 posts in just a few years—but... all I hear is constant whining! "Losers this, losers that!" It makes me want to crack open a can of beans and hide. 😁So, I was thinking... what would it look like if we officially inducted Herb into the 🤔hall of fame😁 (forum legends, specifically) and let her replace the generic lady:nickname after the colon? Let the forum express its true respect for our favorite little loser 🙂
There is already a smiley 🙂(=:Placebo:), so this wouldn't be breaking any precedents.

Besides, let's consider this a forum gift for our girl's sixteenth birthday* 😍—so come on, everyone, cast your votes. Admins, give Herb what she deserves.

Sincerely yours,
Melissa Castillo

A glove box? Please, ridiculous. Like I already said, AT&T equipment has hit its limit. I end up buying better samples myself because I’m not about to skimp when it comes to my own health. If you aren't going to look out for yourself, who will?

I was actually thinking of something to mitigate any potential damage caused by what's already inside. Any ideas? Is that even possible? That's why I left the active ingredients in the first paragraph. My knowledge covers chemical structures, mechanisms of action, usage, dosage, side effects, and other practical details, but I am not a medical toxicologist.

Alex White512 said:It’s a bit like how an employer wouldn't care one bit about your cool tattoos, yet they’ll just go ahead and hire someone else to fill the spot you thought was yours at the daycare center.

Read my post more carefully; my point was specifically about clothing.

I spend eight hours every single day exposed to pesticides. Specifically fungicides—chemicals like thiophanate methyl, tebuconazole, fludioxonil, carboxin, and so on—whose manufacturers I won't even dignify with a comment.

I wear a filtered respirator and surgical gloves whenever I’m handling them, and I make sure to ventilate the room, which is normally climate-controlled and everything, but I still find traces of the stuff in my nostrils. It’s driving me insane.😢
Maybe I should clarify: I don't have my hands elbow-deep in chemicals. My job is quality control for treated seed material, which contains a certain percentage of indirectly colored dust. That dust floats. I can see the macro-particles, but the finer ones? Those are definitely being inhaled and ending up in my lungs... and unfortunately, not just there.

A couple of years ago, I had a case of herpes that refused to heal for over two weeks (normally it clears up in 4 or 5 days). It was constantly bleeding despite the mask keeping the dust away, and it just wouldn't scab over. I don't care much about aesthetics, but the sensation of constant exposure to poison while having an open wound is not pleasant.

Is there any way—aside from finding better preventive measures than the mediocre equipment provided by AT&T (I actually buy my own gear because what they issue is nowhere near sufficient to protect my body)—to also treat what has already entered my system? Does anyone know of any remedies, like the milk people used to drink in printing plants? This isn't a joke, and it's not something I want inside my body. A lot of people can't or won't grasp the gravity of this, but I don't care. At the end of the day, you look out for yourself.

Thanks in advance.👍

I wouldn't give anyone else's opinion—like an employer's—a second thought. You can always find clothes to camouflage whatever you have going on, unless we're talking about some tribal patterns right across your forehead 🤷
My bigger concern would be my kid. I’d definitely be one of those "cool" moms who lacks any actual authority. I'm not taking shots at anyone here, but I've seen plenty of examples where women with Mayan sun tattoos on their cleavage have fifteen-year-old daughters with tea leaf markings on their belly buttons and whatnot 🙄.

The real downside is how permanent they are and the inevitable distortion over time. Skin doesn't stay young, tight, or perfectly smooth forever, and neither do the muscles underneath. I really don't want to be picturing all these massive tribal pieces sitting on my backside fifty years from now 🤮

Benjamin Murphy34 said:So, here it is... just curious to know what gets under your skin...=
For instance, I can't stand people who are slow, selfish, and greedy all at once... if I see one of those traits, it's bad enough, but when they hit all at once? That's where I draw the line...😂😂😂
What's your pet peeve?

What irritates me most is the desperate need for people to act like perfectionists and high-achievers when, in reality, they're total trash. Nobody is born a jerk, but I haven't met a single genuine perfectionist—just a bunch of losers making pathetic excuses to take their frustrations out on everyone else. One gust of wind and they fold immediately.

Joseph Watson3 said:What kind of logic is that?

The only real one. 🙂

Joseph Watson3 said:Those are two completely unrelated issues. There is zero sense in trying to pit them against one another.

Quite the opposite. Even though they’re opposites, they’re actually bound together by a shared sense of satisfaction.

Joseph Watson3 said:I always found both sides entertaining. Especially the destruction phase, around ages 11 to 14. As I recall, I trashed two houses before they were demolished, grabbed a few cars for scrap, and left piles of TVs, washing machines, streetlights, and hundreds of bottles 🤔

The local scavengers didn't have much to pick through given the massive amount of junk in my neighborhood 😬

BTW, since you’re listing everything you broke—why don't you get specific about your "creative" side 🤷!