Posts by Thomas Hernandez4

electricbadger89 said:I just got an alert on my Social Security app saying my funds were deposited. That covers November and December too.

Sent from my iPhone using Reddit

Can someone explain what kind of payment this actually is? 🤔

Chris Kim13 said:You don't exactly have a solid foundation here to be asking for a change of residence. And honestly? You've got zero grounds to be asking for a pass either.

Alex Collins43 said:The only thing illogical here is that you didn't update your residency when you were supposed to.

Now you're just dealing with the fallout.

Great advice, thanks guys.👍

Chris Kim13 said:A lot of people aren't making it home for Easter this year, so quit whining. People have much bigger problems than yours.

I have no idea how your comment relates to this thread or what I actually posted.
If you want to talk about massive, global issues, go find a thread that covers them.
I'm well aware of other struggles; this is specifically mine.

I'm just pointing out the sheer lack of logic from those officials at the Department of Justice who claim you can update your residency through the online portal, when clearly, it’s currently impossible to do so at all.

So, we can just sit here and cry about it.

I work and live in one place, but on paper, I'm registered somewhere else.
The official recommendation is to register your temporary residence through the government portal so you can actually move between where you live and where you're officially registered. But registering a temporary stay is impossible right now because the police are only handling emergencies.🤦 It’s like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
Easter is coming up, and I want to go visit my family at my permanent address. I'll probably make the trip there, but then I won't be able to get back to where I actually live and work because I don't have a permit. There's no way for me to get one, and I can't even register my current residence.
I honestly don't know who's crazier here.

Lisa Barrett5 said:Maybe try fleshing out that introduction just a little bit more, otherwise I'm afraid this whole thread might end up getting buried in the archives before it even gets a chance to breathe. 🙂

This isn't a discussion topic, it's just an ad. 🤷

Jacob Sullivan91 said:Mickey, the WhatsApp groups on the ŽuD were such a mess that they eventually had to shut them down because things got way too personal and spilled over into real life.

Look, I was actually the one pushing to open the chat back in the day, promising I’d moderate it, and I spent years hanging out there and keeping up with everything.

But once it turned into this unreadable disaster—honestly, just total chaos—it only made sense to pull the plug.

The same goes for the US WhatsApp group. I decided to stick around and follow it, but if you guys keep treating it like some low-effort tabloid feed, no moderator is going to touch it... and we absolutely cannot have an unmoderated thread where people are just hurling insults at everyone left and right.

At the end of the day, a chat isn't some essential part of any PDF, and the forum can totally survive without one.

The subforum can technically function without the chat, but that's what gives it its soul. Posting in threads is one thing, but the chat is a completely different beast.

If the issue is that there isn't enough time to monitor and moderate the WhatsApp group, I’m willing to step up and handle it. Just something to think about. 🙂

Can we get this chat unlocked?
We'll behave, I promise.🕺

brightraven27 said:There’s a USA meetup this Sunday, heading out to Mount Rainier. You're more than welcome to join—along with anyone else who's interested.😉

That's right, people. Show up. 🎉

lonefalcon41 said:Works for me. I don't care, as long as you guys get some sleep. 😁

@ Loodica: please stop trolling already 🙂 🤣

Alright, then I'm counting on meeting at 4 PM at the Square. 😁

What do you mean, I'm trolling? 🤷

lonefalcon41 said:"Might"? 🤔 Seriously? We literally rescheduled the whole Saturday meetup just to accommodate you! 😵

Good grief, that's a new one. 🐔

How? Women are supposed to just listen to their men and those spikes 🤣

William Richardson12 said:Just let me know when and where we're grabbing coffee. Be specific. 😬

😳 No clue. 🤔

William Richardson12 said:🍿

Think I'll skip the museum tour, might swing by for coffee though...🐔

Are the popcorn good? 😬

Elvis Presley 🎉 Come on, you have to come... 🙂

lonefalcon41 said:Exactly, just like how he showed up last time 🤣

And then they claim women should just let men take the lead in life.🤣

lonefalcon41 said:I knew going in that it was a pretty small museum, but the whole point of going is the social aspect, 🙂 right? 🤣And look, size isn't everything, you know.

Nice. 🎉 Should I be posting +1 or -1 here? 🤔 😁

Look, I’m not his damn mailman. 🤣
The guy should just reach out himself. 😬

lonefalcon41 said:Hey, will we all be able to get into the museum? 🤔 🤣

Alright, so there's about 4 or 5 of us for now. 🎉

Count me in too! 🎉

restlesstiger49 said:Alright, so this would be this location. From what I gather, Master and Altec are meeting near the church, while Daisy will be waiting out front along with the rest of the forum members showing up.

@LoisKent
I’ll actually be passing right by Kvatrić anyway, so if you want to meet up in front of your building and head over together, just let me know.

In any case, I’d love for everyone to be there by 8:00 PM—maybe even a few minutes early—so we can snag some decent seats. Based on the email, it sounds like it's a case of first come, first served.

Half an hour early? I'm going to lose my mind. 🤣

Fine, fine... I'll see you all at 8:00 in front of the place. 👏

Matthew Anderson said:How fast should we be acting? Look, sometimes we jump on things within minutes of a report, sometimes we don't. Threads get checked and cleaned. Can stuff slip through? Sure.

Meadow will handle the classified ads. And as for this thread sitting here for three days—feel free to eyeball it all you want. It’s not like she caused some massive crisis in the US.

Maybe it's just because it was summer, so response times are slower than usual.

Claiming we don't step in occasionally is just a flat-out lie.

I don't know how the review process works, but look, these ads that Brian Johnson complained about have been sitting there for a week already.

Fine, maybe she missed the classifieds. Not exactly a mortal sin.
But it isn't about whether a specific thread is causing problems; it's more that, since this has been up for three days, it feels like none of the mods or admins have even been online in the US for three days. That's just how it looks to me—I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

I get that things move slower during the summer. But sometimes an explanation would go a long way.

Like I said before. If nobody reacts to a problem for days, personally, it makes me feel like none of the people in charge are even present in the US.

Emily Patel70 said:That's really nasty, and that post says a lot about you. Admins can see exactly how much "stepping in" happens in the US, so claims from certain US clans are taken with a grain of salt.

I don't see what was so nasty about what I said. I was just pointing out some issues I think are happening in the US. Not because I'm trying to attack anyone, but because I want the US to be a better place.
And I have no idea what "clans" you're talking about.

Emily Patel70 said:Herbicidna was anything but polite. Her fake modesty and overly submissive attitude toward the moderators is an insult to common sense, especially considering the circus she usually runs.
Not to mention that friend of hers who suddenly remembered being upset about something back in the summer of 2014.

There are plenty of well-meaning users on both ZuD and the US. You know what they do? They send you a PM when they notice you forgot to delete something or if the server crashed while you were trying to moderate. They don't post publicly in a groveling, pathetic way, calling you either an idiot who doesn't get the rules or someone who hasn't learned how to moderate after two years.

Do you have any idea how many posts actually get deleted in the Ads section? Missing a few posts is a tiny percentage.

I think we've said it all; this thread is pointless now because it's just turned into a playground for a specific little group.

Herbie and I aren't friends, and there’s zero "clique" behavior going on here. Not even close.
I didn't just suddenly remember this out of nowhere; I'm pointing out that these issues aren't new—they've been dragging on for quite some time.

No, no, no... I didn't say any of you were a certain way. That wasn't my intention. It just feels like nobody has the time.

I have no idea how many posts actually get deleted. But I see some still sitting there despite the warnings.

Just because two people agree on something doesn't mean there are little groups forming.

I don't think merging the US subforum with another one is necessary, but Herbie definitely has a point about certain things.
It isn't just about reacting; it's about reacting to problems on the US in a timely manner.

Take the classifieds, for instance. If people actually acted faster on ads posted by users with fewer than 100 posts, then maybe people would respect the rules. As it stands, someone checks out the ads, maybe skims the first post... but then they scroll through the last two or three pages and realize a huge chunk of the crowd is ignoring the 100-post rule entirely. Their ads have been sitting there for days, which leads to that classic logic—if everyone else is breaking the rules, why shouldn't I?
Even Brian Johnson pointed out the mess in the classifieds a while back. I noticed his post was deleted, yet those who are violating the 100-post rule are still perfectly fine. I’m looking through the last few pages right now and seeing ads that break the rules dating all the way back to December 21, 2014, and they’re still up! 🤷

Regarding the homework assignments, I actually had to ask if there would even be a vote several days after the deadline passed. 🤷
And yeah, this thread—which is clearly meant for teenagers—sat on the US for almost three days. The very first sentence says the kids involved are 16 years old. 🙄

This summer, I started quite a few threads for forum meetups, and several times I literally had to beg for days just to get my thread bumped to the top. I tried everything from messaging various moderators privately to reporting my own thread as spam just to force someone to finally react. Isn't that ridiculous? 🕺

Look, I get it. The mods and admins aren't servants who are going to pull 24/7 shifts on the US, but surely someone could check in from time to time to see what's actually happening...

Chris Cruz3 said:What actually drives a person into total self-delusion? Like, what messes with your head so much that you don't even recognize yourself anymore?
I'm just sitting here, totally stunned. What is wrong with me???
He cheated on me—and I knew. I knew everything, yet I still sat there swallowing every single lie he fed me, especially the ones I was feeding myself... if the truth had actually come out, it would have been over, but I just wasn't ready to let go.
It felt like it was slipping through my fingers... like trying to grab a fish that just slides away, and after you've fought, fallen, and refused to quit, you just end up standing there like an idiot wondering what the hell you were even doing.
I played his game perfectly. I’d leave and come back whenever he wanted, and if I ever tried to pull away too far, he always found a way to reel me back in. We kept going like that until I finally snapped and walked out without saying a word. Honestly, I don't think he's even sure why I left—though it feels like that might have been exactly what he wanted all along.
But wait, it gets worse. Even more than a year later, I know I’d jump right back in with him if I knew he actually wanted me. Am I insane???
That's why I don't reach out... and I pray to God I don't run into him somewhere. I have no clue what he wants. Maybe an explanation, maybe just to clear his conscience, who knows... but it would absolutely break me. Just thinking about him being with her makes my chest tighten.
What is wrong with me? I've never been this person, and right now, I can't tell if I'm more pissed at myself or at him.
I don't see us living in some white-picket-fence dream house together, but for God's sake, how am I supposed to get past any of this???... the manipulation, the lies, the secrecy... I don't even know if it was physical, but it doesn't matter... the intent was obvious. His heart was somewhere else entirely.
And when he crosses my mind, I don't think about the mess—I think about the way his eyes crinkled when he smiled, his touch, his kiss... and then I just get so mad at myself because I could never control how I felt when he was around. I'd be fuming in my head, but the second he showed up, I'd melt and everything would vanish... what on earth is he supposed to do to make me stay in my lane??? If anyone had told me I'd end up like this, I wouldn't have believed them...

You're asking the wrong question entirely.
Nothing he does is ever going to give you peace or provide actual closure.

As long as you’re torturing yourself—obsessing over him and playing out these endless "what if" scenarios in your head—you aren't moving forward.
It's you. Just you. You're the one holding yourself back from actually moving on.

Honestly, it seems like you've gotten so used to dealing with his bullshit that you can't even recognize it as bullshit anymore.
From what I can tell, he didn't exactly break a sweat trying to get you back; he just moved on with his life and is out there enjoying himself.
You need some time and distance to clear your head and realize—not just intellectually, but deep down—that he simply isn't what you need in your life. 🙂

The Forum Fall Party 🎉

This thread hasn't quite hit the main forum level yet, so here's the link from the party crowd 🙂

I know I'm jumping into a different thread here, but whatever... just wanted to let you guys know we're getting ready for our trip to Cleveland next Saturday...

We always love meeting new people, so everyone is more than welcome to join us 🙂

Here’s the link to the thread:

Alright, for anyone interested, there’s a little get-together happening up at Bear Mountain 😁

Go on then, you guys can make it happen 😉

Greetings from the US 👋