Bahalex
@Bahalex@lemmy.world
- Comment on can you smoke bacteria out of meat boiling it? 4 months ago:
No one is pointing out that these “convection currents” created are not taking any bacteria away.
That is only steam from the water added, or water left in the meat- it doesn’t take anything away with it… otherwise you’d have an empty pan and meat vapor all over your kitchen.
- Comment on is it possible to be married and still feel lonely? 4 months ago:
- Comment on Pros / cons of riding a bike? 6 months ago:
Where there is no will, there is no way.
If it’s a Costco monthly trip, no. On your carbon road bike, no. Full suspension downhill bike, no. Holding a 2liter bottle of Shasta Cola and three rolls of TP? Rethink some things.
If you know it’s going to be a utility bike, yea. Easily done. If it’s a zippy get about thing, consider a little trailer for the hauling trips- buy used, even the old ones roll fine.
I’ve been going for about a year, with two panniers and a front rack, for weekly groceries for a family of 3. Milk, eggs, toilet paper, no problem. Back when Mission Workshop just split off from Timbuk2 I got their expand-o Marry Poppins backpack (the rambler)which is awesome- though I wouldn’t buy it at the current price (eye watering)…it does fit A LOT, like 12kg bags of dog food and still has room. It can carry the weirdest things.
The worst part is getting the panniers up the flight of stairs to our apartment…which would be the same struggle regardless of transportation.
- Comment on Pros / cons of riding a bike? 6 months ago:
I don’t disagree. I’ve worked on an ambulance, I’ve seen what the results of improper protection does to a person. But also how it affects everyone else involved- from the people scraping you off the street to the family that has to take care of you. The unseen injuries of head trauma. At the end of the day, it’s a personal choice- just think about the possible consequences to yourself and those around you.
Think of it this way- don’t wear a helmet because you ride a bike, wear a helmet because everyone else is in a car… they don’t look for you, they don’t care about you. Only you can care about you. It’s car culture pushing the responsibility of safety onto the cyclists to avoid culpability.
Two fairly interesting videos arguing each point and may help yall convince others to wear a helmet better than calling them stupid.
youtu.be/rhzH6mEpIps?si=UGH6OVQVYDOH7oLf
youtu.be/1JfbTwrtOWU?si=WF7RlOLg4h_uv58e
Be safe, anything can happen. Wear a helmet, even for the ‘safe’ rides so it becomes second nature.
- Comment on Pros / cons of riding a bike? 6 months ago:
Rebuttals to a few of the cons:
-don’t dress like an ‘annoying dork’- unless that’s your vibe, no need to change anything to ride a bike. -you don’t ~have~ to wear a helmet. Though there are some less bulky, big, or wherever this cons comes from.
- no need to go fast and work up a sweat, or e-bike as other have mentioned. There may be financial rebates available.
- until a matter transporter comes along, it takes time to go anywhere -you ~get~ to find new routes. Find new shops, new neighborhoods, new parks. Feel like a part of you community. Not locked in a metal box or tube. -bone conduction headphones, or other non noise canceling headphones -there are bikes, racks and bags in any combination that can carry all sorts of groceries. -no bad weather, only bad gear. I’d say heat of summer is worse than winter.
- Comment on How do you search for honest product recommendations? 6 months ago:
Also for appliances, I like to try to go to shops that also service and repair them and ask, which brand/model they see or work on the least.
- Comment on 4ish years ago when I bought a house I was convinced not to get a house inspection, would it be crazy to get one now just to make sure it's all good? 7 months ago:
Houses built in the 40’s, earthquake country, listed for over a million dollars and “no contingencies”. Sounds like the bargain of the century!
- Comment on [deleted] 9 months ago:
Depends on the town. I grew up in and went to college in a small town - pop. 16,000 ish. It was the reverse, students came for mostly 3 reasons; it was as far from home and still pay in state tuition, it was (is?) a quirky place where no one really cared how high you flew your freak flag, or to for the pot.
The college brought in diversity and employment, but wasn’t really the identity of the place.
- Comment on Help me remember a "back-to-back chaise longue" from TV or film 11 months ago:
William Shatner had an interview show where he and a guest sat in something similar.
William Shanter’s Raw Nerve. images.app.goo.gl/At43fmUMAL1BHFbp9
- Comment on [deleted] 11 months ago:
The big bosses aren’t medical staff, they’re calling is not patient care, it’s profit.
What op is experiencing is delusion in the system and burnout.
OP is right. Document, cya, and move on.
All these downvotes and replies seem to be from people who want to think a hospital is altruistic place of healing. Unfortunately it’s an end stage capitalism hellscape that chews up and spits out most people who give a damn.
- Comment on [deleted] 11 months ago:
This reply seems like management/ hr reply… just as salty as op.
It’s so perfectly fine to respect someone’s autonomy there is a form they can sign- refusal of care. Explain the situation, sign form or take meds. Or, here’s another form- and there is the door. Forcing anything on a competent adult is battery I believe, no matter how beneficial.
Like OP said, chart and move on.
People are weird and react weird to some people. Ask another nurse to try, or ask to swap patients.
Also, sometimes nurses do know better. They see the patient as a whole, and a lot more than the doctor.
Also x2, managers are there mostly in a non medical (and non union) capacity, but to make sure the hospital runs as profitably as possible.
- Comment on Does anyone wish they could go back to the beginning of schooling and re-live their education/school experience from the start? 11 months ago:
As my poor old grandad would say :
“I wish that I knew what I know now When I was younger I wish that I knew what I know now When I was stronger”
I laughed at all his words, I thought he was a bitter old man.
He may have been speaking of something else, though, it still applies here I think.
- Comment on People who dont particularly care for or celebrate Christmas, Whats your favorite Christmas song? 11 months ago:
You’re my kind of people.
I’d throw in Charlie Brown Christmas music, for nostalgia sake. I’m actively trying not to be a complete curmudgeon.
- Comment on What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue? 11 months ago:
‘An old wives tale’
- Comment on Aged like milk 1 year ago:
Are the the same fellas that have the broccoli haircut?
- Comment on What are some good computer literacy resources I can point someone to? 1 year ago:
Ill add GCompris to your list, not knowing what basic skills are lacking. Also for others who want to start em young and avoid this issue.
- Comment on Does anyone feel like an actual adult? 1 year ago:
That or when people assume you’re your kids grandpa. I’m only 40, just…so… tired.
- Comment on Why Three Shows Always Dominate the Streaming Charts, Even Amid Peak TV 1 year ago:
Ah, well… I pinch.