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akumamatata8080 OP t1_j6p247j wrote
Reply to comment by Oudeis16 in LPT Drive your own vehicle to social gatherings so you can leave when you want to. by akumamatata8080
Having a bad day huh
1973mojo1973 t1_j6p21v2 wrote
ITE_1415 t1_j6p1vk3 wrote
Reply to comment by d4rkh0rs in [LPT Request] How to spot stuff that needs to be clean ? by [deleted]
Oh, alcaline, I know that stuff!
I was confused for a mega second, but yeah, thanks for the explanation ! ^^
GoodGoodGoody t1_j6p1l1e wrote
Reply to comment by I_Want_To_Know22 in LPT: Don't break out small or corner windows if you lock your keys in your car. by Bailmage
“Hide…somewhere In the vehicle”.
d4rkh0rs t1_j6p1icy wrote
Reply to comment by ITE_1415 in [LPT Request] How to spot stuff that needs to be clean ? by [deleted]
good luck
Echevarious t1_j6p1gll wrote
Reply to LPT : Take care of your final prearrangements NOW. If you are being cremated or buried or entombed in a Mausoleum… whatever. please , Get it out of the way. by Faze-3
Agreed. I had this happen to me. A family member passed away unexpectedly out of state and while my family was reeling from the loss, we had an absolute ton of work to sort out within a few days time.
That person didn't have a will, never mentioned their final wishes, whether to cremate/bury in a casket, donate organs, etc. It was a nightmare trying to guess what they would have wanted.
My grandfather passed recently and he had taken care of all of his final plans. Plots purchased, etc. We just had to email the funeral home some pictures and show up for the funeral. It was such a different experience.
Bongos-Not-Bombs t1_j6p1dir wrote
Reply to LPT : Take care of your final prearrangements NOW. If you are being cremated or buried or entombed in a Mausoleum… whatever. please , Get it out of the way. by Faze-3
Yep, and if you somehow manage to survive and end up in a bad state, your next of kin have some planning on what to do - when my dad had a stroke in 2019, the first thing I did was look at his advance directive to find out what I could tell his care team about his wishes.
d4rkh0rs t1_j6p1b82 wrote
Reply to comment by ITE_1415 in [LPT Request] How to spot stuff that needs to be clean ? by [deleted]
hard meaning alcaline and full of calcium. so everything gets bad water spots and things like sinks without attention get heavy white coatings that collect stains and are annoying to remove. It also makes soaps work less well. hard being the opposite of soft or acidic. (I don't know why they call it hard or soft, will agree it's confusing)
ITE_1415 t1_j6p18sx wrote
Reply to comment by d4rkh0rs in [LPT Request] How to spot stuff that needs to be clean ? by [deleted]
Oh, okay, that gives me an idea where to start.
Tommorow, I'll study everything there is under the sink and any cleaning supply I can get my hands on, and I'll ask my dad for help if there's anything I don't understand or stuff (he's one of the only folks that can help me and not brush me off for those kind of stuff as he was kind of in the situation when he was my age (mom did everything for him etc.), but I'm generally too embarassed or can see he's too tired to bother him with it.)
smurfsundermybed t1_j6p14lb wrote
Reply to LPT : Take care of your final prearrangements NOW. If you are being cremated or buried or entombed in a Mausoleum… whatever. please , Get it out of the way. by Faze-3
And if you're planning on being buried, buy the plot asap. Like any other real estate, values only go up.
MrYellowfield t1_j6p135d wrote
Reply to comment by Orcus424 in LPT: Don't get in ANY car that randomly offers you a ride by Mindraker
Except for when you are out on a run or walk.
Background_Duty_1999 t1_j6p12y0 wrote
Reply to LPT request : How to get off the phone (games/social media/educational videos but not in context of what really matters) and do what matters most even if it's boring? by Redskull9099
Let it die and only charge it after the work is done, you could just turn it off but for those with little self control when it comes to phones just let it die and go live your life.
JFletcher8 t1_j6p11sv wrote
Reply to comment by Faze-3 in LPT : Take care of your final prearrangements NOW. If you are being cremated or buried or entombed in a Mausoleum… whatever. please , Get it out of the way. by Faze-3
What about if I have it tattooed across my chest and uncle Len finds me first?
Oudeis16 t1_j6p0hst wrote
Reply to LPT Drive your own vehicle to social gatherings so you can leave when you want to. by akumamatata8080
This is the most redundant, pointless LPT I have ever seen. It assumes an awful lot about the person and the gathering and is basically as helpful as saying, "If you're thirsty, drink something." No duh.
ITE_1415 t1_j6p0fae wrote
Reply to comment by d4rkh0rs in [LPT Request] How to spot stuff that needs to be clean ? by [deleted]
This may sound super horrifically stupid, but... There's "hard" water ?
BarnacleMcBarndoor t1_j6p0evc wrote
Reply to LPT: First Job decisions by MaterialMediocre1287
I wouldn’t change jobs based on my experience with Walmart. It wasn’t terrible, but it just isn’t something I’d recommend.
When I worked Walmart (this was about 16-17 years ago, they promised 40 hours but there was always something that kept me from getting it. This is when I was making like $7/hour, so hours mattered a lot.
If I hit 30-35 hours, all the sudden they didn’t need me the rest of the week. Some weeks I’d work 35 some weeks I’d work mid 20’s. This was also back when Black Friday was a thing so I’d be schedules some days until 10pm and then need to be back in at 11:30pm for the next shift.
We were always short staffed. I’d be running paint, toys and sporting goods. We sold shotguns, rifles and ammo as well as hunting licenses, so I had to constant running (literally) between departments because I’d have to call a number associated with ATF for background check, fill out forms, explain to people why the shouldn’t point a loaded gun at me (this is Florida, people are dumb), clean up after kids in toys, as parents let kids use Walmart as a daycare, ride the kids bike around the store with said kids, mix paint, run to the front to handle the cash register when it’d get busy up front, handle the register in sporting goods.
The positive was that everyone I worked with were amazingly nice, including management. Each time someone pulled a gun on me, they always asked me to go home and relax (no one ever pulled a gun on me to threaten), but now that I think of it maybe management was sending them in to get me to short my hours? Again, it’s Florida, people are down here aren’t always the sharpest crayons in the shed.
d4rkh0rs t1_j6p0e8e wrote
Reply to comment by ITE_1415 in [LPT Request] How to spot stuff that needs to be clean ? by [deleted]
both are valuable skills.
I was saying if they did a job last week the supplies are probably under the sink or in the broom closet so you don't have to guess what they will think is right instead you have to pick from 4-5 products and figure out which is for the parquet and which is for the dishes.
[deleted] t1_j6p03k8 wrote
Reply to comment by AlGeee in LPT: Never underestimate the importance of a good pillow. by incredibleinkpen
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Alexis_J_M t1_j6p01sz wrote
Reply to LPT Request: I am a recent gradute looking for work. It seems applying for jobs on sites like LinkedIn is a lost cause. by [deleted]
Write three or four resumes tailored for three or four different aspects of jobs your degree has prepared you for. Make sure to use keywords scraped from job postings to get past the automated filters. Start spamming them out to any reasonable match. I've got decades of experience and get very few responses to my resumes.
You say you've just gotten your master's degree -- what jobs have you had along the way? Can you get more of that type of job, just tilted a little bit towards using your education, and work towards stuff directly in your field?
It's really hard to step right out of school into a job in a non-STEM field, it's a tough job market. Spread your resume around to job boards, but make sure to use a different email address for each place you post it so you can start figuring out where your junk mail comes from.
For example, if my email address were Alexis.Morganza@gmail.com I might post resumes with email addresses like
alexis.morganza+indeed-2023@gmail.com
So that I could immediately see when and where someone got my resume.
(I put my resume up on monster.com for two weeks in 2012 and took it down because of low quality responses. I still get email to that address )
There are specialized job boards for all kinds of fields -- make sure you are looking everywhere relevant to your field. Go to a university library and read a bunch of professional periodicals -- they often have job ads. Even if they are advertising for a senior position you don't qualify for, you now have the name of a company hiring in your field. Check their website for open positions.
If your university has an alumni newsletter, mine that for the names of companies people are bragging about getting jobs at.
Go to a web browser and search for "my field jobs" and there are likely to be a ton of job boards and talent agencies that show up. Career counseling sites, too. (For example, I searched for "fine arts jobs" and in addition to a bunch of job boards I also found an interesting looking site in the UK titled "What jobs can I get with a fine arts degree". I don't know what your field is but I assume there are similar results for it.)
ITE_1415 t1_j6p013d wrote
Reply to comment by NotTheGreenestThumb in [LPT Request] How to spot stuff that needs to be clean ? by [deleted]
I'll do that, thank you for the answer.
As for the window thing, my mom does it with a chiffon and a spray bottle, and she does it perfectly. I've tried a lot of time, but I cannot get it as clean as my mom's method, and she gets angry at me when I do it and says she doesn't want to deal with my stupidity, so I've just stopped, you know what I mean ? They even get angry at me for splashing water when picking up a drink so.
I'll try seeing if there's something like those agencies in France, since that's where I live.
LiehTzu t1_j6ozuwo wrote
Reply to comment by SkipperFab in LPT request : How to get off the phone (games/social media/educational videos but not in context of what really matters) and do what matters most even if it's boring? by Redskull9099
Hey, OP is just asking about getting off his phone. Never claimed it was healthy.
d4rkh0rs t1_j6ozp74 wrote
Reply to comment by NotTheGreenestThumb in [LPT Request] How to spot stuff that needs to be clean ? by [deleted]
CLR. .. agreed, I maybe should have mentioned i live in a place with horrificly hard water.
MakesMyHeadHurt t1_j6ozhmh wrote
Reply to LPT: Start every day with whatever chore/errand you hate the most. Then the rest of your day feels like you’re rolling downhill. by AdSnoo9734
I like this sometimes, but it depends on the other chores I have to do. If all the rest are small, it's nice to knock them out real quick first. Then you only have one last thing to worry about.
mars914 t1_j6p2ajz wrote
Reply to LPT request : How to get off the phone (games/social media/educational videos but not in context of what really matters) and do what matters most even if it's boring? by Redskull9099
I think r/digitalminimalism or r/nosurf might be perfect for this.