Deep 6 FaWtL

I will inform the cat population.

Hey, they're naked all the time, why can't I be?

So, Today I Learned:

- animal control services in my area doesn't cover non-domesticated creatures ("call wildlife and preservation")

- wildlife and preservation services doesn't cover basic pests ("call animal control")

Now I have a living rat in cage trap (but fortunately no longer chewing through my walls) and literally no one willing or equipped to do anything with or about it.
Their suggestions:

- "walk it to the tree line and let it go" (great: but there is no treeline for miles where there aren't also neighbor houses)

- "if you own a firearm, you can euthanize it humanely; caveat - make sure you aren't violating local ordinances first" (great: but I do not own a firearm and 'shooting it in the head' requires an amount of precision I don't think I have, and will likely make it no longer have a head, so... mission accomplished, I suppose? ... but I don't have a firearm, and "stabbing or slicing it to death with sword" does not sound humane)

- "I'm really sorry, but maybe Google it?" (great: official advice is to "Google it" - complaining on Discord counts, though, right?)

In any event. It’s now in as much wilderness as I can reasonably manage.
Unfortunately, I learned a neighbor’s cat recently caught a bigger one. So that’s always exciting.

When I was looking for a way to humanely euthanize one of our classroom pet rats, who was slowly dying and was pretty miserable, a coworker suggested filling his drinking bottle with straight vodka to give him alcohol poisoning.

I ended up not doing it and just giving him palliative care until the end came. I've had pet rats I've loved, and my students kept asking me about him every day. But it should work in theory.

It's true. Florida is full of giant rats.

Some of them are orange and live at Mar-A-Lago.

It's true. Florida is full of giant rats.

Ooh, sick burn~!

Tacticslion wrote:

So, Today I Learned:

- animal control services in my area doesn't cover non-domesticated creatures ("call wildlife and preservation")

- wildlife and preservation services doesn't cover basic pests ("call animal control")

Now I have a living rat in cage trap (but fortunately no longer chewing through my walls) and literally no one willing or equipped to do anything with or about it.
Their suggestions:

- "walk it to the tree line and let it go" (great: but there is no treeline for miles where there aren't also neighbor houses)

- "if you own a firearm, you can euthanize it humanely; caveat - make sure you aren't violating local ordinances first" (great: but I do not own a firearm and 'shooting it in the head' requires an amount of precision I don't think I have, and will likely make it no longer have a head, so... mission accomplished, I suppose? ... but I don't have a firearm, and "stabbing or slicing it to death with sword" does not sound humane)

- "I'm really sorry, but maybe Google it?" (great: official advice is to "Google it" - complaining on Discord counts, though, right?)

In any event. It’s now in as much wilderness as I can reasonably manage.
Unfortunately, I learned a neighbor’s cat recently caught a bigger one. So that’s always exciting.

When I was looking for a way to humanely euthanize one of our classroom pet rats, who was slowly dying and was pretty miserable, a coworker suggested filling his drinking bottle with straight vodka to give him alcohol poisoning.

I ended up not doing it and just giving him palliative care until the end came. I've had pet rats I've loved, and my students kept asking me about him every day. But it should work in theory.

That would require having alcohol... XD

Also, I'm really sorry. It's never easy to end a pet - and I know how well rats can be turned into pets. But this one was literally eating its way through our wall (I heard it adjacent to our bathtub) and we are not in the position (financial, spacial, or any other -al) to acquire a wild undomesticated rat as a pet.

I honestly don't feel great about releasing it into the wild, but I'm apparently notsogood at straight up neck-snapping or skull whacking when a helpless terrified animal is involved, despite my conviction that making it quick and painless is likely better than allowing it to infest someone else's house.

We put it as far away from houses as possible - we drove a ways out and found a rather large field of scratchy tall-grass that was bordered by a thin "forest" I use the term exceptionally loosely barrier and then had some rolling hills (including a drainfield) before getting into living areas. It was surrounded on three sides by driving areas, and the fourth side is quite wide, meaning it could live quite a full rat life without running into people.

Still feels wrong - like I'm kicking the problem down the line until later - but it was recommended by both official organizations (nominally), so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

lisamarlene wrote:

Tacticslion wrote:

So, Today I Learned:

- animal control services in my area doesn't cover non-domesticated creatures ("call wildlife and preservation")

- wildlife and preservation services doesn't cover basic pests ("call animal control")

Now I have a living rat in cage trap (but fortunately no longer chewing through my walls) and literally no one willing or equipped to do anything with or about it.
Their suggestions:

- "walk it to the tree line and let it go" (great: but there is no treeline for miles where there aren't also neighbor houses)

- "if you own a firearm, you can euthanize it humanely; caveat - make sure you aren't violating local ordinances first" (great: but I do not own a firearm and 'shooting it in the head' requires an amount of precision I don't think I have, and will likely make it no longer have a head, so... mission accomplished, I suppose? ... but I don't have a firearm, and "stabbing or slicing it to death with sword" does not sound humane)

- "I'm really sorry, but maybe Google it?" (great: official advice is to "Google it" - complaining on Discord counts, though, right?)

In any event. It’s now in as much wilderness as I can reasonably manage.
Unfortunately, I learned a neighbor’s cat recently caught a bigger one. So that’s always exciting.

When I was looking for a way to humanely euthanize one of our classroom pet rats, who was slowly dying and was pretty miserable, a coworker suggested filling his drinking bottle with straight vodka to give him alcohol poisoning.

I ended up not doing it and just giving him palliative care until the end came. I've had pet rats I've loved, and my students kept asking me about him every day. But it should work in theory.

That would require having alcohol... XD

Also, I'm really sorry. It's never easy to end a pet - and I know how well rats can be turned into pets. But this one was literally eating its way through our wall (I heard it adjacent to our bathtub)...

It probably got eaten by a python 5 minutes after you dropped it off.

More likely an owl or feral cat, but yeah.

I mentioned on Discord:

Me: Watching a video on the KFC console
YouTube: Time to advertise this man some FRIED CHICKEN~! so much fried chicken
(It's not KFC, tho.)

Diswhat now?

I feel so totally freaking smug.
On Wednesday, I posted a Doonesbury strip from 1974 on my FB page.
For today's Sunday Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau recycled the very same strip.

I could not be fangirling more right now.

Diswhat now?

It's ok captain just go back to shooing those pesky kids off your front lawn! (j/k)

I feel so totally freaking smug.

On Wednesday, I posted a Doonesbury strip from 1974 on my FB page.
For today's Sunday Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau recycled the very same strip.

I could not be fangirling more right now.

Glorious.

Vanykrye wrote:

It's true. Florida is full of giant rats.

Some of them are orange and live at Mar-A-Lago.

Hey let's not disparage the rats.

Update on my parents:
Mom is continuing to improve, slowly but surely.
Dad had his chest CT last week, and they said it looked like just COVID crud. Sunday morning he was having trouble breathing (his O2 monitor showed 91), so off to the ER they went. Of course, by the time they got there he was breathing a little better (O2 up to 94), but the doctors there said they thought he might have a touch of pneumonia brought on by the COVID. So, more medications, close eye on O2 levels, and fingers crossed.

In other news, it looks like I'm running another one-shot this week. And, of course, this one has a few undead (including the final boss, a wraith), and the cleric isn't going to make it. They shouldn't need a cleric, but those guys sure are helpful when it comes to dealing with undead.

Hard to beat a cleric in dealing with undead.

They should be fine with everything. Except maybe the wraith. I'm thinking of putting a wand of ghostbane dirge with a couple of charges on it in there so they can have a chance at doing something.

Then again, without the cleric, I don't know if they could use it. No one else is a caster, and I don't know if anyone's got ranks in UMD. Maybe a couple of holy weapon balms or a spiritbane spike would be better.

Yeah better stick with a oil or something.

Drejk wrote:

Fantasy Monsters: Sandlin Gremlin

Yes, I am running across desert in Assassin's Creed: Origins, why do you ask?

You have to appreciate their enthusiasm, but there is a line over which one descends into fanaticism.

I mean, they have completely left the joke out of it! If they keep it up, they could end up like mites!

*shudder*

So... is eating sandlin caviar (eggs + salt) cannibalism?

And is there an easy way to separate their "Spreading Desert" salt from the sand? Asking for a friend. The friend is the rim of this tequila glass.

Whose Line Moments - Robin Williams

Hello, everyone.

According to my clock-in/out service, "technical difficulties" prevented me from clocking in. I'll have to talk to a supervisor later.

Hello, everyone.

According to my clock-in/out service, "technical difficulties" prevented me from clocking in. I'll have to talk to a supervisor later.

"Technically" the difficulty is that they don't want to pay you...

Round two for snow should start sometime this afternoon or evening.

Paizo finally let me log in again.

gran -- sorry to hear your father is still fighting this thing off. Best of luck to him!

[/tirade]

Paizo finally let me log in again.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

So, Today I Learned:

- animal control services in my area doesn't cover non-domesticated creatures ("call wildlife and preservation")

- wildlife and preservation services doesn't cover basic pests ("call animal control")

Now I have a living rat in cage trap (but fortunately no longer chewing through my walls) and literally no one willing or equipped to do anything with or about it.
Their suggestions:

- "walk it to the tree line and let it go" (great: but there is no treeline for miles where there aren't also neighbor houses)

- "if you own a firearm, you can euthanize it humanely; caveat - make sure you aren't violating local ordinances first" (great: but I do not own a firearm and 'shooting it in the head' requires an amount of precision I don't think I have, and will likely make it no longer have a head, so... mission accomplished, I suppose? ... but I don't have a firearm, and "stabbing or slicing it to death with sword" does not sound humane)

- "I'm really sorry, but maybe Google it?" (great: official advice is to "Google it" - complaining on Discord counts, though, right?)

In any event. It’s now in as much wilderness as I can reasonably manage.
Unfortunately, I learned a neighbor’s cat recently caught a bigger one. So that’s always exciting.

If you release it anywhere near your house its just gonna come back.

lisamarlene wrote:

Tacticslion wrote:

So, Today I Learned:

- animal control services in my area doesn't cover non-domesticated creatures ("call wildlife and preservation")

- wildlife and preservation services doesn't cover basic pests ("call animal control")

Now I have a living rat in cage trap (but fortunately no longer chewing through my walls) and literally no one willing or equipped to do anything with or about it.
Their suggestions:

- "walk it to the tree line and let it go" (great: but there is no treeline for miles where there aren't also neighbor houses)

- "if you own a firearm, you can euthanize it humanely; caveat - make sure you aren't violating local ordinances first" (great: but I do not own a firearm and 'shooting it in the head' requires an amount of precision I don't think I have, and will likely make it no longer have a head, so... mission accomplished, I suppose? ... but I don't have a firearm, and "stabbing or slicing it to death with sword" does not sound humane)

- "I'm really sorry, but maybe Google it?" (great: official advice is to "Google it" - complaining on Discord counts, though, right?)

In any event. It’s now in as much wilderness as I can reasonably manage.
Unfortunately, I learned a neighbor’s cat recently caught a bigger one. So that’s always exciting.

When I was looking for a way to humanely euthanize one of our classroom pet rats, who was slowly dying and was pretty miserable, a coworker suggested filling his drinking bottle with straight vodka to give him alcohol poisoning.

I ended up not doing it and just giving him palliative care until the end came. I've had pet rats I've loved, and my students kept asking me about him every day. But it should work in theory.

That would require having alcohol... XD

Also, I'm really sorry. It's never easy to end a pet - and I know how well rats can be turned into pets. But this one was literally eating its way through our wall (I heard it adjacent to our bathtub)...

Wild animals are always better off wild. Making it a pet would be hugely stressfull for it. If its far enough away it will probably just make a new territory for itself.

gran rey de los mono wrote:

Vanykrye wrote:

It's true. Florida is full of giant rats.

Some of them are orange and live at Mar-A-Lago.

Hey let's not disparage the rats.

Indeed. This is highly unfair to rats who live in large matrimonal societies and are way more social then that organge dude.

Vidmaster7 wrote:

gran rey de los mono wrote:

Vanykrye wrote:

It's true. Florida is full of giant rats.

Some of them are orange and live at Mar-A-Lago.

Hey let's not disparage the rats.

Indeed. This is highly unfair to rats who live in large matrimonal societies and are way more social then that organge dude.

Woot! Wedding partay!!!!!

Yeah, yeah, English isn't Woran's first language, but I've met her and her English is better than most Americans', so I get to taunt her typo.

gran -- sorry to hear your father is still fighting this thing off. Best of luck to him!

** spoiler omitted **

[/tirade]

To get covid under controll, a curfew has been passed here in the netherlands. Because most superspreader event we've had have been massive illegal parties. And you can only stop those when you find the party. But with curfew, anyone out without a good reason (like evening job or walking the dog and such) are emediately suspect hopefully leading to stopping that kind of stupid s&%$.

Of course, a few people who are greatly out of touch with reality rioted. Because a~++*$&s who can not controll themselves to spare others are everywhere.

Woran wrote:

Vidmaster7 wrote:

gran rey de los mono wrote:

Vanykrye wrote:

It's true. Florida is full of giant rats.

Some of them are orange and live at Mar-A-Lago.

Hey let's not disparage the rats.

Indeed. This is highly unfair to rats who live in large matrimonal societies and are way more social then that organge dude.

Woot! Wedding partay!!!!!

Yeah, yeah, English isn't Woran's first language, but I've met her and her English is better than most Americans', so I get to taunt her typo.

Vait, that vas supposet to be challengink?!

Then again, without the cleric, I don't know if they could use it. No one else is a caster, and I don't know if anyone's got ranks in UMD. Maybe a couple of holy weapon balms or a spiritbane spike would be better.

Something many casters in my game forget, all the time: Disrupt Undead is a cantrip.

A cleric can channel to hit multiple undead at once, a couple times/day at levels 1 and 2. A wizard can spam a cantrip to attack a single undead for the same damage.

For dealing with a wraith, there are plenty of options:

1. Disrupt Undead cantrip
2. Ghost Salt Weapon Blanch
3. Grave Salt Wondrous Item
4. Holy water? (don't know if this affects incorporeal creatures)
5. Bottled Sunlight

I'm sure there's other options but there's a few extra right there. They also likely need some Negative Energy protection and Lesser Restoration or something to keep them from dying of Con Drain. Hopefully there's a bonded mount or animal companion in the party to take advantage of the wraith's Unnatural Aura.

Yup, still winter.

Damn.

Ah, kids.

We need the house shutoff replaced, so it was a good opportunity to show the kids the house shutoff (which we're responsible for) and the utility shutoff (which the water company is responsible for).

Impus Minor's immediate response: "Wait! So some kid can just come along and turn off the water to our house? Just like that?!?!?!?!"
"Yep."
Impus Major: "Sounds like a great time next Halloween!"

What have I wrought?

Woran wrote:

Vidmaster7 wrote:

gran rey de los mono wrote:

Vanykrye wrote:

It's true. Florida is full of giant rats.

Some of them are orange and live at Mar-A-Lago.

Hey let's not disparage the rats.

Indeed. This is highly unfair to rats who live in large matrimonal societies and are way more social then that organge dude.

Woot! Wedding partay!!!!!

Yeah, yeah, English isn't Woran's first language, but I've met her and her English is better than most Americans', so I get to taunt her typo.

Matriarchal :D

Although I have made comments on some of my freelance writing 'I think you can deduce what Im trying to say here but I currently can not do english anymore'.

Ah, kids.

We need the house shutoff replaced, so it was a good opportunity to show the kids the house shutoff (which we're responsible for) and the utility shutoff (which the water company is responsible for).

Impus Minor's immediate response: "Wait! So some kid can just come along and turn off the water to our house? Just like that?!?!?!?!"
"Yep."
Impus Major: "Sounds like a great time next Halloween!"

What have I wrought?

...your water shutoff valve is outside your house...?

........

NobodysHome wrote:

Ah, kids.

We need the house shutoff replaced, so it was a good opportunity to show the kids the house shutoff (which we're responsible for) and the utility shutoff (which the water company is responsible for).

Impus Minor's immediate response: "Wait! So some kid can just come along and turn off the water to our house? Just like that?!?!?!?!"
"Yep."
Impus Major: "Sounds like a great time next Halloween!"

What have I wrought?

...your water shutoff valve is outside your house...?

........

On the front right under the front hose. Most houses in this area are like that.

We're in earthquake country. You have to plan on not being able to get into the house at all. Water, gas, and electric shutoff are all outside of the house. I believe it's a requirement. At least I've never seen a house that wasn't built that way.

Most municipal water delivery systems have a shutoff valve between the main pipe and the individual building. It's usually near the junction.

In some houses I've lived in,the shutoff valve is in the road/sidewalk right-of-way, not even next to the building.

Most municipal water delivery systems have a shutoff valve between the main pipe and the individual building. It's usually near the junction.

In some houses I've lived in,the shutoff valve is in the road/sidewalk right-of-way, not even next to the building.

Yep. We have those as well, but they're pretty much 100% rusted open.

This morning I had to call our water company to come out and shut off the water at the curb so our plumber could replace the worn-out home shutoff valve.

Technically, you're allowed to do it yourself. Physically, the valves are such garbage that no one except the water company emergency trucks have the tools to do it. (As the water company guy said, "Yeah, these valves are all pieces of junk. And you should always call us to open and close them because that way we'll be liable when they inevitably break.")

So yep, there's a water shutoff at the street that's technically legal to use but physically unlikely/impossible.
Then there's a water shutoff at the house that plumbers/homeowners/pranksters use.

About to go home. Good night, everyone.

About to go home. Good night, everyone.

G'night, John!

Yup, still winter.

YEAH!

FIFY

Woran wrote:

NobodysHome wrote:

Ah, kids.

We need the house shutoff replaced, so it was a good opportunity to show the kids the house shutoff (which we're responsible for) and the utility shutoff (which the water company is responsible for).

Impus Minor's immediate response: "Wait! So some kid can just come along and turn off the water to our house? Just like that?!?!?!?!"
"Yep."
Impus Major: "Sounds like a great time next Halloween!"

What have I wrought?

...your water shutoff valve is outside your house...?

........

On the front right under the front hose. Most houses in this area are like that.

We're in earthquake country. You have to plan on not being able to get into the house at all. Water, gas, and electric shutoff are all outside of the house. I believe it's a requirement. At least I've never seen a house that wasn't built that way.

Oh, earthquakes. Yes, now it makes a lot more sense. Its all inside here but the worst that can happen here is that your house floods, and then electricity will shut itself off anyway.

NobodysHome wrote:

gran -- sorry to hear your father is still fighting this thing off. Best of luck to him!

** spoiler omitted **

[/tirade]

To get covid under controll, a curfew has been passed here in the netherlands. Because most superspreader event we've had have been massive illegal parties. And you can only stop those when you find the party. But with curfew, anyone out without a good reason (like evening job or walking the dog and such) are emediately suspect hopefully leading to stopping that kind of stupid s#+&.

Of course, a few people who are greatly out of touch with reality rioted. Because a%*$&~&s who can not controll themselves to spare others are everywhere.

I know its controversial with what has/is happening/has always been happening in the USA but I just need to scream it into the void...

Now those a#&@@~+s are complaining the police used too much force to curb their riot.
YOU WERE THROWING STONES TROUGH HOSPITAL WINDOWS YOU GIGANTIC OVERRIPE PLUM FOR BRAINS YOU DESERVE GETTING HIT WITH A WATER CANON

YOU WERE THROWING STONES TROUGH HOSPITAL WINDOWS YOU GIGANTIC OVERRIPE PLUM FOR BRAINS YOU DESERVE GETTING HIT WITH A WATER CANON

much like your much earlier rant, I want to hear this on your native language.

DUK’ K’ARER Eik’ netum HIVANDANOAYIN LUSAMUTNERI Y, DUK’ HIGANTIKAYIN gerakatarman salor yek’ ugheghi hamar, vorin duk’ arzhani yek’ jramatakararman tup’ov harvatselun:

OSPITALEKO LEIHOEN BITARTEAN HARRIAK BOTATZEN ZENUEN OBRITURA GIGANTIKOA ARANJA MEREZI ZUEN UR KANON BATEKIN JOTZEA.

ir hot farvarfn stones durkh shpitol fentster ir gigantish ovuerreyp floym far breynz ir fardinen a shlogn mit a vaser kanon.

TI ERI LANCIATI PIETRE TRA I FINESTRA DI L'OSPITALU TU GIGANTICU SURRIPU PRUNA PER CERVELLI CHE MERITATE DI FÀ COLPU CON UN CANON D'ACQUA

Gosh, I'm enjoying myself.

NobodysHome wrote:

Woran wrote:

Vidmaster7 wrote:

gran rey de los mono wrote:

Vanykrye wrote:

It's true. Florida is full of giant rats.

Some of them are orange and live at Mar-A-Lago.

Hey let's not disparage the rats.

Indeed. This is highly unfair to rats who live in large matrimonal societies and are way more social then that organge dude.

Woot! Wedding partay!!!!!

Yeah, yeah, English isn't Woran's first language, but I've met her and her English is better than most Americans', so I get to taunt her typo.

Matriarchal :D

Although I have made comments on some of my freelance writing 'I think you can deduce what Im trying to say here but I currently can not do english anymore'.

Was that an English shut-down issue, though? Google tells me that Netherese Dutch word is almost the same, with an extra final a.