Random Rants 94 I rant at the thread title and shake my fist menacingly.

[Kaitzilla]

If taking Metamucil, keep in mind that it is considered a laxative.
My relative was quite angry with me about that.
Who knew?
So... night time.

Drink plenty of water with it or it will cause constipation.

Do not take any medication 2 hours before or 2 hours after consuming Metamucil.
It will absorb any medicine and carry it all the way through to the end without the body absorbing it.

 

[warpus]

Good to know! But wait, it can act as a laxative if you take it with enough water, but a constipating agent if you take it with not enough water?

Is the laxative power of it related to the vitamin C in it? This is the perfect segway for my Nepal pooping story, which I have likely already told in the Napal thread.

So on the trail, we had all sorts of supplements, pills, and medications with us to help our bodies with the conditions. Every little bit helps, as they say, and vitamin C came recommended as something you should be consuming daily. It helps reduce symptoms of high altitude sickness, helps your body repair tissue faster, boosts immune function, and a bunch of other benefits.

I had with me 1000mg packets of emergenC vitamin C powder, which I mixed in one of my 1L water bottles every morning, as part of my morning routine. Then I consumed the vitamin C drink throughout the day. But.. It wasn't long before I started complaining about the taste. Fresh water is just so much more refreshing. I thought an orange-like flavour would be nice, but you do get sick of it pretty quickly. Eventually just want that h20 like flavour and that's it.

My friend Jeff suggested that I just mix the entire packet in the morning in a small amount of water and down the whole thing at once. So that's what I did, as it seemed like a great idea. Well.. Maybe 20-45 minutes into the walk, when there was barely anything around, I started feeling my stomach growling. It wasn't long before it was obvious I really had to release some waste from my number two tube.

I ended up running towards a decently large rock I saw nearby, which might have really been the only thing I could have hidden behind. And I don't want to get gross, but I released the motherload right there and then, quite possibly the largest amount of excrement I have ever released at once. And somehow, I managed without even at first noticing to do that on top of somebody else's pile of poop. And somehow, right after that, I released another large motherload on top of that. It was obscene. Too obscene to describe. But I just did. Because this was a rant.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Chia seeds!

 

[Farm Boy]

Constipation without water loose stool with water is a function of the fiber.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Change of subject...

There doesn't seem to be a way to report animal abuse on FB. As in people who post cat videos in which the animal is in obvious distress (I am well-versed in the sounds a cat makes when they're in pain, afraid, hungry, sick, angry...).

 

[warpus]

Change of subject...

There doesn't seem to be a way to report animal abuse on FB. As in people who post cat videos in which the animal is in obvious distress (I am well-versed in the sounds a cat makes when they're in pain, afraid, hungry, sick, angry...).

Facebook and many of the other big American social media sites are now basically echo chambers for the deranged. There is zero oversight and the owners don't care because they're just in it for the money, political influence, and small penis size compensation.

 

[really]

I just looked there and here in Ireland/EU we have an option to report an image or post and it gives options of what you are reporting including animal abuse.

I've reported some hateful images before and they have never been upheld, so I wouldn't be too confident that the team receiving a report, which you recognise as abuse, would agree unless it was explicitly graphic.

 

[warpus]

Is there even a team? It's probably just all automated.

 

[really]

There is a team here in Europe, some of it is outsourced:

Facebook moderator: ‘Every day was a nightmare’

This is the first time a social media moderator has testified to a parliamentary committee.

www.bbc.com

Not a nice job.

 

[Takhisis]

I'm on a funky diet

Did a DJ save your life?

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I just looked there and here in Ireland/EU we have an option to report an image or post and it gives options of what you are reporting including animal abuse.

I've reported some hateful images before and they have never been upheld, so I wouldn't be too confident that the team receiving a report, which you recognise as abuse, would agree unless it was explicitly graphic.

It depends on what you mean by graphic. I joined a pet bereavement group and some people seem to think that means they should post pictures of their dead cats (having dealt with the remains of several of my cats and my dad's cat, I know what a dead cat looks like). That's not why I joined the group. I suppose it gives some people comfort, but honestly...

Some people think it's funny to post videos of cats making a "funny" sound. Thing is, those aren't funny sounds. They're the sounds a cat makes before it's going to throw up due to a painful stomach ache, or because they're terrified of something (and no, it's not cute when it's a kitten, even though normal kitten sounds are cute) or they're in "defend me/my territory" mode and whoever is holding the camera is at risk of being scratched or bitten.

Some of us would report abusive pictures on Cheezburger. Cats stuffed into appliances is not funny. Cats stuffed into plastic bags is not funny. Cats stuffed into the pockets of a pool table is not funny. Cats stuffed into jars is not funny. And so on. But Cheezburger has gone through multiple owners since I was last active, and nobody seems to care anymore. A few people in my friends circle are still there, but most have either gone on elsewhere, and at least one of them died.

I think about the worst non-cat picture I ever saw on Cheezburger was a turtle that had been run over and was absolutely flattened. I cried over that one and can't imagine why anyone thought it was funny.

 

[Perfection]

 

[Birdjaguar]

From Netflix today"

"We hope you’re enjoying everything Netflix has to offer. We’re updating your monthly price to $17.99 (pre-tax) on March 18th, 2025."

I was afraid that we were going to get a price increase, but am quite relieved to learn that it is only an update....whew!

 

[Synobun]

From Netflix today"

"We hope you’re enjoying everything Netflix has to offer. We’re updating your monthly price to $17.99 (pre-tax) on March 18th, 2025."

I was afraid that we were going to get a price increase, but am quite relieved to learn that it is only an update....whew!

Don't forget that they ask you sweetly to head on over to the main Netflix site so you can decide if you want to "accept" it. Aren't they so kindly?

 

[Voidwalkin]

About 95% of my pain and damaged is incurred while I'm sleeping.

This morning, I woke up at approximately 230 AM, with substantial back pain. I don't have any back pain while conscious. I think my muscles are tightening too severely while I'm asleep. It's semi-regular, and it sucks.

I also have problems falling asleep. If I wake up from this issue, I'm probably not getting back to sleep before it's time to wake up by social necessity.

Bad at sleeping. Gosh darn.

 

[Birdjaguar]

About 95% of my pain and damaged is incurred while I'm sleeping.

This morning, I woke up at approximately 230 AM, with substantial back pain. I don't have any back pain while conscious. I think my muscles are tightening too severely while I'm asleep. It's semi-regular, and it sucks.

I also have problems falling asleep. If I wake up from this issue, I'm probably not getting back to sleep before it's time to wake up by social necessity.

Bad at sleeping. Gosh darn.

Apply heat before you go to bed or while you are sleeping?

 

[Lexicus]

I think about the worst non-cat picture I ever saw on Cheezburger was a turtle that had been run over and was absolutely flattened. I cried over that one and can't imagine why anyone thought it was funny.

So messed up. A few years back I was driving with my wife to a national park about an hour and a half away from where we lived at the time, and when we were nearly there driving through a nearby town, I noticed a box turtle in the middle of the road! Naturally, I pulled over and carried it off the road.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I did that once and the turtle peed on me. I couldn't believe a turtle had that much pee in him!

 

[Voidwalkin]

Apply heat before you go to bed or while you are sleeping?

Old lady heating pad may soon be deployed.

 

[Lexicus]

I did that once and the turtle peed on me. I couldn't believe a turtle had that much pee in him!

Repent, for you must have angered the Turtle Gods