Reverse first-world problems: What *good* thing happened to you today?

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IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
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I had a weird hankering for Munchos a couple weeks ago, I looked and looked but did not find. I finally looked to see if Frito Lay had stopped making them. I learned that they are now calling them Chester’s Potato Crisps. Same horrid goodness .
 
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nisryus

Senior member
Sep 11, 2007
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My auto insurance increased by $90 this time around, while my home insurance by $210. Much less than expected, especially in Texas.
 

Red Squirrel

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May 24, 2003
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I managed to solve a 10+ year paranormal activity mystery in my house thanks to my security cameras.

Every now and then I'll be lying in bed at night and this super bright aura of light will happen right inside the room. It's almost like a ball of light that lights up the entire room for a second or so.

The last few times it's happened I thought of taking a screenshot on my phone so I can get a time stamp so I can then check the cameras the following day.

There's a street about a block away from where I live that's slightly visible from one of my cameras and it has this very big bump on it and any time one of those assholes with the retarded bright HID lights drives on it, it flashes the entire neighbourhood, and somehow, that's making it inside my bedroom even though it's on the back of the house. I think it reflects off the siding of the shed. So that's what's causing these random flashes of light.

It doesn't really explain why it shows up as some sort of aura in the room, since it's almost like a ball of light that just appears and disappears but the 3 times I managed to take a time stamp line up with a vehicle passing down that street each time so it must be that. On the camera it even looks like a big ball of light that slowly approaches then it flashes when the vehicle hits the bump.
 
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Is your bedroom upstairs or downstairs? If it's downstairs and you keep the windows open with no curtains, you have got to be suicidal. If it's upstairs and still no curtains, umm...suicidal again. Like seriously, I don't understand people who have no problem with a weird creature looking in while they are sleeping.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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It's sorta upstairs, it's a split level house and it's on the higher section so the window is pretty high up. There's blinds and they are closed in the sense that one can't see inside, but the light still makes it through somewhat.
 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
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I managed to solve a 10+ year paranormal activity mystery in my house thanks to my security cameras.

Every now and then I'll be lying in bed at night and this super bright aura of light will happen right inside the room. It's almost like a ball of light that lights up the entire room for a second or so.

The last few times it's happened I thought of taking a screenshot on my phone so I can get a time stamp so I can then check the cameras the following day.

There's a street about a block away from where I live that's slightly visible from one of my cameras and it has this very big bump on it and any time one of those assholes with the retarded bright HID lights drives on it, it flashes the entire neighbourhood, and somehow, that's making it inside my bedroom even though it's on the back of the house. I think it reflects off the siding of the shed. So that's what's causing these random flashes of light.

It doesn't really explain why it shows up as some sort of aura in the room, since it's almost like a ball of light that just appears and disappears but the 3 times I managed to take a time stamp line up with a vehicle passing down that street each time so it must be that. On the camera it even looks like a big ball of light that slowly approaches then it flashes when the vehicle hits the bump.

 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
51,181
7,036
136
I had a weird hankering for Munchos a couple weeks ago, I looked and looked but did not find. I finally looked to see if Frito Lay had stopped making them. I learned that they are now calling them Chester’s Potato Crisps. Same horrid goodness .

I tried them for the first time recently! They are still sold as Munchos here in NE, FWIW