What first world problem did you have today?

[Charmonium]

Probably more of a third world problem. It looks like I've got growing community of feral cats in my yard. I first noticed one or two over the winter. Tried feeding it once but it wasn't interested. My town farms animal control out to another town and they're completely useless. All they'll do is give you traps you can use but you have to bait them and bring the animals in to be sterilized.

The problem with that is that you have no idea what you're going to catch with a cat-sized trap - possum, raccoon, skunk, fox, etc. So if you strike out and get something other than a cat, you have to deal with trying to release them w/o getting bit. And if it turns out to be a skunk, you're probably going to get sprayed as soon as you get close.

It's going to be interesting to see how many cats my immediate area can support. Pretty much all of the houses in my immediate neighborhood are on lots of at least a half acre with many being more than an acre. Some of the lots near me, including mine, are partially wooded, so there should be a pretty good supply of small mammals like mice and squirrels. Plus there are usually birds around, although I haven't noticed many the past few months.

My guess is that, barring the fact of anyone feeding them, the population will top out at less than a half dozen - at least in terms of how many claim my yard as their territory.

 

[pete6032]

Probably more of a third world problem. It looks like I've got growing community of feral cats in my yard. I first noticed one or two over the winter. Tried feeding it once but it wasn't interested. My town farms animal control out to another town and they're completely useless. All they'll do is give you traps you can use but you have to bait them and bring the animals in to be sterilized.

The problem with that is that you have no idea what you're going to catch with a cat-sized trap - possum, raccoon, skunk, fox, etc. So if you strike out and get something other than a cat, you have to deal with trying to release them w/o getting bit. And if it turns out to be a skunk, you're probably going to get sprayed as soon as you get close.

It's going to be interesting to see how many cats my immediate area can support. Pretty much all of the houses in my immediate neighborhood are on lots of at least a half acre with many being more than an acre. Some of the lots near me, including mine, are partially wooded, so there should be a pretty good supply of small mammals like mice and squirrels. Plus there are usually birds around, although I haven't noticed many the past few months.

My guess is that, barring the fact of anyone feeding them, the population will top out at less than a half dozen - at least in terms of how many claim my yard as their territory.

In my first world city people breed feral cats to get rid of the rats.

 

[shortylickens]

I caught a skunk AND a tiny racoon before I finally nabbed the neighborhood cat.
Took him to the vet, he checked out clean and healthy, drove him to the forest and turned his furry ass loose.

 

[lxskllr]

Probably more of a third world problem. It looks like I've got growing community of feral cats in my yard. I first noticed one or two over the winter. Tried feeding it once but it wasn't interested. My town farms animal control out to another town and they're completely useless. All they'll do is give you traps you can use but you have to bait them and bring the animals in to be sterilized.

The problem with that is that you have no idea what you're going to catch with a cat-sized trap - possum, raccoon, skunk, fox, etc. So if you strike out and get something other than a cat, you have to deal with trying to release them w/o getting bit. And if it turns out to be a skunk, you're probably going to get sprayed as soon as you get close.

It's going to be interesting to see how many cats my immediate area can support. Pretty much all of the houses in my immediate neighborhood are on lots of at least a half acre with many being more than an acre. Some of the lots near me, including mine, are partially wooded, so there should be a pretty good supply of small mammals like mice and squirrels. Plus there are usually birds around, although I haven't noticed many the past few months.

My guess is that, barring the fact of anyone feeding them, the population will top out at less than a half dozen - at least in terms of how many claim my yard as their territory.

I feed mine. I have Fathead, Minime, Mom, and three kittens so far. Fathead keeps the other toms off the property. He's run at least three off so far. As long as they aren't too hard on the birds, I'm relatively ok with them. So far I've only found one blue jay wing, and it was stripped of any meat, so it wasn't wasted. I'm hoping they do a good job with the mice. I always get them in the fall.

 

[lxskllr]

Got pit beef today, and wanted Tabasco for my fries. They had Texas Pete. So much fail... It tastes funny, and has almost zero heat. Better than ketchup, and maybe a little better than nothing, but I don't understand how it can exist. 90% of their clientele is probably midwesterners that want some "heat" :rollseyes:

 

[FeuerFrei]

Another chunk of nerves died off in my neck / brain. Now to see how it affects sleep and living in general.

 

[lxskllr]

Another chunk of nerves died off in my neck / brain. Now to see how it affects sleep and living in general.

WTF?! I kill individual cells all the time, but not usually in clumps. How do you know tbey died; suicide note?

 

[FeuerFrei]

WTF?! I kill individual cells all the time, but not usually in clumps. How do you know tbey died; suicide note?

Well, the nerves were swollen and burning this morning, my body was pumping cortisol, then they gave up quickly over the course of an hour or two, after noon. They're pretty much dead tissue at this point and I will feel them no longer. Feel better, but brain feels a touch less capable than when I got up this morning.
Healing would involve sleep and gradual lessening of inflammation of the course of a day - not a sudden cessation of soreness. I have supplements but nothing that magically heals them.

I should probably note I have not slept in weeks, hence the chronic inflammation. Nerves get sore for days or weeks before finally taking a dump and going dark.

 

[lxskllr]

Well, the nerves were swollen and burning this morning, my body was pumping cortisol, then they gave up quickly over the course of an hour or two, after noon. They're pretty much dead tissue at this point and I will feel them no longer. Feel better, but brain feels a touch less capable than when I got up this morning.
Healing would involve sleep and gradual lessening of inflammation of the course of a day - not a sudden cessation of soreness. I have supplements but nothing that magically heals them.

I should probably note I have not slept in weeks, hence the chronic inflammation. Nerves get sore for days or weeks before finally taking a dump and going dark.

That sounds awful. No way to fix whatever that is?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I should probably note I have not slept in weeks, hence the chronic inflammation

You're actually dead and just haven't realized it yet.

 

[HeXen]

I accidentally made 2 dates on the same night. So I had to lie to one girl and reschedule, which is fine considering she is married anyway.

 

[AdamK47]

I'm afraid of driving my new car on the highway since there is a greater chance of getting rock chips.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I'm afraid of driving my new car on the highway since there is a greater chance of getting rock chips.

No 3M film?

 

[Chaotic42]

I'm afraid of driving my new car on the highway since there is a greater chance of getting rock chips.

It's not as nice as your car, but the first full day I had my WRX some car with white paint scraped their door along mine in the parking lot and left a bunch of white streaks.

 

[Cyco]

...wrong forum, please delete

 

[Geekbabe]

Sorting, tossing & packing! Moving sucks!

I am grateful however to have a normal problem

 

[lxskllr]

Went into the kitchen to make coffee, and heard what sounded like a P51 flying around. It was an enormous bee. I grab my trusty piece of cardboard, and go on the hunt. I'm in bare feet, so there's the danger of smacking it out of the air, and having it wedge between my toes(cause that's how my life works). I'm a manly hunter, so I continue without regard to my personal safety. I need to protect the kitties! After a couple strikes that give disappointing results, it flies behind a curtain. I smack that a couple times, and TWO bees come out!

Great. I got them good and pissed, and now they can flank me. I smack one down into the sink, and I'm dumping water on that, while I try to get the second(water is surprisingly ineffective). The second one I get in a flower pot, and I'm grabbing dity cups of water trying to keep them subdued, while I go in for the kill with a spoon. Get one squished, and stuffed down the drain(it was to big to fit through the strainer, so I had to mash it through). I get the second into the sink, and smash him with my spoon of terror. Fish it out, and give it a good look. The thing's huge, but I wonder if I overreacted, and maybe should have live trapped them. I push on his abdomen, and a katana comes out of his ass. That thing could have hit an artery O.O Good Kill™!

Anyway, not sure if this was a problem, or a triumph, but it was way more than I felt like dealing with on a Sunday morning. Kitties are safe, and I'm getting my cup of coffee...

edit:
just looked it up, and it appears they were European hornets. Wikipedia says they get to be ~25mm long. They seemed three times that size when I was hunting them :^P :^D

 

[IronWing]

I smack that a couple times, and TWO bees come out!

Get one squished, and stuffed down the drain(it was to big to fit through the strainer, so I had to mash it through). I get the second into the sink, and smash him with my spoon of terror.

Two bee or not two bee, you answered the question.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Stung by a wasp on Friday. Leg still swollen, itchy, and hurts.

 

[dtgoodwin]

Stung by a wasp on Friday. Leg still swollen, itchy, and hurts.

I was stung on Saturday. I had a welt on my arm 2"x6" and so very itchy. Two Benadryl and topical Benadryl has barely touched it. Swelling is down to a 1" circle today, but it is still very red, swollen and itchy.

I disturbed the globe maple that their hive is in. I think I'll go after it today at a distance with my pressure washer and the pencil tip. The tree is in my park strip and was really a poor choice by the previous owners as you have to duck to get under it walking on the sidewalk. I can only imagine how many other people must have been stung walking by.

 

[IronWing]

The maximum number of rows in Excel 2016 is 1048576 which is 2^20. I know this because my coworker wanted plenty of space to work and so dropped a number into each and every one of those rows. The file is 10MB and takes awhile to open.

 

[pete6032]

Someone knocked my driver's side rear view mirror off and didn't leave a note. Mirror was completely gone when I woke up this morning.

 

[dainthomas]

In my first world city people breed feral cats to get rid of the rats.

Ugh, my neighbor was leaving dog food out for a while and attracted a ton of rats that started spilling over into my yard. To the point where they were running across my patio in the middle of the day.

Fortunately the pest control service I have to keep down the wasps put out some bait stations and I haven't seen any in a few weeks (fingers crossed).

 

[Zanovar]

tesco online delivery keeps on adding items to my orders that i never added.I just received 2 tins of Hunger Breaks All Day Breakfast with my last order,face cream and sourdough the order before that,i need to fire an email off,this is getting ridiculous

 

[ultimatebob]

Got pit beef today, and wanted Tabasco for my fries. They had Texas Pete. So much fail... It tastes funny, and has almost zero heat. Better than ketchup, and maybe a little better than nothing, but I don't understand how it can exist. 90% of their clientele is probably midwesterners that want some "heat" :rollseyes:

What is "Pit Beef", exactly? Some sort of BBQ thing?

Can I get it in alternator size?