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Post by piratecat on Mar 26, 2024 7:58:11 GMT -6
Several years ago (pre-kids), H and I visited to the tiny town in Maine where my mom's family is from. I'd been there several times as a kid, but it had been many years. Anyway, their old family home was a bed and breakfast, and my mom said that if I went and knocked on the door and told the owners who I was that they'd be happy to show us around. I only had a general idea of where the house was, but we drove around until we were pretty sure we were at the right place (we were, thankfully), and knocked on the door, and the owners were super nice, but the place was no longer a bed and breakfast, so we just knocked on these random people's door. I probably should have saved that for confessions, but piratecat 's post made me think of it. Small town Maine, where we still answer the door. π
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Post by sewf on Mar 26, 2024 8:08:41 GMT -6
One time I avoided peeing the entire flight, but during approach and landing, I was dancing in my seat. Counting the seconds.
Then they said we would have to taxi for a while until a spot was open to park. I know you are supposed to stay seated and buckled, but it was either go right then or leave us with a wet spot to clean up. So I hysterically explained to the flight attendant with tears in my eyes as I danced in the aisle and, after she let me get to the bathroom, peed as fast as I ever have in my life after she rolled her eyes at me.
And thatβs the story of how I made a plane shut down for two minutes. Now I push myself past my anxiety and just pee midflight.
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Post by sewf on Mar 26, 2024 8:12:06 GMT -6
Several years ago (pre-kids), H and I visited to the tiny town in Maine where my mom's family is from. I'd been there several times as a kid, but it had been many years. Anyway, their old family home was a bed and breakfast, and my mom said that if I went and knocked on the door and told the owners who I was that they'd be happy to show us around. I only had a general idea of where the house was, but we drove around until we were pretty sure we were at the right place (we were, thankfully), and knocked on the door, and the owners were super nice, but the place was no longer a bed and breakfast, so we just knocked on these random people's door. I probably should have saved that for confessions, but piratecat 's post made me think of it. Small town Maine, where we still answer the door.Β π We always open the door at my ILs door at the house in Maine. It usually means the dog jumped the gate and made it to the lighthouse to play with tourists. Magician dog.
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Post by sweptaway on Mar 26, 2024 8:12:23 GMT -6
Omg I have to pee all the time. I'd never make it. Maybe an under two hour flight I'd be OK but anything longer than that... I'm going. Probably more than once Are you sucking down 3 Stanleys? They said to stay hydrated on plane but I purposely drink nothing the entire day so that I won't have to use the restroom lolΒ If I didn't drink all day I'd get a migraine so.. I'd rather have to pee. I also have a notoriously small bladder.
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Post by gingy on Mar 26, 2024 8:29:38 GMT -6
Are you sucking down 3 Stanleys? They said to stay hydrated on plane but I purposely drink nothing the entire day so that I won't have to use the restroom lol If I didn't drink all day I'd get a migraine so.. I'd rather have to pee. I also have a notoriously small bladder. This is how I discovered my migraines are triggered by dehydration. I didn't want to use the airplane bathroom and screwed myself over in much worse ways. Good times.
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Post by flojo on Mar 26, 2024 8:35:36 GMT -6
I feel like we always have early flights which necessitate me drinking a lot of coffee at the airport. Followed by lots of peeing on the plane.
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Post by coffeecake on Mar 26, 2024 8:40:13 GMT -6
I avoid plane bathrooms at all costs. I donβt think my kids have ever gone to the bathroom on a plane and theyβve flown quite a bit, but never internationally. Everyone goes at the last minute right before boarding.
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Post by shadows on Mar 26, 2024 8:53:48 GMT -6
Several years ago (pre-kids), H and I visited to the tiny town in Maine where my mom's family is from. I'd been there several times as a kid, but it had been many years. Anyway, their old family home was a bed and breakfast, and my mom said that if I went and knocked on the door and told the owners who I was that they'd be happy to show us around. I only had a general idea of where the house was, but we drove around until we were pretty sure we were at the right place (we were, thankfully), and knocked on the door, and the owners were super nice, but the place was no longer a bed and breakfast, so we just knocked on these random people's door. I probably should have saved that for confessions, but piratecat 's post made me think of it. Small town Maine, where we still answer the door. π And then showed us all around the house!
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Post by icedcoffee on Mar 26, 2024 8:58:18 GMT -6
Worst experience needing to use bathroom wise on a plane....having my period on a heavy flow day on a flight to Australia π«π«
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Post by piratecat on Mar 26, 2024 9:09:32 GMT -6
Small town Maine, where we still answer the door. π We always open the door at my ILs door at the house in Maine. It usually means the dog jumped the gate and made it to the lighthouse to play with tourists. Magician dog. We had a neighbor stop by to check on us while we were out of power so that was nice.
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Post by piratecat on Mar 26, 2024 9:10:27 GMT -6
Small town Maine, where we still answer the door. π And then showed us all around the house! I could totally see it feeling really awkward and trying to back out of going inside but then they're way too nice and insisting on it.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Mar 26, 2024 9:27:44 GMT -6
One time I avoided peeing the entire flight, but during approach and landing, I was dancing in my seat. Counting the seconds. Then they said we would have to taxi for a while until a spot was open to park. I know you are supposed to stay seated and buckled, but it was either go right then or leave us with a wet spot to clean up. So I hysterically explained to the flight attendant with tears in my eyes as I danced in the aisle and, after she let me get to the bathroom, peed as fast as I ever have in my life after she rolled her eyes at me. And thatβs the story of how I made a plane shut down for two minutes. Now I push myself past my anxiety and just pee midflight. This was my child. He was like "I kind of need to go". Like can you hold it? There's 15 minutes left and then some taxi time. He was like sure. We are actively landing and he's like "I'M GOING TO PEE MYSELF!" Bro, you can't go now. Good lord. And then we taxied FOREVER. The second we stopped I let him out and was like fuck it, what's the worst they do- remove us from the plane because a 13 year old misjudged his bladder? It's a long drive home from where we were, but doable.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Mar 26, 2024 9:28:32 GMT -6
Worst experience needing to use bathroom wise on a plane....having my period on a heavy flow day on a flight to Australia π«π« Oh God. You have all the sympathies. That is awful.
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Post by bobyn on Mar 26, 2024 10:05:29 GMT -6
I've been following the bridge collapse news all morning. I hope any of our Baltimore posters haven't been severely affected!
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Post by fire on Mar 26, 2024 10:17:36 GMT -6
Several years ago (pre-kids), H and I visited to the tiny town in Maine where my mom's family is from. I'd been there several times as a kid, but it had been many years. Anyway, their old family home was a bed and breakfast, and my mom said that if I went and knocked on the door and told the owners who I was that they'd be happy to show us around. I only had a general idea of where the house was, but we drove around until we were pretty sure we were at the right place (we were, thankfully), and knocked on the door, and the owners were super nice, but the place was no longer a bed and breakfast, so we just knocked on these random people's door. I probably should have saved that for confessions, but piratecat 's post made me think of it. Small town Maine, where we still answer the door. π That is excactly what I was going to say. You are probably on their Christmas list now
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Post by Rusty Red on Mar 26, 2024 12:50:40 GMT -6
I haven't been on a plane in so many years, I don't know what my peeing situation would be.
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Post by McBenny on Mar 26, 2024 13:08:00 GMT -6
Omg I have to pee all the time. I'd never make it. Maybe an under two hour flight I'd be OK but anything longer than that... I'm going. Probably more than once Are you sucking down 3 Stanleys? They said to stay hydrated on plane but I purposely drink nothing the entire day so that I won't have to use the restroom lol I will go literally before I board the plane. I always wonder about adults that use the bathroom on the plane and think they have poor planning skills. Maybe you need some AZO pills sweptaway for your urinary tract health.
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Post by piratecat on Mar 26, 2024 13:29:56 GMT -6
Oh man, the house is already just a pile of debris. π
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Post by sewf on Mar 26, 2024 13:33:48 GMT -6
The plumber is here to fix two of our toilets and he had to cut into the wall in the kidβs bathroom. I am dreading what it looks like now, and dreading having to fix the wall now, too.
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Post by elle on Mar 26, 2024 14:28:28 GMT -6
Oh man, the house is already just a pile of debris. π ππ
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Post by byjove on Mar 26, 2024 15:49:17 GMT -6
Oh man, the house is already just a pile of debris. π ππ Can they salvage some wood or anything? I would be digging through that pile!
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Post by piratecat on Mar 26, 2024 17:41:45 GMT -6
Can they salvage some wood or anything? I would be digging through that pile! Iβm not sure what there is to be salvaged. They did some asbestos removal before demolition but that was probably not the only hazardous material in there.
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Post by flojo on Mar 27, 2024 8:14:01 GMT -6
As noted in the other randoms thread, I'll be traveling for work from this afternoon through Friday evening, and my flight out is on a Boeing 737, which is the aircraft that's been in the news for all the parts falling off lately. So, yeah. I just saw a meme that said if youβre on a Boeing flight itβs no longer cringe to clap when it lands. Lol.
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Post by thatgolfb on Mar 27, 2024 9:14:51 GMT -6
I almost always use the bathroom on the plane. I could pee right before the flight and still have to go on the plane. I drink a lot of coffee and a lot of water (not even as much as I probably should be).
But I donβt mind using the airplane bathroom so itβs whatever.
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Post by coolbeans on Mar 27, 2024 9:23:22 GMT -6
Worst experience needing to use bathroom wise on a plane....having my period on a heavy flow day on a flight to Australia π«π« You just reminded me of the time I got my period 2 mins before boarding a cross-country ish (Vancouver to Toronto) flight. The flight attendant who gave me a tampon is still my hero.
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Post by leahcar on Mar 27, 2024 10:13:28 GMT -6
Those that don't pee on planes- do you fly with your kids? The majority of my flying is work travel so that's different (and pretty rare that I use the restroom on a domestic flight). When I'm with my family though, my 8 yo has to pee once an hour on the plane. I think it's anxiety, but there's no winning that argument. It's also questionable if she can operate the locks solo.
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Post by AmyG on Mar 27, 2024 15:04:26 GMT -6
We have rain predicted for easter sunday... so guess we do an indoor or outside wet egg hunt
Have 8 baby chicks and the youngest little rhode island red chick is struggling. there's about 2 weeks between batches/breeds of chicks and the big girls are picking on her. so she and the next smallest chick are separated from the others. yes, we got baby chickens right at easter (sorta)
My orange male cat is watching over them but I don't think his intentions are motherly.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Mar 27, 2024 15:10:00 GMT -6
Those that don't pee on planes- do you fly with your kids? The majority of my flying is work travel so that's different (and pretty rare that I use the restroom on a domestic flight). When I'm with my family though, my 8 yo has to pee once an hour on the plane. I think it's anxiety, but there's no winning that argument. It's also questionable if she can operate the locks solo. Mine's 13 and you can see the nonsense he pulled. Also first time he's been on a flight since he was 2. If I am unearthing myself from my window seat to go to the bathroom, something has gone horribly wrong with my day.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Mar 27, 2024 15:12:39 GMT -6
So my last class for my MBA started last week. Our first paper was due Sunday. I thought maybe the prof was just really slow at grading.
Nope. 6 out of 19 DIDN'T plagiarize the first paper.
Yes, I'm in the 6 that did their own paper.
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Post by gingy on Mar 27, 2024 15:20:47 GMT -6
So my last class for my MBA started last week. Our first paper was due Sunday. I thought maybe the prof was just really slow at grading. Nope. 6 out of 19 DIDN'T plagiarize the first paper. Yes, I'm in the 6 that did their own paper. Big Boss teaches a night class in the higher ed program, and the number of papers he gets now that are created by AI are incredible. Also the scholarship letters and award nominations that are clearly not written by humans... my gosh. It at least makes it easy to take folks out of the running for those.
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