The "What's on your mind?" thread

[Xtempo]

So I get that I look like I don't get stressed which would explain the interactions at previous jobs like barnes and noble. Hell I feel like I'm all to pieces.

[InuYashaCrusade]

Gotta pay two credit cards, gas for car, monthly rent, groceries and Christmas gifts over the course of this past week and the upcoming one. Tonight I come home to find my recliner is broken, should be another $200 to $300. Whatever is left of my bank account is being milked like a cow.

[civiclx]

Think I'm going to get one Germany calendar and one Ireland calendar. I have the German one picked out and now just have to decide on an Irish one. Have it narrowed down to these two
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[Xtempo]

Isn't Mexico apart of North America?

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by sk33tr

my pets have always slept in the beds with me. granted they've never had any flea problems, so that helps. but i can understand you not wanting yours to sleep in your bed with a flea problem. that's just asking for trouble.

Sorry if this is a dumb question but do fleas pose any health hazards to humans at all? Specifically, do they "stick" to humans like they do to animals? I know ticks could potentially cause Lyme disease and whatnot but what about fleas? I have very little experience with this issue.

[sk33tr]

Originally Posted by Xtempo

Isn't Mexico apart of North America?

hard to say based on your use of "apart".

if you mean "a part"...then yes, it is.

if you mean "apart", then no, it isn't.

[Show spoiler]for the record, i knew what you meant. so the correct answer is yes, it is a part of north america. there are actually quite a number of countries that make up the continent of north america...probably more than some realize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America

[Batman1980]

Having a mild scare after I turned in a big assignment in Family Dynamics 5 days late, didn't realize something was due during Thanksgiving break. will be the difference between passing the class and taking it again as an extra class next fall if she doesn't accept it late. Hope she's feeling merciful but at least I know I can get an A in the class next time if I have to retake it.

Done with 3 of 4 finals with only one left on Thursday afternoon so not going to do any school work till Thursday morning. Wednesday will be my first day with absolutely no school or work since mid-August and I intend to fully enjoy it.

[Xtempo]

Originally Posted by sk33tr

hard to say based on your use of "apart".

if you mean "a part"...then yes, it is.

if you mean "apart", then no, it isn't.

[Show spoiler]for the record, i knew what you meant. so the correct answer is yes, it is a part of north america. there are actually quite a number of countries that make up the continent of north america...probably more than some realize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America

just thinking when I noticed the section. There aren't any but US and Can but then do the others only follow those releases? like Mexico would just have essentially US releases? honestly I might mean both apart and a part using the phone is annoying sometimes.

[sk33tr]

Originally Posted by Xtempo

just thinking when I noticed the section. There aren't any but US and Can but then do the others only follow those releases? like Mexico would just have essentially US releases? honestly I might mean both apart and a part using the phone is annoying sometimes.

i can totally understand that one. i have to proofread everything i type before i send it when i'm using my phone. my thumbs aren't phone compatible.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by sk33tr

hard to say based on your use of "apart".

if you mean "a part"...then yes, it is.

if you mean "apart", then no, it isn't.

[Show spoiler]for the record, i knew what you meant. so the correct answer is yes, it is a part of north america. there are actually quite a number of countries that make up the continent of north america...probably more than some realize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America

Yah man, all 2.3 square miles of Clipperton Island

[InuYashaCrusade]

While I was out I was talking to a friend about the song "It Must Have Been Love", come to find out that Marie Fredriksson died earlier. Crazy.

[civiclx]

Originally Posted by InuYashaCrusade

While I was out I was talking to a friend about the song "It Must Have Been Love", come to find out that Marie Fredriksson died earlier. Crazy.

I saw a glanced at a post on FB regarding her death but didn't know the name. I loved Joyride when I was in high school and this girl that had a big crush on me bought me the CD. I think she also tossed her bra through my truck window one time but that's another story.

Sad to see another person lose the battle to cancer. I guess she had been fighting it for 17 years.

[Mike16]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Sorry if this is a dumb question but do fleas pose any health hazards to humans at all? Specifically, do they "stick" to humans like they do to animals? I know ticks could potentially cause Lyme disease and whatnot but what about fleas? I have very little experience with this issue.

well fleas do bite, so they could potentially carry diseases. One of the state campgrounds we used to go to a lot was infested by them, we stopped going after my daughter woke up one morning to her legs, arms and face literally covered in bites. We had to bug bomb all our gear it was a nightmare getting rid of them.

[miribeau]

Originally Posted by civiclx

Think I'm going to get one Germany calendar and one Ireland calendar. I have the German one picked out and now just have to decide on an Irish one. Have it narrowed down to these two
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You've got the Tidy Towns pic in the one on the left, which is kind of fun. Really, people often forget to look at what the inner pages look like. A color-border is nicer than a plain white sheet, and the font of the numbers matters, if you have to look at it for a year. I'd go with whichever has a nice border around the lower page and maybe even inset photos at the beginning and end of each month.

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Sorry if this is a dumb question but do fleas pose any health hazards to humans at all? Specifically, do they "stick" to humans like they do to animals? I know ticks could potentially cause Lyme disease and whatnot but what about fleas? I have very little experience with this issue.

Not really. They carry a few diseases but not life-threatening diseases like others. Additionally, they are literally everywhere. If you don't have pets, even if your neighbors don't, you have them in your yard and possibly a few in your home. They aren't a problem, for the most part.

Originally Posted by Mike16

well fleas do bite, so they could potentially carry diseases. One of the state campgrounds we used to go to a lot was infested by them, we stopped going after my daughter woke up one morning to her legs, arms and face literally covered in bites. We had to bug bomb all our gear it was a nightmare getting rid of them.

I've seen that a few times. I've also encountered people who swear their animals are infested, because they are having a problem in their home, and the animals check out as having one or two fleas on their entire body. The yard is infested, sometimes, and sometimes wild animals living nearby are the main source. I've always found it amusing how people assume that dogs and cats are the source of fleas when, actually, they just aren't in a position to shake them off or rinse them away, the way humans can.

[PoorCampBlu]

not feeling Christmas at all -- can we postpone for a year??

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by PoorCampBlu

not feeling Christmas at all -- can we postpone for a year??

You don’t like getting free stuff?

[PoorCampBlu]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

You don’t like getting free stuff?

elf flu? snotty bell ringers? suicidal deer? a partridge that's going to get stuffed with that pear tree? --- the only free around here involves penicillin or split pea.. for some reason..

[InuYashaCrusade]

Originally Posted by PoorCampBlu

not feeling Christmas at all -- can we postpone for a year??

Me either, I'm waiting for the holidays to end.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Sorry if this is a dumb question but do fleas pose any health hazards to humans at all? Specifically, do they "stick" to humans like they do to animals? I know ticks could potentially cause Lyme disease and whatnot but what about fleas? I have very little experience with this issue.

Fleas can transmit the plague.

[miribeau]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Fleas can transmit the plague.

Not independently. They have to bite an infected animal first. Also, you are referring to the so-called "rat flea" which is a different kind of flea entirely.