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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    I wanted to go into animal conservation but I think I'm too weak hearted to see all the suffering that vets see. I'd probably lose my mind.
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  • deadendp
    deadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    edited May 2015
    No joke that you have to be careful. You have to know how to pick them up and handle them. My daughter is a very proficient catcher, handler and sexer of butterflies. A few years ago, this is what I did:
    photo BUSTED_zpspnlh5egf.jpg
    This is about an hour after I broke it. 5th metatarsal near the base. Very loudly snapped in half.
    photo Cast accessories_zpswvskemne.jpg
    I let K and the neighbor girl decorate it. I had to add some rhinestones and because I couldn't quite reach, the polish is a bit busted. We had to go with glitter. And . . .
    photo broken foot tagging_zpscz7xhyrt.jpg
    . . . 4 days later I had to be cut out of the cast because of claustrophobia and the potential beginnings of compartment syndrome. I ended up in this spiffy geriatric gray boot for 2 months. Hey, I could take it off and my husband didn't threaten to put me in a straight jacket. Who know that I'd flip a lid over a cast?

    How did I break it? I jumped up to catch a monarch and landed the wrong way. And yes, I was back out in the boot, very carefully catching butterflies. My crutches are there somewhere.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    deadendp said:

    No joke that you have to be careful. You have to know how to pick them up and handle them. My daughter is a very proficient catcher, handler and sexer of butterflies. A few years ago, this is what I did:
    photo BUSTED_zpspnlh5egf.jpg
    This is about an hour after I broke it. 5th metatarsal near the base. Very loudly snapped in half.
    photo Cast accessories_zpswvskemne.jpg
    I let K and the neighbor girl decorate it. I had to add some rhinestones and because I couldn't quite reach, the polish is a bit busted. We had to go with glitter. And . . .
    photo broken foot tagging_zpscz7xhyrt.jpg
    . . . 4 days later I had to be cut out of the cast because of claustrophobia and the potential beginnings of compartment syndrome. I ended up in this spiffy geriatric gray boot for 2 months. Hey, I could take it off and my husband didn't threaten to put me in a straight jacket. Who know that I'd flip a lid over a cast?

    How did I break it? I jumped up to catch a monarch and landed the wrong way. And yes, I was back out in the boot, very carefully catching butterflies. My crutches are there somewhere.

    Well, that was edifying, particularly as I found out a little while ago that my mom broke her 5th metatarsal tripping over something in their driveway today. For the first week she has a splint and is totally non-weight bearing - I think they are doing that now and avoiding early casting because of the swelling and possibility of compartment syndrome, as you say. In a week if all is going well she will get a cast or aircast. So, I don't think I'll tell her it may be for two months.....
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  • deadendp
    deadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    I was actually considered broken for 4 months, but my doctor let me out of the boot after 2 months because he said that I would end up having to go to physical therapy after much longer. I was non-weight bearing for 2 weeks, then he said that walking on it actually helps to accelerate cellular growth. After a month in the boot, x-ray didn't show any healing, but sub cellularly he figured that there was some. At the 2 month mark, I was released with caution for 2 months.
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaysus deadnp. Who knew butterflies were so dangerous?
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,970
    Happy Mother's Day!
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,970
    The Waterboys at The Showbox in Seattle on May 21st! Lucky Seattleites! :smiley:
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    openopenopen...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    tickticktick...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    F5F5F5...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    yay! That was easier then the Mystery Vinyl Sale!
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    RKCNDY said:

    yay! That was easier then the Mystery Vinyl Sale!

    What are you talking about
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Going to go
    Pay bills.. Then I'm broke.. But I really want to go hiking.. Not in the gas budget though.. And I really want this job at the stables here..
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    ldent42 said:

    RKCNDY said:

    yay! That was easier then the Mystery Vinyl Sale!

    What are you talking about
    I was waiting for an online store to open...she puts new stuff up for sale on specific days/times, and it sells out super fast, I've lost out before (like the site will get bogged down and I lose my cart and somebody else snags it), so I know to be all ready. I got most everything I wanted.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    RKCNDY said:

    ldent42 said:

    RKCNDY said:

    yay! That was easier then the Mystery Vinyl Sale!

    What are you talking about
    I was waiting for an online store to open...she puts new stuff up for sale on specific days/times, and it sells out super fast, I've lost out before (like the site will get bogged down and I lose my cart and somebody else snags it), so I know to be all ready. I got most everything I wanted.
    Congrats!
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    ldent42 said:

    RKCNDY said:

    ldent42 said:

    RKCNDY said:

    yay! That was easier then the Mystery Vinyl Sale!

    What are you talking about
    I was waiting for an online store to open...she puts new stuff up for sale on specific days/times, and it sells out super fast, I've lost out before (like the site will get bogged down and I lose my cart and somebody else snags it), so I know to be all ready. I got most everything I wanted.
    Congrats!
    thanks! I'm pretty happy... :)
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    I consider myself to be a naive person who's always determined to see the best in others. Having said that, I'm really starting to wonder about the number of these GoFundMe pleas for money I'm seeing popping up on Facebook. How is anyone to know whether they're genuine unless you know the people concerned. If you don't know them are they really expecting contributions from strangers? Maybe it's a uniquely American thing. It's certainly something that most Irish people would be deeply uncomfortable with...

    I don't know if this makes me sound heartless, hopefully not as I am genuinely curious about it but also worried about the potential for exploitation. Thoughts anyone?
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    jennycoyle said:

    I consider myself to be a naive person who's always determined to see the best in others. Having said that, I'm really starting to wonder about the number of these GoFundMe pleas for money I'm seeing popping up on Facebook. How is anyone to know whether they're genuine unless you know the people concerned. If you don't know them are they really expecting contributions from strangers? Maybe it's a uniquely American thing. It's certainly something that most Irish people would be deeply uncomfortable with...

    I don't know if this makes me sound heartless, hopefully not as I am genuinely curious about it but also worried about the potential for exploitation. Thoughts anyone?

    it really depends...some are used for good, some are used for bad. There was one case where a guy wanted money to publish a book about how to essentially 'take advantage of inebriated women'...at first, the funding company said it was 'free speech' but then later after thousands of people complained, they ended his campaign.

    Some people want to start a business, or need money for medical services. I do agree that sometimes some people are a little 'too giving', but it's nice to know that complete strangers are willing to help out.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    I think it may be a cultural difference. Looking for charity in this way would be anathema to most Irish people. That's not to say it's wrong, we're just different I guess. Maybe we're too proud and unwilling to ask for help even when we need it. Or the explanation could be even simpler, maybe our social services ensure that nobody reaches that stage of desperation. I don't really know, I'm just interested from a sociological point of view :) Hopefully this won't come across wrong, hard to explain my viewpoint without sounding mean!
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I completely understand! My friends had a devastating fire at their house...they lost everything, their house literally exploded into flames-it burned so hot both their neighbors' homes caught on fire. There is a fund set up, their insurance might cover the house, some material things, but they still have to pay their mortgage (I know, it's silly really, they have no house anymore), purchase clothing and necessities to go to work and for their young child. I'm amazed by the outpouring of support for them.

    Lots of social services here are really tied up in red tape, so some people have a hard time getting the assistance. Like medical bills, insurance really doesn't cover a whole lot-they will pay for you to get LASIK so you don't need glasses, but they won't pay for hearing aids so people are left not being able to hear well...how does that make sense?

    It's okay to question certain things, it's how you learn about the world around you.

    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless

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