You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? Now with 3x more gears...

[GGG]

Nm

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

First signs of a sore throat showed up the last few hours. Timed perfectly to wet blanket my Christmas plans.

Throw a Hail Mary! Gargle saturated salt water! Take cold/flu medication and get well rested!

Sorry to hear. Illness sucks.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

First signs of a sore throat showed up the last few hours. Timed perfectly to wet blanket my Christmas plans.

There's really only one thing you can do: take everyone down with you.

[The Fisher Account]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

Severe or mild allergy? Try to get a referral to an allergist (highly recommend Dr. Hadi) - you may be able to do a desensitization program where you'll gradually build up tolerance (though it'll involve a weekly visit to the office for a month or two).

Our little guy now has 2 peanut M&Ms every morning...we'll find out soon if he's able to eat PB by the spoonful, but we know for sure that he's totally fine to be exposed to small amounts (like my breath 90% of the time).

They told us to get an epi pen just in case but didnt specify. My kid got tested by Dr. Doctor.. LOL

He never advised sensitivity training or anything like that, so I'm prone to not try and do something dumb to my kid and just follow his advice about aversion for now

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Sliver

There's really only one thing you can do: take everyone down with you.

No no no. You want them healthy to bring you food and hot drinks, then go to Christmas functions and leave you in peace.

/introvert strategies

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

You don’t like olives?

Just how many bodies do you have in the basement anyway?

I'm pretty sure way more people dislike olives than like them. In North America, at least.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

I'm pretty sure way more people dislike olives than like them. In North America, at least.

I don’t know. If they were more disliked, then I’d expect fewer olive bars in grocery stores and jars on the shelves. They’d have the grocery store footprint of marmite or capers or something.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

They told us to get an epi pen just in case but didnt specify. My kid got tested by Dr. Doctor.. LOL

He never advised sensitivity training or anything like that, so I'm prone to not try and do something dumb to my kid and just follow his advice about aversion for now

Frankly I'm more than a little offended you wouldn't blindly take my terrific internet medical advice, but you do you

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Was this the jacket discussion thread?

I just saw a guy indoors wearing his winter jacket like a backpack/cape. I was tempted to ask him what his CP handle was.

[TheIronMaiden]

No place should have their heat 15 degrees warmer than it is outside unless they have a place you can put your coat.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

No place should have their heat 15 degrees warmer than it is outside unless they have a place you can put your coat.

Can you imagine working at a store and being told they have to keep the temperature at -15 because your customers don't have somewhere to put their coats?

[FurnaceFace]

My wife’s warm parka has inside straps to wear it like a backpack when you are indoors.

Olive (green) hater here, the texture of them I don’t like, and the taste isn’t the best but mostly because of for one of those PTSD like stories:

As a kid I didn’t like a lot of things and relatives would be nice and make me meals I liked. One such dinner the great aunt made ham which was/is my favourite. Towards the end of the meal my dad was trying to get me to try an olive. He ended up bribing me by giving me a dollar to try one. So, I did, it was gross, but I got it down. Minutes later I threw up my entire dinner. I have always blamed it on the olive and avoid them still. (Just like Jagermeister)

[Wormius]

I love olives, but if you put one with pits in a salad, you can straight to hell.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by getbak

Can you imagine working at a store and being told they have to keep the temperature at -15 because your customers don't have somewhere to put their coats?

Am I lost? I thought I was in the senseless complaining thread, not the sensible answers thread.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

Am I lost? I thought I was in the senseless complaining thread, not the sensible answers thread.

It's always been both. People post their gear grinders, then we get 2 pages worth of debate about whether it's a valid gear grinder or not.

There are few posts in the GMG threads that get unanimous acceptance.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by getbak

Can you imagine working at a store and being told they have to keep the temperature at -15 because your customers don't have somewhere to put their coats?

It’s only great if you took the bus or walked to the store. I am not wearing a coat if I drove and will only be outside from between the parking lot to the front door.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by getbak

It's always been both. People post their gear grinders, then we get 2 pages worth of debate about whether it's a valid gear grinder or not.

There are few posts in the GMG threads that get unanimous acceptance.

I am just taking the piss.
Obviously folks working would suffer, but that doesn't stop sweating my ass off wearing all my winter gear in a store/ bus that is 25 degrees when I am dressed comfortably for -30.

[Erick Estrada]

My skin is starting to get that ultra-dry feeling where I can feel it almost cracking when I stretch. My hands are turning white.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

My skin is starting to get that ultra-dry feeling where I can feel it almost cracking when I stretch. My hands are turning white.

I was in Playa del Carmen for two weeks and it was a glorious 30 degrees every day and my skin was loving it. For the two weeks after coming back, I was in dry skin hell no matter what I did to moisturize. My skin was equal parts dry and acne ridden, like it didn't know what the hell to do with itself.

[Erick Estrada]

That's your skin throwing a tantrum. Your skin was finally where it wanted to be all nice and hydrated and then you abruptly came back dry skin country. Even my face starts getting the flakes. I hate it.