Madzielle @ Madzielle @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I had the original Ninja Turtles movie on VHS. The one where the kids smoke in many scenes.

If you try and stream the film today, they cut out some of the kid smoking scenes. I wish I still had that VHS. I watched that movie a hundred times growing up

You will remember after the fifth, sixth, fiftennth time at check out you basically standing there naked trying to figure out how to get your groceries home.

Or you just pay the 10 cents for paper ..

Just buy paper then.

You say this, but when there aren't any options, you either (in my state) pay ten cents per paper bag, or you get in the habit of bringing your own. I was bad at remembering at first too, but you get used to it. Most non-grocery places just use paper bags. The grocery is the only place you really should bring your own.

Some folks I've seen even now just keep a laundry type basket in their car, straight from cart to basket and into the house. It's not abnormal to see people packing their groceries at their trunk at Walmart.

Paper works for all of these purposes.

Nothing helped me get into the habit of remembering bags like going to the store and having nothing to pack my shit in, so you either buy reusable bags or walk out with your stuff still clanking arounf your cart loose.

It only took a few weeks to get the hang of it, and now after years, I nearly never forget my bags, and we keep spare ones in the car anyway.

Such a positive behavior change the whole community made

Connecticut quit plastic bags around ghe same time too.

I saw one blowing in the wind as I was driving, realized, "damn I haven't seen one of those in a longgg time" It was like a relic.

Which is probably like $100 to him

I know nothing about it. Next time I feel wired up for learning, I'll look into it.

Just making jokes about the river, littering is never cool

It was free a few years ago, I've hated it since I got it. I think I got vibes from the windows phone a friend had some years ago and .. thought it would be the same? Idk Mine broke, and it was free. Eh

River, meet phone.

I worked in plastic extrusion for nearly a decade.

The front of the line would be about 85, but the back of the kine, where the work was, hit 110°F to 120F° in the summers.

Absolute hell

I have a Pixel phone im bout to throw in the river

"I've worn watches by my own choice since I was a kid"

Lets hope it remains a choice

When rumpy won in 2016, after my initial shock I thought, well maybe he will make it so bad, we will collectively be forced to see the truth, forced to come together and actually have a positive change for the working people.

I didnt know then, that I'd be fearing for the loss of democracy as a whole in 2025, but I think my initial thought still stands.

Maybe this wouldn't be the outcome if Harris won, but if the silver lining is people start paying attention, I'm happy for it.

I keep writing my reps about how much I approve of Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, and I'll now mention Zohran too!

I live in a blue state near NY. Im tired of the Dem party not backing actual progressive candidates.

Let your reps know how much you approve of their messages! We need hope!

And burning their trash

Bruh 🤢

You just sterotyped women so fuckin gross here. Jesus christ

But as you describe, is that every man?

Certainly not.

I'm mom and I'm the rollercoaster, the house repair gal, and I have a higher drive than my husband, though I would never describe our booty time as, "getting my balls emptied" or some female equivalent. It's more like, activity time with my best friend, alas,

You just sterotyped an entire cohort of people in your description, I hope you understand that.

I refuse to sterotype my fellow women. I know women, we are all different, and I myself, don't hit many of the sterotypical markers.

You describe your version of the every man's day here, then say any man who lives differently has issues, because that day isn't satisfying for them. Is that kind towards your fellow men you think?

This is fucking hilarious

I have participated in No Mow May for three years now. I also have a spot in the yard I let be free (weeded it for invasives) for the same amount of time.

This summer, for the first time since I have lived here, exsists an abundance of fireflys in my yard. They are everywhere, in a way I've never seen since I was a child.

No Mow May, (even if just a part of your yard) gives insects a place. Bugs live in the leaves and natural debris, by keeping it undisturbed, from fall to winter is important for many bugs' survival.

If you like bugs, consider dedicating space in your yard for them to live. Don't keep grass in the typical american perfect lawn way. I suggest not to spray, and look at native grasses and plants first when seeking your landscaping needs.

I've noticed a real difference this year in my yard. Maybe its some coincidence, I don't know. Either way I'm happy to see lightning bugs again

I would agree here. Shelters are hell for both genders.

I was homeless with a three months old. Without a kid, I would have done as I always did and couch hopped or slept on benches til I got back on my feet, but I had a baby and wanted to get stable fresh out of a DV situation.

The shelter I stayed at had a "single" floor with both men and womed (divided by rooms) and the top floor was families.

Everyone likes helping a single moms out. And I made it out, got stable and its been 12 years without homelessness. It was because of those programs.

I know a lot of men slip through the cracks. I have met a handful who chose homelessness because thats where they find thier community. I get that, the most community I ever felt was in low places surrounded by others also in low places.

I've also met men like my bio father, who after years of addiction, homelessness, violence and prison time, was able to reach resources and get housed and remains comfortable.

These resources, especially now, are being cut. It's definitely scary. I do think there are a lot of well, Walter Whites of the world, where rather than take help and admit vulnerability, they do it their own way, on thier own terms, fuck the consequences. All because being vulnerable and admitting you need help are like, anti-masculine traits in our current culture.

I think there are a lot of things that lead to men being homeless. There are programs, but usually worh strict requirements and some people, you just cant box them.

I will say for people with children, there are many more programs available.

To note, you don't see many homeless women, and there is reason you don't see them. When my mother was homeless she lived deep in the woods and moved around constantly as to avoid being detected. You wouldn't have known she was homeless, if only because she had a car, but still.