How are you doing? - Kiwi Farms Wellness Check

So the school bus driver job didn't work out. Maybe I could've pushed harder to keep it, but sine i'd be ferrying children around in tight windy streets I didn't think I could do it safely
I checked with student loans, and because of my previous bankruptcy I'm completely ineligible for any more loans until I pay off my current one, so going back to school is not an option
any jobs i can find requires a level of skill or charisma I am unable to offer.
I feel like I've reached a point where I'm in a vicous cycle where I need money to build myself up to be employable, but i'm unable to get that money without being employed.

I might have a lead on a construction job doing frames for concrete basements tho...
 
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I stink of synthetic bacon fragrance.

The dog likes chasing bubbles, so I got him some meaty-flavoured ones. Yes, that's a thing and yes I spend too much on stupid shit, pathetically chasing this animal's approval.
Got some on my hands and hours and multiple scrubbings later I think the smell is getting stronger.

Dog certainly liked chasing them and trying to eat them, but then again he seems to consume the normal soapy ones with as much gusto.

Fuck, they stink. The only real use I can see for them is a plausible excuse for getting indicated by drug sniffing dogs. Or giving to the children of people you hate.
 
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My knee replacement has popped its clogs in less than one year. I'm on hold for the clean up surgeon to call and deign to take me as a patient for 1 or maybe 2 procedures. The good news is no infection. the bad news is no good pain meds, only xtra strength tylenol and tramadol. My left knee (needing rework) is more swollen than the 3 month out of knee replacement right knee. You kiwis keep me cackling while I'm stuck sitting around with a bad knee or two so thanks for that!
 
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Mr Bones Wild Ride said:
Spoken like an idiot who has never been involved in wildlife rehab before.
You have no idea what you're talking about.

Just take the L and fuck off, you miserable cunt.
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Mr Bones Wild Ride said:
You have fixated on one aspect of what the OP was talking about because you're talking from a complete lack of knowledge.

Tubby frumpkin faggot.
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Shiverpeaks said:
Look up what a Larsen trap is and why they're used faggot. Crows are a danger to chicks and try to break into game bird pens. There's also issues with many other animals they do this with like foxes and deer.
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Cease this shit*. It is not the vibe of this thread.

* I don't police threads as a general rule but come on, this is like the nicest, most human/humane thread on the whole site. So just consider this my not perfectly polite request.
 
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Clovis said:
I stink of synthetic bacon fragrance.

The dog likes chasing bubbles, so I got him some meaty-flavoured ones. Yes, that's a thing and yes I spend too much on stupid shit, pathetically chasing this animal's approval.
Got some on my hands and hours and multiple scrubbings later I think the smell is getting stronger.

Dog certainly liked chasing them and trying to eat them, but then again he seems to consume the normal soapy ones with as much gusto.

Fuck, they stink. The only real use I can see for them is a plausible excuse for getting indicated by drug sniffing dogs. Or giving to the children of people you hate.
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Usually, when someone smells like meat, I tell them to use dish soap, not hand soap.

I don't know if what you have has any kind of oil or grease, but regular soap won't cut it. You need something that is going to get rid of grease.
 
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Betonhaus said:
So the school bus driver job didn't work out. Maybe I could've pushed harder to keep it, but sine i'd be ferrying children around in tight windy streets I didn't think I could do it safely
I checked with student loans, and because of my previous bankruptcy I'm completely ineligible for any more loans until I pay off my current one, so going back to school is not an option
any jobs i can find requires a level of skill or charisma I am unable to offer.
I feel like I've reached a point where I'm in a vicous cycle where I need money to build myself up to be employable, but i'm unable to get that money without being employed.

I might have a lead on a construction job doing frames for concrete basements tho...
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Unsolicited comment:
Have you considered volunteering for a food bank in distribution? A food BANK, NOT a "pantry" or "kitchen."
Working for a food bank is NOT like working for a soup kitchen. It looks a lot more like the backend of a Walmart. It's a warehouse/factory/distribution type of place. They typically have limited direct distribution to the public. They supply the churches, the soup kitchens, etc.

Volunteering in a food bank was how I got my foot-in-the-door for social service positions I otherwise probably wouldn't have been qualified for, because obviously the people at the food bank knew all the people at the homeless shelter. I had REALLY good references.

A lot of people who worked there, especially the guys who drove the trucks and the forklifts, were older and retired with long careers behind them. Good people that know good people.

For me, it was a lot of loading pallets onto pallet jacks, and taking them to a guy who uses a forklift to put them away. I worked mostly with old ladies that did the lighter work while I was around to pick up heavy objects lol. Once I learned how to use most of the repacking equipment, I also managed the small school groups that would come in to show them how to do stuff like fold boxes and repackage bulk cereal.

And of course: you don't work in a food bank and go hungry. I got so much free shit and it really made a difference. Not to mention it is kinda "good for the spirit" to work in a charitable environment, but I promise I'm not mentioning this just because "it will make you feel good."
I think volunteering in a place like that is a good pathway to getting a good job: it worked for me. The type of people who work these places are GREAT to know in terms of networking. If you volunteered for a couple weeks and outright told people "I'm doing this because I'm out of work", and they are literally witnessing you work and being reliable/doing a good job/being a fast learner/etc, someone is going to give you a good lead/invite you to apply. Other volunteers might still be working and even just the staff at the food bank tend to be in touch with lots of local companies through their jobs.
 
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I went to buy a new TV today, and the guy at the store was really nice. Spent an hour talking with me about TVs and helping me pick the right one. Apparently we also share the same taste in waifus.
Felt good to talk to a random friendly person. Can't wait for the new TV to get here.
 
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Because I'm selfish enough
To wanna get better
But I'm backwards enough
Not to take any steps to get there

And when you realize it's a pattern
And not a phase
It's what you've become
And it's what you will stay
That's ballgame

Cause I don't got room in my life for anyone else.
And I've driven away all the people that can help.
And I still don't even know what I need to do to fix myself.
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Friend of Dorothy Parker said:
Cease this shit*. It is not the vibe of this thread.

* I don't police threads as a general rule but come on, this is like the nicest, most human/humane thread on the whole site. So just consider this my not perfectly polite request.
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Reported for backseat moderating :smug: Joking, but yeah, i am with you here. I just put the fag on my very short blocklist (sub 10 entries, only reserved for the most worthless of users), i can take other threads getting shitted up by morose, friendless bastards but i don't need it in this one. It's my DM methadone after Null nuked the Fartcoholic Rehab chain, which was peak comfyness and only contained one or two furry faggots :story:
 
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