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I ended up filing a first party claim because I can’t deal with third party anymore. At first I thought the third party adjuster was accommodating and a friend but soon realized he’s out to screw me. Now I have another question.
I did not elect to get rental coverage through my insurance so they will not subrogate car rental claims for me. I will need to file a loss of use claim with the third party adjuster myself. The third party adjuster lied and said that the first party must file rental reimbursement for me which is incorrect. I even called the insurance board to clarify. Secondly, I proved that my car was not drivable with photos and stated since the initial claim that my car was not drivable. He didn’t believe me and ignored and denied my numerous requests for a rental car until the inspector looked at it. I needed a car so rented one myself. I even tried to ask for coverage limits but that request went ignored. The inspector did deem my car not drivable 2 weeks later. But I already rented a car, similar to my own which is a Model Y performance. Now he is not willing to reimburse me and is trying to put me in a economy car $29 per day. Is he negligent for not telling me the daily spending limit for a car rental? I have asked numerous times but he simply ignored and denied my request. I rented a Tesla Model 3 off Turo.
I drive a Tesla Model Y performance and under California law, I am legally obligated to be provided a like-car. What’s my course of action? Is it time to file a complaint with the insurance board and file a suit through small claims? The adjuster stopped returning my phone calls and selectively responds to some emails.

Me and my friend were playing BG3 for the first time in a multiplayer playthrough and we got to Ethel's small hut after killing everyone in Goblin Camp. I was roleplaying as a Rogue who wants power by interacting with devils, genies and witches bc he thinks too high of himself. My friend was playing as a Druid who knows not to f with Hags and Devils.
So I accepted Ethel's deal thinking I would have a powerful eye and all it left me is with a ton of permanent debuffs and I was wondering how I can get rid of it.
Pls help me 🙇‍♂️ my Sneak archer build is fucked with those debuffs. Is there anything that can get rid of it. I heard volo can help but I killed him bc I thought he was annoying 💀

I've been living in my current apartment for over a year now. I'm in portland, or and have two roommates. I have never been on the lease and pay my rent every month thru venmo to one of the roommates who is on the lease. He's a friend I trust. The new property manager has been hounding everyone to reapply to the lease. Apparently the last property manager was not so good with bookkeeping and they are making everyone in the complex reapply. I talked to him earlier today about me applying to be on the lease. I don't qualify because one of the stipulations is that you have 12 months of verifiable rental history from a 3rd party landlord within 24 months. He told me because I don't that I don't qualify and need to find another place to live. What are my rights? And how much time do I have? I'm looking for another place but I don't have enough money to leave at the moment.

A little backstory first. I’ve been coaching my son’s teams since tee ball. We have played certified Little Leagues, Rec, All Stars and Travel Ball over the years. There have been years where we have played 3 separate leagues (spring summer and fall). Last year we decided that we were not going to play his final little league season for this year, and we were originally going to put him in camps, clinics and 1:1 instruction since next year he will be going into high school ball. My son is a catcher and pretty damn good at it. He has always played well above the skill level of most of his teammates with the exception of the All Star and travel teams where the player set is more balanced. Well, the available camps and clinics that we were going to send him to are either booked up, or the travel time would get in the in the way of daily life. I was committed to not coaching unless it was just him and I working on his skill set. I had even let the leagues that we play in, and my players that I’ve had stick with me for years that I wouldn’t be returning to coach. Yeah it was a bit teary and I’m glad to hear that many of the kids have stuck together with their new teams, but it has been 10 years of nothing but baseball for us with limited time for our other hobbies. So with the clinics no longer being an option we decided to put him back in a summer league with the intention of baseball coming second, and this year we would focus more time on what we haven’t had much time for in the past years.
Well now we’re here in a summer ball league. There have only been 5 practices in the past two weeks, the head coach has only been at one, and his assistant coach is clearly in over his head as he has never coached a team before. Can’t really fault this assistant as you can tell he is trying. The head coach is quick to call the shots through game changer but is always “busy” and can’t make it to a practice. I wasn’t at the first two practices. My son was though, and he said they were kind of bad. (Remember how I said baseball was coming second) the 4th practice was a lane rental facility. Practice was supposed to start at 6 that day. We showed up at 5 to get some BP in plus I wanted to get some swings in my self. And while his team showed up, the head coach didn’t and the assistant was 30 minutes late. I know the GM to the facility and called him (he was off that day) and explained the situation. His staff said one lane was reserved for 90 minutes. The GM let us keep the lane and said if we needed it longer it was fine by him. So here I am with a team and no coaches. Fine whatever, these kids are here to play and learn. I’m not going to keep them for it. I’ll hold the practice. Assistant coach finally shows up.LF while my son was gearing up so we could work with the pitchers and rotate out for BP. This is when I found out the head coach had only been to one practice. This started to piss me off. 5th practice was scheduled for yesterday. We had some pretty gnarly weather rolling in and there was no communication about practice being canceled. Well I made the call for us not to go. And like clockwork the skies opened up right at the time practice would have started. Practice was rescheduled for today. Head Coach sent out a message letting everyone know. Also yapping about other stuff that team needs to do. Well guess who isn’t at practice. Head Coach. The assistant is. He asks if I can work with pitchers again. Ok I’m here. He wants to work on fielding drills. Again, I can’t fault this guy for trying. But this practice I really got see is understanding of how to operate a team and his understanding of the game. It was pretty cringe. I had to step in and take over as he is loosing control of the team half way through practice. Not really knowing these kids other than my own and the few I worked with on pitching I was able to quickly put some drills together for the last half. I could tell the last half where we were running an infield field drill that my son was getting frustrated because he knew where the play was supposed to go and these kids were just not paying attention. On the way home all we can do is laugh about this situation we’re in. We’re both pretty frustrated. There is another practice on Sunday. Why a Sunday? I have no idea. First game is Monday though, and half the team has no idea what they’re doing, and not to mention there is no way that this team is ready for a game. From what I’ve seen there are three solid pitchers, a catcher with a possible back up, and maybe a couple good infielders. Even if this was my team and with my experience I wouldn’t be able to set a line up or have any idea of positions for these kids. None of this are the kids at fault for. If this head coach was going to volunteer for a team you would think they would show up. It is kind of a big responsibility to lead a team. These parents have signed their kids to learn and play. While this is a summer ball league to fill the void between spring and fall, and for kids who aren’t on one of the two all star teams to continue playing through the break, this is actually a fairly competitive league. It isn’t a rec league that you can just fuck off with to be able to tell people yeah a coach a team. Many of the coaches that are in this league are coaches in the two main little leagues here also. We do this for the love of the game and we love teaching these kids. This isn’t the case with this team. I’ve never even heard of this coach prior to this season.
I’m stuck on a deciding what to do here. I’ll gladly step up and take over this team but unfortunately I even can’t be there for 100% of games due to work situations. That’s an easy phone call to the league organizer. Also there is that part of me that wants to stick to the baseball comes second mentality that we went into this season with and just let this team fall apart. But then I am conflicted with these kids deserve better than this and I am more than capable to provide them with a great program. Whether they turn into a winning team or not they will finish the season with better skills than when they started.
Maybe this is partly because I’ve been coaching for so long ,have run solid programs, and have dedicated a good portion of our lives to this game that I have forgotten that in the end this is all volunteer, and this is just how it is with some teams. Part of me wants to jump right back in. The other part says not my problem. Those of you who have coached in the past or are currently coaching probably understand this predicament the best. You guys know how much time and effort goes into this game. I’ll gladly be around to help this team when able, but with a head coach that doesn’t show up it makes me feel like why even bother. Why bother putting my own kid through a season of struggle.
Sorry for the long winded rant.

I’m in love with my best friend who hates me
To make a long story short I female 27 have been in love with this guy,we’ll call him mark 28 for years,we met in High school. He knew I liked him,when we were drunk,there’s been times we cuddled,sent pictures to each other,he was my safe place,I felt protected by him.he would date other girls (and no we wouldn’t do anything while he was)I tried to move on,date other people but he’s all I think about. About 2 years ago,he had a roommate who was a mutual friend,and introduced me to years ago. Well call him koda.mark was already mad at me,but I was hanging out with koda a lot,sometimes we would all hangout,it was like old times,I thought things were finally getting better,I didn’t think I’d ever have a another chance with mark again. One night we were drinking,I stayed the night which I did often,we were playing truth or dare,koda went to bed.I sat next to mark,wanting to talk things over,he started playing with my hair,I suggested we go to the couch,we cuddled,I kept looking back at him and for the first time,kissed.things escalated,we hooked up,it was spontaneous,I didn’t expect it and was not my intention but I was happy.we stayed up all night.it was the best night of my life.he got me water and cuddled until he left to pick up a friend,I went to bed.few weeks later I planned a party since some friends were coming from out of state,before the party work offered me the COVID shot,so I took it.koda and mark we’re planning to come,but koda was paranoid about the shot and didn’t wanna come.I talked to mark about it which led to talking about “that” night,he said he didn’t wanna do anything that night and if he didn’t wanna do anything sober why would he when he was drunk which is valid,but I’m crushed,I would never hurt him,never intentionally make him uncomfortable,that night he never gave me any sign he didn’t wanna do anything or I would’ve backed off immediately.They say drunk words are sober thoughts but maby that’s not always the case.I would give up drinking if it meant we would be friends again.koda was planning a camping trip with another mutual friend,they invited,mark was mad they invited me first,so I backed out of going.I apologized multiple times for everything,he blocked me.koda moved out and now mark is mad at him.I don’t know what to do,I know I need to respect his space,but I wanna make it up to him,maby I can’t and I’m trying to be ok with that,I miss him so much.he was my best friend.

Hi! This summer, not only will our camping trip be special because we are going back as a family to the place my amazing Dad used to take us when we were young (it’s been YEARS), but our trip also falls on the week of both my Dad and boyfriends birthdays! They’re one day apart. 😊 It’s been a rough year for us all individually and as a family. My Dad is losing his Mom (my Nana) to dementia and my sister and I are his only family left. I really want to make it extra special for them both in a creative way (while being environmentally friendly of course). Hoping for some ideas, perhaps someone has done something similar before or is more creative than I am. 🥳 Thanks in advance!

I seek a serious relationship with an open-minded naturally submissive female who still believes in the traditional family household values and roles (where we're equals, but the man is the primary leader, protector, and provider of the household.)
I’d love to find someone who maybe even wants to travel with me as my co-pilot in my truck as we travel across the country exploring. Also, I’m looking for someone who is okay with an age gap relationship.
About me: I travel America in my big rig 18 wheeler truck chasing sunsets and my dreams. I’m also owner of a small but successful crypto investment company. (I love to talk about Bitcoin) Former Army Officer and combat veteran. Aspiring songwriter and horrible guitar player.
I’m God fearing and marriage-minded. I love the outdoors, and my hobbies include walking, hiking, bicycle, running, camping, picnics, and eating out at restaurants or enjoying a nice romantic dinner at home.
I love to travel and explore new places! Sci-fi, Marvel and Anime fan. ENTJ. Sagittarius. Friends say I’m an intelligent lifelong learner and that I give more than I take.
I am always a gentleman in public. I am an active listener, reserved, and I have a relaxed personality. I work hard, love to be active, and do not get upset or angry. Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am an aggressive, assertive man when I must be.
I am a provider for those I love. I'm very supportive of family and friends. Above all, I honor and support my woman to become a better version of herself.
I like to get outside and do fun things and not sit home all the time. I’m a bit of a foodie who enjoys eating out, going to movies, working out, and reading to improve myself. Part country boy, part city, part nerd, sometimes witty, dominant without being domineering or abusive, sometimes shy.
I’m reserved and laid back without being too boring. I try to stay active/Fit and eat healthy with the occasional cheat day. No beer belly allowed, but secretly working on my dad coffee bod.
I do have a kinky side. (I’m a BDSM Master with a dash of DaddyDom.) One minute we're joking around...and the next, I'm pinning you on the sofa (or against the wall) and getting spicy taking what I want. (You belong to me. Every part of you.) My main love languages are physical touch and affection. I’m okay with online at first, but I want an in person relationship. I love to give praise and positive words of affirmation.
Is this you? You seek LOVE FIRST AND FOREMOST, security, protection, guidance, structure, safety, nurturing, someone to hold your hand, being babied at times, other times being treated as a princess or queen.
You desire hugs and passionate tender kisses, while also occasionally desiring to be chocked or spanked. (It’s complicated.) You’re not into pain, but know there is no love without pain.
Age is a number to you. You have the maturity that comes from facing what life throws at you for a few years, and now discovering that you can deal with it. (Together we can make it from rock bottom to your dreams.)
You love to serve and take care of your man. It’s not so much a kink more than it is just who you are. You are very adaptable to meet my needs, as I meet yours. You believe in completing small acts of service for your man. You believe that giving yourself fully to your partner is the ultimate power exchange and show of devotion and trust.
US: I crave a 1950 American style relationship dynamic with traditional gender roles. I'd love for you to share your day with me; be able to trust me enough to be yourself around me; finally let your guard down, confide in me, submit to me because you trust me to protect you, take care of you, teach--guide--mentor you using my life experience and resources to help you become a better version of yourself.
I promise to provide a safe place for you to relax and explore...just walk in my door and give up control. Let go the worries of your day. You don't have to be in charge here. I've got you now. Let's create a life where you can be free from worrying about everyday problems and stressors, and just get pleasure from having a safe space to explore your feminine energy and desires.
It'll be just you and me against the world.
If you're craving this type relationship dynamic (or want to hitch a ride to enjoy the countryside,) feel free to send me a message with a recent pic and let's chat about your needs, wants, limits, and see if there is chemistry and a connection.

I seek a serious relationship with an open-minded naturally submissive female who still believes in the traditional family household values and roles (where we're equals, but the man is the primary leader, protector, and provider of the household.)
I’d love to find someone who maybe even wants to travel with me as my co-pilot in my truck as we travel across the country exploring. Also, I’m looking for someone who is okay with an age gap relationship.
About me: I travel America in my big rig 18 wheeler truck chasing sunsets and my dreams. I’m also owner of a small but successful crypto investment company. (I love to talk about Bitcoin) Former Army Officer and combat veteran. Aspiring songwriter and horrible guitar player.
I’m God fearing and marriage-minded. I love the outdoors, and my hobbies include walking, hiking, bicycle, running, camping, picnics, and eating out at restaurants or enjoying a nice romantic dinner at home.
I love to travel and explore new places! Sci-fi, Marvel and Anime fan. ENTJ. Sagittarius. Friends say I’m an intelligent lifelong learner and that I give more than I take.
I am always a gentleman in public. I am an active listener, reserved, and I have a relaxed personality. I work hard, love to be active, and do not get upset or angry. Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am an aggressive, assertive man when I must be.
I am a provider for those I love. I'm very supportive of family and friends. Above all, I honor and support my woman to become a better version of herself.
I like to get outside and do fun things and not sit home all the time. I’m a bit of a foodie who enjoys eating out, going to movies, working out, and reading to improve myself. Part country boy, part city, part nerd, sometimes witty, dominant without being domineering or abusive, sometimes shy.
I’m reserved and laid back without being too boring. I try to stay active/Fit and eat healthy with the occasional cheat day. No beer belly allowed, but secretly working on my dad coffee bod.
I do have a kinky side. (I’m a BDSM Master with a dash of DaddyDom.) One minute we're joking around...and the next, I'm pinning you on the sofa (or against the wall) and getting spicy taking what I want. (You belong to me. Every part of you.) My main love languages are physical touch and affection. I’m okay with online at first, but I want an in person relationship. I love to give praise and positive words of affirmation.
Is this you? You seek LOVE FIRST AND FOREMOST, security, protection, guidance, structure, safety, nurturing, someone to hold your hand, being babied at times, other times being treated as a princess or queen.
You desire hugs and passionate tender kisses, while also occasionally desiring to be chocked or spanked. (It’s complicated.) You’re not into pain, but know there is no love without pain.
Age is a number to you. You have the maturity that comes from facing what life throws at you for a few years, and now discovering that you can deal with it. (Together we can make it from rock bottom to your dreams.)
You love to serve and take care of your man. It’s not so much a kink more than it is just who you are. You are very adaptable to meet my needs, as I meet yours. You believe in completing small acts of service for your man. You believe that giving yourself fully to your partner is the ultimate power exchange and show of devotion and trust.
US: I crave a 1950 American style relationship dynamic with traditional gender roles. I'd love for you to share your day with me; be able to trust me enough to be yourself around me; finally let your guard down, confide in me, submit to me because you trust me to protect you, take care of you, teach--guide--mentor you using my life experience and resources to help you become a better version of yourself.
I promise to provide a safe place for you to relax and explore...just walk in my door and give up control. Let go the worries of your day. You don't have to be in charge here. I've got you now. Let's create a life where you can be free from worrying about everyday problems and stressors, and just get pleasure from having a safe space to explore your feminine energy and desires.
It'll be just you and me against the world.
If you're craving this type relationship dynamic (or want to hitch a ride to enjoy the countryside,) feel free to send me a message with a recent pic and let's chat about your needs, wants, limits, and see if there is chemistry and a connection.

Triterra
Three brothers with a close group of friends decide to go camping after graduation. Little did they know this simple decision will change their lives forever. Will they be able to find each other in a vast prehistoric world, which they have been maliciously tossed into? Or will their newly drawn fate catch up to them quicker than they can learn how to survive the unforgiving terrains, warring tribes and deadly magic of Triterra.
Does this catch anyones attention? Or make you want to read more?

Hi, I have had hypo for like 8-10 years I wanna say. I’m a 20 y/o F. About 5 years ago I got diagnosed with hashis. These last 2 years have been HORRENDOUS, it’s been like an ongoing flair with absolutely no end and it’s only been getting worse. It started after I got my 2nd Covid vaccine dose thingy of Moderna. I was at college, having a great time-doing band camp and living my dreams. Then about 3 hours after my vaccine I was rushed to the ER because I thought I was having a heart attack, I had a sinus infection that wasn’t going away, had recently gotten sun poisoning. Overall, I just wasn’t feeling well. I had a doctor on campus I was seeing regularly and they couldn’t figure out what was going on…I had appointments almost every 2 days at that point. I was in and out of the ER for the next month, and had decided I couldn’t keep doing college so I medically withdrew and went back home. Fast forward a few months I had started working again, trying to push through and ignore the issues at hand. Then I planned my wedding and got married to my husband and made a cross country drive to AZ from NC. Then I started having troubles with driving (beforehand I was super tired at night and thought I would fall asleep behind the wheel multiple times)- up until I moved to AZ I was on 100 mcg of Levothyroxine (this was like all of 2021- early 2022). My hands started cramping, and now i have trouble using my hands, I don’t drive at all anymore and I can barely walk currently. I am a mil spouse so I started doing kickball, then twisted my ankle and that went from ankle, to hip pain, to back pain. This happened about 8 months ago now. When I went to the dr she upped my dose of levothyroxine to 125mcg, and put me on some pain meds (nothing crazy, basically it was ibuprofen). Okay, now that we have some of the back story down let’s go to today. The back/hip pain is severe. I can barely walk 10 steps without shooting pain. I’ve had numerous MRI/X-RAYS/CT scans and blood work done. Nothing comes up. Im currently on 200 mcg of Levothyroxine, taken how it’s supposed to. I have barely any appetite, severe insomnia, severe fatigue, and I’m freezing all the time. Im on meds that are supposed to help me sleep, an anti anxiety, and anti depressant, vitamin d, prenatal, and pain meds as needed (flexeril). I can’t work, or drive, and I feel like my eyes are also getting worse? I’ve been having headaches all the time, sometimes even migraines and the last thyroid panel I did my levels were normal range. Im having a really hard time with my mental health because we are struggling financially and I can’t help out currently. We aren’t even gonna start on the memory loss. My doctor is currently trying to figure out if I have another autoimmune disease or something. She’s suspecting potential fibromyalgia.
I apologize for the super long post. All of this is to say that I feel really alone and I barely have any friends out here for support. It’s really just my husband. I’ve tried gluten free but it didn’t help. I’m just really lost and feel super alone that I’m the only one dealing with this. I don’t feel like I want to label myself as having a disability but is hashis a disability? I dunno my mental health is just getting really bad because I don’t know what to do to help myself anymore, my doctor is aware of all of this as well.

They were nearing the camp when a bell sounded. A group of Hunters fled out and stood guard at the entrance, out came a large burly man on a Death Eater. He rode up to them. He had a blade for a hand. It was Shack-RA. He trodded up to Draco and the others. "Well, if it isn't my Queen!" He said mockingly. "And what do I owe the pleasure?" Draco stepped forward. "We just simply need to pass through the valley to enter the Border city..." She told him. Shack-RA jumped to the ground. "Your kind is not welcome here!" He said. Dagon inched forward. "He's right..." He said quietly. "Listen to the plucky bastard! LEAVE!!" Shack-RA shouted. Dagon gained composure. "Don't call me plucky!" He said. "I don't even know what that means..." He said quietly. "Let us pass through and we'll give you some food and drink," Draco said. Shack-RA stalked around on his beast. "We do not need your poison!" He said angrily. "We do not need your filth OR your wealth!!" Draco stepped forward. "Then just let us simply pass through," She said calmly. "Why don't you go around the valley?" Shack-RA asked. "It will take several days longer" Draco replied. "We need to get these supplies to White Willow..." Shack-RA looked surprised and leaped off his drake. "I didn't know you two were friends..." He said slyly. Draco stood straight. "We aren't, they just need our help..." She said calmly. "Give to those who ask and to those who take-" "Quiet Quim!" Shack-RA interrupted. He walked closer to her until he was right in her face. "You best leave now, because my pets get VERY hungry, and they haven't had breakfast yet..." He threatened. The two biggest Death Eaters stood on either side of him. They peered down at Draco and the others. "Your beasts do not scare me, boy," Draco said. "A little..." Dagon said quietly behind Keith. Shack-RA pointed his bladed arm at Draco. "YOU CALL ME BOOOYYY!!!!!????" He yelled. "YOU WILL SEE WHO TRULY IS MORE POWERFUL!!!" Draco stared down his blade calmly. "You do not scare me," She said quietly. Shack-RA took a few steps back. "I bring fear into the hearts of man!!" He shouted. "I am not a man..." Draco replied calmly. Shack-RA roared. "YOU MAY BE QUEEN BUT I AM GOD OF THIS VALLEY!!!!" He shouted louder. Draco narrowed her eyes sternly. "You are no God, you're a parasite..." She said. Shack-RA glared at her. "My Hunters will eat you alive!!" He said. Draco kept her composure. "You will kill no one today, or ever again," She told him. Shack-RA snarled. "Perhaps if I introduce you to my Eaters you'll beg for my mercy!" He threatened. Keith unsheathed his sword. "HOW DARE YOU THREATEN YOUR QUEEN!!" He shouted. Shack-RA looked at Keith. "It is not a threat, just an apprise..." He said. "My Eaters just eat people because they smell fear..." The Eaters took a step closer and stared at Draco. Draco looked back at them then returned her gaze at Shack-RA. "You do not scare me..." She said. Shack-RA chuckled. "Of course, I scare you, why else would my Eaters want your flesh?" He said.
Draco looked at him unhindered. "You-do-not-scare-me..." She said. "Then why bring your army?" He asked her. "To protect those I can not..." She replied Shack-RA scoffed. "Your army is pitiful and not with power!" He said. "You see my army?" "THAT'S an army!" Draco looked at the army. "Yes, I guess it is..." She said. Shack-RA looked back at her. "What power do you have that can stop them?" He asked. Draco gazed at them. "I have a power that's far stronger than any man..." She said. Shack-RA snorted. "You have no power here!" Draco looked at him. "Maybe... But he does..." She clapped her staff on the ground. A dark shadow loomed over her. Shack-RA looked up at the clouds but saw nothing. A low distant bellow sounded through the air. He looked at the camp as a large 20-foot dragon swooped down and blew a pillar of fire at the camp burning it to the ground. "Nothing is hotter than dragon fire," Draco said as Shack-RA looked in shock. The dragon pitched upwards back to the sky and turned back to the camp. The dragon blew another pillar of fire at it finishing it off. Shack-RA turned to Draco in anger. "SWINE!!!" He shouted. "You will now feel death!!" "I am not afraid..." Draco said calmly. Shack-RA chuckled. "If you are not afraid, then what are THEY doing here?" He said pointing to the Death Eaters. Draco shrugged. "I am not afraid of them..." "Perhaps it's your fear they smell..." She said. They were staring at him. "You can tell a lot about someone's biggest fear by what weapon they choose..." She continued. Shack-RA looked at the drakes. "You... Fear death..." He jumped back and attempted to run, but one of the drakes pushed him down with its snout. Shack-RA started crawling away, but the other drake grabbed his leg with its mouth and then bit down crushing his bones. Shack-RA howled in pain. He turned to look at them as the drakes stepped toward him He raised his hands and screamed. The first drake bit down around his upper body and lifted him up, and the other drake bit down on his lower half as he screamed. The drake pulled him in half he continued his blood-curdling scream, then the drake with his upper half crunched his body between its jaws and it fell silent. The drakes crunched on his corpse and ate him up. Dagon looked in disgust and gagged. Draco stared sternly, ensuring he was dead. The drakes lapped his blood up off the snowy rocks and then licked their mouth. The drakes turned to Draco and stepped forward. Draco stared at them sternly. The drakes sniffed her for a moment and growled. Draco stepped forward and unlatched the collars off their necks. The drakes sniffed the collars and looked at Draco. They bellowed and ran off. They stared as the drakes disappeared in the distance. Draco calmly turned toward the group and saw them staring. "What?" She asked. Keith stared at her. "You just released those beasts into the wild..." He said. Draco stepped forward. "Yes, yes I did..." She said. Keith was confused. "But why?" He asked. "Because they're better in the wild than with murderous Hunters..." She said.

My absurd next Ghost Recon game wishlist. Randomly ordered by idea flow lol.
Please keep the different game types. I personally enjoy gear score but having both caters to both groups of gamers.
More HUD/UI adjustments

• Add an option to allow different types of POIs to be shown but not others. I may not want mission objectives, but i might want to have my drone spot generators for instance.
• A true HUD toggle. Sometimes during missions with no HUD you have no idea what the object you are searching for looks like. Instead of having to go into options to toggle it on. You should add another category for the HUD ootions that will only show objects you have selected when you show the HUD.

Civilians and Enemies

• They should both have sleep cycles. All guards won't be awake 24/7.
• Civilians screaming should alert nearby guards if you spook them.
• Civilians should panic and flee like in a real situation instead of cowering in place. I mean some might but again make it random.

Enemy stats

• Give all enemies a pool of random stats depending on their ramk. IE elite enemies have better stats than normal enemies. It would make each enemy unique.
• No enemy would ever have 100% Accuracy including Snipers.
• Add a new stat, Composure: this stat determines how an enemy will react when faced against an opposing force. So lets say the scale is 0-99%.
  • Example: an enemy has 50% Composure rating and 80% Accuracy there is a 50% chance that they will lose their cool under threat. This lowers their base Accuracy value by half. So they would have a 40% Accuracy rating
  • There is also a 50% chance that they remain calm and no penalty is applied.

Teammates

• Allow your squad to be assigned to roles. IE 1 guy is assigned gunner, other is driver and the other is passenger. This way you don't have to drive all the time. It also adds extra utilitiy to markers set by the player. Set a marker 13km away and your AI teammate will take the shortest road path there. If in a helo they will fly and land there.

Fast travel

• Have it a toggle option in the difficulty setting. Allow fast travel to only FOBs owned by you allies. See below for more on that.

FOBS (forward operating base)

• Take a page out of The Division 2 and add these locations as fast travel points if they are secured by your allies. Same mechanics as The Division 2 and have them come under attack from enemy forces.

Bivouacs

• No more fast travel camps. Instead do like RDR2 and allow you to setup your camp pretty much anywhere. And you would have to place it wisely to avoid detection.

Batteries

• Add drone, flashlight, goggle and binocular batteries. Each obviously it's own item. This can be used to limit the number of each carried and require use of multiple different items especially in a long engagement.

The drone

• It should require batteries and even more juice is used if you use NVG/Thermal vision with it.
• It should make more noise alerting enemies easier. This makes it so you have to choose between drone and binoculars.
• If it breaks you should have to rebuild it at a pretty high material cost or rebuy from a shop.
• The zoom should be less than the binoculars.

NVG and Thermal

• They should also require batteries, also DRASTICALLY increase NVG brightness. With no silly Vignette, or to much less of a degree.

Binoculars

• Binoculars should have a way higher zoom capability. Otherwise they are completely outclassed by a drone. They should also not require a quick wheel slot. It should be its own button. To use thermal or NVG would require their own batteries.

Weapon attachments

• Flashlights (useful bright ones) should be a weapon attachment. That would alert guards if you use them stupidly. But for running through dark wooded areas etc could be very useful. As it would lend itself to meshing with battery consumption.
• Red dots for handguns.
• Better iron sights. A lot of iron sights have tritium or something similar to enable them to glow in the dark.
• All weapon attachments should be usable on any weapon given it has adequate attachment points and rail space.
• Weapon slings. I think it is long overdue to add slings to the game.
• Suppressors should only lower the volume of a gunshot and in real life require subsonic ammo to really lower the decibel level by removing the sonic boom by breaking the sound barrier. But for game sake unless subsonic ammo is added just add different suppressors that lower by a certain amount possibly each better one also lowering damage, or for the best pretend the gun is being loaded with subsonic so the bullet has less range.

Weapon operation / function

• Add different round types that you assign to be carried. IE you go to a FOB and choose your ammo loadout. Say you can carry 6 magazines total. 3 magazines of hollow point and 3 magazines of armor piercing. Each being better vs soft target or armored.
• Add a jamming mechanic where rounds can misfire, fail to eject etc. Weapon condition would deteriorate over time especially if you fire it a lot, or go prone, or swim etc. This would lead to the necessity to clean your weapon with cleaning kit consumables. Clicking the consumable would take like 30 seconds to clean the weapon.
• A really out there idea … Modular plate carriers. Which gives you the ability to add different pouches visually on a grid each of which holds different things like 5.56 magazines, shotgun shells, this could directly correlate to your maximum carried magazines etc. You could carry more in your backpack of course but this would necessitate stopping to reload magazines with loose ammo. This actual layout would be shown on your character.
• Equipment weight. Determines agility, mobility, stamina depletion rate and fatigue rate. Heavy gear with lots of ammo would tire you way faster than a lightweight loadout.

Scope zoom

• Enable picture in picture rendering. Sure when you are using a scope you move your face a tad bit closer to match eye relief which does lower peripheral acuity. But the whole scene shouldn't zoom.

Hard Cover / Concealment mechanics

• Snipers should not be able to hit you while you are in a chopper flying away from them especially flying like 100 meters away rocking the helo or flying serpentine to avoid bullets. Basically no more Aimbot
• Enemies shouldn't be able to see through a treeline just because they spotted you before. They should fire in the general direction they last saw you. Not super snipe you as you are running through thick foliage.
• Foliage should grant a certain percentage of concealment depending on how much of the body it covers AND this is where the clothing color below could definitely be coded. You assign a color array value to the foliage. Which checks against the players clothing color.
• Clothing color and pattern changes concealment factor in general surroundings. Not sure how difficult this would be. But it would be a first implementation in the industry I think.
• Enemies should be able to spot your muzzle flash if you keep taking shots at them. And gunshots should be a higher alert status than simply "did you hear that I am going to check it out" after I just blew his friends head clear off his body. This would lead to players using items to conceal their flash and/or relocate after every shot.
• Certain calibers shoulds penetrate through hard cover.

Vehicles

• Please for all that is holy don't allow anything besides a dirtbike or some crazy off road vehicle to drive up absurd inclines. Even dirt bikes should have a really hard time climbing 70° slopes.
• 50 call mounted guns on these should obliterate enemies and other vehicles. But they also shouldn't have unlimited ammo. Most real-life counterparts carry a minimum of 500 rounds. With extra cans carried inside the vehicle. I believe most ammo cans only hold 100 linked 50 cal rounds. So for video games sake and size of vehicle 2000 rounds on average. Just for reference that is 19 cans measuring approximately 12.x 7.5 x 6 inches.
• Player bought vehicles should be customizable with paint and weaponry, armor etc. Each thing effects handling and weight characteristics.
• Vehicles should require fuel.

the green camp detonated a depth bomb-a former femDPP dpp party worker was sexually harassed lSeptembermber, not assisted against being concealed“Eat case”. Now the case has come to light, and as the Taiwanese media continue to dig deeper, it turns out that the alleged perpetrators of the sexual harassment case were acquaintances and friends of Tsai Ing-wen, the local leader, and William Lai, the DPP chairman, and public opinion is questioning the possible collusion between government and business.

Edit 2: I forgot to say too that I have already applied for DES rental assistance and I do get EBT. It’s probably my last month with that too since my income is too high to qualify now with my new job. I get $130.
Edit 1: I’ve now called 211; they gave me 3 numbers. 1 says on the recording they don’t give out rent assistance anymore, the other 2 are closed until Monday. I have Monday off work at least.
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I just got served a 5 day notice. And my landlord followed it up with a text telling me to move out before 5 days, he “would prefer.”
I’m having a panic. I feel like I’m on fire with anxiety. I need steps. Please tell me what to do.
I wasn’t making enough doing Uber alone so I got a job in an office. It’s full time, $19 an hour. I only got my first check today, it was like $600! I knew it wouldn’t be enough so I had still been waking up extra early to Uber before work. So work is 5:30AM and I have been waking up between 2-4 to get as much done as possible. Except is still slow af so most days I’m only earning like $30-40 bucks. I’m running myself ragged, I’m so tired my face hurts. But I’m still here doing it and it’s just never enough. I run out of food, I shop at food banks already. I have food stamps.
Oh yeah, on top of the job thing the reason this is happening is because section 8 never got back to me after asking for documents. So since I couldn’t turn in the docs, I officially as of yesterday, became “out of compliance” and they kicked me out of their program. I have receipts and can prove all of this.
Please, please somebody help me. I spent 16 months being homeless with my son and my cat. I haven’t seen my 9 year old daughter since Christmas of 2021 when she was 7. I became homeless due to a combination of Covid and DV. I have no family, no friends (no time). I have been open and candid about my journey on my account. I really thought things could get better and I was so excited to finally have a home. But best and most heart-aching thing of all is that my daughter is coming to live with me again, or she was supposed to. She gets here in 4 days, the day before I have to leave here.
Again, I can prove everything including the emails to sec 8, the notice, the text, the pay check currently sitting untouched in my savings account. I will do anything, just I am begging the universe, please don’t let this happen again, I just cannot do this again. I’m tired, ya know. It’s too much alone.

My partner and I want to go camping somewhere far from any other campsites but accessible by car. Our 2 dogs are just not friendly to other dogs but they love to socialize with people a little too much lol. So any dispersed, hidden gems within an hr or two drive of Buffalo would be ideal. We want to pitch a tent for just a weekend or couple days during the week somewhere cooler. Ideally by a body of water where we can swim if possible.
This will be my first summer in the north east and not in Arizona. I’ve been really looking forward to my first real campfire! It’s always too hot to burn in AZ.
TIA ☺️

Life has been crazy lately so I’m looking to see who’s out there to get to know :)
I’m interested in both short term and long term friends and I’m pretty open minded so would love to talk to all kinds of people and get to understand other world views!
I live in Maryland and I love the outdoors. I like to hike, swim, kayak, and a more. I also love dogs and cats and all kinds of animals. With all that said, I also love to stay inside at times and just veg out lol
Feel free to send me a chat to say hi or ask me anything!

To make a long story short I female 27 have been in love with this guy,we’ll call him mark 28 for years,we met in High school. He knew I liked him,when we were drunk,there’s been times we cuddled,sent pictures to each other,he was my safe place,I felt protected by him.he would date other girls (and no we wouldn’t do anything while he was)I tried to move on,date other people but he’s all I think about. About 2 years ago,he had a roommate who was a mutual friend,and introduced me to years ago. Well call him koda.mark was already mad at me,but I was hanging out with koda a lot,sometimes we would all hangout,it was like old times,I thought things were finally getting better,I didn’t think I’d ever have a another chance with mark again. One night we were drinking,I stayed the night which I did often,we were playing truth or dare,koda went to bed.I sat next to mark,wanting to talk things over,he started playing with my hair,I suggested we go to the couch,we cuddled,I kept looking back at him and for the first time,kissed.things escalated,we hooked up,it was spontaneous,I didn’t expect it and was not my intention but I was happy.we stayed up all night.it was the best night of my life.he got me water and cuddled until he left to pick up a friend,I went to bed.few weeks later I planned a party since some friends were coming from out of state,before the party work offered me the COVID shot,so I took it.koda and mark we’re planning to come,but koda was paranoid about the shot and didn’t wanna come.I talked to mark about it which led to talking about “that” night,he said he didn’t wanna do anything that night and if he didn’t wanna do anything sober why would he when he was drunk which is valid,but I’m crushed,I would never hurt him,never intentionally make him uncomfortable,that night he never gave me any sign he didn’t wanna do anything or I would’ve backed off immediately.They say drunk words are sober thoughts but maby that’s not always the case.I would give up drinking if it meant we would be friends again.koda was planning a camping trip with another mutual friend,they invited,mark was mad they invited me first,so I backed out of going.I apologized multiple times for everything,he blocked me.koda moved out and now mark is mad at him.I don’t know what to do,I know I need to respect his space,but I wanna make it up to him,maby I can’t and I’m trying to be ok with that,I miss him so much.he was my best friend.

I’ll try to keep this short but it probably will end up long. My boyfriend (M20) and I (F20) have been dating for a little shy of two years and honestly the beginning of our relationship was really bad. I was in a abusive situation with my parents that had been going on for about 13 years and had been sexually assaulted about 8 months prior and lost my entire friend group to my abuser before meeting him. He was running at the time with a rougher crowd and had a friend who we’ll call Jake (M18 at the time) for privacy reasons. Jake was sexist and only looked at women as sex objects and he absolutely hated me for whatever reason and my boyfriend just simply didn’t care. He just excused it because “he’s just like that”. It lead to a lot of tension early on because I was excluded from things if Jake was gonna be there so basically any hangouts, game nights, etc. I felt I was his last priority for a long time until Jake wronged one of their mutual friends in the group and he was cut off from everyone. Finally my boyfriend told me I was right about him and he was so sorry for not doing more but I don’t think he was. This immediately lead to me not really trusting him in general and he proved me right again and again with worse things later on (examples: leaving me and getting I shit you not cookies with my friend group while I was having a mental health crisis because in his words “he didn’t know what he was supposed to do”, taking general life frustration out on me by being short with me and snippy, forcing me on Lexapro when I really didn’t want to take it, going through my phone in the middle of the night and then waking up and interrogating me for having friends that are men, etc) eventually he decided I shouldn’t have guy friends at all and so I unadded them. I want to say now I am not completely innocent in this. I have a really hard time controlling my emotions because of everything I’ve had to deal with especially in the last few years, it’s gotten a lot better but I wasn’t a very nice person for a while. I picked fights because of my insecurities and lack of trust for him but I was also completely head over heels for him and still am now. However I missed my friends and I tried to compromise with him offering to have him come to with so he could understand it’s not anything weird but he didn’t want to, eventually I was just tired of not having my normal friends to hang with so I just went to hang with them without telling him and he found out and BLEW UP at me saying so many things most of which was just accusing me of cheating, I didn’t. Now back to the present. We’ve been living together for a while up until last week when he went through my phone while I was sleeping and saw photos of my ex in my snap memories from 2020. Context my ex is a very good person who I made a lot of good memories with not as boyfriend but as a friend and he helped me through some of the hardest points with my parents and was there when my friend got diagnosed with cancer. I don’t miss him or love him but felt sad deleting a few years worth of memories and basically having to rid myself of all the videos and photos. He was in almost every single one and these weren’t just photos of me and him snuggling (those got deleted a long time ago) or anything they were videos and pictures of us and friends exploring caves, camping, staying out late, being funny, etc. they were my only memories I have of my summer(s) with people. He then decided to wake me up at 6:30am before I had work to tell me he wanted to break up and basically said all these really awful things to me. I just cried trying to explain but he didn’t care. He then went to sleep and I called out of work and took care of him making sure he was rested and had eaten something but also so I could cry without restriction and not have to worry about my emotions with customers. Eventually he woke up and we talked more (I mainly cried) and he decided we should take a week break. This week has been so hard I haven’t really been eating, drinking, or sleeping and just feel like I’m dying. I haven’t had really anyone to talk to and then found out my parents are trying to arrange a marriage for me solely for money (the guy is a doctor). He finally came over today and we decided to stay together but live separately until October but him and I both feel weird/anxious. We love each other so much it hurts. Also I know I’m making him sound like the bad guy but most of these things that he has done have been in the heat of the moment and he’s apologized for them, he’s really a sweet guy and I’m worried I made him not nice because of my behavior. Anyway I want to know how we can make this work? It looks grim I know however we both want this to work.

I have quite a few experiences, from UFOS to Fae folk. Not sure whether to cover them all since idk if anyone will even read them.
TLDR; 11 year old me hears bigfoot in ravine, goes into trance like state, other girls in camp group who were close to me didn’t hear anything at all, one of the girls brings it up to me years later.
When I was about 11 or so, I was apart of a girl-scouts esque group. One day, we went for a hike on the outskirts of town. I lived in Washington at the time so it was very forested. Anyways, we came to a clearing and I decided to eat lunch. For whatever reason I was compelled to get up, leave the group, and walk to the edge of the ravine. When I approached the ravine, I felt this weird sense of exhaustion. I felt like I wanted to jump. Anyways, I hear this bellowing coming from the ravine. This absolutely loud roaring sound, like from the dinosaur movies. It was echoing.
I get startled because I feel someone shaking my shoulder. It was a camp counselor. She said “we were calling your name, why didn’t you respond?” I responded with “Wait did you not hear that? What was that”? And the girls just said No and shrugged it off, and went back to eating.
Anyways, fast forward to a few years later. I’m in High school and I go to sit with a friend who was in that camp. She says “Hey remember when you were in a trance and you said you heard roaring noises”? I thought I just made it up. But no It actually happened
I have been interested in missing 411 since then. I have no explanation for what happened, or why none of the other girls hears it despite being only 30 feet away or so.
But anyways, I wonder if experiences like this can be attributed to some of 411 cases…? The strong urge to just run. To just go.

I am looking for any helpful legal advice. I'm a university student, renting a room in a university apartment. The rent is per room, but the apartment is shared between me and three others. Utilities are separate from rent, and are stated in the rental agreement and handbook to be handled by the occupants through a separate service provider. Utilities were handled by one of my other roommates. The account was made in their name alone.
I rented this room from July of 2021 to May of 2023. I did not occupy the room or apartment in any capacity from February 2022 to May of 2023. My room was essentially a personal storage unit. Breaking lease was far too expensive. I resided instead with my partner (and have been since February of 2022). It was very clear to my roommates that I was living entirely with my partner; I had stated this verbally on multiple occasions and even had one of my roommates check in with me, which is when I confirmed in writing that I do not stay in the apartment. My roommates were well aware of my absence in the period of February 2022 to June 2022 (essentially the spring semester).
Despite being entirely absent from the unit, I continued to pay a portion of the utilities through December of 2022. This is due in part to me being non-confrontational, and also a clause in the rental handbook and agreement that states heat must be on in winter months due to pipe maintenance (meaning heat would be on in my room, counting as usage on my part). To my knowledge, no lights or heat were used in my room outside of this period.
Given that I had indicated to my roommates that I was living entirely with my partner, I made no payment towards utilities after December. Heat was not needed at this point, meaning I made no contributions to utility usage. I only saw that payment requests were being made through a group chat, where the person managing the utilities would state a cost to be paid. I had communicated with this person on other matters outside of utilities. I was never once asked about missing payments. To me, it was clear that because I was not using utilities and that I would not be paying. The lack of follow up or even addressing it seemed to confirm this.
After everyone had moved out (with utilities having been paid in full and the account closed), the roommate managing the utility account messaged me privately and demanded payment, in full, for the months I was absent. I stated I would not be paying for the reasons above. She sent this conversation to the group chat, demanding payment from the other two roommates because I was “flaking” and if it was an issue they could take me to small claims.
They tried to claim that there's no way to know if I was residing in the residence or not. Both my partner and I have location storing on our devices, proving residence of a different property. I am in the process of getting that data downloaded. They then claimed they haven't stayed much there but they are paying, so I should as well. One roommate stated they were absent for the entirety of the fall semester, just like I was. I pointed out that I had remained absent, still making zero contributions to utility usage but paying for that period. Another tried to say that they often stay with friends, meaning they should only be liable for half of what they pay based on my argument. Again, they are still the ones using the utilities. I couldn't because I was never present.
My partner and I have done some research. In our area, average usage per month is roughly 970 KwH for a 2000 sq. ft. home in 2023. The apartment we lived in was 1000 sq. ft. After requesting billing statements, they somehow, with only 2 to 3 of them present, averaged 1200 KwH monthly. Either they were all constantly there, or decided to constantly leave utilities active, regardless of if they were present.
They also keep trying to say it was my responsibility to indicate my absence to ALL of them, not just the one managing funds. I had indicated that I was moving out with my partner when the lease ended. I also had told all of them I reside entirely with my partner. Again, this was evident given that I had already been absent and residing with my partner from February 2022. I had indicated I do not live at this apartment. They knew my room was used entirely for storage, as my bed wasn't even in the room. You could barely get past the door. They were saying I was responsible for telling them they needed to pay more, not the person managing the funds.
They then said I was responsible for paying regardless because there is a flat rate for access to utilities from the service provider, and then an additional monthly charge for usage. The flat rate is $9 a month in totality, not per person.
In my absence following December 2022, the utility bill spiked from roughly $10 a month per person to nearly (and sometimes over) $50 a month per person. Again, this is without me ever being on the property and them claiming to never be there too. They tried to cite an 8% increase in rates on the service provider's end, but that doesn't make any sense.
Their final arguments to me were about verbal agreements. They stated the agreement was for the four of us to split the payment. I stated that I did not ever agree to anything written first of all, and second, the verbal agreement could not count as I had indicated multiple times I was no longer living at that apartment. Nonpayment on my end was clear as well. It was the responsibility of the person managing the funds to follow up on nonpayment, and also to make appropriate adjustments.
Sorry for the long post. Am I liable for any payments? Would my roommates have a case against me in court? What I'm counting on is my location data to show that I was genuinely absent, texts showing that I had made my absence clear and photos showing that I could not reside in my room even if I wanted, extended gaps and redundancies in their arguments, and transactions showing I did pay for any utility usage that I was aware of and liable for.
If they take the case to court, I will be missing multiple flights home, and will be out several hundreds of dollars used towards being able to take my pet home (meaning vet bills, plane and airport fees, etc.). Would I be able to seek damages for this?
TLDR; I wasn't making utility payments because I wasn't using my apartment (rent and utilities are separate). My roommates knew this, didn't acknowledge the nonpayment on my end for months, suddenly decided to threaten court unless I paid for everything I missed in full immediately after moving out. I did not sign anything, my name is not on any account. Not sure if they even have a case, but am I liable for anything here? Would I be able to seek damages?

My cousin just told me that she first found out about comedian Lee Camp a few years ago, when he performed at a Green Party meeting.
Who are some other comedians who are political and friendly to the US Green Party point of view?
I'm looking for names I haven't heard of before, not famous people like John Oliver or etc.