I used to bartend at a hole-in-the-wall bar in a University town that also had a police training institute. The trainees (men and, once, a woman) would come in and get shitfaced wasted (like anyone else), but would talk very openly and loudly about all of the “thugs” and “shitheels” they were going to “bust” as soon…

Were they hooking up? Or was she lusting after him and thought being Team Dude would put her in his good graces?

My stylist is worried sick about going back to work. When the quarantine went into effect, she was immediately able to get unemployment. Now that it is lifted, she has to go back to work or find another (probably even more dangerous) job. I asked her what I should do to support her — come in so that she earns her…

Don’t ever fake it. They’ll just keep doing it wrong.

Mine: Breakfast at a local diner with the open kitchen setup. Had just ordered when the line cook sneezes all over the griddle without covering his mouth. He proceeds to wipe his nose on his unclothed arm and go right back to flipping sausage and eggs. I got up and walked right out.

If this is the movie with Kiss From A Rose theme song, then it was my first PG13 movie too! My best friend and I were 11 and “dating” 13 year old twins. My mom drove us all to this movie and my date slowly and eventually held my hand. What a rush! No other public displays of affection, though, because my mom was 3 rows…

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. That makes a lot of sense. We are preparing to put up a fence on our residential property. There is a line of ugly shrubs right on the neighbor’s side of the property line. We were going to put the fence right up against that on our side. She got irritated and asked for…

Did they end up being able to do anything about it?

As a chef I hope you are hanging in there during this pandemic crisis. My husband is (was?) a chef of a restaurant currently closed to the public. They’re trying to work out a pre-order/carry-out situation but the owner is leaning toward declaring bankruptcy and starting fresh once we know what post-COVID life is…

I’m sorry that happened, but I’m loving this thread, very informational! Any idea why someone would cut trees on someone else’s property? I feel like everyone knows that healthy trees have value — shade, wildlife, beauty, clean air, breaks for wind and snow drifts, etc. I live in an old neighborhood with 100+ year old…

That’s so sad. My first “big girl” apartment after college was in the least sketchy building in a moderately sketchy neighborhood. It was all I could afford. I woke up the first morning to the most brutal, blood curdling wails. It was like it was all around me, from three sides of my bedroom, which faced a tiny…

I’m so sorry you have to deal with this. My best friend has been dealing with this with his neighbor for 4 years now (he lives in an old house converted into apartments, his is the 2nd floor above the main floor).

Catholic schools often bus CHILDREN and teens to protest outside of clinics. Many assign extra credit to those who participate. One Catholic high schooler (who was in my clinic for her abortion) told me that in middle school they were able to get out of gym class if they went to the clinic protests. She said she…

We already have 2 dogs and damn if I wasn’t on the rescue websites looking at fur babies last week. We’re in Week 4 of quarantine and it is hard to imagine what life was like before this, or will be after this. I have all the time in the world to have 8 million dogs, so why not? Luckily, my sister reminded me that…

I don’t live in New York, but I asked my stylist if she is interested/willing to make house calls. She said that in our state, if she was found out to be doing that her license could be suspended. Wondering if that’s the case in other states.

In grade school, without a word, I’d get up from my desk and walk over to the craft cabinet. I’d open some glue and pour it all over one hand, then return to my seat where I’d watch it dry. I’d then proceed to meticulously peel off the glue and get up again to throw away the peelings. I’d do this in the middle of a…

Yes. Watching my husband cook, clean, homeschool, and take care of kids (probably 60-65% of the overall share because my job keeps me sequestered away more) is sexy AF.

Thank you :) I just booked us a hotel room down the street where they have a pool. I called the front desk and they said they haven’t had a patron in 2 days. He genuinely thanked me for calling and gave me a great discounted rate for me to come have a “staycation” with the kiddos so they can get some energy out in the…

I’ve known I didn’t want kids since I can remember even understanding the concept. But my sibling and bro-in-law are both frontline workers, required to report for duty during this pandemic or lose their jobs. As such my husband and I took in their two kids since we are both allowed to work from home. I know this is…

I bet their nurses are the ones who take jobs in reproductive health care settings and then refuse to help with birth control and terminations (even though it was in the original job description) by invoking “conscientiousness” clauses.