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Subtracty

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  • What should I do if I find a bag by the road that I'm concerned it's a dead body?

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  • That was part we were confused by! I literally asked my coworkers before I called the cops if this was some sort of prank they were playing on me because no one else had access to the area and it just seemed like something out of a cheesy mystery novel. When the police opened the bag and it was just clothes I was so relieved, but the roll being inside was weird. Like someone either had another roll of tape for the outside, or they preeemtively cut a length off before putting the roll inside. Who knows. I wonder if I'll ever get a call about it, but suppose no news is good news.

  • What should I do if I find a bag by the road that I'm concerned it's a dead body?

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  • The circumstances it was found in were a little different than OPs, like I said the bag appeared overnight. And on private property where there was no road access. Little bit suspicious for a heavy suitcase to wind up in a place like that. The detective agreed. Police aren't just there to make traffic stops. He said there were a few unsolved missing persons cases that police had searched the nearby area for on account of their circumstances. In one case, a wife went missing, and her husband was spotted circling the roads nearby for hours the night she went missing but her body was never found.

    I just kept my story brief because I didn't think anyone would be interested. But there was absolutely reason to think it could amount to something. And all I'm saying is if I get murdered, I hope the local cops I initially called aren't on the job cause those guys acted like they wanted to be sitting in their car eating donuts.

  • What should I do if I find a bag by the road that I'm concerned it's a dead body?

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  • A similar situation happened to me! DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING Call the non emergency number! If they are annoyed that they came out and it winds up being garbage, who cares? At least you didn't ignore something potentially very important.

    In my case, it was a suitcase that had duct tape around it. That showed up overnight. I called local cops first that sent guys out that seemed bored, honestly. And my heart was racing as I answered questions. When they opened the bag, it had ripped clothes and a half used roll of duct tape. The local PD literally said "well, we don't have a crime we can match this to." They started to leave without the bag and I was confused why they wouldn't at least take it for evidence? I have watched too many episodes of CSI, cold case etc and was freaking out. They left. I guess they just want to make money on traffic stops.

    I couldn't leave the situation there, and a friend knew someone in the State Police. After a few phone calls I got in touch with a detective. Who was very confused that the local cops had handled the situation like that. He arrived and took the bag into evidence and got my information. As far as I know, nothing ever came of it.

  • White House Races to Lend Billions in Climate Funds Before Election | Loan office got $400 billion windfall but has been slow to complete deals

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  • Is this a matter of companies making it through a vetting proccess before they are given the loan? What is the hold up?

  • Hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother died after being struck by a car while cycling.

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  • This story is so devastating. There are so many lives affected by a single drunk and seemingly aggressive driver.

  • J.D. Vance Booed by Entire Crowd During Dumpster Fire Speech

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  • The cover photo they used makes it look like he haasaged 10 years in the last few weeks. Stumbling from embarassing screw up to screw up on the world stage when most people are already against you will really wreck your youthful demeanor.

    Good. He deserves this shit.

  • Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon

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  • Can someone explain to me the difference from Control Panel to Settings? It seems like more of a name change and of course, the UI will be different, but won't it effectively be a hub to control your personal settings just like control panel?

  • Anti-LGBTQ+ hate preacher says racists go to Heaven and MLK is burning in Hell

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  • I would like to see assholes like this take a reading comprehension test.

  • Is Dune part 2 worth watching?

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  • I never read the source material, so I can't speak to the quality of adaptation. But I could not get past the casting and felt like the number of extremely famous faces detracted from the plot. The first movie I was somewhat able to be emersed in the world despite the main characters being the two most popular young stars of the year. But the second movie, I felt actors were cast in small parts they hardly got a chance to act in. Not that Christpher Walken can't absolutely nail a small part. It just didn't feel like some exotic Sci-fi world when every character was famous from 100 other movies.

  • The Babylonian Map of the World with Dr. Irving Finkel

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  • Well, this guy is just fantastic. Everything you want in a museum curator. Just watched some other videos with him playing ancient board games, and he is such a delight.

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    Gritty with the hot take...

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  • Between the Titan submersible, the orcas wrecking yachts, and this tornado water spout off of Siciliy. I would say the ocean and it's sea creatures have been working overtime to get the billionaires.

  • Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say

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  • Yes, that's why I didn't want to rip and tear everything out the first year. Unfortunately, the previous owner of my home allowed a lot of very invasive things to grow like the Japanese Honeysuckle and tree of heaven. There is also pokeweed, which is native to the Southern US but is a nightmare plant that the Spotted Lantern Flies (another invasive killing trees) absolutely love so I have to dig those out.

    My previous post made it sound like I am removing everything that isn't hyper local, but I don't have the time or energy for that. Would just settle for the aggressive things to finally die.

  • Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say

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  • iNaturalist, as far as I know it is free or at least I have the free version and haven't been limited in the number of IDs I can request. They also have a feature where the IDs can be verified by other users to get more specific than the automated photo identification. And let me tell you, there are some plant/bug nerds that browse the app!

  • Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say

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  • I wish this would happen to me, it seems like every time I look away the seeds of some invasive vine are taking root in my yard. I've tried planting natives, but for me at least they have taken some work to cultivate and maintain despite trying to find natives that are appropriate for my soil and sun situation. I'm hoping every year the natives will be able to strengthen and outcompete the invasives, but for now I am stuck digging up roots and tearing down whatever non natives I find.

  • Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say

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  • I've spent the past few summers desperately trying to claw my lawn back from invasives. When we first bought our house I didn't want to remove anything until after a year to see what everything was, because I knew nothing about plants. I planted some natives in bare locations, but didn't realize just how crazy some of the vines and invasive species would be in claiming space.

    I have an app on my phone for identifying plants. A few years ago, every ID said invasive from Asia or Europe. I cannot tell you how satisfying it is to see some native grasses and wildflowers finally taking hold in the areas that used to be Japanese Honeysuckle or pokeweed. But it was backbreaking, miserable work and I commend anyone who is fighting this fight.

  • How do you get over the fact that not everyone will like you?

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  • Time helps. I am not a teacher, but I coach.

    I feel like I wanted to be loved by my athletes or completely ignored by them when I started coaching. I didn't want anyone to dislike or doubt my abilities in any way. I went above and beyond to plan practices and be as legitimate as possible as a young coach close (enough) in age to the athletes. I needed firmly establish that I was an authority in the field and worth taking advice from.

    I'll be honest, some of my interactions with athletes during covid broke me. We went remote when facilities and the world shut down. Which meant trying to run fitness classes over zoom for whoever still wanted them. When we returned to in person practice, the athletes just came back cynical and critical (the entire world was just proven to be a shit show, so I understand where they are coming from). I felt like I had to justify my strategy every few weeks, of they did not see immediate results, they just questioned the value in coming to practice.

    It took time to build up a reputation with my athletes again. All i could do was continue to do the best job possible and trust my knowledge. We just celebrated having our first Olympian alumni, so things are going well! But not everyone has that same successful result, and want to blame someone for that. Some people will always think they are the smartest person in the room, and you can't change their way of thinking.

    For those 5% of negative reviews, the best case scenario is that you did the best possible job you could. And in a few years, they self reflect and think about how critical they were of you when it really wasn't anything. Worst case scenario, they tell the story of their instructor, who was in some way incompetent, and everyone just smiles, nods, and gets on with their lives. The otherwise overwhelmingly positive reviews show us that you are preparing your students for whatever the next step is. Some students might not see the value of your work immediately, or 2 years down the road, or ever. Just because they can not see the value in your work does not mean the value was not their.

  • Do you approve sex work? Why or why not?

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  • Regulations would help, but create their own hurdles.

  • What household item do you wish there was a trial/testing period for?

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  • The youtuber Technology Connections did an episode about toasters and how much better they were in the past. Retro toasters are apparently the way to go.

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  • Biociden Remove are the drops. Apparently, it's common for a lot of people to think they have high stomach acid, but the burning is actually low stomach acid. Because his stomach was always burning and he was drinking so much water, he thought it was high. Hope this helps!