Said goodbye to my focus today :(

Said goodbye to my focus today :(

I’m really upset about it, a went over a cone on the freeway and it pushed the condenser and radiator into my engine which was making it overheat amongst some other stuff. Repairs would have cost $4k so it’s totaled. She was my first car, had her for a year and a half. Only 89k miles on her, 2014 SE. Transmission had one clutch B replacement last year but other than that she did me no wrong. I won’t be getting another focus, but I loved being part of the club while it lasted.

u/Complete-Factor8293 — 2 days ago
▲ 190 r/irvine

LOST CAT: found in Long Beach but has a phone number with an Irvine area code

Found in Long Beach on Atlantic Ave and Hill Street. I posted in the Long Beach sub but thought this might be helpful too because the cat’s collar has a number no longer in use with a 949 area code. I looked up the number and called the numbers of people who used to own the number, all didn’t pick up and I left voicemails. My roommate posted on FB too and I checked lost cat forums. Rest of the post is the same post I put on r/LongBeach .

We found this cat out on the middle of the road laying down. Very friendly, loves to be pet. We took him to the vet to see if he was microchipped and he isn’t. He has a number on his collar but it’s not in service anymore. He was first seen outside on Friday afternoon, he was eating plants and seemed hungry. He’s very fat which makes me think he’s not supposed to be outside, I hope he just got lost and isn’t outside often. Let me know if you recognize him, know him, or recognize the number! (phone number on last slide)

UPDATE: Hi everyone, people have been asking for an update and unfortunately we had to release the cat back outside a few hours after I made this post. Our plan was to keep him inside our bathroom with food, water, and a litter box for the night and we’d continue the search in the morning. He was very disruptive throughout the night and scratched a hole into our bathroom room while trying to escape. He was also stressing out my cat I have at home. We’re renters and couldn’t have any more damage be done so we made the unfortunate decision to release him back outside. I feel really guilty about it, he was probably so scared and I feel just awful about it. I looked around this morning for him and couldn’t find him. Thanks for all your help and support, I’m sorry I couldn’t deliver results.

u/Complete-Factor8293 — 25 days ago
▲ 111 r/longbeach

LOST CAT FOUND NEAR ATLANTIC AVE AND HILL ST

We found this cat out on the middle of the road laying down. Very friendly, loves to be pet. We took him to the vet to see if he was microchipped and he isn’t. He has a number on his collar but it’s not in service anymore. He was first seen outside on Friday afternoon, he was eating plants and seemed hungry. He’s very fat which makes me think he’s not supposed to be outside, I hope he just got lost and isn’t outside often. Let me know if you recognize him, know him, or recognize the number! (phone number on last slide)

UPDATE: Hi everyone, people have been asking for an update and unfortunately we had to release the cat back outside a few hours after I made this post. Our plan was to keep him inside our bathroom with food, water, and a litter box for the night and we’d continue the search in the morning. He was very disruptive throughout the night and scratched a hole into our bathroom room while trying to escape. He was also stressing out my cat I have at home. We’re renters and couldn’t have any more damage be done so we made the unfortunate decision to release him back outside. I feel really guilty about it, he was probably so scared and I feel just awful about it. I looked around this morning for him and couldn’t find him. Thanks for all your help and support, I’m sorry I couldn’t deliver results.

u/Complete-Factor8293 — 25 days ago
▲ 15 r/ftm

Do I need to have a caregiver for top surgery?

I just started getting assessed for top surgery, the therapist assessing me said I’d need to have someone with me/taking care of me the first week after surgery such as personal hygiene, toileting, grocery shopping, meal prep, and transportation. My roommates will be able to help me out with most of that stuff, but will I not be able to wipe my own ass and stuff? What if I use a bidet? She made it sound like they’d have to take off work for me if they’re taking care of me and that sounds a little much in my opinion, I’ll probably be fine on my own because I’ll just be resting for the first week. Anyone else who has had top surgery, how’d you go about the aftercare and navigating life with limited mobility directly after surgery?

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u/Complete-Factor8293 — 2 months ago

I feel like no one will ever love me like my ex did

I (19FTM) and my ex (20FTM) were together for 2 years, I broke up with him last year because of mental health problems on his end that became too much for me to handle since he wasn’t helping himself. He was my first love, my first real long-term relationship and I’m mostly over him now but I can’t help but think I won’t have a love that pure ever again. We met in high school right before I transitioned, he had transitioned years before me. He was the first person I told I was trans, he was my #1 supporter from the start. He helped me pick out my name, always referred to me as a man, corrected people when I got misgendered, and I just truly felt so seen and accepted by him. He understood me because he was also trans and I could always talk to him when I was feeling dysphoric. Even if I started dating again now, it would be so much different. I’m far into my transition now, I’m an adult and live on my own, I’m completely different. I don’t even know if I am truly able to be loved honestly, I think that relationship might have just been a 1 in a million chance for me and I blew it by leaving him. I feel like such a chud for thinking about this still, I just get so lonely sometimes and miss that feeling of being loved and seen by someone.

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u/Complete-Factor8293 — 3 months ago

ITP teacher said I need to take out my ear piercings if I want to go into the field

So yeah as the title says, I'm a student and the other day we had our final and afterwards he pulled me aside and said if I ever wanted to make it in this career I should limit my piercings to only 1 on each ear because no one will take me seriously with what I have now. For reference, I have 3 lobe piercings on each ear and on my left ear I have 4 cartilage piercings; I plan to get cartilage piercings on my right ear too. Is he right?? I live in LA county, when I've done volunteer interpreting I've seen many interpreters with stacked up ears, pierced noses, lips, tongue piercings, etc. and they look like they're doing just fine. I know some people are more traditional and might look down on it, but I live in a very progressive and liberal area and I don't plan on leaving anytime soon.

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u/Complete-Factor8293 — 3 months ago
▲ 1 r/AskVet

If I keep and use minoxidil completely away from my cat, can I use it?

Hello all, I have a spayed female cat, she’s about 3 years old. Domestic short hair, she’s healthy and all. I want to start using topical minoxidil for my facial hair, I’m aware it’s very toxic to cats so I’m a bit wary about it. If I used it outside the house and waited hours for it to absorb into my skin before interacting with her would that be okay? Or should I just not use it at all? If not topical, can I use oral minoxidil?

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u/Complete-Factor8293 — 3 months ago
▲ 3 r/skin

This started a few days ago and I’m just so confused, I have no idea what to do. I’ve been using the same deodorant for years, no change in routine recently. It’s quite painful, I can’t really stretch up my arm without it hurting, but if I leave it down it feels fine. I’ve tried putting like lotion on it and stuff but I’ve noticed no improvement. Please help this has been so annoying recently🙏

u/Complete-Factor8293 — 4 months ago