Had power last night on main and toms dr, now it just suddenly surged and went out again... But not fully. One of my walls is still getting some sort of power. RIP. Stay strong gamers, this is lame.
Parameters:
0 ppm ammonia
0 ppm nitrite
20-30 nitrate (normal, my tap water has this natively)
such an unusual issue I never had before. Here's the timeline.
I do water changes every 3 days, roughly, and hand feed.
So I'm trying to figure out what's happening here. Did the re-scape do something to disrupt these new plays so much that they're leaping out of the tank? ONLY the new fish are jumping. One of the blue platys is sort of a bully, but I've only ever seen her chase 1 fish, so I doubt it's that. Here's a before and after of the tank re-scape. I only removed some pogostemmons and moved some of the amazon swords around to give them more access to the light.
I'm really at a loss on this one. The jumping only happens at night, so I haven't been able to see what's actually causing them to do it. Any ideas?
This stuff has been great for the cyanobacteria problems I've been having. It's having trouble growing back since its light access is getting cut off. The anubias and java ferns are quite happy for some shade as well.
I work at an insurance company that deals with these guys a lot. Noticed their opener changed to include a line that says they use AI in their calls and that by continuing the call they agree to it. So basically they're forcing customers to go to the branch in person and not use their phone system if they don't want to train someone's bot. Cool. Very scummy, Enterprise. I hope enough people complain about this that they walk it back. Opt-out is a terrible business decision.
For context, this fish has always had a thinner, less deep body profile than the others. She honestly just looks like a freak, a cross between a hi-fin and a red wag, and is about two inches long. She is approximately 1 yr and 2 mos old. She always eats, and is never clamping her fins. Is she just a weirdo?
Recently planted some red ludwigia, octopus, and some small swords. Both sides have the same number of root tabs. Why is it that everything on the right has grown massive, while everything on the left is struggling? HOB filter is placed directly center in the tank, with two sponge filters on either side. I also supplement with easy green weekly.
Like damn, I paid 9 bucks for a six inch chicken teriyaki the other day. When did they decide they were gourmet? I think almost literally every sub shop in town is cheaper than them now.
Currently working my way through 17/18s, and the number of people applying who have like, maybe a 10 cleared is getting really weird. Do they actually get invited to these keys? Are they just spraying and praying? I need some of their confidence...
Inb4 someone freaks out about how they'll play how they want: This post is not meant for you. This post is meant for people who are actively seeking to improve themselves. You do you.
That being said! Love to see all the new tanks out on the circuit trying it for the first time, and we need way more of them in M+. I'm going to give you the advice that was given to me when I was struggling to time higher keys (IE breaking out of the 8-10 bracket):
Trust your healer.
I'm hearing the same thing from so many tanks that I used to say:
"I play it safe just in case"
"I worry that I'm doing too much."
"I don't wanna pull more than the healer can handle."
Here's the truth:
If your healer has time to DPS, you can pull more.
If their mana bar is barely moving, pull more.
If they're running beside you or ahead of you, pull more.
It sounds counterintuitive, but if your pulls aren't large enough, you're wasting the potential of your DPS AND making your healer work harder. Obviously, don't pull more than you can physically mitigate on your own. Don't pull multiple caster packs when nobody has an interrupt available. Once you run enough dungeons, you'll start to feel the cadence and get a vibe for what pulls are going to kill everyone and what ones won't.
The moment I let go of that fear and just started getting aggressive with pulls, those big keys started getting timed. Those +1 stars turned into +2s, turned into +3 stars. Aim for the stars, my friends. Trust yourself, and trust your pals. You got this. <3
Love,
Your healer
Don't know about the companies the rest of you work for, but my manager does not do my job. They do not understand our process; they exist only to track my metrics and make sure I'm being productive. That's it. It's part of why I love and hate this job. It's independent work in a team environment where my boss is not constantly breathing down my neck.
Don't like what an adjuster told you? Want OEM parts on your car? My manager won't help you. He gets the same documentation we do, and it states very clearly in your policy that we don't approve those parts.
Was an adjuster an asshole to you? My manager can help with that, but I promise you, if you think contacting my manager is going to get me fired, you are mistaken. Our calls are recorded. If I said nothing to get myself fired, I'm not getting fired.
My manager is a pro at gatekeeping. You will not get past him unless the issue is truly egregious, and not getting OEM parts because you didn't read your policy booklet is unfortunately not egregious.
Anyway. Basically what I'm saying is that insurance is one of those places where being a Karen isn't going to get you anywhere fast.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk. Please read your policy booklet next time.
