Went under a spruce tree in a cemetery and got itchy immediately

Went under a spruce tree in a cemetery and got itchy immediately

I went to a cemetery to see my great grandmothers grave about a week ago. When I initially got to the grave it was crawling with clover mites (or whatever those tiny little red mites are), and under a spruce tree. I sat for a moment but got incredibly itchy and covered in hives so I left and immediately bagged up my clothes. I left my clothes sealed in a garbage bag for the week. I foolishly opened the bag and put the hoodie on yesterday thinking the mites would have died after a week in a bag but I got immediately itchy and prickly feeling again. The problem is I'm a van lifer and think I may have unleashed whatever these are into my van. I have only seen a few with my eyes, and was finally able to get a picture of one. What's werid is I slept fine in my van with no bites or itching until about an hour after I woke up. I was sitting in bed and the itching started again, and thats when I found the bug I took a picture of. I'm off to the laundromat to clean everything I own but I can't figure out what these are at all. This is an incredibly zoomed in picture, and the bug is about the size of a grain of sand

u/Numquam — 6 hours ago

Question about a weird place I used to hike as a kid

I grew up in Southington and my family has all moved away from Connecticut. I am on a work trip to central Connecticut right now and decided to visit my hometown. There was this area of woods that has an entrance off of Peter's circle/plum orchard road that I would walk in with my friends as a kid. The woods is full of power lines, and did always have no trespassing signs. Kids would ride dirt bikes in there when I was young, which I think made just being an innocent kid going for a walk less suspicious. It currently seems more restricted than it did when I was a kid, but I can't quite tell if going for a walk back there would be socially acceptable. I'm just trying to do some nostalgic hometown stuff as I don't think my work will take me to Connecticut again any time soon. Does anyone know what this area of woods is and if going for a walk through it would be ok? I know there was a creek called misery brook that ran through it. Sorry if this is a weird question and thanks for any answers you can give!

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u/Numquam — 13 days ago

Addicted to honey pot panty liners. Need a cheaper alternative

So my vulva/vagina is just a source of pain for me and it always has been. I have vaginismus/vulvodynia, and a constantly irritated labia, especially during my luteal phase. Honey pot liners help my symptoms so much but they are kind of expensive. I have searched the internet for alternatives, but everyone who is interested in what I'm looking for is a person recovering from childbirth. As someone who's vulva/vagina just neutrally hurts about 60% of the time, I really don't want to read childbirth forums looking for answers. And besides that fact, people recovering from childbirth are looking for something much different than I am. I want to be able to make or buy a supply of and oil mixture similar to what's in honeypot pads without burning myself. Has anyone ever successfully recreated honey pot pads using their own essential oil mix put on a cheaper panty liner? Thanks for any info you can provide me!

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u/Numquam — 2 months ago

I use a cheap old German trade violin for my outdoor gigs. The violin itself holds up great to all sorts of weather but overall it isn't the nicest sounding instrument. I heard that infeld reds sound great on old trade violins and I gave them a shot and they made my instrument sound the best it ever has. It sounded so much louder and warmer until I actually brought the instrument outside in the heat and sun. The infeld reds went dead in just one outdoor gig which kind of ruins the point of putting them on a violin I use specifically outdoors. I can't seem to find any good info on dupes for infeld reds that can hold up better to weather. I used to use Zyex but I think they changed the formula. The only info I can find online is that obligatos are a good infeld red dupe but honestly I have owned violins that love obligatos and they've all hated infeld reds. Anyone have any good info on something a bit heartier with the same warm, overtone rich sound I can get with infeld reds?

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u/Numquam — 2 months ago

So I floss my teeth every night using my phone camera with the flash on in the dark. I find it to be the easiest way to see into my mouth and it makes flossing easier. The other day I hit my tooth on a mug while drinking. It didn't hurt badly or for very long and I thought it would be fine. When I went to go floss using my camera flash method the tooth I hit now looks darker than the rest of my teeth. It's not very noticeable in regular lighting. I'm worried the tooth is dead or dying. I have had problems with this tooth before, but I haven't been to a dentist in years. I am going to go at least get it looked at eventually. Is this an emergency? Will I lose my front tooth? I don't make much money or have dental insurance and always said that if anything happens to any of my teeth I'll just get it pulled and deal with it. I never imagined I'd lose my front teeth though.

u/Numquam — 2 months ago