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UPDATE! I called, spoke to the owner and asked if they customarily checked air filters during oil changes, and the owner said no, they do not, not since covid, they try to minimize the amount of time in peoples cars and try to touch as few things as possible. He said they would rather "upsell a high mileage oil change additive while already under the hood than to sell a cheap filter." He said he has been made aware that a new staff member has been "taking liberties" while working but did not have proof and apologized saying my next oil change is on him.

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So, I went for an oil change at a place that in my experience never ever goes anywhere in the car but the drivers seat, under the hood, which I left open, and under the car to change the oil. Think of it to be a place like Speedee Oil Change but it was an independently owned mom and pop shop, and not Speedee.

I sat in the waiting area, chatted with another customer and the owner and was the last car to be serviced. I've been here before several times, the guy is really nice and I've never had any issues.

They went through my glove box. No mention of the cabin air filter, no one asked if I wanted it checked or needed a new one. I already changed it myself in December so no need. I also left myself a postit note on the hatch with the date I changed it.

Driving off, I noticed items from the glove box left on the passenger seat... confused, I put them back in the glove box and kept driving. They have never checked, changed, or offered to change my cabin air filter in any previous visits/years so why would they even be in the passenger side of my car or in my glove box?

The customer invoice only has oil filter cost, amount of quarts used plus cost, labor and total for oil change. To my knowledge they have never been in my glove box before. (Unlike Oil Changers who will ask if you'd like them to check the cabin air filter while you're sitting in the car.)

Should I call to share all of this so the owner knows someone on his staff might be riffling through customer belongings? What's my next move here besides calling to inquire?? Had this happened to anyone else? What would you do??

TLDR: Went for an oil change and the place I frequent never checks in cabin air filters. My glovebox was rifled through, there are oily finger prints on my passenger car door handle, doorframe and glass, glove box, glove box contents and seat. Items left out. Has this happened to you? What would you do other than calling to inquire about it or letting the owner know?

Edit: Moved the update to the top.

Edit: This is the CAUSAL CONVERSATION SUB. Just throwing out a CASUAL what would you do CONVERSATION TOPIC.

Okay, I'm 3 years and 4+ months into my braces journey... originally quoted 18 months. 🙄

I was supposed to have imaging done for retainers today but the previous visit had installation of a double tie to close a gap that they accidentally created between my first premolar and canine. However now I've got a gap on the other side between the canine and one of the first four teeth.

The ortho sort of joked saying that *I'm so super compliant* with wearing elastics that my teeth are moving in all the wrong directions(?!?) so today... they put **DOUBLE POWERCHAINS** on my uppers and single powerchains on my lowers hoping to "close up all the new gaps".

And apparently!!! Darker colored powerchains are stronger than lighter colored ones, let the ortho tell it. Why wouldn't they say that 2+ years ago so I could have selected colors accordingly!? Is this true??

Now it feels like a rush production to try to hurry up and close gaps and get the bite zippered correctly because they still want to debond as scheduled in September. Is doubling up powerchains standard procedure?

One powerchain was super painful. (Posted about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/braces/s/PbrjZVGnTz). I'm not looking forward to the pain of this double powerchain that was installed. Omg.

They laughed and apologized and suggested I immediately head home and take some aleve. I've taken 3 and my mouth is already starting to water and the pain is creeping in.

Applesauce here I come!!?

I received a letter that from the Department of Health and Human Services Agency - Department of Social Services that says:

"We are the office that makes disability decisions for the Social Security Administration. We are working on your claim for disability benefits. We made one or more appointments for you because we need more information about your condition."

The notice has a location, date, and time and in the TYPE of appointment box it says: INTERNIST REVIEW OF RECORDS.

What is this?

It goes on to say when to arrive, what to bring (Photo ID, meds in original containers, glasses, contacts, assistive devices, what not to bring (children unless appt is for a child), confirm appointment or notify if you can't go... etc.

IS THIS A CONSULTATIVE EXAM??

Is there more to this than just bringing a bag full of prescriptions??

**Also!!** I received a very vague phone message from a person claiming to be of this office stating that it is IMPERATIVE that I IMMEDIATELY call them back BEFORE the date and time of this appointment. Zero indication of why the need for the call, why the urgency, or if something is wrong.

If I have an LTD Lawyer should they be talking to the lawyer and not directly speaking to me??

I feel like I'm about fall for the old banana in the tail pipe here and I'm concerned.

Any advice, tips or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much!

I noticed in the past couple of weeks that I need to turn the volume on my Amazon speakers or in the car SIGNIFICANTLY louder to feel like I'm hearing everything. Same with through the tv and the phone.

In the Amazon Music App I have tried turning off/on Loudness Normalization, turned off/on Dolby Atmos/360 Reality Audio, Streaming Quality is on Standard rather than Best Available or HD/Ultra HD..

I turned off and on the Bluetooth connection, turned off and on the music app, the phone, reset the wifi in the house ...

Wtf is happening?? It has noticeably worse audio quality! Is anyone else having this issue?? What did anyone do to fix it??

Thanks!!

Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/frozenshoulder/s/XH5I8IaGfv

My shoulder still hurts, movement and usage hurt, regular activity, raising my arm to brush teeth, fix hair, put on tshirts, buckle seatbelts, reach in front to grab a cup of tea, reach over head or behind... all painful. I can raise the arm to about 90 degrees and it hurts. If I push it as he instructed it audibly clunks and hurts. I can't sleep on it. I continue to have right arm numbness and tingling down through the middle, ring and pinky fingers, top of hand and forearm, inner arm/armpit(?)

I contacted the orthopedist to inquire if he's sure it is only frozen shoulder and asked again if the rotator cuff was an issue. He again insists it is not my rotator however referred me for a cervical MRI and referred me to the spine clinic. He will not release the cervical mri results.

The spine clinic doctor slipped and said that the orthopedist TOLD HIM to give me a cervical injection JUST TO SEE if it would clear up the rest of the symptoms and pain.

They would like to do a Right c7-t1 ILESI - Interlaminal Epidural Steroid Injection. I'm VERY concerned!!

I've been in physical therapy for nearly 2 years for the shoulder now, I was prescribed 5% lidocaine patches that the ortho said not to use/ were useless, and was instructed to max out painkillers and push to and through pain to preserve range of motion. Swing the arm, rainbows, pendulums, wall crawls, reaching over head even if it hurt.

Test results thus far:

Cervical Spine MRI (found in after visit notes from the spine doctor visit): C6-C7 right paracentral disc protrusion contacting the spinal cord without myelopathic signal change or central canal stenosis. Mild right and Moderate left foraminal stenosis secondary to unconvertebral hypertrophy.

Cervical xray: Reversal of normal cervical lordosis, disc space narrowing of c5-c6 and bone spurs.

Shoulder MRI: Thickening of the coracohumeral ligament with normal appearances of the IGHL. These findings are equivalent for adhesive capsulitis/frozen shoulder.

Subscapularis tendinosis with interstitial tearing at the junction of superior and inferior fibers. Mild supraspinatus tendinosis with bursal side fraying. Small volume of fluid in biceps tendon shealth. Thickening of coracohumeral ligament and inferior glenohumeral ligament. Mild bicep tenosynovitis.

Is it reasonable to go straight to a spine injection without addressing the other shoulder issues with the rotator cuff, fluid in the bicep tendon sheath, tearing and fraying??? Is this standard procedure?

I'm super concerned about a cervical injection because of a vascular anomaly (Fibromuscular Dysplasia) I have that affects bilateral carotid and vertebral arteries. Upon research if the injection is done poorly I will be paralyzed or be in significantly more pain.

Obviously not looking for medical advice but others experiences with their frozen shoulder or rotator issues and the steps that were taken following any findings from test results!

Thank you very much!!

TLDR: Ortho sent me to spine clinic but TOLD the spine doctor to perform a Right c7-t1 ILESI - Interlaminal Epidural Steroid Injection TO SEE if it would help rather than address rotator findings on shoulder MRI. Is this normal!?

Tracee Ellis Ross made an appearance on Keke Palmers Baby this is Keke Palmer Podcast on July 14, 2026 and it is such a good time!! It doesn't even seem like an interview and is like two pals just hanging out, laughing, and having a great chat!

It is 1 hour and 12 minutes long but I loved every minute of it!

Looking for some guidance if you please.

I will be coming into 50k shortly, which I planned to park in a high rate savings account with 3.01% interest until I figured out how to best make it work for me, but I am in debt. I loathe being in debt.

What complicates things is that I have been off work for 4 years after Spontaneously Dissecting my Right Coronary Artery and having 3 SCAD heart attacks. I have zero income, ssa denied my claim, I appealed and was again denied. I have reached out to a lawyer for help with that part.

I slowly liquidated my savings of about 50k over the years. I set my bills to auto pay to my credit card while in the hospital so I wouldn't have to worry about them. I was paying the balance using my regular checking/savings.

I have 0 balance on one credit credit card with 18.19% interest rate. I have 25k on another credit card with 13.15% interest rate. I have 5k in student loans at 4.99% interest rate. I owe family approximately 10k.

I have 20k in two Roth IRA that a financial advisor told me not to touch unless I'm okay to pay penalties for having done so, and that I'm not allowed to contribute to because I have no income. So it is sitting.

If I pay off the cc, student loans and family that SHOULD leave about 10k.

Considering I have no income at all, is there a better way to make this money work for me until I can hopefully be granted ssa while I recover or hopefully get back to some sort of employment?

Would it be prudent to pay off the credit card with the 13.15% interest in whole and being that I have zero income pay minimums ($40) on the student loan with the 4.99% interest in order to keep that 5k in cash handy?

Or pay it all off leaving the remaining 10k in the high rate savings account to hopefully accrue some sort of interest and if push comes to shove start using my credit card to pay bills again?

Or. Pay family back half of what I owe and hold onto the other 5k in the high rate savings account leaving myself approximately 15k? Or don't pay them at all...

I feel like every decision is a poor one considering I have zero income, was denied disability, and will not be working for the foreseeable future.

Thank you for any input, advice, opinions, and guidance!

EDIT TO ADD: The 50k was my emergency fund and is/was parked in a separate institute set to auto transfer 500 per month to my regular checking/ savings account. The regular checking/savings account auto transfers those funds between themselves to keep the account active and avoid fees per a financial advisors advice.