u/astrenixie

What do you do when your own team dogpiles you in chat?

Not sure if the flair fits, but I didn't think this counted as fan mail since I have no screenshots.

I just played a game where my tank and other DPS tried to ban my pick. It happens sometimes, and I always select their heroes for bans if that happens, cause I figure tit for tat is fair game. Is it petty? Yeah, but so is permabanning a teammate's pick imo.

Anyway, the other DPS got their pick banned (with Sombra somehow not being banned) and proceeded to throw the game going 1-13 and spending a lot of time at spawn. Did anyone call them out on it? Nope. Other than our Ana, who defended me because I was trying, everyone else on my team AND two people on the enemy team were hurling insults at me. Two of my teammates cussed me out in chat. I was the only one on my team with a positive KD and the only one putting time on point to capture.

The game was lost in a huge stomp. I muted all the people trash talking pretty early on and of course reported, but it just sucked. Idk why I should get all this hate, get called slurs, and be accused of helping the enemy team when I just want to play my favorite hero. I know I'll get over it. I know it shouldn't bother me anyway, but it does. I just wanna enjoy the game.

Does anyone else feel this way? When this happens, what do you do? It feels so pointless when most of the team hates you and cares more about bullying in chat than trying to win.

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u/astrenixie — 2 days ago

Kitchen Drawer Repair

Hello, everyone! I'm new to fixing things, and this issue in particular has me stumped. There has always been one drawer in my apartment's kitchenette that sticks. Not too big a deal. I just don't use it. Well, a while back, I was reorganizing the kitchen and checking each drawer, including the stuck one. When I pulled it out, the front of the drawer came straight off. After looking at it, I think it may have swelled from moisture, as none of the other drawer pieces looked as thick and cracked. It's also possible there was damage from pests, as I have had bugs that required me to fog the apartment a few times.

The inner piece that holds the front of the drawer on seems like it was connected with nails, which I could try to pull out and use to reattach a new piece. However, I don't know where to start for finding this specific piece of wood. I'm thinking it may be particle board with veneer. I added some pictures but can take new ones if needed. If anyone has ideas of where I could look or potential repairs, I would appreciate it!

u/astrenixie — 3 months ago