What do you do when you broke your ankle and can’t get seen by ortho for over a month… but also lost your PCP?

Went to the ED today and turns out I broke a bone in my ankle.
I’m in a temporary splint held together with an elastic bandage.

They called me as I was leaving to get me scheduled.

Ortho is 70ish days out
Community care is 30 out ONCE CC gets my referral done and sent over.

But until then… I can’t just sit and wait around. It could heal completely wrong. There could be a tendon or ligament that’s damaged and I won’t get an MRI until AFTER I first see an orthopedist.

This splint will only last days.

I guess what are my options? Do I call a patient advocate?

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u/nightim3 — 7 hours ago
▲ 412 r/NoisyNeighbours+1 crossposts

Neighbors outdoor music can be felt inside the house and saturates back yard. How can I fight back without using the police for a “noise complaint” ? Creative solutions welcome

We used to have a great relationship before he installed outdoor speakers for the pool. Double zones with a subwoofer I think.

Tried to talk to him about it when it was first set up.
Asked him to turn it down a few times when it was too loud and suggested just atleast when I was home.

Still was an issue. So I asked them to turn it down / aim or move the speakers installed by the fence line.
Neighbor shot back with a how dare you try to control my backyard yadda yadda and thought I was getting the hint when they ignored me.

I’m his only next door neighbor. Otherwise he’s on a corner so no one else next to his yard.

At this point I’m fed up and ready to strike back without doing the same exact thing. We both have done unpermitted work in the backyard and I don’t want to get to a point where we call the cops / city.

We do have a sustained noise ordinance but I don’t want to go that route.

Any ideas?

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u/nightim3 — 11 days ago
▲ 6 r/ODU

Anyone enrolled in the Cybersecurity PHD program? I’ve been waiting for it and now that it’s here I’m curious.

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u/nightim3 — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/howto

How to remove baked on protective adhesive film

I screwed up three years ago when I never finished this deck. And I keep putting it off because I’m tempted to rip these expensive post out.

But let me ask. Can they be salvaged without destroying the metal underneath

u/nightim3 — 1 month ago

Advice for patching the seam of the old to new ceiling in the bathroom?

The joist holding up the new sheet doesn’t have any sag in it so you can see where the ceiling comes down a bit in the middle.

I’ve reinforced with new screws and I took the belt sander to it to give me a transition.

Should I feather out the seam on the side with the new piece first BEFORE adding the fibrafuse ?

Or should I add a generous coat of setting compound and embed the Fibrafuse in it and then finish it like a normal butt joint.

u/nightim3 — 1 month ago

This shouldn’t have to be said every new Trial. STOP RAMMING THE BLUE

Hit the people in red. They’re the enemy. We’re a team.

Do better

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u/nightim3 — 1 month ago

You can be in second place for an entire race until a rammer sends you to the back of the pack in the final seconds.

u/nightim3 — 2 months ago
▲ 55 r/drywall

Where to break the joint on a 5’ wall

When doing a full sheet around a door from left to right.

Do I break the drywall on the king and jack stud or break it on the stud supporting the electrical box?

u/nightim3 — 2 months ago

Smaller mixer that can handle pizza dough without burning out

Long story short… my 6qt kitchen aid professional is great but forces me to make much bigger batches of pizza dough due to its volume.

I’m looking to get another mixer in the 4qt range that’s powerful enough to handle the task.

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u/nightim3 — 2 months ago

Almost two days in NYC alone.

Hey y’all!
I’ll be in town Thursday Morning around 8 or 9. Staying till probably 7pm Friday night.

Did some searching and took some advice from here.

So here’s kind of my thoughts on where I want to go and do. I’m a mid 30’s single guy who isn’t really into a party. Enjoys food and bourbon. Loves history but recognizes my time is a bit limited.

Good news. I’ll be back for a proper 3 day trip in October.

Day 1 I’ll be staying in Hoboken. Check-in around 3-4pm. Cleanup and head back into NYC.

Day 2. I’ll be checking out. Going into NYC and then headed out to New Brunswick to get ready for six flags on Friday.

Really hoping to get help with a plan to optimize my time and maybe a few suggestions since I think I’ll have extra time?

Places I want to go / Places recommended by the Sub

Hamburger America.
Nocca Gnocchi
Mei Lah Wah
Danny and coops cheesesteaks
L’industrie pizzeria.
New York public library.
Central Park. (Though I understand if it’s too much)
Top of the rock or one Vanderbuilt
Katz’s delicatessen
Grand central station
Travel bar
Comedy cellar.

Places that would be nice to go but I can do without this time.

Chrysler building.
Time square at night
9/11 memorial
Brooklyn Bridge
Utopia bagels
Empire State Building
The castle Clinton park.

Open to more suggestions.
I like looking at cool buildings and eating good food.

Open to suggestions for substitutions. Except for hamburger America. That’s a bucket list item for me.

Also! Would love a French croissant. (Actual French butter)

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u/nightim3 — 2 months ago

As much time as I spent around em.. I have never heard SEALs mention frogman shit and the teams as much as they do in Marshall’s

We get it. Yall were in the teams.
Put some damn hair gel in and stop mentioning it.

Atleast make it realistic.
More flip flops.
More hair gel.

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u/nightim3 — 2 months ago

Billy Mays would be very proud

Received this “Outdoor” table.

Really it was just a paper board top with a metal band and some glued on sheet.

So I made it outdoor ready with flex seal

u/nightim3 — 2 months ago

Added brand new 7670WM to the network. Will not broadcast 5ghz

I have 4 7665’s that have been flawless besides some inconsistent roaming.
Moved one to my shed and installed a 7670 in its place.

Provisioned and upgraded to new firmware.
This thing WILL not broadcast on the 5ghz band.

It shows a channel in the GUI as well as its transmit power.
But not a single device can see it putting out a wifi signal.

I took everything offline and even disabled 2.4.
Still nothing. Even after a reset.

Is it worth troubleshooting or just return back to sender.

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u/nightim3 — 3 months ago
▲ 2 r/Tile

So Wedi Sealant double in cost. Alternative options? (Warranty be damned)

Wedi sealant used to be about 10’ish dollars a tube.

Now it’s DOUBLE the cost.
So I’m hoping for a good enough alternative.

Any recommendations?

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u/nightim3 — 3 months ago

The curious case of multiple towel bars: How many towel bars is too many in a 5x10 bathroom?

Not my bathroom but the layout and window are the same.

I’m putting a towel shelf with bar above the toilet.
A double 24” towel bar in the shower at the back (yes I know it’s controversial but it’s my favorite thing at a hotel)

So the question is… do I put a 18” towel bar opposite of the toilet as well since that’s more conventional? Or are we pushing the boundaries of towel bars?

I’d love opinions one way or another.

u/nightim3 — 3 months ago