Image 1 — Update. My Smol Void. I didn’t know you long but I loved you.
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Update. My Smol Void. I didn’t know you long but I loved you.

OG post: https://www.reddit.com/r/blackcats/s/3DAV9r2LbK

Update to OG: https://www.reddit.com/r/blackcats/s/SxNDlGrUcl
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I’m devastated. My sweet baby passed away. There’s so much context to my situation that makes this so especially cruel but I just can’t understand why stuff like this happens. I love you my Opal Opie baby girl. I’m sorry I couldn’t spend more time with you to show you that. I hope my old girl and your big sister welcomed you over the rainbow bridge (and probably scolded you because I know she sent you and you weren’t supposed to meet her yet). I’ll miss you.

I wasn’t in this void club long but I fell in love with it. I’m trying to see if I can get her brother who is also a void but I don’t have a good feeling it’ll work out. If it doesn’t, thanks for showering us with love. I hope to join the club again in the future.

u/rballew01 — 3 days ago

Pet insurance

Hello fellow cat people.

I will soon be acquiring a new kitten and I would like to get pet insurance on her. I know they have accident and illness, but I would also like to get the preventative addition to cover preventative care as well. Would that be worth it? I also am not sure which company to go with, and the finer details like payout limit, reimbursement rate, and deductible. I want the best coverage for my baby, but I also would like a reasonable price. Any guidance, suggestions, tips?

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u/rballew01 — 1 month ago

Spiciness mini attack

Not a bite, but had my first big ouch cat interaction dropping in on a cat today. I dropped in on him a couple days ago and he swatted my hand but not bad at all. Small nail marks but no blood. Today was a different story! He’s an unfixed male so extra territorial. I was giving him treats, didn’t go up to him at all, he came to me, ate some treats and when I was slowly opening bag to get more he didn’t approve of me moving my arm and so he increased the spiciness. This is the first time the owner has had a drop in sitter (at least through rover) for the kitty so I will definitely be letting them know. Personally, I would rather be scratched like this from cats than bit from dogs so I’m really not too off put by it. As long as he isn’t like trying to attack me anytime I move or backing me into a corner, I’ll leave him be if he wants but still keep my actions and body language open to him while I’m in the home (sitting in the home for extended periods of time quietly and ignoring but not doing anything for him to find threatening and every interaction is on his own terms). Any one have any other advice for spicy kitty drop ins? I want to eventually gain his trust, but I’m not pushing it.

u/rballew01 — 4 months ago

Sitter collabs?

Hi! Not necessarily a new sitter question but I wanted to see if there were any Rover sitters in the San Antonio, Texas (specifically northwestish service area) that possibly wanted to exchange rover profiles and see one another’s service ratings and if comfortable, have a sort of partnership with one another? By this I just mean having each other’s name and profile link handy to recommend to clients who you may not necessarily be able to help due to schedule conflict or what have you. I have found myself at times having to decline a request due to being unavailable and wishing I could point the client in a direction of another trusted sitter rather than leaving them hanging. Let me know if anyone’s interested :)

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u/rballew01 — 4 months ago

Chafing and intertrigo tips

Hello curvy queens, kings, and everyone in between. I’m hoping for some good product recs and tips for ways that actually help with chafing between thighs and intertrigo under tummy folds. I feel like I’ve tried some chafing sticks or products between my thunder thighs but I feel like I haven’t found the golden egg yet. Thanks!

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u/rballew01 — 4 months ago

Glitch has a sense of humor

I’ve always seen clips of this happening in people’s games but it never happened in mine. Until today. At the worst and best time

u/rballew01 — 4 months ago

No Return 😡

I HATE when runs and especially daily runs start with Hunted encounters, especially when it’s human enemy factions. Idk about anyone else but the first round is typically my worst because I feel like I’m just like getting back into the mindset, idk. But it pisses me off because I die and then I am so unsatisfied and I can’t even do it again. Ughhhhhh

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u/rballew01 — 4 months ago

Invisible enemies!!!

The invisible enemies mod for no return is my mortal enemy (no pun intended). I can be having a decent run and then encounter that mod and I’m dead in the first 30 seconds. Anyone have any tips for those encounters??

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u/rballew01 — 4 months ago

Two requests that overlap

Hey all. I’m curious how other rover sitters handle this part of their business:
- At like 3am I got a request for a sit. Relevant details include its longer, less animals, senior/special needs care for one dog, and less total pay. I reached out for a meet and greet this morning and I’m still waiting to hear back.
- now, around 2pm I got a request that overlaps towards the end of the previous request. More animals (including like 4 cats which is my dream), shorter stay, more pay. I haven’t said anything yet because I’m trying to figure out what to do.

Issue: I don’t like taking multiple house sittings at once and having to work out with owners if they minded if I just did drop ins or whatever when I’d rather have my full attention on one house sitting at a time and then I’ll do other clients for walks and drop ins on top of that if they come up. So basically I will end up turning one of these requests down, but I’m trying to figure out which one. My default is first come first serve but how long do I wait for the first customer to respond out to schedule a meet and greet? I messaged her this morning at 8:30 and haven’t heard anything back. I don’t want to leave the 2nd client waiting but I don’t want to turn her down in case this first one doesn’t work out but also would feel bad scheduling a meet and greet just to end up not being able to do it because the other client came through. Thoughts?

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u/rballew01 — 4 months ago

Would yall follow up for a review?

I am unsure of something. Last week on May 17th, a house sitting gig ended and the next day on the 18th the owners messaged me thanking me for taking care of their house and pups. In that convo I politely asked she leaved a review as it helps, and she said she definitely would. It’s a week today since that convo and she hasn’t left a review yet. Would it be too much to ask again? I’m still fairly new to rover and only have two verified reviews so I’m really trying to increase them!

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u/rballew01 — 5 months ago

New Ink!!

My new TLOU 2 tattoo! It’s an exact sketch from Ellie’s journal in the 2nd game, on the page where she’s talking about her relationship with Kat. I loooove it!

u/rballew01 — 5 months ago

Whyyyy

Why does my computer decide to do dumb ass shit like this when it’s the daily run and I literally have to lose all progress to fix it. Fml

My it burned off the 2nd encounter of the track I was taking when I haven’t even done that encounter yet and won’t let me do any of them. My computer had to be restarted during a loading screen into the 2nd encounter so I’m guessing that somehow bugged it out

u/rballew01 — 5 months ago

Meet and Greets for Walk or Drop in Visits

Do yall usually do meet and greets for drop ins or walks? I always do for house sitting and I’ve done a walk/drop in with an old family friend off the app and came and met the dog, but I wonder if that’s too much to ask when I figure people who are doing that want the convenience of it being quick and simple? But then I’m nervous thinking about if some dogs may react negatively if a stranger walks in. What do yall do?

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u/rballew01 — 5 months ago

Want to get into Uncharted- Where do I start?

As it says in the title, I want to get into the Uncharted series. I’ve only played TLOU 1&2 from naughty dog but have seen praise for uncharted and would like to start it. Typically I like to follow the release date order for games. Is that what yall would recommend to someone coming in blind to the series? Thanks!

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u/rballew01 — 5 months ago

After 5months, almost 530 hours, and an endless amount of deaths and at times, tears of anger, I have FINALLY 100% completed TLOU 2!! The last one I needed was winning a no return run on grounded, and Marlene, my girl, came in CLUTCH 🤘🏼

u/rballew01 — 5 months ago

So, in hindsight this may have been a bit of an overreaction, but now that I’ve finished the chapter it’s a little funny. For context, this was the voice memo I sent to my best friend who’d seen the game before so this was my devastating and desperate reaction to >!when Clem got bit.!<

u/rballew01 — 5 months ago