Fl investigatory hearing letters sent

I just finished my second year of college. For most of my life I’ve been hit / threatened with violence over small things, demoralized, made to ruin important (to me) relationships for their stupid reasons, my location and the people I hung out with were constantly interrogated and controlled, and just verbally degraded to the point where when I eventually showed one of my friends what they said to me they were genuinely horrified and that’s when i realized that it wasn’t just normal “tough love.” My nparent was never wrong, would pretend to be open to criticism and accountability but demean me and call me a sophomoric fool if I tried to bring things up (I should’ve known it wouldn’t work anyway).
I decided not to go back home this past weekend, informed my parents w a long text about why. They immediately apologized for most of the things and said that it was their fault that I felt this way, but everything they said were things they didn’t mean (not sure if this is true, they seemed to have meant it pretty well in the moment). In the first few hours after I sent the text (and after their initial apology text), they told my sibling to call me and make sure I wasn’t doing anything drastic, and told them that they fucked up but I was making bad decision bc my brain isn’t fully developed.
But over the past few days they have continued to text long apologizes saying they are sorry and they hope I will forgive them, they realize how much they fucked up, please don’t cut them off, etc. They are also apparently treating my siblings better now.
They seem more genuine than anything I’ve heard before, and they’ve never apologized before so I guess that’s a step that’s different. However in the past they have told me that sometimes they say things to me in the moment bc they know that’s what I need to hear but they actually think I’m being stupid. And even if they are being genuine, it almost annoys me that they think that 10+ years of this shit can be solved with a few apology texts. I also think that if I had spoken the content of my message to them in person without threatening to go LC/NC they wouldn’t have responded nearly as apologetically and probably would have rationalized it and made me feel stupid as always.
But I’m not sure if I’m being too callous - please if anyone has any experience with this I would really appreciate advice. I’m just afraid if I go back to them things might change for a little bit and they’d just find more subtle ways to emotionally undermine me.

~My manager has been bullying me and caused me extreme anxiety and stress and struggling to find a new job. Mentally, I can’t do it anymore shaking in tears. What else can I do to get out of this situation?~

He is a very lazy manager, doesn’t care about his team, and likes giving people a hard time. You don’t hear from him unless you did something wrong. There is no hi and nothing but simply what you did wrong so no one wants to hear from him. Micromanaging might be the word to describe him but I think he uses mostly the fear tactic. Some trends were pointing out that he picks on mostly women by putting them in fear of their job security. Those women also fear to say anything to report it. He also keeps don't fire people who has really poor ethics because he likes them. He doesn't care about the people working under him or care about their anniversary dates or birthdays.
This was what happened to me:
A day before I left for my vacation, my manager told me I am doing poorly. I wasn’t completing things way “before” due dates, and even though I am working hard putting in the hours, the data is only showing that I slack off working only 30% of the time. Everyone knows there is something very inaccurate of how the data is calculated since during busy times, it only shows we are working 40% of the time. I was having low quality rate. I was told if I don’t improve, he would revoke a work privilege for me which the company offers as a benefit. I was pretty annoyed at that time because he told me all this right before I log off for my vacation. During my vacation, I tried but I couldn’t relax or fully enjoy it because I was worried about my job.
I started to complete things at least a week before it was due. I had a huge improvement with work quality where even others noticed. The manager had another one-on-one with me and not a word of appreciation or thank you, and knit-picking to tell me I was still doing mediocre. In fact, I had others sharing with me their monthly report and I was doing better than half the people. Even the team lead sent an e-mail saying I was doing a great job and just forgot to update a file (which everyone does). My manager was just picking on me that how can I forget to update a file.
Even though I work from home, I get super anxious just logging onto the work laptop after the weekend. It has been now really hard for me to focus at work because I’m just worried about making any error. I shake and I panic. I’m so done and mentally not worth it for me. My stomach has been getting upset constantly for the last 2 months. There were times where I took a day off and it was approved by the team lead. My manager sent me messages unaware I took the day off, asking me how come I was off on that day, and that he doesn’t get it, and why I missed this meeting. Or sometimes, the link won’t open up for the daily brief meeting (that last for 2 minutes), and I missed it, but I missed nothing from the meeting, he would call me out for missing it. I broke down and cried because the link won't open and I knew he would call me out. He himself misses the meeting multiple times a week and I noticed he had no other meetings.
I had applied for like 20+ jobs but no response and the job market has been pretty bad. I have a few friends who got layoff and a friend who can’t for almost a year.
What can I do at the mean time? I heard talking to HR doesn’t do it. I also have screenshots of his messages that was sent to me and e-mails where he threatened to take away my job privilege. Can going on disability and looking for a new job be an option?

I had a tree fall and break slates on my roof. The roofing company gave me an estimate of 6,000 -8000 and wrote on it "may exceed 8,000 if fascia is broken underneath".
I contacted my home owners insurance company, who had a 3rd party insurance adjuster to my house. I sent him the estimate and he said "ok, go ahead and proceed. We are paying you the average of that 7,000 and I sent the check out. " A few weeks later when the job was done, it did exceed that and was 10,000 in total. The roofer updated the invoice and documented the reason with the tree cracking the fascia as well.
I sent the adjuster an email with the updated invoice and 2 weeks went by and didn't hear anything. I then wrote "checking in on this" and he responded "you will have an update by me at the end of the week". Fast forward 3 weeks, still nothing and I wrote back again and haven't heard anything. I also tried calling a few times. What is my recourse? Do I call the insurance company? I also don't want to get on this guy's bad side and have him side against my updated claim.

Looking for long-term or short-term partners!
Hello, my name is Zee! I am 25 years old and I’ve been roleplaying for just about 13 years on and off.
Love the hobby. I’m on here in search of a partner who wants to do SOL romance/drama stories! (I’m a romance nut) whether it’s slow burn or fast-paced I am the gal.
I am also interested in light action/Adventure as well. I do not do fandom stories only OCXOC. I like to have dark themes incorporated into my stories! (If this is something you rather avoid just let me know!)
Some ideas I have:
[Romance, Drama, SOL] Best friends- Characters A & B have been best friends since Middle school, they have seen each other grow and change over the years, and even through college when their relationship nearly ended they still found a way to bounce back and stay close, Character A or B decides it’s time to get out of the supposed friend zone. But every time one or the other tries to confess feelings it falls flat. Will they finally be able to do it?
Isekai Inspired story! (Romance, Drama, Action, Adventure, SOL)
You are dead! Your life was taken by a reckless driver one night. One minute you were driving your car down the Freeway and then the next you woke up in an otherworldly space full of stars, and galaxies. As you awaken, you notice a woman in a black coat standing over you. Once she notices you regain consciousness she takes a step back to give you time to process what happened. The memory of your death came flooding back. Instead of just seeing what happened from your point of view, you had to see others' perspectives on the situation. Paramedics tried to revive you, to no avail. You could hear faint screams of regret from the one who caused this, then faintly feel your last few heartbeats then nothing.
The woman apologizes, as she knows it’s not easy to process this. She then begins to process to accompany him on his journey, he has the choice of being reincarnated or going straight to heaven. That judgment was cast upon him by her as she saw all his memories within an instant. He deserved a second chance if he wanted and she proposed to him, to send him to a world full of magic and monsters. An evil king ruled over the land, and essentially he was among the thousands sent to this world to Stop the king's terror. None have succeeded. But she had faith in you. Which was more than she had in the others and he could feel her excitement to send him off.
But before she could, he did something that no one else had. He asked questions to get to know her and how she ended up in the position, and to his surprise she was once human and died young as well. But her good nature landed her in this position nearly two hundred years ago. After speaking for a while she finally had to send him off through a portal she conjured. Before sending him off he was allowed to pick his power and one thing he would like to take with him. Usually, most people in the position would take their cell phone or a book collection. Something precious to him. But to her surprise, he asked her to come along. And then it was done. Another woman appeared, someone who also cast judgments on the recently deceased and she sent them on their way, to the new village where they would call home!
End of the world! apocalypse story! This one has darker themes! (Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi)
it’s the end of the world, NASA found a planet named Kepler 22b, that was headed straight towards Earth, how this planet came to be in earths orbit was a mystery, and they predicted it would bypass the Earth but they soon discovered it was going to collide with earth within a year. Every night when you looked into the sky you could see the planet getting closer and closer. The population is scrambling to do everything on their bucket lists. And the military is keeping the rioting to a minimum.
Character A meets Character B meet in the grocery store as they bond over their favorite dessert knowing it might be the last time they’ll be able to taste it. As they talk they develop a friendship. Neither of them has any relatives or loved ones to spend their last days with, after getting to know each other they decide they’ll spend their last days together
Notes(please read!): 1. please do not send me a message simply stating “I want to RP” or “Hello” with no other context. Send me a little about yourself, your writing style, and what you expect out of your partners!

1. I am not looking for smut-based roleplays. Do not message me if you want purely smut. (80/20) split I want more story than anything.
   
2. when you do message me, send me the code word That's within this post and your DOB (DATE OF BIRTH)
   
3. I will send everyone writing samples, to make sure we will be able to write together. I am semi-literate, I am not looking for novel writers or someone who writes 3-to 4 paragraphs normally I don’t even do that much unless there is something major going on in our story. And if there is just dialogue between two characters I don’t expect long responses, just no one-liners, please. Plus I write only in 3rd person. Please do not message if you primarily write in 1st
   
4. I only roleplay on Discord. It’s an app I frequently use so it’s the best place for me.
   
5. After a week of no reply I will end the story. Unless you communicate otherwise. If you communicate I will wait 2 weeks for a response and that’s it. I am very firm with this rule. I have had too many experiences that led me to create this rule.
   
6. I work nights and I sleep during the day! (But not all day) so majority of the morning and afternoon I most likely won’t be around unless I’m off, but I’m up all night! So I’ll be active then! (Welcome anyone who’s not in the USA) also, my timezone is EST so at the time of this post it is 11:35 am.
   

If you all have read all this when you message me the Code I will be looking for is Shadowheart, and please add the year you were born.
I will be answering messages later, for now I need to sleep haha, I just got off work. Can’t wait to read everyone’s messages later on.
Thank you all can’t wait to hear from you all!

Hi! I’m a parent researching private schools for my young daughter. Havergal, Branksome, Bishop Strachan are undoubtedly the definition of excellence in girls education. They also pride themselves on university preparation.
When I see the choice of universities graduates go to, I find it disappointing to be frank. My sources for this info includes ourkids, the school’s own websites and graduate profiles, a few colleagues who sent their kids to these schools, and a few colleagues who were graduates themselves of Havergal, Branksome.
For example, for Havergal, Queens seems to be a very popular choice. Queens is a good university, but it ranks > 200th worldwide, and 11th in Canada (source: timeshighereducation).
I would have hoped to see students from Canada’s 3 most elite private girls schools to engage in Olympiads, go to the top 5 in Canada (UofT, McGill, ..), Ivy league, or the best international universities.
Instead, these schools are proud of sending kids to Queens, Carleton, Western, Dalhousie. These 3 private schools are charging ~40K a year in 2023/2024. A decent public school can send students to these universities. What am I missing here?
I would love to hear from those who send their kids, are graduates themselves, or work in the private school system. Thanks for reading!

Hi neighbors! If you live in district 35 (Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and parts of Crown Heights) and have also noticed more rats than usual this spring, I’ve written an email template you can sent to our council member (email to both [District35@council.nyc.gov](mailto:District35@council.nyc.gov) and [dbrown@council.nyc.gov](mailto:dbrown@council.nyc.gov)).
Even if you have not seen many yourself, it would still be great to send this email to encourage progress on containerization and rat contraceptives to prevent the issue getting worse.
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Dear Council Member Hudson,
My name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm a constituent of District 35, living on [CROSS STREETS]. I'm writing because I have noticed an uptick of rats in the neighborhood in recent months. I know that they become more visible in the spring, but I am concerned about how many I’ve seen already this year.
I've seen them on [DESCRIBE ENCOUNTER, INCLUDING LOCATION AND TIME OF DAY].
I have reported these incidents to 311, but I also wanted to know whether you have any plans for tackling cleanliness and rats in our district, as this seems like it could be the start of a larger issue. I know that other districts have made progress with containerization and trash pickup, and are pushing legislation about rat contraceptives. Has there been any effort to include District 35 in any of these programs?
I look forward to hearing from you soon and learning more about the plans you have for the district.
Best,
[YOUR NAME]

"I remember awesome dates and deep conversations. I thought i finally found my person. Why did you say we were in the wrong time of our lives, why did you want this to end so bad just to come back crying, absolutely mad at me, saying that i used you, that i take goodbyes so easily, meanwhile you knew i was absolutely broken inside? Your hot and cold behaviour, your mixed messages, your looking so distant. I was so much conditioned by your mood that it makes me crazy lol. My heart was shattered, we argued, you said so many bad things about me.
Now you're in my head all the time and i'm disgusted by it. Those few memories aren't sweet anymore, they fail to bring bittersweet joy in my daily life, just a lot of pain. I go from melancholy to sadness, loneliness, anger, frustration so fast that i feel on an never ending rollercoaster. I can't stop myself from thinking about the person i shared so much with in such a short period of time, the person that i tried to make feel understood and loved, the first person i was so comfortable to share my cringeworthy poems to. The person that sent all of that back to me in a bunch of painful words.
Now i really want to say that i don't care no more I really want to try and date someone again. I really want to forget you just as i'm sure you already did. But i can't. This little story reminded me of why i don't trust people often and why i don't share my deepest, truest side so easily. I want to move on, it' been two months now, two months for a f*cking one-month situationship lol. I'm even ashamed of it, it doesn't make sense I'm going on with my life (slowly) but i really want to move forward, all the love that i wanted to give to the wrong person will stay with me for now. Winds will change directions someday. If you ask, no, i don't hate you, i just want you out of my head."
This is just the chaos of thoughts i have in my head that i tried to write into a sort of letter, dedicated to LO, probably by all of those who can't heal so easily from unrequited love. Stay strong my friends, things will get better.

Hi neighbors! If you live in district 35 (Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and parts of Crown Heights) and have also noticed more rats than usual this spring, I’ve written an email template you can sent to our council member (email to both [District35@council.nyc.gov](mailto:District35@council.nyc.gov) and [dbrown@council.nyc.gov](mailto:dbrown@council.nyc.gov)).
Even if you have not seen many yourself, it would still be great to send this email to encourage progress on containerization and rat contraceptives to prevent the issue getting worse.
——
Dear Council Member Hudson,
My name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm a constituent of District 35, living on [CROSS STREETS]. I'm writing because I have noticed an uptick of rats in the neighborhood in recent months. I know that they become more visible in the spring, but I am concerned about how many I’ve seen already this year.
I've seen them on [DESCRIBE ENCOUNTER, INCLUDING LOCATION AND TIME OF DAY].
I have reported these incidents to 311, but I also wanted to know whether you have any plans for tackling cleanliness and rats in our district, as this seems like it could be the start of a larger issue. I know that other districts have made progress with containerization and trash pickup, and are pushing legislation about rat contraceptives. Has there been any effort to include District 35 in any of these programs?
I look forward to hearing from you soon and learning more about the plans you have for the district.
Best,
[YOUR NAME]

I am writing this review to share my experience and to let others know about what happened in this apartment. With it being a private landlord, it is not possible to leave reviews on a website or google, so I thought reddit is the next best thing. Let me start by saying - some of this is my fault for not sussing things out. I was in a bad situation before and was on a quick time crunch, so i said yes to this apartment quickly and without thinking.
This is a review of the Southside House on the corner of 14th St. S. Right next to dreamland. I lived in one of the bottom floor units. This apartment is owned by Fred Nasser.
I began renting here in April 2023 I was taking over a couple sublease. Let me say the first red flag should have been that the bedroom was EMPTY when I toured. I asked them why they are keeping it empty and not using it as the bedroom and they said they were using it for “storage” when there are literally 6 weird closets in this house. However, I just let that slide because to each their own? But I do think, in my opinion, they experienced the same thing that happened to me.
Sometime in the summer of 2023, I saw some house flies in the bedroom. Maybe like 3 of them? I thought “no big deal. maybe they just snuck in.” I come back from the gym, and there are literally at minimum 60 flies. All in the bedroom. Just on the bedroom window. They are not in the kitchen or anywhere else. I called Fred. He came out and sprayed the next day and yay he also caulked the windows completely shut and caulked dead flies into the window sill! But whatever I thought this was an old house.
Other experiences in the house - roaches. Not a full blown infestation but definitely concerning to have small baby roaches in the bathroom. Also neighbors in the upstairs who, and I am sorry to whoever is up there going through this, are in a toxic domestic situation. I would often hear someone in that apartment screaming “get the fuck out. I am going to K*ll myself” and banging so loud on one of the doors that my apartment would shake. I saw mold in the bathroom when i first moved in, and the next day it was “fixed.” Also can’t do laundry and bath at the same time because the water will be crazy. The shower frame (?) connector to the ceiling broke off due to so much water and steam eroding it away due to there not being a fan in the bathroom asked fred to come fix it…. he did not. I had to end up getting some wood to drill to the ceiling to then drill the shower frame into.
Fast forward to March 2024. The flies in the bedroom are BACK. Once again, just in the bedroom. However, this time there is a smell of rotting meat. I reach out to fred on Wednesday, and he says he will be out FRIDAY. But whatever, I will be patient. The flies continue to get worse and the smell becomes unbearable. I moved EVERYTHING out of the bedroom and into the living room. There is nothing in the actual bedroom that was causing this smell. I am updating Fred about the condition. He comes out on Friday and I text him later, as I was not in the apartment due to the flies and smell, asking him how it went. He says “Good. nothing dead.” I come back Friday evening and the flies are dead but the smell is still there. It was getting more and more pungent over the next week. I was running an ionizer to eliminate the smell, which would work for a few hours and then the smell would come back. I sent Fred a text on Friday, one on Saturday, and one on Sunday. All saying something like“Hey! I just want to let you know the flies are coming back and the smell is getting worse.” The flies were starting to come back on Saturday and continuously got worse. On Sunday…. my text did not deliver. I thought maybe he turned his phone off for the weekend. I wait till Monday. I send a text explaining how it is getting worse and there has to be something dead. My message does not deliver. I get a friend to send him a text, and it immediately delivers. I realized I got BLOCKED, or this is my opinion of what happened. This is my landlords only contact and he is also the maintenance.
I download Google Voice and text him that I need this to be taken care of as it is not livable and I will have to break the lease if not. He lets me out of the lease with it written that this will not affect my rental history or my credit. He also sends me back my full security deposit.
I am writing this to warn other people about my experience. I am concerned that someone so quickly has moved in after I moved out only 2 weeks ago. I really hope the smell and fly problem was fixed.

Hi neighbors! If you live in district 35 (Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and parts of Crown Heights) and have also noticed more rats than usual this spring, I’ve written an email template you can sent to our council member (email to both [District35@council.nyc.gov](mailto:District35@council.nyc.gov) and [dbrown@council.nyc.gov](mailto:dbrown@council.nyc.gov)).
Even if you have not seen many yourself, it would still be great to send this email to encourage progress on containerization and rat contraceptives to prevent the issue getting worse.
——
Dear Council Member Hudson,
My name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm a constituent of District 35, living on [CROSS STREETS]. I'm writing because I have noticed an uptick of rats in the neighborhood in recent months. I know that they become more visible in the spring, but I am concerned about how many I’ve seen already this year.
I've seen them on [DESCRIBE ENCOUNTER, INCLUDING LOCATION AND TIME OF DAY].
I have reported these incidents to 311, but I also wanted to know whether you have any plans for tackling cleanliness and rats in our district, as this seems like it could be the start of a larger issue. I know that other districts have made progress with containerization and trash pickup, and are pushing legislation about rat contraceptives. Has there been any effort to include District 35 in any of these programs?
I look forward to hearing from you soon and learning more about the plans you have for the district.
Best,
[YOUR NAME]

100% P&T, and I started school last year. Applied for loans, no big deal. Then while applying for this years FASFA I found out my loans were automatically discharge via TPD. I had no idea about the program, so I called Nelnet immediately, and they reversed the discharge, & I got a letter saying that my loans would be reinstated and I'm again responsible.
Now, the school wont process my aid application unless I sign a discharge acknowledgement form, with a Dr signature that I am able to work. Been arguing with them that my loans were not discharged, and sent the letter from Nelnet, but they are not understanding, or simply not budging. So, I guess my question is 1. Do I sign that acknowledgement? 2. If I do, will that make me ineligible for future discharges?

Hi Reddit, I'm new, and my best friend uses Reddit so I hope they don't come to this sub. I only know about it because I listen to RSlash.
I (NB 25) love my best friend (NB 29) in a "more than friends" way.
I'll be honest, I'm terrible when it comes to relationships. I get clingy, lose myself in the relationship, always feel the need to "prove" my love; essentially I am an easy target for bad people. Because of this I haven't been in a relationship for 6 years, it helps that I'm asexual (sex repulsed), but I still have the desire for romantic love.
Me and my friend met online about 2 years ago and we instantly clicked. At the time I was still weary about getting into a relationship, as I wasn't confident that I wouldn't slip into those unhealthy habits. Funny enough, that was also around the time my therapist cancelled my therapy appointment without telling me and ghosted me. I'm guessing I didn't appear mentally ill enough? I don't know. And no she was fine, she just went on a vacation.
Anyways, me and my friend talked a lot, and clearly our talks were more than platonic. But hey maybe I'm wrong and it's normal for people to call their best friends by pet names, say I love you over and over again, and send love letters in the mail about how much you love them and want them in your life. They used to be so loving, and I felt so secure in what we were.
Then Christmas happened, and it hasn't been the same since. They got asked out on a date by a work colleague and accepted it, which shattered my heart. I told them that if they pursued the relationship, that I wouldn't feel comfortable being as loving as we were and that we would have to talk as regular friends do. I asked them what we were and if they loved me the way I love them. It hurt when they said that they weren't sure.
They cancelled the date with the other person, but I don't think I've recovered from that day. Even though from it we decided that we would plan on living together once we were at stable places in our careers (we were both having issues with our jobs).
One time I got super drunk with their friend, and the friend said my best friend loved me and wanted to kiss me but just would never admit it, which felt good to hear. I've heard from their friends that they know they love me and that I've been a force of good in their life, one asked me to please stay because I make them happy. Essentially all their friends have been saying that my friend loves me but just doesn't know it.
Meanwhile my friends, who aren't online all that much so haven't seen how me and my friend interact, have been wanting to set me up. One was trying to set up a double date between her bf, and then me and her friend. When I told my friend about it, they were obviously hurt and got quiet for the night, being sheepish to tell me that I should do what I want to do.
I didn't want to, I still wanted to be with my friend, even though we weren't "together" together. That was a few months, and the last time it's happened.
So why am I here? Shouldn't it be obvious that we have feelings for each other?
These past few months they've slowly been showing their affection less and it's been bothering me.
They get off work and I ask them how their day went, and they'll say they're tired and going to bed, then do exactly that. They won't ask about my day, and that will be our only interaction for the day. At one point this was happening every single day.
They no longer say all those kind words that made me fall for them in the beginning, about how I make their life worth living. They've stopped calling me all those pet names that made me feel special, they rarely even say "I love you" first.
I spoke with them, about how I miss these pet names, that I miss being told that I matter to them. I tell them that these are my love language and that I don't feel loved, and all they say is that they're sorry and they don't know how to make me feel loved. I JUST TOLD YOU HOW!
They used to plan on coming to visit me once they get the money, but when they do get the money they visit family instead. I understand that family comes first, but it still hurts to know that they basically lied to me.
I'm reaching my breaking point, I'm tired of playing this game of "will we, won't we". But at the same time I'm afraid that I might be over reacting, and I don't want to leave them alone if they do really want something. Plus it's really hard finding a partner when you're sex repulsed.
So should I just move on? I haven't told them that I'm ready to break off what little we have, but other than that I have been VERY up front with my emotions as I have them.
TL;DR: I'm anxious and tired after playing around with someone with commitment issues after 2 years.

Once again I’m here looking for some help with troubleshooting another part of my HomeKit setup…
I just moved into a new house and put Soma shade motors on 13 shades (we have a lot of windows, the house is near the street, and privacy is important to us!) I used this brand of shade motors in my last two homes and, except for the occasional hiccup, they worked great. This time around they had an updated version (version 3, here: https://www.somasmarthome.com/products/soma-smart-shades-3 ) The motors themselves work great and are definitely a big improvement over the last version, but I’m having issues getting them into HomeKit.
So, one thing I didn’t realize when I bought them is that the new hub, which is required for version 3, only can connect to 10 shades at a time. No big deal - I ordered another one which is hopefully on the way soon. However, the one hub I currently have regularly changes which 10 shades it’s displaying in the Home app. I’m concerned that this will continue to happen when the second hub arrives, and that each hub will constantly switch up which shades it displays. I asked them about this, and they said I should be able to whitelist the shades on each hub. However, their instructions on whitelisting were a bit sparse, and they only sent me the following:

Use the following links in your computer's web browser to configure the whitelist and set which motors the Connect should see/control
Get the current whitelist: http://somaconnect.local:3000/command?cmd=whitelist
Add a device to the whitelist: http://somaconnect.local:3000/command?cmd=whitelist_add&mac=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Clear the whitelist: http://somaconnect.local:3000/command?cmd=whitelist_clear

When I clicked the links it just took me to a blank Safari page. That said, I don’t have a Mac (I’m iPad only) but can borrow one if need be. But before I do, I wanted to see if anyone else here has done this, and whether a Mac is actually needed.
I asked them to clarify exactly what to do, but I haven’t gotten an answer, which has been frustrating. So, if anyone here has any ideas, I’d love to hear them. Thanks guys.

I am 38 weeks and 3 days today. I had another non stress test, and this time they wanted me to do a follow up ultrasound (I usually do the ultrasound on Fridays)
Bean looks good, but it seems my AFI is not where it needs to be (it was 6.3 last Friday, 7.5 on Saturday, still waiting for today's results).
I experienced lightning crotch last week, went to L&D and found out I was only 2cm dilated. So they sent me back home. I went to work yesterday and was fine.
But the hubs feels like I should stop work now because my job is about 50min away one way, and he fears if I go into labor while there, I might not be able to drive meself back (EDD is 05/25/24, and I was planning on working till at least 05/22, lol wishful thinking, I know).
So I called the Dr's office and had them write me a letter saying my maternity leave will start on the 16th of May instead.
I have an appointment with my MFM on Thursday, so we shall see how it goes. I still don't think she will come early, but for now, I'd rather be cautious.

I’m at the stage where I’ve narrowed my options down to 3, all in network with my insurance. I have close to $2000 saved; it looks like my out of pocket maximum is $5300 so I’m going to save at least that much. I am in the process of getting my letter, which should honestly only take a few more weeks as my therapist thinks it’ll be a fast process.
All that being said, is now a good time to start scheduling consults? I know one of my surgeons is scheduling 7 months out, which is bad for my dysphoria but great for my savings account 💀 I just want to make sure I have enough time to get my ducks in a row. Would love to hear any experiences/advice.

I have not seen or heard from my 20 year old son since Thanksgiving. There was no argument or fight whatsoever. When he left he said he'll be back in a couple days to stay with me before he goes back to university. He did text on the day he was supposed to come here saying he had a lot of chores to do at his dad's and wouldn't be able to come until later and as it was already after 6pm I said not to stress about it and just come tomorrow. And that was it. I of course tried texting and calling him but got no response. He went back to school and I continued to try to get a hold of him, going so far as to mail him a letter. I've asked his siblings and his dad what's going on but he won't tell them anything. He's also ignoring my parents. After he missed mother's Day I was done. I sent him a text saying he won't be hearing from me anymore but if he decides to contact me I will always be here for him.We've always had an amazing relationship with open communication so to go from that to absolutely nothing is killing me. Can anyone help me try to understand what's going on or what else I can do?

New US rater here. Slightly worried during the onboarding process and wondering if anyone is in the same boat right now. I passed all 3 parts of my exam and after getting the welcome and follow up emails for workday tasks (5/8) I immediately:
-updated address on workday per instructions
-submitted I9
-did ID verification/submitted documents
Offer letter said my start date was 5/10, but never received any email as others stated they had yet saying "you passed ID verify check" or anything period following that after I sent one followup email checking in 2 days ago.
-I can still log into raterhub and it just says "no tasks available, please try again later".
I know these things can take time and I'm fine with that, but should I be worried that start date has passed and I didn't received email saying I passed ID verify (no reason I shouldn't have?) Or should I anticipate being ghosted like others- even though I can still get into raterhub?
Does anyone know what I should expect next? I was guessing some type of credentials, or ID verify followup? Just trying to figure out where I may be in this timeline. Tyia
***edit, I think I used the correct tag, but if not can update. If so, I apologize.

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"Festicus…"
Marcus stared down at the felled rat, watching as his great furrowed head lulled and fell to the side.
"Festicus!"
"He issss being gone, Ssssire," Verulex said behind him.
Marcus bent low and tried to rouse the great brute that had saved his life, denying that he was about to let another rat man die for him like Gatskeek had.
"Wake up, Marrow soldier!" he yelped in the creature's vacant eyes. "There's cavalry charges still to be led!"
No response. Sullen and vengeful, Marcus let the head drop.
I hesitated, he thought. I didn't act quick enough. If I had the damn foresight to grab that blade sooner…
"Be letting him be. He isss doing hisss duty to Clan and –"
"Oh, shut up, priest," Marcus spat, turning with fury to look upon the hooded cretin who was still managing to coax his anger even now. "Your Order might consider a single rat's life to be meaningless – something to just throw away in the service of your God, but this warrior deserved more than this."
The High Priest of Glumrot fixed Marcus with his puss-filled eyes. Those eyes spoke of toxic thoughts ruminating beneath them.
"Be turning your thoughtssss to vengeancccce, Sssssire," Verulex wheezed as he shambled over to the Matron's eviscerated body and prodded at it with the staff of his office, making sure the creature's life had finally expired. He then nodded down at the still breathing form of the unconscious Yeeva below Marcus, the soft skin of her belly weeping purple blood from the perforation Marcus had made as she took Festicus's life.
He scoffed at the priest and picked up the Wakisashi that had fallen at his feet, bending low and directing his hatred at the fallen Yokra who was mumbling as though in a dream-state.
Perhaps it was a meditation practice of their kind, Marcus thought. It didn't make any biological sense for a creature to immediately collapse into unconsciousness as she just had in receiving such a near fatal wound.
He leaned closer to her as Verulex amplified his voice and called down to the army still waiting below, telling them to send a detachment and a priest to sanctify the body of one of their dead. The enemy Yokun had fallen, and they would receive some special treatment of their own.
Marcus heard general cheers resound as this proclamation echoed all through the dim streets of the putrid city. But he ignored them. Instead, he craned his neck to hear what the felled serpent was saying. There was a word on her lips that he could swear had the ring of familiarity to it.
"Matriarch…Pale…Pale Lady…"
Loyal to a fault, Marcus thought. Even in death, you sing your leader's praises. If you are a representative of one of her soldiers, I'm sure she's a force to be reckoned with among your people. That's just another reason why you have to die.
He brought the edge of the Yokun's Wakizashi to her scaled, bloody throat, tensing up as he knew that he had to do this. He had to. He wouldn't hesitate anymore.
And just as he held her head in his hand and made to bring the blade across her neck, that's when he heard it:
"…Mari…"
His hand stopped.
His brain froze.
The Wakizashi wavered as though willing him to follow-through with his desire.
But a very different desire now burned in his heart as that word traveled through his entire system and sent shivers running down his spine.
"Matriarch…Lady…Maria…"
The blade clattered against the silo platform.
"What isss happening?" Verulex asked. "Ssssire, isss thissss beasssst resssisssting?"
Marcus shook his head.
"No."
"Then be sssslaying her and let ussss go. I sssshal be honored to be ssssshowing you Clan Glumrot'sssss wayssss of debassssing the dead."
Marcus could barely even hear the words of the priest. He could register nothing in this moment except the croaking of that name – Mari's name – emanating from the slitted lips of the downed serpent.
"Bah!" Verulex howled. "Be giving me the blade. I sssshal do i-"
"No," Marcus said, then turning to the priest as though he had just been transported back to reality. "No. We take her alive."
The priest cocked his vile, hooded head at Marcus.
"Your pity for thesssse foreign hereticssss isssss doing you no favorssss, Sssshai-Alud," he said. "The Koboldssss are bad enough. Now you are even ssssshowing merccccy to the killer of your commander?"
"We…we need to question her," Marcus explained, straightening up and trying to compose himself as best he could. "We have the opportunity here to find out what she knows, where she came from, even Skegga's force composition potentially. We can't afford to lose this opportunity."
He looked into the face of the ratman and saw what he had not quite been able to see in the war-chamber earlier that night. He saw the wrinkled eyes of the holy rat narrow, and the teeth flare in anger.
"Sssssire," the priest began, slowly. "You are not undersssstanding. I am being head priesssst of Glumrot. I am favored voicccce of He-Who-Fessssterssss. The bussssinesss of dealing with dead in battle isssss up to me."
Marcus faced the rat, feeling anger take him once again.
"And I am your Shai-Alud," he said. "You should be speaking to me with more re-"
Now, he saw something else that he hadn't seen before.
He saw the Wakisashi that glimmered in the ratman's right claw.
As the little priest spoke, he watched as the tip of the blade slowly rose to touch Marcus's reverberating heart.
"You are not ssssspeaker for the Unclean," the priest told him in a cold whisper. "You ssssshal never be. A human isssss a human, jusssst assss a Kobold isssss a Kobold and a sssssnake-bitch isssss a sssssnake-bitch. Hereticsssss, all of you. And one day, sssssooon, there ssssshall come a day when you are purged from our gloriousssss empire. And on that day, Ssssshai-Alud, you may sssssee which ratssss in thisssss realm are truly holding the power."
Marcus licked his lips. His eyes now swam to watch the edges of the podium. And he became acutely conscious of just how isolated they were up here, surrounded by the dying and the dead. Like the vicious little creature said, it was his domain.
He maintained his composure. He stalled for time.
"Are you threatening me, Verulex?"
The sly smile that crossed the priest's lips then was more chilling than anything Marcus had seen thus far in the Kingdom of the rats.
"I am but a humble sssservant, Sssshai-Alud," he replied. "We all have our placcce in ratman sssssociety. Even you, Ssssshai-Alud. It issss a beautiful thing, issss it not? He-Who-Festerssss issss a mossst generoussss God. He is even giving sssscum like you a placccce among Hisssss chosen people."
Marcus stepped back as the tip of the knife inched closer to his abdomen. He could swear, still smirking, that the ratman moved with him.
And so when there finally came the rattling of chains from the lip of the silo platform's edge, Marcus was more relieved than ever. And the knife that Verulex once dangled before him simply evaporated into ash.
Magic, it seemed, could hide even the greatest crime.
"Shai-Alud!" the voice of Deekius yelped from the edge of the platform, panting as he and a retinue of soldiers threw themselves over the lip and caught their breath. "You…are you being hurt, Lor-"
"Gloomraava Deekius," Verulex interrupted. "You are coming in good time. I am taking charge of thisssss Yokun bitch. We will be exxxxecuting her publicly tomorrow, after I take sssssome time to – time to –"
The priest collapsed suddenly, coughing up a miasma of his blood in the process.
"Gloomraava Verulex," Deekius said. "You are being maimed. Be coming down, we shall be administering to you."
"Be dealing with Brother Fesssssticusss firsssst, Brother," the old priest coughed as he allowed himself to be helped away. "He issss needing your care more than I."
Marcus watched as the small retinue of rats then took stock of their surroundings, seeing the chaos and carnage that unfolded in such a tiny area over such a short space of time.
"He was being a credit to his Clan," Deekius said. "This is great loss for our people."
Verulex, meanwhile, said nothing at all.
Marcus watched as the Yokun woman was spat on and then trundled off down the silo with the others, thankful that the old priest's wounds at least stopped him from having her slain then and there. Perhaps even he knew he couldn't go against the Shai-Alud's wishes publicly.
But he'd just confirmed something that Marcus had already begun to fear – something that became far too obvious to him now after seeing the hatred burning in the eyes of Redwhiskers and Verulex both.
And, more than that, he needed to speak to that snake. He needed that more than anything. He needed to know…was it chance? Or…was Mari really..?
"Marcus," he heard Deekius say outside himself. "It is being alright now. Yokun are not being known to send more than single assassin team. If they are failing, it is because they are not blessed by their heretic Gods. Defeating them here is great victory for us all, and now, you are having nothing to fear."
The ratman lifted his arm to try and guide Marcus away but the latter rejected the help entirely. He crossed to the edge of the platform and looked down upon the city, seeing the crowds cheer to see him alive, wondering which of them truly did have any real love for him at all.
Then his eyes lighted on the descending form of Verulex, and he felt a very different idea take root within his mind.
"No, Deekius," he said. "I have plenty still to fear. But now I know what to do about it."
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Hi, I have recently been taken to an enforcement agency by my council, as we had not paid an outstanding bill, however, we had not received any letters previously to that about them sending us to court or a debt collections agency, even though we have an email on file and a number (which they have contacted me on before), they decided to only send us 2 letters which we did not recieve. They have placed over 300 pounds extra in the two letters they sent, as they claim these were reminder letters and the debt agency has added their own fees on aswell. I have asked why they didn’t try contacting me with all points of contact available and they said they’re short staffed and this is all they could do (which is crazy you’re sending someone to a debt agency the least you can do is leave a voicemail?) I understand I need to pay the old bill (which I would have done if I received notice) but these extra charges are too much, is there any advice I can get.
Ps. I was aware there was a bill and I had a payment plan setup for the outstanding balance and my yearly bill , however I moved house and received a letter which had a payment plan setup for the exact amount I was already paying so I just continued paying this to the new account, I have only just been informed this was the new council tax bill ( I have just moved here from Africa so this is all new to me, I thought they just made a new plan including the outstanding balance and the new houses council tax bill)

Today I got a call from unacademy and they wanted me to purchase some course and that sent me down the memory lane. Around year ago I got the same kind of call but as soon as I heard his voice my skin is clear, my crops are thriving, depression gone, I have 20/20 vision suddenly my word is brighter and vibrant oh I was in love. He had this hunky masculine voice closest would be this guy. He wanted me to purchase the course I didn't have money but I used to tell him "I am busy today can you call me later" and when he called I would tell him to explain everything again then I say I am busy call me tomorrow and how I am thinking about joining the course. He told me about type of course, how dumbass like me need coaching, the fees structure, the faculty, he told me about EMI and everything. One afternoon I was waiting for the phone to ring but it didn't he never called again. He talked to me about 5 days in hopes that I would purchase the course. I was devastated. Maybe he found better job, maybe he got married or worst of all he lost intrest in me😢. Anyways I long for his voice so I pickup every unacademy call in hopes I will hear his voice again and like the first time he would shake my core.

Hello! Can you please explain me, what a libertarian society can do against an external aggressor? I try to find an answer but can't find it and here is why (actually I can find but they are not the pretty ones).
I often hear that the conscription should be voluntary regardless whether it's a war time or a peace time. The problem arises when an aggressor (who is a dictatorship or a totalitarian state) invades the libertarian country. Let's suppose two states (the libertarian one and the aggressor) are +/- equal in population, area size, economics and so on.
What happens inside the libertarian state:
Before the war. If the conscription is voluntary, then there will be some amount of people that don't want to associate themselves with an army. There is also no any government propaganda about "patriotism" (or it's reduced as much as possible, allowing to make a counter-propaganda), which leads to even less people associated with the army.
In the ongoing war. Since everyone has the right to participate or not to participate in the war directly, there will be even less people who would like to fight, because "if I can avoid war and death, I will", then they can just flee the country or just don't participate in it. There will be only a few thousands volunteers who would want to fight against the aggressor. So there will be only one category of people in the war - those who want it.
What happens inside the aggressor state (I'm myself from one):
Before the war. If the conscription is not voluntary, then everyone will be associated with an army (with a few exceptions). Since the state is preparing for the war, there is also a strong government propaganda, years before the war, which leads to many brainwashed people who could believe that, which leads to the desire "I want to be in the army because I strongly believe in XYZ" -> more people that would want to be associated with the army (the desire, not the compulsion).
In the ongoing war. Since no one has the right to avoid the forced conscription, as much people as possible will be fighting in the army - "if I try to avoid the war, I will be punished 100%, then I will fight, may be I will get out safe and sound and earn some money and reputation". The borders could also be closed. There will be three categories of people in the war - those who want it, those who think that want it (i.e. brainwashed), those who don't want it but have no choice.
The result
The libertarian state will be just outnumbered by the aggressor, which could lead to the loss of the libertarian state which we try to build, since the aggressor could do anything to it
I see only two solutions:

• The libertarian state could have a nuclear weapon to reduce the chances of invading. But what if the invasion happened, will the libertarian state use this weapon and if so, what's next?
• Use the forced conscription, to use make this happen, there also should be some sort of forced taxes, in such case the state is no more libertarian or at least two steps away from it

Questions
What to do in such a case?
What to do if the agressor is greater in terms of population and war machine?
How to reduce chances of this happening?
Important note
For those who will say that in modern time the number of soldiers doesn't matter. I totally disagree with that, two easiest examples I could think of:

1. The losses of the WWII for the USSR were enermous not only because of the genocide, but because the state of USSR had no such an idea as "unacceptable losses". I've read a handful of books and articles (including the POV) and there are many evidences that the USSR just sent hundreds and thousands of almost naked soldiers on guns and tanks. One of the reason why Germany couldn't handle it
2. The ongoing war in Ukraine. Again, Russia has an enermous potential to "win" the war by occupying and destroying more of the state AND Ukrainian society, since Russia just have much more people to kill