Octopus Overlords

Brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:19 pm In our Walmart those items are in a locked case and you have to press a button that calls for an associate.

Then press it again when nobody shows up.
Then repeat the cycle eight more times until you give up and chase an associate down so they can call over the one person that actually has the key.

Spoiler:

We need to buy lube because ever since menopause, the wife's vajeen is drier than a mummy's back.

Should I see Avatar 2 in 3D?

You absolutely should. Just as with the first Avatar, The Way of Water’s 3D is so good, it will trick you into thinking the technology is viable and should be used by people not named James Cameron. (In reality, it is not viable, and its use outside of Cameron movies should be illegal.)

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:24 pm Probably better suited to go to a local specialty store or mail order.

Zarathud wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:36 pm They don’t want you to suffocate after. Positive airflow reduces your risk.

disarm wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:26 pm Patients with CPAP at home are often asked to bring their machine in case they need to use it while waking up in recovery. Residuals anesthetic and the effects of opioids given during the surgery and recovery period can exaggerate the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, and the easiest way to deal with that is to have you use your CPAP from home. The number of patients coming to the operating room with a history of OSA has risen dramatically as the general population becomes more obese and we're more proactive about making the diagnosis. A smaller hospital (or sometimes even large ones) can't have enough machines on-hand to deal with all the patients who might benefit from its use in the recovery room. Combine that with the fact that it's much easier to just hook someone up to their own machine that has already been adjusted for them, with a mask or nosepiece that fits comfortably, and asking people to bring their own equipment is by far the easiest solution.

In the hospital where I work, any patient with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea is required to pass a 60-minute "room air trial" before leaving recovery. This means that they have to maintain an oxygen saturation >90% for the entirety of a 60 minute observation period while resting/sleeping in recovery. If they fail the room air trial, the next step is to wear CPAP for an hour, then repeat the room air trial. Patients who fail again spend the night in the hospital to sleep off their anesthesia, in a location where they can be monitored closely. Almost all are fit to go home the next day... usually just takes time.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:38 pm One well-known nutjob maketh not an oucry, nor do a tiny, endlessly ranting minority. I only posted about finding it for the chuckle - I actually think it's awesome that sexuality is becoming more open and acceptable.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:42 pm True, but Walmart had the power back then to sink a product by denying it shelf space. Online shopping has altered that across multiple industries.

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:30 pm Daehawk uses a hair dryer???? Again, would never have guessed that in a million years. Even now, still managing to surprise me.

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:30 pm Daehawk uses a hair dryer????