My new-pep safety compromise

[randompersonrandom]

I live alone and am solitary by habit. I also have a startling number of loved ones, and I do a LOT of things that involve moderate risk. At the urging of friends and family, I'm in the habit of giving someone I love a heads up before I do something at or above the level of chainsawing up some wood in the back yard, and then pinging them when I'm done; that way if they don't hear from me and I don't respond, someone will know to see to my pets and find me while I don't smell too bad yet, and my mother will never spiral wondering if I'm dead, because someone would call her if I was.

Any time I pin something new for the first time, I do a fifteen minute check in with a girlfriend. I'm not SO worried that I make her come over, because it will almost certainly be fine, but it makes me feel a little little less concerned. I love my cats, and if they had time to eat my face, it might be harder for them to get adopted.

 

[fatty33]

I hope it was not inappropriate for me to laugh but the cats eating your face off and being harder to adopt out cracked me up!!

 

[mraajr]

May want to up the time limit from 15 minutes. There are not too many substances out there that could kill you in that amount of time when taking them sub-q. Lol.

 

[randompersonrandom]

May want to up the time limit from 15 minutes. There are not too many substances out there that could kill you in that amount of time when taking them sub-q. Lol.

You know, that's a good point; I was thinking allergic reaction, but you're right about there being other ways it could go bad.

 

[randompersonrandom]

I hope it was not inappropriate for me to laugh but the cats eating your face off and being harder to adopt out cracked me up!!

They're the sweetest boys, but whoever found them with a mouthful apiece of Face would probably never sleep again.

 

[randompersonrandom]

This just in.

 

[desinr-gal]

I live alone and am solitary by habit. I also have a startling number of loved ones, and I do a LOT of things that involve moderate risk. At the urging of friends and family, I'm in the habit of giving someone I love a heads up before I do something at or above the level of chainsawing up some wood in the back yard, and then pinging them when I'm done; that way if they don't hear from me and I don't respond, someone will know to see to my pets and find me while I don't smell too bad yet, and my mother will never spiral wondering if I'm dead, because someone would call her if I was.

Any time I pin something new for the first time, I do a fifteen minute check in with a girlfriend. I'm not SO worried that I make her come over, because it will almost certainly be fine, but it makes me feel a little little less concerned. I love my cats, and if they had time to eat my face, it might be harder for them to get adopted.

Funny! for a new pep, or new vendor, I always inject like 1-2 units first to be sure, I wait a day. Ever since I read about someone collapsing and being trapped on their bathroom floor for hours, thinking they were dying, I figured it's worth the caution.
An allergic reaction really could be deadly.

 

[peptideusername]

You know, that's a good point; I was thinking allergic reaction, but you're right about there being other ways it could go bad.

Having a pep buddy isn't going to help you if you've injected something that's going to kill you that quickly.
If you're interested in addressing the allergy contingency, dm me and I might be able to help you get an easy EpiPen for really cheap.

 

[desinr-gal]

Having a pep buddy isn't going to help you if you've injected something that's going to kill you that quickly.
If you're interested in addressing the allergy contingency, dm me and I might be able to help you get an EpiPen for really cheap.

That's a good idea. At least have a box of extra strength benadryl

 

[randompersonrandom]

Having a pep buddy isn't going to help you if you've injected something that's going to kill you that quickly.
If you're interested in addressing the allergy contingency, dm me and I might be able to help you get an easy EpiPen for really cheap.

I may do that. I don't really believe the chances of an allergic reaction are so high that it's stupid to not prep for it, but now that I look at it, the fact that I top off my pets' water and text my friend at all instead of pinning new and going about my business tells me something about pinning new while alone with no plan for if the unexpected happens is freaking me out a bit.

 

[randompersonrandom]

Funny! for a new pep, or new vendor, I always inject like 1-2 units first to be sure, I wait a day. Ever since I read about someone collapsing and being trapped on their bathroom floor for hours, thinking they were dying, I figured it's worth the caution.
An allergic reaction really could be deadly.

Yeah, you know what, that does it for me. I'ma start doing that.

 

[miss-sanne]

Funny! for a new pep, or new vendor, I always inject like 1-2 units first to be sure, I wait a day. Ever since I read about someone collapsing and being trapped on their bathroom floor for hours, thinking they were dying, I figured it's worth the caution.
An allergic reaction really could be deadly.

Not a bad choice, but an allergic reaction can come from 2 units or 200 units, if you body decides to go nuts.

 

[nonyabizznez]

I may do that. I don't really believe the chances of an allergic reaction are so high that it's stupid to not prep for it, but now that I look at it, the fact that I top off my pets' water and text my friend at all instead of pinning new and going about my business tells me something about pinning new while alone with no plan for if the unexpected happens is freaking me out a bit.

What does this have to do with your pet's water? I'm so confused.

Side note with my OCD I dump and refill my cat's water bowl several times before setting on floor thinking I have some Ghk-cu, snap, moisturizer or random shit on my hands. IYKYK

 

[miss-sanne]

What does this have to do with your pet's water? I'm so confused.

Side note with my OCD I dump and refill my cat's water bowl several times before setting on floor thinking I have some Ghk-cu, snap, moisturizer or random shit on my hands. IYKYK

the cat said, he wants lovely skin and fur, so stop washing !

 

[ThatNextGril]

What does this have to do with your pet's water? I'm so confused.

Pretty sure it means they appreciate there is some risk regardless, as topping off the water bowl indicates an assumption that the cats might be unexpectedly on their own for a time. I know this because it's what I do every time I leave the house to drive somewhere. I trust my driving, but holy crap distracted drivers make up at least half the people see "driving" these days. I just want to make sure if I don't make it home, my dudes at least have enough water until someone comes to get them.
And all this to say, I like the way randompersonrandom thinks and I should texting my BFF when I pin a new batch, too.

 

[nonyabizznez]

Pretty sure it means they appreciate there is some risk regardless, as topping off the water bowl indicates an assumption that the cats might be unexpectedly on their own for a time. I know this because it's what I do every time I leave the house to drive somewhere. I trust my driving, but holy crap distracted drivers make up at least half the people see "driving" these days. I just want to make sure if I don't make it home, my dudes at least have enough water until someone comes to get them.
And all this to say, I like the way randompersonrandom thinks and I should texting my BFF when I pin a new batch, too.

That's a long way of explaining you might have OCD too. 😁

So Thx!
I'll be adding topping off the water bowl to my leaving the Apt ritual along with checking if the balcony door is locked (on the 14th floor) checking if the oven is off (that hadn't been turned on) making sure no candles are lit and that a light is on somewhere. Three times!

 

[randompersonrandom]

That's a long way of explaining you might have OCD too. 😁

So Thx!
I'll be adding topping off the water bowl to my leaving the Apt ritual along with checking if the balcony door is locked (on the 14th floor) checking if the oven is off (that hadn't been turned on) making sure no candles are lit and that a light is on somewhere. Three times!

I got a fix for the candles thing! I have fallen asleep with a candle burning before and been awakened by the smoke alarm, and I've left the house with one burning before. Both times were fine, but I was frightened enough by what COULD have happened that I put a safety in place because I am thoughtless in general. Before I light a candle, I grab two others off the table next to it. One goes on my pillow, and one gets hung from the front door knob. Then the candle gets lit. I CANNOT put either of them back on the table unless I first blow out the one burning. And the one on the doorknob actually prevents me from turning it without first taking it off.

It means I have to blow out the candle to get the mail, but fuck it.

 

[desinr-gal]

Not a bad choice, but an allergic reaction can come from 2 units or 200 units, if you body decides to go nuts.

true but I feel like the scale of the reaction will depend on amount of substance, at least for a first time event? Sure if you already have a serious allergy, any amount is very bad.
IDK though.

 

[nonyabizznez]

I got a fix for the candles thing! I have fallen asleep with a candle burning before and been awakened by the smoke alarm, and I've left the house with one burning before. Both times were fine, but I was frightened enough by what COULD have happened that I put a safety in place because I am thoughtless in general. Before I light a candle, I grab two others off the table next to it. One goes on my pillow, and one gets hung from the front door knob. Then the candle gets lit. I CANNOT put either of them back on the table unless I first blow out the one burning. And the one on the doorknob actually prevents me from turning it without first taking it off.

It means I have to blow out the candle to get the mail, but fuck it.

True story. Last weekend an unattended candle caused my 17 story building to evacuate. Usually when the alarm goes off with loud audio (Attention Attention... Please evacuate the building... Proceed to emergency stairways... Do not use elevators... Repeat...Attention attention...) I disregard it thinking a disgruntled tenant or kid prank pulled a lever. Not last weekend! Alarm looped so long I went to my 14th floor hallway and saw neighbors gawking at the water coming down the walls! 28 flights of stairs down/up with my peptide fatigue!

Turns out a resident left a candle unattended setting off the sprinklers in her apartment. This meant the building could track the problem to her unit. The water damage was crazy unimaginable with apartments multiple floors below saturated! I imagine they'll be going after her renters insurance. That's gonna hurt.