Why is my ac breaker tripping

Okay so i have no clue why this is happening and I don't want it to ruin my would, but I recently killed the EOW which obviously spawned a meteorite; I mined it and went on with my day, but then in the same (real life) day i had another two meteorites land. its littering my world and idk what to do.

Hi. I'm new here and I know this is highly used as an advice blog for people. I figured I'd tell my story because at this point I'm at a loss and could use some input, preferably non bias. I apologize for this being so lengthy.
I (32F) have been dating my boyfriend (40M) for nearly 2 years. We have a great relationship and we are very compatible. I love him so much and hes been nothing but good to me. When we first started dating, we agreed to take things slow and not rush into anything. We decided we would hold off on introducing our kids until about a year into dating. I have 2 kids, a 12 year old girl and an 8 year old boy. They have separate fathers. I have split custody with my daughters dad and my sons dad is not involved. My bf has one 11 year old son with his ex wife, they too have split custody. We agreed to only have our sons meet, because as of right now I am currently going through a custody dispute with my daughters dad. I filed for primary against him for multiple reasons. We felt we should have my daughter meet my bf until after my custody trial and the dust has settled.
I have a very messy history with my daughters dad. We have been in and out of court many times over the past 10+ years since we split , a lot of it because he has made false accusations against me as a mother. I've had CPS at my door 3 separate times now because he repeatably alleges I'm this abusive, unfit mother when him and I are butting heads. All of these accusations were dropped and unfounded. He is extremely vindictive and has slandered me in court over and over. My life has been a living hell because of him, and he has manipulated my daughter into thinking he's this awesome parent and I'm the bad guy. He's coerced my daughter into keeping secrets for him and lying for him. It's an absolute nightmare and it one of several reasons I filed for primary. She doesn't realize his horrible and narcissistic behavior because he has her wrapped so tight around his finger. He even went as far as falsely accusing my last boyfriend of abusing my children and getting him involved when he did absolutely nothing wrong, eventually that relationship ended but not for that reason. It's a control issue for sure and I believe her dad is intimidated by my daughter forming any type of bond with a man other than him. He wants her all to himself. Which is unfair, because I never gave him a hard time about girls he's dated. I told him as long has they're decent people , not on drugs and treat my daughter well, I don't care who hes with. I am not that territorial baby mama. This just skims the surface of all the horrible shit he's put me through over the years. After I filed for primary, he filed an emergency petition against me claiming I'm emotionally and physically abusing my daughter. Not sure how this petition was granted but eventually after not seeing her for 15 days, I went to court with my attorney and everything was fixed and his petition was thrown out due to lack of evidence. My trial is in 2 months and it's been torture waiting on this day to come. It's been put on hold for months because the court system is pushed back due to covid and my lawyer also had to extend the trial because he had to go out on medical leave for a bit.
So back to the topic of me and my bf. We decided to keep my daughter out of the picture for now until after court. But we had our sons get acquainted and things seemed to be going well. We were spending a lot more time together over the summer and we were making progress in our relationship. I was really happy about this. But then it seemed like things came to a halt, and we stopped doing things as a family and just reverted back to only seeing each other on weekends he doesn't have his son. We live 40 minutes away from each other, so it's hard to spend time together with our kids schedules and work schedules. I see him a few times a month tops. it sucks but I love him and I've tried my best to make this relationship work. We text and talk everyday.
Recently, I confronted him and asked him why we haven't spent any time together with the kids. I told him I felt he has no desire to grow as a family unit and I wanted to know whats up, being that we've been together almost 2 years. He confessed the reason he hasn't wanted to engage the kids is because he is nervous about my daughters dad. He says he's afraid that when we introduce my daughter, her dad is gonna go A wall and accuse him of abuse like he did with my ex. I didn't understand where this was coming from, because I had been very open with him from day 1 about both of my kids fathers and my history with them. I told him everything he deserved to know. But then he told me that about 2 months ago he had talked with his lawyer and asked for advice on the situation and what he should do if my ex should ever tried to pull a stunt like with the last guy. His lawyer flat out told him to end things with me and that there's nothing protecting him and those kind of accusations could ruin is custody arrangement with his son and even his job position. She basically told him hes risking everything if he moves forward with me and he's in for a world of trouble. He has also discussed this matter with friends, family and colleagues who have gone through similar issues.
I'm crushed, I went into this relationship wanting to settle down. I told him from the door I wanted a family and marriage. He said he wanted that too, but now that he's been given this advice, he's basically telling me that right now he cant give that to me cause he feels he's at risk. He says he doesn't know what to do. I asked him, so what are we supposed to do, just not engage our kids and keep only seeing each other a few times a month? I understand his perspective, but what makes this hard is that he's coming to this decision 2 years in. I'm fully invested in this relationship and he just unloads this on me. It's not fair, I cant just be happy and have a good relationship with someone because my daughters dad is unhinged and his behavior is unpredictable. How is it right for someone to have that kind of control over my life and the person I'm involved with. Please don't judge me, I know I picked the people I had my kids with and can't change that now. I've been bearing the cross of my choices for years and I'm trying to make things right and do right by my kids. I'm just so down about this and feel so guilty for pushing people away with the baggage I bring. What should I tell my bf?

There are instances where my packages get delivered to a house with the same house number, with a different street. It’s in the same neighborhood - 1 min away. They always return my package, and vice versa (i receive their package too) - without asking
This time, 3 of my packages are marked delivered but no sign of it on my porch. I was expecting the package from the neighbor that I mentioned above. It’s been a week, and haven’t had anything.. called the courrier for a proof of delivery image. It was delivered to another house in the neighborhood - the owners don’t like my parents. So I understand why it hasn’t been returned.
Im absolument devastated and don’t know what to do? My parents attorney always told me to stay away from that particular house for safety reasons. Our neighborhood is gated with police patrol, so I know that theft is not a factor. Is there anything I can do?

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THE SINS OF OUR FATHERS - A DDMA WHAT-IF? STORY
Chapter 3: The Truth
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\November 7th, 2017. Salvato High School, around 11:15 AM.\**
In terms of coming up with incredible art, and figuring out great ideas to put on paper, Itsuki Mirai was one of the best. Even as a child, he was always eager to grab a piece of paper and some crayons, and go to town with it. And as he grew older and older, his affinity and skill in the craft grew as well. By High School, it was clear the boy had a bright future with the art world if he kept this up.
However, even those with incredible talent can have moments where those great ideas and skills aren’t up to snuff. Maybe it’s because they’re feeling sick, or that what they’re working on isn’t giving them that same passion and drive as other projects they’ve done before. And in Itsuki’s current case, it was due to being distracted by the thoughts in his mind.
Granted, he tried to power through and come up with something as he doodled in his red sketchbook at his desk, set near the back of Mr. Amari’s classroom. He even tried looking around the room for something that might inspire him, like the small fridge at the teacher’s desk, which had some Star Wars stickers on it.
There was also an old record player on a shelf behind Itsuki at the back of the room. Though, he never heard it play a single tune throughout his time in High School, due to it being broken. And when looking back to the front of the room, he took notice of Mr. Amari taking sips of Coffee from his Wild E. Coyote cup while looking over stuff on his computer at his desk.
Honestly, Itsuki always found Amari’s classroom quite comfortable, ever since he first walked in here as a Freshman. In fact, Kiyoshi Amari was almost like the father he never really got, and many of the other students held him in high regard. He was kind, relaxed, and fun to talk with, while also being passionate and fair when it came to his duties as a Math teacher.
Yet…despite all that, Itsuki hasn’t bothered moving the pencil in his right hand across the paper much. Every time he starts to make something, he decides to erase it and start over. It was a tedious and annoying process, and the redhead wasn’t happy with any of it at all. In fact, many of the students could tell he was having a bit of trouble.
So much so that Mr. Amari decided to get out of his desk and walk towards the boy, feeling a bit concerned. And once he gets there, Itsuki looks up at him with a despondent expression on his face. The redhead takes note of the teacher’s brown sweater and blue jeans, alongside his black shoes and the wrist watch on his right hand.
While it’s a common look for him, it definitely shows what Mr. Amari is all about. Professional, but comfortable. Plus, his brown hair that’s starting to turn white due to old age is also eye-catching, alongside his blueish-purple eyes. And his figure is quite skinny as well. Though, he still has a pretty good diet, despite looking like skin and bones sometimes. Regardless, the teacher asks what’s going on with the young Mr. Mirai, hoping to cheer him up a bit.
Amari: “Everything going well today, Mirai?”
Itsuki: “Eh…it’s just one of those days for me…”
Amari: “I getcha. That artist brain of yours can’t always work at 100% efficiency.”
Itsuki: “Mm. I wish it could, but…we don’t always get what we want.”
Noticing Itsuki’s more downcast tone of voice, Amari decides to press a little more about what his student is dealing with.
Amari: “Something tells me it’s a little more than artist block.”
Amari: “Would it be okay if you told me what’s wrong?”
Itsuki: “...Sure. I don’t see why not.”
Setting the pencil down, Itsuki sighs and tells Amari what’s on his mind.
Itsuki: “So, you remember all the crap that’s been going on with me and Natsuki, right?”
Amari: “Indeed. She keeps pushing you away when you get too close and all that?”
Itsuki: “Yes. But she was absent for the Culture Festival, despite how much we needed her for the Poetry Recital in the Literature Club.”
Itsuki: “However, when I tried texting or calling her, she never responded.”
Amari: “Really? Not even during the weekend? Or yesterday?”
Itsuki: “Nope. But I DID see her peeking out the window of the clubroom doors, and confronted her.”
Itsuki: “She said her aunt had a stroke, and that’s what kept her from showing up.”
Itsuki: “Yet…she never told me ANYTHING about having an aunt. So I’m willing to believe that it’s either a subject she kept hidden for a good reason, or it was entirely made up.”
Amari: “Huh…strange…did you call her out at all?”
Itsuki: “No. I could tell she wasn’t feeling too great, and she didn’t want to see everyone else at the time.”
Itsuki: “In fact…she looked like she was…”
Itsuki: “...Afraid of something.”
Itsuki: “And it definitely didn’t look like the fear of loss…”
Itsuki’s suspicion is clearly shown through his facial expression. And while Amari keeps a calm and still look on his face, he’s definitely feeling suspicious about this situation too.
Amari: “Are you certain of your ideas?”
Itsuki: “Well, considering how many times she’s lied to me, I don’t have much reason to NOT believe something is up.”
Itsuki: “I just hope she gives me a clear answer today.”
Amari: “So you’re gonna talk to her? Don’t you think you should give her some time to think about it first?”
Itsuki: “Maybe. But I think she was considering the idea of telling me when I saw her yesterday.”
Itsuki: “Besides, I’m done with her constant dishonesty.”
After those words are spoken, Amari shows a bit of concern on his face. Then, he takes a deep breath, and regains a bit of his composure before speaking.
Amari: “Let me tell you this, Itsuki.”
Amari: “When it comes to confronting your loved ones about their troubles or honesty, it can get quite messy.”
Amari: “One could call it a delicate process. Very easy to make a mistake, if you’re not careful.”
Amari: “Hence, I want you to be mindful of how you go about this.”
Amari: “Just because Natsuki’s someone you care a lot about, and she’s having some issues doesn’t mean she automatically owes you any kind of answer.”
Itsuki: “Sure, but…if my loved ones are having a tough time, then shouldn’t it make sense that I step in and do whatever I can in order to help them?”
Amari: “To an extent, yes. But that doesn’t give you the right to barge into their problems and act like a hero.”
Amari: “Some things can’t be so easily solved with a few kind words. And especially not with punches or kicks.”
Amari: “Though, I will say it’s not good to lie to those you care about. Especially if it’s frequent.”
Amari: “However, depending on what they deal with, they might have some justified reasons for not saying anything.”
Amari: “Like, they fear others might get hurt by it, or do rash things because of it.”
Amari: “And while I know you’re pretty level-headed for the most part, even people like you aren’t unlikely to snap under stress.”
Amari: “So, you can’t be too pushy or too distant. You need a good balance of both to make it work.”
Amari: “But…I’m certain you’ll find a way to make things right at the end.”
Amari: “All I can tell you is good luck, and to keep my advice in mind.”
While Itsuki still doesn’t look too happy, he does seem to be a bit better as he has a small smile on his face.
Itsuki: “I will. Thank you, Amari. I appreciate it.”
Amari: “Don’t mention it. Anything to help a student.”
Amari: “Now, hopefully, you’ll finally be free to draw something cool like always!”
Itsuki: “Heh. Probably not. But here’s hoping.”
Amari chuckles a bit, before heading over to another student in the room, leaving Itsuki to continue his doodling. As he expected, he doesn’t get much done in terms of “Drawing something cool.” But he’s at least able to better think about what’s going on with Natsuki, and how to handle it. In fact, he’s starting to think if he IS being too pushy with this matter.
Granted, he had no plans of letting Natsuki off easy for constantly putting up fronts with him, but at the same time, she must have a good reason for doing so, right? And how WOULD Itsuki react if he found out the truth? It could be so much worse than whatever ideas he has in mind. What if…in order to deal with Natsuki’s problem…he ended up going too far?
Thinking about that heavy thought, Itsuki takes an annoyed sigh, recognizing just how much more complicated this issue is. Luckily, he has plenty of time to figure out how to go about everything. So, for now, he just hopes for the best.
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So I was playing Elden ring I was gonna go over to the prawn Shack guy Because hes one of my favorite and he wasn't there he was dead the next time I checked the round table hold he was there the lonesome Dung eater And I would appreciated if someone could explain to me Why he escaped without my help I haven't even gotten to the place where he is

Tw : Abortion, suicide
So I went through an abortion, both pills and surgical D&C, I’m in serious physical pain, I have back pain till now and I had bad side effects until 2 days ago. My boyfriend is a basically a child. I didn’t notice that before and when I really needed him he acts like a child. He only does things I ask him to do. I would be crying and he’d think it’s okay to ask if he can smokeup. I raise my voice because I’m tired of him just arguing when I’m not in the mind space he says I’m abusive. I want to be in this relationship, idk why. But I can’t go through another failed relationship and I don’t think I can find anyone nice who would be okay with the abortion. It’s a thing that’ll stay with me forever. I have to fix this relationship. Commenters who’re gonna say I’m dependent and I need therapy, please dont. I know that. I don’t want to go through a breakup and be alone and miserable while also dealing with the post stress of abortion and my body still thinks I’m pregnant. I’m angry, I need him to change and take responsibility and be a good boyfriend. I fucking trusted him when he said he wants to be with me forver and made promises. I earn more than him and I mostly take care of the household expenses. I was very skeptical of having unprotected sex but he said he’ll be with me forver and we’ve nothing to worry about because he knows how to handle it. Newsflash he doesn’t. He knocked me up. I would’ve broken up with him before the abortion but now I can’t. I really wish I knew what he really was but no. Idk what to do. How do I fix this relationship?

I need help managing when my 8 year old lies. Recently she's been coming to me after the fact and saying "remember when I told you x? This is what really happened." My typical response is not in anger, more confused on why she felt she couldn't just be honest in the first place. She doesn't know why she doesn't tell me the truth. Honestly, I only yell when I've have to repeat myself 5 times and I'm annoyed, otherwise, I'm pretty chill so I'm not sure why she's lying.
Back in December she went to the nurses office at school and said she "threw up a little" and I came to pick her up and then she got the next day off as a result. The next day she told me she lied to the nurse about getting sick at school so she could have a day off. I wasn't mad, but told her everyone needs a day off sometimes and if she's feeling that way, don't lie about it, just tell me she needs a mental health day.
Since then she's tried to use this mental health day excuse several times, but it'll be on a Monday (after we just had the weekend) or after winter break, so I denied those requests because she literally just had many consecutive days off.
Last night she told me she threw up and showed me the cup where she was sick. I thought it was weird because it didn't smell and there was only a small amount, but I have vomit phobia and told her we'd see how she felt in the morning. This morning her attitude was fine until it wasn't and she said how sick she was etc. I asked her if she was really not feeling well but told her she could stay home. 20 minutes later I mentioned I was sad she wasn't going to school because there was an assembly where she was going to be recognized for being kind in school and I was sad we would miss the assembly. I was telling her because she didn't know she was picked for the award and I wanted to share good news with her. Suddenly she told me she felt fine and she was going to get changed for school. Her entire attitude changed! I said if she's sick she needs to stay home, she assured me she wasn't sick and what I saw last night was her chewed up food and spat back out.
Wtf am I supposed to do here? I already don't have a negative reaction when she lies, but today I was mad! I didn't show her I was angry, but I told her I don't know what to believe when she's showing me she's ill and now she's suddenly stating otherwise. She ended up going to school and staying the entire day. She went great lengths to show me how sick she was.

People ask me what is wrong about marketing.
Earlier today, under one of my post a reddit user commented that why can’t people market like the book “This is Marketing” by Seth Godin.
I didn’t answer him. Because it isn’t just marketing.
The issue is we humans have a thing for numbers. We believe in data more than experience & Insights. Because data doesn’t lie. (As we have been taught tikl today)
I don’t wanna be rude or try to point out everyone in marketing thinks like that. But marketing will change.
Now people believe in data over experience & earned insights. I can’t go on selling course on social media marketing or making a million dollar because many will say I don’t have the numbers to prove my worth.
That happens in marketing too. We are hiring influencers based on numbers, consultants viral on social & running campaigns based on clicks.
I can tell you that this will change, AI can bring you numbers. You will have AI marketers in your teams to do things like that!
It is a loop 🔁 Years ago people with experience were asked to give their insights. Then we had internet, everyone had the access to data & many with zero experience started sourcing data & giving our advices.
In next few years, what we were doing with Internet will be done by AI. And experience and earned insights will be valued & people that hold them will lead.
We are going through a transition phase, marketers that focus on understanding the consumers & impacting will succeed. And those who treat people like CT scan & spreadsheets will fail!

Bonjour! My boyfriend and I planned our Paris trip for a long time but with the strikes being pretty present (as they should!) right now we are just a bit worried that we won't be able to a) even reach city center (our hotel is in Bercy) and b) be able to visit the sites we booked/looked up.
Can anyone share their recent experiences or can a Parisian give us some insight on how to avoid any issues when visiting next week?
Thanks a lot!

Ok hear me out. I've got an 08 Ford explorer I inherited at the 180k mile mark. I've recently had codes P0743 p0750 p0750 p0755 p0760 p0962 p0966 p0970 which are all solenoid circuit codes. Some research shows this is pretty common as the ac condensate drain line pours onto the transmission pigtail.
I'm reading that the solenoid bank needs replacing a long with the pigtail. If this is the case after I do a bit of troubleshooting I'll need to drop the pan.
My question is if this thing has the original fluid full of clutch material that's allowing it to operate. Could I reuse the fluid? Assuming I find no metal. The fluid has about 200k miles on it.
Otherwise I'd need to add about 5 quarts of new fluid.

Here's some explanation to what I'm asking about. I like plenty of shows and the ones I like a bit more than usual often have characters I love. Pretty standard. But there's always like one or two characters that really stand out for me, I REALLY love them (lets call these FCs as in favorite characters). Not in a particularly explainable way either, I just like them for usually no deeper reason. Anyway here's the question part - I can be watching the show I like and when something about my FCs comes up/when they're in the scene, I just can't help but cover myself with a blanket so that when I'm watching a scene with my FCs I'm always covered, dunno why, maybe afraid of... cameras in my room? Even tho I don't believe that, covering up is more of an unbearable urge. Also I am literally not able to audibly talk about my FCs as being my favorites, it's hard for me to talk about them in general and also I have this weird thing where I just feel overly weird typing out the names of my FCs. Another weird thing is that if I had to choose a character to cosplay, it would never be any FC. Last thing would be that if asked, I'd probably lie about some other character being my favorite to avoid revealing my actual FCs. Not sure if this is just me internalizing my interests/afraid of others' opinions or what but I find my own behavior really odd and I'm curious whether anyone else does any of these things? Or at least something similar of a reaction?

So I want to get Xbox Game Pass PC on a new acc, (Don't ask why, I have my reasons.) and I was wondering if you got achievements for all games. I've seen articles that say you do, but they're not the same as console version, some articles saying you get achievements for some games, but not all. Can someone help me out, and tell me what the deal is?

I did this years ago back in my 20s and trust me when I say it was a long trip, nearly 20 hours getting from Ireland to the back arse of the US! Didn't QUITE go to plan due to him being a bit of a fcuking idiot. But I'd do it again for sure.. life is an adventure :)
With travelmode and all that on the dates app, I find myself talking to more and more people living a flight away and wondering if anyone else is finding this too? Or do you just ignore those ones?
For anyone that IS totally for long-distance dating, I'd love to hear your stories so far - positive or negative. :)

Hello hello! Hope everyone is doing well! I am back here today on my search for a like minded partner, someone who's easy going, laid back and friendly. I want to create a beautiful and long term roleplay with you!
A little about me. I am a detailed and experienced roleplayer (7 years), meaning I can be crafty and descriptive. I also love to make new friends so let's talk OOC too (actually this is a requirement, please be friendly and conversable). Building a healthy chatty relationship will make it easier and nice for us to roleplay. We could get to know each other better, discuss roleplay more and drive it to our likings and more. Lastly, I like to play on Discord sooo.... Have it I guess?
I don't really have a plot in mind, neither would I mention one even if I had because I like to craft one with my potential partner, including both of our interests to make it juicy! It also helps us to get to know how much compatible we are. I also like to send refrence pics for the character outfit and stuff, it just brings more life to the roleplay!
Now, I am going to leave some tropes that interest me and you can message me from any you like!
Married Couples, Arranged Marriage, Childhood Friends, Enemies To Lovers, Friends to lovers, Co-workers, Roommates, Classmates, Love Triangle.
I am probably forgetting some, but feel free to hit me up with your choice!
My ideal slice of life roleplay would be to include nice, warm, wholesome and lovey - dovey moments into the play. I really want something pure in it, I want to be smiling while roleplaying about this. The idea of two characters being so into each other, looking out for each other in their tough times, that magical touch of love into the play (if you know what I mean). Like the perfect romance, the "these two are meant for each other. These two are goals!" factor is what I am looking for. Roleplay so warm you begin to imagine a warm soft tune playing in your head (is that too dramatic? If so, pardon me!)
I know there are a lot of you who like the prompts to be tilted towards the fantasy side, I am up! I haven't really done a lot of fantasy prompts. I've only done modern slice of life roleplays back and forth, so if you're patient with me, I'll quickly learn! Just have a nice prompt about it :).
I would also be up for fandoms btw, but it's just that I haven't watched a lot of anime. So if you want it to be fandom, just ask and I'll list what I've watched.
That's all!
While messaging me -

• Please don't be 1-2 liner, like "Hi I am interested, Hi are you still looking". Ik you are interested and that's why you texted. Secondly, I am looking for partners as long as my post it up. I normally delete the post once I've found a partner.
  
• Stay away if you ghost literally without a cause. Seriously, it's really immature and cheap. I don't even want to get started about this. I get reached with really nice responses and then end up getting ghosted, I simply don't get why put such efforts discussing and typing such nice responses, if the true purpose is to ghost? So if there are any problems, let's talk it out like adults, I don't bite.
  
• I will literally ignore and block one liner commenters who ask me to dm them.
  
• I only rp with people around my age (18-25), so please be around that age. Don't be under 18 (and please don't lie about your age, I've faced such people.)
  

Lastly, bring a prompt if you have one! I'd love to hear out :). I promise if I like it, I'll contribute my bits and pieces.
So then! Message me with more than a "Hi I am interested, are you still looking" and let's proceed further!

As the title says, the game I've been playing the past few days has suddenly decided to brick and now crashes when the day changes. The game loads up perfectly fine, and I can click whatever. It's only once I actually press the play button to unpause the game will it wait a second while the in game day plays out and then crashes at day change. This occurs even after I've disabled all mods and even occurs if I try to reload an earlier autosave. Interestingly I tried starting a new game (no mods enabled) and the days passed just fine. Same with loading another older (but still post latest patch) game, no issues. The problem is just with my latest game, which worked fine literally 12 hours ago. Is there any way to fix this or is my save file just dead? If it is dead is there any way to figure out why so I can know for the future? The mods I was using were Tiny Outlined V2, L cluster access 3.6, Megastructure Remover 1.3, More Ascension Slots 3.6.x, and Resolutions Expanded

I have an cold/cough right now with some light yellow mucus and clear mucus and now it’s clear with a gray particles in it…. I usually get gray mucus once in a while but I have no idea what it means or what it is. And I am not a smoker by the way.
https://ibb.co/6n7Qn1H

Hey there Reddit I’ve been in my head for a while about this one so I thought I would come to this sub for opinions on if I am doing the right thing. I am a 26F living with my two best friends. Friend A has lived with me for three years now and friend B moved in this past fall. I have known friend B since childhood. Friend B went on vacation and went to multiple concerts while there and then came back home with cold symptoms. (Her trip involved flying across the country as well). They asked me today if they needed to stay out of the common areas in case it’s a cold but that they think it’s allergies. Friend A has bad seasonal allergies and obviously I’m not wanting her to stay out of the common area if she is fairly confident she just has allergies or possibly a cold so I told Roommate B not to worry and that I appreciated her checking in and that I trust she would get tested and take precautions if she felt her symptoms were of concern. I think I am just worried that there is some resentment on her end and I’m scared I am being a bad friend.
This same friend got COVID slightly after they moved in and got annoyed by the fact that I was anxious and thinking I was being a bit dramatic that I wanted them to get tested as soon as possible them because they had pretty classic covid symptoms and they wound up being positive. I tested positive after her and it was my third time having COVID. I have long COVID from the first time I had it and each time I have had it my chronic illness gets worse. I know worrying about getting tested if you have symptoms is probably a pain for her and/or limiting common area use if she thinks she has it so I wanted to know y’all’s opinion.
I know I might just be self conscious and dealing with my own internalized anxiety over being a burden but I also don’t want to be a difficult person to live with and/or just an ass. Roommate B has known me for most of my life and I care about her a lot so I just want to make sure I’m not being a jerk to my friend or if my actions are valid.

My daughter, Cleo (11) is very active outside of school. She plays soccer, takes swim lessons and will play outside a lot with neighborhood kids. She’s very social. Most of her friends are from outside of school.
At school, however, she struggles making friends. Cleo has ADHD and was bullied in 3rd and 4th grade for some of that. While it was brought under control by 5th (current grade), these kids still don’t play with her and pretty much ice her out. While I don’t think they have to play with her, it also means that she doesn’t socialize a lot at school. She’s okay with this.
Her teacher says our daughter often plays alone at recess or reads. My wife and I were not very concerned and explained she’s very social and active afterwards.
Cleo is a huge reader. She’s currently reading her way through my wife’s collection of books from her childhood. She loves them and treasures them, knowing they were her mama’s and wants to take great care of them. She came home on Tuesday, very upset and worried her mom would be upset with her. I asked why and she said her teacher took her book away and won’t give it back until tomorrow. When pressed for more information , she said she was reading at recess. Her teacher walked over, took the book and told her to go play. My daughter begged for her book back and the teacher refused.
I quickly assured Cleo that she wasn’t in trouble and even called my wife at work to have her back me up. It was quite concerning that she was so afraid, as my wife isn’t one to fly off the handle. She’s always gentle with Cleo. As suspected, my wife assured her she wasn’t upset and that Cleo did zero wrong.
The next day, I brought Cleo to school early and walked her to class, no one but the teacher was there. I told the teacher to give me the book. She obliged and tried to defend herself. I told her to save it and she had no right. There is no rule that Cleo has to do physical activity at recess and we expressed no concern. The teacher said she was allowed to set boundaries for her class but I pointed out recess was free time. It’s not like Cleo is reading during math. We went back and forth, and finally I said I’d be reaching out to the principal.
The issue was resolved quickly. I don’t know the particulars, except the principal told me that Cleo is allowed to read at recess and unless she is actively harming someone or reading during a non-designated time, she wouldn’t have any more books confiscated. My wife and I were pleased. Cleo even more so.
My cousin is a teacher at this school, just a different grade. She says what I did is “hot gossip” in the teacher’s lounge and that I have been marked as “one of those parents”. She says the teacher isn’t paid enough and I should’ve just accepted the rule. When I pointed out we only have 2 more months left at this school (Cleo is our only and starts junior high in august), that’s not a concern.
My wife and I feel justified, but we are wondering if I’m an asshole?

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Memory transcription subject: Michael Smith, Human extermination officer
Date [standardized human time]: November 4, 2136
Once we realized that the Nixas were pack predators and probably social enough to hold a grudge, we made sure to get the hell out of there and raced multiple miles downstream, before slowing down again. Our mission forced us to actually explore the ecosystem, instead of just driving past it, after all.
We were all rational enough to agree on that, but none of us liked it. For the entire rest of the day we were constantly checking our backs, waiting for an angry pack of Nixas to attack us. Not that any animal would be able to hurt us inside of the Truck, but something about Vartek almost bleeding out stripped us bare of any sense of safety or security. Vartek was still almost completely incapacitated by his wound - unsurprisingly, if you considered how lucky he even was to even be alive after that bite almost severed one of his biggest blood vessels. We could have called in a medical aircraft to fly him home, but he refused to go and leave us alone, so we decided to nurse him back to health on the inside of Bob.
We still didn’t know why the Nixa attacked us so recklessly, but we had some theories. Steven supposed it was a territorial creature and saw us as competitors over the already limited food supply, so it had no choice but to attack us, if it wanted to live. Lim believed that the lack of food forced it to attack any possible prey, no matter how difficult to kill, because it could not afford to be picky.
It’s almost entirely empty stomach - as the surgery showed - appeared to support the second theory, whilst multiple traces of this exact Nixa we found nearby supported the idea of it being territorial. Either way, any other Nixas we encountered could be equally, if not more, deadly and we did not intend to find out the hard way.
We did find multiple traces of other Nixas nearby - including multiple tiny bones, chewed apart and sucked dry of bone marrow, with not a single ounce of flesh left on them, as well as footsteps of Nixas traveling in small groups. We also found some creatures gall bladder, carefully ripped out of the body by a Nixa before the rest was eaten. We rarely left the safety Bob provided, and when we did to take a sample, we staid in a small radius and made sure everyone was equipped with guns and flamethrowers and plasmaweapons - we were taking no chances anymore.
Since we had found no traces of Nixas before and suddenly there were hundreds of signs of Nixa activity now, we assumed we had stumbled right into their hunting grounds. This meant that, once we left this area, they would likely leave us alone. But until then, we had to be very careful.
The good news was, that the Nixas filled the gaping hole in the food chain we had noticed. The bad news was, that we probably placed lower than them on that chain, and that they knew that very well.
The team was in shambles. Almost loosing Vartek hurt, but maybe being hunted by an entire pack of predators? And not even knowing how many they were, where they could be lurking or whether they actually were hunting us? Now that fucked with our nerves. Mirva was sobbing again, and I really didn’t know how to help her or calm her down. Farlent had not let go of her weapons since Vartek fell asleep again, David and Lim had stayed up all night, Steven had not spoken a single word since and Ortsa began making many mistakes, which was very unusual for her. Not only did she open the wrong door last hour, the hour before that she pressed the buttons to start in the wrong order and almost broke Bobs engine.
None of us blamed her for those tiny mistakes, since the nerves made all of us less competent, but she clearly blamed herself plenty.
Usually, I knew how to calm them down, how to keep the team happy, but right now? I couldn’t even calm myself.
I was so deep in thought, so focused on our shitty situation, that I didn’t even notice Mirva was talking, until she repeated herself:
“Mike? Hey, Mike? Please, Mike, listen to me… Mike?“
“Huh? Sorry Mirva, I was… stuck in some mental loop… how are you?“
“Scared… terrified really. Are you really sure those monsters can’t get to us here? I mean, they were smart enough to wait for the moment we were all distracted before attacking Vartek!“
I was not sure, but I didn’t have the heart to tell here that. Not that I wanted to lie to her, either, but the truth would just be cruel at this point.
“Don’t worry. They can’t harm us. Because they aren’t monsters, just animals. Smart, dangerous animals sure, but animals nonetheless. They want to live and they want to avoid being hurt and thus they would never be insane enough to attack us. Not while we are all armed, together and sitting inside a moving fortress with rocket launchers, energy weapons and grenade proof armor. And even if they tried, Bob would protect us. He is a good truck and he got a lot of tricks up his sleeve. And even if all else fails, you don’t have to worry. Because I am here and I will protect you!“
Mirva took a deep breath, my words seemed to work, but she wasn’t quite convinced yet.
“Because that is your job?“
I chuckled and hugged her.
“No. Because you are my friend!“
Mirva smiled nervously - she actually smiled like a human, oh my god that is so cute - and her horizontal pupils got a little smaller, as she slightly calmed down. But then she shot the sleeping Vartek a sad glance.
“I am sorry I couldn’t save Vartek. I was out there and I should have stopped that Nixa, but I was too weak, too scared.“
I grabbed her by the shoulders.
“No, you are not weak. I saw you out there, standing in front of Jane, making sure that the Nixa didn’t kill her as well. Without you, we could have lost her, you hear me? That wasn’t weak, that was brave!“
I thought that were the right words to make her feel good, but something went wrong. As I said brave she suddenly recoiled and for a split second she was looking of into the distance as if she wasn’t even aware I existed anymore. I had no clue what just happened, but it probably wasn’t good. Therefore I quickly rephrased:
“Err… I meant to say you did a really good job there. Thank you for saving Jane!“
Mirva shook her head as if she had just woken up, than she gave me a proud wave with her tail.
“You’re welcome! It always feels good to do what’s right. Even though I still wish I could have helped Vartek… anyways, thanks for this talk, Mike. It really helped!“
She hugged me again and walked of.
Well, that was weird.
I looked around and saw that, since the last time I checked about an hour ago, most of the team had fallen asleep now. Including Farlent, which meant no one had had their eyes on the road for the last few minutes. Fuck.
I wipped my head around just in time to see three Nixas, with their eyes locked right on me, jumping away immediately after seeing me snap around.
And whoosh, they were gone. Hiding behind some rocks, presumably.
Or was I getting so tired I had started hallucinating?

I'm looking to take a fly fishing trip with my 22 and 18-year-old sons in early June for 4 or 5 days (graduation gifts for each of them).
We are based in Connecticut and are willing to travel out West, South (including the Caribbean), or North (including Canada). Ideally, we'd stay at a fishing lodge where we can hook up with a guide that knows the local waters. I'm concerned about the runoff out West that early in the year, so I'm thinking a tailwater is the way to go.
We are all fairly experienced. We have great regular trout fishing near us (Browns, Rainbows, and Brookies), so I'd like to go someplace where there is quality over quantity (e.g., bigger fish and/or species we don't regularly fish for).
Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.
Tight lines!