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@BabySofia: Not confirmation.... But Interesting.... <smile>

@DailyDi Till he comes home! <grin> Did you get the hole patched?

@Blastoslap: Ah, someone who gets the cliffhanger. Except, Amanda got contacted through an emergency video / audio feed through Carly's "contacts", which might get used as part of the proof at a later meeting....

@Cute_Kitten: I have one set of Tykables jeans from back when they were still metal snap closure, not the current Velcro closure. I assume the current cut is the same. In my opinion, the Tykables jeans are too low cut. And they tend to run long in the leg length, so you are left to have to fold the bottom up (like a growing kid in pants you will eventually grow into), instead of being the length properly tailored for your current height. They are cut for the diaper, but, if you aren't wearing a onesie your diaper (or diaper cover) will probably be exposed at the waste. @Diapersareforlovers: I buy pants one (or possibly two) sizes larger (in the waist) than what I would wear if I wasn't wearing diapers. I use a belt, and pull the excess material around the waste to the back. I buy relaxed fit jeans / pants, and those built for "bigger" folks which leaves sufficient room for my diapers. I tend to wear (thick) cloth diapers without any comment.

I was told to raise the head of the bed two inches or so.... That took care of utilizing a water bed.... <smile> I've been sleeping in a recliner for years.... I started on the proton pump inhibitors many years ago, before there were any generics. I think the 2nd of 3 had just been announced..... Which of the three has depended on which one was preferred by my medical insurance drug plan. Now I'm the generic of one of the three.

@DailyDi: Looks like you fixed that.... But 48 is still young to have this issue.

@DailyDi: See a Urologist - or ask your primary care - about your prostate size.... OK, if 44 is about right, you still a bit young for an enlarged prostate starting to impact this area. While I do have early onset of BPH, your still a bit younger than my onset.

@ValentinesStuff: Like your zip tie comment..... So, shall we try A - again?

@Little Sherri: CFL field has an extra 10 yards. (110 yards instead of 100 yards between goal lines). Not up on the width. You are reminding me of Warren Moon, who went from collage to CFL, and then eventually to NFL.

@mh5: If my memory is correct, check out angel fluff diaper company, in VA or WV, as they are on at least one veteran hospital list for supplying cloth diapers. See your VA doctor and have them prescribe. I'm assuming you are setup with the Veteran's Administration hospital for their services.

Flying has baggage size limits. Military probably would have no problem with a duffel bag, but others would need to check the size (and weight). I'd expect it to be no problem for the train...

Same here... Too long. In thick cloth diapers.

@DL232: Yes, once you get asked to go to the back room, they will include a wipe against your skin / clothing and use that for a chemical test - i.e. for explosives. If you are wearing sun screen, that test may take a bit longer to pass while they match up what they found....

@willnotwill I'm not so lucky with the TSA checkpoints. I tend to carry a bottle of baby powder with me in my hand bag. The last several times I've gone through security I have had that explicitly outside the hand bag, next to it while xray-ed. I believe I'm at 100% for brand new bottles getting the explosive / chemical test. Used bottles,less so, but sometime still checked. And going through the nude-o-scan with thick cloth diapers (and probably a little sweat) gets me a secondary (pat down) screening (or on rare occasion an un-refusable offer to a side room) for secondary screening. So color me not impressed with the logic programmed into the nude-o-scan. With AI, they should be able to do better.... OK, one (minor?) medical issue may also complicate the scan results... End result, I'm typically holding up two lines -- one while the pat down check gets done, and the second waiting for me to come over to claim my hand bags and then permit them to proceed with the chemical check of the bottle. And, as a Boy Scout, I've lost more than one closed small jack knife to the check points (including prior to 9/11 changes). Something about not even thinking about that as a weapon. Its just a very useful tool.

@ValentinesStuff: I don't know where you picked up that video, and it has been a few years since I've flown (in the US), but the last time I few, the TSA agents didn't even want to hear anything from you until after you flunked the Nude-o-scan machine. Totally contrary to what this video is claiming.

Do to functionality, I have warn in warm weather while on vacation, including to Disney World, and while working on the house. OK, the older Tykables that used snap closure and not Velcro will cause you to get secondary screening an Disney World park entrances due to setting off the main metal detector screening. However, no issue with the hand held wand beeping on the snaps.... I expect Disney knows what I'm wearing, but doesn't say anything. As things get slightly worse with age, I may need to add a (fuller) diaper bag to the check point inspection...

@widdlemikey As an engineer, I keep an eye out for things that are practical, even if they aren't main stream.... Near my bed I keep a Pura bottle with what they call The Sipper Spout. It's their kid's non-spill top, which makes it convenient in that the water bottle doesn't spill (at least more than a small drop), and gives good flow even for an adult. Yes, this company makes an array of interchangeable tops that fit all of their bottle sizes. Tops ranging from three sizes of vented baby nipples through an adult big mouth sports top. Bottle sizes currently run from 5 oz to 28 oz. All tops will fit any bottle.... Ok, they aren't the cheapest.... Have fun....

@Stroller: And hopefully avoiding the two eye four legged variety from taking interest in you while on your walks.... Take care and try to stay as healthy as you can.

@hlcl: Properly worn, (with proper clothes sizing), I have no problem wearing cloth diapers (with protective pants) under my clothes during the day time -- with no comments / looks / etc.

@oznl From memory, if I had been there I would have been a third person standing in your group. Now I know a second person with the INTJ designation. For me, back when working on my master's degree, the final project was a small team of six working on a facilitated decision conferencing software package. The sponsors of the project were a bunch of facilitators, who utilized the Myers Briggs test early in the facilitated conferences they led. As a result, our team of six got a free test with fairly extensive results -- not just the designation, but stats, and info related to each of the designations. And part of the software we set up included the 20 question Myers Briggs test... Interpretation of the results were left to the facilitators. And I'll re-iterate Oznl's comment: But to @Fleetwoodmac32192 I say "Despair not. You are far from alone. There's loads of us parked on that spectrum somewhere and we're awesome!"

@oznl: That is what Tykables appears to be doing for now. On select products (at the moment), once you add an item to the cart, a pop up window comes up adding a fee for dealing with the tariffs, and allowing you to decline it, and abort the purchase. The disadvantage of how the Tykables site is running is you don't know the real cost until you place the item in the cart.

@oznl: Glad to see you've taken the available online tests.... Like you, all of them have suggested I should have "further evaluation", and the one where the score can be over 200, claims based on statistical evidence that my score puts me on the spectrum. It also claims that the highest % of folks by bachelor's degree that scored as on the spectrum were those in Computer Science (at 18% of the sample population of computer science folks).... Guilty on both parts here..... So, there is some statistics to back a higher probability of current ASD definition / neurodiversity and a career in the IT industry. I also tend to agree with "neurodiverse".... I enjoyed your "crap at parties" line... I am a very strong introvert. (And peg the (unscientific for what they were trying to do) Myers Briggs test accordingly.) Let's see, Myers Briggs claim about 25% of folks are introvert.... (I've been told (by a relative) that NASA engineers tend to peg introvert about 50% of the time on Myers Briggs testing.) And current CDC ASD school age tests are coming back at above 33 (or 36) % as on the spectrum..... So, I do believe there is a definite bias towards introvert ==> ASD... But haven't seen that documented yet. That 200+ point test felt like a personality test that better matched me than most... As to the link of ASD / diapers.... well part of the neurodiversity for me includes that I've known since mid elementary school that "how I sense things" is different from "normal".... And the way I sense things, I believe DOES contribute to how I am comfortable with diapers - despite coming to this place out of need for containment, not from the mental want initially.... The mind is definitely "comfortable" with having to wear diapers... I have yet to have any doctor comment about how I sense things with a formal diagnosis.... I just have to remind them to not rule things out because I lack feeling (significant or normal) pain.... (I have a very high threshold, or you need to really hit the nerve, not just come close or somewhat close.) As to RFK, I expect we (the US) will be wasting some additional money on non-scientific "research" areas over the next few years. : (

@jeremy12312: Ah, some one not old enough for annual (digital) prostate exams.... Just wait. Your time is coming.

@Little Sherri: I've tried to inform before being scanned. They don't let you. They aren't interested in your disability card you printed for them until after you fail the scan. And yes, the AI is just giving them a pass / fail with a highlight of the area of failure. Next time look back after failing t he scan to see the image they get. Last time I looked, appropriately yellow in the appropriate area. <smile> Ok, it's been a while since my last flight.

@Fleetwoodmac32192 I can understand your frustration.... The problem with the people who look at the claims of rising number of those diagnosed with Autism, is they don't understand what is behind those numbers. RFK Jr as an example, still thinks of Autism as it would have been defined in my child hood, only really the ones with the worst of what is currently considered Autism now -- probably levels 2 and 3 in DSM 5. The current definition of Autism covers a wider range of "uniqueness" / people that are different from normal, including what had been considered Asperger's syndrome and even more that are less impacted by related issues. People who literally think differently than most folks. Some are people who with minor accommodations can excel in some areas and be well paid. However the current definition is a spectrum, a very wide spectrum. I would have never been diagnosed as Autistic in child hood, yet all the current online tests suggest further evaluation for me. One test available online claims that my score definitely puts me on the spectrum. I considered that test more of a personality test that happened to fit me better than most. That particular test had statistical claims that 18% of those that were studying for what is my bachelor's degree (computer science) are on the spectrum, I'm assuming based on the college student population that they used to get a baseline set of numbers for the test. (Computer Science majors were the largest group that tested to be on the spectrum.) So, I believe that if I were to get professionally evaluated today (by newer standards) I would be given the designation. And I'm at the point in life where I'm about ready to retire - hopefully comfortably. We shall see how much more Trump screws that up.