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So, I had a class in petroleum geology back in the dark ages when I was in college. I was planning to spend my career working in the oil industry. After I graduated in the early 80s, the oil industry collapsed and I found work in IT instead. Though I still live in the oil patch and work with companies in the business. One of the things we learned about was how the viscosity (and quality) of crude oil varies from one area to the next. The viscosity is determined by how much (and how many) of the lighter hydrocarbons (from 5 to 17 carbon atoms) are still present or if they were cooked off while in the rock formation. West Texas crude has a caramel color and is very runny. You could probably put it straight into the tank of a car from the 1950s and it would run (though you might need to clean the carburetor later). The Anadarko basin in Oklahoma ranges from light in some areas to thick as molasses in others. From what I've read, the stuff we get from Canada is more like tar when at room temp. Any water added during extraction is separated out during the refining process.

I'm ok either way.

I second that nomination! You can run as the Great White North party.

Why would I break ground on a new widget factory that won't go into production for another 5 to 7 years when we know all these tariffs will be reversed as soon as the Democrats get back into the White house? Perhaps if congress actually passed legislation to enact the tariffs (the way the constitution says it should be done), I'd see it as a long term change. But as is, 4 or even 8 years is too short a time frame to make that kind of long term commitment. The problem with that, however, is the Republicans don't have the votes in congress to do it. Not for this kind of crazy anyway. I'm wondering who will be picking the peach crop this year now that all the illegal immigrants have ben deported. Not to mention the strawberries. The last time we tried kicking out the immigrants (during Clinton's term IIRC), the farmers couldn't get enough actual citizens willing to do the work. Then, the state Governors raised a stink and got a bunch of exceptions added to bring back the immigrant laborers.

Happy Birthday!

Yes, I feel that way from time to time. Usually after spending far too much time with a client that sucks the life out of me or too much manual labor around the house.

I use hot washcloths at home and wipes when on the road, vaseline for prevention and hydrogen peroxide if I get itchy.

I always have a few nights of fitful sleep when I start and stop wearing diapers.

In the 80s and 90s I made my own, but converted to disposables when I found Molicare were close enough. I'm currently using Babykins, but am planning to try making my own again in the near future.

We had gale force winds with gusts to 70mph all day on Friday with a side order of wild fires. I lost track of the 10 second power outages and had a couple of clients that lost power for minutes instead of seconds. Seems like this is always when we find out which servers need their UPS battery replaced.

Normally, I just replace the batteries in mine as well. I used to go to Batteries-Plus for the replacements. You can bring your old unit in and they'll even pull the old battery out, show you which replacement you need and put the new one in for you (on a slow day). These days, I go to a local electronics store (the local competition for Graybar) and grab the replacements. The local guys are cheaper, but harder to find and further away. For a typical 1000 kva UPS I'd use on a desktop, the replacement batteries are about $60 vs $200 for a new replacement. As an added insurance policy against surges, I also use a separate surge suppressor (Tripp Lite TLP1208SAT) that cuts the power when used up.

Honestly, (to me) that sounds like she is thanking the ABDL community, not pandering. I've seen similar messages many times from other incontinent people over the years.

I wish you all the best @LilRugrat I'll have you in my thoughts for the best outcome.

Hope you feel better soon.

I saw that as well and was able to find that picture on the mentioned page. Her other pictures, however, seemed to be genuine to my untrained eye (but perhaps not). The next time I checked, all her stuff was gone from the picture section, but they are there now. Perhaps I screwed up the search. Personally, I'd like to see her back. Assuming she's posting her own stuff.