Yes this is a shit post

  • NoisyOwl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    One of the worst parts of getting older is that my mouth’s spice tolerance keeps going up, but my stomach’s spice tolerance keeps going down.

    • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netOP
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      1 year ago

      Oh god so much this. I have had acid reflux since childhood and the doctors keep telling me to stop eating spicy food because it’s destroying my insides bugs-no

      I choose to pay the blood price

      • PolPotPie [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        1 year ago

        i never leave the house without my Gelusil antacid anti-gas. i’ll have two after any greasy/spicy meal. it helps a lot with heartburn and acid reflux. and an omeprazole cycle every once or twice a year.

        • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netOP
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          I tried some of those things as a kid and they always made it worse. Maybe I should try them again as an adult and see how it goes. Mostly if I’m having heartburn I just pop some Gaviscon and that helps. I DO try to minimize my spice intake most of the time but sometimes I deserve little a spice as a treat and then I go all out. I can survive heartburn once a week or so probably.

    • D3FNC [any]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Cannot believe you people would go to all of the trouble of indoor plumbing and stop literally right at the bidet installation point and say, no further

      • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netOP
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        If I owned the toilet I shit in instead of renting it from a predatory landlord I would absolutely have a bidet.

        Imagine a world where instead of renting a place to shit we all have our own place to shit that we can customize to our liking!

        • D3FNC [any]@hexbear.net
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          I got a bidet from Costco for 19$ and installed it myself with no tools, the only thing I’ll ever own is the dignity that comes from having a butthole that doesn’t itch

          • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netOP
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            My landlord would probably rip it out and charge me for it. She’s extreme. She once tried to fine me for putting the wrong filter in the heater because I bought a different (and more expensive) brand than the one that was in there. I don’t dare make any minute improvements to my space or she’ll raise my rent again.

            Hopefully getting out of here next year and buying a building with some other comrades in my area in a co-op like situation. And then I’ll take out a small personal loan and buy one of those fancy $1000 bidets because my butthole deserves it

            • macerated_baby_presidents [he/him]@hexbear.net
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              hey remember in most places, the landlord has to give you notice before entry unless it’s an emergency. Check lease and local laws; in chicago you get 24h. I would just do it and keep bathroom door closed if I were you. It’s a super simple install, you put a tee on the flexible line from wall to toilet so that it also sends cold water to the bidet. You can take it off pretty quickly as well, in case landlord needs to repair bathroom stuff and you don’t want to get in trouble.

              Good luck with your asshole + landlord

      • PointAndClique [they/them]@hexbear.net
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        I use one myself, I didn’t assume OP did because yeah they’re not common in the west. Plus the tp in fridge thing is more of a meme than actual advice, from what I gather, haven’t had the problem.

    • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netOP
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      1 year ago

      Not sure what peppers were in there! Honestly you can’t see the peppers anywhere in the dish which makes me really wonder how the spice is so much. Some sort of chili oil? Flakes of something super hot? They don’t just dump red pepper flakes on top or anything like that and when I get it spicy the sauce itself is a much deeper red so probably they’re putting something in the sauce when they cook it.

      I dunno how many Scovilles I can handle but I do like to cronch a habanero now and again because they taste like really spicy mango/orange things and are delicious. So I am no stranger to heat.

      The pad thai was mostly noodles of course but also had lots of bean sprouts, green onion, crushed peanuts, a healthy amount of tofu, a boatload of flavor, and

      animal product discussion

      shrimp, with the tails still on, which is extra fun in a dish like pad thai

      Just thinking about it is making me hungry again. Fortunately I thought ahead and kept an order of thai egg rolls in the fridge for lunch.