#greyramblings

[1863-project]

hi Steph!!!!! So obviously friction generates heat and trains going over tracks will generate friction and heat right? so tracks will warm up like a freeway does with traffic etc etc. Do mag trains that don't 'touch' their tracks also generate heat thru the magnets? Is icing on tracks (conventional or mag) a problem?

Wanted to add on my ask - we had track warping from our extreme heat cause a train derail here so I wanted to know if extreme cold could do that too

From what I'm aware, they do have to test the heat load for the superconducting magnets, so this could in theory be an issue - it's definitely something that has to be factored in!

Ice is a big problem for conventional steel-wheeled trains. You may have seen the videos of Metra (Chicago-area public transit) lighting small fires to keep ice from forming on their rails when it gets too cold up there. This is actually quite common (it even made it into an episode of Chuggington) and helps keep the switches thawed, too, which is...incredibly important, to say the least.

Tracks are made of steel, and like to expand from heat and contract from cold, so keeping them at the right width and size is crucial to keep trains moving. Extreme temperatures are definitely a problem here.

I'm not as sure about maglevs because there aren't as many in operation currently, but I'm sure as they become more common we're going to start hearing about issues they uniquely face.

[thebibliosphere]

Is it safe to put EO in bath water? Like 2 or 3 drops? I'm finding conflicting information. (It's for me, a grown adult that just wants a nice bath in this trying time)

You need to dilute it in a carrier oil first, otherwise, it will just float on top of the water and you’re basically stepping into a film of neat essential oils (neat as in “neat out of the bottle” and not “neat” as in “cool” obvs) which then sticks to your skin and you wind up with potential problems. 

The ratio I use for most oils is a half cup carrier oil (coconut, sweet almond, jojoba, olive oil, etc all fine) to 2-5 drops depending on how strong it is. Less is more with essential oils. Added bonus, the extra oil helps moisturize your skin.

Alternatively, get bath bombs with essential oils if you really want to. The EO’s in those are diluted by the oils and fats used to make them. The most common is coconut oil, I believe.

Avoid anything with bergamot, that’s a one-way ticket to a chemical burn on your intimate parts.

Happy self-caring! 

[doberbutts]

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When I was back in California my friend had these two dobes and they were incredibly intimidating (I was like... 12) They barked and growled and postured at the window while I was coming up the driveway, and they'd do the same posturing thing behind an open door. As soon as I was let inside they stopped and DEMANDED that I rub them behind their ears and rub their necks. The friend told me "Be careful not to pet Freya too much, she gets over excited and pees everywhere".

A lot of guarding breeds are like that :) My GSDs would do the same, if you came up to the door you’d swear that they’d bite you if not for the physical barrier between you. Open the door and it’s all whimpers and wagging tails and begging to be pet. For welcomed guests, anyway. We did not have a home intruder during the time we had them- our only break in occured with Mocha, my parents’ chow mix (who was also an unadoptable dog with severe and intense fear issues!), and she was definitely not asking him to pet her.

@crippledhockwalker has met Mocha and he can tell you that she is... different. She’s 8 years old at this point and fairly happy in her life, but she takes a lot of things personally and is the first to slink off to hide with her tail tucked at any given opportunity. She flinches when you touch her and if you wave your arms and if anything gets loud. And that’s an improvement considering as a puppy she would scream, skitter, and hide behind the nearest family member and whimper curled up in the tiniest ball possible there at the mere prospect of being touched by a stranger. And would bite us- to hurt, complete with ugly face and ugly noises- if anyone touched her head or face. She was set to be put down with her entire litter at the shelter. We took them in, fostered and rehabbed, and then rehomed to people who knew if they didn’t continue to improve they’d need to be PTS. Mocha is one of 13. She is the last living dog of all her siblings, all except two were PTS for temperament. The two that were not were spooked, bolted, and HBC.

[1863-project]

Happy birthday!!!

Have a photo of the boys :)

Thank you! ♡ (And OMG LOOK AT THEM ♡♡♡)

[thebibliosphere]

I legit had a medical doctor just tell me to do yoga to lose weight and cure my depression. It was astounding. Not counting that yoga done by a person that knows nothing about it with no guidance can supremely do some damage to the body.

It’s almost like basic “one answer fits all” treatment methods don’t fucking work or something. Shocking. I am shocked I tell you.

[thebibliosphere]

So I'm not entirely well versed in the essential oils world - I do know I really love putting my myrrh blend on my lava rock beads. I'm friends with a lady who runs a lil shop that sells crystals, incense, and other oils. She's reducing the amount of brands she carries but I wanted to ask - is there anything specifically wrong with the Young Living brand? I know they seem very expensive but outside of that to me being untrained they at least smell nice?

I’ve talked about Young Living at length before, and even had former employees chiming in to agree with me (source)

But the short and long of it is, Young Living is a harmful cult preaching unethical and unsafe practices. Wildly inaccurate reports about curing cancer, being safer than vaccines and “curing autism”, are only a few of the claims run rampant in their circles.

They are a predatory ponzi scheme roping unsuspecting and wildly under-qualified people into selling their oils (at a massive upfront cost to them to get started), and pushing them to make sales by spouting lies about their medicinal properties. To add to this, their oils are also poor quality, and are often found to be doctored with harmful synthetics when tested independently in labs not associated with their facilities: https://holisticessentials.ca/the-day-young-living-broke-my-heart/

Meaning there is virtually zero benefit to using them. They’re just expensive artificial scent bottles at this rate.

Their founder Garry Young (may he rest in hell where he belongs) was also arrested multiple times throughout his life, and even plead guilty to practicing medicine without a license. There was no ethical science backing up any of the claims he made.He also killed his own child in 1982 after he held the newborn under water for over an hour. He was arrested the following year. (source)

If you’d like to read more about him, there is a good reddit thread dedicated to this, with sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/antiMLM/comments/85z454/a_history_of_young_living_founder_gary_young/

He was a charismatic cult leader who built an empire on vulnerable people in desperate need of hope and help, both financially and medically. Young Living is not a company that cares about their consumer base, nor the people that work for them. Please avoid them at all cost.

I have similar feelings with regards to doTerra too.

[thebibliosphere]

If I may ask from a botany side - what kind of parasites are currently plaguing Demon Rose? Maybe I can scrounge up something to help unless that's something you feel you got contained!

Our local area is currently plagued by a Japanese beetle infestation, so they’re stripping the leaves off of everything and leaving behind skeleton trees in their wake. It’s trippy, and horrifying. We’ve looked up how you’re supposed to deal with them, and we kinda know what we’re going to try, we just haven’t gotten around to all of them yet <3

[doberbutts]

Working with Dresden today. We're doing heeling. He's going "OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS GAME" and throwing his head and giving little sassy "boofs" on pivots. Wanted to share the goof.

Am good boy, am do the heel!