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"one of my favourite manuals was ABB VFD manuals, where they used the terms 'permanent fault' for latched fault, and 'transient fault' for self/auto-clearing fault."

-this Teams message a colleague sent me

#vfd #lemony snicket #a series of unfortunate events #atwq #pretty sure this one is short for variable frequency drive #the message preview included the vfd and i knew it was gonna be good #dayjob bleed

mala-taste

Good for them!

vfdinthewild

"Our very first donor in 2012 was a pornstar."

-via this tweet of Sci-Fi World Museum, via @mala-taste

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #atwq #very first donor #tweet #tumblr post #very #first #donor #very first

talesfromtreatment

So I happened across this little tidbit

...

There's one person working at the CDC right now with clinical experience with rabies. One.

I'm sure with the rise in anti-vaccine sentiment, especially regarding the rabies vaccine, this won't have any potentially dangerous repercussions...

thenookienostradamus

Pausing testing is bad news, yes. Because then we don't get federal-level rabies prevalence data.

This isn't solely down to anti-vaxxer sentiment, though. This is the same type of intentional gutting of public health that this administration is famous for and that does end up endangering human health. Individual states and municipalities still require rabies vaccination for domestic animals and will issue fines if you don't get your pets vaccinated. But a pre-exposure rabies vaccine isn't typically given to human beings unless they are intentionally placing themselves in an environment where the risk of contracting rabies is higher (e.g., a scientist studying bats or a wildlife rehabilitation specialist).

Human rabies vaccination is typically post-exposure prophylaxis (a series of shots after suspected exposure to the virus). What pausing rabies surveillance does is blind us to current and future rabies outbreaks in animal populations, which then raises the likelihood of increased rabies exposure in humans.

This fucking sucks but the advice remains the same: if you are bitten by ANY feral or wild animal, go get rabies prophylaxis. I had a friend who was bitten by a feral kitten. I still told her to get rabies shots, which she did. Because once you start showing symptoms, you are already dead. Don't fuck around with rabies.

talesfromtreatment

As a registered veterinary technician, my anti-vaccine comment was about domestic cats and dogs. Which is why I was sarcastically saying that that growing sentiment and now this lack of testing surely won't have any repercussions.

It's the rabies vaccine legally required for dogs and cats? Yes.

Are there communities online that make fake rabies certificates that I've seen people admit to using? Yes.

Are some counties/cities so backed up and understaffed that there are people who have never received something telling them to license their dog and people use that as an excuse to not get the rabies vaccine? Yes.

Do people have outdoor cats that they simply never take to the vet? Yes.

Do many breeders tell people to delay or even avoid the rabies vaccine entirely? Yes.

Are there people who refuse to vaccinate that vet clinics will still see their pets? Yes. And since I'm the only rabies vaccinated tech at my work I get to handle these animals yaaaaay

vfdinthewild

"Individual states and municipalities still require rabies vaccination for domestic animals and will issue fines if you don't get your pets vaccinated."

-via @thenookienostradamus on this tumblr post

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #atwq #vaccination for domestic #tumblr post #vaccination #for #domestic #vaccine

I was blessed by the Scrabble bag on my last turn

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #scrabble #well as you can see my tiles are not great for forming real words #but this was a treat #let me tell you about my favourite thing on youtube these days #its competitive scrabble games streamed by LetsPlayScrabble #it's got everything #DRAMA #SUSPENSE #OMNISCIENT PERSPECTIVE #funny commentators #people giving niche hobbies their all #give it a try #not an april fools joke

"So last time I was at an estate sale, I went on the very first day right as it opened, and it was a crowded, vibrant, dynamic experience."

-from "Let's spend the morning at an estate sale filled with pottery ✧" by KathleenIllustrated, 0:01.

#vfd #lemony snicket #a series of unfortunate events #asoue #all the wrong questions #very first day #kathleenillustrated #youtube #very #first #day #very first

"I asked what to pack and he said 'just cute stuff, you always look great' which cute but useless lol I need outfits for very fancy dinners, walking around a historic city in mid-february, whatever mystery activity, and looking good in photos because it's our first valentine's trip together."

-via this reddit post, since deleted

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #esme squalor #very fancy dinners #reddit #the comments suggested op was about to be proposed to #hope she enjoyed the very fancy dinner #very #fancy #dinner

"The volunteer fire department is dissolved, and its steam whistle, long powered by the plant's boiler, falls silent."

-from Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser, ch 11.

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #volunteer fire department #caroline fraser #book #audiobook #this book #was really interesting #it draws correlations between the spate of serial killers in the pacific northwest in the second half of the twentieth century #with the stranglehold of industrial pollution in the area causing widespread lead and heavy metal poisoning #not always a true crime girlie but this hit the spot #lots of descriptions of rapes and murders however #be warned #volunteer #fire #department

"In the spring the rains came, drenching the valley for days in sheets of falling water."

-from The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, ch 6

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #valley for days #book #jeannette walls #this was a good book but a tough read #audiobook #valley #for #days #for days

"Hemlock Valley Volunteer Fire Department"

-via the Hemlock Valley Homeowners' Association Website

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #volunteer fire department #website #you will notice the VFD on the back of the person's jacket #and also in the header #volunteer #fire #department

"All I know is that I received my very first direct email from Mark Zuckerberg that day."

-from Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, ch 6.

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #careless people #very first direct #sarah wynn williams #audiobook #facebook #very #first #direct #very first

animalphotorefs

Photos of the Day: very fresh day-old babies, just like 2026

Happy new year! Please enjoy these littles, all whom I was told had been born within the past 24 hours: a white-beared wildebeest, a capybara, and a Preswalski's horse.

Artists creating derivative or transformative works (without AI) have blanket permission to use this and all photos in the repository as references, including works that will/may be sold.

The Animal Photo Reference Repository is an independent, permanently open-access project and funded entirely by donations.

**Patreon** -- **Ko-Fi**

headspace-hotel

BABY HORSE BABY HORSE BABY HORSE BABY HORSE

vfdinthewild

"Photos of the Day: very fresh day-old babies, just like 2026"

-via this tumblr post by @animalphotorefs

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #atwq #very fresh day #tumblr post #animalphotorefs #BABY CAPYBARA BABY CAPYBARA BABY CAPYBARA #very #fresh #day

"Unfortunately, it started off on the wrong foot from the very first day."

-via this post on askamanager.org

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #very first day #ask a manager #happy Very First Day of the year!!!!#it feels...inauspicious to suggest starting the year off on the wrong foot #however #2025 was also the Wrong Foot through and through #so maybe naming it will help #I guess if nothing else #if you have A Job #you should be reading Ask A Manager for helpful tips and bonkers stories #very #first #day #very first

liberalsarecool

Republicans are committing war crimes because they have a rapist in the White House.

vfdinthewild

"The very first death should have prompted Congress to stop the Trump administration's unlawful strikes on boats."

-via this tumblr post

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #very first death #tumblr post #liberalsarecool #very #first #death #very first

"Welcome to Vancouver Venture for Diversity Society"

-via vvfds.ca

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #venture for diversity #website #venture #for #diversity

"There have been very few detailed studies of such patients, but Timothy Griffiths, Jason Wadham et al have described how one man, a 52-year-old radio announcer who suffered a dominant-hemisphere stroke with a transient aphasia and alopegia (?), was left with a persistent alteration in auditory experience.

-from Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks, ch. 24.

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #atwq #very few detailed #book #audiobook #oliver sacks #very #few #detailed #detail #very few

"vintage framed drawing - original"

-a listing on Facebook Marketplace

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #vintage #framed #drawing #vintage framed drawing #facebook marketplace #thats a good dog bront

"...for his symptoms came on only with piano playing, and very few doctors had a piano in their office.

-from Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks, ch 22.

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #very few doctors #oliver sacks #book #audiobook #this was an interesting exploration of how music benefits the brain #brain injuries and neurodivergence #a bit dated but otherwise good #very #few #doctors #very few #doctor

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