Author: annoyedfish

anxiousangelvirgil:

laylacreatesart:

Reblog if…

Reblog this if you have any of these:

  • Depression
  • Bipolar
  • Autism/Aspergers
  • ADHD
  • ADD
  • OCD
  • Anorexia
  • Bulimia
  • Schizophrenia
  • Borderline personality disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Dementia
  • PTSD
  • Paranoia
  • Stress
  • Anger issues

Any one that suffers from any of these, just know, you are not alone, no matter how much you think you are not worthy. You are still human.

I needed this today…

crownofpins:

I kept on hearing high-pitched screaming and squeaking tonight. Finally, after careful contemplation, I realized it’s the time of year when the raccoons come up from the forests.

You can tell when they tire themselves out yelling at the garbage cans, because they start to sound like squeaky Radio Flyers moving sporadically in the distance.

Edit to add: now they’re lackadaisically wolf-whistling. Raccoons are ridiculous animals.

We had a raccoon pull some loose stacked bricks aside, go under our house and get lost. A lot of screaming happened from under the floor. Sounded like the monkey version of a banshee having a panic attack. It found its way out eventually. 

We had to use a lot more loose bricks and rocks to hide the raccoon entrance, they kept going under, finding the hollow walls (old house, no insulation), and climbing up into the attic to wander around, push stuff everywhere, and be noisy.

They are ridiculous little animals with strange hands and even stranger voices. I love them. 

simonalkenmayer:

teaboot:

scarhaver:

scarhaver:

i think it is good to warn people in advance about the circumstances that will cause you to bite them and i think that having given that warning it is good to follow through when the time comes

the rattlesnake is an admirable creature whose virtues we should emulate

One time at dance some rando grabbed me by the waist and told me to dance with him and I told him “if you don’t let go I’m going to bite you” and he didn’t let go so I bit him and that really should be the end of the story but he thought that was funny so I turned around and gave him a donkey kick to the shins and took about a 4 inch strip of skin with me so what I learned that day is when one is without debilitating venom, one must be as a horse do

“be as a horse do” is my new favorite colloquialism.

nevaurs:

vinebox:

This family’s boat ride turned into a dramatic whale rescue — and the whale spent an hour thanking them in the best way!

i’m actually crying and as a side note, fuck sea world

So, this is great, but The Dodo is a source that anthropomorphizes far too much. I don’t think the whale was trying to thank them by breaching for an hour on end. There’s no way she would understand that they liked that. More likely she was still hurting from the net and was trying to ease the discomfort, or she could have been playing because she was loose. 

glumshoe:

I just released five goldfish into the large rain trough at my parents’ house. They use them as mosquito control. We suspect a raccoon got to the first goldfish that we’d had before.

Four of the goldfish retreated nervously towards the bottom of the trough, but the fifth went to work gobbling up mosquito larvae with abandon. “YEAAAH BAYBEEE! THIS IS THE LIFE FOR ME!” he thought, probably.

Say what you will about goldfish being dirty and boring. They certainly have personality.

You can put a few cinderblocks in there for them to hide in. Get fancy and make a little palace/house stack. Gives them a better chance at escaping raccoons.

They’re not stupid, I can tell you that much. You can target-train them easily if they get a food reward, and from there you can teach them to do things like push a tiny soccer ball into a goal or go through a hoop on command. They’ll remember what to do for at least two months afterwards, also, they don’t have a 5-second memory in the slightest.

filipinawitch:

purple-monster-baby:

geneticcardio:

orion-rising:

Always be vague. Say I think they’re in today or not until later. If they press say it’s company policy not to give out the schedule. Most companies do have this and even if they don’t how would a stranger know. Don’t give out specifics, they can get people injured or even killed.

At my last job someone came up and asked when “Sarah” was working next. I didn’t tell him and then texted her a description, turns out he was an abusive ex who had been stalking her. Don’t do this shit please.

Do NOT say anything along the lines of “they’re not in today” or “not until later” because you are confirming that this is somewhere the person in question can be found. NEVER confirm anything!

My old boss told us a story of how, years before when she was a fairly new manager (I’m talking decades, she’s 64 right now), there was a man who came in and asked for an employee by name and said he was her uncle. She told him the employee’s shift started in a coule hours. He waited the entire time for her, and when she came in, he assaulted her and bashed her face into the counter. My boss saw everything. She can’t recall what he said, but he kept screaming until someone threatened to call the police.

She told me that story after a man came in and asked for when an employee, who recently quit, would be coming in. I told him she doesn’t work here anymore and he said to me “Okay, well I’m her dad so if you see her tell her I’ll be across the street at the gas station.” He left and my boss IMMEDIATELY came out and scolded me for it, then told me that story.

She gave me some advice on what to say or do in that situation:

  • Don’t just deny knowing anything, deny the person asking. Example, “When is ____ coming in?” “You can’t know that information.” or “Can you tell me when ____’s shift is?” “Schedules are only for employees.” Additionally, saying “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” can usually work, it may piss them off but it can work.
  • Continue on with the customer service. “I can’t help you with that, do you need help (with clothes, finding a product, ordering)?” or “Can I take your order?/Can I help you find (a product)?”
  • If they persist, insist they leave the store. “If you’re not going to order, please leave the building.” or “I can’t help you, have a nice day.” and, if you can, leave. If you can’t leave, call for or help the next customer.
  • If they still persist (by now they may be aggressive), threaten to call the police on the basis of them becoming aggressive and refusing to leave the premises. Some people will leave at that point, others stay. When the police get there, explain the situation but still do NOT confirm the existence of the employee they’re looking for to the police until they have been escorted out of the area.

Regardless of if the customer know the employee’s name, description, or daily (not hourly) schedule, even if they look like the same race and claim to be family, you NEVER confirm the employee’s existence.

The only exceptions are if the employee tells you themself they’re expecting someone to come in for them (ASK FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSON), and if you personally know who they are in relation to the employee. When anyone I know has to come in because I asked them to come in, I describe what they look like and what they usually wear. I go into deep descriptions, even including how they walk.

You could literally save a life, guys. Don’t blindly trust your gut either and think “But they LOOK innocent” or “But they said ______” because that can result in someone getting severely hurt, or killed.

I know I joked on this post before but seriously

If youre in the US it is against federal law to give out anyones personal information (this includes numbers, names, and schedules) without writen and signed permission.

Just say its against federal law and you cant give out that info without risk of termination – this will get 99% off your back the first time