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@iguessisaidthat as someone who is also Chinese (I’m assuming you’re Chinese based on the context of your post. So sorry if you’re not!) I have dealt with the stereotypes as well. I actually haven’t dealt with anything related to coronavirus yet, but I’m so sorry you have! I have a complex situation myself. Being adopted form China by white parents has its own complications. I’ve always felt like I fit in with “the white people.” Because I’ve been distanced from Chinese culture, I’ve never felt like I really fit in with other Asians. I’ve always said that being an Asian in America is a weird place to be. We aren’t black or white but somewhere in between. The thing I always hate is when I’m told I look just like so and so and the other person is also asian. 9 times out of 10 that person isn’t even Chinese! I also hate when people forget to distinguish between asian ethnicities. I think sometimes people forget that there is a distinction between Korean, Japanese, Chinese, etc and they just lump them all under Asian. I also find the number of Asians, and more specifically, Chinese people few and far between in the veterinary community, so it’s nice to see there are people like me out there! I’m always open to PM if you want to chat! I’d love to learn more about you and your family as I grew up largely in absence of Chinese culture
 
@iguessisaidthat I'm so sorry this has been happening. It is not ok, not even in jest if it ever makes you uncomfortable. I might let your friends know you've been feeling this way because I agree they probably don't intend it. One of my best friends is Chinese and she always makes sure people stop with the stereotyping. No one thinks she's being ridiculous or sensitive. We understand that it's really an unacceptable behavior and sometimes we need to correct ourselves when we say stupid things. I really appreciate that about her and I hope your friends would also appreciate it if you came out and told them how they're making you feel because they don't want to make you feel bad even on accident. This is stressful enough without dealing with anything extra. I hope you feel better soon. Just know there are billions of us on your side and we love and respect you.
 
@iguessisaidthat. Word. And unfortunately in this profession as a whole it’s quite isolating as it is so so white... in fact the whitest profession in America. I don’t have a solution. Vet school is rough in this regard. You have a whole class of people who don’t get it, and they never will. You have those who are super ignorant like the people in your example. And then you have the “colorblind” people who feel like they are beyond racism (which in itself tells you something) and act like they are allies but so don’t get it. There are very few people who actually get it enough to actually be helpful/supportive in this endeavor, even if they have good intentions. Often times, intent isn’t enough, and people don’t get that.

I am super white presenting, so the overt racism I encounter is rare. It makes me sad to say that. I felt really horrible for those in my class who were not. But even then, it does hurt to an extent that even my closest friends don’t get it. Obviously they were sympathetic, and I appreciated that, but still isolating nonetheless. Feel free to PM me anytime. Even if it’s just a vent, or you’re just frustrated and want to talk to someone who gets it even without any other purpose, feel free. I stopped discussing race/diversity issues on these forums a long time ago because it typically ended up in more frustrations.
 
I'm sorry to anyone who has been experiencing these types of comments. @alissa14 my vet school class actually had a pretty high percentage of Asians of different nationalities, and even then, some of the faculty would get them mixed up, even when they didn't look at all alike and were totally different nationalities! There's even a "wrong Asian" incorrect labeling issue on two of the alumni class composite photos for my class and the class of 2015 in Valley Hall! It has to be so frustrating. Most of them just joked about it but I think that if it were me, it would bother me on some level.
 
SARdoghandler said:
Sometimes I lie in bed listening to my arguing upstairs neighbors and wonder at what point you call the police for a possible domestic.

Don't live in apartments kiddos.

Cannot wait until June.
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This was my next-door neighbors in the last apartment I lived in.
 
SARdoghandler said:
Sometimes I lie in bed listening to my arguing upstairs neighbors and wonder at what point you call the police for a possible domestic.

Don't live in apartments kiddos.

Cannot wait until June.
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I’m in a similar situation, except my neighbors always seem to be screaming at their children. We would call the police two nights a week on average. Then one day the guy from next door (big guy, over six feet probably 200+ lbs) was apparently knocking angrily on our door, asking if we’re the ones always calling the cops, and my roommate was terrified and home alone. So now she’s afraid to call the police anymore when they’re screaming at 2am...

Apartments are fun.
 
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@Minnerbelle @Coopah @alissa14 hey guys, thanks for your kind words. I was really in a bad mindset last night and I felt like things got so much worse when I went on Instagram 🙁 I think I’m going to try to explain to my friends next time it happens why what they said to me made me uncomfortable. I’m sure all of them will understand, and I guess if there’s some that won’t get it or refuse to change, then I can’t win them all:shrug: I also know that racism and microaggression is SOO much worse online, people can just say whatever the heck they want without much care about the impact it can have.
 
@iguessisaidthat I'm so sorry to hear about all of the hurtful things that have been coming your way and I really hope explaining it all to your friends will make a big difference and they can help support you through these issues instead. I'm a first gen Chinese-American and was raised in a very predominantly white neighborhood and grew up thinking the only way to deal with the regular Asian stereotype comments/jokes was to laugh along, or even, sadly, to join in. Over the years, I think it has really helped me to realize that the vast majority of comments aren't born of any malice and the people contributing them would be appalled to know how hurtful or damaging these things might actually be. I'm sure I've said many culturally insensitive things unknowingly and would certainly feel that way, as well as appreciative, if someone pointed it out to me! I very much believe all of your friends will understand. 🙂
I also think that the vocal source of hateful comments you find everywhere on the internet come from a MUCH smaller group of people than they seem to represent, which has helped me a lot. That being said, I'm trying not to be but am definitely a little nervous about getting some hate whilst visiting my friend who is having an extended stay in a hospital maternity ward!
Sometimes you try to ignore this kinda stuff and it all piles up and then hits you at once. My PM's are always open to you or anyone who needs to vent so it and the feeling of isolation that comes along with it never gets to a point that suddenly feels overwhelming! <3
 
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@iguessisaidthat I'm so sorry to hear about all of the hurtful things that have been coming your way and I really hope explaining it all to your friends will make a big difference and they can help support you through these issues instead.
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LunaTuxedoCat said:
I think it has really helped me to realize that the vast majority of comments aren't born of any malice and the people contributing them would be appalled to know how hurtful or damaging these things might actually be.
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^^^This. Sometimes people just don't know. They may even feel like it's ok to "joke around" because you are their friend, but that doesn't make it ok when the comments are fundamentally insensitive.

And if they are good peeps who care about you, they will likely be horrified that they hurt you and will want to support you against similar thoughtless incursions in the future.

Even if they don't immediately apologize, it's an opportunity for a dialogue... and if they still don't care about your feelings, then perhaps it's time to find some new friends who will.
 
I'm so conflicted between living alone and living with roommates. I understand it's cheaper to live with roommates. The cost is really appealing, and I am NEED social interaction. However, I have such a delicate sleep schedule. I'm afraid I wouldn't get good quality sleep by living w/ roommates. 🙁 Is an extra $200-$400 a month really worth it?
 
blueheeler said:
I'm so conflicted between living alone and living with roommates. I understand it's cheaper to live with roommates. The cost is really appealing, and I am NEED social interaction. However, I have such a delicate sleep schedule. I'm afraid I wouldn't get good quality sleep by living w/ roommates. 🙁 Is an extra $200-$400 a month really worth it?
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Have you tried a white noise machine? They help with everything sleep related I've found. Funnily enough I got it as a gift from my roommate because she wanted me to stop commenting on her sex life :laugh:
 
blueheeler said:
I'm so conflicted between living alone and living with roommates. I understand it's cheaper to live with roommates. The cost is really appealing, and I am NEED social interaction. However, I have such a delicate sleep schedule. I'm afraid I wouldn't get good quality sleep by living w/ roommates. 🙁 Is an extra $200-$400 a month really worth it?
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my sister went through a similar decision in grad school. She tried it with the roommate and it made her miserable. it affected her studying her sleep and just overall her quality of life. She credits getting her own place as a huge improvement and it was the right choice for her. However what works for her might not be right for you. An option also is to look into something that would allow you to stay with roommates but still maintain your sleep schedule. For instance I know they sell panels of sound insulation meant for peoples music studios. At work we have panels that leave against the wall to insulate from sound. It’s pricey and might take some installment but is available. Or a white or brown noise machine is another option.
 
blueheeler said:
I'm so conflicted between living alone and living with roommates. I understand it's cheaper to live with roommates. The cost is really appealing, and I am NEED social interaction. However, I have such a delicate sleep schedule. I'm afraid I wouldn't get good quality sleep by living w/ roommates. 🙁 Is an extra $200-$400 a month really worth it?
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I just live with one roommate and we are both usually in bed by 9-10 and don't tend to have people over so our place is nice and quiet
Maybe a similar situation like that for you?
 
Eff roommates (not literally...although I have stories). No roommate until marriage! :rage:

I can't ever give up autonomy and freedom and space. I have enough stuff for a 2BR+basement+garage duplex so it'd have to be a huge place to have a roommate, and I don't trust anyone not to steal my stuff (it's happened) or go through my stuff. Eff roommates. Sleep and sanity and quality of life and grades are so important that it's one of the few things where I think is OK to justify the student loan debt differential.

If (when) you need human interaction, go out when you can! Meet up! Or invite people you select over. I wouldn't use having a roommate as a fulfilling the social interaction box.
 
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somebun said:
For instance I know they sell panels of sound insulation meant for peoples music studios. At work we have panels that leave against the wall to insulate from sound. It’s pricey and might take some installment but is available.
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Those really apply to the same room as the source of the sound, so if you want to not hear your roommates, you'd have to line their entire walls with that material. And I don't think they attenuate enough sound so much as remove echoes from otherwise flat, hard walls.

There's some actual sound proofing DIY videos on YouTube with actual math, and most of them involve adding extra layers of drywall to both sides of the wall as well as adding actual insulation inside the wall -- something that most places don't have on interior walls.

Pretty much a no-go for rentals.
 
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blueheeler said:
I'm so conflicted between living alone and living with roommates. I understand it's cheaper to live with roommates. The cost is really appealing, and I am NEED social interaction. However, I have such a delicate sleep schedule. I'm afraid I wouldn't get good quality sleep by living w/ roommates. 🙁 Is an extra $200-$400 a month really worth it?
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well let’s say it’s an extra $300 per month. That’s an additional $3600 per year for 4 years which comes to $14,400. I mean... that’s a car payment on a new decent car (which you would own after 4-5 years)

Considering that’s the last bit of extra you didn’t need to take out in loans, assuming grad plus loan with 7.08% interest rate, over your 20 yr repayment plan on PAYE, the interest on it is going to be $20,400. So your $300/month for the luxury of not having roommates for 4 years is going to cost you a grand total of $35,000. Even if you’re relying on forgiveness after 20 years due to otherwise monster loans that will only expand as you continue to not even make high enough payments to cover the interest, you will pay income tax on that, which at the very least will be likely at 25% but depending on how much is forgiven, will be way higher than that as it’s additional income over your veterinarian’s salary AND over whatever else amount of loans plus interest will be forgiven. So your tax bill in 20 years will be an ADDITIONAL $7000 to $15000... I’m not sure you will be all that happy in 20 years about your decision to have had the luxury of having your own apt in vet school. The IRS isn’t going to care so much how much you needed your own “me” space in vet school.

Do whatever you want, but unless you are taking out a small loan amount to begin with where an additional $15,000 in principle is something you can pay off, my advice is to stop treating your loans like paper money because “an extra few hundred dollars here and there is just a drop in the bucket.” Even if you had a smaller loan amount, I’m not sure how wise it is. I took out ~$140k principal in loans and paid it off in 4.5 years (made it my mission), and I’m so freaking glad I lived with roommates and saved money. An additional $15,000-20,000 which accrues interest at over $1000 per year would have had me super pissed off at myself in the end as it would have meant it would have prolonged my loan payments but much more since the interest alone I would have paid would have meant am extra $100 per month that I wouldn’t have been able to put into my principal (aka money down the ****ter). Key being that the only reason I was able to pay down my loans was that my Principal was low enough that my monthly interest was only $750 per month to start. So by paying $3000-4000 per month (like every penny I had) meant I could make a huge dent in my principal. Reducing that by even $100/month makes a much bigger impact than you’d think.
 
Stroganoff said:
Those really apply to the same room as the source of the sound, so if you want to not hear your roommates, you'd have to line their entire walls with that material. And I don't think they attenuate enough sound so much as remove echoes from otherwise flat, hard walls.

There's some actual sound proofing DIY videos on YouTube with actual math, and most of them involve adding extra layers of drywall to both sides of the wall as well as adding actual insulation inside the wall -- something that most places don't have on interior walls.

Pretty much a no-go for rentals.
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Interesting - thanks for the perspective
 
Coopah said:
Have you tried a white noise machine? They help with everything sleep related I've found. Funnily enough I got it as a gift from my roommate because she wanted me to stop commenting on her sex life :laugh:
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I have not. I should probably buy one anyways. Any recommendations?

somebun said:
my sister went through a similar decision in grad school. She tried it with the roommate and it made her miserable. it affected her studying her sleep and just overall her quality of life. She credits getting her own place as a huge improvement and it was the right choice for her.
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That's what I'm worried may happen. I was a resident advisor at TAMU during undergrad, and I was required to have a roommate. I really liked my last semester as an RA. My roommate was very rarely home. I had control of the a/c unit, so I could set the temp to 65 at night and sleep well. I usually turned the a/c off during the day, and I was comfortable. There wasn't any noise except the occasional person yelling/running in the hall. I could hang out w/ my residents whenever I wanted to but quickly retreat to my quiet room once I felt drained. That makes me think I'd like having roommates again. My main issue it the temp/noise level.

CoffeeQuestionMark said:
I just live with one roommate and we are both usually in bed by 9-10 and don't tend to have people over so our place is nice and quiet
Maybe a similar situation like that for you?
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That sounds like the perfect place for me! 😱 I'm going to look for a living situation like that.

Minnerbelle said:
Do whatever you want, but unless you are taking out a small loan amount to begin with where an additional $15,000 in principle is something you can pay off, my advice is to stop treating your loans like paper money because “an extra few hundred dollars here and there is just a drop in the bucket.” Even if you had a smaller loan amount, I’m not sure how wise it is. I took out ~$140k principal in loans and paid it off in 4.5 years (made it my mission), and I’m so freaking glad I lived with roommates and saved money. An additional $15,000-20,000 which accrues interest at over $1000 per year would have had me super pissed off at myself in the end as it would have meant it would have prolonged my loan payments but much more since the interest alone I would have paid would have meant am extra $100 per month that I wouldn’t have been able to put into my principal (aka money down the ****ter). Key being that the only reason I was able to pay down my loans was that my Principal was low enough that my monthly interest was only $750 per month to start. So by paying $3000-4000 per month (like every penny I had) meant I could make a huge dent in my principal. Reducing that by even $100/month makes a much bigger impact than you’d think.
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I'm worried about that... My goal is take out the minimum amount of loans needed to cover tuition + rent. I have enough money saved up to cover my personal expenses (food, gas, club dues, utilities, etc). My parents are paying for my car insurance, health insurance, and phone. I'm going to attend my IS school, so I plan to take out approx. $35,000 or less for the first year. I'm still trying to create a budget for myself. My goal is to graduate w/ $150,000 or less. The VIN student debt calculator told me that it'd cost me less money long-term to pay the loan off in 10 years vs. PAYE/IBR/REPAYE. However, I plan to pay it off in 5-6 years if I can.
 
something else to look at, but a house with roommates as opposed to an apartment with roommates: a lot of times, a house can spread you out some, you are not "right on top" of each other like you are in apartment. And a house normally has a little better quality insulation in the walls. I know that is not a feasible idea for some areas of the country; but something to consider if you can.
 
blueheeler said:
I'm so conflicted between living alone and living with roommates. I understand it's cheaper to live with roommates. The cost is really appealing, and I am NEED social interaction. However, I have such a delicate sleep schedule. I'm afraid I wouldn't get good quality sleep by living w/ roommates. 🙁 Is an extra $200-$400 a month really worth it?
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The worst part of having a roommate for me was feeling like a guest in my own home and therefore never feeling like I was able to relax. I'm generally all about saving money, but not to the extent that it's detrimental to my mental health... because any money saved by having a roommate wouldn't end up being worth it if I ended up having to repeat a year or just failed out completely.

If it's an option I'd still recommend trying out having a roommate for the first year or something. Which is more or less what I did. If it's not working out for you (for whatever reason) then you can live on your own for the remaining years. But at least then you'll have a better idea of whether the extra money you're spending is worth it because you tried it out.
 
blueheeler said:
I have not. I should probably buy one anyways. Any recommendations?



That's what I'm worried may happen. I was a resident advisor at TAMU during undergrad, and I was required to have a roommate. I really liked my last semester as an RA. My roommate was very rarely home. I had control of the a/c unit, so I could set the temp to 65 at night and sleep well. I usually turned the a/c off during the day, and I was comfortable. There wasn't any noise except the occasional person yelling/running in the hall. I could hang out w/ my residents whenever I wanted to but quickly retreat to my quiet room once I felt drained. That makes me think I'd like having roommates again. My main issue it the temp/noise level.



That sounds like the perfect place for me! 😱 I'm going to look for a living situation like that.



I'm worried about that... My goal is take out the minimum amount of loans needed to cover tuition + rent. I have enough money saved up to cover my personal expenses (food, gas, club dues, utilities, etc). My parents are paying for my car insurance, health insurance, and phone. I'm going to attend my IS school, so I plan to take out approx. $35,000 or less for the first year. I'm still trying to create a budget for myself. My goal is to graduate w/ $150,000 or less. The VIN student debt calculator told me that it'd cost me less money long-term to pay the loan off in 10 years vs. PAYE/IBR/REPAYE. However, I plan to pay it off in 5-6 years if I can.
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Nope! Mines fan based and I control how loud it is. I use it all the time now not just when I don't want to overhear things. It helps with cars passing by, random kitchen noises and best of all, roommate noises! I can't help with the temp thing though. You gotta do what you gotta do, but I would recommend trying a roommate. I think you'll find vet school roommates are a lot more respectful of noise after you go to bed or whatever. I also second the house idea. I rented a house with two others and it's cheaper than an apartment, has more space and has nice neighbors that sometimes bring me food!
 
Coopah said:
Nope! Mines fan based and I control how loud it is. I use it all the time now not just when I don't want to overhear things. It helps with cars passing by, random kitchen noises and best of all, roommate noises! I can't help with the temp thing though. You gotta do what you gotta do, but I would recommend trying a roommate. I think you'll find vet school roommates are a lot more respectful of noise after you go to bed or whatever. I also second the house idea. I rented a house with two others and it's cheaper than an apartment, has more space and has nice neighbors that sometimes bring me food!
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That sounds perfect! I just ordered one from Amazon. It's arriving tonight, so I get to test it out soon. :cat: I reached out to some veterinary students today. I think the living situation will be a good fit with the exception of the temperature. I'm not yet sure if that will be a dealbreaker for me.
 
sometimes a compromise can be had on temps. there are also fans and small portable room a/c's that be used for nighttime freezing temps.
 
Petty rant: not a fan of one of the staff members that helps with our junior surgery. I made a mistake this morning where I flipped when the anesthesia machine could be put away. I thought it was fine to be put away after the patient was disconnected, but it needed to wait until the patient was extubated.

Im not mad I got reprimanded; its definitely in the manual and I definitely did it wrong. I'm mad at how she berated not just me, but the other group members, and how. We only get 6 surgeries for 4 people, so 2 members only are anesthesia once. They're definitely not going to remember. The last time I had anesthesia was in November, and after looking through the manual last night, I specifically looked at the "dont do this page" which this isn't on (it's at the end of the manual as a 1 sentence blip on a slide). This could've been an easy teaching moment of what we did wrong and why we need to keep it there. Instead we got a "You should know better." I could be taking this pretty personally, but that approach to people making mistakes just irritates me. And anesthesia mistakes are shared by the group, not just the anesthetist. So my group members get points docked too.
 
batsenecal said:
Petty rant: not a fan of one of the staff members that helps with our junior surgery. I made a mistake this morning where I flipped when the anesthesia machine could be put away. I thought it was fine to be put away after the patient was disconnected, but it needed to wait until the patient was extubated.

Im not mad I got reprimanded; its definitely in the manual and I definitely did it wrong. I'm mad at how she berated not just me, but the other group members, and how. We only get 6 surgeries for 4 people, so 2 members only are anesthesia once. They're definitely not going to remember. The last time I had anesthesia was in November, and after looking through the manual last night, I specifically looked at the "dont do this page" which this isn't on (it's at the end of the manual as a 1 sentence blip on a slide). This could've been an easy teaching moment of what we did wrong and why we need to keep it there. Instead we got a "You should know better." I could be taking this pretty personally, but that approach to people making mistakes just irritates me. And anesthesia mistakes are shared by the group, not just the anesthetist. So my group members get points docked too.
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Wow you get points docked for something like that? We don't even have points, that's a pass fail class which is much more conductive to learning imo. I'm sorry the anesthetist decided to go off on you.
 
Coopah said:
Wow you get points docked for something like that? We don't even have points, that's a pass fail class which is much more conductive to learning imo. I'm sorry the anesthetist decided to go off on you.
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Yeah, surgery is 20% of our grade and it's based on points. The anesthetist decides how anesthesia points are deducted. She took down our group number, so I'm assuming shes going to do the group as a whole.
 
Super petty rant:
I noticed my brakes squeaking and knew it was time for a break replacement. Called around and was quoted $250 came in and my brakes are entirely rusted (I expected that I came from the great white north and salt covered streets and that's what happened before). Turns $250 into almost $500 because they expected to be able to resurface my rotors and instead I needed new ones. Wish I had gone with the $350 guy who said he never resurfaces his parts and just uses new ones but ok. Then it turns out my tires are basically bald, checked them myself after I left, they're totally right. I've had this car for eight years and never got new tires (although I did have snow tires for the winter in NH for when I had to go to work/school in blizzards). It's just a lot, that I can't really afford. Called around and got a really great deal on tires (only a little over $500) and I'm happy with that. But that's $1,000 out of my pocket. I still have to pay for travel for my externships and lodging and everything else. I just got an oil change which doesn't normally bother me but on top of everything even $60 hurts. Finally, my car gave me a code saying it needed a transmission fluid flush, which I should do because I need this car to essentially last forever, but that's another $120. Stressing about money isn't new but all at once it's a bit hard to swallow. My parents keep offering to help but they can barely afford to keep living in their house, I just can't take money from them. I feel bad enough that I accept a plane ticket to go home when I do visit. Add to that I've stressed my mother to high heaven by having a gigantic fight with my sisters over the holidays that left none of us speaking with each other and everything is just too much right now. I just need to curl up in a ball and wait until the world stops kicking me.
 
Coopah said:
$60
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oy, where are you getting your oil changed that you're paying $60? I haven't paid more than $35 ever.

eta: posted too early lol. makes it look like I didn't read your entire post! totally feel you with all the family stuff and accepting plane tickets home. hope everything resolves with your sisters!! thinking of you.
 
sheltermed said:
oy, where are you getting your oil changed that you're paying $60? I haven't paid more than $35 ever.

eta: posted too early lol. makes it look like I didn't read your entire post! totally feel you with all the family stuff and accepting plane tickets home. hope everything resolves with your sisters!! thinking of you.
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Lol it's the fact that I need synthetic oil for my car. Otherwise I'd pay no more than $30

but thank you. I think we needed the break, I was just trying to get through the last Christmas and I snapped and walked out.
 
Coopah said:
Finally, my car gave me a code saying it needed a transmission fluid flush, which I should do because I need this car to essentially last forever, but that's another $120.
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Before I knew better, I used to think flush was preferable (and thank goodness I never did it), but best practice is to do a drain and refill; i.e. remove the transmission pan, drain all the old fluid that's in the pan (leaving quite a bit of pre-existing fluid intact), change the filter, replace the pan, and add new fluid. A flush can be catastrophically bad for a transmission. (See Scotty Kilmer's channel on YT.) Be careful if any place offers to do an actual "transmission flush."

*hugs* sorry about the avalanche of repair bills though! Sitting with you Supah Coopah.
 
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Stroganoff said:
Before I knew better, I used to think flush was preferable (and thank goodness I never did it), but best practice is to do a drain and refill; i.e. remove the transmission pan, drain all the old fluid, change the filter, replace the pan, and add new fluid. A flush can be catastrophically bad for a transmission. (See Scotty Kilmer's channel on YT.) Be careful if any place offers to do an actual "transmission flush."

*hugs* sorry about the avalanche of repair bills though! Sitting with you Supah Coopah.
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Thanks, yes that was the correct phrasing I was just being lazy with the typing 😛. I really appreciate the car advice though, makes me happy to know my friends are looking out for me :biglove:
 
When I was home this weekend my dad noticed one of my truck’s tires had a gouge in the wall and luckily he was able to take it in and get it fixed before I had to make the 10 hour drive back to where I live now. And he paid which was a welcome surprise! That same day, my mom, dad, and I talked about how my windshield wipers kinda sucked but they weren’t so bad they warranted replacing yet. Today, I was driving to work and the wiper broke/ripped. But luckily, that’s an easy thing to get swapped out. But vehicle issues suck. Hope you get it all sorted out as affordably as possible Coop.
 
About to go for dinner with my dad and this lady he’s been seeing... on one hand I’m glad he’s getting out and about and has someone to hang out with since my mom passed away last summer. But on the other hand I feel super weird about it lol. Oh, and we’re going to eat the one kind of cuisine I can’t stand, because apparently my dad forgot this important detail about me??? Wish me luck ya’ll [emoji23]
 
awesomenessity said:
About to go for dinner with my dad and this lady he’s been seeing... on one hand I’m glad he’s getting out and about and has someone to hang out with since my mom passed away last summer. But on the other hand I feel super weird about it lol. Oh, and we’re going to eat the one kind of cuisine I can’t stand, because apparently my dad forgot this important detail about me??? Wish me luck ya’ll [emoji23]
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Omg you're going for sushi??
 
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