Red Mosquito

we live on the 15th floor here in seattle..across the street is a 5 story building..a lot of crows and seagulls hang out on the roof..I was cleaning out the freezer earlier and was about to throw out an old bag of frozen chicken nuggets that we kind of forgot about..anyway, I took a couple out to throw them down on the roof and it turns out the birds love them..going to spend the the day throwing them all over there

The whole day? How many freakin nuggets you have in that freezer???

bodysnatcher wrote:The whole day? How many freakin nuggets you have in that freezer???

there's probably 40 left in there..I figure 2 or 3 per hour is good..

doug rr wrote:we live on the 15th floor here in seattle..across the street is a 5 story building..a lot of crows and seagulls hang out on the roof..I was cleaning out the freezer earlier and was about to throw out an old bag of frozen chicken nuggets that we kind of forgot about..anyway, I took a couple out to throw them down on the roof and it turns out the birds love them..going to spend the the day throwing them all over there

Don't be that guy that feeds the seagulls - nobody likes that guy

Rangi Guy wrote:

doug rr wrote:we live on the 15th floor here in seattle..across the street is a 5 story building..a lot of crows and seagulls hang out on the roof..I was cleaning out the freezer earlier and was about to throw out an old bag of frozen chicken nuggets that we kind of forgot about..anyway, I took a couple out to throw them down on the roof and it turns out the birds love them..going to spend the the day throwing them all over there

Don't be that guy that feeds the seagulls - nobody likes that guy

too late..its the other buildings problem now

Good day - found out I'm getting a pay rise and a bonus which will be going into today's pay....

doug rr wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:

doug rr wrote:we live on the 15th floor here in seattle..across the street is a 5 story building..a lot of crows and seagulls hang out on the roof..I was cleaning out the freezer earlier and was about to throw out an old bag of frozen chicken nuggets that we kind of forgot about..anyway, I took a couple out to throw them down on the roof and it turns out the birds love them..going to spend the the day throwing them all over there

Don't be that guy that feeds the seagulls - nobody likes that guy

too late..its the other buildings problem now

It’ll come back to haunt you somehow. The urban ecosystem is complex and closely intertwined.

Reminds me of our neighbor in Chicago who had a peanut feeder for the cute squirrels, but was always bitching about the dirty rats around for some mysterious reason.

spike wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:

doug rr wrote:we live on the 15th floor here in seattle..across the street is a 5 story building..a lot of crows and seagulls hang out on the roof..I was cleaning out the freezer earlier and was about to throw out an old bag of frozen chicken nuggets that we kind of forgot about..anyway, I took a couple out to throw them down on the roof and it turns out the birds love them..going to spend the the day throwing them all over there

Don't be that guy that feeds the seagulls - nobody likes that guy

too late..its the other buildings problem now

It’ll come back to haunt you somehow. The urban ecosystem is complex and closely intertwined.

Reminds me of our neighbor in Chicago who had a peanut feeder for the cute squirrels, but was always bitching about the dirty rats around for some mysterious reason.

when we first lived here for 3 months when covid started I remember the crows just disappearing because all the amazon workers were gone and no food was in the whole food trash cans outside or in the park

I feel like I can finally talk about this now that we got some good news, but man it’s been weighing on me lately.

Both my dad and I have a history of skin cancer. We’ve both had moles removed that turned out to be basal cell carcinomas, which are usually pretty contained and easy to remove. His situation has probably been worsened by years spent working as an architect under the blistering sun. Me, I avoid the sun as much as humanly possible, so I’ve only had the one.

But when it comes to skin cancer, basal cell carcinomas are the "easy" ones. Then there’s melanoma, which is much more serious because it can metastasize and spread to other organs.

A few weeks ago, my dad got checked for a dark patch of skin on his shoulder, and it turned out to be melanoma.

There are four severity stages of melanoma: 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B -- with 2B being the worst. This whole week I’ve been bracing myself for bad news ahead of his doctor’s visit today. But it turns out his melanoma is at stage 1A -- as early and mild as it gets when it comes to melanoma. That means it’s very thin, hasn’t spread, and the chances of it becoming a serious issue are extremely low. Most people at stage 1A just need a minor surgical removal and regular check-ups.

Take care of your skin, people!

shit man

Glad to hear it’s on the lower risk side of the spectrum. <hugs>

Hope all goes well with the diagnoses. It’s scary stuff and it’s a great idea to regularly get it checked so it can be prevented/caught early.

Hope everything is alright dude!!

Good to know its something manageable.

going to the art museum today with my wife and then going for a steak and French onion soup dinner

hope all is good, Jorge..I had a scare years ago..no fun

doug rr wrote:going to the art museum today with my wife and then going for a steak and French onion soup dinner

Metropolitan?

Jorge, good luck to your dad. My dad had the same thing, on his head. he's been bald most of his life and always was outside without a hat or sunscreen. They found melanoma about 7 years ago, but like your dad, caught it early. He's had to go back one time, a few years ago, to take off some "area of concern" where the original was, but it turned out to be non-cancerous.

bodysnatcher wrote:

doug rr wrote:going to the art museum today with my wife and then going for a steak and French onion soup dinner

Metropolitan?

doug rr wrote:we live on the 15th floor here in seattle..across the street is a 5 story building..a lot of crows and seagulls hang out on the roof..I was cleaning out the freezer earlier and was about to throw out an old bag of frozen chicken nuggets that we kind of forgot about..anyway, I took a couple out to throw them down on the roof and it turns out the birds love them..going to spend the the day throwing them all over there

turns out today that they do not like frozen peanut m&ms