me dying and my pets experiencing a slow and excruciating death by dehydration and starvation; meowing and barking the entire time for help while everyone ignores the nuisance until it finally stops for good.
i never setup automatic rent payments in the hopes that the eviction process will happen soon enough so at least it get someone’s attention before they pass so terribly.
You know some people may call you crazy for that but in the grand scheme of things that is pretty smart what you do with the payments, and if that’s the thing that scares you and thats your way to get a piece of mind then good on you.
i hear odd more often than crazy because my neurodivergence makes human relationships difficult but people will engage since i’m on the part of the spectrum that makes me seem outwardly “normal”; so my pets are my entire social circle and the most important thing in my life. it doesn’t matter to me if people think me crazy for it because i know i literally will go crazy without my pets.
i’m also pretty sure that relying on this almost dystopian rental market to continue dystopifying is not a good idea given multitudes of caveats in each jurisdiction; but i’m equally sure that owning a home would guarantee the death sentence i described for my pets.
Not odd or crazy, but that being said do you have anyone you could contact regularly? If something bad was to happen and you didn’t contact them then that could trigger them to come round to check on you.
I personally hate these fucking data collecting things, but have you thought about getting a smartwatch? It think it can inform medical services if something happens to you and if you have configured it that way.
i hate them too, but i hadn’t considered this and it’s brilliant; thank you!
i’m not a fan of the data collection either; but the bigger reason why i haven’t gotten one is because i’m a klutz that has accidentally destroyed every single dumb watch i’ve ever had while wearing it.
i know that they make rugged smartphones and i wonder now if they make rugged smart watches. i’m equally a klutz with smartphones, so i’ve had rugged phones before and I learned that they’re usually a few generations behind their ordinary counterparts in terms of features/capabilities so i’ll need to find one that’s up to date enough and reliable enough (all of the rugged phones had quirks/shortcomings) to inform medical services.
i don’t know where to start; but this is my new priority project.
Good question, unfortunately I’m not an expert and don’t use one.
But if you like a recommendation for a regular rugged watch: Try a G-Shock. Or try a dive watch from a reputable brand, they are built like tanks most of the time.
The existence of rugged smart watches seems fairly likely, but I can’t comment on that.
However, I can tell you every smart watch I’ve ever owned (which admittedly isn’t that many) has some form of protective case available and replacing a case is a lot cheaper than replacing a smart watch. Example (no affiliation, just randomly selected):
https://www.amazon.com/Protector-Compatible-Scratch-Resistant-Flexible/dp/B0CSD5RM97/
Do note that this might interfere with some functionality of the watch. For example, I previously had a Fitbit Charge 2 (IIRC) which offers an ECG function. However, it relies on conductive pads on its body for that. All the cases I found blocked those pads which meant the scan wouldn’t work. Everything else worked fine, though.
That I will scream in my sleep and have nobody to wake me up, and it’ll be embarrassing at minimum and maybe get the cops called at worst.
The screaming part isn’t hypothetical, it happens pretty regularly.
I assume it must be nightmares, but I usually don’t remember them when I’m woken up. I think it’s PTSD related, but who knows.
Yeah I suppose nightmares can be like dreams once you wake up and eventually set your mind on something else you may forget what happened unless it was something that stuck with you.
And as far as PTSD if that’s something you have then that must be the cause for nightmares thus making you scream with out knowing.
Hey, so, not a licensed professional, but deal with something just like that(screaming in sleep).
Go talk to a professional. Mine was PTSD-related night terrors, and once I got on Miratazapine with therapy, they actually went away. Been something I’ve dealt with since my early teens, and I’ve not had an episode in months.
I started screaming during my sleep after my mom died. It was a complicated relationship. As the years go by it happens less and less. Scared the shit out of my wife many times. I think I will remember one of the nightmares for the rest of my life. I usually enjoy scary dreams.
My wife has woken me up several times because I was saying “no no no no no no” in my sleep. It’s not loud enough to disturb anyone not in the room and I live in a pretty rural area anyway, so I’ve wondered in the past whether I did that with any regularity before I shared a bed with anyone.
Humans. The only thing I’m scared of in this life are other humans.
The Wet Bandits
Medical emergency
I once had a medical emergency when home alone, I was making a sandwich and was cutting ham when the knife slipped and nearly cut the end of my finger off. Luckily I had my phone and was able to call for some help.
Best thing to do imo is have your phone nearby you when home alone.
I know people here hate them but Google home/Alexa have emergency capabilities now too I believe. My mil was telling me about it
Someone I knew fell down the stairs while home alone and couldn’t get up. He was able to call out towards the kitchen and tell Alexa to call for help. If he wasn’t able to do that, he would have been lying there much longer before anyone could find out. It sucks for privacy, but those types of devices do have some legitimate helpful uses.
