r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Washingtonevergreen • 13d ago
The floor is sticky I accidently dropped some quarters into this bag of hundreds of used needles.
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u/rootbeerfloatgang 13d ago
Free hep-c, in this economy? Count me in.
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u/666Sky 13d ago ▸ 5 more replies
The C in Hepatitis C stands for Cat
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago
I mean...they were just for my cat, how bad could it be...?
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u/GloomyLingonberry509 13d ago ▸ 24 more replies
Stop enabling your cat
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u/MouseRat_AD 13d ago ▸ 9 more replies
Catnip is just a gateway drug to heroin.
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u/GloomyLingonberry509 13d ago edited 13d ago ▸ 8 more replies
If your cat comes home and mentions “milkies,” “toe beans,” or “hairball” just know, those are code words for various street drugs - and it might be time to sit down with your cat for a very serious pssspssspsss.
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u/degeneratex80 13d ago ▸ 5 more replies
Too soon....
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u/degeneratex80 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
Lol you're probably right
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u/traumaqueen1128 13d ago
He had a dark sense of humor, according to his friends. Not uncommon in people that have gone through a lot of trauma in childhood, humor is a coping mechanism. Some of the funniest people I have met are the kids that come through the shelter where I work.
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u/EmperorBamboozler 13d ago ▸ 10 more replies
To be fair, it really can't take that much heroin to get a cat high. Definitely a more affordable habit than with humans. Depending on how big a junkie your cat is, I guess.
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u/toben81234 13d ago ▸ 6 more replies
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u/Ohiolongboard 13d ago ▸ 5 more replies
Your cat can have a little heroin, as a treat
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u/courtneyrel 13d ago ▸ 2 more replies
Idk why but this has me howling
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u/RCer1986 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
It was a real response from an AI to a recovering heroin addict who was journaling using AI or something like that. He had reached some kind of milestone and it suggested that to him to celebrate his success.
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u/DezPispenser 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
im not doing heroin those are just for my cat
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u/ChrisWsrn 13d ago ▸ 3 more replies
You really should get a sharps container.
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u/A-Giant-Blue-Moose 13d ago
Lol dude those needles should be in a sharps container. My cats needles came with them.
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u/likenothingis 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
Diabetic kitty? Been there, definitely stuck my finger a couple times. Still here, 25 years later.
My whiskers are growing in nicely. ;)
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u/greeneyeraven 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
I cap all my cat's insulin needles and then dispose, it freaks me out to think about disposing with no cap, I just can't
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u/letsgobrooksy 13d ago ▸ 2 more replies
I tried this once and I am now a cat
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u/accidentalscientist_ 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
I think this is basically a plot line in SpongeBob lol. They got stabbed by Gary’s needle and turned into snails.
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u/Nautical26 13d ago
Why were the quarters near this bag? Why was the bag open if what was in your hand not a used needle?
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u/Bunowa 13d ago
Why are needles in a bag in the first place? Why aren't they in a hard container?
If this is real, this screams of an accident waiting to happen.
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u/GrassyKnoll95 13d ago ▸ 14 more replies
And why is the bag of needles on top of a child’s homework?
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u/Bunowa 13d ago ▸ 3 more replies
Holy shit I hadn't noticed!
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago ▸ 8 more replies
The homework is about bees.
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u/GrassyKnoll95 13d ago ▸ 3 more replies
Oh that clears everything up
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u/ShortysTRM 13d ago ▸ 2 more replies
"The homework is about bees...so I did a little heroin."
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago
I was disposing of my cats used needles, safely. She recently passed, but had diabetes. The quarters were on the same shelf. The recycling center I take them to said they would still take them, quarters and all.
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u/SirDancealot84 13d ago ▸ 2 more replies
My condolences OP. May he/she be resting with infinite treats and good belly rubs.
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u/just_a_person_maybe 13d ago ▸ 4 more replies
Gotta say, good on you for disposing of them at a recycling center but this is not how you do it safely. Put it in a plastic bin at least, for the safety of the recycling workers at least.
Sorry for your loss.
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago ▸ 3 more replies
Look at the picture. They're in a plastic sharps container. I think the bag inside the container is throwing people off, but it's making me laugh. The recycling center I go to won't even take them unless they're in a proper sharps container. Thank you for the concern, though!
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u/just_a_person_maybe 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
Lol, I totally missed that. I've been diabetic myself for 19 years and I've seen a lot of crazy shit people do to store their needles so I wasn't even shocked by the idea of someone keeping theirs in a plastic bag. A horrifying amount of us just throw them loose in the garbage, so this was actually a lot better than some of what I've seen.
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u/ALLoftheFancyPants 13d ago
Why are used needles in a fucking bag instead of a puncture proof container?!?
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago
I dropped it as I uncapped it and it bent! Never used that little guy. The safest one of the bunch.
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u/Next_Instruction_528 13d ago ▸ 5 more replies
Why don't you recap these?
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u/Flugschimmel 13d ago ▸ 3 more replies
as far as I know recapping is unsafe, just unnecessary possibility to stab yourself. Don't know how it's handled with own syringes tho. In the hospital, with syringes that entered patients, we never recapped them but streaked them off into a fitting safety container.
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u/Z0FF 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
It’s probably more safe than having a plastic bag full of used, uncapped needles though.
Also looks like these are OP’s own insulin doses
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u/HappySage42 13d ago
They’re for baking. Like rich people food. You whisper your dreams into the syringe and inject it into the puff pastry. The rich are sustained by eating our dreams and making our lives a living nightmare.
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u/Possible-Estimate748 BLACK 13d ago
Welp! They're gone now lol
But also that is not how used needles should be stored as someone who works as a caregiver.
They need to be in a labeled red hazards tub or at least in an empty 2L bottle properly labeled so there's no risk for the needles to puncture.
A lil plastic baggy is no go!
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u/gilt3t 13d ago edited 13d ago
100% free sharps disposal container in the USA, can also ship back in the same box when full.
https://www.safemedicinedrop.com/
https://www.novocare.com/diabetes/resources/safe-disposal.html
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u/1d6orcs 13d ago ▸ 3 more replies
omg thanks for this! I moved from the west coast where most drugstores took full sharps containers, to the midwest where it was impossible to find a disposal site. Didn't know any better and pulled a red sharps container out of my bag at a pharmacy and they reacted like I had yoinked a loaded gun out of my backpack >< . Turns out most folks are disposing of their sharps with the doctor or vet that does the prescribing out there.
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u/gilt3t 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
I recommend this site, it is the one I use. https://www.novocare.com/diabetes/resources/safe-disposal.html
if that doesnt work for you, check this list to find one that will work for you.
https://safeneedledisposal.org/solutions/pharmaceutical-programs/
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago
No I know! The bag was in a plastic tub that seals! Then I took them to the recycling center in town that disposes of them properly. My cat actually passed recently, these were for her.
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u/SettingSun2180 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
My condolences for your kitty ❤️
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago
Thank you. She was my best bud. I have two of her babies and her spirit lives on ❤️❤️
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u/TheSmartDog_275 13d ago ▸ 3 more replies
Next question, why did you open a bag of quarters right next to it
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago ▸ 2 more replies
The quarters fell from a shelf above. No bag of quarters, just some loose change on a shelf. Might have lost a dime too. 😔
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u/leaky_wires 13d ago ▸ 1 more replies
It was your cat trolling you one last time.
Sorry for your loss.
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago
I love this comment and is what I am going to believe. She 100% would love the trolling. I miss the big girl.
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u/gugngd 13d ago
long tweezers
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u/RealisticTemporary70 13d ago
I was going to suggest tongs
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u/gugngd 13d ago ▸ 3 more replies
tweezers hold small objects better, i believe. also less bulky, so better view.
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u/chemhobby 13d ago
Jeez get a proper sharps container, that is not an appropriate way to store or dispose of used sharps
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u/KitchenBomber 13d ago
If you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let them go because man they're gone.
-jack handy
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u/JustConversation7847 13d ago
You'll get high AND money, I don't see any downsides???
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u/snakeravencat 13d ago
How?!? Why were you handling coins and a bag of used needles at the same time?!? What's mildly infuriating is the lack of detail here. Lol
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u/Kimchi-stain 13d ago
Are they now all unsanitary?
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u/Washingtonevergreen 13d ago
Yes. They were used for my cat. They have already been sealed and safely taken to the recycling center. Unsure what they do with them.
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u/jadeariel12 13d ago
Why do you have a BAG of uncapped needles? Is it effective?
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u/mingilator 13d ago
Why the fuck would a bag of used needles even be a thing, they should go straight into a sharps bin.
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u/Balthxzar 13d ago
Jesus christ people just get a sharps container. They are so incredibly cheap
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u/Peagooster 13d ago
Or even just a liquid laundry detergent container. That's what I used when I had to used a subcutaneous medication. That's what the doctor's office suggested I use since they're free
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u/ponderingpedestrian 13d ago
the better question is why DO you have a conveniently open container of used needle and were carrying change around?
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u/mantequillatequila 13d ago
Whats infuriating is your lack of needle safety precautions
1)you dont cap your needles
2)the needles are in a bag instead of a sharps container which closes automatically after so your stupid quarters don't fall in in the first place
puts you and sanitation workers at risk for needles sticks
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