Fertilizer in large quantities is a controlled substance in many places. I don’t know about the US in general or OK in particular, but I’m pretty sure anyone buying large quantities of fertilizer for no apparent reasons would set off a bunch of alarm bells the year after little Timmy did his thing.

I remember my dad being annoyed at having to file the necessary paperwork to be on the “Obviously needs it, it’s OK”-list when I was a kid. Farmers use a lot of it, and he had a few 500Kg sacks (around 10, maybe?) delivered each spring.

*are not applied equally

Because I haven’t mastered mitosis yet

He already was in 2020, but then:

And steel toe boots. Some of the phones are heavy as fuck. OP didn’t specify, so we have to assume he will also be working on Vodaphone VM1:

And some lint free pads for the alcohol. I buy mine dirt cheap at the pharmacy, as they’re technically bandages.

I’m sure a lot of semiconductors can be explained via “Help, step bro, I am stuck!”

I’ve fixed a bunch of them, as well as tablets, and I really like the toolkit from iFixit. It’s great as a beginners set.

EDIT, now that I have a bit more time to elaborate:
It contains most of the bits you’ll ever need, including the weird ones. The only thing I use in addition to that kit is a good heat gun, citric based cleaning agent, and some of those glue-gasket-things.

That’s one of them, yes. But if you go down that route, be sure that your training and certs are in line with STCW. Otherwise you’ll only be certified for US waters.

Depends whether you want to be part of a ships crew, or have an auxilliary role. The crewmen need to be certified, at minimum as Ablebodied Seamen. However, there are plenty of ships that have additional personnel that technically aren’t part of the crew;
My current career started on a survey ship, and all I had was skills with IT, linux, heavy machinery, and a an affinity for DIY stuff. The company paid for the training courses necessary for me to be on board, working a 5week rotation. The certs you need are usually BOSIET and HUET, depending on the type of ship. I just remembered that I need to renew mine.

So what you want to ask yourself is this: Are you after a maritime career, or just any job on a ship? The first one requires STCW certifications. The second one requires a lot less.

NB: Smaller boats, such as private fishing vessels with much smaller crews may not require the above. I am unsure how they operate in this regard - I know people who’ve joined fishing vessels with little to no prior boating experience.

As it’s somewhat relevant, I’ll lazypaste a comment I made a while back after someone asked how life on a ship is like:

While I’m not an AB myself, I’ve worked on ships alongside them, so I’ve gotten a lot of insight into how the crews work.

The short answer is that it depends on your role. Basically, there are usually three or four types of crew on any ship:

• Bridge
• Deck
• Engineering
• Anyone else (me), on more specialized ships.

Bridge:
Responsible for the navigation, safety, comms, scheduling, and all procedural tasks with running a ship. There are always someone on the bridge at all times, and this person is in charge of everything. The captain is of course the senior officer, but his responsibility and authority is delegated when he’s off duty.

Deck:
It can be pretty chill, but there’s still a fuckton of tasks to do. Painting, chipping rust, inspections, maintenance, helping out bridge/engineering if they need it. Most people on the bridge or in engineering have been Deck crew (AB - Able-bodied Seaman) at some point.
I’ve also seen deck crew being responsible for grilling on Saturdays.

Engineering:
Everything to do with the engine, and overall mechanical functionality of the ship.

I intentionally left out the galley staff, as this varies a lot between ships. When it’s a big crew, like the ships I’ve been on, there’s a dedicated galley staff. On smaller crews, it can be the ABs’ job to serve up meals.

Source: Roughly 800 days logged offshore, spanning all continents except Antarctica and Oceania.

Yellow with freckles on the peel

The Nigerian royal family has a bad rep. Especially the princes.

Did this recently with a Dell laptop I wanted to buy second hand. In addition to checking warranty info, it was my way of checking whether the laptop history matched the sellers story and not stolen (it was surprisingly cheap)

Both are true, really. AAA software was usually better, because they couldn’t assume that they could easily supply updates later. Also, software was generally not as complex, so the bugs weren’t as easily introduced.

Bargainbin software was always horrible, but even worse when there weren’t any large review aggregators about.

No Phineas and Ferb???

Bear McReary - Something Dark is Coming

…from Battlestar Galactica. Sums my average mood.

Call them. Yes, it’s probably gonna be awkward, but well worth it.

Back in the day I memorized the lyrics and tried to sing along to the hardware story inventory selection part. Since no human have lungs big enough, a friend and I learned to alternate back and forth so we could cover the entire thing.

They’ve got allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters,
Trash compactors, juice extractors, shower rods and water meters,
Walkie-talkies, copper wires, safety goggles, radial tires,
BB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers,
Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters,
Paint removers, window louvers, masking tape and plastic gutters,
Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables,
Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles,
Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication,
Metal roofing, waterproofing, multi-purpose insulation,
Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors,
Tire gauges, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors,
Trailer hitch demagnetizers, automatic circumcisers,
Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers,
Soffit panels, circuit breakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers,
Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers,

I was bored as hell, sitting in a hotel room with literally nothingbto do for three days (waiting to get my passport back from visa processing), so I looked up the phone number of someone I used to know before we moved to opposite ends of the country years ago. I ended up getting an invite to a discord, and we now have two nights per week set aside for gaming together. Not just him, but the others on the discord too, so I’m not as socially isolated anymore.

And when there’s no gaming going on, just hanging out in VoIP is still nice. I might be baking stuff in blender or perl, while someone else is painting minifigs or planning a D&D campaign. It’s not easy having a social life when I’m a family man with four kids, living in the middle of nowhere with no shared interests with anyone nearby. This is my remedy.