• I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orgEnglish
        121·
        14 days ago

        The original intent with the signs was to let first responders know if there was a baby in the car or not. If you had a baby in the car, you would flip it to “baby on board”, otherwise you flip it to “baby not on board”. Instead it became a way for breeders to signal to the world that they successfully procreated.

        This stems from a 2006 accident in Texas, an infant was ejected from a car seat during a rollover crash. The first responders didn’t find the baby on scene and decided that the car seat must have been empty. A few days later, the baby was found dead near the scene.

        Now the rule is that, if there’s a car seat there’s a baby. If the car seat is empty, you keep looking until you find the baby. The best thing parents can do is out a stuffed animal in the car seat, this let’s first responders know that there isn’t a baby to look for.

        • Gloomy@mander.xyzEnglish
          9·
          14 days ago

          I always understood them as a way to signal to other drivers the reason for driving slow and / or more defensive.

            • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orgEnglish
              2·
              12 days ago

              I stand corrected, apparently the sign originated before the rollover accident.

              The change in how empty car seats are handled was heavily covered during my EMT and paramedic training, although the story could be apocryphal. I remember hearing about it, but couldn’t find a solid reference on wayback machine.

      • Fuck spez@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        12 days ago

        Apparently, the original intent of those stickers was to alert first responders to the presence of an infant who could potentially get overlooked in the aftermath of a serious crash. I’m not sure how many of the people who are using them today know that, though…

  • bizarroland@lemmy.worldEnglish
    62·
    14 days ago

    This image of Jesus being abducted by aliens always makes me laugh.

    Hope things get better for you.

  • BubblyRomeo@kbin.earthOP
    57·
    14 days ago

    So I have keratitis in eye since December '24 due to a bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus). I was put on a antibiotic+steroid topical medication (moxifloaxcin+dexamethasone eye drops). Doc said I would have take it for nearly a year. I already knew steroid eye drops cause cataract, glaucoma and fungal infection. Doc agreed on it too. On each visit I pressed on about stopping the steroid medication as I was shit scared about glaucoma. Doc was hesitant at first but eventually agreed to tapering and stopping the steroid medication fully. Doc said scars would occur and just ignore it. It’s been 2½ months since I stopped steroids, fast forward to today- when I see my charging cable from a slight distance without glass it almost looks triple (white light looks scattered to me, my charging cable is white so it looks triple when seen from a distance, similar to scattering of light). Don’t know what I’m going to do now or what Doc will say when I visit them Monday. I’m immensely depressed to say the least Please post memes in the comments to make me laugh!

    • Atropos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      14 days ago

      That sounds rough. Good luck with the appointment on Monday and hang in there!

      Also never hurts to get a second opinion if you feel your treatment isn’t working. Docs don’t take offense to a request for that.

    • brachypelmide@lemmy.zipEnglish
      13·
      14 days ago

      aye, i feel ya. losing even a part of your senses is extremely depressing.

      lost a part of mine when i blew myself up with a pistol flare by accident back in February. my hearing’s never been quite right since, and to top it all off i’ve still got scars from the incident on my left hand.

      i’ve made a much better recovery than i thought i would, but my right ear still has some slight tinnitus which will likely stay with me til the grave.

      i really hope you recover just as well if not more! at least eye damage is infinitely more reversible than ear damage!

            • BubblyRomeo@kbin.earthOP
              2·
              4 days ago

              I saw Jurassic World : Rebirth in the theatres in 3D and OMG that 3D viewing made my keratitis even more worse temporarily. Images were more distorted and I was constantly adjusting my glasses most of the time during the movie. It made my viewing slightly un-enjoyable. It became so bad that it became extremely risky for me to drive back home. Vehicle headlights and lamp posts had big halos around it :(

              @owsei@programming.dev @tux7350@lemmy.world

                • BubblyRomeo@kbin.earthOP
                  2·
                  4 days ago

                  It does not physically hurt for most of the time but sometimes I get a feeling of foreign particles in my eyes (like sand) when there’s none. This is due to keratitis. I also have worst vitreous floaters, mid sensorineural (SN) hearing loss, a mysterious un-diagnosed eye condition which makes me unable to see digital screens (such as PC, Laptop, Phone, Tablet and so on) and blue lights for months together accompanied with the worst fucking pain ever (This seems to trigger when I abuse my screentime in the night and watch something on my phone for a prolonged time). Sometimes I feel I’ll become a dead man walking one day by losing my most crucial senses. I wrote a bigger reply but my VPN fucking disconnected. Alright rant out. Time to see some memes to cool down depression. Thanks for listening!