Sum Dum Gai
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Dec 31, 2013 16:06:15 GMT -5
In his defense taking a good mug shot is hard. If you smile you look like an asshole who views the justice system with contempt and doesn't realize that getting arrested isn't funny. If you don't smile you look kind of dead or numb like this is routine for you. If you scowl or glare you usually end up looking like you're trying too hard. There's no good mug shot facial expression.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Dec 31, 2013 16:12:03 GMT -5
I was good with the feeling sick as long as it was killing the pain and making me sleep. When I was hurting and waking up 9 times a night, I quit taking them. My surgeon has no idea why 10mg of oxy didn't knock me out. After my first surgery, I was taking about 200 mg of oxy/day. 30 mg of oxycontin 3x/day and 15 mg of oxy every 3 hours. I never got any sort of high off of them, they did not make me drowsy, nor did it knock me out. It did not make me sick. Probably the biggest problem I had with them was that I had the concentration span of a gnat. I could not read a page, I could not watch a show, I couldn't do anything without needing to move onto something else. I was on this about 8 weeks, when I finally stopped waking up in the middle of the night in pain (that was my cue that I could start back up, when I'd sleep through my 1 am dose). Over about a week, I tapered off of them......only to wind up on the same dose the following month after the next surgery. Lather, rinse, repeat for most of 2012. At one time, I had enough narcotics in this house to give an addict a wet dream. I still have enough leftover to get TD and I to Fiji for a week in one of those huts over the water if I sold them.
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Post by midjd on Dec 31, 2013 21:09:40 GMT -5
At one time, I had enough narcotics in this house to give an addict a wet dream. I still have enough leftover to get TD and I to Fiji for a week in one of those huts over the water if I sold them. Just for the hell of it, I looked up the street value of the drugs DH has been prescribed for his last two operations...it is sorely tempting (especially since he never puts a dent in his refills). I've asked him to delete a couple of Facebook posts referencing his surgery/narcotics because I don't want anyone local to know what kind of drugs we have lying around. People have been robbed and attacked for less!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 31, 2013 21:11:11 GMT -5
In his defense taking a good mug shot is hard. If you smile you look like an asshole who views the justice system with contempt and doesn't realize that getting arrested isn't funny. If you don't smile you look kind of dead or numb like this is routine for you. If you scowl or glare you usually end up looking like you're trying too hard. There's no good mug shot facial expression. I don't think a good mug shot was even a remote possibility in this case. Face looks a tad too lived in, shall we say. Oh, and if Mich and TD wind up on some exotic vacation, we will all know how they got there.
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Post by Apple on Dec 31, 2013 21:34:48 GMT -5
At one time, I had enough narcotics in this house to give an addict a wet dream. I still have enough leftover to get TD and I to Fiji for a week in one of those huts over the water if I sold them. Just for the hell of it, I looked up the street value of the drugs DH has been prescribed for his last two operations...it is sorely tempting (especially since he never puts a dent in his refills). I've asked him to delete a couple of Facebook posts referencing his surgery/narcotics because I don't want anyone local to know what kind of drugs we have lying around. People have been robbed and attacked for less! After several surgeries, my sister had all kinds of good drugs, oxy, barbiturates, etc. They had to very large gun safes. You'd walk into the house and there would be a gun on the kitchen table, one on the fireplace, a couple on the coffee table, one in the couch cushions... One of the safes was just for her drugs, those were locked up tight.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 31, 2013 22:49:12 GMT -5
Geez I've been seriously ripped off, I got offered a good drug when I broke my right elbow in two places but never got the prescription filled. And they gave me a good drug when I had lung surgery this past May, but I seriously screwed up and didn't take any and suffered.
So yeah I'm not the brightest bulb with good drugs.
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Post by wmpeon on Jan 1, 2014 2:37:10 GMT -5
I wish you better circumstances/finances.
Thank you. The neighborhood, and building were good places. The people were producing it in their kitchen, and selling it on the sly. We reported it many times to management who did nothing. They paid their rent every month, and she didn't care. How long ago was this? I wouldn't be too shy about dropping an anonymous tip to the police and insurance company that management had previous knowledge. I'd be pretty annoyed that my rising insurance rates were paying to replace a known drug residence that burned down due to being a drug residence.
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Post by grits on Jan 1, 2014 11:06:27 GMT -5
Btw, I was told that meth is sometimes made in coffeemakers in hotel rooms. I was advised to never use them to make my own coffee. Saves me. I don't drink coffee.
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Post by sheilaincali on Jan 2, 2014 9:39:10 GMT -5
We've had some people in our town get caught cooking meth in a rental house. Because the stuff is so flammable after they were arrested (and evicted) the owner of the rental had to gut the place. Fire Department made him replace all the carpeting, drywall, etc. Anything that the meth fumes could have been absorbed into. Cost the guy a small fortune and he still had trouble renting the place out after that. It was a nice house too- not some wrong side of the track, run down house. But a nice SFH in a good part of town.
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Post by Baby Fawkes on Jan 2, 2014 12:40:52 GMT -5
The turtle neck collar choker/scarf thing is kind of genius actually. It's a scarf that you don't have to tie, or wrap, or whatever. Scarves look goofy on dudes. Women can like accessorize with them, but guys look fruity with scarf ends flapping around even though our necks get cold in December and January too. Is it really bad to admit that I have (and wear) the same thing? Admittedly for a different purpose, but I did cut off the neck from a black turtle neck top so that it sat just over my shoulders and I wear it underneath my motorcycle jacket in the cold weather. It's absolutely brilliant at stopping the cold draft from getting my neck between the helmet and my shoulders and travelling down my back. I do remove it immediately after taking my helmet off though, but I've never found an after market product that works as well at just blocking the wind and not getting in the way.
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Post by Baby Fawkes on Jan 2, 2014 12:42:42 GMT -5
Btw, I was told that meth is sometimes made in coffeemakers in hotel rooms. I was advised to never use them to make my own coffee. Saves me. I don't drink coffee. Never thought of that, but if it's true then I'm glad that the last hotels I've stayed in have moved to Keurig pod style machines where I don't think they could accomplish it.
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Post by chiver78 on Jan 2, 2014 12:45:13 GMT -5
The turtle neck collar choker/scarf thing is kind of genius actually. It's a scarf that you don't have to tie, or wrap, or whatever. Scarves look goofy on dudes. Women can like accessorize with them, but guys look fruity with scarf ends flapping around even though our necks get cold in December and January too. Is it really bad to admit that I have (and wear) the same thing? Admittedly for a different purpose, but I did cut off the neck from a black turtle neck top so that it sat just over my shoulders and I wear it underneath my motorcycle jacket in the cold weather. It's absolutely brilliant at stopping the cold draft from getting my neck between the helmet and my shoulders and travelling down my back. I do remove it immediately after taking my helmet off though, but I've never found an after market product that works as well at just blocking the wind and not getting in the way. why not just wear a turtleneck? you still need a shirt, right?
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 2, 2014 12:53:13 GMT -5
There is something called a "dicky" that is essentially the same thing but with a longer bib of material at the front and on the back. People used to wear them with v-neck sweaters or tucked into collared shirts back in the 70s. I believe they can still be found -- IIRC there was an ad in the last year at the back of the Sunday Parade magazine (you know, that weekly ad that offers caftans/Haband slacks/embroidered crew neck sweatshirts with polo collars -- all those stylish looks. )
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Post by swamp on Jan 2, 2014 13:19:44 GMT -5
There is something called a "dicky" that is essentially the same thing but with a longer bib of material at the front and on the back. People used to wear them with v-neck sweaters or tucked into collared shirts back in the 70s. I believe they can still be found -- IIRC there was an ad in the last year at the back of the Sunday Parade magazine (you know, that weekly ad that offers caftans/Haband slacks/embroidered crew neck sweatshirts with polo collars -- all those stylish looks. ) Howard on Big Bang Theory wears them.
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Post by Baby Fawkes on Jan 2, 2014 13:33:22 GMT -5
Is it really bad to admit that I have (and wear) the same thing? Admittedly for a different purpose, but I did cut off the neck from a black turtle neck top so that it sat just over my shoulders and I wear it underneath my motorcycle jacket in the cold weather. It's absolutely brilliant at stopping the cold draft from getting my neck between the helmet and my shoulders and travelling down my back. I do remove it immediately after taking my helmet off though, but I've never found an after market product that works as well at just blocking the wind and not getting in the way. why not just wear a turtleneck? you still need a shirt, right? I guess I could, but wearing one every day is a pain. A lot of the time I may have a shirt on under my bike jacket as I'm going to work and I just found it more convenient to use the collar part and not have to change my shirt when I get to work. I wasn't ever a fan of layering as it was often too hot with the jacket as well and I guess I've just got into the habit now
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Jan 2, 2014 13:49:17 GMT -5
I rode for a couple years in coastal CA. It's usually warmish here all the time. However warmish feels completely different at 75 miles an hour. I had a low collar armored jacket, and wore a full helmet, but that draft at the top of the jacket could be miserable sometimes. Between the armored jacket, helmet, and gloves I was usually warm enough to hot overall, but that draft coming in around my neck and down my spine was the worst.
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Post by chiver78 on Jan 2, 2014 14:32:59 GMT -5
why not just wear a turtleneck? you still need a shirt, right? I guess I could, but wearing one every day is a pain. A lot of the time I may have a shirt on under my bike jacket as I'm going to work and I just found it more convenient to use the collar part and not have to change my shirt when I get to work. I wasn't ever a fan of layering as it was often too hot with the jacket as well and I guess I've just got into the habit now fair enough. thanks for the answer
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Post by Baby Fawkes on Jan 2, 2014 14:56:20 GMT -5
I rode for a couple years in coastal CA. It's usually warmish here all the time. However warmish feels completely different at 75 miles an hour. I had a low collar armored jacket, and wore a full helmet, but that draft at the top of the jacket could be miserable sometimes. Between the armored jacket, helmet, and gloves I was usually warm enough to hot overall, but that draft coming in around my neck and down my spine was the worst. is exactly the case. Too hot for another layer, but that cold wind on the neck is horrid in the mornings without something to block the wind.
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Post by Apple on Jan 4, 2014 18:28:54 GMT -5
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Post by taz157 on Jan 4, 2014 21:21:43 GMT -5
Wow for all the before and after...
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Post by Apple on Jan 4, 2014 21:29:34 GMT -5
Wow for all the before and after... It's crazy, a lot of them have photos around my age (mid-30s) and look more like they are old enough to be my parents!
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Post by Jaguar on Jan 4, 2014 21:32:35 GMT -5
Wow for all the before and after... It's crazy, a lot of them have photos around my age (mid-30s) and look more like they are old enough to be my parents!
They look more like our dead great grandparents I would say.
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Post by Apple on Jan 4, 2014 21:43:23 GMT -5
It's crazy, a lot of them have photos around my age (mid-30s) and look more like they are old enough to be my parents!
They look more like our dead great grandparents I would say.
Except the dead great grandparents have more sparkle in their eyes.
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Post by Jaguar on Jan 4, 2014 22:17:30 GMT -5
They look more like our dead great grandparents I would say.
Except the dead great grandparents have more sparkle in their eyes.
Oh yeah
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2014 20:33:40 GMT -5
"They become exuberant and talkative, switching subjects often. They’re very happy and want to share. There’s some moodiness, too—they’ll quickly snap into some kind of aggressive reaction. They generate a lot of abstract ideas. They want to talk about their own theories—not well thought-out ones, of course, but they’ll feel that they’re onto something. Often, God comes up while they’re explaining their hallucinations. The neurological effects of high dopamine levels can induce religious sentiment and transcendental thinking.
They talk about feeling more alive, more god-like. They don’t talk about the drug like, say, a heroin user would talk about being radically altered or slipping out of life; rather, they feel like more of a self." www.newrepublic.com/article/116025/meth-adderall-construction-workers
Hard to imagine wanting to take anything that makes you feel bugs crawling under your skin.
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