Quote from: Biggie Smiles on June 25, 2024, 11:52:53 AMSo basically you aptly pointed out the very consistent viewpoint that murder is murder whether someone drowning a baby, or IDF forces bombing babies in Rafa or a doctor drilling into the skull of an unborn a few weeks before entry into the world.

So what was it about this logical and consistent position that caused these idiots to short circuit ? 

 Yes. I am consistent.

 And I have no idea how this was confusing. Except that she didn't even read the exchange.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on June 25, 2024, 11:20:46 AMGive me a sense of the scenario -- I really cant be bothered searching for a fresh proxy to view yet another one of Pig's pignorant fits of hipposteria.

 Ready for this?

 So I made a comment about how this woman who tried to drown a 3 year old baby girl should be thrown in a psych ward for the rest of her life or given the death penalty.

 Everyone agrees with this right?

 Than fucking NPD Holiday comes in like "dErR you feel the same about abortionists!"

 And I do. In fact I said whenever an "abortion doctor" gets his brains blown out..I laugh

 To which Oak was really confused why I said that. All she had to do was read.

Quote from: knows things on June 25, 2024, 10:10:02 AMFrom personal experience, it is psychologically better to set shorter term goals. "Not now" and "not today" are easier targets than "never again" in that you are rewarded on the regular for your success and are more likely to try again should you ever "fall off the wagon". They effectively rewire your thought processes towards feeling good about your continued and accrued achievements for as long as you persist in your course. Eventually, the chattering monkey of addiction on your back is no longer a concern. You no longer need to rely on willpower, you can be in the thick of people indulging in what you used to indulge in and feel no desire whatsoever to participate in it yourself.

It does take time, as all good things do. But you do win the battle over yourself in the end if you keep reminding yourself that all the times your "not today" has triumphed over failure. I know because I've done it. Had I said "never" instead, all I'd have would have been a string of failures for every time I fell off the wagon and the expectation that I might again at any time in the future. Instead I told myself "not today". I still fell off the wagon a few times, but nowhere near as many times as I prevailed over it. Within a year I was thumbing my nose at that monkey. These days I barely give it a second thought.

I imagine you are proud you've made it this far on your "never again" as you should justly be. And perhaps you might be comfortable in waging a war of Will against the craving for the rest of your days, I wouldn't question you if that were your mind.

But if you ever feel like kicking that monkey completely to the curb and leaving it utterly defeated in your wake, remember what I've said here today.

 When I was kicking heroin I HAD to use the "just today I won't use" mindset

 Because the thought of NEVER feeling that high again was devastating. It honestly made me feel like life wasn't even worth it anymore.

 I KNOW how pathetic that sounds.

 But I am 10 years clean and NOW I don't even want it anymore.

 When I'm in my last days my daughters will make sure I'm flying on morphine so...I can look forward to that lol

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on June 25, 2024, 10:02:49 AMso having a few drinks every now and then precludes you from having a valid opinion on anything?

DId anyone send this memos to the whining whales?

 They couldn't follow my posts. So that's why i accused of being drunk.

 In the middle of the day and I'm not even vacationing 

 

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on June 24, 2024, 08:50:21 PMNow you're a drunk? I thought it was heroin addict?

Cant keep up with all of the escape hatches they require to rescue them from the embarrassment of very concise and salient points being shuttled their way

She's calling you a drunk when she herself is an alcoholic and all whaled up with the big Biggest (both literally and figuratively) Vodka Vixen these boards have ever known?

that's rich.

 Well I have been known to knock back a few.

 But not in the middle of the damn day lol

 Me and the man have a schedule with alcohol. We have been drinking buddies for decades.

 So now that we are all old and shit and living as a married couple....we simply schedule our substance abuse and prepare for it

 Today we go to his doctor app at 3....run to the bank so he can do his business, and then we will come home and make Pina coladas with the fancy rum he ordered last week.

 Normally we are bourbon drinkers and I'm so shamefully that I WILL pour a beer into my bourbon while he looks at me like I'm either the most brilliant woman he knows...or the most terrifying.

 Either way, I'll probably be shit faced later. I likely will NOT be posting because I'll be with him and this is our date night lol

 No heroin will be used.  ♡

Quote from: Sloan on June 24, 2024, 05:34:57 PMDove attempted a civil discussion  with the angry nasty pig and the angry nasty pig showed her in less than 3 posts why you cannot have a civil discussion with a angry nasty pig.

Remember dove this is who you are talking to.

 Are you referring to how she immediately started accusing me of me of being drunk because she couldn't follow what was being said?

 Her and Admin never understand the points I'm making.

 I'm not sure if they are honestly just not getting it somehow or if they are just trying to gaslight me.

 I bail....it's not worth the bother.

Quote from: caskur on June 23, 2024, 11:31:24 AMRemember Scoundrel on the 3rd Rail? He used vape.

You cannot vape in Australia unless a doctor gives permission...

Kids are  vaping (vainglorious) and they are going to stomp on it so there isn't a new generation addicted to nicotine.

We live on a nanny continent... sometimes it is good but sometimes it's downright abominable. I think it's good that kids are being deterred though.

 Yep. Sometimes my daughter (the 18 year old) grabs my vape. I smack her in the head and yell about how she doesn't need a nic addiction.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on June 24, 2024, 03:21:44 PMI think those Urgent Care operations I see popping up all over the country proves my point rather clearly.

It has literally come down to this. Should I visit the Urgent care and pay 175.00 for similar care as to what I would receive in an ER minus the luxury of being wheeled through an elevator should I require additional treatment options?

Or, pay the 100.00 copay for exactly the same outcome 99.0% of the time and continue handing over 1200.00 per month in insurance premiums.

Were it not for the fear of the unknown and possibility of having to go under a knife I'd clearly choose the urgent care option 10 out of 10 times and know plenty of very intelligent professionals doing just that 

 As a kidney stone patient....my ER copay is 150 dollars.

 So everytime I get admitted to the ER it costs 150 bucks.

 I have passed many stones at home and got really good at knowing if the horrific pain I'm in is going to lead to surgery or going to blow over lol

Quote from: Brent on June 24, 2024, 01:42:43 PMI hate the way American health care is deleivered. It is so expensive and lets so many people fall through the cracks.

Not that Canada's expensive health care is much better. We have people dying waiting for life saving procedures.

 Right. I agree it's fucked. I'd like to see the costs start coming down.

 There is NO reason why a fucking bag of saline should be hundreds of dollars.

 We need lowered costs. However that can be done. That would be a good start.

Quote from: caskur on June 23, 2024, 04:39:36 PMWhy did your elderly get booted out of Medicaid?

 Just this year.

Quote from: DKG on June 23, 2024, 11:19:15 AMSo, the federal government lowered the bar?

This is not something I have read about. It is not something I would expect CNN or WaPo to report either.

 I know it was here in Michigan. A lot of people I know were impacted...and now struggle very hard to afford their medications and coverage.

 What they do get is like a reduced rate for insurance. So like if you buy a policy, and let's say it costs 600 some dollars a month....the state will pick up a percentage of it based on your income.

 It's something at least but it's still awful for seniors on fixed incomes.

 I absolutely believe we need to have changes here but I'm not down with suddenly cutting people off who are relying on it and too old or sick to get back on their feet. Leave them alone and implement changes for the future.

Quote from: DKG on June 23, 2024, 11:14:31 AMNow I am uninformed. Tell us why elderly citizens in Michigan are getting forced off of Medicaid?

I think the reason was they changed the income limit. So suddenly a bunch of old people had too much income.

Which would be fine...except they really fucking DONT. Especially with nessesities being so pricey right now.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on June 23, 2024, 11:07:16 AMThey are truly roaches voting for raid

What gets me is after that Dixon "no exceptions" quote my man started text bombing me ranting about how we just got another 4 years of Whitmer and how Dixon should have kept her damn mouth shut and spoke like a politician who wants to win.

And I went on this whole things about standing on convictions and how maybe people are not so stupid to think a governor can just sit in the seat and start legislating.

Obviously I had to say "well you were right"

That's kinda where I stopped having hope lol.