Random talk thread: It just keeps happening

[Atramental]

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You can always leave... yes?

I've developed Stockholm Syndrome. 

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[chronovore]

Added you.

Edit: Eh, do you know that Cry me a liver guy personally? Or is he just one of those people who randomly add people? Cause he's also friends with one of the few people using Untappd in my city (Hamburg)...

I haven’t figured out if they're someone I knew who changed their username, or if he’s Rando Calrissian. I’ve got a few randos on my feed, but I do not recall adding that specific name. They just showed up one day, and I noticed the name then.

[chronovore]

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You can always leave... yes?

I've developed Stockholm Syndrome. 

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It’s ALWAYS better to be paid to learn than to manage it in a panic and off the clock.

That portfolio readiness problem is on you, though. You can get through it, just invest the time.

[Kara]

HAMBURGO

Top tier town.

port town

Sankt Pauli

Free Hanseatic City

[fistfulofmetal]

if you fold a pizza slice in half, is it a sandwich?

[Nibel]

no its a zzandwich

[benjipwns]

I feel like sandwiches have to have clear distinct tops and bottoms. I wonder what the Army regulations say about this.

[Huff]

Got a call from HR and was told I would have a tobacco urine test as part of my orientation. Kind of annoying but I guess most hospitals are heading this way.

[Madrun Badrun]

For tobacco?  really?

[Am_I_Anonymous]

For tobacco?  really?

Oh yeah, The Clinic,Metro Health, and University Hospitals here in Cleveland won't hire you if you smoke.


http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2013/04/metrohealth_joins_cleveland_cl.html

Edit: All 3 major hospitals now


For the record I'm considering implementing this option myself. The savings on healthcare are massive. Sorry if that sounds harsh but that allows me to invest in my company and continue to offer competitive salaries.

[Phoenix Dark]

Smoking in 2015

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Smoking in 2015

I like a cigar every now and then but to be fair I am not on the my company insurance and I own the place.

[brawndolicious]

I assumed the real reason they did that was since it looks bad to see doctors and nurses smoking in the parking lot. If that's how much they care about their own health...

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I assumed the real reason they did that was since it looks bad to see doctors and nurses smoking in the parking lot. If that's how much they care about their own health...

Nope. It's the cost of insurance. Even hospitals have to pay it. They don't offer free healthcare to employees.

When you have 30,000+ employees I would guestimate eliminating smokers would save around 250,000 a month in the hospital's coverage of the insurance cost.

[Huff]

I don't smoke, but I have a little cope every now and then. I don't think smokeless tobacco raises premiums on health insurance as much as cigarettes, but thats all second hand stuff I've heard.

On a related note, I've always found it funny when I see the a PT walk out of a patients room who is massively overweight and wouldn't be able to do the exercises he is having the patient do

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I don't smoke, but I have a little cope every now and then. I don't think smokeless tobacco raises premiums on health insurance as much as cigarettes, but thats all second hand stuff I've heard.

On a related note, I've always found it funny when I see the a PT walk out of a patients room who is massively overweight and wouldn't be able to do the exercises he is having the patient do

I personally know doctors who have been literally busted stealing prescription painkillers and got a slap on the wrist because of their worth to the organization. They still have a job.

But catch Billy Joe Average with 5 perc's he didn't have a prescription for and he's going to prison.

The point? life isn't fair.

Here's a small example

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2010/09/25/suspended-surgeon-back-on-job-at-emh/

[Phoenix Dark]

Smoking in 2015

I like a cigar every now and then but to be fair I am not on the my company insurance and I own the place.

That's fine to me, even though I'd never smoke a cigar. But cigarettes in 2015?

[nudemacusers]

[Kara]

Smoking in 2015

If you're not going to kill me and my life insurer won't let me kill myself then I'm going to have to resort to unpleasant measures.

[Great Rumbler]

Smoking in 2015

If you're not going to kill me and my life insurer won't let me kill myself then I'm going to have to resort to unpleasant measures.

Binge-watching the entire run of Mad About You with The Collected Works of Milton Friedman propped open on your lap? That might just do it.

[CatsCatsCats]

Smoking in 2015

If you're not going to kill me and my life insurer won't let me kill myself then I'm going to have to resort to unpleasant measures.

This is such a relatable feeling. like I wouldn't kill myself, but how easy would it be if I was the victim of a sudden accident?

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*continues to pay AD&D premium*

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[Kara]

Woah now, I don't pay the premium.

[Phoenix Dark]

Smoking in 2015

If you're not going to kill me and my life insurer won't let me kill myself then I'm going to have to resort to unpleasant measures.

Why not do something that's at least pleasurable without making you smell like shit. Huffing gas. Whenever I fill up the tank I spill a little on my finger and smell it.


my only vice

[Kara]

I find premium unfiltered cigarettes pleasurable.

As for smelling like shit, you wear layers and wash your hands.

My work mom (who's virulently anti-smoking) still doesn't know I'm a chimney.

[Phoenix Dark]

Smoking in 2015

Why am I not getting any likes for this.

It might blow some minds here but not everyone shamelessly copies gifs and emotes from other websites. I do the photoshops. Hell I don't even actually use photoshop. I use GIMP. And it's as shit as the name suggests. It's not even about the effort anymore to make an emote, but the drudgery of having to use shit-tier open source software like the GIMP. God damn.

The Coli uses GIMP for emotes.

I'll pity like you, fam.

[Kara]

New bike came and only the drivetrain is assembled. Now I have an excuse to learn how everything else on a bike works.

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Hope that life insurance premium is paid up; I'm GottaGoFast on this puppy.

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[king of the internet]

Smoking in 2015

Why am I not getting any likes for this.

It might blow some minds here but not everyone shamelessly copies gifs and emotes from other websites. I do the photoshops. Hell I don't even actually use photoshop. I use GIMP. And it's as shit as the name suggests. It's not even about the effort anymore to make an emote, but the drudgery of having to use shit-tier open source software like the GIMP. God damn.

It's not that good

[Joe Molotov]

New bike came and only the drivetrain is assembled. Now I have an excuse to learn how everything else on a bike works.

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Hope that life insurance premium is paid up; I'm GottaGoFast on this puppy.

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You and Drinky should race shooters.

[Kara]

BH (the company that made it) did used to manufacture guns at one point in time.

[Great Rumbler]

Smoking in 2015

Why am I not getting any likes for this.

It might blow some minds here but not everyone shamelessly copies gifs and emotes from other websites. I do the photoshops. Hell I don't even actually use photoshop. I use GIMP. And it's as shit as the name suggests. It's not even about the effort anymore to make an emote, but the drudgery of having to use shit-tier open source software like the GIMP. God damn.

[Kara]

A comely Basque witch who farts euros to propel herself through the air is probably my dream woman.



Why yes I was researching Basque words to name my new velo, how did you know.

[Kara]

I'm never living with stoners again.

weed

[king of the internet]

I like weed but being around stoners who talk about weed like Jesus freaks talk about Jesus is the worst

[Kara]

We have a quaint park bench on the porch at the commune and the aftermath from Weederday night included a Del Taco bag and Slim Jim wrapper festooning said bench well into Sunday.

[Joe Molotov]

We have a quaint park bench on the porch at the commune and the aftermath from Weederday night included a Del Taco bag and Slim Jim wrapper festooning said bench well into Sunday.

The struggle has never been more real.

[Kara]

Update: the Del Taco bag is still on the bench.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I'm never living with stoners again.

weed

I made this mistake once (living with stoners) and it was the worst 4 months of living arrangements I've ever had. not saying all stoners are inconsiderate or whatever but I'll be damned if their habit didn't get in my way waaaaay too often.

As a guy who smokes on occasion I can verify living with habitual everyday blazers is a bad idea. Dirty house, money problems, your food is constantly in peril, and they will forget basic daily shit (like paying the bills and locking the door) every day. That and they will bring over the bad element as well. Other losers, dealers, and trashy women who steal your shit.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Yeah these dudes were 100 with paying the bills and at least asking if they wanted to cop some food or whatever but definitely bad about leaving paraphernalia and other stuff out in the open,  making the place smelly and obviously a bit of a risk. Daily blazers is a no no,  but a couple smokes a week people usually have their shit together and are considerate with it. I used to smoke pretty frequently and have no problem with the hobby but I definitely feel sorry for people whose living conditions are compromised by inconsiderate tokers. Like parents who are trying to raise their kids next door to some of these dudes.

Sketch people coming in and out all week have you like

I hate when people call weed a gateway drug (that's alcohol people) but if you're in with the 24/7 dudes all about that life they are going to bring over dudes into much more serious shit...heroin seems to be the drug of choice currently.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

No doubt. make no mistake I've definitely seen some people go from weed to playing around with opiates,  but honestly most of the people I knew who were really into the opiate scripts in a real bad way got the hooks in early (high school) and never really recovered from abusing it then. In my experience... heroin is for city kids,  oxycontin is for the burbs.

Kinda

It usually goes 

Get hooked on pain killers
lose job
cant afford 30 dollars a piece
try heroin
steal shit
die

[CatsCatsCats]

I'm reading feeling all #NotAllStoners but I guess I don't smoke quite daily and I keep everything clean, hidden, and in a locked case in the back of the office closet.

Also, guess there's a difference between daily (a bit at night) and daily (all day)

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I'm reading feeling all #NotAllStoners but I guess I don't smoke quite daily and I keep everything clean, hidden, and in a locked case in the back of the office closet.

Also, guess there's a difference between daily (a bit at night) and daily (all day)

No for sure. I probably smoke once or twice per week, in my work shed. Never comes into the house nor around my kids.

[Brehvolution]

You would think being high all day would make getting high lose the novelty after a while.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

You would think being high all day would make getting high lose the novelty after a while.

I was smoking like that for a couple months in summer 2009ish. After a while it just becomes pretty much the norm,  like when you're smoking cigarettes or chugging coffee to get though the day. You almost don't notice it

Yeah but it comes with totally diminishing returns. When I went through that phase I could smoke a shit ton of good weed and not get any effect or a much less that optimum experience. If you get to that point, take a break. You might miss the weed for a while but it's not addicting.

[CatsCatsCats]

That first joint after a t-break

[Broseidon]

No doubt. make no mistake I've definitely seen some people go from weed to playing around with opiates,  but honestly most of the people I knew who were really into the opiate scripts in a real bad way got the hooks in early (high school) and never really recovered from abusing it then. In my experience... heroin is for city kids,  oxycontin is for the burbs.

Kinda

It usually goes 

Get hooked on pain killers
lose job
cant afford 30 dollars a piece
try heroin
steal shit

die

worth it in the end

[Kara]

Dateline: commune. The Great Del Taco Bag Standoff is entering its third day.

I wonder if this will last longer than the Halloween pumpkin standoff did.

[CatsCatsCats]

I'm sure, of course, you've expressed how this bag isn't meeting your needs so they know how they can make your life more wonderful...

[Kara]

As these are lost children in adult bodies I prefer to operate off of shame. For example, nothing gets the communal dishes washed like me setting up my own dish drainer and leaving out some symbolic dishes of mine to dry.

Unfortunately as of yet I have found no way to induce shame wrt the exterior of the abode. I mean the city cited us for having a weed forest a foot high instead of a lawn...

E: weed as in crab grass, not marijuana.

[CatsCatsCats]

Yuck. Just got done putting down weed blocking fabric and wood chips (free from an arborist ) to avoid that at my house. Who has time to weed?

[Positive Touch]

passive-aggressiveness as a form of communication

[Kara]

Some men just want to watch the world burn, J. Can't reason with 'em.

[Phoenix Dark]

No doubt. make no mistake I've definitely seen some people go from weed to playing around with opiates,  but honestly most of the people I knew who were really into the opiate scripts in a real bad way got the hooks in early (high school) and never really recovered from abusing it then. In my experience... heroin is for city kids,  oxycontin is for the burbs.

Kinda

It usually goes 

Get hooked on pain killers
lose job
cant afford 30 dollars a piece
try heroin
steal shit
die

you skipped a step

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[brawndolicious]

Could be testing your limits like children would. Next you'll see two Del Taco bags and then dirty towels being thrown in the sink and before you know, your bike goes missing. It's probably a good idea to move.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

For a few months in college I smoked every day until I felt like I was in a permanent brain fog.  I think smoking every once in a while is fine but if you smoke daily, your priorities are fucked up.

[CatsCatsCats]

False dichotomy, brother. It's not necessary to be aggressive to have your needs heard.





Real talk version: at least ask them to pick up their trash if it's bothering you

[CatsCatsCats]

So don't make it an accusation or judgement. This is like communicating 101.

"I feel uncomfortable having this much trash around, would you be willing to pick that up?"

[CatsCatsCats]

No doubt that people have a tendency to hear demands and accusations in requests, I guess I am also making an assumption -- that Kara has not made a request at all.

Kara, care to elucidate for us?

[dkdk]

I'm reading feeling all #NotAllStoners but I guess I don't smoke quite daily and I keep everything clean, hidden, and in a locked case in the back of the office closet.

Also, guess there's a difference between daily (a bit at night) and daily (all day)

nah even if you stay high all day every day there's no reason you can't be reasonably clean about it. motherfuckers are just lazy as shit.

i'll never do that everyday smoking thing again though. late at night on the weekends is enough for me.

[Kara]

No doubt that people have a tendency to hear demands and accusations in requests, I guess I am also making an assumption -- that Kara has not made a request at all.

Kara, care to elucidate for us?

I haven't asked about the bag because if it actually bothered me I'd just throw it away. It's trash and clearly not important to anyone at this point. I'm a fucking loon and sometimes I like to magnify the mundane to highlight that.

I did vent here about Weederday instead of talking to my fellow communards about being fucking dipshits so I can see how care creep could have been perceived and will endeavor to more clearly delineate between venting and being a lunatic.

[Joe Molotov]

As these are lost children in adult bodies I prefer to operate off of shame. For example, nothing gets the communal dishes washed like me setting up my own dish drainer and leaving out some symbolic dishes of mine to dry.

Unfortunately as of yet I have found no way to induce shame wrt the exterior of the abode. I mean the city cited us for having a weed forest a foot high instead of a lawn...

E: weed as in crab grass, not marijuana.

Nail the Del Taco bag to the front door like Martin Luther protesting the Catholic Church.