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06-21-2021, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MRG
The attorneys said 15 years minimum.
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Again, I wasn't there so I'll take your word for it. But I still believe there was something else involved. Perhaps an unwillingness to "trade up" as they say. Personally, I think we should declare "victory" in the War On Drugs and move on to something else. YMMV
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06-21-2021, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Koolau
...Personally, I think we should declare "victory" in the War On Drugs and move on to something else....
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Will there be a parade? I think all victories deserve a parade.
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06-21-2021, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Koolau
Again, I wasn't there so I'll take your word for it. But I still believe there was something else involved.
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Maybe because he's been caught three times?
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06-21-2021, 09:00 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Gumby
Will there be a parade? I think all victories deserve a parade.
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Heh, heh, bring your own weed, er, champaign.
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06-21-2021, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Qs Laptop
Maybe because he's been caught three times?
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Yeah, I suppose that could have something to do with it. Having said that, whether it's once or 15 times, how bad is altering your own reality? Call it stupid or ignorant or a character flaw. But is it really bad enough to "throw away the key?" I guess this is truly a YMMV situation.
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06-22-2021, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RobbieB
Back when I was smokin' large, (high school & college) I didn't buy dimes, nickels or "lids", I bought pounds. Some for me and some for my friends.
But then you needed to smoke 2 joints to catch a buzz. Now it's 2 hits -  |
I had a buddy that used bathroom scales for sizing portions. He said it was "close enough". 
As long as it erred in my favor I didn't complain.
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06-22-2021, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by RetireeRobert
Never tried MJ, either as a youth in the sixties or sometime later.
No desire to pollute my body with buzz or hallucination inducing chemicals. Seems stupid to me. Could never understand why anyone would use the stuff.
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Did you type that while sipping on your daily dose of liquid drugs known as alcohol?
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06-22-2021, 01:29 PM
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Did you type that while sipping on your daily dose of liquid drugs known as alcohol?
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Please don’t troll the thread. It's difficult enough to discuss without the sarcasm.
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06-22-2021, 03:50 PM
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Did you type that while sipping on your daily dose of liquid drugs known as alcohol?
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As a matter of fact, I don't drink either. 
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06-23-2021, 06:26 AM
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Kudos to you then. You screwed up my entire argument . Its rare when someone is against cannabis and also doesnt drink. Those non drinking folk are hard to find.
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06-23-2021, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Qs Laptop
Maybe because he's been caught three times?
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Ding, ding, ding. He was on probation for the two prior incidents, 5 years minimum apiece plus 5 years minimum for possession of a quarter gram.
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06-23-2021, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MRG
Ding, ding, ding. He was on probation for the two prior incidents, 5 years minimum apiece plus 5 years minimum for possession of a quarter gram.
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A couple of guys who I had to follow on the day shift probably went out to their car 3 times a night, based on their w*rk output starting at about 2AM. It was the worst kept secret in the lab. The funny thing is that I was the one who got in trouble (with my direct supervision) for pointing it out (apparently) outside the chain of command. Most likely cost me an in-line promotion. Good news: This was mid c*reer and helped me make up my mind to FIRE before I even knew what that term meant.
Like I said. Time to declare victory and move on though YMMV.
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06-23-2021, 08:12 AM
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Those non drinking folk are hard to find.
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Believe it or not, we have a family full of them. And I know several others. I suspect that the drinking crowd only hangs with people like themselves. But that's OK.
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06-23-2021, 03:29 PM
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As a matter of fact, I don't drink either.
Kudos to you then. You screwed up my entire argument . Its rare when someone is against cannabis and also doesnt drink. Those non drinking folk are hard to find. |
If you got a glimpse of my eyes behind my sunglasses, you can see my eyes are not bloodshot!! Non drinkers, as another posted, are in fact not that rare. They are all around. Start looking for them and you will notice them all around.
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06-24-2021, 12:35 AM
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Frank and I don't drink, smoke, or take recreational drugs either. See? We non-drinkers are all around.
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06-24-2021, 05:25 AM
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Believe it or not, we have a family full of them. And I know several others. I suspect that the drinking crowd only hangs with people like themselves. But that's OK.
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We have a few in our family that also do not drink. They do exist, its just rare. Different strokes for different folks.
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06-24-2021, 05:27 AM
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Ill keep an eye out moving forward. It will be a game the wife and I can play. Can you spot sober people, lol.
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06-24-2021, 04:55 PM
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Can you spot sober people, lol.
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Good question, especially if the one trying to spot them is snockered themselves! 
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06-24-2021, 05:08 PM
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I can’t say I don’t drink, but I can’t remember the last time I had more than one beer. Generally, my drinking consists of a beer when I have a burger. That happens about 2 times a month. DW has never drank or anything else - ever.
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06-24-2021, 05:16 PM
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I can’t say I don’t drink, but I can’t remember the last time I had more than one beer. Generally, my drinking consists of a beer when I have a burger. That happens about 2 times a month. DW has never drank or anything else - ever.
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Another data point to the idea that non-drinkers are "not that rare", rather in fact are quite common.
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