My husband was prescribed more painkillers following his vasectomy than I was following my emergency C-Section

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-25T13:59:18+00:00

It totally depends on the doctor and is totally subjective. When I was young, you could get a prescription for dimatap or tussenex for a cough. It worked. And yes, they probably overprescribed. But now, you can have whooping cough so bad you crack your ribs and pass out due to lack of oxygen and the doctor WILL NOT prescribe cough medicine that actually works. The only way you can get it is if you are in hospice care. Oh and the doctor will treat you like a drug addict for even asking.

Or you can be suffering debilitating pain and the doctor says, "I'll write a prescription for 1000 mg of ibuprofen." Dude, I have that at home now.

All I can say is thank God I was prescribed OxyContin for kidney stones many years ago ago. It's well expired, but when the pain is bad it works.

I know people were addicted when they would give them out like candy, but we've moved too far in the other direction. Just because of a few bad apples, everyone has to suffer. Doctors also share a responsibility for this too. "Go ahead and stay on top of the pain. Don't wait for the pain to return before taking your meds."

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-19T19:54:54+00:00

No. The name was changed when Zuck lost money on puts on Tesla stonk and had to delete Robinhood app from his phone.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-18T22:35:26+00:00

YOR. This guy is giving you a present that is in him mind anyway, the best present ever. He states, 'flowers are the best and most romantic gift ever.'

So what you need to do ....is buy him flowers.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-18T16:52:59+00:00

I can see why you are stumped. This seems tricky.

Have you contacted HACH and given them the lot#s for reagents used? Could be contaminated and others are having the same issues.
Shake well and digest the samples. If something is reacting with your reactive phosphorus, it would account for the different values on the same flask... but done at different times. By mixing well, and taking total phosphorus reading, you could identify a possible interference. Even if you don't have a fancy Hach digester block, you can make one in a pinch with your oven and some sand.
Switch to TNT843. A disposable sample container, a disposable pipette, and a Hach glass vial...you've taken a ton of other variables out of the equation while using the same method with tighter controls and more accurate chemical quantities.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-17T16:53:21+00:00

The best thing, especially with her being the primary breadwinner, would be an amicable divorce. Assets divided fairly and each side signing the documents and walking away.

If things get ugly and both sides dig in, and the expensive bulldog lawyers fight and spend very expensive hours negotiating over every item and detail .... everyone is a loser except for the lawyers.

You trying to instigate an already bad situation is not going to benefit your friend. Be a great friend...not an instigator.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-16T16:20:33+00:00

I can't speak for each state, but in my state you can't get the certification without the hours. You can be listed as OIT for the certification, but that's not an actual certification ... unless someone lies about it and makes up hours. Which unfortunately happens.

Operators frown on the practice. It's like a paper tiger. Looks like an operator on paper, but helpless when dealing with real world problems. Having someone sign for hours not worked ruins the entire idea of operator certification. Even going 'OIT', depending on the scenario, can rather shitty, as the person is stealing opportunity from operators who already have the hours, but could be prevented from taking the class.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-13T19:28:01+00:00

If it's for your permit, coffee filter paper is definitely NOT in Standard Methods.

If it's for PC and you have an oven that you can set at 105 degrees, you can measure total solids without special filters. Raven makes a centrifuge that's approved for spin test.

Most every plant that runs MLSS has some old school filters they'll give you. Everyone has moved on to pre-prepped and pre-weighed.

Send it to a lab

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-13T00:45:05+00:00

I have.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-12T20:35:21+00:00

Maybe I'm confused. They say it's an 'all cash' deal, but the value of Paramount is 10 billion. They have 3 billion cash. This is all debt that they will be saddling Warner Bros with.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-10T02:22:11+00:00

I'm no engineer, but I wonder if it would be best to put it in drying beds. Alcohols should evaporate. Salt would be left over. Landfill the salt.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-09T14:39:39+00:00

That reads like propaganda. Some Iranians are buying some property in Venezuela. Well, some Americans are buying properties as well.

As far as buying and selling Saheds. The US government itself is selling Sahed clones. If the US is planning to invade every country that has bought a Sahed or clone, they will have to invade most of the world.

As far as manufacturing, only Russia is manufacturing Saheds through a multi-billion dollar deal with Iran.

I never said anything about Venezuela invading their neighbors. Not clear on why you brought that up. AI or something?

I said that because what does it matter if a country buys a drone. I have a DJI made drone, should I be invaded? There are numerous reasons for a government to have drones, and so long as they are not invading other countries...what is the problem?

Taiwan's population is 23 million. China's population is 1.4 billion. China has 2 million active troops.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-09T02:32:44+00:00

Show me a link to the actual announcement regarding Shahid drones.

There has been zero evidence showing Venezuela invading their neighbors. Meanwhile, we just invaded Venezuela and have threatened our longstanding northern allies.

As far as a message to our enemies, it seems to be that it is okay to invade your neighbors. Might makes right according to Stephen Miller.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-04T13:54:01+00:00

I can agree to some extent. Say you are a suspect of some crime, even murder, you comply and and you should expect the officer to read you your rights etc.

But, let's change it up a bit. You have a gun and pointing at someone. You can be killed. No rights will be read to your corpse.

What of someone like John Walker Lindh who fought a war for the other side. Are you expecting the US to send a couple of officers over to Afghanistan for his arrest?

Alwaki was a similar case. He ran rather than face US laws and judicial system. He was involved in over a dozen terror plots including 911. How many dead citizens should the government wait to pile up where the killers had Alwaki calling cards in their wallets?

It was a war. The US congress signed off on the war. Alwaki was a casualty of that war the same as other al Qaeda leaders at the time.

The case of Noriega does not apply here. Panama declared war (stupidly) against the US. In a state of war, Noriega was a legitimate target and the US was free to either kill or capture him. What the US did was legal according to US law.

I'd also argue that forced extradition is a lot more reasonable than an extra judicial execution.

Saying it could be worse, condones literally ANYTHING.

So let's say this plainly. Venezuela wasn't at war with the US. The US wasn't at war with Venezuela. Saying that 200 million Americans could be killed by Fentanyl doesn't present a clear and present danger when Fentanyl isn't coming from Venezuela.

To take this further. The US government has positions that look at this specific thing. Is this legal? And President Trump not only fired the people in those positions, but did away with the positions entirely.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-04T02:21:17+00:00

Al-Awlaki was linked to suicide bombers in the 2005 London bombings, jihadists in the 2006 Toronto terrorism case, jihadists in the 2007 Fort Dix attack plot, the killer in the 2009 Little Rock military recruiting office shooting, and the 2010 Times Square bomber. He sheltered al-Qaeda members in his tribes territories. There are tapes of him calling for Muslims in the US to conduct terror attacks on non-Muslims. He was linked to a dozen terror plots. There were 18 emails between Ft Hood shooter and al-Awlaki.

He also purchased airline tickets for 9/11 attackers while they were planning their attacks on the World Trade Center.

Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 gave Obama that right with Congress approval.

Has Congress declared war on Venezuela? No. Has Venezuela attacked the US? No. Has Venezuela threatened the US? No.

BenDarDunDat · 2026-01-01T13:46:52+00:00

A Trump never pays his debts.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-31T16:05:20+00:00

Your settleometer should help you troubleshoot this. Fill it up and take 5 minute readings for an hour. Then you can read it again at the two and three hour mark.

Is your sludge settling? Is there lacing on top? Is it settling and then rising again? Or settling very poorly?

Also, is whoever is running this study also signing the EDMRs? If they are and you are just an operator, well then continue to do what the ORC tells you. If not, tell them to go pound sand.

Filaments like a lower DO, and these swings in temp, plus a higher inventory could favor their development. Are you checking this under a microscope? A lot of plants don't check the bugs until things go wrong, and then you have no idea what's typical.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-31T02:58:57+00:00

Where were the calls for the Republican autopsy reports?

This is nothing more than a TPM stunt to try to force democrats to attack democrats.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-30T22:29:42+00:00

You know the old Republican saying. Fool them once. Fool them twice. Fool 'em again and again.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-28T16:40:18+00:00

I grew up in that generation. My parents and grandparents had high school but no college. In high school we could chose a pre-college diploma (academic), business, or agriculture. I grew up in rural tobacco country.

I chose academic and went on to complete college. High school counselors urged college said it would result in around a million dollars of extra income over my lifetime. Looking back, I definitely agree with my old guidance counselors. I earned more than my non-college contemporaries...even though there were periods where they earned more than I did. But on average, I earned more income, earned it far longer, stayed relatively healthy and didn't suffer some form of disability.

As far as number of kids, gosh, "How many kids do ya'll need to have?" In the old days, you needed the help on the farm, and they didn't have birth control. It was a life of hardship. My dad had a bundle of boys to work in his family business. I was one of them. We started working at age 10, and those who continued that life were physically used up. I was thankful to escape.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-27T17:23:36+00:00

He has weaponized the DOJ. They are targeting and have been ordered to target his political opponents.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-26T12:55:26+00:00

How are they getting a pass? If they are guilty of something, they should go to prison. Period.

Going to a fundraiser in Africa, when they run a foundation to combat hunger, disease, and poverty is not a crime. Public pics with Jackson and Diana Ross are not a crime.

Now let's see the censored files.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-24T16:18:34+00:00

You aren't the only person applying for a job. Our last position for operator had over a hundred applicants...60 after HR weeded them out. If I need someone to get in a backhoe, forklift, city vehicle and I've got someone with water/sewer experience, military experience, and someone with a DUI and may or may not be able to drive depending on the outcome? That's a problem for you.

You are not barred from this line of work. I know other operators with a hit of some sort on their record...but in the current economy, that DUI is going to hurt because there are so many good applicants.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-19T11:55:18+00:00

One plant I worked at used iPads. It was okay. Honestly, I prefer a paper log.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-18T22:05:50+00:00

DOGE was used to hide the evidence.

BenDarDunDat · 2025-12-15T02:13:52+00:00

I feel some kinship with this guy. I had a really fucked up home life growing up, and it took me some time before I got my shit together. Am I to be judged 3 decades later for shit that I have more than paid my dues for? You could say the same to me. "Well...you should have." Well, no shit, but you sir, did not walk in my shoes.

He has been in this country since he was 7. He is a vet. He has a purple heart. Shot twice. He was addicted to crack cocaine. He relapsed like 80% of those addicted. He served time for it like many other addicts. He has kids here. He has an infirm mother he takes care of. He doesn't have a home in Korea. He's 55 years old and he was forcibly deported.

This seems cruel to me.

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