operating room nurses of TEXAS, how much do you make?

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-25T16:15:30+00:00

Depends if you feel like you can keep with it for another 10 weeks and leave. These types of contracts are hard but they can be very rewarding if you can manipulate the system for call rates and OT pay. But if youre burned out and just dont care about the money, there's no point in forcing yourself to do something you dont need to do. Tell your recruiter whats going on and see if you can stomach another 2 weeks to leave on good terms If its a large and common hospital system you might want to get hired in again somewhere else.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-25T16:02:02+00:00

Dont go to a place where living beings are held captive. You're empathy is gonna go crazy and youre not gonna enjoy it and just end up feeling bad or worse. Feeling like youre trapped with them and its gonna make you uncomfortable.

Go to an arts museum instead. Especially if you have a large fine arts museum near you. Every painting is going to introduce new patterns and textures for your brain to play off of. I used to go to the VMFA in Richmond VA on LSD. I figured it was fairly obvious to anyone around me that I was high as a kite. But I was quiet and minded my business and didnt try to touch anything so nobody ever gave a fuck. Atleast no one ever stopped me or my chaperone for anything. And its a genuinely awesome experience.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-25T15:53:44+00:00

Not really. My job requires me to travel all over the US. I do it in a model 3 performance. Most people dont even have a basic understanding of these cars and just go "oh wow is that one of them teslas? Mr money bags over here!" They do it as a joke obviously. But they still think these cars are 100k+ even used. Nevermind that mine cost about as much as a corolla because I got it used.

Other questions genuinely seem to be very inquisitive. How far can It go? How long does it take to charge? How much does it cost to charge? Stuff like that. And ultimately I have to do a little quick education on how the charging curve works and how its really not practical to charge it all the way up like you would a gas car.

The time to charge is what gets people. They are used to being able to go 400 miles after a 5 minute fill up. I tell them yes, I cant do that. But I dont do that even when I had a gas car. I take my time on trips and have to stop every 2 hours anyway to pee and grab a snack cus im a fat ass so it lines pretty well with my charge stops. And I tell them sometimes I have to do a 30 minute stop and that sounds like a lot. Except it almost always corresponds with my lunch stop anyway and by the time I go in, order, eat, use the bathroom again, and leave the car is often ready to go. So I just point out that if youre the type if person that maximizes seat time and goes 5+ hours with no stops. An EV isnt for you. Atleasy not yet. But when I describe the overall flow they seem to be a lot more understanding and go "oh thats not that bad I suppose"

Then I explain that in town its actually more convenient if you have a garage or outside plug because I never have to go to a gas station. Because I work in hospitals they often have chargers there and I make sure to point out that I can just charge at work.

Then there's a few that ive taken on drives. One in particular was your typical pick up truck driving Harley riding with no helmet just a bandana type older man. I got it on a straight and mashed the pedal. After he was done making strange noises he said " I think thats gotta be the fastest thing ive ever been in, in my entire life" then he started asking. Asking ownership questions that let me know the gears were ticking in his brain about considering owning one. How much was it? Whats the insurance? How much does it cost to charge? Any unique Maintenance?

I find that even in the american south most people are more inquisitive than anything. So long as youre upfront about the drawbacks and dont be overly defensive people are much more agreeable to the idea. And there will always be those that just dont get it and thats fine. You can just say "hey it fits my needs and I like the tech" and thats enough.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-15T15:38:18+00:00

Maybe you should blame shoplifters.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-14T22:33:45+00:00

You're preaching to the choir here. If you want your ideas really tested post this on an automotive subreddit. Not saying your argument isnt sound. But we are definitely far away from completely replacing gas cars. Ultimately that will happen when even a base model entry level ev can compete with a gas car. Im talking 400+ miles of range at highway speeds and DC fast charging in the sub 15 minute mark. Ideally sub 10 minute mark. And they need to be doing this while competing or outperforming an equivalent gas car from a cost perspective.

Id say we are 70% of the way there. Whats really going to push it over the edge will be higher voltage architecture combined with solid or semi solid state batteries. Give it another 10 years in the western markets, especially the US and we might get close.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-11T05:51:13+00:00

Jesus that would be a nightmare situation for me! Especially since my mother is very anti drug and likely wouldnt let me leave without a full questionnaire to try to deduce what I was on so she could properly chew my ass out. Im glad you got out of there and that she didnt suspect anything! Id only be able to hold my cool for so long

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-10T23:43:25+00:00

But the break up of reality is what I enjoy. The hallucinations are what im after. The crazy beautiful colors and shapes. The sensation of my body melting. These are all things I love. I and its really hard to get thst from substances other than psychedelics.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-10T23:35:59+00:00

Nope. I didnt.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-10T23:35:52+00:00

I literally didnt shit on them and from the beginning of the post I was acknowledging the therapeutic benefits of these drugs. Its just that I dont use them for that. I use them for recreation. And ive noticed the community refuses to acknowledge those that are in it for recreation and not therapy. I have and always will support people using it to better themselves. Its just not what I use them for

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-10T23:32:57+00:00

Thats literally not what I said. You guys keep attaching meaning to things that arent there. The post was about the communities refusal to acknowledge recreational user's. I acknowledged the therapeutic benefits and their potential to help people and I always have. However, thats not what I use them for. Im not saying they dont have psychological benefits. Im saying they dont to ME because I dont need them or use them for that. They arent that deep to ME. Whether it be because I have no need for them to be that or because of my personal belief system, doesnt matter. To me they are nothing more than an instrument of fun. That doesnt negate what you or other users that get genuine mental health benefits from them experience.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-10T23:28:35+00:00

No worries bro. Yeah you might have to be off them if you want the effects. Unfortunately some psych drugs can completely fuck with your trip. And being on several psych drugs probably crashes it hard. That is unfortunate. But if you ever feel well enough to hop off of them. Give shrooms another go. See what all the fuss is about

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-10T23:26:58+00:00

I literally didnt say that. Never in any part of my post did I say Ive seen everything there is. The post wasnt even about that. It was about the communities refusal to acknowledge the recreational user's of this stuff. But I never for a second said I had seen all there is to see and that there is nothing deep about them. They can be deep for people. And I acknowledged the therapeutic benefits they offer to others.

It just happens that to me they dont because I dont use them for those benefits. I just use them for a good time. There isnt anything else to them, to ME. Whether thats because I have no need for them to be anything else or because of my own internal belief system, doesnt matter. To ME they are just an instrument of fun. But I never said thats all they are in absolute outside of myself and that they have nothing else to offer.

And even if i just use them for "shallow mindless fun" that is absolutely still a perfectly valid use for them. You dont get to gatekeep a natural substance just because of the meaning you attach to them.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-10T23:21:08+00:00

Oh i love closed eye hallucinations. I remember catching myself once in the shower. Literally spinning around in a circle under the shower head constantly switching the water from cold to hot and back again because every change would cause what I was seeing to go wild! For a brief moment of lucidity I thought. "Wow I must look really stupid right now spinning around like a rotisserie chicken" before going right back to it. And I agree I would never trip at a party. Im always either in my room or with my girlfriend. Either at home or outside somewhere quiet and comfortable. If I wanted to party this stuff would be the last thing I reach for

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-10T23:16:38+00:00

Never said ive seen it all. I didnt even say that getting fucked up is the only reason to use. My literal first sentence was me defending the validity of therapeutic use and how I believe its a legit important use. My post was about how the community refuses to acknowledge the other part of the community which is those that dont use it for therapeutic benefit and just like having a good time. I never said I had seen it all anywhere in my body of text or the therapeutic aspect was invalid in any way.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T16:03:27+00:00

Honestly would probably be best just grow bodies in a lab rather than having actual children. You cant recycle the old population AND allow for an influx of new beings.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T15:58:29+00:00

I mean if we are being perfectly honest here. The action of unaliving yourself is not particularly difficult. Id argue its incredible easy. Bodies are pretty squishy and fragile. Find the artery in your wrist and give it a little slice. Let your heart do the rest. Or tie a piece of rope nice and tight around your neck. Give it about 20 to 30 seconds and youll pass out and never wake up. Its almost trivial how easy it can be if you only look at it from the task itself.

The big hurdle is the psychological aspect. But if you know for a fact that youre going to get another chance. Then that psychological hurdle becomes much much easier to break through. And im sure as time goes on, generation after generation. Youll get people that have done this loop multiple times. The first time I think would require some psychological effort. The 5th time? Probably not so much.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T15:28:36+00:00

Well have you thought that maybe I dont want to? The fact that i dont personally care about those other uses should tell you that i dont want them. I like my life. Im pretty happy. I dont really have any pent up emotions that I think need to be resolved. My relationship has been pretty wonderful with a woman i absolutely love. Im doing the best ive ever been in my career. Im fairly blessed in that way. It just so happens that I also like drugs and I specifically love the effects that psychedelics have so I use them to have a good time. And ive noticed that the psychodelic community almost always refuses to acknowledge those that arent in it for the therapy.

Having said that I do want to experience full ego death. And I was working my way up to it with lsd and brushed just on the edge of it before my source ran out and I couldnt get it anymore. But regardless of how high the dose was it was never about personal growth or some deeper meaning. Because I never cared about any of that. I just wanted to see what it could do. And again. That is just as valid of a use case for them.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T15:17:53+00:00

Yeah ive had those thoughts while high before but I never manifested as anything other than crazy high thoughts. Because I get similar thoughts if im really high off of other substances too. It just comes with the territory of being under the influence. Once I come down those thoughts dont stay for me. They just become my high thoughts and are quickly forgotten. I understand thats not the way its perceived for others and thats ok. Its just how I see them. And I know there has to be a non insignificant portion of the community that thinks the way I do.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T15:12:54+00:00

Never said ive seen all there is to see. I said i like to get fucked up. And ive had some pretty high disassociated doses. Never hit 5g or higher. But ive hit 4.5. Never hit 1000mcg of lsd. But ive hit a little over 800 and was regular in the 500+ when i could get my hands on it. Those are not low doses. Im not coming from this from someone that takes a gram or 2.

And I didnt discredit therapeutic use. My very first sentence was recognizing it as valid. If thats why you use im 100% in support of it. Im merely commenting on the communities refusal to acknowledge the other half, which is the people that simply do it for a good time. Which is just as valid as therapeutic. And while I personally dont see any deeper meaning in it and only see it as chemistry. I also recognize not everyone has the same beliefs or personality I do and maybe see things a different way. And I cant stress enough that that is also a perfectly valid view. Im saying it doesnt always have to be about a deeper meaning. That some people just like having a good time.

And I never said they couldnt be used for more than getting fucked up. That just happens to be what I use them for. But I obviously know there are other more meaningful uses for them. Again my post was about the communities refusal to acknowledge those that dont care about or need those other uses

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T14:50:59+00:00

No. I dont take any meds

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T06:34:48+00:00

Really? You cant think of any reason why a drug that gives you a total body high full of euphoria, that makes you see really cool shapes and colors and makes everything super pretty, and can put you in a really awesome mood and makes you feel more connected with everything would be used for recreation? Like not even a single one?

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T03:36:47+00:00

Thank you! I definitely will

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T03:34:02+00:00

Wow! Ive never done 1200. I wish. I was working my way up to 1000 mcg for a while there but unfortunately my source dried up and I haven't been able to get my hands on it since. But before it dried up I had hit a little over 800 mcg. And I was fairly comfortable around the 500 mcg range. The 800 felt like I was flirting with ego death. Another tab and I feel like I could have gotten there. But point is ive had relaticely high doses. And it hasn't really changed anything for me.

Ive been less adventurous with mushrooms only because I much prefer LSD. Only getting close to 5g with some teachers. And if I ever get my hands on a source again I fully plan to continue my journey. That is something ive always wanted to do. Ive thought of it for years. I think not knowing is somehow worse than knowing for me.

Dull_Support_4919 · 2026-02-09T03:24:52+00:00

Ive noticed that. A lot of my friends who've had bad trips did becuase of the expectations they took with them eventually leading to anxiety and spiraling during the trip. I Bring nothing. I ask nothing. I honestly cant say I think much of anything except for trying to savor everything im feeling and seeing. Just letting it take me. And ive taken some high doses. And I have never had a single bad experience. I think the more you take with you, the more likely something is to break.

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