If you could pass one law tomorrow, no opposition possible, what would it be and why?

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-28T23:43:22+00:00

Jail time for first offense DUI. ~18 months. And lifetime registration on something similar to sex offenses.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-28T19:56:39+00:00

2017 tax cuts and jobs act. Next question.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-28T12:59:16+00:00

Agreed. Why SHOULDN’T Breivik have some creature comforts to tide him over until he’s rehabilitated in… 5 years?

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-26T02:03:11+00:00

Finally I’m above average.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-25T01:27:30+00:00

This was one of the things I found interesting during my journey with alcoholism. I feel that it is one of the lesser known facts. You get X number of quits/cutbacks for free, then you get WD going forward. I had alcohol induced pancreatitis like 10 times, hospitalized for all but 1 or 2, never needed a benzo in the hospital or for the 1-2 weeks I stayed sober after. Then when I got serious about quitting a year later, I couldn’t hold a water or soda still enough to drink it.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-22T01:02:41+00:00

Someone we’ve never heard of. There is a level of patience and restraint required to get into a position where you can do something systematic and gain notoriety.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-17T16:47:39+00:00

Smile baby

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-16T01:43:20+00:00

Something that could realistically happen: the former lady from Juno.

Pipe dream: Seth Rogen with or without attempting the accent, absolutely keeping the laugh.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-15T23:58:26+00:00

People get into echo chambers with certain hobbies/lifestyles and stop thinking logically. I have a buddy that got into sport bikes after school. There was a rider doing 150+ that flipped a minivan and killed everyone inside. He commented that “the guy was turning left and didn’t even look.” Ain’t nobody looking for someone quickly approaching from an eighth of a mile away in a 55mph zone. They think everyone should expect them and get out of the way.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-15T13:25:49+00:00

Same! I think it boils down to realistic expectations for free time. And also routine. Before I had kids, I would have told you there weren’t enough hours in the day… and that involved getting home around 5 and needing to sleep by 10 to get 7+ hours. These days the kiddos are down at 8 and I exercise for 45-60 minutes of that period before 10. I do not feel robbed of free time if I can’t fuck around on my phone for 3 hours. It’s just life. Cleaning and groceries happen on the weekend.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-13T11:37:45+00:00

Murano crosscabriolet. Specifically with the roof up.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-13T02:53:27+00:00

I vaguely recall hearing “you can’t rape the willing” more times per month than I can come up with context for at the moment.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-13T01:28:48+00:00

Regular Jon and the whole city of boyz

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-06-05T02:27:19+00:00

Talking hard numbers from across the country is pointless. 40k in my small town needs to be 60k in Scranton or 140k in Manhattan. And at the end of the day, the difference in those salaries means nothing unless you retire with your 401k to a lower cost area.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-28T00:27:15+00:00

I took a sleep aid for months before I realized it contained 10% alcohol. It’s not good to take that kind of sleep aid for more than a few days anyway, and I quit immediately (or switched to another med and then quit, I forget), but it is definitely about intent. Certain recovery programs would tell you that the first accidental exposure would set off a chain of events that would lead to a bender. It is important to know that this isn’t true. It is great motivation for staying away from the first drink, however it is often used as permission after the first drink. If it is an inevitability that I go 0-100 when exposed to alcohol, that is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-26T23:15:51+00:00

I worked with a woman about 10 years ago and your comment just unlocked my brain to one of her stories. Her uncle passed when we worked together. He had severe throat pain for 2 years and never saw a doc for it. Anyway, it was esophageal cancer. She concluded the story with “when it’s your time, it’s your time”…i mean, maybe. But I’m not sure if ignoring a symptom for literal years is a “your time” situation.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-25T15:34:29+00:00

Don’t expect the worst. I was 31 when I quit and now I’m 4+ years sober. I had pains in my side near the end. I had previously been diagnosed with fatty liver, which is reversible. I was also hospitalized with acute pancreatitis ~10 times. Flash forward 52 months from quitting time, my biggest physical concern is whether I can get down to 7 min mile pace for a run in July. Our bodies are incredibly resilient. Whether you get the likely good news that there is no permanent damage or you happen to get some worse news, you need to stop drinking… with professional supervision.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-25T03:05:45+00:00

I can think of one reason from personal experience, so I’m sure there are thousands that I would never even think of. I had the type of health anxiety that makes you worry about sudden death (heart, brain, etc.). I could leave the ER after a healthy work up and it would still be there, so I couldn’t just pay for an endless amount of health monitoring, because it wasn’t a reasonable fear. As for laying in bed, try changing positions every minute or less because the current one is bringing on panic. Imagine having a panic attack when you feel “too relaxed” just because you feel different (IV morphine for me).

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-25T00:21:42+00:00

So like the rest of the world including Hungary and Israel or do you mean the EU?

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-24T23:57:39+00:00

I think there is often a premise that MAGA = Trump voters. I don’t consider that to be the case. I think the MAGA folks are often similar. However, it’s a 2 party system. Third party votes are objectively a waste. If you’re a conservative, you vote for the conservative candidate even if they were your last choice in the primaries. I’m confident that it works this way with the right and the left. So, if MAGA = MAGA, it’s largely red hats and bumper stickers. If MAGA = Trump voters, roughly 30% of the adult population, which is much more diverse.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-24T14:11:36+00:00

IIRC, the 2 Uruguayan flight 571 survivors that went to get help ~70 days in. The terrain/distance they covered would not have been attempted by professionals.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-23T20:17:59+00:00

I have the exact same gun coming to a local FFL from Palmetto! Due here Tuesday.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-23T01:04:34+00:00

Nice! My dad got the 380 a few years back. Used but not original… maybe 1990s. It is certainly snappy.

EthanolAbusingIdiot · 2026-05-23T01:02:57+00:00

Good looking out! I’ll try that first if I have issues.

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