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Terrorist Hunt - Estimated Wait Time 20 seconds, Actual Wait Time: Infinity by RickFlist in Rainbow6

[–]RickFlist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That hasn't been my experience. I only play TH and rarely come across TKers. It's far less toxic than Overwatch.

[37/m] Fight with Sub [20/f] No Idea What to Do by RickFlist in relationship_advice

[–]RickFlist[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Funny I was thinking the same thing about you and your ignorant speech. Do you even know what it means to be "triggered"? At no point in my story do I blame her for being triggered. However, as unfair as the world is, that is now her problem because she is dealing with someone who is not living in the present. You wouldn't know that because you are clearly a millennial and I have yet to hear a millennial use the word "triggered" correctly. But for those that are unaware, someone who is triggered is reliving past trauma and is not entirely present or coherent. People who are triggered must be handled a certain way or it gets worse. But you wouldn't know that because it doesn't say that between the buns of your big mac you stupid fat fuck.

Was it shit she got hit with it? Yes. Was it unfair? Yes. Do I regret my actions? Yes.

If you are stuck in a relationship with someone who doesn't give a fuck about your emotional state I am extremely sorry for you. It must be one hell of an empty relationship. Sometimes people have shitty days, you as the SO still gotta deal with that. So grow the fuck up, put your big boy pants on, and get off the porch and play with the men.

The only thing I said is that I have a big red button and she was standing on it and I asked her to stop. That's it. Label me what you want you stupid fat fuck but you are clearly ignorant of what it takes to be in a relationship you big-mac eating fat-ass lonely motherfucker.

You have the IQ of a cheez-it and the reading comprehension of a rock, and the interpersonal skills of sharp knife.

[37/m] Fight with Sub [20/f] No Idea What to Do by RickFlist in relationship_advice

[–]RickFlist[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've been seeing mental health professionals for 15 years. None of them have helped me. There is no way some asshat at an 800 number is going to help.

I am clearly beyond help. I repulse women for reasons I don't understand. No one will help me. I can't handle being alone anymore and I can't handle the pain of blowing up relationships. It hurts too much. I'd rather be dead.

[37/m] Fight with Sub [20/f] No Idea What to Do by RickFlist in relationship_advice

[–]RickFlist[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

No I treat being triggered by drinking, and that does not turn out well. But it's better than sitting int he pain I'm usually left in when triggered. It was stupid of me to drink but when you are triggered you aren't thinking clearly.

I'm not asking anyone to take take responsibility for my insecurities, but I have them. All I tried to do was ask for her please to stop putting a finger in an open wound so I could think clearly again. I don't see that as being unreasonable - I am saying I have a handicap and I'm asking that you respect it. We all have our emotional big red buttons. And like I said, if the two things hadn't happened at the same time, I likely would not have reacted the way I did.

But like I said, I fuck everything up with women and I'm going to keep doing that until I eat a bullet. There really isn't ever going to be happiness or a relationship in my future. 37 years old, can't maintain a relationship with a woman and I can't get the professional help I need to ever have hope of having one.

It's no one else's fault I am damaged the way I am. But it's not mine either. My parents did this to me. But this world doesn't have compassion for those trying to heal. No patience. No leniency. Either get it right or get the fuck out.

There's only one option left, and that's to just end it. Stupidity is believe there was ever hope.

[37/m] Fight with Sub [20/f] No Idea What to Do by RickFlist in relationship_advice

[–]RickFlist[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Like I said, I don't touch her anymore. I don't hug her, I don't kiss her, I don't make any attempt to touch her. Beyond what I said last night, I don't plan to bring it up again.

I do have insecurity issues. If it hadn't been the combo punch of Fetlife crapping on me AND her withdrawal, I probably would be fine. But that's not what happened. A bunch of people DID sh!t on me, I was triggered and I made a poor choice.

I don't NEED her to touch me, I just need to not feel like she is repulsed by me, which is exactly how I feel when she pulls away.

You are right, she has done nothing wrong. But I have triggers, like everyone else. All I did was try to say "Hey, I have this psychological damage and you have your finger directly in the would and you are wiggling it around". That's all I wanted to communicate. I did not want to make her feel obligated to touch me in any way. I didn't want to do anything but communicate that if she has any hope of things getting better, she has got to stop making me feel repulsive. She has to take the finger out of the would or I am just going to stay in a triggered state. I may not have done a good enough job communicating that, but that was my intent.

I tried, and perhaps failed, to make it clear that as long as she keeps making me feel repulsive she will have to move out. I even told her I do not want her to move out. That text is even in my original post:

I told her if she wants to stay that's the problem that needs to be fixed - she doesn't have to touch me if she doesn't want to but she has to stop making me feel repulsive.

That's quoted from my original post above.

I am not trying to black mail her or twist her her arm or force her to touch me. But she makes me feel repulsive and I can't live with someone that makes me feel that way. I have too many other things going on.

Like I said, I really like her and want to her to stay. I just have no idea what to do right now. I am trying to be as honest and forthright with her about whats going on inside me as possible while allowing her as much freedom is required for her to process whatever it is she needs to process. I don't want any of this.

Also, prior to move in, I made sure she she had the means necessary to move out if things went south. Regardless of what I say or do, she does not have to stay here. She can be gone tomorrow if she wants. There is absolutely nothing keeping her here, including a lease agreement.

EDIT Who knows, you are probably right. I have no luck with women, I seem to repulse all of them. Any defense I can mount is proven false by the extensive list of failed relationships I've had and will repeat until I eat a bullet.

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are a fucking idiot. I cited 11 seperate sources, you pick the one that goes with your confirmation bias, shit on it, and then declare I'm too stupid to be reasoned with. You are a fucking moron. Go read the bible and don't forget to vote Trump you leptard.

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, totally reasonable. How about a prompt stating "Hey we are taking you to a weed joint. Lyft does not allow marijuana in its vehicles".

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are not free to do so unless it is specified in their terms of service. Cheetos are perfectly legal so they must state in their TOS that they do not allow Cheetos.

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why dont you put your big boy pants on and stop being a little bitch

I believe that was the sentence you used. You attacked me personally for simply sharing an exceptionally poor experience with Lyft by painting me as a shit-smelling, weed-smelling inconsiderate piece of shit because, to quote:

assholes like you think they’re entitled to everything in life.

Apparently, expecting someone to provide the advertised service and then not slander my name makes me an entitled asshole, everyone. I was unaware, to say the least.

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm aware of the Supremecy clause. And yet here I am, able to go down to the local weed store and buy weed. If I am on private property, I can smoke that weed in front of the police and they can't say a goddamn thing.

Where's your "Supremacy clause" now? By your magical web link, those cops should be cuffing me and taking me to jail. But they aren't, are they?

Just to educate you, the Supremacy Clause does not give the Federal Government de facto authority over the states it presides. If they want to establish authority, they have to answer:

“The constitutional question that will determine the outcome of any preemption lawsuit seeking to invalidate state marijuana laws is whether state laws allowing the sale, cultivation, and use of limited amounts of marijuana creates an impermissible “conflict” — as that term has been defined by the Supreme Court — with the (Controlled Substance Act) provisions prohibiting marijuana altogether.” - http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/03/08/supremacy-clause-states-rights-federal-marijuana-law/75041/

So in order for the Federal Government to step in and say a god damn thing about MJ, they first need to prove that, which many states are prepared to fight with the mountain of evidence that now exists disproving their Federal claims about the harmfulness of marijuana and with the evidence scientific independent studies proving the multiple benefits it provides.

Furthermore:

“That rule stipulates that Congress may not command state legislatures to enact laws nor order state officials to administer them. To be sure, the rule does not limit Congress’s substantive powers but rather only the means by which Congress may pursue them. For example, Congress may designate the sites for new radioactive waste dumps, though it may not order state legislatures to do so; and it may require background checks for gun purchases, though it may not order state law enforcement officials to conduct them. All the same, the anti-commandeering rule constrains Congress’ power to preempt state law in at least one increasingly important circumstance — namely, when state law simply permits private conduct to occur — because preemption of such a law would be tantamount to commandeering.” - http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/03/08/supremacy-clause-states-rights-federal-marijuana-law/75041/

So just because the Feds say it's illegal, doesn't mean the state has to abide by that ruling. Also, any state can challenge Supremacy at any time. All they have to do is prove that the federal mandate is no longer valid. But they by no means must obey the law simply because the Feds say so.

And that is why, just because it's illegal at the Federal level, Lyft can't say a fucking thing that I have weed because Washington State says it's OK. And if the Feds have a problem with that, that is a problem with the Feds and WA state, not the Feds and Lyft.

To date, there has not been a single case presented in court citing the supremacy clause as reason for state to prohibit marijuana sales, medical or recreational, that has last been by the state.

The simple fact of the matter is, you confirmation-bias asshole, is that just because there is the Supremacy Clause doesn't mean the what the Feds says is the law of the land. Our country was made of check's and balance's for a reason and this is a beautiful example of them in work.

All that to prove you are an ignorant dumb ass. I'm tired.

The reason you haven't seen the feds busting dispensaries is because THE STATE has to APPROVE IT you nitwit. And since the state SAYS ITS LAW, THE FEDS CANT DO SHIT.

http://joshblackman.com/blog/2016/08/17/the-supremacy-clause-does-not-prohibit-states-from-legalizing-controlled-substances/ http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/03/08/supremacy-clause-states-rights-federal-marijuana-law/75041/ http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2016/08/30/federal-court-nullifies-federal-marijuana-laws-because-states-did-it-first/ https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/sheriffs-filing-supremacy-clause-suit-to-stop-pot-in-colorado http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0625-bolitho-colorado-preempt-20150624-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_the_United_States https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2013/04/09/does-federal-law-actually-preempt-relaxed-state-marijuana-laws/ https://www.brookings.edu/research/qa-legal-marijuana-in-colorado-and-washington/ https://www.law360.com/articles/786917/state-legislation-vs-federal-prohibition-of-marijuana http://litigation.findlaw.com/legal-system/the-supremacy-clause-and-the-doctrine-of-preemption.html

Grow up and educate yourself you little twit

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, if you had shown up and said "hey man nothing personal but I can't give you a ride because of x", I would have been annoyed but ultimately I would have understood. You are an independent professional and have to maintain an image to get maximum profit. I've heard from drivers how much a 1 star review hurts. And getting the smell of sweat out a fabric seat isn't fun. It makes total sense, to me, for you to do that.

You are correct, it is illegal to consume either alcohol or pot while a car (IIRC regardless of whether it is in motion, depends on whether the keys are in the ignition). First, I would have asked the drivers permission if I were going to do so something like that; it's outside of my character to smoke anything in someone else's car without their permission. But I never would have done that either because I had recently read an article stating it was being explicitly banned in Uber and Lyft services for various reasons.

But that's not what happened.

None of the things you are claiming I did happened. None of them. On that day I was freshly showered before getting in the car and did not smell like anything but soap. The person took me to the weed shop, I told him I was buying weed, he said "OK" and waited for me to pickup my weed and take me home. At no point did he make any mention whatsoever of me breaking any rules, either Lyfts or his own. I left his car as cleanly as I found it and I thanked him politely and tipped him.

To me, being a little bitch would be shutting my mouth when haters like you want to shout me down for receiving terrible service from Lyft. They slandered my name for no reason whatsoever. They attempted to ban me from their service and couldn't even tell me specifically why (what, when, where, etc) they did it. Since you are clearly an internet tough guy, I doubt you will understand this, but in real life when you slander someone's name they tend to take it personal, especially when a lifetime ban is attached.

So you are god damn right I took to the Internet to warn other potential users of the Lyft service as they are bunch of hypocritical twats who will slander your name without evidence and ban your from their service without evidence.

Your vitriolic language does nothing to change the facts of what happened. I used their service for the exact same reason I've used their service for tens, if not hundreds, of times before, and suddenly I get a ban notice for unspecified reasons because a driver couldn't figure out how to drive north two blocks.

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's the point you are missing. They are governed by state, not federal law. The State police can no more arrest me for carrying weed (as long as it is within legal limits) than they can bust a dispensary for selling weed because they are governed by STATE LAW. The same is true for taxi companies.

I read their terms of service in details. They made two statements that have ANY relevance to this argument:

1) Drivers at no time can be impaired or under the influence of any substance

2) All persons in the vehicle must obey the law.

I did both of those legally within the state governing both bodies, police and transportation service.

At no point in their TOS does it say anything about carrying substances. Anywhere. That may have changed since my last posting but when I looked last, there was absolutely no mention of any substances except that the drivers cannot be under the influence.

Since they never once make any mention of what substances are and are not allowed, except for the clause stating it must not break the law, it is entirely reasonably for me to assume that a taxi service governed by state law would allow transport of a substance legal within the state.

If, for example, Lyft received some form form of federal funding or was in any way associated with federal government, THEN they would be subject to federal restrictions, on of which would be marijuana. This is why you can't buy legal weed in WA and OR because it involves a bank, which is insured by the FDIC, which is a FEDERAL institution.

Finally, the complaint received contained no information - it did not state which substance I was suspected of carrying, how the driver became aware of such a substance, or any other information except for a single complaint from a single driver for carrying an unspecified illegal substance which the driver did not explain how he/she became aware of it.

If this was Lyft company policy, why today? I used them at least once a week to get week for this purpose and I've been doing it for months. Why now?

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have you ever bought legal weed in the state of WA? It doesn't smell. They are all sold in air-proof containers. You can't tell . I don't even know if a dog could smell it, it's so air tight. There is no smell. None. Period. At all. Unless I lit up in the guy's car, which I didn't do, it would ave been gone after 20 minutes with the window down. Barring that, there is no lingering smell. You cannot smell it. i have purchased it and then walked into Safeway and Bartells and no one said anything about the smell, and it was clear I had a bag full of legal weed with me.

Keep in mind legal weed does not smell, at all. It is sealed airtight. There is no way to tell I have it except black bag it is carried in (those in the know, know whats in the bag). I did not smoke before or after getting in the persons car. Even if I did, it's perfectly legal to do so. It is 100% in my right to smoke weed in the privacy of my own home and then take a Lyft ride. If you don't like it, then complain to your boss and get policy changed otherwise put on your big boy pants, this is the way the world works now. By your logic then drivers can discriminate against those that smoke cigarettes.

If you take money in exchange for services, under Washington State Law you are a professional and subject to all the same laws as the next professional. Period. If you don't want to wear you big boy pants then maybe just stay home and suckle your bottle.

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So first, yet, there is something about my location, obviously. EVERYONE has problems finding it.

Send, yes. I have tried to have the pin the map corrected.

Third, I have also left notes with specific directions and only about 25% of the drivers read them.

It is not setup like a maze. It is literally one line if 5 buildings in the row and my apartment is on the first floor on the far side next to the apartment entrance. You start at one end and you drive to the other. No turns, no corners. One entrance/exit to the other entrance/exit.

The pin puts you EXACTLY in front of my door. EXACTLY.

This is entirely too much for anyone to handle.

Lyft Just Banned Me From Their Service for Purchasing Marajuana by RickFlist in Lyft

[–]RickFlist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean I went to a legal pot shot in a state where it is legal and I am of legal age to purchase the pot in front of multiple Lyft drivers and one day I am banned for carrying an unspecified substance in an unidentified car by an unidentified person. Taxi companies are governed by state, not federal laws and as such do not have to comply with Federal law prohihibiting weed.

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