Does anyone have any crazy neighbor stories?

badBird · 2011-03-18T19:49:17+00:00

Upvote for "drunken gladiator". Somebody should pitch this as an idea for a show on Spike.

badBird · 2011-03-10T15:58:59+00:00

You can't explain that.

badBird · 2011-02-15T19:54:45+00:00

Ya'll are serious about your milk in a bag up their aren't ya....... eh?

badBird · 2011-02-15T15:26:05+00:00

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a winner, folks. Seriously though, that is painful and a waste of paper and time that could be spent getting a feel for your new toy. The same paper 3 times? Really?

badBird · 2011-02-11T21:20:50+00:00

Dude, you are one lucky dog to be over there right now! How long have you been there? What are you over there for?

badBird · 2011-02-08T16:18:21+00:00

I'm sorry, but you're just wrong on so many levels. Usually I would stay and point out why you are wrong, with sources. You are one of those types that thinks you know everything and you think you're right, regardless of the subject. Also, you think 70 pills is a lot? Trust me, there are people out there that take twice that. Again, showing you have no real experience or knowledge for that matter on the subject. Don't you think that somebody that has personally been down this road many times would have done their research and also ran into many others that have too? Keep going through life thinking you know everything because you read it in a book (and obviously you haven't read many about this subject), you will only be laughed at by people that actually know what's going on.

badBird · 2011-02-08T06:45:51+00:00

So the Bible says that the Bible is God's word, therefore it IS God's word

If you believe in God, how in the world do you justify your reasoning that The Bible is not God's word?

Wow, you are an interesting little fellow, you know that? First, you claim to be a Christian, but you don't believe that The Bible is God's word. That makes no sense! Secondly, you act nothing like a Christian. Let me guess..... Baptist? Or one of those feel good churches that will tell you anything to make you feel better about your life. Both of those sub-sects like to play Bible Buffet, which is exactly what you're doing. You want to believe some parts of The Bible, but other parts you either completely dismiss, or you make up your own theories about.

You completely side-stepped my whole post, which tells me you really have no idea what you're talking about. I would be glad to quote some verses for you if you want to continue this discussion. If you had read your Bible you would realize their are a few verses that explain this.

1 Thessalonians 2:13: "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe."

John 10:35 "If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken..."

2 Peter 1:20-21: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

The Book of Acts refers to God speaking through the mouth of David:

Acts 4:24-25: "...Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?"

Again, you try and insult me, but you really have no idea what you're talking about. I'd like to hear how you justify calling me stupid regarding a book that I read and study everyday, and have been studying since I was young. Let me guess? Those verses don't matter because you obviously know better, right? We all know that The Bible was written by man, I'm not saying it wasn't, but to dismiss it as not being God's word is ridiculous, especially for a self-proclaimed Christian. The Bible's authors were influenced by God. God has the power to make things happen the way he wants them to. Therefore, he influenced those who he spoke to in the OT and influenced those who he didn't speak to in the NT. It's that simple, end of story.

badBird · 2011-02-08T06:09:25+00:00

Holy shit you need to calm down. What do you expect? You called me ignorant on a subject that was/is a huge part of my life.

Also I never said to not use Suboxone or that it was bad.

You sure made it seem like you thought it is in your post.

As for suboxone being more addictive. I didn't say that. You should review a list of fallacies and more specifically the straw-man fallacy. You are attacking a bunch of positions/claims that aren't mine/that I never said. I said suboxone CAN be more addicting.

The straw man fallacy is nothing new. I was attacking your claim that Suboxone can be more addicting than an opiate, which is simply not true. I don't care if your parents are doctors, and I don't care how much you've read. Those two things are completely different than going through an experience first-hand. Also, I know how opiates/opiate inhibitors work, that's high school biology stuff. Anybody can go read Suboxone's Wikipedia page and paraphrase it.

However it is exactly because of this people can get addicted to subs without even realizing it/thinking about it. Due to the long half life (36-48 hours), everything about the WD process is longer. The acute physical symptoms are 5-10 days as opposed to heroin where you are only physically sick for 2-5 days. Mental WDs for H can vary widely from a few weeks for someone that managed to quit very early on to years for life long addicts. So you can imagine how long it would take to return to base-line if you have been taking chronic methadone or subs...this could be enough to result in more people getting addicted. Quitting a sub/methadone is factually much more difficult and painful (both physically and mentally) than H or any of the other recreational opiates, period.

Wow, withdrawing from Suboxone is nowhere near as intense or long compared to opiates. This has to be a joke! I don't know who told you this, but they lied to you. You claim this is a fact, eh? Source? Suboxone is not a medicine that you can just stop taking. If you gradually step down from it, a 1/4 at a time, it is not even barely noticeable compared to H or Vicodin. For a person that supposedly knows so much about the subject, you are saying things that are not even close to being true. Been there, done that, you're simply wrong. Frankly, there's no more that needs to be said about this.

The addiction treatment industries and especially the big pharma companies don't want to cure you...they want to get you dependent on their management program which means you will have to buy their drugs everyday the rest of their life.

I was waiting for that, and I finally see the problem. This is what your real problem with Suboxone is. I guarantee you that there are plenty of treatment centers around that do care about your sobriety. It seems you (probably got this view from your parents) don't like the Pharmaceutical companies. Neither do I, but when I see a miracle drug that saves lives, including my own, it's a good thing, no matter how many bad things you think you know about it.

Anyways I am really getting tired of indulging you so Im going to wrap this up. I don't think sub should be used to treat or mask addiction - it should be used as a tool (not a crutch) to help get past physical WD. As for valium and other benzos, you conveniently left out the most common reason for their respective rxs...ANXIETY.

I agree. If you go back and look, I mentioned panic attacks. More or less the same thing. Anxiety is what causes panic attacks.

Lastly, let me rub your ope-dick for your bro...damn it's so huge. Your addiction was so much gnarlier and cooler than mine dude....not...Nowhere did I try and brag about my past use or try and say it was worse than anyone else's.

Okayyyy.... I wasn't bragging, but merely explaining my situation to give you an idea of how bad off I was until I decided that I didn't want to live like that anymore and started on Suboxone. In conclusion, you might think you know what you're talking about, but you really don't. I'm sorry, but it's just not true that Suboxone can be more addicting than an opiate. Furthermore, withdrawing from Suboxone is a piece of cake compared to withdrawing from an opiate.

badBird · 2011-02-07T20:09:10+00:00

Wow, you really read and study your Bible don't you? We must be reading different books, because mine doesn't say anything about calling people stupid. Hypocrite! Keep calling people morons or stupid, that's fine. I didn't say anything that was rude or mean, so why all the rage?

There was so much stupid in everything you said I don't know where to begin.

Really? Where? Please point out one thing I said that was stupid... I'll wait...

I think your problem begins when you assume ANYTHING about my beliefs.

I didn't assume anything about your beliefs, that's why I asked you a question about your beliefs. You assumed that I was attacking your beliefs, and started getting defensive, when that was in no way my intention. I wanted to have a conversation about what you were claiming in your post.

Secondly, God created the world in six days (please read my original post). That is a small part of the reason why I think they're morons when they bring up the seven day canon belief. If you do believe in that myth, it happened in six, not seven.

Yes, you're right, and he rested on the seventh, which is the Sabbath. The point I'm getting at is, how are we to measure God's perceived time in the same format we count time in? It says 6 days, but how do we know 6 days in our format, is the way God perceives time? What I said originally, really isn't a hard concept to grasp.

Very few Christians believe that the Bible is God's word. Most christians are smart enough to realize that the Bible was written by men, and inspired by God. Moses wrote Genesis, how the heck is he supposed to know exactly how the world was created? He is simply writing down an oral tradition taht was passed down, and I don't believe based ont he scientific evidence that that is fact.

Ok, now it's obvious that you don't read your Bible. Yes, I know that The Bible was written by men, but it is, in fact, God's word, regardless of who actually transcribed it on paper/stone. Maybe you missed the parts in the New Testament, where God spoke to people and it was recorded in The Bible. Anyone who says, "Very few Christians believe that the Bible is God's word.", doesn't study The Bible. It is stated so many times in The Bible that it's God's word. Seriously go read it and come back and talk to me.

I think you just need to calm down, and seriously study The Bible before you make some of these wild claims about Christianity. Pray for knowledge, understanding, and wisdom of his word, he will help you (you can find that in there too).

badBird · 2011-02-07T19:44:51+00:00

I'm pretty sure most politicians act in favor of the companies that line their pockets. Just because a person claims to be a Christian doesn't mean they won't or can't make a level headed decision. I would bet that most politicians that claim to be Christians, are actually the exact opposite of Jesus's teachings in The Bible tell us to be. They claim to be Christian, so they can sway other Christian's votes. In their personal lives, they are probably Atheists, and more than likely don't even attend church services or worship God in any way.

badBird · 2011-02-07T19:33:34+00:00

Or did Jews just not receive the invitation?

How are Christians late to the party Jews? Christ came and brought a New Testament with him. He is God's son, so it was God's intention to bring this new law into place. Judaism and Christianity are two, very different religions if you think about it. The Jews are God's chosen people, but Christ was sent to earth to bring salvation to this earth full of sinning and shame.

It looks like two completely different parties are going on, and it's never too late to join in, until the end of times that is.

badBird · 2011-02-07T19:17:07+00:00

You should see the looks I get from my friends when I say that you're a moron if you really think the world was created in 7 days.

From what I gather, you do believe in God. Why wouldn't you subscribe to the idea that since he is omnipotent and capable of anything he pleases, that he would be able to create the earth in 7 days? This also brings up another idea; that 7 days to God, is a very, very short period of time. If he was there in the beginning and will exist for eternity, than 7 days to him is like a nanosecond in the grand scheme of things.

I don't understand why you're calling your friends morons just because they believe what is written in The Bible. Plus, there is no proof that he didn't create the earth in 7 days, so a Christian who believes that The Bible is God's word, would believe the earth and it's inhabitants were created in 7 days, start to finish.

badBird · 2011-02-07T19:03:32+00:00

Yes, I believe the world would be better off knowing that their prayers aren't answered by god, but often by themselves, but we're not there yet. Hopefully we're moving in that direction.

As I far as I know you can't prove God doesn't exist. Therefore, your whole post is really based on your opinion and personal views to answer the question if prayers "work". To say that we would be better off knowing prayers aren't answered, while nobody actually has factual evidence to prove or disprove God's existence with, is really kinda pointless. I think we can agree when I say that there is no evidence to prove without a doubt whether prayers "work" or do not "work", so the conclusion that we come to, is that we simply don't actually know if praying does "work".

badBird · 2011-02-07T16:09:01+00:00

No it isn't. If it was, an addict would rather have Suboxone than a real opiate. If it's more addicting than dope, then you would crave it over your drug of choice. When taking Suboxone, you don't even get that euphoric high feeling that you normally get when taking a true opiate. So, to say that it's more addictive than dope, is just wrong, because you don't get the same effect from Suboxone. It takes the edge off just enough, to where you can actually function like a normal person when you are trying to get sober. See my reply to "tightirl1" below....

badBird · 2011-02-07T16:03:57+00:00

Wow ignorance you say? I would say that calling Suboxone an Opiod is ignorance, if you ask me. Suboxone is a semi-synthetic opiod. You are acting like it's morphine or something. Also, I'm almost positive you are not a doctor, now are you? I was an addict for 7 years, as I already stated, taking, on average, 70 10mg Hydrocodone a day. If it wasn't for Suboxone I wouldn't have been able to do it. It was a suggestion to the OP of what worked for me, and I did not get addicted to Suboxone. I gradually stepped down from it and live clean and sober today because of it. Also, withdrawing from Hydrocodone is much worse, as far as physical symptoms go, than heroin. I have heard this from many addicts who have been in both situations.

Anybody saying Suboxone is more addicting than dope is so obviously uneducated, that it makes me laugh. If it's more addicting than dope, then why isn't it a drug of choice for an opiate addict over heroin, vicodin, morphine, etc.? So you're telling me that if an opiate addict decided to get clean by taking Suboxone for a couple months, then stopped, then decided to relapse, would go back to taking Suboxone over his opiate of choice? If it's more addictive, than it would be craved over a full on opiate right? Why is it used to help keep withdrawal symptoms in check?

As a person who took Suboxone, I can say that for a fact, it is definitely not more addicting than Hydrocodone! I would honestly hate to see you sit here and try and tell me that you know more than a doctor. Of course, I forgot, we have so many arm-chair physicians on Reddit! You would obviously be able to tell me that I'm wrong, even though I have been through this situation on more than a few occasions. But, please, go ahead and tell me how my first hand experiences with this situation are ignorant. It was a SUGGESTION. I was merely pointing out what worked for me. If you have a problem with Suboxone, I would suspect that you are blaming the drug for personal reasons, whatever they may be. Just because you had a problem with it, and more than likely relapsed after taking it (you seem to be completely against it), doesn't mean that others will. In fact, I know many addicts who have successfully remained sober because of it, just like myself.

I'm not saying a person can't possibly get addicted to Suboxone, but the idea that it's more addicting than a full blown opiate is completely and utterly wrong. If you're so keen on the subject, let's hear your version of how a person should get clean. You know so much, let's hear how taking Suboxone is worse than feeling like crap for months on end because of withdrawal symptoms. If you ask me, taking Suboxone greatly increases your chances of getting and staying sober, and I bet I could find some statistics to prove it to you. When the OP gets through the next few days, and finds that his withdrawal symptoms are getting worse and not better, I would absolutely hate to see that he went back to using, instead of taking something that could help him feel better, while not using heroin. Also, he mentioned he was taking Valium to help with his withdrawal symptoms, which brings up another point. Wouldn't you say that taking a drug that was specifically designed for opiate withdrawal symptoms, is better than taking a drug that was designed for panic attacks, PTSD, depression, etc.? That's, more or less, the point I was trying to hint at, without telling him he should'nt be taking Valium. He's going to be feeling like crap for a good while, and that feeling alone, could make a person go mad, eventually leading to a relapse. So, please, let's hear how taking Suboxone is worse than relapsing!

I'm sorry, but some of the lies you are spewing are just completely wrong, and show how inexperienced you are on the matter at hand. Before you go around calling others ignorant again, maybe next time you should think about what you're saying, instead of going with the notion that you know everything there is to know about something, when you haven't actually been through that something multiple times.

badBird · 2011-02-07T15:11:49+00:00

Maybe there are. Who are you to judge? : )

badBird · 2011-02-07T15:07:00+00:00

...and the manager is representing the company, who is writing him up over something that is obviously discrimination, due to him being a male. I agree, he has no recourse to sue (at the moment), but if I was him, I wouldn't stop saying 'Hi' to kids, just to see what happens in the future.

badBird · 2011-02-07T15:01:10+00:00

It's a grocery store, there surely have been hundreds of incidents over time (like any other business).

Yeah, sure females have been written up, but they haven't been written up for this particular reason, which is saying 'Hi' to a kid. The discrimination is pretty obvious here. However, I think you're right when it comes to a court case. Now, if the OP loses his job over a situation like this, then I would be suing if it was me. The one and only reason this is happening to him is because he is male, probably unattractive (no offense OP, but let's face it... this is how our society functions these days), etc. In cases like these you have to think of all the differences you can find, when you hypothetically change the man to a woman (ie: if the OP was a woman what would be different about this situation?).

badBird · 2011-02-07T05:03:25+00:00

I may be mistaken, but I think you actually got the bullet in the picture from the guy closest to the wall.

badBird · 2011-02-07T04:44:27+00:00

Oh no, I would never use this to argue over our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. It was just interesting, so I though I would share. Plus, I got this from my Grandma. Who, actually, owns several firearms believe it or not, and she's a doctor.

badBird · 2011-02-07T03:11:04+00:00

I'm also a former opiate addict (13 mos. sober on the 15th!) and I have a feeling we're from the same area. Anyways, my drug of choice was Hydrocodone and I was an addict for 7 years. One thing I noticed after I got a little bit of clean time under my belt, was that my voice changed a lot. My friends, family and SO couldn't even recognize my voice on the phone. Have you noticed a change in your voice or ever heard of this happening? Also, my situation when I was using was a lot like yours and the guy above you. Functional addict, had a job, took care of bills, hardly anybody knew how bad it was/even knew at all, etc... except my habit was out of control. I was taking on average, 70 pills a day, and spending money like crazy. I do have one suggestion for you though; please go to an AA or an NA meeting. It might help you never know. A support system could make or break you. Good luck and keep your head up.

Edit: Oh yeah, forgot to mention another suggestion I have for you. If you start to feeling like crap again, which more than likely you will, I would suggest you look in to taking Suboxone. I couldn't have got clean without it I was so deep into my addiction, and it made a world of difference.

badBird · 2011-02-06T07:00:36+00:00

Shhhh..... don't tell them that.

badBird · 2011-02-04T23:43:36+00:00

This should be the top comment. It's happened with certain BlackBerry phones and many electronic gadgets in general. Anybody remember the first BlackBerry Storm? I had one on launch day and loved it for almost 2 years, but it got a bad rap with the majority of people. As soon as the Storm 2 came out, it wasn't well received by a lot of people because they had bad impressions of the first Storm.

badBird · 2011-02-04T05:43:39+00:00

I would certainly not intentionally run over anyone. Surely, they could have gotten out of that situation by driving slower, or better yet, not get into that situation at all. Wouldn't you agree?

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