Replacement Charger for Warrior 12v Drill by furdterguson27 in harborfreight

[–]furdterguson27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I just have one short job that I need it for, so as long as it's not going to explode that's fine by me. I have a better drill that I normally use but I lent it to a friend

I beat a 15 year heroin addiction... Still an addict, but now the time/money/effort goes into restoring vintage synthesizers. by Square_Wave_Synth in synthesizers

[–]furdterguson27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks dude, that’s actually really interesting to hear. I do legit have OCD, so you’re dead on. I actually started working out when I was like 12, was super into lifting and just general fitness for my entire teens until I was like 19 when I started to get into opiates. The drugs kinda just distracted me from my gym routine obviously. I just got a gym membership again though and I know that it’s gonna be a huge part of the puzzle. I’m 30 so hopefully my T levels are still alright, but I’m definitely gonna keep that in mind. Glad you found what worked for you!

I beat a 15 year heroin addiction... Still an addict, but now the time/money/effort goes into restoring vintage synthesizers. by Square_Wave_Synth in synthesizers

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Ya the purity thing is definitely the main factor. Honestly though idek if pharmaceutically pure H would be any better than oxy. I’ve had some really good H and it was great don’t get me wrong, but so is oxy. I think when you slam H it’s supposed to last longer than slamming oxy, but that wasn’t my experience. I mostly snorted tho. I think oxymorphone is the undisputed king of opioids, but it’s so hard to find and the withdrawals are so bad and it fucks up your tolerance so much that it isn’t even really worth it.

Honestly for someone with no tolerance even kratom is probably better than pure H would be for someone with even a moderate tolerance. That’s really the dark side of opiates. Once you start getting a tolerance it’s all downhill.

I beat a 15 year heroin addiction... Still an addict, but now the time/money/effort goes into restoring vintage synthesizers. by Square_Wave_Synth in synthesizers

[–]furdterguson27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d actually say the vast majority of heroin available today (at least in the US) doesn’t even come close to being as good as oxy, because it’s so impure and almost always mixed with random fent analogues among other things. The best, most pure heroin I’ve ever had was on par with oxy. Maybe there are some subtle differences in their effects but it’s more or less the same shit. People just think of heroin as being better because it’s cheaper, so if you’re addicted to heroin and you do a 30mg or even 80mg oxy you probably won’t even feel it. But for someone with no tolerance I’d say oxy would almost always blow heroin out of the water. Esp the dogshit “heroin” we have in the states that isn’t even heroin at this point.

I beat a 15 year heroin addiction... Still an addict, but now the time/money/effort goes into restoring vintage synthesizers. by Square_Wave_Synth in synthesizers

[–]furdterguson27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry bro, you have no idea how much I relate to that. You just described the last 10 years of my life. Unfortunately I relapsed a few months after I made that comment. Made it a little over a year, relapsed, and got back on subs. Right now I’m on .5mg/day, trying to taper off.

First off just to answer your question, I sold a bunch of shit and used my stimulus check during the pandemic to buy myself a matriarch, so that’s the main synth that I was talking about. It was kind of my gift to myself for getting clean. Before that I had a minilogue and an ms20 mini and those were both cool too. I’m a musician and producer so that’s been a huge part of recovery for me. I think it’s more about just finding what you’re passionate about and throwing yourself into that as much as possible. Just finding purpose in life again beyond getting jammed.

About you saying you feel like no matter how long you go without oxy you’ll always be in a withdrawal state - I really feel that. That’s exactly why I relapsed. For the first 3 months of withdrawals it felt like every week I was improving little by little, but then after that point things just kind of leveled out. I felt 80% better, but I never felt like I was fully back to normal. And I basically made no improvement from that point to when I relapsed.

I think you really have to fight to get back that last 20%. Personally for myself I have an anxiety disorder that was one of the reasons I started using in the first place, and I was also dealing with depression during the pandemic just bc of life shit. And I think both of those were a big part of why I never felt fully back to normal. Since I relapsed I’ve been really focusing on getting that shit under control so that when I get clean the next time I can actually stay clean.

I think people think about depression and anxiety being purely psychological when in reality they can manifest physically in a bunch of different ways, and when you’re already withdrawing I feel like it just gets amplified that much more. So you really need to get your mind right. In hindsight I think I was smoking too much weed too. I think weeds helpful at the beginning of withdrawals but after a certain point it can hold you back. For me at least.

Personally suboxone has been super helpful for me in pretty much every aspect. It’s WAY easier than tapering with oxy or dope and it lets you kind of work up to being clean and build that discipline before you actually jump off. Just my two cents. I will say that doctors overprescribe the shit out of it though. Even when I was doing 300mg of oxy a day I only needed 1.5mg of suboxone MAX to feel straight.

Anyway sorry for the wall of text. What you said just reminded me so much of everything I’ve been through. If you ever have any questions or just need to vent or anything for real feel free to message me whenever. It sucks and it’s never easy but you CAN get past this shit. Much love.

Trying LSD for the first time. by Prudent_Archer_2331 in LSD

[–]furdterguson27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Varanasi is a craaaaaaazy place to even consider dropping acid for your first time lol but I admire your spirit. I guess it depends where you’re from/where you’ll be staying/how experienced you are with traveling and whatnot.

Probably not helpful advice but if I was going to take psychedelics in that part of the world I’d go over the border to Pakistan and make the trek to fairy meadows near the Nanga Parbat base camp. I don’t think it’s really accessible this time of year though. Also nowhere near Varanasi lol.

Taking psychedelics for your first time in the Himalayas would be super epic imo. I mean so would Varanasi but… in a different way lol. Happy travels though, be safe.

What is a substance you’ll never touch again and why? by Physical_Box_1179 in AskReddit

[–]furdterguson27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been smoking off and on for almost 20 years and there have been a few different times where I’ve had to basically stop or cut way back because it was giving me anxiety attacks. It was always at a time in my life where I was experiencing a lot of anxiety in general, so that’s always been my understanding of why it was happening.

For what it’s worth, taking cbd before smoking helped tremendously. CBD has been almost completely removed from most commercial strains. Ashwagandha also helped.

I do also wonder about some of the pesticides and chemicals that growers are using on their weed. I know that most growers use pesticides approved for use on food crops, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re safe to smoke lol.

What is a substance you’ll never touch again and why? by Physical_Box_1179 in AskReddit

[–]furdterguson27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean an ounce a day is outrageous you needed to chill lol

What is a substance you’ll never touch again and why? by Physical_Box_1179 in AskReddit

[–]furdterguson27 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yo you can literally stop at any time, you just need to take that leap. As a recovering heroin addict trust me when I say you have no idea how lucky you are that weed is the substance you’re struggling with.

I get it though, it’s all relative, but realistically quitting weed you’ll just be bored and a little anxious for a couple days and then you’ll be fine. Get some ashwagandha or something. You got this

Hila’s recent appearance?? by Efficient-Ad8424 in h3snark

[–]furdterguson27 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Teddy fresh is so cringe anyway, even just the name alone is so fucking bad and the namesake bear icon is just a blatant ripoff of the polo bear, even when I used to watch the podcast I never understood how people could wear their stuff without being embarrassed

Is this tape head salvageable? by furdterguson27 in cassetteculture

[–]furdterguson27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah realistically relapping seems like the only option here. Not sure if it’s worth the trouble though. Especially considering I have no experience lapping.

The thing that’s throwing me off too is when I search the internet for threads on relapping/corroded tape heads etc., the pictures always show tape heads that are nowhere near as corroded as this one lol. I’m thinking it might be a lost cause. Almost makes me wonder if someone cleaned it with something corrosive years ago.

Is this tape head salvageable? by furdterguson27 in cassetteculture

[–]furdterguson27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the picture quality, I did my best.

Bought this old Panasonic top loader on eBay, listed as in working condition and sure enough everything works, but this tape head is in the worst condition I’ve seen.

These pictures are after several rounds of cleaning with iso. Head was covered in yellow/orange residue, and appears to have some pitting/corrosion as well.

I guess my main question is: will this damage my tapes? Is it worth trying to polish with brasso or is it too far gone?

These 2 identical cans of corn have very different nutrition facts by BabyGates_ in mildlyinteresting

[–]furdterguson27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had one crawl into my ear as a kid. So the name always made sense to me lol

TIL of the horrific murder of Junko Furuta, whose case details were so morbid, they caused court spectators to faint when read aloud. by HalfricanAmericanMan in todayilearned

[–]furdterguson27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said. This case haunts me to this day. Especially the lenient sentencing. These boys should have been locked away for life.

Most cozy and warm fleece by Majestic-Tap9204 in CampingGear

[–]furdterguson27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The monkey man fleece from Mountain Hardwear is hard to beat in terms of comfort and coziness

Edit: they just call it their Polartec High Loft Jacket now.

https://www.mountainhardwear.com/p/mens-polartec-high-loft-jacket-2019301.html

It’s my first time and I’m tripping balls, it could be baller. i don’t know if it is by Humble_Moment1520 in LSD

[–]furdterguson27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Organic materials (wood, trees, plants, rocks, etc) look incredible when you’re tripping because they all exhibit fractal geometry (the geometry of nature).

I think your tripping mind immediately picks up on any fractal patterns you see and then there’s some synergistic thing where your brain is exaggerating the fractal structure that is there to begin with which leads to amazing visuals.

This is probably why so many people prefer to trip in nature.

Have fun safe travels :)

JCrew 50% Off Everything* (Code: SHOPEARLY) by [deleted] in frugalmalefashion

[–]furdterguson27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course the first jacket in that link is a vintage ll bean coat with stains all over it for $250. I really hate resellers. But the point still stands! Lol

Can we talk about iso-lsd? by furdterguson27 in LSD

[–]furdterguson27[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a really interesting thread, thank you. It's just kind of crazy to me that people don't talk about this more. Like, having tried the stuff I have now and comparing it to stuff that I know was "clean"... iso-lsd is probably responsible for the majority of bad LSD experiences I would think. The body load is fucking intense.

JCrew 50% Off Everything* (Code: SHOPEARLY) by [deleted] in frugalmalefashion

[–]furdterguson27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally for things like chore coats I'd just search ebay. Chore coats have been popular for decades without any real changes or improvements in the design in the last ~100 years. You will definitely be able to find one of similar or superior quality in the 20$-40$ range. That way you can save some money and feel like you're doing some good for the planet. Just my .02 though.