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From: John B. on 17 May 2010 22:55 On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John B." > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict and he was a very > >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment manufacturer. =A0The guy made > >> tons of money and never had to worry about scoring drugs. =A0During the > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from getting sick and at night, if > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next morning, he was in better > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are. > > >Did he have kids? > > No, but he was married. But there was nothing about him that would > have made it impossible to be a good parent. Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are not rich and successful. Most are poor and pathetic.
From: John B. on 17 May 2010 22:56 On May 17, 8:08 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:26:30 -0700 (PDT), "John B." > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >Is that right? Is giving birth to a heroin-addicted baby part of a > >normal life? > > It's estimated that about 300k babies are born with exposure to drugs > and.or alcohol. Most of them are children of alcoholic mothers. > > >Is neglecting your responsibilities because you're fucked > >up part of a normal life? > > Sadly yes.. > > >Is getting into a car wreck because you're > >fucked up part of a normal life? > > It's fairly common. Of course, alcohol is the main culprit here. > > >Legal heroin has exactly the same > >effect on people as illegal heroin. > > Physiologically yes, but socially there's a big difference. You're not doing a very job of defending your position.
From: dene on 18 May 2010 01:25 "John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58bf77(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com... On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John B." > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict and he was a very > >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment manufacturer. =A0The guy made > >> tons of money and never had to worry about scoring drugs. =A0During the > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from getting sick and at night, if > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next morning, he was in better > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are. > > >Did he have kids? > > No, but he was married. But there was nothing about him that would > have made it impossible to be a good parent. Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are not rich and successful. Most are poor and pathetic. ------------------------------------------------------ Exactly. Even if their drug of choice is legal, who is going to hire them? -Greg
From: Alan Baker on 18 May 2010 01:22 In article <a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58bf77(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>, "John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On May 17, 8:01�pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John B." > > > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict and he was a very > > >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment manufacturer. =A0The guy made > > >> tons of money and never had to worry about scoring drugs. =A0During the > > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from getting sick and at night, if > > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next morning, he was in better > > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are. > > > > >Did he have kids? > > > > No, but he was married. �But there was nothing about him that would > > have made it impossible to be a good parent. > > Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are not rich and > successful. Most are poor and pathetic. Being junkies for something that costs what black market drugs cost helps to make them that way. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: John B. on 18 May 2010 09:39
On May 18, 1:22 am, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > In article > <a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58b...(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>, > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John B." > > > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict and he was a very > > > >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment manufacturer. =A0The guy made > > > >> tons of money and never had to worry about scoring drugs. =A0During the > > > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from getting sick and at night, if > > > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next morning, he was in better > > > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are. > > > > >Did he have kids? > > > > No, but he was married. But there was nothing about him that would > > > have made it impossible to be a good parent. > > > Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are not rich and > > successful. Most are poor and pathetic. > > Being junkies for something that costs what black market drugs cost > helps to make them that way. > > -- > Alan Baker > Vancouver, British Columbia > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> I see. And lowering the price is going to turn them all into responsible, productive citizens, right? |