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From: dene on 24 May 2010 20:42 "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message news:alangbaker-D14129.17300624052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > In article <860fkdF48fU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > news:alangbaker-87D661.13473523052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > In article <85ghk7F3juU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > news:alangbaker-CE0843.14323318052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > In article > > > > > <f60067b2-63ec-4af0-8ab5-d4855647516c(a)i31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > "John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > It will certainly help some maintain themselves while still being able > > > > > to hold down a job, buy food, shelter, etc. > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire a junkie. > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire an alcoholic. > > > > Neither....obviously. > > > > -Greg > > So then you advocate making alcohol illegal do you? No. I advocate not adding to an existing problem. Besides...alcohol is not addicting to the majority of the public. Meth is. Duh! -Greg
From: Alan Baker on 24 May 2010 21:24 In article <860kgdFr8mU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > news:alangbaker-D14129.17300624052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > In article <860fkdF48fU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > news:alangbaker-87D661.13473523052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > In article <85ghk7F3juU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > news:alangbaker-CE0843.14323318052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > <f60067b2-63ec-4af0-8ab5-d4855647516c(a)i31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > "John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > > > It will certainly help some maintain themselves while still being > able > > > > > > to hold down a job, buy food, shelter, etc. > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire a junkie. > > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire an alcoholic. > > > > > > Neither....obviously. > > > > > > -Greg > > > > So then you advocate making alcohol illegal do you? > > No. I advocate not adding to an existing problem. Besides...alcohol is not > addicting to the majority of the public. Meth is. Really? And you know this, how? -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Dene on 24 May 2010 22:41 On May 24, 6:24 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > In article <860kgdFr8...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > >news:alangbaker-D14129.17300624052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > In article <860fkdF48...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > >news:alangbaker-87D661.13473523052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > In article <85ghk7F3j...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > >news:alangbaker-CE0843.14323318052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > In article > > > <f60067b2-63ec-4af0-8ab5-d48556475...(a)i31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > It will certainly help some maintain themselves while still being > > able > > > > > > > to hold down a job, buy food, shelter, etc. > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire a junkie. > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire an alcoholic. > > > > > Neither....obviously. > > > > > -Greg > > > > So then you advocate making alcohol illegal do you? > > > No. I advocate not adding to an existing problem. Besides...alcohol is not > > addicting to the majority of the public. Meth is. > > Really? And you know this, how? Substantiate where I'm wrong. -Greg
From: Alan Baker on 24 May 2010 22:43 In article <17c588f0-857c-4abd-b7b0-9d27fb16d8f6(a)q39g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, Dene <gdstrue(a)aol.com> wrote: > On May 24, 6:24�pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > In article <860kgdFr8...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > �"dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > >news:alangbaker-D14129.17300624052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > In article <860fkdF48...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > �"dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > >news:alangbaker-87D661.13473523052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > In article <85ghk7F3j...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > �"dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-CE0843.14323318052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > <f60067b2-63ec-4af0-8ab5-d48556475...(a)i31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > > > �"John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > It will certainly help some maintain themselves while still > > > > > > > > being > > > able > > > > > > > > to hold down a job, buy food, shelter, etc. > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire a junkie. > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire an alcoholic. > > > > > > > Neither....obviously. > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > So then you advocate making alcohol illegal do you? > > > > > No. �I advocate not adding to an existing problem. �Besides...alcohol is > > > not > > > addicting to the majority of the public. �Meth is. > > > > Really? And you know this, how? > > Substantiate where I'm wrong. Nope. It's your claim, you substantiate it. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: dene on 24 May 2010 22:55
"Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message news:alangbaker-D5DF5B.19432924052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > In article > <17c588f0-857c-4abd-b7b0-9d27fb16d8f6(a)q39g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, > Dene <gdstrue(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > On May 24, 6:24 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > In article <860kgdFr8...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > >news:alangbaker-D14129.17300624052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > In article <860fkdF48...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > >news:alangbaker-87D661.13473523052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > In article <85ghk7F3j...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-CE0843.14323318052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > <f60067b2-63ec-4af0-8ab5-d48556475...(a)i31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > > > It will certainly help some maintain themselves while still > > > > > > > > > being > > > > able > > > > > > > > > to hold down a job, buy food, shelter, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire a junkie. > > > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire an alcoholic. > > > > > > > > > Neither....obviously. > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > So then you advocate making alcohol illegal do you? > > > > > > > No. I advocate not adding to an existing problem. Besides...alcohol is > > > > not > > > > addicting to the majority of the public. Meth is. > > > > > > Really? And you know this, how? > > > > Substantiate where I'm wrong. > > Nope. > > It's your claim, you substantiate it. I'd be happy to, if it wasn't for the fact that a troll is demanding it. -Greg |