From: dene on

"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
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
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
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

"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