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Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 11:42 AM No lie, they just decided to make pseudoephedrine (the stuff in Sudafed and sundry decongestants) prescription-only, in an attempt to stem the flow of methamphetamine. This is after making stores keep it behind the counter and require signatures. I guess that wasn't working. I dunno, this is basically retarded. —Dubious Merit |
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Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 3:26 PM Yeah, the geniuses in Oregon legalized pot and euthanasia, but you need a script to buy fucking sudafed. WTF? —brett327 |
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Dusty TheHick |
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Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 4:22 PM *"scrip," short for "prescription." Oh, wait..you may be right. "prescription?" Nah...I think I'm right.
Oh, wait...Who gives a fuck?
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 4:10 PM Yeah, the geniuses in Oregon legalized pot and euthanasia, but you need a script to buy fucking sudafed. WTF? —brett327
We have an enlightened view of drug and end of life issues that is more in line with actual Western nations instead of puritanical bullshit. We're still working on our views on wheter it's OK to pump your own gas. It's not like you can just walk up to a window and buy pot or request a lethal injection and get one on the spot. —bguirk |
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 7:06 PM Pot is legal in Oregon? I hadn't heard about that law change. —Serfergerl |
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 7:12 PM I for one, am glad that soceity is looking out for my own well being by keeping my congested, miserable flu-infested self from getting the relief I need at the 24 hours local pharmacy, at 2am, when the pharmacy itself is closed. I surely didn't need my symptoms stiffled until 8am, afterall. Thank you! p.s... On the way out of the pharmacy, a nice tatooed long haired fellow named "ice" I think he said, offered me some "medicine" for $10. He even showed me how to slam it. He is my new best friend! *twitches* —Jar_Con |
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 9:00 PM There will still be plenty of cold medicines at the pharmacy. No pot is not legal--you can get a perscription for it though. —bguirk |
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 9:08 PM All the cold medicines available now are the ones without psuedophedrine--at least that's how it is here. —catloaf |
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 9:16 PM They can legalize pot all they want, the feds still have the final say. —brett327 |
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 9:16 PM
Edited Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 9:16 PM Pot is legal in Oregon? I hadn't heard about that law change. Me neither, and I live here. —TonyInPortland |
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Dark Laith |
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Monday, August 8, 2005 at 10:45 AM We're still working on our views on whet[h]er it's OK to pump your own gas.—bguirk Remind me, why wouldn't it be? —Dark Laith |
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Monday, August 8, 2005 at 11:33 AM Remind me, why wouldn't it be? —Dark Laith Fucking beats me. Guys on parrole need jobs? —bguirk |
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TonyInPortland |
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Monday, August 8, 2005 at 11:52 PM Because the pussies that live (in Western) Oregon don't want to get all wet pumping gas in the rain. —TonyInPortland |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 4:30 AM No pot is not legal--you can get a perscription for it though. That means that pot is legal. I WAS RIGHT! GO GRAMMAR! OKAY, BACK TO MY CAVE FOR A MONTH! —Stu-pot |
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bguirk |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 10:03 AM Because the pussies that live (in Western) Oregon don't want to get all wet pumping gas in the rain. —TonyInPortland When was the last time you saw an uncovered gas pump in the NW? They are exception. That means that pot is legal. I WAS RIGHT! GO GRAMMAR! OKAY, BACK TO MY CAVE FOR A MONTH! —Stu-pot I guess if you consider morphine and other perscription narcotics/opiates legal, then yes pot is legal--just not for recreational use. Who the fuck cares though? Something like 30% of the state are occasional pot users. The law doesn't seem to be stopping them. Random drug tests at work stop me. I need a note from my doctor. —bguirk |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 8:59 PM I remember the time my high school buddies and I acquired a car and made a crazy day-trip to Trees of Mystery in California. New drivers and life-long Oregonians, it took several of us to figure out the gas procedure. (Then our driver, off his ADD meds for the weekend, left the mini mart with his arms full: "Hey, look, they have Jolt Cola here! And Moon Pies!") I wouldn't mind pumping my own gas, but what I wish is for gas stations to post their fill-up procedures somewhere. Some places you have to get out and pre-pay before anyone even comes out, some places they look at you funny if you leave your car, some places want you to pay inside but stay in the car until they stick the nozzle in, and it's hard to tell which is which. Actually, I do want to pump my own gas; there'd be a lot less waiting around awkwardly. —Dubious Merit |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 9:19 PM "Hey, look, they have Jolt Cola here! And Moon Pies!" LMAO! —mandeemoo22 |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 9:33 PM This gas thing is interesting. To me at least (probably only). Arizona is a lot like California. Nobody cares about anyone else, so it's pump your own gas, or burn in hell. I'm amazed that there is still a place on the planet where there's any service at all. Does anyone know what law or statute requires that people pump their own gas? What's the deal here? —gouranga3221 |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 10:03 PM I'm willing to bet that there is a general store in Oregon that sells headache powders and Beanie Weenie. —pookie |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 10:14 PM ^^ The deal appears to be a need to keep the drug-addled citizens of Oregon as far away from the gas pumps as possible. Plus all those meth cooks are in a hurry to get back and tend to their labs. Macht Schnell! —i'm just saying... |
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Dubious Merit |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 10:22 PM Gouranga: I don't think any state requires people to pump their own gas; Oregon (and New Jersey) just command people not to. I know the Jersey law is from 1949 and due (at the time) to the combustion hazard of gasoline. Most people agree this is no longer an issue and pro-attendant people cite job creation. You'd think they'd be picketing the self-service checkout lane at the grocery store, but who knows. Don't gas stations in other states occasionally have a premium lane or pump, where a guy in coveralls pumps your gas for a higher fee? Pookie: I haven't seen brand-name Beanie Weenies around here, but there's headache powder at Safeway. I keep meaning to get some. —Dubious Merit |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 8:19 AM I remember pumping your own gas being on the ballot about 20 years ago and it getting voted down. There were some great political commericials about it. I wonder if I can find them anywhere. I think they had an old lady catch on fire or something(on the radio). —bguirk |
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Dark Laith |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 9:50 AM Don't gas stations in other states occasionally have a premium lane or pump, where a guy in coveralls pumps your gas for a higher fee? —Dubious Merit Never seen anything like that in my state. Here I think it's self-serve or no gas at all. —Dark Laith |
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Dusty TheHick |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 8:31 PM We had that here, but I haven't seen it in a few years. But I did stop for gas a few months ago, at a station that was full-serve (entirely). —Dusty TheHick |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 1:39 PM
Edited Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 1:40 PM The meth problem here is out of control. We were the meth capitol of the United States in 1992, 1993 and then again in 1996. THATS why its being done. Also, about the rain thing, Washington actually gets *far* more rain, but Oregon gets stereotyped as the "rainy state". Whats with that? :P —Ragemanchoo |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 7:08 PM
Edited Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 7:08 PM Because our Govenor ran a national ad campaign about it before you were born. —bguirk |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 10:37 AM
Edited Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 10:37 AM Also, about the rain thing, Washington actually gets *far* more rain, but Oregon gets stereotyped as the "rainy state". Whats with that? :P —Ragemanchoo I've never heard (or at least almost never heard, since I can't actually recall any instances of hearing) Oregon referred to as a rainy state, and I've often heard Washington referred to as a rainy state. So I'm actually not sure what you're talking about. hmmm. —Dark Laith |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 11:05 AM Good point DL. Anytime I hear Washington spoken about rain is tossed in there. Both states have arid areas and rain shadows due to mountain ranges. Our most populous cities, corridors, and coasts are in rainy areas but to take 150,000 or so square miles of diverse terrain and call it all "rainy" is lame. Who cares though? Portland has had a nice run of relatively dry years so that's all I care about. After 40 or so overcast days in a row I get pissed off. —bguirk |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 11:38 AM See, I like overcast days. They make me happy. It's the sunny days with their empty, depressing blue skies that I can't stand. I'm sticking to this area of the country I think. —Dark Laith |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 1:11 PM Supposedly Santa Fe, NM has 300 days of sun a year. My bags are almost packed. —oh-for |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 1:25 PM
Edited Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 1:26 PM See, I like overcast days. They make me happy. It's the sunny days with their empty, depressing blue skies that I can't stand. I'm sticking to this area of the country I think. I like variety--I hate constant sun or constant overcast or constant snow or whatever. I'm usually happier in the Spring or Fall. —bguirk |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 2:43 PM
Edited Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 2:44 PM Pseudoephedrine is now, as of yesterday, only available by prescription. I could give a shit as cold meds have never worked for me. I think of them as a placebo. Take em and you think you feel better. I’m sure they work for some, but never me. TAKE THAT METH HEADS (now they will just have to drive up to Washington (20 min north of Portland). Now lets work on closing some streets to make bike lanes! —oregonguy |
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Monday, August 22, 2005 at 6:21 AM Another crazy Oregon story: Wal-Mart Charges $175 for 'Stolen' Manure 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
BROWNSVILLE, Ore. - It could have happened to anyone: Charles Gastorf and his wife, Cheryl, forgot to pay the $10 tab for 10 bags of steer manure during a recent shopping trip to their local Wal-Mart. The two say that in the confusion of shopping on that March day they simply forgot to add in the cost of the manure. When the Gastorfs explained their forgetfulness to Lebanon City Attorney Tom McHill, he dropped shoplifting charges against them. That could have been the end of the story — except for the letter from the world's largest retailer that soon arrived in their mailbox, demanding $175 in civil damages. That's when the Gastorfs learned about a little-known Oregon law that allows retailers to pursue civil penalties regardless of whether a person is found guilty or innocent of theft. The Gastorfs — who live in a manufactured home and are retired — spoke to an attorney, who told them that challenging the action in court could cost them several thousand dollars, much more than the $175 civil claim. So the Gastorfs paid Wal-Mart the money. "We wouldn't want to embark on a life of crime at our ages and become manure thieves. I mean, if you were going to steal something, would you steal manure?" Gastorf said. But Shardon Weber, a spokeswoman for Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart, told The Albany Democrat Herald that the company has decided to refund the Gastorfs' $175. "It simply seems like the right thing to do," she said.
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Monday, August 22, 2005 at 8:51 AM I wouldn't think you'd need to buy cow shit it Brownsville--there's so much of it there already. Just look at the name of the town. They're only 13 miles away from Eugene, but it might as well be a million. —bguirk |
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 1:02 AM I wouldn't think you'd need to buy cow shit it Brownsville--there's so much of it there already. Just look at the name of the town. They're only 13 miles away from Eugene, but it might as well be a million. —bguirk Should I, as a Eugene resident, be offended by that? :-p —dotcomse |
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 9:50 AM Hell no--I love Eugene. My wife loves Eugene. It's in my personal Oregon top 5 cities: Portland, Ashland, Eugene, Bend, and uhh...Manzanita? I spent a couple of my favorite years there (of course I was stoned a good 30% of the time, but still). I'd move if I could find a job down there. Unfortunately there's a nice educated work force driving down salaries. —bguirk |
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Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 4:11 PM
Edited Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 4:12 PM Brownsville is a churchy redneck shithole and is also in Linn County (legendary for meth). That story isn't too shocking. Eugene is a nice town. Coincidentally, I've heard a few people call Santa Fe "the Eugene of New Mexico"...Really friendly, laid-back town. :p Bend and Portland are both really cool too. —Ragemanchoo |
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Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 4:42 PM This has happened in Missouri too. I had to show a driver's license and sign a form just to get some goddamned NyQuil. We have to be sure we keep this shit out of the hands of kids. They might drink some, fall asleep, and have their cold symptoms relieved. We can't have that. —clodhopper |
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Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 9:29 PM Really? You had to do that for NyQuil? Wow, that's pretty extreme. —mandeemoo22 |
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Dusty TheHick |
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Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 9:59 PM Well, it IS the night-time sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, so you can rest medicine, dontcha know. —Dusty TheHick |
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clodhopper |
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Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 12:06 PM Dusty makes me want to take another swig before going back to work. I did that before classes once and it put me in a hell of a intoxicated haze for a few hours. Awesome stuff. And if you think that's extreme Mandee, Senator Jim Talent wants to make NyQuil and all drugs with peseudoephedrine sold over the counter only. So yeah, I'd have find a goddamned doctor to let me have it. I find this all ridiculous considering I read it takes about 1800 DayQuil pills (it might have been some other medication though) to make an ounce of meth. Last time I checked, they don't sell boxes with thousands in them--not that I wouldn't be interested in that super sized pack. —clodhopper |
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Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 12:27 PM >>Senator Jim Talent wants to make NyQuil and all drugs with peseudoephedrine sold over the counter only. So yeah, I'd have find a goddamned doctor to let me have it. Um..actually, OTC means the opposite. —chix0r |
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Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 12:03 AM Whoops. I meant NOT over-the-counter. I fucked that one up pretty good. —clodhopper |
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