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I'm thinking of applying for a new job.

My analysis: too iffy.

I turned down a similar arrangement years ago.

They need to do better than a "maybe."

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I'm thinking of applying for a new job.

soco wrote:
As I understood it Sherlock, only the 4 month training is of a distance she would need a hotel or pet-friendly living space.

That's a lot better--but, of course, it can be very difficult to shell out money for temporary quarters, while maintaining permanent ones elsewhere.

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When Sherlock Left the High Road .

Big-Al-One wrote:
The local town cops aren't local anymore.

They're rotated to other communities, just as the ones here are "imported."

Why, you ask?

To serve without discretion.

Sounds like "community policing" in Alaska just went down in flames!

I also believe that laws should be made for people, and not people made for laws. There's over 20,000 laws on the books--and just about every one of us is violating several of them every day, without even knowing it.

The stone-faced cop who just hands out tickets will never be considered as a "friend" to the community.

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I'm thinking of applying for a new job.

I have found out that "long commutes" will kill you. You would need to move to that new job location.

Cats are amazingly resilient creatures. They can be left overnight--unlike a dog--and be quite comfortable as long as they have the necessities.

I wouldn't take the new job unless I was committed to a move. You would need someone reliable to look after your cat, and she would not like being isolated for four days at a time. I fully understand about the relationships between cats and people!

And when are we going to stop penalizing people for going to counseling or a therapist? Frankly, it's none of an employer's business, in the first place!

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When Sherlock Left the High Road .

OK, HelpBot . . . step out of the car and keep your hands where I can see 'em!

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I haven’t gotten any cravings to smoke (Day 10 Nicotine free!) but I’ve been told I’m crankier, I have a gross cough that won’t go away, and I’m tired all the time.

BigWilly! wrote:
If you're crucifying the execs, you might as well nail up a whole bunch of politicians with 'em.

Tobacco exec nailed up on one side, politician nailed up on the other side!

P.S. They will likely know each other!

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I finished Devilman Crybaby on Netflix, and now I'm doubting my existence as a human being and the significance of my life.

Only one thing will enable you to make sense of this life and your place in it.

You must acknowledge a Creator ans believe you are part of a Plan.

And you must not let movies, or other media, or mere human beings set the parameters of your life.

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I haven’t gotten any cravings to smoke (Day 10 Nicotine free!) but I’ve been told I’m crankier, I have a gross cough that won’t go away, and I’m tired all the time.

Big-Al-One wrote:

Sherlock wrote:

If I were the Emperor of the World, I'd crucify the executives of all the tobacco companies . . . I'd set up crosses on the national mall and have all of them nailed to one. The suffering and premature deaths they have inflicted constitute a crime against humanity.

It wouldn't matter. Every individual makes their personal choice.
I fee the same way about alcohol as you do about tobacco.
Went to the grocery store and waited behind a very skinny and hollow man at the ATM (some years older than me) and he had that familiar bar & aftershave smell that I associate with alcoholics.
As he turned, disappointed at the result of his account, I couldn't help but notice he had P'd himself - he didn't know or didn't care...

I know what you mean, but at least I never met an alcoholic who would try to wrestle you to the ground, and pour booze down your throat--but smokers had no problem spewing smoke where you had to breathe it!

The alcoholics I knew never tried to force to drink, but the smokers forced me to smoke through inhaling their second-hand smoke!

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I haven’t gotten any cravings to smoke (Day 10 Nicotine free!) but I’ve been told I’m crankier, I have a gross cough that won’t go away, and I’m tired all the time.

My grandfather died of emphysema after decades of smoking. He was in his 80s. He would have lived to be 100 if he hadn't smoked.

He died trying to take one last breath--but his lungs just couldn't do it.

If I were the Emperor of the World, I'd crucify the executives of all the tobacco companies . . . I'd set up crosses on the national mall and have all of them nailed to one. The suffering and premature deaths they have inflicted constitute a crime against humanity.

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I haven’t gotten any cravings to smoke (Day 10 Nicotine free!) but I’ve been told I’m crankier, I have a gross cough that won’t go away, and I’m tired all the time.

Araz wrote:
“Tobacco smoke slows the normal movement of the microscopic hairs (cilia) that line your lungs. When you stop smoking, the cilia become active again. As the cilia recover and the mucus is cleared from your lungs, you might cough more than usual — perhaps for several weeks.“

It explains the cough and nausea but it’s so vague about the timeline :(

Actually, in heavy smokers, the cilia cells die. Wonder why smokers are always coughing? The coughing moves the phlegm in the lungs around, because there are so little cilia left to do the job.

I remember giving a ride to another American in Kuwait. This guy had what I'd call "corpse breath," because he was such a heavy smoker. It was almost as if we had a zombie in the back seat, because this smoker's exhalations were so foul smelling!

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