Hey old farts..how many over 50 yrs?

Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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MickFoster said:
I don't believe in funerals - when you're gone, you're gone. Regardless of how it ends, whether it be naturally or self inflicted, there is nothing positive about it. If I am in constant pain, diagnosed with alzheimers or an incurable disease, I'm going to end it. My friends and relatives would understand, agree, and support my decision.
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I'm OK with funerals, but I don't give a rats ass what they do with my body after I'm dead.
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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Here's a weird death tidbit: If you're Mormon, there's a good chance that someday you will be asked to help "process" a dead body -- usually one of your relatives. I'm not sure exactly what they do other than put on the special temple garments (underwear) then outer clothing. They may also give em a sponge bath. (ew)
I dropped out of mormonism long ago and wasn't "worthy" to participate when my dad died.
Dang.
My brother-in-law got the honor. He was pissed, but couldn't really say anything. :roll:
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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Chunky Stool said:
I can relate.
Watched four of my relatives die in nursing homes and it wasn't pretty.
My mother is 83 and is now so afraid of going to a NH that she is deceiving us about her health and well being. She can barely walk and loses her balance when she lifts anything heavy. We are certain that she isn't bathing even though she claims that she is (long story). She won't hire a maid to clean her house and I'm pretty sure it hasn't been vacuumed in at least five years. If you've ever wondered why old people's houses smell "musty", it's probably because they quit vacuuming the carpet.
We take turns calling mom so someone talks to her every day, but we still worry.
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We went through the trying to hire a cleaning lady thing with Mamma. She would say she had cleaned her house her whole life, and she wasn't about to pay to have it done. Then she would ask Sister and I to clean it for her.

Also went through the not wanting to go to a nursing home thing. She won on that one. We had Hospice in for the last couple of months, so we were able to keep her home until she died.
 
hillbill

hillbill

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Whatever happened to seeds that blew the joint apart? Low octane? If you bought a pound in the Nixon Era there would be stems like your finger and huge amounts of seeds and stems, leaves too. Maybe net 80%. Anyway, the few seeds you light now just sit there and toast. No seeds rocketing across the room, no snap or pop?

We also used to put a piece of hashish on a car lighter and pass it around for the nose. Matches lit up a jay or bowl and they were free. They also came with an "Airplane" clip!
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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hillbill said:
Whatever happened to seeds that blew the joint apart? Low octane? If you bought a pound in the Nixon Era there would be stems like your finger and huge amounts of seeds and stems, leaves too. Maybe net 80%. Anyway, the few seeds you light now just sit there and toast. No seeds rocketing across the room, no snap or pop?

We also used to put a piece of hashish on a car lighter and pass it around for the nose. Matches lit up a jay or bowl and they were free. They also came with an "Airplane" clip!
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I miss pull tabs on beer cans. Unlimited supply of free roach clips! 8)
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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my dad was a fucking mechanical genius, he could fix anything, build anything, tell you what was wrong with anything. his garage was like a hardware store, with old card catalog cabinets against one wall full of plumbing fittings, screws, bolts, nuts, washers, bearings...........so i always had cool brass bowls made out of his plumbing fittings. i even found a package of replacement sink faucet screens.......wonder how many brain cells i killed with brass residue? probly some left over flux on a few pieces here and there
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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hillbill said:
Whatever happened to seeds that blew the joint apart? Low octane? If you bought a pound in the Nixon Era there would be stems like your finger and huge amounts of seeds and stems, leaves too. Maybe net 80%. Anyway, the few seeds you light now just sit there and toast. No seeds rocketing across the room, no snap or pop?

We also used to put a piece of hashish on a car lighter and pass it around for the nose. Matches lit up a jay or bowl and they were free. They also came with an "Airplane" clip!
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And burn holes in your shirt. . . .

Now the smell of a burning seed sends horror through me. More or less according to what I'm smoking, and how many seeds I have of it.
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
my dad was a fucking mechanical genius, he could fix anything, build anything, tell you what was wrong with anything. his garage was like a hardware store, with old card catalog cabinets against one wall full of plumbing fittings, screws, bolts, nuts, washers, bearings...........so i always had cool brass bowls made out of his plumbing fittings. i even found a package of replacement sink faucet screens.......wonder how many brain cells i killed with brass residue? probly some left over flux on a few pieces here and there
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I always burn off a brass screen before using it. But since I hate going to smoke shops, I wind up using a lot of aluminium foil for screens. That is probably bad for you too.
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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Chunky Stool said:
Screens are for amateurs.

Seriously.
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I have a couple of bigger wooden bowls that need them, but most of the newer smoking devices I have made just have the hole in the center. With my hiking, I make a lot of disposable wooden hitters. According to how they taste, I will use foil with them. But even if I drop the hitter, I pack out the dirty foil. Leave no trace, and all that.
 
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