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This is almost as traumatic as when Pluto was downgraded.

Nobody said it was.

By the way, "benzodiapine" isn't a drug. It's a class of drugs that includes Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, and Versed.

Oddly enough, at least 6 or 7 years ago, one could get Valium otc in Russia. (I don't know if one still can.)

@PokeNirvash I didn't mean be quite so harsh - Like I said, I really enjoyed the initial description of the alley, and with the scene lighting the cigarette, I was settled down for a little bit of something hard boiled and Mickey Spillane-ish, so it may have been more that my expectations for the characters didn't allow for what you were trying to say. If so, I apologize. But I still think that Ash was going to kill himself, if not with the scarab, then some other way, and within the not-too-distant future. As for the Scotch/Scottish thing, well, I may have started life with a Slavic surname full of awkward consonants and minimal vowels, but I married a man whose grandfather was from Glasgow. The distinction was made early in our relationship, and, had we had a pre-nup, I'm sure that observing it would have been one of the terms. It's just one of those knee-jerk things - I mean, the in-laws haven't made me wear the shock collar in years...

Happy birthday!

Yes, it did, but not in the way you think - I had a flash of this guy showing up at the ER post-incident, puking all over the place and lying about why, demanding instant relief and sympathy. In fact, if the story had been set 25 or 30 years ago, I'd have sworn that he'd been one of my patients.

Do you clean with your bare hands? Do you actually have contact with the traveling public? I'm willing to bet that you're in more danger going to Walmart than you are going to work at the moment.

Ghostie, at this moment, you're in more danger of dying from plain old seasonal flu, and that's not a joke, it's a fact. So take the standard precautions - get a flu shot, practice good handwashing, avoid crowded venues like malls or clubs whenever possible, and tell people who are sick to stay the fuck away and not touch your stuff.

November 2004

OK. I'm done.

My blood pressure is kind of borderline - this may actually be a good thing ...🤔

You got your freebie. Now you can either consult a real life credentialed professional or Google it yourself.

You get one question; after that I'm on the clock.

Actually, it's 1000mg/day. Long term use can cause kidney damage and increase the likelihood of heart attack, stroke, or GI bleeding (it can also cause GI bleeding if taken on an empty stomach). You'd be better off getting clinical advice that doesn't come from an anonymous message board.