Marriage - is it really worth it?

Still got nothing, eh?

Geeez!! You mugs gonna go round and round again???

What are you wanting me to comment on?

You can admit your disappointment when you realized you couldn't come back with some canned, overgeneralized bullshit about the earning power of pot heads. You may be too much of a coward to reveal anything personal, but your predictable pettiness comes through loud and clear.

Well what need is there for me to say it, when you say it for me so eloquently?

What will affect your earning potential is when you get caught for possession, jailed, and then have to explain to your employer why you're missing work.

Another interesting question would be how much of your annual take-home pay goes to drugs?

So far, all we know is that Flashlight talks to druggies and ex-cons on a daily basis. That's it.

Uncle Albert isn't the type to get caught for possession, and there are plenty of people like him out there. The only pheasible way I see him getting busted is if someone who collected scraps of his personal information narced on him. That or they called his employer to tell them that such and such is smoking pot.

What makes you so sure?

Does Uncle Albert here = Trekbbs Prince Albert?

I agree. Even still, if you call the police, what will you say? They can't take stuff like that serious. And the employer part, they can't go with that either unless its a report from a co-worker. But even the squealer could be trouble if it doesn't go right.

So I say....not much to worry about. Also first time possession for small amounts don't amount to jail time.

Perhaps Firebug is capable of seeing people-even pot heads - as individuals, and realizes that not all of them can be judged by the lowest common denominators you so transparently hold up as the norm because you think it makes you sound less full of shit? Maybe he doesn't share the character flaw that renders him unable to acknowledge the very real existence of people who can enjoy the occasional bowl or bottle of beer without destroying themselves and everyone around them?

Because I know the type.

He keeps to himself, and doesn't bother anyone else unless bothered. He is content to just do his thing and that doesn't draw attention. At least, this is what I have discerned from my observations.

No.

Far too honest an assessment for the Red Room. Are you sure you know where you are?

Didn't you know? I'm the narcotics kingpin of the midwest.

A woman awoke during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She went downstairs looking for him. He was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appeared to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She saw tears rolling from his eyes as he sipped his coffee.

"What's the matter with you, my dear? Why are you down here at this time of the night?" she asked.

"Do you remember twenty years ago when we were dating and you were only 16?" he asked.

"Yes, I do," she replied.

"Do you remember when your father caught us while dating?"

"Yes, I do remember," she replied.

"Do you remember when he shoved that shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter or spend twenty years in jail?'"

"Yes, I do," she said, getting a little teary-eyed herself at his fond recollection.

He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "You know... I would have been released today."

Oh right, how could I forget. What I meant to say was:

I speculate that UA is his cover name and MRSA is his partner in crime, they sell all manner of drugs out of their home in Nebraska- which is also a cover since they own large fields for the marijuana crops hidden behind the veil of rows of corn. He also has regular dealings with Columbians and the Flow farm in Oklahoma is another front where they commit some of the shady dealings. He is also the kingpin of a toy dog breed fighting ciruit and MRSA's little cutey is really a bloodthirsty killer.

Hmmm....random unanounced piss tests at work. Or maybe some idiot drops a box on UA head and he is rushed to the hospital and his employer gets a urine sample because it happened on the job.

Neighbor with a sensitive nose smells it and calls the cops, who happen to be a block away so it's no trouble checking him out.

And unless he grows his own, he has to get it from somebody - is that somebody a cop? Can you guarantee they are not?

But these are just ways people I know get busted. His situation could be none of the above.

On the rare occasions when I do partake, the only person I get it from is a close friend I've known since grade school, and when I use it, I bake it into brownies so that everyone can enjoy the baked goodness without smelling like it. Just to make sure no one comes snooping, I usually cook it on our property out in the everglades. Five acres is a long way for a waft of cooking weed to travel (I hope).

On the whole, I'd say I don't really think I'll get caught

Though pretty random, this is the most likely of the alternatives. I seriously doubt he would go to jail, though. His work would probably offer to let him keep his job, though they'd make him undergo drug treatment. I don't think he likes this job enough to comply. He'd probably just find a different job.

I only wish we had good enough weed that a neighbor could smell it that far away.

I can 100% guarantee that she is not a cop.

Honestly, he is VERY cautious about it. I'm way more likely to get in trouble than him. He doesn't smoke and drive. He doesn't smoke before or during work. He doesn't even smoke in the living room, just in case someone would smell it. I am far less cautious.

No, no - I'm saying your next door neighbor smells it, and when the dispatcher needs somebody a cop happens to be in the area (I myself have about a half-dozen living in my close vicinity, plus routine on-the-job patrols) so they come a calling within about a minute of the call.

You smoke and drive? I thought you were smarter than that Mrs. A

I like you Mrs. A. You're a nice person. Don't do drugs.

Rather that than using a cell phone! I love the way cell phoners go around a corner - all herky-jerky and erratic. Those folks should be flogged.

Anyway, she's not alone it appears...

Cars are now being made with built-in Bluetooth ports. I imagine they can come in handy.

Can a cop come into your home on someone else's word that they smell pot? What can they do if they search your home and find a small amount of it? Can they take you to jail for smoking in your own home? Elwood?

Jeezerewski W. Christ..... the terrorists have won.

I do.

Have you ever had one drink at dinner and then drove yourself home? I don't get so high I can't keep my eyes open and then drive, just like I wouldn't get wasted on alcohol and then drive. Everything in moderation.

The cop can knock on your door, and when you open it he can claim to smell the pot, giving him probable cause to search the home.

They can arrest you and take you to jail.

Yes.