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Almost the exact same thing happened to me the first week of August. Was at a bar downtown and had 4-5 drinks over the course of a few hours - nothing to make even a lightweight sick. Have no memory of getting home. Wife found me on the bathroom floor unresponsive and called ambulance. All screening came back negative, BAC was nothing special, and I've come to the same conclusion that someone had to have spiked my drink. I couldn't eat for about a week, and I've never been more miserable. I was with a buddy which may have prevented someone from robbing me or whatever they were hoping to do.
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Austin will never get its shit together. I guess that's part of the charm, but it's not as cute as it was when the town was small.
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YGIFS touched on this, but a big part of the problem is that the killers and many of their victims are First Nations folks. Their own community members have come forward discussing how drugs played a role in all of this, and how drugs and alcohol are a huge problem in their community, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. I think these factors have left the Canadian press and the Canadian Government a bit squishy-brained in their response, as it opens up the discussion as to the underlying cause in a way that makes many Canadians squirm. Canada has been on a heavy hitting campaign for a few years now trying to formally apologize and make amends for the treatment of native people in Canada, but it has largely come in the form of window dressing (e.g. First Nations night on Hockey Night in Canada), as these things so often do. It will be interesting to see if this terrible incident leads to any meaningful action. But these underlying issues are also stymying the discussion to a degree, as no one wants to bring up the elephant in the room.
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When the phrase "nurse fight" comes up, this isn't what immediately comes to mind. Carry on though, please, as this has potential.
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I've never fully trusted anesthesiologists, even the ones who have been friends. They are near the top the list of professions with drug addiction problems for a reason. Most of the anesthesiologists I've met seem a bit "off", drugs or no. Shame on BSW for giving hospital access to someone with this guy's record, but it's not surprising.
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I would spend every waking moment hunting that mother fucker down once I regained consciousness. What a piece of human garbage.
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Flight disrupting assholes Thread of Shame.
Samson's Wig replied to crash_davis's topic in Daily Texan
Seems like more of an anti-apple crusade from some here than anything else. The only people receiving unwanted shit on planes are people who actively set their phones to receive unwanted shit from other people. I don't know why anyone would do that, but the world is clearly full of dumbasses who can still somehow afford to fly (and buy iPhones). Some seem to think these idiots should be protected from themselves. I say let them eat cake dick pics. -
Would you press charges? (incident at middle school)
Samson's Wig replied to Hmbre97's topic in Daily Texan
I'm fascinated by the prison logic of some folks on this thread, but perhaps you're right. I would fight a circle saw if it looked at me funny, from elementary all the way through high school, and that was 100% the best way to put an end to shenanigans like this. When the asshole kids know you'll fight no matter the situation, they tend to eventually leave you alone. but those days are behind us and aggressors hold all the cards now thanks to zero tolerance policies (which seem to not apply to this young woman for some reason). When the kids who behave are left with absolutely no way to defend themselves or take action to stop shit like this, what is left but to involve law enforcement? Snitches get stitches? That shit doesn't work in the current climate. I'm flabbergasted that her ass wasn't kicked out of school immediately, what's the point of most district's zero tolerance policies if they don't enforce them? And that's where visiting her parents might come in handy. A brief conversation with dad about whether he'd like to keep his kid at the same school or have functioning kneecaps (can't have both) might go a long way to putting an end to this. -
Would you press charges? (incident at middle school)
Samson's Wig replied to Hmbre97's topic in Daily Texan
Press charges. No question. I have a son and daughter just a year behind yours in school. I'm scared to death for them regarding middle school next year. I'm even more concerned about how I would handle something like this. The True Detective clip above could easily be me when my blood is up, and fucking with my kids will do that faster than anything else. Whoever this girl is, she likely has parents who are either pieces of shit or complete absentee parents (which is the same thing). Nip that shit in the bud. Another option is for your son to scout out blind spots in the security camera system and return the favor. (Not really, but kinda, no not really...maybe.). That might ensure he's isn't fucked with again though. -
Where are the lists? I would love to help but finding that I'm too stupid to find the links to the wishlists.
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Mexican-American woman in Dallas hates Indian immigrants
Samson's Wig replied to HornPhD's topic in Daily Texan
Nope. In the city limits. They aren't all over 4000 sf, but there are a ton over 3000, with 4+ bedrooms, a pool, a three car garage, etc. Not quite as McMansion feeling as the Dallas suburb vibe, but cut from a similar cloth. I think some of you think the city stops at Mopac. -
Mexican-American woman in Dallas hates Indian immigrants
Samson's Wig replied to HornPhD's topic in Daily Texan
The west side of town is littered with houses like that for about that money. -
Mexican-American woman in Dallas hates Indian immigrants
Samson's Wig replied to HornPhD's topic in Daily Texan
It's all perspective, but that describes what seems like the majority of suburban houses built in the last twenty years, sans perhaps the tennis court. I would have guessed $1.5M in Plano would get you a whole lot more than that house. You could easily buy that house in Austin for that price. Like all the giant ass houses in all the suburbs in Texas and beyond, she likely paid a fuckton less than that zestimate anyway. We're surrounded by homes worth over a million dollars in our neighborhood, but there wasn't one worth over $650k three years ago. Now some are selling for $1.5 or more. Esmi would blame immigrants for the huge spike in prices, but we all know it's the Illuminati shifting their portfolios to real estate after Robin Hood brought retail trading to the masses. -
Mexican-American woman in Dallas hates Indian immigrants
Samson's Wig replied to HornPhD's topic in Daily Texan
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Because youth sports has nothing to do with the kids. It's about the parents and the *community. Can't go a full season with out Friday nights, y'all! *by community I mean the large number of weirdos who don't have kids in sports but who follow high school sports for the "entertainment" value. I'll never understand how watching shitty football is entertaining for anyone not directly connected to one of the players on the field.
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I would have thought that hyper-closeted jocks and frat boys would be a thing of the past in the more permissive culture we now live in.
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I hate to admit it, but I'm pretty sure I'm the one who says and does stupid shit in our house. Outside of the occasional car accident due to the inherent dangers of driving while female, my wife has her shit together way better than I do. I think it's because she didn't go to public school in America, and I did.
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UT may surpass Harvard as the world's richest university
Samson's Wig replied to Hornius Emeritus's topic in Daily Texan
There's that arrogance I referenced. It's shortsighted and complete UT tunnel vision. I get it, but I don't agree with it. Perhaps I'm simpleminded, but you've got your lips planted on your own ass. And your solution to roll fully developed systems under the UT wing, for reasons, (which some goob always brings up in these discussions) is about as simpleminded as it gets. -
UT may surpass Harvard as the world's richest university
Samson's Wig replied to Hornius Emeritus's topic in Daily Texan
Distribution of funds needs to be spread out more in Texas. As cool as it is, on one hand, to be the "richest" university, it's also a bit embarrassing for a public school as it has come at the expense of other Texas schools. Texas (the state) has placed so much emphasis on football rivalries over the last century+ that we haven't created a decent system for educating young Texans. There is entirely too much "fuck 'em" attitude among the state schools, with aggie being the absolute worst about it. From our shitty public elementary schools up to our extremely top heavy public university system, we've fucked up and we'll all pay for it (already are). I know the argument that we should fold the other major publics into the UT system is a common refrain around here, but it's a weak argument founded on the same arrogance that created the problem in the first place. And it's never going to happen, so seeking practical solutions would be nice to see. UT's endowments are large enough to carry all its water, and the athletic department operates in the black (not the case at most schools), so perhaps the solution is to simply go back to properly funding those state schools that rely on tuition revenue to survive. No tweaks to what is happening at UT, just up our game in funding the rest of the state. -
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The destruction of America's public education system
Samson's Wig replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
It really really sucks all around. Between the state fucking with Austin, and Austin leadership tripping over their own dicks at every step, it's getting more and more difficult to justify staying here. But it's been home for so long the thought of leaving isn't a comfortable one. -
The destruction of America's public education system
Samson's Wig replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
I spoke too broadly as nuance doesn't often translate well to message board banter. I would absolutely send my kids to a religious school where religion takes aback seat to the academics, as is the case with the good ones. -
The destruction of America's public education system
Samson's Wig replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
That is true in every school district. I agree completely that recapture is the largest part of AISD's problems, but it will never change. No way will rural and suburban school district reps ever vote to shift that money back where it comes from. -
The destruction of America's public education system
Samson's Wig replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
This topic is a tough one for me. We're are a decidedly nonreligious family so I don't give a flying fuck about my kids attending a religious school. I would never send them to one under any circumstances. But the pandemic seems to be the final nail in the coffin of public schools, especially in the cities. AISD went from just barely hanging on as an "okay" district to becoming a complete failure of an inner city school system during the pandemic. We already pay a fuckton more than the rest of the state in public school tax dollars, only to see our schools become completely worthless. I would rather see that money stay in my hands where I can utilize it on nonprofits that actually help kids rather than the nonsense that happens in Texas now, which is that city tax dollars subsidize million dollar football stadiums in the suburbs. Public schools have failed in Texas, but it's not the fault of charter schools. Charter schools are a symptom. -
I find it fascinating that anyone would claim some sort of moral high ground based on thermostat settings. Setting the thermostat to 75 in one house will not feel remotely the same as setting it to 75 in another house. It's not apples to apples. And if some people prefer to be cooler, or hotter, and are willing to pay for it, then everyone else should fuck off about it. Residential power usage is a gnat on the elephant's ass.
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