Midnight In The Desert

[GravitySucks]

# FFS
# Flashbacks of all that shit stuffed in my head as a kid
# Fire Extinguisher Indeed

# OrPissOnIt

[Rockaria]

Ramona was of Philippine descent.  She was born and raised, in Havvai'i, on Oahu, otherwise know as, Cockroach Island.  Asthma is prevalent there, and loz people smoke, yeah?

Art's chain smoking probably killed Ramona, to be honest. You can't smoke around an asthma sufferer.

[21st Century Man]

so, hell is hot?

It's a dry heat.

[GravitySucks]

Art's chain smoking probably killed Ramona, to be honest. You can't smoke around an asthma sufferer.

She smoked

[Dr. MD MD]

Art's chain smoking probably killed Ramona, to be honest. You can't smoke around an asthma sufferer.

Back in the 70s and 80s people were smoking in hospitals.

[Rockaria]

She smoked

That, too. No hope in hell.

[Catsmile]

Art's chain smoking probably killed Ramona, to be honest. You can't smoke around an asthma sufferer.

# Tell That 2 Ramona who smoked

[Rockaria]

Back in the 70s and 80s people were smoking in hospitals.

I have severe hay fever and asthma and both my childhood doctors smoked in the exam room. Unreal.

[MV/Liberace!]

I have severe hay fever and asthma and both my childhood doctors smoked in the exam room. Unreal.

haha, jeez.  people used to be really dumb in some ways.

[ItsOver]

haha, jeez.  people used to be really dumb in some ways.

Used to be?

[aldousburbank]

Back in the 70s and 80s people were smoking in hospitals.

Back when America was great!

[Dr. MD MD]

I have severe hay fever and asthma and both my childhood doctors smoked in the exam room. Unreal.

Lived through it too. I assume I'll probably die of a similar lung disease some day. The one advantage the doctors told me I had going for me is that I apparently have abnormally large lungs for my stature.

[Catsmile]

I have severe hay fever and asthma and both my childhood doctors smoked in the exam room. Unreal.

# Yeah They've came a long way
# Nao they hand out opiates like candy
# Much better 

[Rockaria]

haha, jeez.  people used to be really dumb in some ways.

One of the doctors was smoking in bed, burned down his house, and died in the fire. The ultimate in dumb.

[Bluejay]

Back when America was great!

[Rockaria]

Lived through it too. I assume I'll probably die of a similar lung disease some day. The one advantage the doctors told me I had going for me is that I apparently have abnormally large lungs for my stature.

I found a great pulmonary specialist who's helped with new meds. Hope you can, too.

[zeebo]

Back in the 70s and 80s people were smoking in hospitals.

And airplanes had those little ashtrays in the armrests.

[Dr. MD MD]

# Yeah They've came a long way
# Nao they hand out opiates like candy
# Much better

[Rockaria]

I'm laughing so hard I'm about to have an asthma attack!

[GravitySucks]

And airplanes had those little ashtrays in the armrests.

Muse Airlines was created in the early 80’s to be the first non-smoking airline flying MD-80’s. I loved that airline.

[Dr. MD MD]

I found a great pulmonary specialist who's helped with new meds. Hope you can, too.

I'm not too bad really. I have meds but hardly ever feel the need to use them. I suppose I'm lucky but that might change one day too. I count my blessings.

[Catsmile]

# LaffOrCry

[albrecht]

haha, jeez.  people used to be really dumb in some ways.

In Tobacco country lots of the hospitals were supported and lots of the jobs (AG and corporate) were from Big Tobacco. I knew someone who was doing his residency and got 'in trouble' for insisting no smoking for his patients and criticized staff for smoking.

[GravitySucks]

It was actually in sync with the music on KYNE

[albrecht]

And airplanes had those little ashtrays in the armrests.

That frequently get fill up with gum, wrappers, etc even before the smoking ban. I sort of miss smoking in theaters. How the smoke can interfere with the projection giving a haunting experience. I recall watching Rocky II and it was like being at a real boxing match. Everyone excited, smoke everywhere, over-crowded theater, folks talking to the screen giving 'advice'etc...

[chefist]

[Theadora]

Havvai'ians are major racists, but only in the best sense of the term.  When you complain to one when they cut ahead of you in line, or try to run you down in their car, as you in pedestrian mode try to cross the street with the light having the right of way, they don't do it out of racism, but only use racism as a defense for their actions.

"Well, you're just a FLICKING haole, anyway!"

More pedestrians are killed in automobile fatalities in Honolulu, than in any other supposed, American city.  Even the news media blames it on the victim; especially the elderly.  Headlines typically read:  "Another elderly person got what's coming to them, by slowing down traffic."  The sad fact is, that If you aren't able to jump out of the way, you're road kill.

What's the big hurry, they're all on an island? You can drive in a straight line, and still end up where you started from.  Most Havvai'ians drive as if they learned how by riding a surf board.

The problem is that there's no real industry in Havvai'i, other than tourism.  Pineapples all went to the cheap labor of The Philippines, and in gentrification of Maui, the immigrants from California objected to field burning after Sugar Cane harvesting. 

The State makes revenue from selling driver's licenses.  If they failed applicants for not passing the tests, they wouldn't be able to sell them car registration.  Besides, the applicants can't read, anyway.  The police ought to be able to make money for the City, by writing tickets, but they only issue them to jaywalkers, and the City won't hire cops with an IQ of over 119.

It's such a vicious, circle.

[Rockaria]

In Tobacco country lots of the hospitals were supported and lots of the jobs (AG and corporate) were from Big Tobacco. I knew someone who was doing his residency and got 'in trouble' for insisting no smoking for his patients and criticized staff for smoking.

I live in N.C.  Smoking was allowed in all government buildings up until around 2003.  My family -- most right-wing, staunch Christians -- has owned tobacco farms here for over 200 years and now sell directly to big pharma for use in meds. Some worked for R.J. Reynolds. The irony is nuts.

[Rockaria]

I'm not too bad really. I have meds but hardly ever feel the need to use them. I suppose I'm lucky but that might change one day too. I count my blessings.

Good deal!

[Taco Bell]

Now all the cool doctors vape.