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vividsailor92 said:A friend of mine went through this... She couldn't believe they even pulled her over in the first place...
The issue is, she already has a warning on her record from a similar situation (cutting in from the right behind a taxi that was speeding). The cop believed him. He claimed the taxi was ahead, but she was driving too fast. She laughed about it in court, but the judge just called her an idiot. Just an idiot... and then stopped, because she was trying to explain she physically couldn't have been going faster than the car in front of her. Didn't matter. He was right, she got the warning since it was her first offense...
Might be better to just pay the $167 now and save myself the extra legal fees... 😢
Or maybe you should start mastering the art of stalling. Honestly, I'm thinking about it. Here's a link showing how only the cheapskates actually pay their bills on time:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/newsroom/news...68188/index.do True, this is minor—just sales tax—but whether you were "speeding" or not could be interpreted by all sorts of different criteria.
The latest 60 Minutes segment—and honestly, several others lately—has left a lot of people shaken. We’re finally facing a terrifying reality: there are potential killers living among us. Maybe this will actually pressure The Administration to tackle this rot. It’s a sickness of the soul. It’s heavy, it’s messy, and it is incredibly dangerous for everyone nearby. Looking at it from that angle, is it time to make treatment legally mandatory? I'm not talking about a parent or guardian handing someone a pill at home. I mean supervised administration by a doctor or a nurse, similar to how methadone clinics operate. Parents want to believe the best; love often overrides logic. That's just human nature. Usually, parents are the last ones to admit their child is mentally ill, and they refuse to lay the blame on themselves. But look at how we handle addiction: people show up to clinics every single day specifically to get their supervised dose. With schizophrenia, it's different. Most patients deny they're sick—exceptions exist, but they aren't the ones causing chaos—and they reject medication, calling it poison. We've seen the fallout too many times. The voices in their heads say the meds are toxins, and parents, desperate to help, insist they take them, only to end up facing a knife or a bullet. And what happens next? The journalists we shout at, the ones who have been heckled more than once (sometimes rightfully so), are really the only ones doing the work to bring awareness to the dangers of untreated schizophreniait.
Huge congrats to Taylor Walker59. Dropping 44 kg isn't some small feat—anyone who’s managed to shed 30 or more knows exactly how much grit that takes. We aren't doing too bad ourselves. For me, the weight slipped away through writing everything down and counting calories. No deprivation here; I eat everything, even chocolate. The only rule is if you overdo it one meal, you have to scale back later in the day to balance it out. My limit was 1500 kcal, though most days I hovered around 1200-1300. It’s honestly hard to believe how much food you can whip up using a mountain of vegetables and just a small piece of meat while staying under a few hundred calories. That still leaves room for fruit or a little indulgence. It's a shame so many people push back against the idea of counting calories. There really isn't a healthier way to eat for the body or the soul.👍 👍 👍
Still on that diet, Mark Stewart4? Are you up in Labin right now? 🙂
😘 There are way more cases of schizophrenia going unrecorded than we realize. It’s not some terminal death sentence. Maybe it’s more of a state of mind—a struggle to fit into one's surroundings. Family support helps immensely, especially if they can actually earn that person's trust. Once you have that, you slowly teach them that jealousy is a destructive trait, or how to genuinely love people instead of just performing for them. You can't snap at every moment of suspicion; that's just part of the illness. And then there are the auditory hallucinations—those sounds or voices in their head. You have to explain that those are symptoms too. It's heartbreaking when patients refuse their medication. Usually, their intelligence is perfectly intact—often quite high—it's just pointed in the wrong direction. These individuals need purpose. Anything. If they don't care for sketching, maybe they can tend a small garden; give them that nudge. No garden? Then indoor plants. Anything to provide a sense of responsibility and the satisfaction of work. They aren't impossible people, nor do they all belong in a psychiatric ward. They are just sensitive souls in need of guidance. They feel love and hate just as deeply as anyone else. I'm using quotes on purpose when I say "healthy"—in my experience, there are plenty of broken people among the "sane." I have a close family member dealing with this; with enough effort and willpower, life can be good. Though, I'll admit, I occasionally reach for a sedative myself. It isn't always easy. But then again, is it easy for someone who is paralyzed? Or blind? Every illness brings its own set of burdens to the individual and the family. This isn't even the worst of it.
The fear of doctors is also a massive hurdle. Patients often feel like the doctor just made up the diagnosis out of thin air. Suddenly, the doctor becomes enemy number one. What works is a physician who meets them for coffee—just a casual chat where the patient doesn't even realize they're being evaluated. Unfortunately, those kinds of empathetic doctors are rare. Most are stuck-up types who won't "lower themselves" to meet a patient on their level, insisting on bringing them into a clinic, sometimes by force. That's a mistake; it achieves nothing. Are mental health professionals really that afraid of their own patients? Yet they tell the rest of us there's nothing to fear. 😠
A MESSAGE TO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Will any of you consider the suggestion of home visits? Just sitting down for a coffee and talking in an environment where the patient feels safe and normal? I truly believe that is the superior approach for these individuals.