06-21-2010, 21:39
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Something to think about...
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“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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06-21-2010, 22:51
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Damn Sir - I now dread my next ER page...one of my biggest fears, is being called to the ER.... to find a family member involved in a deadly MVA...
Thanks for posting though, just sent it to my daughter...
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06-22-2010, 07:29
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NY
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This should be shown in every high school in America, and then figure out a way to show it at every college in America.
Eye opening to say the least. Great post.
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06-22-2010, 08:07
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...also a reminder to be grateful for the medics, paramedics and EMT's that have signed up to respond to these incidents. They do great work in the field.
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06-22-2010, 08:46
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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06-22-2010, 10:01
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northern California by way of Houston, TX
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That was indeed, the best DD video I have ever seen. After a long battle with alcohol, I have been sober for 16 years. Many, many nights I drove drunk. Others (meaning anybody and everybody on the road with me) were lucky that I did not kill them. I am still beating myself up for drinking and driving, it helps keep me sober.
The good news is that 14 year old son, after hearing my stories and seeing how alcohol has affected other members of the extended family (I have drunk-in-laws) he hates alcohol and thinks that the drink and drugs are the root of all evil.
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06-22-2010, 13:27
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Great Video!!
Impressive video Richard!
Brings to mind the countless hours, mostly the wee hours, I've spent in the ER, ICU, and OR dealing with alcohol/substance mediated tragic events. These events always seemed to defy reason! Even more difficult to appreciate are the repeat events involving the same person under the influence.
The true picture of substance altered behavior includes domestic abuse, firearms "mishaps", assaults of all kinds, and a variety of pure criminal behavioral events. For each substance related event, DUI, DWI, assault, crime, there are hundreds of near misses. The economic toll is massive, as is the emotional toll. Each time a substance abuser uses, it affects no less than twenty people for starters.
While impressive as this video is, the power of addiction and abuse is such that little impact will be made on the user/abuser/addict. The best analogy I can think of is the idea that locks keep honest people honest.
FWIW, some of the most comfortable/peaceful people I have known, are those who have come to "grips" with a terminal illness, and those with a solid recovery program.
Be well Z06!!
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