Now I'm paranoid

[Jstpssng]

So many accidents happen when people are tired. Not a good idea to try to do that last whatever it is with a power tool or tractor when its just about quitting time.

Amen. Nearly every dumb thing I've done starts with "I was tired."
The rest of them start with "There was this woman"...

 

[MTGreen]

In the immortal words of the bard: This way lies madness...

Everything in life involves some level of risk: driving, walking out your front door, taking a shower, just existing involves a remote chance of getting hit by random debris from space, etc. Taken to absurdity, one could go to the extreme of spending one's life in a bunker Faraday cage with padded walls and a gas mask hanging around one's neck at all times in an attempt to minimize risk. However, I can't imagine that would be good for one's mental health, happiness, or well-being.

I think one has to become comfortable with accepting a certain level of risk in order to be reasonably content in life. Reasonable choices taking reasonable precautions seems the order of the day for most people.

As an aside, it does seem that "reasonable precautions" for my generation growing up is entirely unreasonable for the current kids. Things like playing in sandboxes now suddenly causes silicosis, 1 infant car seat now requires 3 separate car seats, and riding a bicycle now requires a helmet or the parents are negligent, etc. come to mind. It seems like "reasonable precautions" is a societally defined moving target over time

 

[lman]

Amen. Nearly every dumb thing I've done starts with "I was tired."
The rest of them start with "There was this woman"...

I've known some people that have done some really dumb things when they're drunk or drugged.

 

[scootr]

I've known some people that have done some really dumb things when they're drunk or drugged.

Who? Not me - no. Never.

 

[Eagle1]

I've known some people that have done some really dumb things when they're drunk or drugged.

Hold my Beer........

 

[tacticalturnip]

Drink in one hand while smoking your daily carton of unfiltered Marlboroughs

I miss unfiltered cigarettes.

 

[Torvy]

I miss unfiltered cigarettes.

Had a friend that only smoked unfiltered Pall Mall. I wonder if he is still alive...thanks for the reminder, I'll need to search the web for him.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Had a friend that only smoked unfiltered Pall Mall. I wonder if he is still alive...thanks for the reminder, I'll need to search the web for him.

Pall Mall, did it even have flavor?

When I was in Afghanistan I spent time on a French FOB and had access to unfiltered Lucky Strikes, I bought them in bulk when I left to another FOB. If they'd of been available in the States it would have made quitting a lot harder.

I really liked them.

 

[bigtiller]

LSMFT

 

[scootr]

Camel rags in my youth. Cigarillos in midlife. I quit smoking about 25 yrs ago