Texas.... biblical plaque...
Seems fitting
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lord of the flies, lord beezlebub has finally returned.
Grand Pappy Nurgle is sending his love to Texas.
Is that, like, when you haven't been to the dentist in years and never floss?
Sorry, my education came from books approved by Texas
Bless your heart.
I know a few people who have more plaque than teeth. I always want to say something, but it always seems like it'd be rude so I don't.
The plaque isn't really the problem though (well it might be to their dental health but that's on them). It's the breath. I can't stand within 5ft without gagging. Like they're cool people otherwise, and I feel bad that it's so bad, but it literally smells like week old roadkill being near them.
Maybe some flesh eating flies can help here? Put them on the plaque and see if they eat it. The whole "larvae corkscrewing into the flesh" bit might lead to some cavities, but hopefully someone can get that piece under control, and worst case it'll help the dentist prepare for any necessary fillings I guess.
Maybe this will get rid of some Texans.
We're not all terrible.
I’ll let you know when I meet one who isn’t.
Not all of us ended up here by choice.
I mean, you can walk out that door and keep walking.
That presumes much about my financial situation.
Do they make you pay to walk in Texas?
I'd prefer to drive my belongings out of this hellhole.
You choose not to leave.
You quit your job, cancel your lease, and live on the streets in downtown NY. Do it. Show us all how easy it is to do.
When you do, come back and reply, and I'll give you the upvotes you deserve.
Downtown NY? Why would anyone want to make that their destination? Also, why does one have to be on the street? They can get a job.
I think you assume it’s Texas or the Streets, which is just funny
Downtown NY? Why would anyone want to make that their destination? Also, why does one have to be on the street?
Well someone who can't afford a home out of state would presumably need somewhere to live until then, and there tend to be better resources in cities than in rural towns.
They can get a job.
Clearly you've never needed to search for one. Consider yourself lucky.
I think you assume it’s Texas or the Streets, which is just funny
I still don't see your attempt to prove this wrong. Lets see you make a cross-state move to somewhere better with almost nothing in the bank. Show us all how it's done. I'm the random internet stranger, and I'm now issuing you the same challenge you gave to them.
And go ... where? With no income lined up. Must be nice to have the financial stability to just do an interstate move on a whim.
So you’re saying that you have no skills that can be used outside of Texas?
I never said whim… but, keep making excuses not to leave Texas…. Like I’ve been saying.
I don't know why you're presuming to know a fucking thing about my situation. I have skills, but they're in journalism and coding, which aren't exactly growth fields at the moment. I also need contract work instead of full-time to avoid severe garnishment from Covid debt. And my van gets 6 mpg.
If you want to wire me $5,000, I can easily get out of Texas and park somewhere else for a few months, but your starting point is so far from reality that it appears your only interest is in victim blaming.
I have $19 to my name. That's my fucking excuse.
it does not take $5000 in gasoline to exit Texas. In fact, you could probably make it to Portland Oregon on a third of that. I realize that is significantly more than $19, But since you live in your home, you can do it a step at a time
Getting to Portland would run about $2,000 in diesel. I didn't look it up just now, but that's been on the list for a while, as my college roommate lives with his dad across the river. That's scarcely the only cost, and then the job search still relies on networking, so it's tuna and bologna sandwiches (separately, of course). I'd not look forward to I-5 in this anyway.
You're being patronizing and unnecessarily contrarian, so I'm going to disengage.
Your college roommate and his father live in Vancouver? So, you would not be entirely alone in a new city? That sounds like a good solution.
Perhaps you should get a job, let them garnish The maximum 25% by federal law and save up $2000. Ironically it seems like Texas might have laws in place preventing anyone from garnishing you.
You're spending an awful lot of time coming up with as many excuses as possible for why someone's direct experience must be wrong and therefore ignored. This is incredibly selfish. All in defense of being an antagonistic asshole to people based wholly on their geographic location, at that.
Maybe you ought to spend some time looking at yourself instead. Would do the world a lot more good than your current strategy of being condescending to homeless people.
I’m condescending to everyone, don’t get excited.
So the gloves are off. Come back in a week in a better mood.