Things that piss me off (volume VII)
14 years ago
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Kraest What the fuck is up with stoners?
kdbolitho is SEVERELY allergic to weed. When I say SEVERELY, I mean he gets extremely nauseous and starts showing severe fever symptoms when he even SMELLS it. If he walks through a cloud of it and inhales, his throat closes and he needs to be rushed to the hospital for an emergency tracheotomy.
For some reason, stoners seem to think that they can be standing downwind from him by only TWO FEET while smoking a fucking joint, and they'll say, "Oh, don't worry, you won't even smell it" when Kendall and I remind them that he is DEATHLY ALLERGIC to weed. The analogy I gave this evening while walking back from our friends house is that, were I a chef and used rosemary in all of my dishes, if I had a friend over who was allergic to it in the same way Kendall is to weed, I wouldn't say, "Oh, don't worry, you won't even taste it" and put some in there anyway. Even if there's the tiniest bit in there, THEY'LL STILL HAVE A FUCKING REACTION.
Now, stoners, I understand that you are a stoner and you like your weed, but FUCKING JESUS GODDAMNED CHRIST, you can go a couple of hours without it when you invite your friend who is DEATHLY ALLERGIC to weed over to your fucking house! Seriously, I do understand what it's like to be a stoner, because I used to BE one. When I moved in with Kendall, and I smoked weed with a friend on mine, we would go out onto the balcony. When he told me he could still smell it a bit inside, we went to the balcony out by the stairwell. When he told me he could still smell it in the hallway, WE WENT UP TO THE FUCKING ROOF so that he wouldn't smell it and he wouldn't need an emergency room! When I was finished, I immediately ran to the bathroom and changed my clothes, spraying them down with febreeze and axe. I immediately brushed the SHIT out of my teeth and used a SHITLOAD of mouthwash so he wouldn't smell it on my breath. You know what? He still smelled it. Not enough to have a real reaction, but he could still smell it a little bit.
AM I THE ONLY CONSIDERATE STONER IN THE WORLD? Seriously, what the FUCK?! Well, I'm not a stoner anymore, but WAS I the only considerate stoner in the world?
Our friend did all of that tonight, and has done it a few times now. I wanted to start choking him and say, "Oh, do you like this? How does it feel when you can't breathe? Because this is what's going to happen to Kendall if you walk around him while you're smoking a fucking joint!" Then, start choking him harder and say, "Oh, this kind of sucks a bit, doesn't it? Well, THIS is what will happen to Kendall if you KEEP walking circles around him while you're smoking fucking WEED!"
The only reason we still hang around him is because, when he's sober, he's one of the coolest guys we know. He's smart and can hold a good conversation. When he's not, we have to CONSTANTLY remind him that Kendall is ALLERGIC because he keeps fucking OFFERING Kendall his WEED!
Seriously, I know exactly how Kendall feels in this situation, too, because I am deathly allergic to bananas and every type of nut except peanuts, pistachios and coconuts, and yet Kendall's mum and stepdad are always ALWAYS buying me special cereal with nuts and bananas in them!
So, I know how both sides feel, and I have to stick with Kendall on this one, because god damn it, he could fucking DIE.
kdbolitho is SEVERELY allergic to weed. When I say SEVERELY, I mean he gets extremely nauseous and starts showing severe fever symptoms when he even SMELLS it. If he walks through a cloud of it and inhales, his throat closes and he needs to be rushed to the hospital for an emergency tracheotomy. For some reason, stoners seem to think that they can be standing downwind from him by only TWO FEET while smoking a fucking joint, and they'll say, "Oh, don't worry, you won't even smell it" when Kendall and I remind them that he is DEATHLY ALLERGIC to weed. The analogy I gave this evening while walking back from our friends house is that, were I a chef and used rosemary in all of my dishes, if I had a friend over who was allergic to it in the same way Kendall is to weed, I wouldn't say, "Oh, don't worry, you won't even taste it" and put some in there anyway. Even if there's the tiniest bit in there, THEY'LL STILL HAVE A FUCKING REACTION.
Now, stoners, I understand that you are a stoner and you like your weed, but FUCKING JESUS GODDAMNED CHRIST, you can go a couple of hours without it when you invite your friend who is DEATHLY ALLERGIC to weed over to your fucking house! Seriously, I do understand what it's like to be a stoner, because I used to BE one. When I moved in with Kendall, and I smoked weed with a friend on mine, we would go out onto the balcony. When he told me he could still smell it a bit inside, we went to the balcony out by the stairwell. When he told me he could still smell it in the hallway, WE WENT UP TO THE FUCKING ROOF so that he wouldn't smell it and he wouldn't need an emergency room! When I was finished, I immediately ran to the bathroom and changed my clothes, spraying them down with febreeze and axe. I immediately brushed the SHIT out of my teeth and used a SHITLOAD of mouthwash so he wouldn't smell it on my breath. You know what? He still smelled it. Not enough to have a real reaction, but he could still smell it a little bit.
AM I THE ONLY CONSIDERATE STONER IN THE WORLD? Seriously, what the FUCK?! Well, I'm not a stoner anymore, but WAS I the only considerate stoner in the world?
Our friend did all of that tonight, and has done it a few times now. I wanted to start choking him and say, "Oh, do you like this? How does it feel when you can't breathe? Because this is what's going to happen to Kendall if you walk around him while you're smoking a fucking joint!" Then, start choking him harder and say, "Oh, this kind of sucks a bit, doesn't it? Well, THIS is what will happen to Kendall if you KEEP walking circles around him while you're smoking fucking WEED!"
The only reason we still hang around him is because, when he's sober, he's one of the coolest guys we know. He's smart and can hold a good conversation. When he's not, we have to CONSTANTLY remind him that Kendall is ALLERGIC because he keeps fucking OFFERING Kendall his WEED!
Seriously, I know exactly how Kendall feels in this situation, too, because I am deathly allergic to bananas and every type of nut except peanuts, pistachios and coconuts, and yet Kendall's mum and stepdad are always ALWAYS buying me special cereal with nuts and bananas in them!
So, I know how both sides feel, and I have to stick with Kendall on this one, because god damn it, he could fucking DIE.
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Kraest
Murderers (yeah... self-explanatory)
Expensive Doctors (OMG U NO HAZ MONEYZ SOZ BUT I CAN'T SAVE UR LIEF)
Greedy Corporate Bastards (Sure, you're living in a box, but if I don't get this raise taken from your paycheck, I won't be able to buy this new car company I want.)
Again. People are douchebags.
He ended up being courtmartialed and thrown out because my boss crumbled up deoderant into his assigned desk, and the guy never seemed to have any problem with that. But I digress.
While his condition is unfortunate, the sad reality is that the only portion of the world where he can control the air he breathes is in his own home. The rest of the world is going to stink of weed, cigarettes, beer, pastrami, and deoderant no matter what his condition and how serious it may be. He can fuss till he's blue in the face, but stoners by definition don't care about that or much of anything else. So it's pointless to try to make the world safe -- the best one can do is make one's home safe.