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Try discussing religion with family members that hold different views than you...... That is cause you disagree about politics you're going to hell. Disagree about religion and you're going to Hell. :thumbsup: :tongue: I must be missing something, because it seems as if HY is going to Hell no matter what he talks about... :ermm: That really shouldn't come as much of a surprise. :) I mean, after all, all my evil ways....... Windows and doors rattle when I walk into Churches...... :D It may have just been the trucks going by outside, but, I don't think so. :D

Try discussing religion with family members that hold different views than you......

I have tried to quit many times..... Drugs, patches, gum, hypnosis, the whole nine yards...... most of the drugs had some rather rude side effects.... patches/gum give me some TRULY well structured nightmares....... I got tired of waking up in a cold sweat, screaming.... Oddly enough, my wife didn't much care for it either. :D I tried to quit 'cold turkey', and after two days, my wife bought me a pack, threw them at me, and said: "Here, smoke these, you are too much of an asshole without them."....... I missed a golden opportunity when I was in basic training.... Didn't get a smoke break for a week.... Should have quit then, but, the smokers got more breaks than non-smokers...... (this was back in the 80's.) I have been smoking too many years.... I am quite thoroughly addicted.. And it isn't necessarily about 'getting high', it is more about getting used to the endorphins nicotine releases, and you miss them when they aren't there...... badly. I have cut back quite a bit on my smoking..... still smoke though. I spend less than 20 bucks a month on it..... so, vaping is actually more expensive..... I am going to die from something else stupid anyway, so, not really worried about cancer.

Could ask one of the moderators to forward a message for you? Looking over your content, I don't really see any reason to block you..... but, some folks have thinner skin than others.... and don't take kindly to suggestions.....

There are a LOT fewer smokers now, than there were back when I was a teen....... Although, you would never guess that by the number of tobacco shops around here..... (they sell vaping supplies as well.) Yeah....we watch a great deal of Adult Swim in the house...and just about every commercial break there us an anti-smoking teen ad..paid in part by the tobacco companies lol. I honestly *knock on wood* may hopefully dodged a bullet with lung cancer. I had a trache to breath (little tube in your neck) from 6 to 15. And my parents both smoked every day around me. I think if I got something my Dad wouldn't be able to take it. Of course none of us wore seatbelts either but still. @The Materson- Yep..when you work in a treatment facility you learn all that. I worked both long-term and short-term detox and treatment. Sure met some interesting and wonderful people...sad though. I knew a woman that was a heroin addict (and she was old-surprisingly old to a heroin addict.) She had lost the tips of three fingers cause she just couldn't stop. They ask her once why she didn't do crack and she claimed (to much sad laughter) that "that s***'s bad for you!" She finally lost to the heroin. They say weed is a gateway drug...if it is then cigarettes are also. First it is that then a bit of beer then.... I know all my friends in high school took great glee at smoking right before first period and being a bit high. People forget that nicotine is a DRUG as is alcohol. I will never understand how so many Americans can make the excuses they do to refuse to see that. Personally (and this is a whole other debate) I would rather it be all legal, controlled and the crap taxed out of it. Then you can pour that cash onto treatment, mental health treatment ( just about everyone I ever met in treatment self-medicated with the stuff) and domestic violence. The side bonus, like during Prohibition..you get rid of that and the violence goes way down. But again I digress.... Exactly my position on the whole thing. The "war on drugs" is obviously a losing battle. At least if it was all legal, they would actually have the money to set up, and run the treatment centers properly. Think that would go a long way toward relieving some of the problems. Marijuana being a schedule one drug is also farking ludicrous...... Worse than coke? Crack? Etc??? Seriously? You KNOW that was a political decision.

There are a LOT fewer smokers now, than there were back when I was a teen....... Although, you would never guess that by the number of tobacco shops around here..... (they sell vaping supplies as well.)

Its likely memory issues on your GPU. Time for a new one...... (unless it's under warranty?)

Have a look in your C:\Users\yourusername\documents\my games\skyrim folder. Look for something relating to editor ini. Make sure it isn't set to read only.

Try using something like CCleaner to clean the registry. Might be some lingering settings giving you grief. What operating system?

DriverAgent is considered malware by a fair few sites...... SDI, on the other hand, is a tool I use at work, and it works great for pretty much everything EXCEPT video drivers. (unless you have intel integrated graphics, for those, it's fine.) I use this little program at work, (PC Tech) and love it. :D

The world, To include cities, dungeons, whathaveyou, are all generated when the game is installed. The game engine uses algorithms and such to produce the locations. Daggerfall wasn't just the province of Daggerfall, it was all of the continent. You could fast travel to different cities/provinces from the in-game map.

Friend of mine makes hash oil out of his pot that he grows (legally), and puts that in the tank. Holy Smoke...... :D This just made me think of the Camberwell Carrot! Ok, that's an interesting reference. :) Never heard of that one before. (Yes, I looked it up. :D )

Friend of mine makes hash oil out of his pot that he grows (legally), and puts that in the tank. Holy Smoke...... :D

Among other things........ :D

I will avoid bringing up the topic myself, but, if it does come up, I will voice my opinions, and pretty much leave it at that.... Of course, most of my friends and I are on the same page anyway...... I avoid the topic with my parents like it is radioactive.... We do NOT share the same views. :D

Say WHAT???? You mean, quitting cigarettes didn't bring your HAIR back??? Damn. Simply not worth it then. I still hear rumors of just as many rude, nasty chemicals in the liquids, as there are in regular cigarettes... Know anything about that?

Why would anyone want to attract flies? (maybe we should start a new thread for that?) :D

My biggest complaint with his campaign promises was where he said the public would have a chance to review/comment on bills in congress before they came up for a vote. It was a nice idea, and he even started doing it, but then, it just kinda fell by the wayside, and it stopped happening. He also promised jobs. Which I don't see. Granted, he was elected just as our economy was going to hell in a hand basket..... but, the 'massive growth' he implied never did materialize. His handling of Syria was woefully shortsighted, and continues to be. His foreign policy (apologist in chief?) ain't the best either..... Obamacare has turned into a nightmare, and broken almost every promise that was made about it. VA healthcare still sucks. Many, many issues with his presidency. But, that isn't anything new either. One thing I DO know, I most certainly do NOT want Hilary on the follow through...... But, this is so far off-topic as to be in another friggin' galaxy. :D

Oh, that's cute. I was deliberately not taking sides in a race I don't have a horse in. My point was that both sides in this debate are up on moral high-horses trying to save us from nonexistent problems. If the past couple of years have taught us anything it is that the left wing can be just as dogmatic and intolerant as the worst of the moral majority. -A Pretty much how I feel. I have no love loss for the leadership of the right, but the leadership of the left is no friend to the transgender community, either. They are like the politicians who start wars from the convenient comfort of their cocktail parties and then send others out to get tore up in the fighting. They will be unaffected by any of this, but the transgender community who was not even on the rights radar screen are now, ground zero for an irritation bomb that we did not ask for or use. I'm not a liberal or a conservative, because they both are pretty much the same. They want to fight the so-called "Good Fight" for the rest of eternity instead of coming to a meeting of the minds that would benefit all. I'm a progressive and I know one thing for sure. Society can't progress unless we all move foreword together and neither of these groups want that because they will loose what they truly desire and that is the control over the people who think they need them to get anywhere. The right isn't holding the transgender community down. The right is reacting to the lefts sinister little shell game. They want to change the narrative from their unpopular candidate and the fact they just screwed over their own constituents by sabotaging Bernie Sanders run for Hillary clinton. They needed to get that out of the minds of the college kids they disfranchised by their own tyranny and replace it with a fabricated issue that served no purpose but to alleviate their self inflicted wounds. Trump and Clinton will go down in history as the two most disliked candidates to ever via for the office. I couldn't care less for either of them, but I litteraly dispise those who used the transgender community as a red herring. It shows just how much they really care about any of us. Politicians only care about your vote. They will say whatever it takes to get you to vote for them. They will sell their souls to the devil to get enough money to make sure their message gets out. Of course, once elected, nothing of what they promised ever comes about....... at least, not in a way that you would appreciate. Obama promised 'hope and change'..... and here we are, all hoping for some more change....... as what we have now really isn't what any of us really wanted. Well, except maybe, for the rich folks.

They have to be allowed to make those changes though, and they are not, or made highly implausible, a lot of the time. I suppose if one has never been in or have close ties to someone in such a situation it can be very hard to see the disparity and desperation. The fact still remains, blame or no blame, that people do not start on an equal playing field, some people have to do a lot more to get to the same place. Hell, isn't that what American politics is all about these days. People are demanding change. If they don't get it you can guarantee the problems supposedly isolated to 'black communities' will become increasingly wide-spread as more people fall through the net. In no way shape or form am I saying this is a easy situation to solve, and it certainly can't be done by any 'individual' community on it's own. That is the whole point of 'integration' or 'civilisation' or whatever you want to call it. Of course who integrates with who is also something that begs questioning but it is what it is so maybe that is another discussion... but yes, I agree poor behaviour and bad form in all parts of government and society at large have perpetuated issues that may have been easier to mend in the past, into completely new territory that creates a viscous spiral where there are fewer and fewer winners. Sometimes, I think that is actually what the plan is...... Our government continues to do things that undermine the 'american dream', making it unattainable for 95% of the population..... We see policies that favor the rich, at the expense of everyone else, not just the poor communities...... We are headed rapidly toward self-destruction....... People can see it, they can talk about it, but the underlying policies do not change, and we continue on our downward trend, at an ever-increasing pace...... Somethings gotta give.... and I don't think its going to be a pretty picture when it does.

I think that's a matter of perspective. Personally, I don't want my granddaughter asking my why that 'lady' over there has somethin' swingin' between her legs. Nor do I want some perv/pedo using it as a cover, so he can go into the girls bathroom and get his rocks off. In all reality, in many ways, I agree with the law, use the bathroom for the physical sexual characteristics that you have. If you have the twig and berries, use the mens/boys room. Why is that so hard for people to get? If the choice is between explaining the facts of life to kids, or forcing many or most transgenders to embarrass themselves in public restrooms, imo NC's law has no chance of surviving legal challenges. It's already partially failed its first test. As for public sex and assault etc, as mentioned, dozens and probably hundreds of state and federal laws already prohibit these activities. Also as mentioned, no protection is afforded to the public by NC's law because no enforcement provisions are contained in it. Enforcement is therefore impossible (surprise surprise) and I doubt the state is planning to install birth certificate nannies in all public restrooms. So NC's law amounts to legal harrassment for transgenders and nothing else. If larger groups are ostensibly already protected, why are folks rights being violated by having some perv/pedo in the wrong restroom? I don't recall reading anywhere you have a right to not be embarrassed. If you are male, use the men's room. That is what it is for. I am seriously tired of society pandering to the least common denominator. If you are uncomfortable with the equipment you were born with, don't use a public restroom. There is zero reason to put everyone else in an uncomfortable position, because someone has delusions of being the other sex. We have become far to politically correct for our own good. I think the world will be a much better place when our society finally implodes on itself from such idiotic behavior. Has it ever occured to you that this did not come from the transgender community. It came from the Government and a desperate left wing. There was a need for a new cause that would excite the Democratic base and send them to the poles. Hillary Clinton is about as interesting as a moose booger . That's why she couldn't put Sanders away and the powers that be knew that. That's why the DNC had to go after Sanders, but they couldn't get his supporters unless they could give them a cause to rally around and since Gay Marriage was off the table, they pulled this out of their hat. The right bite like a trainedfish on their line with this NC thing and the media pounced on them right on cue. WAll Lah, we have a contrivercy and something for the left and the right to rally around. The authors of this rediculious feasile are hoping that the Republican's will stay hom because they don't like Trup and Hillary will kill him in the poles. This is not going to exist after the elections because the Government only wants to use the transgender community as it uses the illegal alien community. Why don't you think we haven't fixed our imigration? It is because if the Government fixed it they would have less issues to demonize others in the eyes of their constituents. So the dems are organizing the LBGT community to protest, etc? Hhhhmmm....... Not sure I buy into that one...... They don't just get the lgbt community. They get all those who live for the right to demonize the right in every way known to man. You've got to understand. the mating call of social activists are the sound of prejudice, even that which is fabricated. Why do you think so many instances of racism are being found everywhere.. It's being looked for everywhere by those people who think if they find it, it will validate their ideals. We are being played by the elites on this one. Well, that wouldn't be anything new under the sun. It will be interesting to see how many of these issues disappear after the election..... I would not be surprised in the least to see your suspicions validated. :D Don't have that much longer to wait either. Quite frankly, I will be happy when it's over and done with. (and then my nephew will stop spouting on about how obama is going to declare martial law, skip the elections, and declare himself dictator.... or whatever..... :D) It's strange what people think when they are told what to believe and despise the opposition enough to know in their heart of hearts that they would do such a thing. I don't just despise the opposition. I despise BOTH parties. :) Neither one has the best interests of america in mind, only their own best interests. In all reality, I would like to be able to vote "none of the above", and when that category wins, they all go home, and we start over. I will watch the news, and I tend to gather viewpoints from both sides of the aisle, and a few other places as well, and form my own opinions. Some would say that I am prejudiced, or bigoted. That is likely true, and ya know what? I just don't have a problem with that. :) Mainly because the terms have been overused so much, as to be pretty much meaningless. At worst, it simply implies that you have a differing opinion than the person assigning those labels. As for the discussion at hand, I think I am pretty much done here. I have made my points, even though there are a few that refuse to see them. We have different opinions/perspectives on things. That does not come as a surprise. I am not going to convince anyone to change their views, nor is anyone going to convince me to change mine. It was an interesting intellectual exercise, which I suppose, is really the point here....... In closing, let me just say, that I really couldn't care less about someones lifestyle. How you live your life is your business, and no one elses, so long as no one is violating others rights/space, and using it as a stage for their cause, it just doesn't matter to me. Try and shove it down my throat, and yes, I AM going to have issues with it. Ya all have fun. :)

Assigning blame solves nothing, it just perpetuates the problem. Instead of focusing on whose fault it is, the black community should be looking for solutions. A better way of doing things. Blaming 'whitey' for all their problems is both inaccurate, and unproductive. Of course, one of the things that have been lost in this country, and NOT just by the black community, is personal responsibility. No one is responsible for their own actions. It is always someone elses fault. I am fed up with the excuses for poor behavior, and blaming everyone else for problems that most of those folks have brought upon themselves. It doesn't matter what ANYONE outside the community does, it won't improve a damn thing within the community. The community itself MUST stand up, take responsibility, and then take steps to improve itself. No outside effort, especially by 'whitey', will have any good effect at all, if it is forced upon them from outside. Change comes from within, and unless/until these communities step up to the plate, nothing will change. Which is EXACTLY what I expect to happen. Nothing.

I think that's a matter of perspective. Personally, I don't want my granddaughter asking my why that 'lady' over there has somethin' swingin' between her legs. Nor do I want some perv/pedo using it as a cover, so he can go into the girls bathroom and get his rocks off. In all reality, in many ways, I agree with the law, use the bathroom for the physical sexual characteristics that you have. If you have the twig and berries, use the mens/boys room. Why is that so hard for people to get? If the choice is between explaining the facts of life to kids, or forcing many or most transgenders to embarrass themselves in public restrooms, imo NC's law has no chance of surviving legal challenges. It's already partially failed its first test. As for public sex and assault etc, as mentioned, dozens and probably hundreds of state and federal laws already prohibit these activities. Also as mentioned, no protection is afforded to the public by NC's law because no enforcement provisions are contained in it. Enforcement is therefore impossible (surprise surprise) and I doubt the state is planning to install birth certificate nannies in all public restrooms. So NC's law amounts to legal harrassment for transgenders and nothing else. If larger groups are ostensibly already protected, why are folks rights being violated by having some perv/pedo in the wrong restroom? I don't recall reading anywhere you have a right to not be embarrassed. If you are male, use the men's room. That is what it is for. I am seriously tired of society pandering to the least common denominator. If you are uncomfortable with the equipment you were born with, don't use a public restroom. There is zero reason to put everyone else in an uncomfortable position, because someone has delusions of being the other sex. We have become far to politically correct for our own good. I think the world will be a much better place when our society finally implodes on itself from such idiotic behavior. Has it ever occured to you that this did not come from the transgender community. It came from the Government and a desperate left wing. There was a need for a new cause that would excite the Democratic base and send them to the poles. Hillary Clinton is about as interesting as a moose booger . That's why she couldn't put Sanders away and the powers that be knew that. That's why the DNC had to go after Sanders, but they couldn't get his supporters unless they could give them a cause to rally around and since Gay Marriage was off the table, they pulled this out of their hat. The right bite like a trainedfish on their line with this NC thing and the media pounced on them right on cue. WAll Lah, we have a contrivercy and something for the left and the right to rally around. The authors of this rediculious feasile are hoping that the Republican's will stay hom because they don't like Trup and Hillary will kill him in the poles. This is not going to exist after the elections because the Government only wants to use the transgender community as it uses the illegal alien community. Why don't you think we haven't fixed our imigration? It is because if the Government fixed it they would have less issues to demonize others in the eyes of their constituents. So the dems are organizing the LBGT community to protest, etc? Hhhhmmm....... Not sure I buy into that one...... They don't just get the lgbt community. They get all those who live for the right to demonize the right in every way known to man. You've got to understand. the mating call of social activists are the sound of prejudice, even that which is fabricated. Why do you think so many instances of racism are being found everywhere.. It's being looked for everywhere by those people who think if they find it, it will validate their ideals. We are being played by the elites on this one. Well, that wouldn't be anything new under the sun. It will be interesting to see how many of these issues disappear after the election..... I would not be surprised in the least to see your suspicions validated. :D Don't have that much longer to wait either. Quite frankly, I will be happy when it's over and done with. (and then my nephew will stop spouting on about how obama is going to declare martial law, skip the elections, and declare himself dictator.... or whatever.....:D)

I think that's a matter of perspective. Personally, I don't want my granddaughter asking my why that 'lady' over there has somethin' swingin' between her legs. Nor do I want some perv/pedo using it as a cover, so he can go into the girls bathroom and get his rocks off. In all reality, in many ways, I agree with the law, use the bathroom for the physical sexual characteristics that you have. If you have the twig and berries, use the mens/boys room. Why is that so hard for people to get? If the choice is between explaining the facts of life to kids, or forcing many or most transgenders to embarrass themselves in public restrooms, imo NC's law has no chance of surviving legal challenges. It's already partially failed its first test. As for public sex and assault etc, as mentioned, dozens and probably hundreds of state and federal laws already prohibit these activities. Also as mentioned, no protection is afforded to the public by NC's law because no enforcement provisions are contained in it. Enforcement is therefore impossible (surprise surprise) and I doubt the state is planning to install birth certificate nannies in all public restrooms. So NC's law amounts to legal harrassment for transgenders and nothing else. If larger groups are ostensibly already protected, why are folks rights being violated by having some perv/pedo in the wrong restroom? I don't recall reading anywhere you have a right to not be embarrassed. If you are male, use the men's room. That is what it is for. I am seriously tired of society pandering to the least common denominator. If you are uncomfortable with the equipment you were born with, don't use a public restroom. There is zero reason to put everyone else in an uncomfortable position, because someone has delusions of being the other sex. We have become far to politically correct for our own good. I think the world will be a much better place when our society finally implodes on itself from such idiotic behavior. Has it ever occured to you that this did not come from the transgender community. It came from the Government and a desperate left wing. There was a need for a new cause that would excite the Democratic base and send them to the poles. Hillary Clinton is about as interesting as a moose booger . That's why she couldn't put Sanders away and the powers that be knew that. That's why the DNC had to go after Sanders, but they couldn't get his supporters unless they could give them a cause to rally around and since Gay Marriage was off the table, they pulled this out of their hat. The right bite like a trainedfish on their line with this NC thing and the media pounced on them right on cue. WAll Lah, we have a contrivercy and something for the left and the right to rally around. The authors of this rediculious feasile are hoping that the Republican's will stay hom because they don't like Trup and Hillary will kill him in the poles. This is not going to exist after the elections because the Government only wants to use the transgender community as it uses the illegal alien community. Why don't you think we haven't fixed our imigration? It is because if the Government fixed it they would have less issues to demonize others in the eyes of their constituents. So the dems are organizing the LBGT community to protest, etc? Hhhhmmm....... Not sure I buy into that one......

I don't see the other 98% or so trying to use the wrong bathroom.