I've lived in Thailand for almost 6 years now, and I was a poor college student/graduate prior to that. So, I hadn't had any dental treatment whatsoever for about 10 years. At that time in the US in my small hometown, I figured that a cleaning with nothing else done would cost $100. Plus the dentists wanted to do x-rays every year that would be another $50-$100. So, basically $150-200 yearly assuming that I didn't get anything other than a simple cleaning.

So far I've been lucky to have teeth that stay in pretty good condition. I hadn't had any cavities in adult teeth, but 10 years without a trip to the dentist was pushing it. So, I figured it was time to bite the bullet and visit a dentist here in (upcountry) Thailand. I walked in and they said that I had 3 cavities and 2 small weak spots that could turn into cavities.

They asked me if I would like old-style metal colored fillings or new tooth-colored stuff (I didn't even know that existed). I opted for the old style since it was slightly cheaper, but the doc was upset about the prospect of putting the first visible fillings in my otherwise pristine teeth so she said she would give me the tooth-colored ones for the same price as the other type.

In and out, far less pain and discomfort than I remember being standard at my dental visits in the US (to be fair I had a lot of cavities and problems with my baby teeth when I was a kid, plus braces and lots of orthodontic work). Total cost -- about $40 USD. For yearly cleanings, I think the local clinic here will charge about $15 USD. So, I'm well pleased with the results.

It's Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo, California, my old hometown. I can still recall the smell of the air after a fresh rain!

SLO Brewery is at the end of the alley, and the supreme coffeshop Linnaea's is just a building beyond. I had freinds whom had an apartment with roof access above bubblegum alley, and we would embed toy soldiers in gum at the top. I miss that town.

HAHA! That's awesome...I was correct on accident I suppose. Or I knew that all along...>> ^Ryjkyj:

>> ^rottenseed:
I don't moderate my channel. The irony is that it's the "law" channel.
[edit] is that irony?

I think in this case, you're dead on:

"Irony deals with opposites; it has nothing to do with coincidence. If two baseball players from the same hometown, on different teams, receive the same uniform number, it is not ironic. It is a coincidence. If Barry Bonds attains lifetime statistics identical to his father’s it will not be ironic. It will be a coincidence. Irony is “a state of affairs that is the reverse of what was to be expected; a result opposite to and in mockery of the appropriate result.” For instance:
If a diabetic, on his way to buy insulin, is killed by a runaway truck, he is the victim of an accident. If the truck was delivering sugar, he is the victim of an oddly poetic coincidence. But if the truck was delivering insulin, ah! Then he is the victim of an irony.
If a Kurd, after surviving bloody battle with Saddam Hussein’s army and a long, difficult escape through the mountains, is crushed and killed by a parachute drop of humanitarian aid, that, my friend, is irony writ large.
Darryl Stingley, the pro football player, was paralyzed after a brutal hit by Jack Tatum. Now Darryl Stingley’s son plays football, and if the son should become paralyzed while playing, it will not be ironic. It will be coincidental. If Darryl Stingley’s son paralyzes someone else, that will be closer to ironic. If he paralyzes Jack Tatum’s son that will be precisely ironic."
- Baba Ram Carlin

>> ^rottenseed:

I don't moderate my channel. The irony is that it's the "law" channel.

[edit] is that irony?


I think in this case, you're dead on:

"Irony deals with opposites; it has nothing to do with coincidence. If two baseball players from the same hometown, on different teams, receive the same uniform number, it is not ironic. It is a coincidence. If Barry Bonds attains lifetime statistics identical to his father’s it will not be ironic. It will be a coincidence. Irony is “a state of affairs that is the reverse of what was to be expected; a result opposite to and in mockery of the appropriate result.” For instance:

If a diabetic, on his way to buy insulin, is killed by a runaway truck, he is the victim of an accident. If the truck was delivering sugar, he is the victim of an oddly poetic coincidence. But if the truck was delivering insulin, ah! Then he is the victim of an irony.
If a Kurd, after surviving bloody battle with Saddam Hussein’s army and a long, difficult escape through the mountains, is crushed and killed by a parachute drop of humanitarian aid, that, my friend, is irony writ large.
Darryl Stingley, the pro football player, was paralyzed after a brutal hit by Jack Tatum. Now Darryl Stingley’s son plays football, and if the son should become paralyzed while playing, it will not be ironic. It will be coincidental. If Darryl Stingley’s son paralyzes someone else, that will be closer to ironic. If he paralyzes Jack Tatum’s son that will be precisely ironic."

- Baba Ram Carlin

From my hometown!

hey, we used to be the heroin capital a few years ago.>> ^chingalera:

>> ^lurgee:
I really loathe my CUNTry.

Hometown of Disneyland ain't shit compared to the crackdown party the cops'll have in Sunny Baltimore...

>> ^lurgee:

I really loathe my CUNTry.


Hometown of Disneyland ain't shit compared to the crackdown party the cops'll have in Sunny Baltimore...

>> ^maatc:

This video was shot in my hometown of Hamburg, Germany.
That train is part of the "S-Bahn" public transport there.
(You can see their "HVV" logo as in "Hamburger Verkehrsverbund" on the bottom right corner of the train)
Big Balls indeed! quality!


A hamburger train?! Fuck yes!!

This video was shot in my hometown of Hamburg, Germany.
That train is part of the "S-Bahn" public transport there.
(You can see their "HVV" logo as in "Hamburger Verkehrsverbund" on the bottom right corner of the train)

Big Balls indeed! *quality!

http://videosift.com/video/Port-Townsend-WA-my-hometown

If you are on the Olympic Peninsula, be sure to come see Port Townsend...


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>> ^bareboards2:

http://videosift.com/video/Permafrost-is-leaving-us-mud-avalan
ches-now-happening
Related?


Not really. The whole west coast has been getting tons of rain for most of June and some of July. I am on vacation this month and we have been going through BC and Washington state. We missed most of the rains of June, but we have seen many highway clearing operations dealing with mudslides.

Permafrost is way up north. This place is east of the Kelowna area, where it has been 28-38 degrees C when we were there, so it was pretty damn hot. Not any permafrost there. :

Why did he say "civilian life". Is he ex- military or something? I looked arond on the web , I dont see the usual in depth backround on this guy. Normally when a nutcase goes "BigTime" , I'll hear all about his past, eveything, hometown, high school, grad year , collage, work history. Did I just miss the background info on this one. Noramally my google power is above average. Was this guy a Vet or have a history of mental illness( was he on prescribed drugs????).

Micron is my hometown company and they seem to hire spammers.
*ban again!

Word. Hometown. I hear the line-ups were brutal.

Downvoting because Corgan is an egotistical little bitch. He thinks he's god's gift to music or something. He walked off stage after one song at a concert in my hometown because someone threw a glow bracelet and it landed near his foot. Didn't even hit him just made it on stage near him. Plus the thing weighed like 2oz.

Anyway he's a tool and not worth anyone's time trust me.

It's real, this has been posted before.

Cool that the reporter is from my hometown paper in Lancaster, PA.