our secret

[oldfogey8]

all of us grow or aspire to grow on this site. i don't know how many of us here have folks that know how passionate we are about growing though. i was reading an obit a little while ago and thought about how my obituary would look. i am sure my wife and kids would not put in there that the old fogey was a doobie grower and that was probably his favorite thing to do (aside from hanging with my sons and my dog, er, and my wife). i can't tell my friends or co-workers for the most part. the only folks i can discuss this stuff with is you. and i don't 'know' any of you. f the establishment for screwing me over like this. i really don't even have any friends when you get right down to it. my work has me away from home at least half the week so i cannot hang with anyone anyway and when i am home, i have a bunch of stuff to take care of as far as running a household. the people i do consider friends i'd hang out with don't smoke weed(my wife is a recovering alcoholic so she abstains as well). i appreciate all of the camaraderie i get from this site. massachusetts has recreational mj on the ballot this november but i am skeptical about how that will pan out even if it does pass. they screwed the pooch on the mmj thing so i can only imagine how badly they will mash the recreational thing. again, thanks everybody here(especially rosebud, bud88 and grass hopper who i think i have the best report with)...

 

[yarddog]

Old fogey, you toolt he words right out of my mouth.

 

[Rosebud]

Well how sweet OF8! We are glad you are here. I was like you for a few years, i knew no one that smoked and I was very secretive. I still only have 2 girl friends that smoke. Mr rb does but lets face it, he is a lightweight. ha Because we are legal I am pretty much "out" now. I am still very selective about who I tell so as not to get ripped off. I have told all my doctors and I feel like i have to teach them about it. I hope you can get to where I am soon. How did they mess up the medical?

Anyway, I am glad you have us! Were glad to have you. Does your wife not smoke because she thinks it would make her relapse? You don't have to answer that. I just wondered if it helped folks with alcohol problems.

Your obituary is an interesting thing to think about it. I think you should write your own. My mom did that and it was nice. You aren't planning on going anytime soon are you?

I think mine will say that i grew pot and made medicine for folks. maybe, if i die when i am much older, if i go soon, that wouldn't be a very good advertisement for pot.
Thanks again OF8 for this sweet and practical note.

 

[stinkyelements]

Very well said I relate to practically everything

 

[oldfogey8]

i am not planning on going anywhere soon. the obit just got me to thinking. either coincidentally or maybe due to this thread, a guy i knew back in high school who grows now hit me up on facebook messenger last night to chat about growing. it is almost cathartic for me.

mrs fogey abstains because she wants to just keep her head clear i think. she does not make me feel like i should not smoke or ingest. she is ok with our sons smoking(well they vape but you know what i mean).

i discussed weed with my doctor when i used to go see him. he was a jerk about it. 'why do you feel you need to smoke'? like i am addicted. he is a prescription writer for anything he can write. tried to get me taking some kind of antidepressant. one of the ones that a side effect is wanting to kill yourself. because of him, i am without a primary care physician at this time. er, maybe i am going to check out soon and i just don't know it yet.

in closing, mass messed up medical because it tool over 2 years after the measure was passed for a dispensary to even open up. the hoops that were required to be jumped through to open one were ridiculous and frankly expensive. i thought it would be great to open one but i did not have the half million bucks needed to even submit an application. i forget exactly how much it would cost to apply but it was well into the 6 figures. the bureaucracy and the fact that i'd be labelled and certified and that i could probably lose my job if it was found out that i was a mmj patient are among some of the other reasons i feel that the state screwed the pooch on the medical thing.

 

[WeedHopper]

Good posting my friend.

 

[oldfogey8]

Thanks weed. A whole bunch of y'all have had great guidance for me. I didn't mean to slight anyone by mentioning a few folks on here.

 

[WeedHopper]

Bro there is no way you can mention everyone,,,your fingers would hurt.