"Watching The Wheels"


People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing,
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin,
When I say that I'm o.k. they look at me kind of strange,
Surely you're not happy, boy, now you no longer play the game,

People say I'm lazy ... dreaming my life away,
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me,
When I tell them that I'm doing fine, watching shadows on the wall,
Don't you miss the big time, boy, you're no longer on the ball?

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go,

People asking questions lost in confusion,
Well I tell them there's no problem,
Only solutions,
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind,
I tell them there's no hurry...
I'm just sitting here doing time,

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go.

~~John Lennon

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Do you have any data to back that up? Earlier in the thread I asked questions about such statistics and never got any answers. I never made any statements about whether it was or wasn't a factor either.

Larry, I was trying to joke about this a ways back, I'm guessing it had no effect on you. If you are really interested in an answer to your question, you could search for it yourself. I did just now:

Marijuana use up, meth use down, says study of illegal drugs

I suspect that an accurate answer to your question is not available as pot use is more widespread than meth use and it would be hard to know if the general rebelliousness that could lead someone to use pot would have led them to try meth even if pot had not been available.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

There is no clear line of causation, despite some people's desire to see one.

An equally relevant question would be 'How many people end up smoking weed as a result of their meth addiction?'

The only common factor between them is that they are illegal drugs.
Do people who abuse prescription drugs have their start in smoking weed?
Is Rush a midnight toker?

One point that has been raised here, is that the two substances provide very different effects, so it would be hard to imagine that a user of weed would move to meth, as it would be a completely different result.

What might actually happen is that people who are bent on illegal activity will try both (and a host of other things) because they are illegal.

If one were truly interested in establishing a 'gateway' drug, then they need look no further than tobacco and alcohol. Research clearly shows that they are king.

Why Nicotine is a Gateway Drug - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Cigarette Smoking Gateway to Illegal Drug Use - 2000 - News Releases - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Nobel Prize Winner Says Tobacco, Not Marijuana, Is The 'Gateway Drug' On The Heels Of Legalization Bill In Pa.

UF study shows long-term drug abuse starts with alcohol » News » University of Florida

Alcohol as a gateway drug: a study of US 12th g... [J Sch Health. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

https://media.giphy.com/media/X3nnss8PAj5aU/giphy.gif

I feel the same way about sooty OM motor Mercedes . . .

Here's a hint for you. If it has a D somewhere on the trunk lid, don't drive behind it.

Why you had to go and b**** slap me like that

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Which is why we have emissions tests around here.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I've had several bad experiences from edibles. Easy to imbibe too much. There is supposedly no lethal dose of pot but I experienced some dosage action that was way past what I wanted. Had me in misery for about 8 hours each time.

Smoking isn't good for you, I get it but it offers a pleasant, reliable way to regulate your experience.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

A sincere and friendly suggestion. If your life is such that you need an escape, shouldn't you be seeking to solve the problem, rather than masking it with self medication?

Best of luck with it.

Why is it immediately an escape?

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Because he has inner peace. Can't you tell from his writings and sayings . . . Grasshopper.

And can it cure a superiority complex?

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Happy Benzing
Darryl, Hill
2005 SL55 AMG Kleemanized
1984 500 SEC
1967 W113 California Coupe
[SIGPIC]
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos

At the very LEAST, you should have put out that cigarette and tossed away your empty "Bud Light" beer can before you say things like that.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Well, the problem with that is that I haven't smoked a cigarette since May or June of 1971, and have had one beer in the last ten years or so, probably not over a case of beer in 40 years.