Used needle dispensers?

[Trampis]

Went to the Oregon coast a couple of weekends ago,specifically Lincoln City and Newport. We chose a route over the coastal range that was well traveled ,annnnd the wife and I decided to do some Christmas shopping at the Outlet mall they have in Lincoln City. Whilst making a pitstop in the outlet malls bathroom I discovered next to the paper towel dispenser a small rectangular green colored box designated with writing that stated it was a used hypodermic needle garbage can. Huh? Should I check the diabetics stat sheet for Oregon before I question WTF?,or is this common in states bordering California?

And while Im talking Oregon, I want to thank the required gas station attendant who broke the fucking little door over the gas cap on our pathfinder in Salem. GD I hate filling up in Oregon and dealing with the methmouths wallering out the gas fill hole two extra sizes while overfilling the gas tank till a cup of gas spews down the side of my chosen vehicle.Just trying to get 10 extra cents of gas, per instructions from the owner no doubt.

Oh and we had our Digital camera stolen from our hotel room while we were down at the continental breakfast. The hotel later "found" it. I think they probably found it hanging from the janitors neck.

I supose a trip to Oregon these days should be celebrated if one comes away without frost bite and lost friends or family members,so by that criteria it was an epcot trip.

[Ingse Bodil]

Whilst making a pitstop in the outlet malls bathroom I discovered next to the paper towel dispenser a small rectangular green colored box designated with writing that stated it was a used hypodermic needle garbage can. Huh? Should I check the diabetics stat sheet for Oregon before I question WTF?,or is this common in states bordering California?

That's a good question.

What's scarier is that it's an improvement over the tendency to litter needles as if they were cigarette butts (which is also a pet peeve of mine).

And while Im talking Oregon, I want to thank the required gas station attendant who broke the fucking little door over the gas cap on our pathfinder in Salem. GD I hate filling up in Oregon and dealing with the methmouths wallering out the gas fill hole two extra sizes while overfilling the gas tank till a cup of gas spews down the side of my chosen vehicle.Just trying to get 10 extra cents of gas, per instructions from the owner no doubt.

Pay by the dollar amount, not by the fill up.

Oh and we had our Digital camera stolen from our hotel room while we were down at the continental breakfast. The hotel later "found" it. I think they probably found it hanging from the janitors neck.

You don't attempt keep your valuables with you at all times when away from home? :? It's only a digital camera, shouldn't be too hard or too big to lug around. But you learned something and you got it back where many people don't, so you were extremely lucky.

[BSmack]

I discovered next to the paper towel dispenser a small rectangular green colored box designated with writing that stated it was a used hypodermic needle garbage can. Huh?

I saw the same thing in the airport in Cleveland. I'm sure that diabetics traveling through the airport were grateful.

[patsy stone]

gas station attendant

What is this? People still fill gas tanks for you?!?????

[Dinsdale]

gas station attendant

What is this? People still fill gas tanks for you?!?????

There's no self-serve gas in Oregon...thank goodness.

If God had wanted us to pump our own gas, He wouldn't have created tweekers.

[Mustang]

Like Bsmack, I've seen those needle collection boxes in airports and maybe other places. I'm not sure but I think it's to protect the janitors from accidentally getting stuck by used needles, possibly contaminated from who knows what. And maybe to keep control of that kind of waste.

As for Oregon, I drove from Seattle to Portland once, making sure I filled up in Vancouver, WA before crossing the bridge into Oregon. Always thought that whole no self serve thing was silly....as do most in Oregon. Caught the news there when there was a proposal to do away with that. Of course, news crew goes out to where monkey is fillin' up them cars and he gives it the, ".....well, it's my job, you know....that's how I support my family...." and the like. Seems like artifical job creation.

[Dinsdale]

Seems like artifical job creation.

It really doesn't take any more attendants to fill the cars than it does to just collect money in a booth. Having tards do it themself doesn't make the gas come out any faster, so it doesn't take any more time. ON PAPER, having someone who is well-versed in pumping gas makes for a much lower risk of gas spilling, and evaporated unburned fuel is a major contributor to hazardous air pollution.

Plus, it gives the methheads a source of income.

And if I'm going to Spuncouver, I make sure I have gas before I go...not only do I have to pay more, but I have to risk a shitty-maintained pump splashing gas on me. Win/win...BODE Oregon...as per usual.


And back to the topic -- does the word "biohazard" mean anything to you guys?

[jiminphilly]

gas station attendant

What is this? People still fill gas tanks for you?!?????

There's no self-serve gas in Oregon...thank goodness.

If God had wanted us to pump our own gas, He wouldn't have created tweekers.

NJ still has attendants too though I've seen first hand that people from NJ don't know how to operate the pump which is just fucking sad.

[Goober McTuber]

And back to the topic -- does the word "biohazard" mean anything to you guys?

Well, this is just begging for one of Cooter’s Blondie Babe resets.

[KatMode]

My cat has diabetes, so we have to give her a shot of insulin twice a day. We've got a huge box of used syringes that need disposing of. We used to take them to the vet, but they stopped accepting them (even though they are the ones who prescriped the syringes in the first place). So I call the Department of Health and Human Services to find out where we can dispose of these needles. We had heard that it is illegal to dispose of them in the trash (as Dins pointed out - biohazard), so we needed to find out where we could get rid of them.

Well, what do you know. After being transfered around to 10 or 12 different offices, not one person in the OK government health section could tell us what to do with them. So we said fuck it, and stuck a whole bunch of used needles in an empty 2 liter Coke bottle - and tossed it in the trash. If the stupid ass state doesn't know what to do with syringes, then screw 'em. Our landfill operations get to deal with that shit - maybe they can complain to the Health Department and get someone off their ass to make a decision.

Or I guess we can just drive to the airport now. Yeah, that won't look suspisious or anything... dumping about 200 syringes in one of those boxes...

[BSmack]

It really doesn't take any more attendants to fill the cars than it does to just collect money in a booth.

Collect money in a booth? Do they not have credit cards in Oregon? The rest of the world has this thing called "pay at the pump" where one swipes this magic plastic card to activate the pump. This means the number of tweekers needed to operate your average filling station outside Oregon is one. Unless of course the filling station is also a Dunkin Donuts or some other form of minimart.

Having tards do it themself doesn't make the gas come out any faster, so it doesn't take any more time. ON PAPER, having someone who is well-versed in pumping gas makes for a much lower risk of gas spilling, and evaporated unburned fuel is a major contributor to hazardous air pollution.

Plus, it gives the methheads a source of income.

Yea, cause we all know that nothing says caution and attention to detail quite like a tweeker pumping gas.

And if I'm going to Spuncouver, I make sure I have gas before I go...not only do I have to pay more, but I have to risk a shitty-maintained pump splashing gas on me. Win/win...BODE Oregon...as per usual.

And back to the topic -- does the word "biohazard" mean anything to you guys?

No need to bring Cinders' snatch into this.

EDIT: I see Goobs cock blocked this epic reset. Go hang some fuckin drywall will ya?

[Dinsdale]

Yea, cause we all know that nothing says caution and attention to detail quite like a tweeker pumping gas.

You're not seeing the "big picture."

When you hire a tweeker to pump gas(that's who does that job, or about 90% of them anyway), not only do you occupy one tweeker, but you generally have his tweeker entourage hanging around as well, presumably coming up with their next plan as to how to )A steal gas for their 1972 Datsun pickup with the canopy from a longbed Chavy sticking two feet out the back, or B) How to cheat on the cigarette count to steal smokes(to trade for meth).

This way, we congregate the tweekers. Then, when a bicycle goes missing from a nearby garage, or when chunks of gaurdrail start to disappear, the cops know where to look first. It's a valuable tool in the fight against the methheads...as is a bar of soap and a toothbrush.

[YD]

they are meant for insulin syringes. not saying ones that were used for slamming meth or Horse dont find thier way in there.

getting out of your car for gas ? ponderous.

actually its not so bad, I make sure I'm well practiced in the fine art of "gas pumping" for when I'm in less civilized states

I once had to stop in warm springs to get gas on my way back from some Portland mission. I pulled in , popped the gas cover and sat there waiting. I sat and watched some injuns pull up, then some injun would pump their gas, then another would pull up....etc

I finally realized after about 10 mins that them injuns got into the car after they pumped the gas. I went in to prepay for my fuel and the little injun lady asked me "are you from Oregon or something?"

wtf we're in the MIDDLE of oregon!!??

she totally wanted to shoot me with an arrow

[YD]

Warm Springs is an Indian Reservation, btw

[Dinsdale]

I once had to stop in warm springs to get gas on my way back from some Portland mission.

I'm familiar with the station you speak of.

Fine working example of the most boggotted people in the country doing their thing. The "Fighting terrorism since 1492" poster behind the counter should have told you.

I was on a work roady to Madras, and stopped there. The old bitch at the counter wouldn't give me the key to the restroom. Turned away when I asked, even. But the two guya I was working with, who are both of Native American descent had no trouble. They got the key for me, and apoligized for the lady "haytin on the white boy."


Fuck, give the losers casinos, and now they think they own the place. Might be time for Cowboys and Indians: The sequel.

[patsy stone]

actually its not so bad, I make sure I'm well practiced in the fine art of "gas pumping" for when I'm in less civilized states

If by "less civilized" you mean "people who aren't too lazy to get out of their cars", then this statement doesn't bother me.

[PSUFAN]

getting out of your car for gas ? ponderous.

You're a big old PUSSY!

[Dinsdale]

If by "less civilized" you mean "people who aren't too lazy to get out of their cars", then this statement doesn't bother me.

Your perception is inaccurate.

Here in Tweekerland, we still get out of the car on a frequent basis. We don't always have to but sometimes...

First, it ain't like the tweeker is going to squeegee your winshield for you, unless he's really hopped up on Uncle Floyd's Double-Secret Stash. Usually, the tweeker-in-question is much too busy trying to make small talk about his wages/long hours and/or "they don't build them like the 1978 Fiat anymore."

And often, you've got to get out of your car to maximize the æffect of yelling "for god's sake, put my gas cap back on, and stop trying to sell the uncliamed ones for scrap metal, you fucking tweeker!"

Plus, I usually get out of my car at my corner tweek-and-go, because the semi-hottie early-20s, early stage tweeker chick who works there always fawns over my greatness, gives me the "how YOU doing tonight, Dins," and rubs her boobies against me on her way by. When the weather warms up, I'll see if I can get her to suds up my winshield and squeegee it off with her tits. Might even earn her a tip...or maybe even the whole thing.

[Dinsdale]

And on a side note, I think I might see Tramp's problem -- those are depositories, Tramp. If you see them as dispensers...peace be with you.

[YD]

getting out of your car for gas ? ponderous.

You're a big old PUSSY!

If by "less civilized" you mean "people who aren't too lazy to get out of their cars", then this statement doesn't bother me.

bwahahaha!

patsy ....PSUFAN...c'mon now. I'll bet you hit the drivethru for you mcburger binges, eh? drive thru car wash maybe?
patsy probably is down with a drive in lube place, hopefully PSU can change his own oil and filter.

don't hate on the Oregonses for having a few more servants

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Nobody gets near my ride. Nobody touches my fuel door but me. Nobody.

-Rack Fu

[Trampis]

A couple more things Oregon,

-Feel free to bump the speed limit on I-84 up to 70mph please.Comeon,65?
-And I must have saw three or four,The Adult Store,stores.Yellow signs with brown or black letters I believe.Is this a lame franchise or do all adult stores in Oregon have to be generic and alike in there signage?
-Rack! NO SALES TAX! When that price tag says $19.99,damnit thats what they mean!

Oh,and I stole a pretty rock from one of your beach's,please dont turn me in.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Dude, you did NOT just step to the U&L in porn shop signage.

[patsy stone]

patsy ....PSUFAN...c'mon now. I'll bet you hit the drivethru for you mcburger binges, eh? drive thru car wash maybe?
patsy probably is down with a drive in lube place, hopefully PSU can change his own oil and filter.

Ok honestly, seriously, to be frank, when I go to Chik-Fil-A at lunch the drive-thru line is SO LONG that I actually park and run in and get my Spicy Chargrilled Chicken Salad with Spicy dressing and tortilla strips and Diet Coke* because it's quicker than waiting in the line.

(So maybe, technically, I'm too lazy to sit in my car and wait.)

And I haven't washed my truck in a year but I DO wash it myself.

(So maybe, technically, I'm too lazy to wash my truck. That's why it's been so long.)

ANNNNND my cousin owns an auto shop on the other side of town and and does all my car repairs.

(So maybe, technically, I'm too lazy to find another auto shop that may be more convenient.)


Eh, I guess we're all lazy to an extent. But filling up a gas tank? C'mon!


*Only $6 even! Can't beat it!

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

but I DO wash it myself.

Link that shit up.

-General Peters

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

No, but seriously.

[Wolfman]

And on a side note, I think I might see Tramp's problem -- those are depositories, Tramp. If you see them as dispensers...peace be with you.

^^^^^^
what took you so long ?
hey
people can make mistakes
--can't they ??

[Wandering Lazy Eye]

Wolfman, if I close one eye, I can read you.

Yo, thanks, bro, for keepin it real.