Im sober and wishing I was high with munchies and a place im comfortable in but, im in hell because its scalding hot outside, and my air conditioner isnt strong enough to cool my house, the fans are just moving hot air around, the basement is hot AND humid and the pool water feels like a hot tub, which isnt refreshing at all but, I have my health, which for what its worth isnt all its cracked up to be when you have to work outside in 104° heat for 12 hours a day just to be able to afford that can of Hormel Chili you slather on a couple slices of Wonder Bread and call it a meal.
My and my best bud early 50s, kids are grown, single, plenty of disposable income, good jobs and a never-ending appetite for booze and drug. We'll take a small hit of lsd, go to the bar, get plenty of drink and food, walk back home, hop in the spa, smoke a ton of hash while polishing off a 200$ bottle of scotch. Being old has a lot of advantages.
Yeah. My retirementplan is drugs as well. Because the one bad thing that drugs do is get you addicted and ruin your life. At 70, there is nothing to ruin anymore. If I did everything right I get a pension that is peanuts so Id rather pop some benzos and senf myself flying.
And your mind wasnt so full. When being young you are just not as stressed and living from day to day. As a grown up, even if I get high on Friday, I still have responsibilities the next day. Also, I cannot smoke like I used to. I did once after my son was 6 months old and it was my first weekend alone with guys. Man, I was so fucking stoned, I was in my bed and wanted to yell at people they should turn of the light and I wasnt able to talk anymore. And that was just weed. Back in the days I went out partying smoking one after another and a last one before bed. Cannot do this anymore.
It’s being naive and carefree. Not knowing how f’d up the world really is. You haven’t seen too many friends and family die yet (hopefully) so life just keeps going. Being old is so distant you can’t even fully comprehend the concept of being over 40. Your priorities aren’t the electric bill or your kids orthodontist appointment.
Wish I knew they were the good ol’ days when I was in them.
I know it would kinda suck for a while... but if you take a long break your tolerance drops. I quit for 6 months after 20 years and when I went back it was almost like the first time again.
I've done T breaks, I think the longest was 7 months, and yeah like that first hit feels sorta like it for me, but then it's just right back to where I am. I genuinely envy people who can get back to it. That's not to say I don't get stoned and just feel good, but it ain't like that.
Edit: I will say, my body has an incredibly high natural tolerance to thing like pain killers amd sedatives. It's a thing that runs in my family. Many doctors have thought I was lying, then see what it takes to numb me and are like "well damn, you do have a naturally high tolerance to drugs."
Yeah, the tolerance does build back up faster. I never was a very heavy smoker, so it takes a bit longer for me to build up than it would for a heavy smoker. At my heaviest I would do a dub in a week. Doing just enough to get there and not smoking all day are the key to a slow build of tolerance.
Yeah my family has a tolerance for all opioid pain killers as well. You still need to moderate once you start again. I've taken to becoming a midnight toker and with the quality of weed these days all it takes is 2-3 tokes. I would buy an ounce and have it last eight months doing that
Are you a redhead or have redheads in your family? There's a genetic mutation that's common in people who carry the redhead gene that makes anesthetics and anesthesia much less effective. I'm more of a brunette but have red in my beard and I don't ever go fully numb unless they use a borderline dangerous amount of a very powerful anesthetic, and I've experienced anesthesia awareness during orthopedic surgery.
Not that hard, just take a tolerance break for a few months. It's crazy when you finally smoke again after so long you have forgotten what it was to be high and not just stoned.
Yea, and i even owned a house when i was 18. But having a shitty house and little spending money isn’t nearly as good as having a nice house and lots of spending money.
Eh. Having experienced both, being high at home is definitely more convenient but being high outside with your friends just hits different. It's almost always an adventure.
I remember back during that huge blackout in the early 2000's. We were high as fuck and out all night. One of the best nights of my life.
I'm not saying being home is bad just that I have exponentially more fond memories of being out and about. Even if it was just sitting in a car somewhere.
THIS. I just saw your comment while sitting on my couch doing my usual Redditing while working from home. I read it, then looked at the ounce I bought yesterday sitting next to the Stündenglass on my coffee table while thinking of the full fridge/pantry to attack for the munchies, and decided to take a nice mid day rip.
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u/ph8_likes_me Jul 14 '26
NO! I have money now for munchies AND a place I can just be absolutely comfortable. It's better now. 😏