Hydroquinone a DEA listed chemical? I don't think so!

[Roger Cole]

Nutmeg is hallucinogenic and can cause death in high enough quantities.

PE

True but it takes VERY large amounts.

I actually know someone who tried it once - once - back in his college days. According to him it was intensely unpleasant and no one would do it a second time on purpose except perhaps for someone desperate to escape their circumstances with no other route, which is why they have to keep it locked up in prisons.

 

[Photo Engineer]

Roger;

On nights when I have had Nutmeg on something, I have the most amazing dreams regardless of amount!

PE

 

[Gerald C Koch]

At one time in England a young girl would drimk a cup of warm milk flavored with honey and half a grated nutmeg. It was said that she would dream that night of her intended husband.

When I was in college one of my roommates made beef stroganoff and got carried away with the nutmeg. We all had vivid technicolor dreams that night.

 

[JBrunner]

It becomes both harder and more obnoxious for normal people to get a hold of chemicals for legitimate uses. Note that the supply of illicit drugs remains cheap and easy to source. I find this both amusing and infuriating. A clear indication that we as a society have dropped the ball, and idiocracy rules the roost.

 

[Roger Cole]

It becomes both harder and more obnoxious for normal people to get a hold of chemicals for legitimate uses. Note that the supply of illicit drugs remains cheap and easy to source. I find this both amusing and infuriating. A clear indication that we as a society have dropped the ball, and idiocracy rules the roost.

See my post 36 and comment, "the inmates are in charge of the asylum."

Sigh.

 

[desertrat]

Lately, my dreams have been dim and not very colorful. I might try a little nutmeg on something before I go to bed.

 

[DREW WILEY]

I still don't know what the big deal is. I haven't had trouble getting anything, and I have a far wider selection of exotic chemicals in my darkroom than the average worker. Filling out a token piece of paper
evey few years stating that you intend to use a particular compound for photographic applications is hardly an example of an oppressive regime. If some idiot out there wishes to acquire mercury salts for
purposes of personally smoking these, I could care less - just give them the Darwin award in advance. But if they are slipping this kind of thing into allegedly benign drugs for naive and unsuspecting kids,
that's an entirely different subject and worth monitoring.

 

[Steve Smith]

and then attach a photocopy of my drivers license.

You have to be able to drive to order it?!!!


Steve.

 

[Steve Smith]

It's this stuff you need to be careful with:

http://www.netreach.net/~rjones/no_dhmo.html

http://www.dhmo.org/dihydrogen-monoxide/


Steve.

 

[desertrat]

You have to be able to drive to order it?!!!


Steve.

Poor choice of words on my part. I think 'photo ID' is the correct term. Non-drivers aren't discriminated against. (as long as they have picture ID, which is required for all adults)

 

[desertrat]

It's this stuff you need to be careful with:

http://www.netreach.net/~rjones/no_dhmo.html

http://www.dhmo.org/dihydrogen-monoxide/


Steve.

Yup, that is some bad stuff. A group of pranksters fooled the city council of a town in California into starting a campaign to ban it in their city.

 

[Steve Smith]

as long as they have picture ID, which is required for all adults

Are US residents legally obliged to carry ID at all times?


Steve.

 

[Roger Cole]

Poor choice of words on my part. I think 'photo ID' is the correct term. Non-drivers aren't discriminated against. (as long as they have picture ID, which is required for all adults)

Required for all adults?

No it isn't. Common misconception. There are lots of specific things that may require it, but there is no requirement to have it per se.

 

[Roger Cole]

Are US residents legally obliged to carry ID at all times?


Steve.

No. Lots of people think so, but the answer is no.

I wrote the standard operating procedure manual for my hometown police department for my master's report on my internship in city management and pretty carefully researched that at the time.

That said, if you don't have it things can slow you down while the truth of who you say you are if asked (with cause) is verified, but it isn't a crime not to have it.

OTOH, except for those of us living in very large cities we pretty much drive anywhere we go so most of us do have it as a matter of course.

 

[Photo Engineer]

No Steve! However, many states issue Photo ID Driver's licenses. Also, many credit cards now include photos. The latter are optional, given on request. Some sates even issue special driver's licenses that verify that you are a US citizen. This is useful in states that border Canada as you can then cross the border without a passport.

PE

 

[Roger Cole]

Spot on PE. States DO issue photo IDs in lieu of driver licenses for those who don't drive, and anyone here who can't or doesn't drive would be nuts not to get one as there are so many things you must have one for (including buying alcohol or getting into many places that serve it, often even if you are clearly as old as Methuselah) but you certainly aren't legally required to get it, much less carry it.

 

[JBrunner]

You are not required to carry identification in the USA. I rarely cary any ID unless I'm flying, working, shopping, or driving.

 

[Photo Engineer]

As I was a reserve officer in the military, Kodak advised me to carry no ID relating to that during international trips. Different reason here.

PE

 

[Roger Cole]

You are not required to carry identification in the USA. I rarely cary any ID unless I'm flying, working, shopping, or driving.

Which covers, personally, about 98% of the time when I'm out of the house past my own yard, but that might not be true for everyone.

 

[2F/2F]

My mom always used to call me a "vagrant" when I would leave the house with no money and no I.D.

 

[DREW WILEY]

We had quite a segment on the local news last nite about the growing problem of high-quality fake ID's.
Apparently kids are ordering these from China as fake Arizona DL's in order to get into bars under 21.
The reason for AZ licenses is that the newer Calif ones are a lot more difficult to counterfeit. I still have
the older-style photo DL, but then, nobody is going to mistake me for a teenager either.

 

[Steve Smith]

I rarely cary any ID unless I'm flying, working, shopping, or driving.

ID for shopping?


Steve.

 

[MattKing]

You are not required to carry identification in the USA. I rarely cary any ID unless I'm flying, working, shopping, or driving.

For those who don't know, Jason takes turns being the person on APUG in charge of irony

 

[Steve Smith]

For those who don't know, Jason takes turns being the person on APUG in charge of irony

Excellent. I've got a shirt he can do for me!


Steve.

 

[Roger Cole]

ID for shopping?


Steve.

If you plan to buy alcoholic beverages or certain other things (guns or ammunition for example - which with the number of sport shooters and hunters here in the US is a very real possibility for plenty of folks) yes.

It varies a lot locally but many places here you can't buy alcohol without a photo ID no matter how old you look. There's even a local ordinance in one area not far from me to that effect - everyone must be carded (present photo ID proving they are at least 21) every time, no exceptions or the seller can be fined. Other places as long as you look old enough it's usually not requested (for alcohol.)

But if you aren't buying age restricted merchandise, no. Some places do require a photo ID that matches a credit card to make a credit card purchase but that isn't that common. In fact I only recall seeing that at a liquor store.