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Ok, here's a laugh for this morning. I still have a flip phone. Just can't justify or find the need for a 'smart' phone. And I have a pay as you go plan, it works for my needs. I'm mostly home so I have a desktop and laptop there to access the internet. But I built my last two pc's and I'm...

I'm on a verizon fiber optic cable that's suppose to be like the fastest ever. Sometimes I feel like while I'm waiting for something to load; I could rotate the tires on my truck, paint the garage, mow the lawn, take out the garbage and shave my beard off waiting. I mean, how long can you wait...

Hey Anthony Thanks for the input and responding to the current situation. I would still like to see this forum as a place that you described; open ideas, open discussions, expression of opinions both pro and con. Not a lot of strict rules and regulations and moderation either. This is, of...

I'll say it here so everyone knows, the admin stuff is something that I was asked to do when necessary. If you think of me as an admin first and then as me, JarHed, well it's reversed. I'm just me, a guy that's f*cked up, had issues, has f*ckin' PTSD and other stuff too. I'm no different than...

Yeah, it's been so so here as well. Too many you tube post, yeah, that's what it is. :LOL:

I know it's a generational thing and I'm a dinosaur. OK that said I'll ask my question, why? Beautiful, yes, exquisitely so, with out a doubt. I guess I'll never understand the full body tattoo concept. Just realizing that I'm part of the 'over the hill gang'.

Ok, it would seem that you two, and you know which you two I refer too, have had your say about each other. I'll ask you both to just step back and leave it be. You're not going to be friends, buddies or sing cumbaya together. That said, please just push the ignore button and be done as this...

I've had the pleasure of speaking to some WW2 vets at the vet center that I go to. I sometimes ask them what they think about all that's going on now. One said something to me that's always stayed with me. He said; 'you know when we were fighting, and he fought in Europe and in the Pacific, we...

And again we're involved in an 'unwinable' war. You can't fight an enemy with half ass methods. Remember in 'Nam B52's slammed the HoChiMinh trail for months and it didn't stop the NVA from coming south or moving the weapons and materials that they needed. We're just too f*cking stupid in this...

Impossible. It's hard enough to get along when you don't have this shit.

Great sub-forum. I think what Friday said; 'I don't want to die, I just don't want to feel this way anymore, I'm tired.' Probably echos what most feel. I've felt that way and sometimes still feel that way. I think that the people that are just too tired to fight it any longer are the ones that...

Hey Bar Sorry to hear of your choice and wish you didn't go. Just me being selfish. It's not a contest, nor has it been to me. It's always like this; my situation is probably more severe than some but not as bad as others. It's that way with all things in life. Personally, I don't want it to...

I have two terriers. They always know when I'm upset. They come to where I am and either sit on my lap or next to me. Dogs, in general, are much more attuned to these things than people are. Great video. I say, anything that can help is a good thing. I sometimes find myself talking to them about...

you have to post a number of posts, I think it like 10 before you can include links. Nothing to prove here, Mate. We're all in pretty rough shape as far as PTSD goes. It's also a good place to unload a lot of stuff. Jar

Welcome. Two things; posting that the thread is a trigger won't get people to read it and an intro is who you are, where you served and a little story maybe. I can tell you that most aren't going to read a thread that long.

One thing that is true is that unless you're a member and post in the 'members only' area any other posts here can be seen by anyone. So in essence the statement that "your vote will be publicly visible' is true. Something to keep in mind if your desire is to have a post or thread that's...

It's simple Curt. When you meet someone new you introduce yourself. Who you are, where you're from what you do. You still haven't done that. We're vets here with PTSD, we don't trust easily and new people take a while to get used to. No one cares about your life story, we don't even know who you...

I agree. too many medals already. As I said, in my experience it didn' mean a f*ckin' thing. What's next a medal for getting drunk and falling down the stairwell??

Dude, This isn't an intro. It's a poll to get opinions maybe for your college psych thesis or something. An intro is short; who you are, where you served, what you did and perhaps where you currently live. I don't think you're going to get many poll opinions. First an intro then maybe a story. Jar

When you have an open door policy toward people coming here you're going to get the good and the bad, that's natural. You can't have an 'open' society without that. It's already too late to close the door. I also don't think there's a good way to stay safe as you don't know who your enemy really...

Sad, very sad. What is it going to take for things to change? I wish I had the answer. I just see another generation of young men and women with the scars of war that won't get fixed.

Hey Pureanger I saw and responded to your thread about the Purple Heart. I just wanted to add that if it would actually make a difference I wouldn't have a problem with a change. But sadly, it won't make a difference. I say this having dealt with the VA for more than 40 years. I have a couple...

As a standard the Purple Heart is awarded for 'wounds received in combat'. I don't think it needs to be changed, expanded or updated. PTSD is a condition that is the result of our experiences during combat. I personally think there's a vast difference between the two. But conditions that are...

Hey MrHyde Love the call name by the way. What Spock said, good practice to get into in a general sense. It's always a worry, it's the 'unknown factor', and perfectly normal. Hope it all works out for ya'. Jar

We all will have some similar and some differing experiences with the VA. I do know that I've learned that if you go in looking for a fight, you're gonna' find one. But that's pretty much the same in anything. I always suggest, know what you need, make a list of questions, try to find someone...