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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
That's cool. I'm not saying that people shouldn't gamble and you're totally being smart about it and only gambling with money you can afford to lose. We all have to have our fun.

I've got a little history with addiction though, and my reaction to "winning" was very similar to my one experience on a prescription opioid that somebody had given me after I was injured pretty badly once, which was "This feels WAY too good and I'm never doing it again".

Congrats on your win. :)

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by Brenda:

Exactly. I know what I can do and that is all I do. I took a friend with me once and all she did was complain. Never did that again. So I go by myself and it is just a couple of hours of harmless fun.

You are also very smart. If you don't feel like you can handle it then it is best you stay away.

Thanks. As I said,I have never won that much in a casino before.

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Originally posted by Brenda:

Exactly. I know what I can do and that is all I do. I took a friend with me once and all she did was complain. Never did that again. So I go by myself and it is just a couple of hours of harmless fun.

You are also very smart. If you don't feel like you can handle it then it is best you stay away.

Thanks. As I said,I have never won that much in a casino before.

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I've known some drug addicts and alcoholics in my life, but strangely I've never experienced knowing somebody with a crippling gambling addiction. I've only heard stories or seen it happen in movies or TV shows.

The funny thing is that the feeling I got from gambling and being up the entire time for a few hours was just like the few times I had done cocaine in my life. My pleasure centers must have been soaked. I was "in the zone" where all of my senses were heightened.

Who knows what would have happened if there was a quick turn around and I lost all the winnings? I may have just dug a deep hole for myself back when I probably had no business being there in the first place. I actually really made good use out of those winnings because money was really tight back then. I think that's why I was able to snap out of it and quit when I did. I was up over $250 at one point, but once I hit that losing streak I was able to break away and cash out while I was still up.


Some people laugh when they hear stories like when Charles Barkley lost 30 million on gambling and call him an idiot. I just feel sorry for him because I completely understand how something like that could happen.

Gambling is a strange thing indeed. I think a majority of people can just go and have some fun with money they don't need and have a real healthy attitude about it from the start. Then there's people like me who could very easily let it consume them like a drug or alcohol addiction.

I wonder if it's genetic?

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Not in the habit of leaving reviews of any kind so my posting one is testimony to how good this product is. We live on a brownstone block in Brooklyn which has had ant infestation problems for years. Walk down the block on a hot summer day and there are little mounds in the cracks between sidewalk sections with ants pouring in and out of them. This summers infestation has been particularly bad and after trying several nationally advertised products we were going to call an exterminator. Fortunately for us we're having our facade restored and the exterminator wouldn't show until the work was done. In a last ditch, I'll try anything short of radiation moment, I ordered the Terro Baits from Amazon.

Saying these work and ending the review would be neither helpful to prospective purchasers nor giving enough credit to the product. It was quite simply the strangest process I've ever witnessed. I placed a couple of the Baits in areas of our basement that act as ant superhighways with a dozen or so ants transiting at any given moment. Being curious as to how attracted the ants would be to the Baits I waited to see a couple enter the opening I had made in the side of the Bait. A few ants walked in and didn't come back out so I left not expecting much efficacy out of the Terro products.

Two hours later my wife calls me down to the basement where I witnessed what must of been several thousand ants transiting to and swarming over the Baits. The next morning we awoke to nothing except a few dead ants on the basement floor. It's been two days now and we've not seen a single ant. Freakiest thing I've ever seen. Nothing in life is this effective! We also installed a couple of outdoor Baits in the front and rear of the house and both yards are completely devoid of ants.

Now if they could make a product for mosquito that was just as effective....

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
You're telling me. I don't think anything would have survived crossing that stone patio that the ants basically ruined last year with their anthills for about a week after I sprayed the poison. I wouldn't even let my brother bring my niece over when I was doing that. But damned if they didn't come right back a few weeks later, tearing up the patio even more with those damned ant hills.

This review is very exciting to me. Sadly, these aren't the bait traps that I bought. I bought the indoor ones that were a few bucks more expensive by another company, so I hope they work just as well. I will be buying the Terro outdoor traps next weekend though.

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Not in the habit of leaving reviews of any kind so my posting one is testimony to how good this product is. We live on a brownstone block in Brooklyn which has had ant infestation problems for years. Walk down the block on a hot summer day and there are little mounds in the cracks between sidewalk sections with ants pouring in and out of them. This summers infestation has been particularly bad and after trying several nationally advertised products we were going to call an exterminator. Fortunately for us we're having our facade restored and the exterminator wouldn't show until the work was done. In a last ditch, I'll try anything short of radiation moment, I ordered the Terro Baits from Amazon.

Saying these work and ending the review would be neither helpful to prospective purchasers nor giving enough credit to the product. It was quite simply the strangest process I've ever witnessed. I placed a couple of the Baits in areas of our basement that act as ant superhighways with a dozen or so ants transiting at any given moment. Being curious as to how attracted the ants would be to the Baits I waited to see a couple enter the opening I had made in the side of the Bait. A few ants walked in and didn't come back out so I left not expecting much efficacy out of the Terro products.

Two hours later my wife calls me down to the basement where I witnessed what must of been several thousand ants transiting to and swarming over the Baits. The next morning we awoke to nothing except a few dead ants on the basement floor. It's been two days now and we've not seen a single ant. Freakiest thing I've ever seen. Nothing in life is this effective! We also installed a couple of outdoor Baits in the front and rear of the house and both yards are completely devoid of ants.

Now if they could make a product for mosquito that was just as effective....

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I mean... how often do you hear somebody rave about something like this, especially when it's something that costs less than a buck a piece?

My poor patio...

I could have saved it if I'd only done a bit of research. Glad I got my head clear now. Can't cry over spilled milk.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by Brenda:

When you bug spray they usually that is the makers say keep kids and animals away.
I know that even the non-toxic bug spray I use around this place gets too me if I use to much of it.

Never seen anyone rave about bait traps like that. Glad they worked for him.

Well hindsight is 20/20. Maybe you can see about repairing your patio that won't cost you too much?

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When you bug spray they usually that is the makers say keep kids and animals away.
I know that even the non-toxic bug spray I use around this place gets too me if I use to much of it.

Never seen anyone rave about bait traps like that. Glad they worked for him.

Well hindsight is 20/20. Maybe you can see about repairing your patio that won't cost you too much?

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Well... Today is going to break 40, and tomorrow is going to be in the 50's. I should know by then if it worked or not. I've purposefully left a plate that has some ketchup on it about 3 feet past where the bait trap is, and I haven't seen an ant come to it in a few days. Even when it's in the 30's I would usually see about a dozen or so on it. They seem to LOVE ketchup. Fingers crossed.

The patio is pretty low on my priority list, but it probably wouldn't cost too much to fix it. It's just about 300-400 cheap stone pavers that were probably put on a flattened bed of dirt that had sand put over it before they were put down. The problem is that the ants pulled up what might quite literally be a ton of sand last year to make their hills, and instead of a relatively flat surface it is jagged all over and at least 30 of the pavers are busted.

It will be a pretty big job to fix on my own, but I'm up to it. Have to see how funds are after I get a few other much more important things done this spring like finally getting gutters on my house.

Sadly, I waited until Aluminum prices were no longer in their low point. The last quote I got on them was 3 years ago. It's been on the rise since then, and I'm sure the tarrifs aren't going to help things either. I probably will have to pay about $200-$250 more than I would have if I had done them earlier. Oh well...

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
That sucks. :(

I've started taking vitamins again for the first time in years. I forgot to take it with what I was eating and drinking, so I tried to dry swallow it last night. By the time I finally got it down I had that bitter taste because the thin coating had already melted away and I had to get a drink regardless.

I can't believe that back in my power lifting days I used to take these Amino Acid horse pills. They were about 6 times the size of a standard multi vitamin. I'm so not used to swallowing pills now that I can barely get a vitamin down.

I tried to find a picture so you could see what I'm talking about, but all I could find online was pictures of the bottles. I don't even know if they're that big anymore. They probably corrected that issue after 15 years.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by Brenda:
It isn't. I just got a notice in the mail to make an appointment for a mammogram when I have an appointment from my local hospital for a mammogram in September. I just need to know if I have to book one for this month or not. Just a mite confused is all.

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It isn't. I just got a notice in the mail to make an appointment for a mammogram when I have an appointment from my local hospital for a mammogram in September. I just need to know if I have to book one for this month or not. Just a mite confused is all.

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Just a routine thing then?

That's good.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Good you read the instructions on that powder. Always, always do that. Last thing you want is a lost cat or dog wandering onto your property and eating and dying. The owners could sue you. Or you little niece. Toddlers love putting rocks, dirt and other such stuff in their mouths.

Traps seem like the best way for you to go.

It is actually dry here right now but of course it is Sunday. My 1 day to stay in a really not do a whole lot.

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Good you read the instructions on that powder. Always, always do that. Last thing you want is a lost cat or dog wandering onto your property and eating and dying. The owners could sue you. Or you little niece. Toddlers love putting rocks, dirt and other such stuff in their mouths.

Traps seem like the best way for you to go.

It is actually dry here right now but of course it is Sunday. My 1 day to stay in a really not do a whole lot.

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I knew it was pretty powerful stuff. It didn't have any skull and crossbones on it or anything, but I'd have been careful with it. I was just glad I read it to find out that I would have completely wasted it if I had put it down right before it rained and then got real cold again. Instead of the bait traps that are to be put out for 3 months, this is like a one-and-done solution that's meant to be used during high ant traffic.

No way would my niece ever be in harm's way here. Whenever I get together with my bro's family, she's attached at the hip with me. lol... I've got to go find her mom or dad to keep her busy for a few minutes when I have to go to the bathroom because she wants to follow me in there too.

Man, there's nothing in life that makes me happier than the excitement on her face and the way she runs up to give me a hug when I first see her. Maybe one day when she's old enough to understand I'll tell her that she's the main reason I turned myself around.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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