Random Thought Thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
So I was able to finish up at the dentist's office without being drenched in sweat and stuck to the vinyl chair like normal. It's amazing what a tall shot of tequila can do. Or maybe it was all the Vicodin, idunno...
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It’s fascinating how the dentist causes so much anxiety in adults.

I seem to be one of the fortunate ones. I won’t claim to like going to the dentist, but being in the chair doesn’t really bother me, even through fillings, 2 root canals, and when they asked if I wanted general anesthesia for my wisdom teeth extractions, I said “Nah”. Then they asked if I wanted nitrous, and I said, “Tried that last time, you kept turning it up, and I still didn’t feel a difference when you said you were at the max allowed, so nah, we can skip that, too. Just the locals is fine”.
 
bluemax_1 said:
It’s fascinating how the dentist causes so much anxiety in adults.

I seem to be one of the fortunate ones. I won’t claim to like going to the dentist, but being in the chair doesn’t really bother me, even through fillings, 2 root canals, and when they asked if I wanted general anesthesia for my wisdom teeth extractions, I said “Nah”. Then they asked if I wanted nitrous, and I said, “Tried that last time, you kept turning it up, and I still didn’t feel a difference when you said you were at the max allowed, so nah, we can skip that, too. Just the locals is fine”.
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I like going to the dentist now. I had a horrible experience in Venezuela with no local anesthetic. Anyone who thinks drilling and hitting nerves with no anesthetic is ok, is likely either a war criminal or interrogating someone! Dental pain sucks!
 
yoko said:
Ran out this morning after I heard about an awesome deal on a jbl partybox 310

Meijer had 1 on sale for 200 off of the original price... couldn't pass that up

Here's a pic next to my partybox 110 (I just sold to a co worker)

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That's awesome! Those are supposed to sound amazing!

I picked up a Marshall Woburn speaker that they discontinued off of ebay for a sweet deal, and that thing rocks (enough for me anyway). It's powered though, so mobility is not really there. 🙂
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
So I was able to finish up at the dentist's office without being drenched in sweat and stuck to the vinyl chair like normal. It's amazing what a tall shot of tequila can do. Or maybe it was all the Vicodin, idunno...
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My buddy asks for laughing gas every time he's at the dentist, even for teeth cleanings. They always oblige, so that may be an option
 
beeinak said:
I like going to the dentist now. I had a horrible experience in Venezuela with no local anesthetic. Anyone who thinks drilling and hitting nerves with no anesthetic is ok, is likely either a war criminal or interrogating someone! Dental pain sucks!
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I think that might be a part of it. I don’t know if my parents deliberately found a dentist who apparently wasn’t a fan of anesthesia, or they simply didn’t know any better at the time; but the dentist they took us to when we were younger, never used anesthesia for fillings (and I had a wonderful combo of a sweet tooth AND not the greatest brushing and flossing habits, which led to a lot of fillings when I was younger).

Yes, I remember gripping the arms of the chair HARD, when the drilling hurt like blazes.

Same dentist pulled one of my front teeth when it wasn’t even loose. The gap in my front teeth was there for months, before the permanent tooth even began to grow into it, and by that time, the gap had narrowed so there wasn’t room for the permanent tooth, leading to a snaggle tooth that required braces/Invisalign as an adult, to finally straighten out. Asshole must’ve had a payment due on his Beemer that month 🤬

My parents only finally found a different dentist, when this whackjob did an extraction on a molar (that also wasn’t loose), using a hammer and a chisel (at least that’s what it looked like, to me). At least he used a local anesthetic that time.

Heard the word you don’t EVER want to hear from a dentist or doctor; “Whoops…”.

“Hey... I’m tasting blood…”. The chisel he was hammering on (while his assistant had me in a headlock to hold me steady. I thought she was practicing for WWF tryouts or something), slipped and gashed my gums, requiring 3 stitches 🤬

Apparently, my parents also weren’t the type to push lawsuits, and I was too young to know any better, because I would absolutely have sued the quack.

I guess all that might’ve given some folks PTSD, and fear/anxiety from ANY dentists, but in my case, the new dentist who used local anesthetic and was much more pleasant, was such a change. I guess for me, it was more like, “Meh… this ain’t nuthin. After dealing with THAT dumbass, none of this rates more than a 0.5 out of 10 on the anxiety scale” 😅

Still being a kid, of course it became a badge of pride when friends talked about being scared of going to the dentist, or needing general anesthesia for procedures. “HAH! That’s nothing. Lemme tell you about what I’VE been through!”. (My stories probably didn’t help anyone’s anxiety about going to the dentist 😂😂😂).
 
carnifex knifeworks said:
My buddy asks for laughing gas every time he's at the dentist, even for teeth cleanings. They always oblige, so that may be an option
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Doesn’t work for everyone, I guess.

My current dentist offered once, many years ago. I said, “Sure”. They put the mask on and asked, “Do you feel any different?”.

“Smells weird, but I don’t feel any different”

“OK, I’ll turn it up a bit. How about now?”

“Nope”

“OK, I’ll turn it up a bit more. How about now”

“Still don’t notice any difference”

“Well, that’s as much as we can give you”.

After the procedure, they said, “We usually recommend you sit in the waiting room for at least a half hour for the nitrous to wear off, before trying to drive”.

I said, “I still don’t feel any effects from it”. Stood on one foot. “Balance is fine”. They said, “You might be one of the small percentage of people who’s not affected much by it”.

Never bothered with the stuff since.
 
bluemax_1 said:
Doesn’t work for everyone, I guess.

My current dentist offered once, many years ago. I said, “Sure”. They put the mask on and asked, “Do you feel any different?”.

“Smells weird, but I don’t feel any different”

“OK, I’ll turn it up a bit. How about now?”

“Nope”

“OK, I’ll turn it up a bit more. How about now”

“Still don’t notice any difference”

“Well, that’s as much as we can give you”.

After the procedure, they said, “We usually recommend you sit in the waiting room for at least a half hour for the nitrous to wear off, before trying to drive”.

I said, “I still don’t feel any effects from it”. Stood on one foot. “Balance is fine”. They said, “You might be one of the small percentage of people who’s not affected much by it”.

Never bothered with the stuff since.
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You need to try it when you're tripping
 
bluemax_1 said:
I think that might be a part of it. I don’t know if my parents deliberately found a dentist who apparently wasn’t a fan of anesthesia, or they simply didn’t know any better at the time; but the dentist they took us to when we were younger, never used anesthesia for fillings (and I had a wonderful combo of a sweet tooth AND not the greatest brushing and flossing habits, which led to a lot of fillings when I was younger).

Yes, I remember gripping the arms of the chair HARD, when the drilling hurt like blazes.

Same dentist pulled one of my front teeth when it wasn’t even loose. The gap in my front teeth was there for months, before the permanent tooth even began to grow into it, and by that time, the gap had narrowed so there wasn’t room for the permanent tooth, leading to a snaggle tooth that required braces/Invisalign as an adult, to finally straighten out. Asshole must’ve had a payment due on his Beemer that month 🤬

My parents only finally found a different dentist, when this whackjob did an extraction on a molar (that also wasn’t loose), using a hammer and a chisel (at least that’s what it looked like, to me). At least he used a local anesthetic that time.

Heard the word you don’t EVER want to hear from a dentist or doctor; “Whoops…”.

“Hey... I’m tasting blood…”. The chisel he was hammering on (while his assistant had me in a headlock to hold me steady. I thought she was practicing for WWF tryouts or something), slipped and gashed my gums, requiring 3 stitches 🤬

Apparently, my parents also weren’t the type to push lawsuits, and I was too young to know any better, because I would absolutely have sued the quack.

I guess all that might’ve given some folks PTSD, and fear/anxiety from ANY dentists, but in my case, the new dentist who used local anesthetic and was much more pleasant, was such a change. I guess for me, it was more like, “Meh… this ain’t nuthin. After dealing with THAT dumbass, none of this rates more than a 0.5 out of 10 on the anxiety scale” 😅

Still being a kid, of course it became a badge of pride when friends talked about being scared of going to the dentist, or needing general anesthesia for procedures. “HAH! That’s nothing. Lemme tell you about what I’VE been through!”. (My stories probably didn’t help anyone’s anxiety about going to the dentist 😂😂😂).
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It is amazing how proper pain control can change people’s perspective on going to a dentist. A retired spook I knew used dental pain while interrogating bad guys overseas- it is a very convincing method!
 
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