The Vent and Rant Thread

[CRussel]

None of this even compares to the packaging for legal marijuana in BC. Sheesh! Worst part? It's not even useful for storing your weed because it doesn't properly reseal. I get that they need to make this stuff child proof. But someone needs to explain that some of their CBD customers might just have a bit of arthritis? And be taking it for that? If they at least made the internal packaging so that it would reseal and prevent the bud from drying out too much you could reuse the packaging for something.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by CRussel

None of this even compares to the packaging for legal marijuana in BC. Sheesh! Worst part? It's not even useful for storing your weed because it doesn't properly reseal. I get that they need to make this stuff child proof. But someone needs to explain that some of their CBD customers might just have a bit of arthritis? And be taking it for that? If they at least made the internal packaging so that it would reseal and prevent the bud from drying out too much you could reuse the packaging for something.

A humidor?

[CRussel]

Well, actually, we use a simple mason jar, with a 62% Boveda in the bottom, but my rant was about the FOUR layers of packaging that it comes in, NONE of which is re-usable or even useful.

[wodin]

Mason jar? Do they even make them anymore?

[Greg Anos]

Yep. People still home can. . .

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by 4691mls

The store-brand Sudafed sold by CVS used to have simple foil backing and it was easy to push the pills through. A few months ago the packaging changed. There is now an additional layer of paper on top of the foil and it is very difficult to push the pills through, even though there is nothing wrong with my hands. I've tried to peel off the paper backing but that doesn't work reliably; usually it just shreds. Tried to cut it open with nail scissors but ended up damaging the pill.

I've run into this problem with non-prescription antihistamines too, but with those it's usually possible to buy a larger quantity that comes in a bottle. Sudafed doesn't seem to be available in bottles.

Can't just buy pseudoephedrine drugs here, low dose must be kept behind the counter and a registered pharmacist must conduct the transaction, higher doses only on prescription.

I suspect the hard to 'pop' pill packaging is a 'child-proofing' issue - the nanny-state promoters will probably introduce here soon.

Originally Posted by wodin

It's not just pills, all of those bubble wrapped products that are nearly impossible to open, even with a pair of household scissors. I almost need sheet metal shears for some of them.

Ever since they started using that packaging I've wondered when someone would seriously injure themselves trying to open them and sue! sue! sue! It would only take a couple of those for manufacturers to rethink their packaging.

I recall having use a cold chisel to punch a hole and then a pair of tin snips to open the packaging in which a ring spanner was encapsulated. Why did the spanner even need packaging.

BR

[silverraven]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Well, actually, we use a simple mason jar, with a 62% Boveda in the bottom, but my rant was about the FOUR layers of packaging that it comes in, NONE of which is re-usable or even useful.

Have you seen the amber colored jars they came out with this year? Really protects mj from sunlight, which degrades the potency. And they are a pretty color I have so many mason/ball jars it's not even funny. I use them for everything! I was on the mason jar kick way before it became a Pinterest thing.

Also, in the states if you call the mail order Rx company they will ship your Rx with a non-childproof lid. I did that for mom's, she just couldn't do them any more with the arthritis in her hands. They do ask for a couple extra days to get the prescription out when you call for a refill. Her Rx company is Express Scripts, but I'm sure any of them would do it.

Oh, and even my Walmart pharmacy has humans counting out pills. And I have no problem finding compounding pharmacies. I have a few drugs that my dogs take that I have to have compounded. I use both a local and mail order compounding pharmacy.
S

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by silverraven

Have you seen the amber colored jars they came out with this year? Really protects mj from sunlight, which degrades the potency. And they are a pretty color I have so many mason/ball jars it's not even funny. I use them for everything! I was on the mason jar kick way before it became a Pinterest thing.

What's a Pinterest? (Kidding, but believe me, I had NO idea they were a thing!) Sunlight not an issue, it's not around that long anyway. Gets carbolized and then extracted in coconut oil in the 'magic butter' machine. I'm an asthmatic, so no way I'm inhaling anything! Besides, for my uses of CBD, ingestion or sublingual are preferred.

Also, in the states if you call the mail order Rx company they will ship your Rx with a non-childproof lid. I did that for mom's, she just couldn't do them any more with the arthritis in her hands. They do ask for a couple extra days to get the prescription out when you call for a refill. Her Rx company is Express Scripts, but I'm sure any of them would do it.

Yes, the local pharmacy always gives us old fashioned snap tops. No child-proof needed.

Originally Posted by wodin

Mason jar? Do they even make them anymore?

Yes, both Mason and Ball are still very popular and used by lots of us. Ball tends to be a bit bigger up here, but both are around. And every supermarket has them all year round. Lots of secondary uses, and canning is still very much a part of how Canadians do things, especially away from the big city. Frankly, I'm more likely to use them to put stock, or pasta sauce or whatever in, and then freeze the stock or sauce. I don't really pressure can, but freezer can.

[4691mls]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Can't just buy pseudoephedrine drugs here, low dose must be kept behind the counter and a registered pharmacist must conduct the transaction, higher doses only on prescription.

BR

Same here in my state in the US (don't know if it's the same in all states). You can only get the CVS Sudafed by requesting it at the pharmacy counter.

I've thought of trying the store brand from a different pharmacy in case they get it from a different supplier which might use different packaging. Might try that next time I run out.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by CRussel

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And every supermarket has them all year round. Lots of secondary uses, and canning is still very much a part of how Canadians do things, especially away from the big city. Frankly, I'm more likely to use them to put stock, or pasta sauce or whatever in, and then freeze the stock or sauce. I don't really pressure can, but freezer can.

We use lots and lots of ZipLock bags here in the beautiful Sandwich Islands. They work well for keeping the critters out.

[Hitch]

OMG...

I have this client that I'm walking through everything at Amazon. He's in his 90's, so I don't want to be judgemental; I'll probably be a basket case in 20 years, myself. If I live that long.

But he's driving me nuts. He's slow as molasses, adn he's afraid. So, the fear makes him triple-check everything. I tried to set up a GoToMeeting with him, so that I could see his screen, but when I tried to turn the meeting over to him, he couldn't find the item to click, to display his monitor to me. so now, I'm walking him through blindfolded, effectively.

Of course, he can't remember his Amazon password. So now, 48 minutes later, we still HAVEN'T EVEN EFFING LOGGED IN YET!!!!

I WANT TO SCREAM AT THE TOP OF MY G*DDAMN LUNGS.

Hitch

[badgoodDeb]

Ohhhhhhhh. That's the kind of client that ought to be required to bring a grandchild to the "meeting" with him. Or a neighbor kid off the street.

You can scream here. We're listening.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Ohhhhhhhh. That's the kind of client that ought to be required to bring a grandchild to the "meeting" with him. Or a neighbor kid off the street.

You can scream here. We're listening.

I asked. he doesn't have any family or friends that can help. 90 minutes. NINETY MINUTES and we never got logged in. He couldn't find the "share my screen" button for goTomeeting, so that was out, then I sat on the phone for another hour, and NOTHING.

I swear to God...I'm doing this for no pay, too. I got so tired of him being afraid to upload them, or EVEN DO THE publisher tax interview, for four months, I said I'd do it. And now this.

Hitch

[badgoodDeb]

Tell him he doesn't have to have any friends. (I can see why he doesn't.) Make him order pizza, and tip the delivery person $50 bucks to come in and hold his hand. Or find the durn "share my screen" button.

Some people really are (apparently) too old to do self publishing. Is the book even any good???

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Tell him he doesn't have to have any friends. (I can see why he doesn't.) Make him order pizza, and tip the delivery person $50 bucks to come in and hold his hand. Or find the durn "share my screen" button.

Some people really are (apparently) too old to do self publishing. Is the book even any good???

He's a trade-pubbed author, by a perfectly legit, large publishing house, so my answer is, presumably.

I'm trying to figure out what to do next. If he could have found the g*****ed "share my screen" button in GTM, that would have solved part of it, but of course, nooooooooooooo, that would have been too easy. I might try something else, a different support hub method. The challenge though is, trying to get through this without killing him. I don't mean to be a d*ck, I don't. I feel for him, and when I'm old, I don't want people getting angry at me for being a bit unsure, either--y'know, Karma, but...daaaayyyam. I mean, he couldn't even manage his password, or how to reset it? When all he had to do was hit a button, copy-paste it from the frigging email to the webpage? Bloody AOL. WHY do people stick with AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo? Every time we see those, we know that the quote won't be enough.

Hitch