Cocaine Zero

[007]

Lol…I remember my grandmother taking those powder things for headaches etc regularly. It wasn’t Bex but something similar. I can’t remember the name but she definitely seemed to be addicted to them.

Vincent's maybe?

Australian experience of analgesia in the mid 20th century

[mightyrooster]

Vincent's maybe?

Australian experience of analgesia in the mid 20th century

Yes. Vincent’s is definitely what she used to take. As a child / tween I remember her swallowing these powders on a regular basis. I see them more as drugs like nicotine etc than true pain relief medications. They were highly addictive.

[Billy Gunn]

My first reaction to these comments were, great it is about time someone said enough is enough. But I also understand that coke use in the demographic is unbelievably popular and like many have said it puts a target on our players.

Alternatively, something has to change when players who have been in the game for years and they get a one game suspension whilst they have been told year after year how it isn't a good look, or a good career move if you are caught.

Nick might have gone too far from the NRL's current position, but I don't think it's enough of a deterrent

[Bates]

The term "recreational drug use" is often mentioned but it does catch up with people eventually the same as "recreation drinking" does as well. - People once addicted want more and consume these more often.

Back in history folk drank beer rather than water as there was no proper sewage systems back then - the human and industrial waste went straight into the river making it dangerous to drink- Egyptians were big on beer back in the days of the Pharaohs rather than drinking the water from the Nile for instance.

The Great London Stink of 1858 forced the UK Government of the time to take action - Joseph Bazalgette Chief Engineer of the London Sewage System.

Old mate next door has a sip of water and almost chokes. No issues when he drinks Beer though. Our tap water on the south coast is putrid. We spend $50 plus a week on bottled water.

[Bates]

Just a minor change.

Would you try cocaine if it were made legal?

Please don't tell me you're a born again.

[Vasco]

Hear no evil, see no evil.

So The Big Dog chose to tolerate the sniff in premiership years gone by but now, he's taking a moral stance!

There were plenty of star players he would have had to sacrificially punt in 2002 and 2013.

More than half the team.

[theGman]

More than half the team.

Lol.

[007]

Back in history folk drank beer rather than water as there was no proper sewage systems back then - the human and industrial waste went straight into the river making it dangerous to drink- Egyptians were big on beer back in the days of the Pharaohs rather than drinking the water from the Nile for instance.

Remarkable considering beer is made up of 90-96% water. I wonder where they got their water from. Maybe it just rained cats & dogs back then, or they may have just had it home delivered from Dan Murphy's?

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

Old mate next door has a sip of water and almost chokes. No issues when he drinks Beer though. Our tap water on the south coast is putrid. We spend $50 plus a week on bottled water.

Where is that? Water here is absolutely fine, better than Sydney.

[Bates]

Where is that? Water here is absolutely fine, better than Sydney.

Bendalong. Tastes and smells like a swimming pool full of chlorine. It's been known
to corrode copper pipes in less than a decade.

[milanja]

Not sure why you would think or say that as I have never done drugs nor have any interest ever in taking them. - I have a very keen interest in history and watch many historical documentaries on a wide range of topics - i.e Sport history, Political changes , human advancements , famous battles and wars etc

One tour which I always wanted to do after seeing the Ken Burns Civil War Documentary Series was the Civil War US Tour which I did with two of my elder brothers - i.e Gettysburg . Shiloh , Antietam , Chancellorsville , Harpers Ferry, Fort Sumter , Appomattox Courthouse etc

Spoke to Bob Carr about this as well as he was a guest speaker at a PSA ( NSW Public Service Union) Annual Conference back in the day - He had a similar interest in US History etc.

Plus with Mrs Salvo to Egypt , Jordan and Israel and of course Russia for more history - Volgograd (Stalingrad ) , Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), Sevastopol . Kursk, Vladivostok etc

Some plans for retirement travel on my part include - have to convince Mrs Salvo of the US Part

* Nottingham Forest at the City Ground
* Ashes Test at Lords - 1 day
* New England Patriots - NFL - Home Game
* Atlanta Braves - MLB - Home Game

Of course other places in Europe / USA as well

Might have to put your retirement on hold for a while if you want to watch our pats have a competitive team again.

[rented tracksuit]

Would you try cocaine if it were made legal?

Please don't tell me you're a born again.

No I wouldn’t.

No need to be born again.

[Rooster1908]

Bendalong. Tastes and smells like a swimming pool full of chlorine. It's been known
to corrode copper pipes in less than a decade.

That weird .Water up in Husky is fine