Drug Store Rant

[The Good Reverend Roger]

It seems I have developed a mild ear infection, rendering me about 50% deaf in my left ear.  My daughter and I went down to Walgreens drugstore last night to pick up some more Debrox, to release whatever horrors were lurking in my middle ear...And when I got to the appropriate aisle, sitting next to the Debrox was another brand of ear-hole solvent.  On top of the package, in big black letters, it said "HOMEOPATHIC".

Curious, I checked the label.  It seems that they are willing to sell me 2.5 oz of what is essentially TAP WATER for a measly $11.  Or I could buy the Debrox, which is more or less watered down hydrogen peroxide and a very mild solvent, for $8.63.

That caused a chuckle for a moment, then it occurred to me that the drug store is now selling quack nostrums and snake oil, and advertising them as actual remedies.  I asked the pharmacist about it, and he got royally pissed off.  Not at ME, but at the fact that it was on the shelf.  I was treated to a 5 minute meltdown rant from a grandfatherly-looking 70-something old guy, which made my fucking day.

One of the people overhearing this rant got a little agitated, and as I walked away with my Debrox, started babbling something about "natural remedies" and some weird shit about Native Americans that made no sense whatsoever.  I was listening quietly, but I could see from the look on TGG's face that she was about to do something ROGER'S LITTLE GIRL style.  At that point the lady, apparently feeling that I was not giving her opinion a fair hearing, grabbed my arm. 

*SMACK*

The lady stood there with TGG's handprint on her face, stunned by the notion of her opinion being worth nothing more than an excuse for TGG to flat-heel her across the chops, and TGG & I left the drug store feeling crazy.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Life should be spent seeking this kind of victory as often and in as many places as possible.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Life should be spent seeking this kind of victory as often and in as many places as possible.

We weren't seeking it.  You have to let IT find YOU.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Life should be spent seeking this kind of victory as often and in as many places as possible.

We weren't seeking it.  You have to let IT find YOU.

That's true. Then you get to BE the victory, instead of delivering the victory like self-righteous pricks. This gives me an entirely new perspective. You don't act like a Discordian so you can Spread Discordianism™, you do it so you can advertise to the universe, "HEY I'M RIGHT FUCKING HERE, HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST CHAOS."

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Life should be spent seeking this kind of victory as often and in as many places as possible.

We weren't seeking it.  You have to let IT find YOU.

That's true. Then you get to BE the victory, instead of delivering the victory like self-righteous pricks. This gives me an entirely new perspective. You don't act like a Discordian so you can Spread Discordianism™, you do it so you can advertise to the universe, "HEY I'M RIGHT FUCKING HERE, HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST CHAOS."

That.  Right there.

[EK WAFFLR]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

Yes, yes she is.  It's not that she's protective of her aging & decrepit father.

It's just that she likes to slap people.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

Yes, yes she is.  It's not that she's protective of her aging & decrepit father.

It's just that she likes to slap people.

I like her. 

And yeah...just about any OTC remedy that actually works is eventually either changed to prescription only or reformulated to have no effect whatsoever.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

Yes, yes she is.  It's not that she's protective of her aging & decrepit father.

It's just that she likes to slap people.

I like her. 

And yeah...just about any OTC remedy that actually works is eventually either changed to prescription only or reformulated to have no effect whatsoever.

Debrox works, and IIRC, it went from prescription to OTC.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

  That kid rocks!

She inspires me.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

Yes, yes she is.  It's not that she's protective of her aging & decrepit father.

It's just that she likes to slap people.

I like her. 

And yeah...just about any OTC remedy that actually works is eventually either changed to prescription only or reformulated to have no effect whatsoever.

Debrox works, and IIRC, it went from prescription to OTC.

They dropped the ball. 

Is there anything in it but peroxide and water? You can mix those up at home for a few cents...

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

Yes, yes she is.  It's not that she's protective of her aging & decrepit father.

It's just that she likes to slap people.

I like her. 

And yeah...just about any OTC remedy that actually works is eventually either changed to prescription only or reformulated to have no effect whatsoever.

Debrox works, and IIRC, it went from prescription to OTC.

They dropped the ball. 

Is there anything in it but peroxide and water? You can mix those up at home for a few cents...

There's a couple of other things, but that's basically it.  But it's mixed correctly, so my ear hair doesn't turn green.  I can't be trusted with a coffee pot, let alone something that's going in my ear hole.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

Yes, yes she is.  It's not that she's protective of her aging & decrepit father.

It's just that she likes to slap people.

I like her. 

And yeah...just about any OTC remedy that actually works is eventually either changed to prescription only or reformulated to have no effect whatsoever.

Debrox works, and IIRC, it went from prescription to OTC.

They dropped the ball. 

Is there anything in it but peroxide and water? You can mix those up at home for a few cents...

There's a couple of other things, but that's basically it.  But it's mixed correctly, so my ear hair doesn't turn green.  I can't be trusted with a coffee pot, let alone something that's going in my ear hole.

Wish I'd known about it. When I had an ear infection I had to run around scraping up $100+ for antibiotics and prescription ear crap.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

Yes, yes she is.  It's not that she's protective of her aging & decrepit father.

It's just that she likes to slap people.

I like her. 

And yeah...just about any OTC remedy that actually works is eventually either changed to prescription only or reformulated to have no effect whatsoever.

Debrox works, and IIRC, it went from prescription to OTC.

They dropped the ball. 

Is there anything in it but peroxide and water? You can mix those up at home for a few cents...

There's a couple of other things, but that's basically it.  But it's mixed correctly, so my ear hair doesn't turn green.  I can't be trusted with a coffee pot, let alone something that's going in my ear hole.

Wish I'd known about it. When I had an ear infection I had to run around scraping up $100+ for antibiotics and prescription ear crap.

Antibiotics are still important.  In this case, I seem to be mostly fending the infection off myself, which tells me it's probably viral.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Your daughter is awesome, TGRFC

Yes, yes she is.  It's not that she's protective of her aging & decrepit father.

It's just that she likes to slap people.

I like her. 

And yeah...just about any OTC remedy that actually works is eventually either changed to prescription only or reformulated to have no effect whatsoever.

Debrox works, and IIRC, it went from prescription to OTC.

They dropped the ball. 

Is there anything in it but peroxide and water? You can mix those up at home for a few cents...

There's a couple of other things, but that's basically it.  But it's mixed correctly, so my ear hair doesn't turn green.  I can't be trusted with a coffee pot, let alone something that's going in my ear hole.

Wish I'd known about it. When I had an ear infection I had to run around scraping up $100+ for antibiotics and prescription ear crap.

Antibiotics are still important.  In this case, I seem to be mostly fending the infection off myself, which tells me it's probably viral.

Viral? WTF, Tucson is weirder than I thought.
I got mine swimming in creek water. You guys don't even HAVE creeks.