So many people worry about OPs. You have to assess the dangers in a realistic way and make your choice. Well, at least that is how I try to live my life.

I live within a large urbanified area and have no criminal record. My nose has always been clean(or at least it looks so)and I'm a productive member of society. I actually have a LEGAL firearms collection with a permit to carry as well as permission to own large rifle and pistol magazines (10 rounds). Over a dozen years ago (just as I started collecting firearms) I was having an emotional problem which I self-medicated using opiates. My brother discovered that I'd used about 30 of his triplicates. He had to turn me over to the DEA to protect himself. Of course, he was just a wee pissed , too. I knew I had a problem & did not want anyone but myself to get in trouble so I cooperated and was 100% honest with everyone. The DEA called me and we set a time when they'd come to my place. Now, they knew I had a magnum sized handgun and I reassured them that I was not "That kind of guy."

Two agents showed up at my door, on the dot, with their jackets pulled back so I could easily see their weapons. It's sort of funny because I am not that kind of guy and was calm about the whole gun thing. I was only worried about what I'd already done. There was NO WAY I was going to make it worse. It amused me that they were nervous about the guns. I really am a peaceful person. To this day, the only living things I've ever shot were a few oranges. After I invited them in I offered to either get my handgun to show them it was not even loaded or would tell them where they could find it. They weren't interested, but they calmed down noticeably after I spoke so openly and honestly about my weapons (they also knew that I had 2 rifles.)

We talked amicably about "stuff" and I spilled my guts to the best of my ability. To make this story short, I was supposedly going to get a letter from them telling me when and where I'd surrender. They said I'd do several hundred hours community service and ABSOLUTELY NO time as it was my first offense (I did not tell them I'd been doing similar stuff for years). I never wrote for more than 30-40 Percs (no way I was a distributor) and I've got graduate degrees in prestigious fields. You know those ads about "people judge you by the way you speak" ? THEY'RE TRUE. Part of the reason few people ever think I've used pills is just because I don't seem like that sort of person. Friends, almost all of us are that sort of person.

They said "Gee, we'd like you to give up your guns." I asked "Do I have to? Do you have some sort of document authorizing you to take them?" "No" they said. "Then, no." I said. Then they left and I awaited the arrival of the dreaded letter for surrender.

It didn't arrive after a week.

A month later and still no sign of a letter.

I promised to shorten this, so here it is - There never was a letter and the case seemed to just disappear.

I'm convinced the DEA has some awfully Best if kept off the board big and dangerous preoccupations. L'il ol' me was wasn't worth the time or effort. No one then or now in government has the time or resources to attack this problem of people using 'normal' amounts of Rx drugs. OK, yeah, now and again some poor schmuck gets nailed just to show "We're right on top of it, Ma'am." Maybe a few unlucky people are chewed up for the press to show the public. It might even be decided to put on the dog and pony show for a month. Eventually, other things that are important will come to the fore and the few people who were set up to be consumed by the public will either be let go with a slap on the wrist or, at most/worst spend a very short time locked up. Before long, 'everyone' will forget leave with a 'Get out of jail free' card which also has written on it 'Do not pass God'?

All of my losses using the web have thus far been crooks. I do appreciate no seizures yet. Besides, I'd rather be ripped off by a crook not employed by any government. In the periods of time I've used the web I've made unbelievably stupid mistakes, stupid mistakes, dumb mistakes and plain old mistakes. These boards have also been enormously useful in winnowing out the jerks. The result is that I use only a small handful of OPs who I have found to be reliable, package innocuously and accept CCs. Someday one of my small (200 pills max) packages might get seized. I've won most, lost few. I'm betting that all that happens is a few letters arrive in my mail and then it will just fade away. The US has so much more important issues to handle. Maybe I will be one of those very few who are made into an example. But, I really doubt it.

I've looked intently at these and other boards. The number of those who actually get in trouble - not just have a shipment seized - is infinitesimal, especially if you measure that number against the eruption which occurs when someone writes to complain 'merely' of a seizure.

Of all the tens of thousands of letters on this and other forums my memory recalls less than a handful per year of people who get in real trouble. And they're usually no stranger to the authorities.

I rarely tell ANYONE that I do this. I introduce even fewer to these details of procuring. By keeping my mouth shut I protect not only myself, but also all of you as well as the system which help so many of us with real issues to obtain some of the relief we need and deserve.

Whoa! It's awfully late here. I hope this bit of a rant helps calm down a few of you out there. I don't know if I'm very smart. If making mistakes is one way to learn then I must be a freaking genius. Read these boards, don't talk a lot about this (except here), keep your orders small, use several reliable OPs and DON'T WORRY. Who knows, you might need to take even fewer pills.

Here I am suggesting you not yammer and I can't shut up!
Hope some find this useful.

I was going to do laundry tonite. Best if kept off the board! oh well, Later..... javascript:void(0)