I'm sick. I have a cold. My head feels like it's full of wet cement. I went to five drugstores trying to get the stuff that I always use to clear the congestion - Sudafed Non-Drowsy, Non-Drying gelcaps.
I can't find them. They contain pseudoephedrine (not that jack-ass phenylephrine HCI) which apparently, someone's stupid children use to make meth-amphetamine. In response, someone's stupid politicians decided to restrict the sale of pseudoephedrine in order to appear to be doing something about drug abuse. Whether this has anything to do with it, I don't know, but the gelcaps are gone.
So, the upshot of all this is they make the meth in Mexico now where people understand the laws of supply-and-demand - chalk one up to outsourcing - and I get to show my license and sign an electronic screen in order to get an over-the-counter cold remedy. Yes, I got psuedoephedrine, but not in the form best suited to my needs. This is why we can't have nice things.
You know, if restricting a useful product actually cuts down on the stupid, maybe we ought to try it on other things, like, say, legislation?
Oh yeah. Happy Frickin' New Year
