my argument - which i never got to make - was that annoying somebody isn't harassment, under the law. it's some kind of colloquial concept of harassment in terms of "bothering somebody", perhaps. but, she had no grounds to fear for her safety at all, and that's what the legal question is. so, i've never denied initiating the communication - i've always argued that i was fully within my rights to do so. 

my argument in the human rights trial is that the implication that i was a threat to her safety is discriminatory, as the only way to come to that deduction is through negative stereotypes about trans people, disabled people or both.

but, the actual truth of the matter is that there never even was any purposeful communication with this woman. and, if it turns out ryan's a real person, an employee, like i suspect, then i never sent this woman any communication at all, accidentally or not.

this might be a part of the reason she's avoiding a response.....

nononono, i want to be as clear as i can.

i was communicating with a man named ryan, clearly - at least in my mind, anyways. the sole topic of communication was housing; there was nothing else discussed, and no other purpose in the communication. but, everything was addressed to a male named ryan.

and, yet i was charged with harassing a woman named caroline, and the case was presented in such a way as to imply i was a dangerous pervert.

it was truly ridiculous.

it's just hard for me to tell if i'm smelling smoke from upstairs or dirt from the heaters. all i can really say with certainty is that it's overwhelmingly dry - and that itself makes it hard to breathe, makes my throat sore, generates asthma attacks, etc. 

so, i'd might as well be breathing in secondhand smoke, even if i'm only breathing in dry air.

since i woke up last night, it's just been absolutely disgustingly dry in here. i wonder if they altered something when i was out. i've had to have the shower running almost nonstop to adjust....

yeah, i'm going to call on monday and cancel the fillings and insist on a cleaning, instead. i should have been more assertive about that - that's what i want.

i've had some difficulty articulating this because i'm never been through this before. it's not anxiety, exactly, it's more denial. he has a business model. it's how this society functions.

so, i essentially need for him to prove that i need a filling by cleaning my teeth first and showing it to me. so long as i have stains and plaque on my teeth (and i do.), i feel skeptical about the need for drilling. but, if he cleans my teeth for me first, and lets me get a better look at it, i'll be convinced that it's actually necessary - or not.

and, that will give me some time to try to bombard it with fluoride, which should start tomorrow.

and, it's not ambiguous, either - i address the subject of the emails by name, "ryan", on repeated occasions.

it's abundantly, crystal clear that i obviously thought i was communicating with a dude.

and, like i say, i think i was.

the karen just missed another deadline....

when this whole thing happened, it took me by surprise, because i thought the landlord was a male named ryan. so, when i say i've never met her that's an understatement - all communication was, on the surface, with a male. when i was charged with applying for an apartment too many times, i thought i was repeatedly applying to an apartment complex run by a man named ryan.

you can imagine, then, that i was confused when the charges claimed i had harassed a woman named caroline chevalier, who claimed she was using the name ryan on the internet.

in my application, i point out that i am skeptical of the claim, and suggest that the case was presented that way to maximize chance of conviction - and that there really is probably some guy named ryan out there and he needs to testify to the tribunal. as all of the evidence in the case is addressed to ryan, and none of it to caroline, i named ryan as the secondary defendant in the case. i named caroline as the primary defendant because she is the one that filed the vexatious charges, and thus is the one guilty of discrimination and intimidation. further, she seems to be the actual owner - if ryan exists, he is likely an employee.

the tribunal also seems to be curious in uncovering the truth of the matter, and caroline's outburst no doubt did not help her cause. so, she was to indicate to the tribunal by the end of the day today whether ryan would be presenting a defence of his own, or if she would do the talking for him.

no response. again. is she preventing herself from being caught filing a false report?

and, it just demonstrates the point - she's never going to file this response. she's just going to make baseless attacks, and cry victim without evidence. so, let's get on with it.

see, it may not seem like a lot, but if i take 10 g of garlic & 10 g of turmeric & 10 g of cayenne that's nearly .1 mg. 10 g of cumin and thyme would be another .08 each.

remember: i need to get to 3-4ish.

instant tea is a potentially potent source, as well.

these are the highest concentration foods there are, and my best choices. so, understanding how much fluoride is in the water is key.

https://www.fluorideresearch.org/492/files/FJ2016_v49_n2_p165-177_sfs.pdf

sorry, i cut myself off.

the only other dietary thing i can think of is that spices - like oregano - may have a relatively high fluoride content. it's leafy type things that you want to look for. but, the options are very poor, which is why they put it in the water...

i may be able to turn this around, still.

so,

1) i need the stannous fluoride. it's the only type that is bioavailable, so the only type that will deal with gumline issues. note that colgate has also gone back to stannuous flouride (this is recent.), so i have an option - the crest pro-health or the colgate total. and, i can figure that out in the next day or two.

2) i need to get dietary fluoride up. 311 sent me to the local water treatment company, enwin. i'll see what they say. but, i'm going to end up putting toothpaste in the breakfast bowl, almost for sure. the only other dietary thing i can think of 

3) brush hard before and gently after eating, instead of just brushing after eating.

and, what i'll do is i'll push for him to do a cleaning, first.

and, i'm considering sending them an email to ask some pointed questions so i'm sure.

i just don't want to drill unless i'm sure i need to. i need to answer this question - are these caries in the enamel or in the dentine?

https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/tooth-decay/more-info/tooth-decay-process

i should take a step back.

i don't actually think that any of my cavities are advanced enough to require the regeneration of dentine. i'm looking at enamel regrowth as a goal, here.

i think.

could i do this to myself, do you think?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38524566

wait.

can i get this shit prescribed?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tideglusib

see, this is what i want - not a bunch of plastic in my mouth.

https://www.dentistryiq.com/practice-management/industry/article/16366894/dental-stem-cell-regeneration-techniques-may-spell-the-end-of-tooth-decay-as-we-know-it

this idiot is actually a member of the fake socialist party, the ndp....not some right-wing demagogue.

you'd be forgiven for being confused, though.

https://www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/City-Council-Meetings/Meetings-This-Week/Documents/F20_20130118112305.pdf

that's still cutting edge.

but, i might be a member of the first generation that gets to regrow new teeth in old age, when i get there.

https://www.cnedental.com/the-science-of-growing-teeth-stem-cell-therapy-reveals-limitless-possibilities/

why don't our teeth heal, though?

it seems like it's something evolution didn't get around to. and, save me your nonsense about god - if anything, it's an argument against creation. what kind of sadistic creator would create a being that can't repair their own teeth? no - we're just dealing with a consequence of living past our evolutionary best before date. your teeth fall out for the same reason you get alzheimers.

but, if god doesn't exist, we don't have to worry about usurping it's role. we can see biology as a playground.

so, is this something we can use stem cells for, or what? is there some future in regenerative dental technology?

our teeth don't heal, but they should. and, let's hope we can figure that out, eventually.

the adults told me how to brush back in the 80s.

it seemed to work; i didn't get any cavities. and, i haven't questioned it or thought about it much since.

but, like i say - i'm aging. your teeth don't heal; i'm used to healing. i need to adjust...

actually, i think i'm going to start doing both, but in different ways.

if i vigorously brush before i eat with a medium toothbrush, maybe it'll help clear shit out of there before i put food in. then, if i repeat with a soft tooth brush after i eat, maybe it'll help clear out food without damaging the enamel further.

yes, i should have done this research a long time ago, but i didn't need to....

https://www.rdhmag.com/patient-care/rinses-pastes/article/16403965/brush-before-eating

something else i want to point out is that when they took my temperature at the dentist's office it was....

34

that's 93 degrees in backward yankee units, apparently. i dunno - it's a different language, i don't understand it at all.

that's indicative of hypothermia. i should have been dying.

while it was no doubt a confused reading stemming from the fact that i just got off a bicycle ride in a brisk wind on a 10 degree day (itself indicative of how healthy i am - i can bike for an hour without breaking a sweat), it says something about me that is very much consistent with a lot of things i've been going through for a long time. 

i will go into shivers & nearly into shock from even moderate levels of air conditioning. it's consistent, and repeatable. further, it seems to be genetic - my father had the same issue. he used to blame it on his blood pressure. but, my blood pressure is generally unusually low, while his was always dangerously high. there seems to be something else going on, there.

but, if that dental assistant was a nurse, she would have called an ambulance - i should have been going into shock. she took it twice - at my forehead and on my wrist. it was 34 both times.

so, i should figure out what is in the water as it is before i take steps to add a tsp of toothpaste to my breakfast bowl. even unfluoridated water should have some fluoride. how much water do i need to drink to get to 4 mg? is it even possible?

jessica murray <koala.central.command@gmail.com>

7:57 AM (0 minutes ago)

to 311

hi.

i understand that the city doesn't currently add fluoride to the water, but the water should have some level of fluoride in it naturally. this would be very specific to windsor; that is the information i'm seeking. 

i did not grow up here, and i believe i've recently developed cavities for the first time in my life (i'm 40.) as a consequence of switching from a fluoridated water supply to a water supply without fluoride. i'm not happy about that, and need to get my dietary fluoride levels back up. so, i want to find ways to reintroduce fluoride into my diet on my own, if the city refuses to take appropriate steps to do so. my teeth have run out of time waiting.

the fda has set an rdi for fluoride because it is an essential mineral. it is 4 mg/day and people generally get 60-90% of it from drinking water.

however, fluoride is also poisonous in relatively small quantities. so, if i'm forced to do this myself, i need to properly understand what i'm doing. in the end, i'm no doubt going to do something like add a teaspoon of toothpaste to my morning smoothie (dietary fluoride is not exactly plentiful - it's pretty much the only serious choice), but i need to understand what the base levels are before i do that, so i don't accidentally overdo it.

can you put me in contact with somebody that can give me information about existing fluoride content in the city water, without it being treated?

and, can you put me in touch with somebody that has up to date information on whether the city is ever going to refluoridate or not?

thanks,

j

i'll repeat that.

if you're an elderly person going to a church or a mosque in a pandemic and you get sick, you should be denied treatment as a consequence of your own stupidity - there are people that got sick in ways that weren't entirely preventable, and they must take priority.

ask your god to help you, instead.

in response, health officials should refuse to treat patients that contracted the virus at a place of worship, citing their own stupidity and claiming they deserve it.

....but don't tell me i can't get a beer, if you let the geriatrics go to church.

they're the ones that need to be locked down, not me; if they won't protect themselves, don't tell me i need to adjust.

fine.

let the decrepit, ancient church-goers kill themselves off in a fit of idiocy.

less religious values voters is good news for america, in the long run.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/new-justice-amy-coney-barrett-casts-deciding-vote-to-block-n-y-limit-on-religious-gatherings-1.5205203?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D89531

in theory, though, how much toothpaste would i need to eat in my breakfast bowl to get to 4 mg a day?

if i use the stuff i'm using now it's .104% fluoride. so, .104x = 4 <---> x = 4/.104 = 38.4615384615.

so, 39 mg. that's something like half the tube. mmm?

what if i used this colgate prevident at .5%? 4/.5 = 8 mg. so, that's more like a tenth of the tube. at $10/tube, that's an expense.

if i figure out how to get a gram or two from diet, though, the cost could come down a lot....

the crest may be the better option for straight swallowing, due to cost.

how much of this stuff is going to kill you? the answer is far more than i thought - quite a lot. and, what is the actual reason you're not supposed to do it? it's because it could lead to "fluoridosis", which is a build of fluoride on your teeth.

well, i'd like a bit of a build-up on my teeth....

so, i'm going to give the world the finger and start swallowing my fucking toothpaste, dammit. it's not much sodium, comparably. i wonder about the silicon, though.

supposedly, children that use novamin exclusively don't develop fluoride spots. is that because they aren't swallowing, or because of the difference in ingredients? the assumption seems to be the latter. and, if kids are swallowing it and surviving, it can't be that toxic.

i'd like a direct answer, though. so, maybe i'll hold off and swallow something with just sodium fluoride, instead.

if i brush thrice a day, and the tube lasts a month, (75/30)/3 = .83 mg. it's a step there, at least.

this is a summary of what i'm saying and how it pertains to myself, specifically:

https://www.oralhealthgroup.com/news/toothpaste-recommend-matters-1003934290/

what i really want is something that will combine the novamin (which seems to be doing what it's supposed to be) with the stannous fluoride, but that doesn't seem to be an option.

there's a crest brand that has a whitening component to it.

apparently, the difference is that the stannous fluoride is bioavailable, and the sodium fluoride isn't. that is what i really need - more dietary fluoride, because there's none in the water, here. the sodium fluoride may kill bacteria on contact and/or provide a coating on the teeth, but it doesn't get uptaken or absorbed by your body.

 

to create a transition back into what i'm doing, the rdi for fluoride - ingested - is 4 mg/day. i'm not even getting .1 mg, as far as i can tell.

so, don't eat toothpaste, kids - but maybe consider using a bioavailable type of fluoride that you can absorb as you're brushing.

i'm doing everything right, except the thing i can't fix, which is living in the filth created by those around me.

the novamin sensodyne i'm using is .2299% sodium fluoride, which is .104% fluoride. this is higher than their other products. the pronamel is .1450% sodium fluoride, and the recommendation is .1-.15%.

rather, it seems like i may benefit from stannous fluoride rather than sodium fluoride. they used to put stannous fluoride in toothpaste, but replaced it with sodium fluoride, supposedly due to cosmetic concerns. but, the sodium fluoride is not considered effective against the kind of gumline cavities i'm picking up.

if there was fluoride in the water, i could get a lot of what i need from drinking coffee.

alas...

can i buy fluoride supplements and do it myself? i know that fluoride is toxic and i need to be careful with this. but...

it's bad to drink toothpaste. how bad?

he also suggested i may be brushing too hard, and there's a bit of a counterintuitive component to this.

if you brush too hard, and especially in the presence of dry mouth and in a higher acidity environment, you eliminate the gumline as a defense again erosion, actually contributing to tooth decay.

so, i may be doing too much.

but the basic problem is dehydration and everything else would be solved if i could solve that - something i've realized for quite a while, now.