Johnny - Welcome to the addiction that creates Opacity Junkies.

"Who knew our leader had talent AND a funky sense of humour??"


I had an inkling.

Poor lonely chair ... at least it got a cigarette before its exicution.

Hmm ... yeah, I can see that. Sorry ... I wasn't raised in a Christian household. Makes sense to me ... and I'm not offended, so nothing to be sorry for. I was wrong. Forgive my mis-information.

Stranger, I'm curious as to the source this information came from. Would you please cite it for us?

Correction:

Thank you, Alex, for realizing that everybody in the facility where you were wasn't out to hurt you.

Couldn't have said it better, Alex. Take notes, nae-sayers ... that was comming from a former client. One of the "abused and tortured" masses according to 75% of the drive-by posters.

Thank you, Alex, for realizing that not everybody in the facility where you were wasn't out to hurt you.

That cut, in black with a patent leather belt? It'll be on the wall at "Hot Gothic" next season ... watch.

Hmm ... it's not just a website, though; at least not to us. Trying to preach the errors of our ways won't do much, so why bother? Nevermind, don't answer that. It'll just get ugly and nobody wants to see that. Sooo ... enjoy the pics and don't read the comments, it's not that difficult to do.

YAY for ice cream!!! :-D

Thank you, Jess. Your mother did a service to a small slice of humanity who needed it. She should be congratulated.

AMM -

Situations like that, although not necessarily to that extreme, happen all the time in a psych facility. I'm more than grateful that we have seculsion rooms for some of the patients that might need a "time out" until the meds kick in.

Nancy -

Not only did they use Seclusion rooms in the "old days," they still do. I have a killer headache I'm trying to fight off right now or else I'd go into all the details; however, SRs aren't geared to making a "better person." They're used to contain a person until they can be reasoned with - without harming themselves or others. The ones where I work are under twenty-four hour video / audio survelliance.

Before you think it's "inhumane," ask yourself how would you rather deal with a detoxiing sociopathic psychotic who would rather self-medicate than take the meds RXd to him by the doctor? Don't you think he might take having a conversation with staff a little better if he's had a night to sober up in a safe enviroment?

Nancy -

Pretty much. It's cheaper to let the buildings just rot than pay the enviromental fees to dispose of the deconstructed material or retro-fit the places to bring them to modern code.

Makes me glad we have showers and no bathtubs, Ed.

To the "Mother that cares":

I'm sorry that you feel our comments lack the decorum that you feel necessary. I sincerely do not see how the comments expressed by people about the photographs on this site contribute to the decline of Western civilization. However, since this is not the place for such a debate, I'd be glad to have a conversation with you either via Private Message or Public Forum in Opacity's Forum (http://www.opacity.us/forum/). My user name there is serrena_de_singe. I look forward to our conversation.

This is what happens when two posters hit "Submit" at the same time. *lol*

Boo - I'll give you a simple answer to that; Lynne takes this very personally because she's an employee of a State Hospital and would like to do her part to clear up some of the gross misconceptions laymen seem to have about the mental health care giving field.

Tom - Jesus Christ is often referred to as "The Lamb of God" because he was so peaceful. There is also the belief that when the Lamb lays with the Lion, there will be world peace and redemtion. The Lamb is a major icon for a few different things within the Christian lexicon; however, it almost always means the pure and innocent or, in this case, Jesus Christ.

I cannot comment on any one individual photo in this gallery. It's more like reading a book to me ... a complete story of strength, sadness, desparation and lost hope.

Thank you very much, Motts, for delving into a new way of showing off a fabulous Urban Ruin.

Candace, more than thanks to you for freezing your ass off and being the beautiful, tragic person you've portrayed in this set. I'm awestruck by your ability to convey raw emotion without saying a word.

Dash, thanks deserved to you as well for being the unseen.

Wow ... just ... .wow.

~Me doesn't have to reveal anything about ~Me to anyone ~Me doesn't feel right giving out that kind of information to.

P Culotta, worry less about ~Me and more about our friend Mr. Webster and his good buddy Mr. Roget.

Once I was told what the image actually was, it wasn't that difficult to see. It's a "Gingerbread House," it just happens that Motts only got part of it in the picture.

Although, the multi-eyed monster thing is what popped out to me at first, too. ;-)

Amen, Jane.

Um, dude ... the building was MADE in 1909. That doesn't mean it wasn't used until well into the latter part of the century. Labelers have been around since at least the late '50s - early '60s.

So, in your own eloquent words:

UH DUH!!

I did a bit of searching, but can't find a year. The part that was the victim of arson was built in the '20s or '30s, though, from what I can find.

Welcome, by the way. Always nice to hear from a lurker now and then.

Herr Doktor, leave it to you to point out their resemblence to .... yeah. They do look phallic.