{"id":167,"date":"2025-09-04T09:13:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtyoldman.blog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:06:00","slug":"drug-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtyoldman.blog\/en\/drug-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today was my first time taking a drug test. Not the fun kind where they try different substances\u2014the kind where you pee in a cup while a nurse watches you like a hawk, then they analyze it to see if you\u2019ve been using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I prepared thoroughly. Drank lots of water, avoided the bathroom, and came up with a few witty lines just in case: \u201cIt\u2019s a bit chilly in here; that\u2019s why it looks so small.\u201d \u201cThis must be a nice break for you between blood tests,\u201d and my personal favorite, \u201cDoes this look inflamed to you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I arrived early\u2014half an hour ahead of time. Sitting in the waiting room, I started to feel the urge badly. The appointment time came and went. They were late. I sat cross-legged, repeating in my head: just a little longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, my number was called. The nurse took my ID and said they\u2019d be collecting a urine sample. Then sent me back to the waiting room to be picked up. Cross-legged again, I waited an eternity until another nurse fetched me. We confirmed my info, checked my passport, and washed my hands, and meanwhile, the pressure in my bladder grew unbearable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, the nurse pointed to the bathroom: &#8220;Sample in the cup, please.&#8221; I opened the cup, pulled out the bald-headed one-eyed eagle from my pants, aimed\u2026 and nothing. I waited. Still nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I glanced to the side where the nurse was staring intently at my family jewels. But no matter how hard I tried, not a single drop came out. Standing there with a cup in one hand and my junk in the other, I remembered my clever lines\u2014and suddenly the situation struck me as absolutely hilarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried desperately not to laugh, my shoulders trembling, and the nurse probably thought I was crying. She said, \u201cLet\u2019s take a little break.\u201d I couldn\u2019t respond\u2014too afraid I\u2019d burst out laughing. On her third suggestion to take a break, I had composed myself enough to tuck things away and pull up my pants. She told me to wait 15 minutes in the lobby, and then we\u2019d try again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in the waiting room, the urge to pee came roaring back. I even wondered if I wet myself, could they collect the sample that way? Fifteen minutes passed. Then twenty. Finally, I was called in again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cup in one hand, willy in the other, aimed\u2014and still nothing. Sweat beaded on my temples. The veins in my forehead bulged as I tried to force it. Eventually, I managed to squeeze out just enough into the cup that I dared ask, \u201cIs this enough?\u201d The nurse examined it thoroughly and seemed satisfied. Pants back on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then immediately, a wave of pee desperation hit again. I scrambled into the rest of my clothes, but the nurse calmly said, \u201cHang on, we need to do the paperwork.\u201d There she was, leisurely filling out forms while I did a shifting dance from foot to foot. Eventually, she said, \u201cSignature right here.\u201d I scrawled something indecipherable and dashed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment I got outside, I broke into a sprint\u2014a hundred meters home at Usain Bolt speed. In the elevator, I started to panic: what if my kid\u2019s in the bathroom when I get there? Where would I go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, he wasn\u2019t. I bolted straight to the bathroom, nearly tripping over the dog at the door, unzipped, whipped it out just in time\u2014and bam! Full release. 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