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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 12:34 pm
rissa, i'm like twinkie. i never answer the door. and we don't have a problem with salesman so much as bible goers trying to spread the word of god.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 12:36 pm
Twinkie (ETA and Beckie LOL), that is my usual rule too but in the last few wks my neighbor has had contractors over who occassionally come to ask permission to access our yard so my guard was down. LOL Also this woman today was shy of 5' and school is just getting out so I was thinking it was a friend of one of my dd's (distorted view through stained glass).
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 1:01 pm
I have a sign that says NO SOLICITING, SALES, RELIGIOUS OR OTHERWISE. However one day this gal, selling vaccuum cleaners and a deep steam cleaning for the bargain price of $100 came by. She asked if I would like my carpets cleaned and to try out a new vacuum. I have hardwood floors and area rugs that didn't even cost me $80, so I declined. Instistantly she said "well, what about your couches" I said "ma'am they are new and don't require cleaning". At this point, she arched her head around me to peer inside my house, which is always clean, and said "well I hope you enjoy your damn filth then" Shocked I said "I will, just as much as you enjoy yours" I don't answer my door for anyone I do not know, at all. I ask what they want before I answer, and I always keep my top lock locked so no one can barge on in.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 6:44 pm
Escapee, I can see a big stain on your couch from here!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 7:52 am
It's probably snot. My nephew uses the arm of my sofa as his personal tissue. I am forever wiping it off. It's that microfiber material, but it's dark chocolate brown, so it looks like a snail crawled across the arm of it. LUckily it's been treated with that stuff that prevents stains
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 2:21 pm
I was making cookies with my 3 yr old nephew last Christmas. He had wiped his nose on his arm so we were washing his hands & arm and I told him not to do that anymore so he wiped his nose on my arm. Silly me, I meant use a kleenex.
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 2:26 pm

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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 2:43 pm
Oh sugar...that is too cute!!! LMAO!!!
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Friday, April 17, 2009 - 7:09 am
POSITION : Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa JOB DESCRIPTION : Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities! Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required. RESPONSIBILITIES : The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility. POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION : None. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE : None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis. WAGES AND COMPENSATION : Get this! You pay them ! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more. BENEFITS : While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right. Forward this on to all the PARENTS you know, in appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis, and let them know they are appreciated
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, April 17, 2009 - 9:30 am
This is the kind of thing I was talking about. (It's an effective commercial too, lol.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fitxofd7kOA
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, April 17, 2009 - 2:01 pm
RFLMAO!!!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, April 17, 2009 - 9:19 pm
Wonder if my co-worker could use that in health class? HILARIOUS!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 10:19 am
A few months ago, Dakota asked us if she could join a program at school. They're putting on a show at some point this school year and since the practices were scheduled for Friday afternoons at school, we told her sure. She brought home a permission slip the next day, allowing her to miss an hour of class a week to practice and stating that we understood closer to the performance date they might have to do some practice after school. I did have her go back to school to let the teachers in charge know that she plays softball and that comes first (ya know, since I paid for that, lol) and the teacher sent back a message saying no problem at all, they knew some of the kids have other obligations and were going to try to schedule extra practices for during the school day. They actually have managed to do that, by having the kids practice during recess and after they eat lunch, so they're only missing one hour of class each week. Not my gripe. So far, we haven't heard nothing else about it other than they continue to practice and just added extra practices and the kids think the show is in May. Yesterday Dakota got home from school and told me that I needed to hurry and buy my tickets or they'd be sold out. I said, "huh? We have to pay to watch our kid perform in the school cafeteria?" She told me no, they're not performing at school, they're going to the local performing arts center, she needs to be dropped off around back at 5:30 pm, but doesn't know what day yet. To tell the truth, I thought she was confused. The teachers would have told us months ago if we needed to buy tickets and if this show was going to be at the performing arts center and if it's close enough for them to be talking about where to drop the kids off, they'd certainly send us another note letting us know the date and the time of the perfomance! Last night I took Kota to her bff's softball game and her parents (the bff's) asked me if I'd heard that we had to buy tickets and about it being at the performing arts center. But, we both agreed, teachers would have let us know about that and the girls must be confused. This morning we had little league pictures and a lot of the kids in the little league go to school with Kota. I had several other parents come and ask me what I'd heard about it, cuz they'd been told by their kids that they have to buy tickets and it's at the performing arts center. What's more, the bff's step mom caught me as I was leaving and told me that she'd heard from several other parents the same thing. Now I'm thinking while its possible Dakota and her bff could be confused, it's not likely all these kids are and it looks like their show really is at the performing arts center and we do have to buy tickets. Yet, we haven't recieved anything from the teachers letting us know about it and I just checked the performing arts centers webpage and there is no info on their show at all, nor anything about tickets for it. I'm a little ticked! It's not unusual, even for kid stuff, for the performing arts center to sell out shows. Shouldn't parents be told first about it??? We definitely should have some information on when and where and how much the show costs!
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 3:52 am
We've had similar things happen to us, too. I'd call the school. The kids don't always remember what they hear from the teachers, either.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:03 pm
Here's my gripe: There is a beautiful, windy road that leads to my street. This road has long established oak trees, even a "tunnel" of oak trees that is serene and gorgeous. There are lots of turn and corners. Many things are filmed on this road. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour. I've lived here 21 years, always driven the road at 35, never (thankfully) been involved in an accident, though I've seen very many of them. In recent years, and particularly in recent months, there have been a lot of severe car crashes and many have been fatal. Last week two teenagers were driving it and both were killed when their car impacted a tree. Their speed was estimated to be 70 miles per hour. Almost every single one of these accidents have been alcohol related and speed related. Cars come to race the winding road and even send "scouts" ahead to make sure there are no oncoming vehicles. I have never heard of any crashes where drivers were staying within the speed limit or not drunk being fatal accidents. But now, one of the parents of one of the kids killed has started a fundraiser to have all the oaks removed from the road and have the road widened. Reason? The road is dangerous. The road is not dangerous. The road is beautiful. It is the drivers who are dangerous. You simply cannot drive this road at speeds of 50, 60, 70 miles and hour...or drunk...and expect to get out unscathed. There are LOTS of memorial markers along this road. Most of them are teens. They come to the road specifically to drive it as fast as they can. It usually doesn't work out for them. Now, many people are taking up the cause to completely change the road and the surrounding area. Here in this part of California there are very few scenic roads like this and to raise money to destroy it because your teens chose to drive it in a very unsafe manner really, really pisses me off. Aaahhhh. That felt good to say. I haven't got the heart to say it to the father of the teen who died and is raising money.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:14 pm
How about they used the funds raised and have speed bumps put in?
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:16 pm
Bee, how about starting your own petition to have a few of those extreme speed bumps installed or at least bring it up as an alternative suugestion? We have them in our neighborhood and you just CANNOT drive over them fast or you will literally be airbourne, they are that big. Ours were installed to stop speeding as well. The cost is very low when compared to other methods that require ongoing monitoring and certainly preferable to ripping out what sounds like beautifull magestic trees and a delightfull streetscape.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:17 pm
Jinx Tex. LOLOL
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:18 pm
Texannie and Rissa (lol)...that's the other alternative he's come up with. It's, maybe four miles of road. I drive it every day. I don't want to drive over speed bumps. I just want to drive at 35mph and enjoy it. I dunno...to me, this is yet another example of the few ruining it for the many. A handful of people drive it unsafely...and sadly, pay for that decision...while the majority of us respect it. I don't understand why CHP doesn't patrol more often, make their presence known. Another thing that happens here is that the memorial spots light candles. We are in a highly fire-prone area. I'm just getting more and more pissed about it. Feels good to vent a bit.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:27 pm
That would infuriate me. I can understand why you are upset.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:36 pm
Thanks, Jimmer. It does infuriate me. Can you tell? lol We once stopped to blow out some candles and there were beers, joints, those tiny whiskey bottles, etc. strewn about. I opened all the beers and booze and dumped them out. I crunched all the doobies. And then, someone who was coming to light their own candle gave me holy hell for blowing the others out. Wow. It was a scene. I tried to tell them about the fire danger, but they really didn't care. Even told me it was "blasphemas" to blow the candles out. I have seen some people put those candles that run on batteries out. That's much better. Now, I call the Fire Department when candles are burning, but this kind of stuff just blows my mind.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:48 pm
LOL Rissa I understand it's frustrating. We have a street near us that was known for kids racing drunk too. yes, they shouldn't drink and drive. but those annoying speed bumps have worked. they aren't killing each other on that street anymore. do you have local neighbhorhood cops? we have constables that patrol our neighbhorhood. you could try seeing if the money raised could go to extra patrols?
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:57 pm
No local neighborhood cops. We're in an unincorporated area, so we have to rely on CHP. And the father who is raising the money is really demanding that the road be changed. What happened with his kid, specifically, is that the boy, who was sixteen, was a passenger in an 18 year old's car. They came around a corner and clipped a tree. This caused them to lose control of the car. The skid mark is 300 feet long. When they lost control, the car skidded and turned sideways and went straight into a tree that went through the passenger door, instantly killing both. There is video of it in my folder if you want to see it. Since then, our Fire Department has told many of us locals that the kid was going about 70mph. But his Dad blames the trees and narrowness of the road. Now, I agree that his kid may have survived had the tree not been there. If he had impacted 20 feet difference in either direction, he would have hit a rock wall rather than the tree. But had the driver not been speeding to such a degree, both kids would have survived and this wouldn't be an issue. The blame, in my opinion, is on the driver, not the road or the tree. Why does it seem so difficult to put blame where it belongs?
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 1:13 pm
Those memorials are sort of a pet peeve of mine. I know the folks are well-meaning but generally they are set up at areas that are high-risk for accidents (obviously since someone died there). It seems ironic to me that someone would memorialize the tragic death of a loved one by putting up a display that takes other driver's attention off the road at that same high-risk spot. I completely agree with your take Bee and I hope enough of your neighbors also do and that another tact is found to reduce the speeding and fatalities.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 1:45 pm
Easier and less emotional to blame the road and trees for an accident, Bee, than to blame two kids who were doing something stupid and died for it. When I was 18, I had a close friend killed in a drunk driving accident. We all blamed the driver, even the road, but no one placed any blame on her. Looking back now, I can see what my mom was talking about when she sat us down to talk about the accident and the things our friend could have done differently, starting with not getting into a car with someone she knew was falling down drunk (according to those who were at the same party.) Even now it makes me cringe to think of placing any blame on her, but there it is. Kids do stupid things sometimes and they shouldn't die for that but unfortunatley it happens. It's much easier and less hurtful to place the blame on the drunk kid driving and the poor road condition than on our friend who willingly got into a car with someone she knew was drunk, refusing several other safe rides (including her own parents who would have picked her up,) and not buckling her seat belt. And much easier and less hurtful to blame the road and the trees than an 18 year old kid who was killed speeding and his younger passenger who chose to get in the car with him.
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