Posts by Odrade

Bwahahaha!!! So, do you need a 100' tree in your yard? I'm afraid I am not the one to be asking advice. My poor gardening judgment is the reason why I am now digging up the front yard! Well like most things, the root size determines the tree size. You could surround the roots with sheet metal the way they do with bamboo I suppose. Ficus don't really grow here.

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The First Nice Guy I Ever Met...

by jamiebowers in

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died suddenly this morning of a heart attack.

he was only 58 and had lost enough weight to cause his doctor to take him off of medications for high blood pressure and cholesterol.

he was married to my dear aunt, and i feel so badly for her and their 6 kids.

Odrade

I'm so sorry, Jamie. My condolences to you and your family. I'm glad you had someone like him in your life.

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Odrade's Back!!!

by cognac in

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i've missed you!

so, this thread is in dedication to you and anybody else who hasn't posted in awhile!

how have you been?.

Odrade

LMAO @ Vinny. Vinny is MY little "apostababy."

I was thinking the same thing, Chris. Who ARE these people? Speaking of, my 20th year High School reunion is coming up at the end of the month. I keep looking at the RSVP list and thinking "who the HELL are these people, and did I go to school with them?" Ha! The brain must be going...

Barbarians, eh? It's always something. If it's not barbarians, it would be Orcs or Species 8472. At the moment, around here, it's irises. I'm digging up a huge plot of ground full of damn irises. I feel like I might as well be hacking through an enchanted hedge. Last time I plant those suckers. Life could be worse, huh?

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Odrade's Back!!!

by cognac in

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i've missed you!

so, this thread is in dedication to you and anybody else who hasn't posted in awhile!

how have you been?.

Odrade

Doing fine, Chris! You were absent from this joint for a long while too, weren't you? funny how we almost all come poking around again eventually.

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Odrade's Back!!!

by cognac in

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i've missed you!

so, this thread is in dedication to you and anybody else who hasn't posted in awhile!

how have you been?.

Odrade

LOL! Long weekend, I guess. Some people around here might not be so glad to see me.

Thanks guys. Hey cognac, I heard you made a baby since I've been away! Congratulations!

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Some people don't teach their children manners. Grrr.

by FlyingHighNow in

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i had an hour to kill before picking julian up at a birthday party, last friday.

so, i decided to go relax at the library.

"when i was a child, we gave up our chairs for adults.

Odrade

Hey Cognac! Glad you're still around, fightin' the good fight. :)

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Times I've confronted people (strangers) for being rude...

by Kudra in

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here are two instances where i had had enough and confronted people when they were being rude.

was i over the top??

instance 1.. i was at the supermarket and there was a group of kids (~17-19 years old), wanna-be hoodlums, hangin out in the produce section and two or so of them were eating sunflower seeds and spiting them on the floor.. i said in a loud voice (i was ~10 ft away) "hey- are you throwing shit on the floor?!

Odrade

rebel8: hahahaha!!! I call bullsh*t on that story. LMAO!

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Some people don't teach their children manners. Grrr.

by FlyingHighNow in

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i had an hour to kill before picking julian up at a birthday party, last friday.

so, i decided to go relax at the library.

"when i was a child, we gave up our chairs for adults.

Odrade

You perceived that someone was lacking manners, and you let her know what your thoughts were on the matter. You believe and hope you taught her some kind of lesson by shaming her in front of her children.

When you bragged vented about it here, many of us pointed out that YOU were being rude and lacking manners. Your strident and strenuous defense of your (rude) behavior, amply demonstrates how ineffective it is to go around telling other people that you wish them to conform to your judgment and rule book.

Of course, if she had asked for your opinion, it would be a different story. You, on the other hand, DID post this whole story here to be commented upon. But I guess you only want the attaboys.

Let me ask you this: were the children reasonably quiet, and looking at books or doing other library appropriate things, or were they running amok, yelling, throwing things, tripping people? Then what on earth are you complaining about? Seems to me the mother WAS doing her job by taking the children to an appropriate place for some reading, learning and entertainment.

If a child wishes to sit in a big, comfy chair at a library, and enjoy his book, who are you to stand in the way of that? To a child, placing a backpack on or near a chosen spot is enough to reserve the seat, and only someone with TERRIBLY bad manners would try to take that seat away from him.

If two big comfy chairs are what it takes for two grade-school age children to be enthusiastic about going to a Library, that's one of the best things I've heard all week. IMO, the mother was absolutely right to make sure those chairs were still available for her youngsters when they came back with their books.

Of course, you obviously feel that your right to sit in those particular chairs trumps encouraging young families to spend time in enjoyment and comfort in the Public Library.

Well, you may be right, clearly your own self importance and value outstrips their value. I wonder what would have happened if the child was in possession of a book you wanted? Would you demand that the child relinquish that to you? After all, you are the adult, and by virtue of your age, clearly have more rights than children.

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Some people don't teach their children manners. Grrr.

by FlyingHighNow in

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i had an hour to kill before picking julian up at a birthday party, last friday.

so, i decided to go relax at the library.

"when i was a child, we gave up our chairs for adults.

Odrade

I'll take that as a "No, I don't need to reassess my behavior. I'm always self-righteous right."

True colors. Yours are showing. I think your mother might have forgotten to teach you some manners.