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General Discussion / Re: Beggars & Moochers & Scammers
« on: September 16, 2018, 08:47:42 pm »
A gem from Reddit. Person offers FB friends a free jar of homemade jam. Someone demands all the jam because "I know people who will buy them from me." Goes sour grapes when jam person refuses. I made jam and offered my Facebook friends a free jar to try. My bad, apparently (a bit of language)

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Wedding Etiquette / Re: The Ultimate Bridezilla
« on: August 30, 2018, 08:13:44 pm »
snopes traced it as far as they could & called it 'unproven."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/susan-bride-wedding/

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General Life / The most polite toddler in town
« on: August 18, 2018, 06:09:50 pm »
After garbage pick up last week, I went to move my containers back into my yard and discovered that someone had put a large thingie that would be used by a child of about 1-3 (being vague for privacy), into one of the cans. I advertised it on a local community forum, and when, after a while, no one claimed it, I offered it for free. I told the taker to just take it from my front yard. 

Well, this morning my doorbell rang, and an adorable girl of about 4 told me that they were there to pick it up for her baby sister, who was one and really needed it. I stepped out and Mom was walking up to get the thingie. "I was just going to take it as you suggested, but [daughter] said that was not right. She insisted that it was important to ring the doorbell and tell you that we were here to pick it up." Mom explained why they were grateful to get thingie while little girl beamed in righteousness  for having been polite.

Made my day.

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General Discussion / Re: What food have you eaten way too much of and can't stand any more?
« on: August 07, 2018, 05:27:55 pm »
At one point in my career, I was an inspector of strawberry nursery plant fields. These were plants that would be sold to the farmers who actually produced berries for sale. These fields were just plants that would be sold and the plant growers had no use for the berries. We used to (with grower permission) graze as we inspected and then pick berries to take home. I ate more strawberries in a week than most people do in a year.

For year afterwards, I avoided strawberries in any form.

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General Discussion / Re: Beggars & Moochers & Scammers
« on: July 31, 2018, 04:50:11 pm »
I have just discovered a Reddit section called Choosing Beggars. The theme is "beggars can't be choosers, but these beggars are not just choosing, they are demanding."

•You work at home so you can watch my kids for free.

•Pay me to come and remove my swimming pool. You can have the pool, but it needs repair.

•I need to travel to see my dying father. Your offer of a bus ticket is not acceptable because only poor people take the bus. I want airfare.

•Babysit my kids for 8 hours a day and I will rent my apartment to you for a reduced rate. So what it if works out to $US 2.50 an hour?

I need a free 100-mile bus trip for 20 people and don't you dare offer me any less. [Everay alternative suggestion was greeted with "It must be free. NEXT!" or "It must be for 20 people. NEXT!"

•Give up the extra-roomy airline seat you paid for because I want it.

•You have to redo the pic you drew me 6 months ago, because you're a better artist now.

•I want to change my life for the better. I need a car that is big, safe, and comfortable in Las Vegas heat. Oh, yeah, I don't yet have a license.   GoFundMe for a Tesla.

• "Dear cousin, I was sad to hear that you could not attend my wedding. I am holding a brunch for those who couldn't make it, I am looking forward to your bridal gift! The address is at so and so"

And, my favorite: I want a sugar daddy who doesn't want me to provide sugar.

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General Discussion / Re: When you read (not aloud) do you still ‘hear’ the words?
« on: July 31, 2018, 04:25:50 pm »
I am an auditory learner. When I read I do "hear" the words, but it's not like spoken words. It's not like my brain is sounding out words; it's hard to explain, but it is at the speed of reading (and I am a very fast reader.)

Sometimes, when reading fiction, I do slow down for dialog, so I can hear the voice. If it is something that I have previously heard in speech (say, a Jane Austen movie or an audio book) than I might hear the actor or narrator.

I also "hear" words in time and space. Again, hard to explain, but the etymology and connotations of a word are often incorporated into my reading. It's also instantaneous. I don't start thinking "Oh, nice meant something different in the 18th Century and I can see that this writer is using a more modern definition." I just know that, as the word "nice" enters & leaves my brain, it can mean this or this or this, and in the sentence before me, it is definition 1, with a taste of definition 3. Sometimes personal experience flows in as well, such as a memory of my aunt saying "Well, isn't that nice?" A few people I've discussed this with understand this immediately; most say "What on earth are you talking about?"

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Humor / Re: Wrong number stories
« on: July 19, 2018, 03:30:49 pm »
I worked for a government agency, back in the pre-caller ID days. I handled phone calls that had to be taken care of immediately. Therefore, I only gave out the central reception number, so if I was unavailable, the receptionist could send the caller to my backup. If the receptionist knew I was in, he or she would tell the caller my name and transfer the call. There were a small number of people who had my direct number, who would, of course, know who I was. So, I always answered my phone with "Hello. this is Nutrax For Nerves." No other identifying information.

The state corrections department sent a notice to every police dept. in the US with the number to call to see if someone had a warrant out for arrest due to a parole violation. They put my direct number on the notice. I started getting calls from people checking warrants. I was amazed at how many never stopped to verify that they had called the right number, when I answered with only my name, not my agency or unit identification. Even worse, they would start spouting personal information. "I have John Smith here. His social Security Number is xxx-xx-xxxx. His drivers license number is 1234567. He last known address is..." Even when I'd start yelling "No! Stop! Wrong number! Don't tell me this!" it often took the callers a while to cease their spiel.

What was worse, I couldn't find the correct number to give callers, much less a number to call to get it corrected. The corrections agency only had a few public numbers, that were always answered with "leave a message and we'll get back to you." They never got back to me.

I finally got it resolved a couple of months later when I happened to be chatting with a coworker and mentioned how frustrated I was. "Hey, my husband works for corrections. They are awful about public calls, due to too many cranks and death threats. I'll ask him to check the internal phone book." Coworker returned with the contact number. The person I called was appropriately concerned and apologetic, and gave me the right warrants number, which was a couple of numbers off from mine. Two days later, I was informed that a new notice went out with all sorts of corrections in giant type. Never got another call.

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General Life / To reduce garbage, I’m bringing my own washable silverware
« on: July 11, 2018, 11:17:33 am »
The Washington Post has an article on extreme zero-waste practitioners-people who go to great lengths to reduce their trash to almost nothing. The headlines described it well. She cut her weekly trash down so much it fits in an unbelievably small jar

One person interviewed is very militant about it. For a social outing “We might want to bring our own silverware [to avoid using disposable utensils].” She’s talking about a restaurant (she also brings her own doggy bag containers and refuses to take things in packages), but I imagine she also does the same thing
when going to a home. She hopes the waitress will go home thinking about waste, but my guess is the waitress will go home with a story about the crazy lady who brought her own thermos to take home the leftovers.

Someone this passionate about a cause is not likely to accept disposable utensils in the name of politeness. So, how would you react if guests showed up at your barbecue with their own silverware, plates and cloth napkins?

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Wedding Etiquette / Re: What did that “****” do at your wedding? Askreddit thread
« on: July 01, 2018, 07:18:28 pm »
My favorite (and I can't find the link) is the Reddit story from somebody's cousin's wedding. The groom didn't show up and didn't show up so, finally, in those pre-cell phone days, a delegation of male guests went to his apartment to see if something serious had happened.

The "groom" was rather surprised. He informed them that no, we aren't getting married; we aren't engaged; heck, we aren't even dating.

As I recall, the "groom" was known to the family, but was not close. The bride managed to convince people that he didn't show up for photographs or pre-wedding festivities because he was a doctor in residency whose schedule was too busy for such things.

Second favorite is the guy who showed up at his golf club ready to play a round, and walked into his own wedding, bride standing at the altar and all that. The couple were not engaged. The last thing the OP saw was the "groom" turning around and leaving with the bride running after him.

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Wedding Etiquette / Re: Wedding Horror Stories
« on: July 01, 2018, 07:07:58 pm »
My husband and I were married at a hotel. They comped us a room, with a very early check-in, so we could use it to get ready. My husband used a wheelchair, so it was a two-room suite designed for the disabled. Any disabled--mobility, hearing, sight, you name it. We decided that the groom and his best man would use the disabled suite and I would dress in my sister-in-law's room. In addition to my wedding finery, I only packed an overnight kit, as we were going home the next day. I took some of my stuff to my sister-inlaw's room & left the rest in the suite.

 When we returned to the suite, I discovered that In the excitement of it all, I managed to leave half of my stuff in my sister-in-law's room. Things like a change of clothes, my bathrobe, comfortable shoes.  At least I had a toothbrush and my contact lens kit and the rest didn't matter--wedding night and all. It was late, she had an early morning flight and I knew I could trust her to do the right thing, so I didn't try to call her.

About 5 AM, the room phone starts flashing and beeping. It's designed for the blind & deaf, after all. Mr. Nutrax is the world's soundest sleeper, so I got up & answered it, mainly to silence the annoyance. It was the front desk. My sister-in-law had checked out & left my belongings for mew to collect.  I am not exactly thinking clearly. Instead of, say, asking for the suitcase to be delivered to the room at a civilized hour, I decide that I had to go down to collect it right now.

All I had in the way of clothes was my wedding dress and a bright red T-shirt dress I had packed in lieu of a bathrobe. So I put that on. The only shoes I had were the heels I wore to get married in. My hair stylist had done a great job, but also used a lot of spray, so my hair was a fluffy do that had been messed up and slept on, but still retained a lot of fluffiness. I went down to the front desk to get my bag.

It wasn't until I got back to the room that it hit me. I give the front desk guy credit for a lot of professionalism. He quickly hid his laughter, when, what looked very much like a lady of the night who had slept over, showed up to collect a suitcase.

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