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0773H

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all season vs all weather tires - who knew there was a difference? Posted: 11/8/2009 11:10:49 AM
I work part time regularly, as a professional driver and as such because the employer maintains a very high standard for employees, I have been required to attend considerable qualified instruction on all aspects of safe driving. I know this thread was about tires but as winter driving is discussed, some related things are very important to safe winter driving. There has been quite a bit of good information here and there is no argument about proper tires to suit road conditions, take your time, slow down and maintain a safe following distance. Driver experience and ability are big factors. Some people would manage to spin out and get stuck if they were driving a D9 bulldozer. Narrower tires, even of identical tread pattern have less tendancy to toboggan in snow. In slippery snow and on icy roads, as they come from the factory weight-wise, shifting down in front wheel drive vehicles, and any 4 wheel drive vehicle(especially if engaged in 4 wheel drive) can put you in an uncontrolled spin very easily. A big key to safer handling is improved weight distribution/ratio between front and rear tires even if all 4 tires are the exact same kind. That is the reason you see so many SUV's on their roof in the median out in the valley when there is snow on the freeway, over confidence in 4WD & travelling in the hammer lane. You will certainly get going, keep going and climb hills better with front wheel drive under the weight of the engine and transmission and with 4WDs but even with 4 wheel high tech traction balancing 4WD alone is not a solution when it comes to slowing down safely or going down the other side of the hill and frontWD can be as tricky too. 4WDs are made to "go better", not to "slow better". Smart drivers always add weight in 2WD pickup boxes over or behind the rear axle and the same for 4WD & frontWD. Unlike All Wheel Drive(AWD), for many 4WD's, they were not made to travel regularly/continuously in 4WD as it wears unnecessarily on the drive line components. Slowing down in a poorly weight balanced, engaged 4WD on even moderately icy conditions it is easier to lose control in many makes and models than in only 2WD mode. For engaged 4WD and front WD vehicles they are all pretty well heavily weighted on the front wheels which is not ideal for slowing down on icy roads because of created relative excess front end drag which allows the back end to want to pass the front end and this is commonly the physics of spinning out of control. On a very slippery, maybe slightly wet, icy surface with both frontWD and engaged 4WD travelling at speed under 40Kmh, that would probably be no problem for older rearWD, ....simply taking your foot off the accelerator and nothing else can cause a frontWD or engaged 4WD to slide all over the road out of control. With either of these types of vehicles on very slippery roads do not take your foot quickly off the accelerator without first shifting into neutral and using only the brakes to slow down, which application you can control and do it smoother. Smooth control is the way. Abrupt action of engine compression to effect braking can easily cause tires to break traction and slide. Again it helps here not to follow to close. We are told in instruction, under very slippery conditions, that shifting into neutral with these vehicles and only using the brakes to control speed downhill, when slowing down considerably or stopping, improves handling control. Even with rearWD automatic transmission in gear at low speed, below about 20Kmh, the idle speed of the engine is still fast enough to be applying driving force to the wheels and works against the brakes you are applying to the rear wheels, thus more drag/braking for the front and possibility of back end sliding to one side or over riding your stop. With a standard transmission in any vehicle, you quite naturally do this by stepping on the clutch when coming to a complete stop. Added weight on the rear wheels will improve stopping control for nearly every vehicle but particularly for these 3 types. I load sacks of sand in the back of my Jeep 4WD and just 2 or 3 hundred lb. is fairly compact and makes a world of difference. It is cheap at any building supplies store and can be spread for traction if needed. Just remember that although any added weight including passengers, most probably adds traction and control, ...because of greater inertia force(more moving weight), it also adds to the distance needed to stop. If that helps at least one person, it was worth the time writng.

0773H

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Why Do Guys Quit Dancing after 40? Posted: 11/8/2009 6:07:43 AM
I never ever learned any real dances. Before about my mid-30's when everyone seemed to just be freestyling I used to fake my way through it. Now I just feel like a phoney fool doing that so I don't much like to try unless it is for some special person or occasion. I go to quite a few Legion dance nights but mainly just to hear some live music, have a beer and visit some. More than half the people are over 40 and most of the men dance at least a few times and several look like they really know what they are doing, which in turn makes me feel like more of a clutz if I were to exhibit myself. Quite a few women(not gay) seem to get along quite well at times dancing with each other if they don't have men for partners. On that note, a year ago I went to Cheers Pub, where POF has dance meetups on a non-POF night to watch a blacked out football game. Not long after 9pm I noticed several women of all ages coming in and they all went to the bigger side of the pub where there is a dancing area. About 10pm the sound for the football game was turned off and loud music started playing. Seated where I was, I couldn't see what was going on until I got up to leave after the game. I counted them, 12 women all dancing in a group and what looked like no specific partner and no men within 30 feet. Even if they were a gay group/club, I guess women just like to dance more and make the effort. In some Middle East countries where dancing is allowed, it is the custom for only the women to dance. The men lay around eating and drinking while they watch/evaluate the women and decide which womans gyrations they like the best. To me, that maybe doesn't sound like too bad of an idea. Different strokes for different folks.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

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5 to 1 ratio of women to men in Vancouver Posted: 11/8/2009 4:59:53 AM
Are you sure that statistic, 5 to 1, wasn't surveyed at a hair dressing salon? .....or a womens' washroom with 5 women and one cross dresser in it? I've never seen anything even close to that ratio in the general public of Van. I don't doubt some 'watering holes' might like to promote that ratio to attract men to come looking for all those women because men tend to drink more and it would generally boost bar sales.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

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Flu shots... Posted: 11/8/2009 4:41:33 AM
By CBC News, cbc.ca, Updated: November 6, 2009 5:17 PM H1N1 overplayed by media, public health: MDs Public health officials and journalists have overstated the importance of the swine flu, a former Ontario chief medical officer of health says. Dr. Richard Schabas, chief medical officer of health for Hastings and Prince Edward Counties in eastern Ontario, said the H1N1 influenza outbreak needs to be put into proper perspective. About 200,000 people die in Canada every year from all causes combined, including about 4,000 from seasonal flu. "By the time all the dust has settled on H1N1, somewhere between 200 and 300 people will have died in this country," Schabas said Thursday during a panel on media coverage of H1N1 on CBC-TV's The National. Schabas criticized the media for not trying to put the story into perspective, and for being "a little too easy to spin sometimes" by public health officials. "I'm not letting the media off the hook totally, but I think the real villains of the piece here have been those public health officials who have consistently overplayed and overstated the importance of what is happening," he said. "By the time all is said and done, this is not a major public health event, but you'd never know that from what some people are saying." 13-year-old's death The panel also looked at the front-page coverage given to the death of Evan Frustaglio, a 13-year-old hockey player from Toronto. Evan died on the eve of the H1N1 vaccine becoming available, and demand for the vaccine jumped overnight, catching health officials by surprise. "It was very clear when we were reporting the lines that most of the people in there did say, 'We came because we saw the story about that little boy,' " CBC reporter Ioanna Roumeliotis said. Evan's death and his grieving father's plea to parents to consider vaccinating their children was a tremendous human interest story, agreed Dr. Allison McGeer, an infectious disease specialist at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. But "I'm quite sure that the people who were reporting that didn't necessarily think about what the consequences of that would be or the context that was in," McGeer said. "What we saw afterwards was that it caused an enormous amount of fear and anxiety that we would all like not to have seen." A healthy child in Canada is about 20 times more likely to be killed by a car than by the H1N1 virus, Schabas said, but that isn't going to make the national news. "Children actually die of flu every year and a few more die of H1N1. This was not unexpected, and the way it was presented — as if this was a sudden bolt out of the blue, some change in our perspective of H1N1 — that's what created the anxiety. It was the way it was presented."

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

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H1N1 vaccine. Are you getting a shot? Posted: 11/8/2009 4:36:20 AM
By CBC News, cbc.ca, Updated: November 6, 2009 5:17 PM H1N1 overplayed by media, public health: MDs Public health officials and journalists have overstated the importance of the swine flu, a former Ontario chief medical officer of health says. Dr. Richard Schabas, chief medical officer of health for Hastings and Prince Edward Counties in eastern Ontario, said the H1N1 influenza outbreak needs to be put into proper perspective. About 200,000 people die in Canada every year from all causes combined, including about 4,000 from seasonal flu. "By the time all the dust has settled on H1N1, somewhere between 200 and 300 people will have died in this country," Schabas said Thursday during a panel on media coverage of H1N1 on CBC-TV's The National. Schabas criticized the media for not trying to put the story into perspective, and for being "a little too easy to spin sometimes" by public health officials. "I'm not letting the media off the hook totally, but I think the real villains of the piece here have been those public health officials who have consistently overplayed and overstated the importance of what is happening," he said. "By the time all is said and done, this is not a major public health event, but you'd never know that from what some people are saying." 13-year-old's death The panel also looked at the front-page coverage given to the death of Evan Frustaglio, a 13-year-old hockey player from Toronto. Evan died on the eve of the H1N1 vaccine becoming available, and demand for the vaccine jumped overnight, catching health officials by surprise. "It was very clear when we were reporting the lines that most of the people in there did say, 'We came because we saw the story about that little boy,' " CBC reporter Ioanna Roumeliotis said. Evan's death and his grieving father's plea to parents to consider vaccinating their children was a tremendous human interest story, agreed Dr. Allison McGeer, an infectious disease specialist at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. But "I'm quite sure that the people who were reporting that didn't necessarily think about what the consequences of that would be or the context that was in," McGeer said. "What we saw afterwards was that it caused an enormous amount of fear and anxiety that we would all like not to have seen." A healthy child in Canada is about 20 times more likely to be killed by a car than by the H1N1 virus, Schabas said, but that isn't going to make the national news. "Children actually die of flu every year and a few more die of H1N1. This was not unexpected, and the way it was presented — as if this was a sudden bolt out of the blue, some change in our perspective of H1N1 — that's what created the anxiety. It was the way it was presented."

0773H

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Grey Hair: Distinguished, or EX-tinguished? Posted: 7/7/2009 9:10:05 PM
I think if a person's hair has a nice sheen to it any color looks good. I have seen a couple of friends who dyed their hair and somehow it just does not look as natural as women's hair that has been colored. It's what we are used to looking at.

0773h

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Mental Masturbation Posted: 6/16/2009 2:31:22 AM
I leave my brain on the pillow every morning. That way I don't have to worry about anything all day long.

0773h

Joined: 3/10/2008

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My girlfriend told me the best sex she's ever had was with a past lover Posted: 6/14/2009 12:04:29 PM
OP, certainly not everyone is the same when it comes to what we like and I don't imagine it is all that unusual for someone to wonder how they rate for their partner or if they are the best. If she is with you and you are into each other that is the present and the reality for both of you. Like with everything the past is past. Just work on and develop your own relationship so you are entirely yourselves to each other. A little bit of imagination and slowly experimenting will usually tell you how much your partner enjoys anything and maybe ask the odd time but mostly let it come out of her unless she is very shy and inhibited. Most women will tell you pretty fast if they do not like something. By having the conversation as you did you risk having your relationship going somewhat sideways. Some people are turned on by such talk while with other people it moves things in a sort of platonic clinical formulated direction. It will depend largely on how she sees things and how much your doing what the other guy did will convincingly really be you. What I am saying is that even if you can do exactly as the other guy did is she going to accept that as a sincere representation of yourself or forever as an artificial like imitation of her past lover and each time will she be thinking of you as a new and original performer or an Elvis impersonator? One thing to keep in mind is that he may have been the best she "had" so far but not necessarily the best she will "ever have" and with careful work that new best guy could become you.

0773h

Joined: 3/10/2008

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Pun-ishment! Posted: 6/7/2009 11:35:43 PM
Try joining the Mafia This guy, Artie, gets tired of working so hard and not getting anywhere, and seeing all these guys in the Mafia in their fine three piece suits and fancy cars, decides that he has to join the Mafia. He goes up to one of the guys and says, " I want to join the Mafia." The guy answers, " You ever kill any one for money?" Artie answers, "No." The guy says, " Well, you either got to be born into the mafia, or you gotta kill somebody for money." So Artie says, " How much will you pay me?" The guy says, " I'm not gonna pay you." Artie says, " C'mon, just pay me a dollar so I can get in." The guy says, " Okay, I'll tell you what. You kill somebody, tell me about it, and if I see it in the morning paper, I'll pay you a dollar." Artie says, " Oh thank you, thank you!" and heads off on his mission. He goes to Ralphs Supermarket, sees an old lady pushing a cart, and decides that she's lived a full life, goes up to her, grabs her round the neck and chokes her to death. The bag boy sees him, and chases after him. Artie realizes that he can't out run the bag boy, turns around, grabs the bag boy by the neck and chokes him to death. In the morning paper the headlines read, " ARTIE CHOKES TWO FOR A DOLLAR AT RALPHS!"

0773h

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Pun-ishment! Posted: 6/7/2009 11:18:41 PM
If you don't pay your exorcist you get repossessed. She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but broke it off. With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. A lot of money is tainted. 'Taint yours and 'taint mine. The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered. Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat. If electricity comes from electrons... does that mean that morality comes from morons? Is a book on voyeurism a peeping tome? Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play. Reading while sunbathing makes you well-red. Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion. When you dream in color, it's a pigment of your imagination. Alarms: What an octopus is. Pasteurize: Too far to see. Banning the bra was a big flop. Corduroy pillows are making headlines. Shotgun wedding: wife or death.

0773h

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Pun-ishment! Posted: 5/28/2009 12:53:49 PM
A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church, enters a confessional booth, sits down, but says nothing. The Priest coughs a few times to get his attention, but the drunk continues to sit there. Finally, the Priest pounds three times on the wall. The drunk mumbles, 'Ain't no use knockin, there's no paper on this side either.'

0773h

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Pun-ishment! Posted: 5/28/2009 12:53:21 PM
Six retired Irishmen were playing poker in O'Leary's apartment when Paddy Murphy loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest, and drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen brother, the other five continue playing standing up. Michael O'Connor looks around and asks, 'Well, me boys, someone got's to tell Paddy's wife. Who will it be?' .....They draw straws. Paul Gallagher picks the short one. They tell him to be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse. 'Discreet??? I'm the most discreet Irishmen you'll ever meet. Discretion is me middle name. Leave it to me.' Gallagher goes over to Murphy's house and knocks on the door. Mrs. Murphy answers, and asks what he wants. Gallagher declares, 'Your husband just lost $500, and is afraid to come home.' 'Tell him to drop dead!', says Murphy's wife. 'I'll go tell him.' says Gallagher.

0773h

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Pun-ishment! Posted: 5/28/2009 12:52:52 PM
Brenda O'Malley is home making dinner, as usual, when Tim Finnegan arrives at her door. 'Brenda, may I come in?' he asks. 'I've somethin' to tell ya'. 'Of course you can come in, you're always welcome, Tim.. But where's my husband?' 'That's what I'm here to be telling ya, Brenda. There was an accident down at the Guinness brewery' 'Oh, God no!' cries Brenda. 'Please don't tell me.' 'I must, Brenda. Your husband Shamus is dead and gone. I'm sorry.’ Finally, she looked up at Tim. 'How did it happen, Tim?' 'It was terrible, Brenda. He fell into a vat of Guinness Stout, and drowned.' 'Oh my dear Jesus! But you must tell me true, Tim, did he at least go quickly?' 'Well, Brenda, no. In fact, he got out three times to pee first.'

0773h

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Pun-ishment! Posted: 5/28/2009 12:52:11 PM
Mary Clancy goes up to Father O'Grady after his Sunday morning service, and she's in tears. He says, 'So what's bothering you, Mary my dear?' She says, 'Oh, Father, I've got terrible news. My husband passed away last night.' The priest says, 'Oh, Mary, that's terrible. Tell me, Mary, did he have any last requests?' She says, 'That he did, Father.' The priest says, 'What did he ask, Mary?' 'She says, 'He said, 'Please Mary, put down that damn gun...' '

0773h

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Pun-ishment! Posted: 5/28/2009 12:51:52 PM
An old Irishman who had a little too much to drink is driving home from the city one night and, of course, his car is weaving violently all over the road. A cop pulls him over. 'So,' says the cop to the driver, 'where have ya been?' 'Why, I've been to the pub of course,' slurs the drunk. 'Well,' says the cop, 'it looks like you've had quite a few to drink this evening.' 'I did all right,' the drunk says with a smile. 'Did you know,' says the cop, standing straight, and folding his arms across his chest, 'that a few intersections back, your wife fell out of your car?' 'Oh, thank heavens,' sighs the drunk. 'for a minute there, I thought I'd gone deaf.'

0773h

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Why do a lot of women with a photo describe their looks? Posted: 5/17/2009 6:55:50 PM
I asked to hear replies from women who have done this in their profile. Thanks for the unsolicited and really unwanted replies from men who would seem to be gender confused and at least the rest who replied so far were w0men but not one yet who I really addressed this question to.

0773h

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Why do a lot of women with a photo describe their looks? Posted: 5/17/2009 4:08:39 PM
debby' I just put it there temporarily to prove I had photos. It's probably my best side too.

0773h

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Why do a lot of women with a photo describe their looks? Posted: 5/17/2009 3:52:23 PM
bbwhmk, I do have some photos available but I would rather only show them to women I communicate with and find something in common with first. I am not particularly good looking anyway.

0773h

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Why do a lot of women with a photo describe their looks? Posted: 5/17/2009 3:41:27 PM
Lori & Linda, I can easily believe what you say about men too, ..... and likewise the same women will restate information that is already in the basic profile description, height, hair color & except (as I expect of men too) the age may be fibbed a year or more It seems a bit odd to me that it is mostly the more attractive women that do it leading me to believe there is truth in the saying that the most beautiful women are the most insecure.

0773h

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Why do a lot of women with a photo describe their looks? Posted: 5/17/2009 3:19:47 PM
I'd mainly like to hear replies from women who have done this in their profile. My question might be equally asked of men but I don't read men's profiles to know so I am asking the women. It seems that I have read so many women's profiles where a woman has one or more photos posted that show very well what she looks like and that woman will still describe herself in her composition as being, attractive, very attractive, stunning, beautiful, gorgeous, etc. like it was a blind newspaper ad. Ever since I started reading profiles here I've wondered, ....considering men are rated as strongly visual when appraising women, do you still think that a man can't see your picture and decide for himself? Is it out of habit from self talk aimed at boosting low self esteem? ...or is it because you are just fairly self absorbed? ...or genuinely a narcissist and purely stuck on yourself? Is there some other really necessary reason for doing it? How accurate your assessment of yourself is does not matter to my question. My question is essentially: Why do it at all when your picture speaks a thousand words?

0773h

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Google Money Scam Posted: 5/11/2009 11:14:38 PM
I saw this displayed as a margin ad on a Stockhouse page. Stockhouse is a webservice for people who trade stocks. It offers premuim services for a monthly fee but it is otherwise free and draws revenue from lots of finacial subject adverising so it's a very likely website to place an ad for a money making scheme. I clicked on the ad for a look but it left my questions unanswered. No problem, because Bill Ledford and his wife and small family lived in, ...well I'll be darned, ...right here in my own town.(Fraser Valley area B.C.) A local entrepreneur, wonderful! Such a friendly sounding guy, ...why not talk to Bill in person. I looked in the phone book, ......not listed there. I asked my son who is about the same age and knows most locals that age, ...not he or any of his friends ever heard of Bill. Not listed in the city registry either. All that and a scheme that made it sound too easy was enough for me to forget it. That was back in February. Now in April I'm not very surprised at what is said in this forum but glad that it supports my conclusion. I wonder where Bill is taking his family for a vacation next.

0773h

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why do some guys ,who want kids ,refuse to date single moms? Posted: 5/9/2009 4:04:48 PM
I am not near your age but if I was and said I wanted kids it would mean having kids of my own with the woman I might meet here. As you have some other man's child, I would not touch you with a ten foot pole and this is why: There is every possibility these days that a marriage or relationship has about a 50/50 chance of lasting many years, just as whatever relationship you had with the natural father of your child proves. Either marrying or living common law with a woman who already has kids exposes a man to much more risk than it does the woman if she already has some other guys kid(s). She can only win & he can only lose unless she earns a ton more income than he does. I became sadly, well acquainted with the very biased divorce/separation laws in this regard here in the wonderful province of B.C. where we both coincidently live as I witnessed it happen in court. If a man takes up with you and either is married to you or lives commonlaw and if anytime after 6 months you break up he can get nailed to pay child support for another man's child for up to 24 years if a child in question is an infant and otherwise fewer years according to age at the time of breakup. It is what some activist women wrung out of government and that is the effect of it you have to live with for a man to accept you and someone else's kid and the risk he takes in doing it. Sure the kids are caught in the crossfire but to put their responsibility completely on a man who is not their father is wrong, especially when it is compared to other people being paid handsomely for taking care of foster children which is really not much different of a relationship in principle between an unrelated man to a woman and another man's child. No, I'm sorry not all men think with their "little head" below their beltline. It might be all about love at the begining but it is all about money at the end and smart guys like to plan ahead.

0773h

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Imagine There Is No Religion Posted: 5/3/2009 7:58:08 AM
This question was asked almost 3 years ago but the same answer was there then, as it is now. Just look at the history of the Christain Church and look at the radical Muslims and a few lesser religions today and you will have your answer. Crazy, angry, insecure, power hungry people devoid of much ability to think for themselves logically and clinging to their own interpretation of ancient dogma. I don't doubt the embarrassment these modern day offshoots are to the more civil main bodies who often prefer to dismiss radicals as cults, but they still nevertheless meet the definition of being a religion. There were other codes of moral conduct that existed through the ages and more would have flourished, if not squelched by organized religions. One difference between a moral code and a religion is that a moral code does not envoke a punishing spirit to help enforce its edicts. Incidently if anyone takes the trouble to read the Bible and a few of the Gnostic Gospels which the Roman Church chose to keep hidden, it becomes very clear that the intended mission of Jesus Christ was to reform the Jewish religion, not to start one of his own. The roots of the Christian church began with Paul of Tarsus, not a disciple and not by any historical account was he a man who ever even spoke to Christ. He took it upon himself and his own interpretation of Christ's message to begin organizing the Christain church. Before that, anyone labeled, "Christian" was just a Jewish protester and trouble maker for both the established Jewish religion and Roman rulers. It was pretty unanimous to eliminate them. Thus there was persicution and saints and martyrs were inadvertently created to become instrumental as a supporting basis for developing Christainity (Paulism). Most people today have not lived long enough to know nor have they studied to learn that in Nazi Germany there were only a relatively small, hard core of true Nazis. The rest of the people were more or less half hearted Nazis but followed suit because the Nazi party became the government and dictated to wanting minds which in turn feared not to obey. The same thing can happen with the relatively much smaller percentage of radical Muslims grabbing power and calling the shots for all of Islam. Organized religion has, by lack of tollerance and bull headed self rightousness, always been a force that is disruptive to world peace. I think the world would be as well off without any organized religions having ever existed and more logic based systems would have served societies as well or better. I also think that within peaceful limits every person is entitled to see god in their own way as a very personal thing and keep it to themself as much as they wish rather than be paraded in a church to have to confess their faiths to anyone who is really just another simple human being calling themself priest, reverend, minister, rabbi or imam. Kudos to John Lennon for his song Enjoy the rest of your day

0773h

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What’s the best piece of advice you ever received? Posted: 5/3/2009 5:54:04 AM
Know them by their works, not their words. (Applies well to politicians.)

0773h

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is it harder to date as we get older? Posted: 5/3/2009 1:55:38 AM
I definately believe it is harder when we are older and I agree with the reasons several other people have said of it here, mainly worried about repeating mistakes and being too picky. Perhaps our experiences have left us too opinionated to be flexible enough to blend ourselves with someone who's opinions are not exactly the same and they also are stuck in their mindset. Never the twain shall meet. I don't doubt the same can be said about men(who I don't communicate with here) but I have come upon too many women here who communicate like they are conducting an investigation determined to find some fault and willing to accept no faults at all if they find one or even think they have, you can't convince them they are on the wrong track. Some even seem to go to the trouble of trying to read between the lines and create faults. Good luck finding "perfect". Beyond that I think we have to realize that all the hormones are just not there like they were and we just are not as charged up to leap into even going on a simple date much less take a chance getting into a serious relationship. It's sort of like we are a ship with what we think is a charted course. The anchor is hauled up and the sails are set but the wind just isn't blowing hard enough to go anywhere fast.

0773h

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When women are mysterious Posted: 5/3/2009 1:15:43 AM
There are several different things about a woman that can "intrigue" a man but from what you believe he meant it seems he was just having a slower time getting to know her. I think when a man meets any woman she is a big mystery at first because the wrapper does not necessarily display the contents. Otherwise she could have intriguing eyes or her body language or her way of talking, maybe with flirty inuendos that he wondered about how seriously she meant them. I think men do get a bit hooked trying to figure out a bit of mystery about a woman and a little mystery from time to time can add interest and excitment to a developed relationship but if a woman is just holding back too much information about herself it would say one of two things to me, either she is hiding something she feels is serious or she is just not interested enough in me to bother telling me about herself.

0773h

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Everyone Wants a Cougar Posted: 5/3/2009 12:31:25 AM
From what I see here on POF of women between 45 and 60 there are quite a surprising percentage that lean toward younger men. Some few look only for men5-20 years younger than themself but many more will, for example, want men ranging only 2-6 years older but 5-15 years younger. Maybe among older women they are worried about an older guy dying sooner and being left on their own or else they don't want a guy more likely to need little blue pills.

0773h

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Msg: 40 (view)

SHALLOW VS DEEP Posted: 3/16/2009 4:05:41 AM
You want to know if women can be shallow? ....Yes, absolutely and not just one or two. Here's a true POF story! A woman's profile said, way down deep she was really shallow and I thought it was just her humorously playing with words for a headline. She contacted me first, loved what my profile at the time said and wanted me to write to her regular email. She hid her profile here right after saying she had to take a break from POF for a while and she never came on POF again for over two months. During all that time she wrote nice emails but was always unable to meet because she said she was busy with family or something else. After seeing each other's photos, talking on the phone acouple of times & writing for about two months she sounded like a wonderful woman, sensitive to others and I finally met her. She suddenly phoned and invited me to accompany her to a wedding on 2 hours notice and I was kind enough(fool enough) to agree to escort her there. I drove like crazy and met her at the church. On meeting, she looked at least 10 years older than her picture but more than one woman uses younger pictures. Looking closer at her it was pretty obvious she had a recent face lift but hadn't yet tightened the badly wrinkled skin under her chin and on her neck, ...looked like two different bodies put together. It became clear that the delay in meeting was for her face work to heal up and probably her obvious dental work too. That was her but guess what? .....After a rather brief ceremony she announced that now she just didn't want to go to the reception because she didn't know anyone there despite obviously knowing people who were at the church. She suggested us having a coffee somewhere else. It was not far away and she was oddly late getting there. She practically gulped her coffee and was encouraging me to hurry with mine because it would get too cold (I can't drink burning hot anything). She then said she had a dinner appointment with her sister and had to be there in 15 minutes, Huh?? ....dinner?? .. at 3pm?? ...and where did that plan suddenly come from??...strange because it was at the same time as she should otherwise have been going to the reception. She must have thought I was very gullable and stupid but very obviously I was being rudely dumped, ....probably because I wasn't dressed rich enough in a tux like most of the men who were just guests at this particular wedding (which she commented on). I was ONLY wearing a nice sports jacket and matching dress pants which was about what all men not in the wedding party wore at nearly all other wedding I had ever recently been to. That, or I was just plainly not good looking enough in person for her despite my photos at the time being taken only 2 months previous. I continued to politely play stupid until we parted and inside I began to laugh at her. She must have thought she was very clever, definately not at all a sweet Peggy Sue kinda gal I expected. My bet is the delay for her arriving for coffee was phone time to coax the next man on her list to rush and accompany this poor alone lady to the reception. I was tempted to go there and prove it to myself but why worry about such a pathetic loser. Well, ...her profile was NOT playing with words but only partly truthful. This woman was not just shallow way down deep, she was shallow top to bottom, inside out, through and through. I can honestly say if rolls were reversed after putting someone to that trouble rushing and they traveled 40 miles I would have felt honour bound to attend the whole wedding with that person as I had invited them to do. Good luck with finding "deep"

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 111 (view)

Isn't BC talking about the Upgrade to Serious Member? Posted: 3/12/2009 6:35:24 PM
"A quick scan through the global thread on this topic http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts11946065.aspx has numerous complaints from users who have been given the upgrade to Serious Member status for free, and don't want it." This is just a callous promotional technique that is supposed to have the effect of making it look like scores of people are jumping on the bandwagon so you should too, to really be with it. I just lost much respect for Mr. POF. He must truly think we are fish and all swim in a school. Evidently if you get the Gold Star upgrade and don't want it the only recourse is to delete your profile and start over. Shades of Microsoft Windows updates.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 110 (view)

Isn't BC talking about the Upgrade ? Posted: 3/12/2009 6:18:24 PM
I just found out what the dots are about today. The guy who developed and runs this site is supposed to be a multi-millionaire already from the advertizing he sells on the pages. For most people that should be enough but greed finally got the better of him. It's a disease that gets worse with the more a person has they never have enough and want more and more. It eventually becomes a game at the expense of anyone they can fleece. Just look at our gas prices, still up around a dollar and oil has only been a little over $40 avg. for months, now they can't let go of the greed. As for the idea that it gets someone more attention, maybe it does but I think only because someone might have been curious about what the dot meant like I did. People get serious when they see someone to get serious about. Dots belong on clown suits. As for the idea that people will respond more because they think you are more serious for paying, I don't buy it. I think desperate might be as good of a word. If it were so, then everyone serious would never be here and instead be on all the sites that have always been pay sites and the fact of my eperience is nobody is anymore serious there than here. It doesn't matter a bit how serious someone is if they are not desireable and compatible in the view of someone looking at them. At least it is optional so far and if fools think it will make a difference, remember a fool and their money are soon parted.

0773h

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 34 (view)

How do you think you are going to like being old? Posted: 3/5/2009 12:26:28 AM
I am pretty old. Getting old is awful, ...like a nightmare coming true. It doesn't matter a damn to anyone else how young you feel, they only see how old you look. I don't know how much more aging I can live with. Never get old, .....aging eventually kills you.

0773h

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 3 (view)

Thursday, February 12/09, Singles Karaoke Night in Kelowna Posted: 2/6/2009 8:15:42 PM
Wish I lived near Kelowna, ...I'd be there. Have fun

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 4 (view)

CHRISTMAS PARTY with JOHNNY CASH and LONE WOLF SURREY SAT. DEC 13, 8:pm Posted: 12/4/2008 4:02:09 AM
Pay who? When? Where? .........re. the $10.00 TIA

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 54 (view)

BIG 3 AUTO - BEGGING for HANDOUT? Posted: 11/25/2008 5:04:55 AM
I think the second reply to this thread by "Phuqd" should be looked at very seriously. For one reason, ...In what is supposed to be a free enterprize, capitalist economy let businesses help each other out when they can afford to do it before government tosses them public tax dollars. For another reason, ...Why shouldn't the oil companies help out the auto industry out of pure gratitude? It has been the way the auto industry gas built cars from day one that has made the fortunes for the oil companies, ....a continuous line of gas guzzlers except for the odd "token" mini model. I owned a 1953 Chevy 4-door sedan with a stock 235 cu. in. inline 6-cylinder engine and it weighed over a ton and a half. It got about 18 miles to the Canadian gallon around town and 22-23 on a trip. I also owned a 1971 Chevy Caprice 4-door hardtop with a 400 cu. in. V8 and 4 barrel carburetor. One of the biggest barges ever put on the road. It weighed 4000 pounds. Not many of them got this kind of gas mileage but this one with a properly set up carburetor got the same gas mileage as the 1953 Chev and spewed out a few less polutants. The trick to better gas mileage with older vehicles was to set the carburetor up to exact specifications. They don't come that way from the factory except by chance and few mechanics knew how important it was or would take the time to do it. Choke settings and the tedious setting of the float level were most crucial. I boosted a friends V8 Ford Pickup from 14 city/18 Highway to 19 city/24 highway by doing nothing more than reworking the carburetor. I now drive a late model Jeep. It has almost the exact same size engine as the 1953 Chevy but it is quite a bit lighter. It has multi-port electronic fuel injection, electronic ignition, sensors for everything and all controlled by a main computor. It has relatively low emissons but guess what! Per pound of vehicle the fuel economy is worse than either of the 3 old vehicles I mentioned. 18 mpg city/22 highway. Why is this? It is because gasoline does NOT burn! Liquid gasoline that is, it does NOT burn. It is only vapourized gasoline that will burn and neither carburetors of any kind in use or any fancy fuel injection systems actually vapouize gasoline fed to an engine. It is delivered in tiny droplets and any vapourization that occurs and is necessary for any engine to run depends on air turbulance during the fraction of a second while it is being either sucked through an intake manifold or compressed in a cylinder. The rest is unburned and exits the engine to where some of it is burned in the catalytic convertor. A lot of people could heat their homes with the heat dispensed from their car's convertors. It is possible and has been possible for years to build fuel delivery systems that would vapourize fuel much better. Simply heating the liquid gasoline before it is fed to the engine is a big factor. Such better delivery systems have been built and designed but they have never come to the car market and put into production. Why not? ...and What happened to them? ......Most were patents bought up and kept out of production by guess who? ...The big oil companies and the "Big 3" themselves. We just get one gimmick after another. Electric cars are the next gimmick and are not needed as bad as we are led to believe if automakers would get serious about producing efficient engines. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can be converted in form and stored in matter but it has to come from somewhere. It is how efficiently we use it that counts. You can figure the rest out! .....So why shouldn't the oil companies now with years of huge profits bail out the Big 3 since they have been living off the friuts of gas burners all these years. America has essentially been a waste economic society and these two industries, hand in hand led the way so let them pay for each other now. BTW, ...It would be very interesting to know how much of each other's stockmarket shares oil companies and automakers own, directly and by subsiduaries.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 15 (view)

Job loss and dating Posted: 11/2/2008 12:34:22 PM
A guy losing his job can be decimating even if he quits of his own accord without another job to go to. Men are genetically programmed to think of ourselves as providers and women are programmed to evaluate a man by his ability to be a provider or at least hold up his end in a two income relationship. In the modern world it is sometimes less considered as such or roles in a relationship can even be reversed but generally it is an imprinted male thought process evaluating our personal self worth as a man and not just in dollars but dollars do reflect on us. I can say personally that I have not lost my job nor do I have any fear of it ever happening but like millions of other people, my stock trading account has taken a big hit for the time being. Even though I have not and will not suffer any realized loss and I know what I have will bounce back unless the world comes to an end, the delay has still put a big damper on how eager I am to persue on POF. Men also often feel too humbled by accepting help and this also takes away from our sense of self worth. Men ARE very different than women who readily chat about such problems. If you care about him let him know somehow that you don't think any less of him in his situation and don't jump in trying to work it all out for him. An unseen helping hand works best if you can do anything at all.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 19 (view)

why does men want working women Posted: 11/2/2008 8:57:32 AM
OP,.......your profile says you want what sounds like a life of leisure, simple pleasures but none the less you do not sound very ambitious to contribute more than just yourself and you want a great guy who will support you. Wanting a "Sugar Daddy" of a sort is how it sounds. You also have kids. Unless you come with a big bank deposit in your name or at least adequate child support payments coming in to hold up your end in arelationship, do you expect a guy to be very eager to date you as relationship material if he has to look at supporting both you and some other guy's kids. Even if you looked like a movie star and I was near your age I wouldn't touch you with a ten foot pole for a date, much less ever think of sharing the remote for my TV. What are you are living on now. Do you collect support payments from the kids' father(s) and it is easier than working? No man is going to be eager to take over from welfare for you either. You must be living on one or the other or mooching off relatives? I get the impression you are lazy. Chances are that a lot of men near your age are already divorced/separated and paying some kind of support to a woman. They can't afford to support you too. You are 32, why didn't you get educated yet? You can learn a lot on your own and nobody forced you to eat all the food that made you a big woman. You seem to know what you need to do, so go out and do it. You end up sleeping in the bed you make for yourself, ....it's time to change the bedding! ......Good Luck!

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 25 (view)

Am i that ugly??? :) Posted: 11/2/2008 7:34:05 AM
P.S. I won't be participating in these Forums anymore. Being verbally abused by a complete stranger is very frightening. I'm not willing to be subjected to that. Oh you poor poor dear woman Someone told you exactly what you are and you feel so abused that you are frightened. What a joke! Did it ever occur to your numb brain in your thick skull that you were equally as offending and cast the first stone? I bet you must have peed your pants being that frightened. ....and here's a news flash for you,...Be careful looking in mirrors, so you don't frighten yourself.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 4 (view)

The best profile you'll read all month. Posted: 10/30/2008 2:55:12 AM
Get serious! Do you call that a profile? Hardly even funny.....It sounds closer to a raving lunatic.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 11 (view)

Am i that ugly??? :) Posted: 10/30/2008 2:21:49 AM
Regarding your profile and response to it, I would suggest that by the style it is written in with your languge usage and the vocabulary, that you are displaying yourself as a "unique" departure from the mainstream and only likely to appeal to someone who talks and thinks in your shade of hip/cool attitude. Be careful with dark humour as per the "machete". Even if you intended it as a joke it scares the heck out of many women as to what else could be really running through your mind. As you must have noticed in one of the previous reviews at least one woman seems to have completely missed the fact that you are joking about the machete and meeting alone etc. From her review I doubt she would see any humour in it anyway so write off some more women who might otherwise be interested. I think you are too "far out there" for most women to want to respond. Do drugs? Emulating, Hendrix?( a stoner depressive) You mention that you are, "game for a threesome" and I would tend to think that seriously reduces the number of women who would be interested in a guy who wants two women and a bisexual girlfriend, although I have to say at least you were honest and open about that. Essentially though if you are displaying yourself as you really are, again being honest, it is probably best as you are only likely to get response from girls/women who are in the same groove and the only ones who you would not be wasting time for both of you or alternately decieving others by who you really are. On the question of ugly or not, I am not much of an opinion on men's looks maybe because my gate doesn't swing that way. My nearly worthless opinion is that you are average looking but rely on what the women here have to say for whay counts there. All else I can say is that I think you should either hold the razor a little closer to your face next time you shave or give up on the sparce beard. The moustache is nearly as sparce but if you think it defines you, keep it. However, as for a man's looks appealing to women and regardless of what women will say about themself, science and study shows that the first thing that a guy has to have to attract women is facial good looks and masculine stature. Women are much more shallow regarding initial contact with a man than 90% will ever admit. The image they seek is partly genetic programming and partly by the image they have developed of how a man should look from looking at main mature men in their lives from childhood. This can be a composit of their father usually/mostly, other male relatives or often seen common/popular TV/Movie personalities, school teachers etc. The same science and study also says, whether they know it or not themselves, women have made up their mind in less than 5 seconds of having looked at a man if they would ever "consider" to sleep with him and therefore whether they have any real interest in persuing a relationship with any individual man. It is all about security and this comes in two equal aspects: 1) Someone who can physically protect them although it is mainly a genetic holdover from past ages and today mainly stands for just good health and verility ie. appearance/good looks. 2) Someone who can be a provider. It used to be literally bringing home the bacon, deer, moose, potatoes etc. but now it means a "pay cheque", ie. have enough money. Standards do vary but if you pass those two prerequisites you get an opportunity to try and win the personality contest for her heart. Women with high opinions of themself whether it is justified or not will be very picky for either they get whole package or nothing else will do. You are looking for "Hang Out" which indicates to me at least, you are not looking for a serious relationship any time soon. Certainly there are women at your age with the no quick desire for a LTR and some are looking for a fling or more. While even these women may temporarily want this, the vast majority of women seeking men, ultimately want a "Long term relationship" as you will quickly evidence viewing older women's profiles right here on POF. Even those wanting a fling most often will still look for a fling partner in the same terms as if they are seeking a LTR. Most probably it is an ace in the hole for them if on the chance the fling develops into something more. Lastly, rather than apparently just sitting there like a spider in a web waiting for responses, maybe do some searches and browse for someone you think you would be compatible with yourself. ....Good Luck!

0773h

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 10 (view)

Fall Federal Election Likely Posted: 8/29/2008 11:27:35 PM
It is costly for elections you say? What price would you put on democracy then? Stop and think how many people in the world would still love to have the right to vote and do it in an election that is not rigged What price do you think they would pay for what we have. What you are complaining about is simply the cost of doing business and in this case the business is that of a democratic political system. You could be paying a h ell of a lot more in more ways than just money for much less. The money for elections is just the small end of the cost of having a democracy. The big cost was the lives lost to win democratic rule and keep it. Elections only cost money. Get over it!

0773h

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 57 (view)

Karaoke At the Sundowner (Delta) August 31st and saturday the first TOO Posted: 8/20/2008 7:47:33 AM
Hehehehe, ...I got fooled for a while too after I saw this near the top on the list of B.C. forums and date of the last posts. .....Got exited for a while. I've never attended a POF event but I would have gone to this one. Maybe as a, Andre-Philippe Gagnon, ....or maybe just sat in a corner and watched the really good people. Alas, ........probably miss my own funeral too.

0773h

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 21 (view)

Why Are Chicago Women So Attracted To Unintelligent Men? Posted: 8/12/2008 2:03:57 AM
Maybe it means, "Original Poster"? ........Do ya think?

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 108 (view)

do men shower? Posted: 7/27/2008 10:04:15 AM
Save your time and trouble advising OP. .......User closed account Jan 18 2008 12:38PM. Captainmoonlite sounds like a guy. If so, ...maybe he found a public bath house where all the boys get in the water together and he can see who else is clean.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 31 (view)

DRUM ROLL ??? Posted: 7/25/2008 10:22:50 AM
That's an alarm going off because you made a mistake when you sold all the stock and spent the money!

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 794 (view)

ADHD and ADD the real thing or a cop out? Posted: 7/22/2008 12:43:55 PM
Remembering my childhood and school years I most likely had Attention and Hyperactive disorders and maybe even a bit of Dyslexia thrown into the mix but back then none of it was recognized like in more recent years. I had 5 kids of my own and my current job entails being with school age kids every day I work, so I have had quite a bit of experience observing and working with kids. There are a lot of posts here, I have not read them all and I may be repeating something already said, ...sorry! My son, the eldest, has Dyslexia and the next child, a daughter has Attention Deficit and could be hyperactive at times. As someone posted and as I remember of myself and observed of my children, there were things that could be completely concentrated on for hours and other things for not even a minute or two in/by completely natural unassisted mental activity. There had to be a certain kind of coloring to something for it to be interesting. It had to be something new, exciting, intriguing, challenging or even dangerous. It doesn't seem to be entirely that all of these kids can't concentrate at all but rather what most of them can and can't concentrate on. Ten similar addition or division questions in Math or writing a paragraph in English is usually impossible without turning to some other attention, whereas watching something like a caterpillar for hours or grooming a horse all morning was no problem. My advice to anyone who faces this problem for either yourself or a child is to get a qualified assessment and better yet 2 or 3 of them if you can. Professionals are reluctant to admit it but brain study and psychology are still in infancy and much assessment is an educated "best guess". After this learn everything you can about it as fast as you can for yourself, so you will at least have some idea of what questions to ask. Not everything works the same for everyone is an absolute fact. This might sound strange but Ritalin and the like, are actually stimulants, ...so it is fair to ask why are they given to a child who is already very active? The planned effect is to stimulate a different part of the brain so as to bring all functions to the same level so the whole brain works together with itself and the individuals whole mental energy becomes more focused. Caffeine is a stimulant and that is why some people claim it works in their situation. For any drug to work the person has to take the medication for it to work and herein is something to be very careful about with a child of any age. Be sure they take it as prescribed. Here is my story about this: I don't care who you are or what you think, as soon as your kids start school you lose over 50% of your influence on their mental intake(what they hear and see). My daughter was prescribed Ritalin. Her mother worked at the clinic where the diagnosing doctor practiced and believed every word he said. Unfortunately he neglected to impart to her everything there was necessary to know about Ritalin and my daughter was trusted to take her own twice daily medication. One in the morning and one just after noon. It is not uncommon for children to know things their parents don't know which the children learn from their pool of peers at school and kids like to have money to spend, the more money the better. At 14 my daughter looked convincingly old enough to by cigarettes and was reselling them to other kids for $1.00 each we found out only because her older brother told on her. She then learned from her peers that she could make money selling her Ritalin so she stopped taking it, only pretending to and lied about it. Because Ritalin is a stimulant when it is taken by a kid who doesn't need it to just come up to par, that other kid gets a high from it. By my daughters behavior it was thought the Ritalin was not working good enough so her dose was increased and she had more to sell. Then she became envious of these other kids getting a buzz from her Ritalin and she didn't. Enter the child drug expert, ....she learned from someone that although the pill when swallowed works over time, if instead she powdered it and snorted it up her nose she could get a buzz from it too. Long before the time I ever found out about this it was already far too late. Problems at school were constant. We put her in a different school to try and give her a fresh start. Two months later she ran away from home in BC all the way to Ontario with the local police chiefs stepdaughter. She phoned her mother asking for money to be sent and told the lie that I had kicked her out. My exe wife was dim witted and believed the girl. Bad went to worse my daughter eventually came back(was brought back actually) but would not live at home afraid to face what she had done. Divorce happened and this was a factor. When it all came out in the wash later she had moved from snorting Ritalin to Cocaine and who knows what else. When she ran away it was really to escape her drug debt. I was told it was her drug supplier who dragged her back to pay him. She conned a student loan for $5,000.00, deliberately totaled her car for a cash settlement, stole from her mother and sisters and who knows what else to pay the debt. She then ran out on the student loan, lived between the seams with a string of creeps, was involved in credit card fraud, has been on the run for nearly 10 years from a collection agency. The last thing I have heard of her is that she is still hiding from her debts, always changing menial jobs, working now, of all things, as a live in Nanny and probably getting her remuneration under the table. Be careful with ADD, ADHD and anything else! Be careful with prescription drugs! ....and .....Be careful with your kids!

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 39 (view)

Carbon Taxes Posted: 7/21/2008 11:44:56 PM
There are things about the oil industry many many people are unaware of or are bullshitted by big oil into not believing, ...and a bit more: #1) There is not now nor is there any need to be, any shortage of petroleum products for close to 1,000 years if the oil industry will just build new refinery capacity which they can surely do with their windfall profits. #2) Coal can be converted into any distilled petroleum product. It is not a new Technology. Hitler ran his whole war machine on coal converted fuels and oil. #3) Fuels from coal conversion burn cleaner than any distilled from liquid petroleum. #4) Coal can be converted at a profit anytime crude oil is currently above roughly $35-40.00/bbl. #5) The USA has enough known coal reserves to supply all projected petroleum needs in this manner for 800 years. #6) Sasol Co., in South Africa has the best technology to do this but will not invest the billions in huge facilities because they know the facts of how huge crude oil reserves actually are and they know the high price of oil is completely manipulated, and artificial and will not stay high to support their investment for a certainty if coal begins to compete on a large scale. #7) Oil industry analysts willing to speak contend that $60-65.00.bbl is currently a more realistic price for oil. The extremes ran from $35.00 to $90.00/bbl. #8) All current oil exploration is not to supply demand. That is 98% bullshit. It is a race by companies to each capture all the proven reserves they can. #9) The USA has vast untouched resources of shale oil continuous with the Alberta oil fields from Montana and Wyoming to Texas. #10) Satellite gathered data indicates hardly a dent has been made in most of the middle east oil fields. #11) There is more natural gas than the whole world can ever figure out what to do with. ( My uncle was a field superintendent in Alberta. He knows there are many gas wells drilled in the 1950's that still sit capped, unused and not needed.) #12) Commercial Ethanol is a farce. In the whole picture it accomplishes little more than being a big make work project, boosting some farm incomes, increasing fertilizer sales by oil industry owned companies and hugely inflating costs of food production/processing/delivery and resulting consumer prices causing more starvation and death world wide. #13) Wide and intense use of electric power has not yet been studied for the effect of exposing the human organism to electro magnetic fields for long and regualr periods of time. Currently a relationship between cell phone use and tumor growth near the ear and brain is beginning to be seriously considered. #14) Currently, in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland of B.C. adequate and economic transit services absolutely do not exist to offer commuters a viable alternative to driving. #15) Detroit and Japan can build nearly emission free cars and trucks but taxing the consumer won't make them do it! #16) Any emission goals in Canada will be achieved much sooner and to a hugely greater degree by tackling heavy crude production in the Tar Sands involving the burning mega tons of natural gas for heat to recover the thick oil from the sand. #17) Tons of pollution in Canadian air comes across the ocean from China, India and Russia, 3 of the world's biggest polluters. Fix them, the biggest problems first. #18) If the B.C. Premier's farce worked to 100% of it's imagined effect to reduce exhaust emissions by 20% and was achieved for all the vehicles in all of Canada, not just B.C., it will reduce the world problem by about only 00.0384% , less than 4 one hundredths of one precent. It is a TOTAL JOKE! For B.C. alone it would be about only 00.00576% of the world problem if B.C. burns 15% of the country's gasoline and diesel fuel. That is less than 6 one thousandths of one percent. Nobody has ever explained to my satisfaction how even one cent of any of this tax revenue money will be used to improve anything to reduce any pollution. THINK ABOUT IT AND DO YOUR OWN INDEPENDENT FACT FINDING. DON'T SWALLOW WHAT BIG OIL AND POLITICIANS TRY TO FEED US! I invest in resources and commodities and these are things informed investors know.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 38 (view)

Carbon Taxes Posted: 7/21/2008 9:32:55 PM
These are good letters I've read and I pass them on here: ________________________________________________________ This rumble is now moving across the country and will gain force. Please don’t let this happen any further in Canada. Canada emits only 2% of the world’s supply of Greenhouse Gases and 52% of that comes from the Oil Sands Plants. Automotive emissions are less than 20% of the 48% balance of Canada’s 2% of the World Outcome. Do the math, it’s such an insignificant amount, it’s a joke. Our fuel prices are now $6.75 per Gallon, equivalent to $6.00 per gallon U.S. When Canadians realize what a jackpot the politicians can get us into by supporting a Carbon Tax, they will be out to get any politician that supports this cause. Dion, Campbell etc. will regret the day they devised this scheme. Americans are screaming at $4.00 a gallon. Our provincial and federal governments are ripping us off with high taxes on fuel now. This is such a cash cow they don’t want to stop. Stop excessive taxation and giving our money away abroad. We need more support and tax relief for our senior’s and baby boomers now retiring and trying to find a fixed income level they can exist upon after working all their lives and paying heavily into the system. Do some hard thinking about future and protect our seniors and all the population from the excessive costs we are facing now and in the future with more taxes. Technology will fix the Oil Sands problem as they are working on a fix now to reduce that source in the future. Why burden us with these programs at this time???? Brian Morris, A concerned Sr. and loyal Canadian, KELOWNA B.C. __________________________________________________________ Now, a carbon Tax. Politicians have, in the past, used that old bullshit phrase of 'cutting taxes' to get you to vote for them. Now, Stephan Dionne, has come up with a new wrinkle on that old lie : Tax your heating oil and anything else you burn to move your food and everything else that you have always had in your life... but, he'll lower your income taxes. CONSIDER THIS from a one person who has bothered to do the homework: When a politician's lips move, I know he's probably lying. Mr. Dion says his carbon tax will be revenue neutral. So, I went online and found a carbon calculator and keyed in the annual energy consumption for our household and learned we produce 17 tons of greenhouse gas. Fully 60% of this usage is for electricity which we use to heat our home. I have already improved insulation in my walls and replaced my windows and doors; use the new 'twirley' lights and ensured that my appliances are all Energy Star products. In the past 20 years, these measures reduced my electricity usage from 24,000 Kw Hrs per year to 16,000 Kw Hrs per year last years. What is my reward for this improved efficiency? My power bill is unchanged from what it was 20 years ago. But, my power bill would attract a carbon tax of $104 in year one of Mr. Dion's plan and $ 416 in year four. My power bill would rise from $166 per month to $210 per month in year four. Since I live on a fixed income consisting of CPP and Old Age Security, my income tax bill runs at less than $200 per year. So, for my household, Mr. Dion's 'revenue neutral' carbon tax will cost me $416 per year less income tax reductions of about $10 per year. Revenue neutral? In a pig's eye! This is a tax on seniors living on fixed incomes. Well, Mr. Dion, you haven't got a snowball's chance in hell of ever getting my vote. I hope everyone else takes five minutes to run the same calculations I did and vote to send this joker to the political boneyard. Jon C. Coates - 70 Ridgevalley Rd. - Halifax, N.S. - B3P 2J9 __________________________________________________________________ DON'T BUY INTO THE CARBON TAX ! DON'T BELIEVE ANY POLITICIAN FROM ANY PARTY! Remember when they brought in the National Income Tax. They promised that it would remain in effect only until all of Canada's World War One Debt was repaid. Fooled us good. Debt was repaid, but the tax never came off and will be with us for all eternity. How about this Lie, Trudeau imposed a 5% tax on every litre of Gas in order to establish a National Oil Company called Petro Canada. He swore that this tax would come off as soon as Petro Canada was up and running. And so it came to pass, Petro Canada was established, It was sold to private hands, the enormous cash windfall was frittered away AND HIS 5% (plus, plus) still adorns our pumps to this very day. Now how is this for a con job? Take our BC Premier Campbell, PULEEZE. He truly believes that most British Columbians are brain dead. You will keep paying a yearly escalating carbon tax at the pump and you receive a reduction in your provincial Income Tax. The new Political Buzz Word is 'Revenue Neutral' Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. Should this not be called what it truly is. 'RECYCLING YOUR MONEY' Just Think Folks, Another Bureaucracy eating up our our hard earned cash to administer a losers dream. And Remember, once a goverment gets addicted to a Tax Grab, and you let them get away with it, You have handed them a Carte Blanche ticket to impose new taxes, to keep raising existing ones and use it to buy your votes to boot. If we condone all this, than Premier Cambell is right in assuming that we are all BRAIN DEAD in BC. Walt Grochmal B.C.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 1370 (view)

what is everyones opin on tattoos? Posted: 7/21/2008 10:21:19 AM
Some people I am sure get a tattoo for some personal reason and probably not too large and probably on a part of their body where they can either show it or cover it up. People who get large tattoos and tattoos in conspicuous locations clearly have a self identity issue trying to say something about themselves, are simple minded crowd followers or crave attention. Even if someone thinks a tattoo does look good on them it won't last. People who plaster themselves with tattoos will look like one big blue blotch in later years. The ink moves and mixes as your skin keeps renewing itself. I work with a guy who got tattoos in the military during his 20's and 30's because he thought they made him look tough. He is only 5'-5", still gets angry and combative easily and clearly has little man syndrome. By the time he was in his later 50's his tattoos were just blue blurs, hardly identifiable. He was getting them removed the only way he could find to do it, burned off with a laser, several treatments for each one, on his arms and legs. He was not having a fun time, like mega sunburn that lasted for days. It was out of pocket expense and cost several times what each tattoo would cost to have it put on. He swore at himself and wished he never got them. It is an advertised lie that clothes or any other adornment make the man (or woman for that matter). Some things make a person look better, some worse and some of them say something about the wearer. These things might make a person "look" different but they do not "make" the the person any different in real character. When I was a small kid I used to slap bubble gum wrapper temporary tattoos on my arm and I thought I was cool even though they hardly ever turned out clear. I drew on my arm with a pen. For several years until I was about 23, I used to adorn myself with quite a few things because I thought it made me look distinctive or cool or interesting. There weren't any tattoo places around locally, but if there were I would probably have had several, ....and if piercing for men was the thing back then I would have probably looked like I had a fight with a nail gun. One evening back then, I was at a fairly big house party, dressed I thought, as cool as anyone could get, a very distinctive but tasteful red, white and blue striped shirt, very distinctive and expensive, custom sewn, dark brown, suede leather, flared pants, and very fine suede cowboy boots. Truly super cool clothes for that era and yes, I was quite distinctive that evening . A teenage girl quite a bit younger walked by and very nonchalantly with a touch of sarcasm said two words that changed the way I looked at myself ever since, "Nice costume". That was not a costume party and it hit me like a ton of bricks. She saw me and I realized she was absolutely right about what she saw. All I was that night and all I had been with my many previous adornments over the years was just a friggin' decorated clown. I changed and I'll pass, on having any tattoos myself thankyou.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 6 (view)

Has anyone ever confronted their Highschool Bully? Posted: 7/16/2008 7:56:44 AM
Bullying is something I absolutely detest. I suffered quite a bit of severe bullying as a kid and still suffer some inhibitions as a result of it. I survived emotionally only as well as I did because I had more friends than enemy bullies. Friends are invaluable, worth more than money and money can't buy real friends. The country is changing or at least trying hard to change this social sore and I am glad to see it. There are still a lot of people who have a bully attitude in day to day life. Bullying was rampant when I was in school, like it was just part of life. Just about everyone got bullied by someone at least a little bit. The worst tormentors I had during school years were all bigger and older than I was and a lot of it was very physical. I only had to deal with the worst of it until grade 9 as most of them dropped out of school which says something about them. Between graduating and 10 years after I met/saw only 3 of them. The first guy. Danny, was actually what I might call a 50% bully. He was always friendly one on one or among different people but when he was with the bad group he was one of them. We saw each other a few times in later years, he was always friendly but never talked about what he did in school. Ben, another one did some excavation work for me once. He was friendly in a business like way but never apologized either. The third guy. Leonard, was the worst of all. It was about 10 years later and I had filled out. I walked into a bar, sat down with some friends and thought this guy a few tables away looked familiar. He happened to turn around for a moment and saw me looking at him and yes, it was him alright. Looking at another guy in a bar sometimes is all it takes to start a fight but I kept my eye on him half expecting him to come over and try being a bully again. Instead he took another quick look over his shoulder to see me staring his way, he gulped the rest of his beer and honestly he ran all the way and out the door, took a quick look back in the window, I suppose to see if I was following and I have never seen him since. I think somebody, probably one or both of his parents, must have beat the daylights out of this guy himself when he was a young kid for him to run away like that being that afraid and certain, probably thinking I was going to almost kill him. His own life must be hel l.

0773H

Joined: 3/10/2008

Msg: 12 (view)

Putting Family First Posted: 7/6/2008 3:03:10 AM
I think incidents as you describe are possible deterents to some people to get married but if a couple has taken the plunge and got married, then they must have discounted this concern and it should oy affect their own committment to their own marriage. The reason for a high divorce rate is very liberal divorce laws that allow divorce for almost any reason. She farts or he snores is all it takes. Todays' society and social scene make it look like there is always lots of green grass on the other side of the fence so when differences arise in a marriage, people who aren't big enough or smart enough to work out problems or too lazy or stubborn can simply walk away from it. I identify pretty close with the scenario you present, it's hell and the legal force of a marriage certificate is equal to azz wipe. I might one day choose to live with a woman I think I can trust but a wedding is just a party to me. On account of the financial cost of divorce and failure of prenuptual agreements to stand up in court, especially for high net worth couples and especially where one is worth a lot more than the other(as per say Paul McCartney & last wife) there is an approach to cohabitation called "Living Together Apart". (Suitable perhaps to anyone who can afford it). She has her place and he has his. They visit, they go out, they sleep over at each others place perhaps alternately for a week at a time, but it goes on like continual serious dating. The arrangement is said to keep sexual tension running high but if they decide to split there is no divorce, they just stop seeing each other and it's all over.

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