Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
Did you contact Ashley to report that you couldn't log in?
I guess this will turn off and turn away members.
That happened a few weeks ago with Needs posts
burnt's posts have disappear for me too - no connection to the above comments,
I don't agree. I think it's good people point it out directly. It's for the benefit of other forum members, too. You don't need to waste your time reading the thread, because someone else kindly warned you this poster is not a serious poster. I don't think it's good that we need to worry about being banned, when pointing out directly that something's very off with a post. Off, as in, someone's fooling around, trying to waste people's time.
In fact, I would even say it's the right thing to do even if you risk being banned. You just saved some people from wasting their precious time. Even 2 minutes spent on a non-serious-post, is 2 minutes of very precious time wasted. I applaud the people who warned others, and who risked being banned. Well done.
Why not evacuatate the area?
Surely the Police could out-run someone using a walker?
Or just wait until she needed a nap??
I've had to talk down or disarm many a dementia patient - fists, a butter knife here & there, a handbag or cane being swung around. But no experience being confronted with a sharp knife or other lethal weapon.
I imagine, the mildest tazer zap would be aimed at the wrist to drop the knife? As the very last resort.. But I wasn't there...
From news report;
"She's either one hell of an agile, fit, fast and intimidating 95-year-old woman, or there's a very poor lack of judgement [from] those police officers," PwD President Nicole Lee told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
"She needed somebody to... handle her with compassion and time, not Tasers."
Agree. Very very sad.
Thank you for all who served/serving our Country
My daughter is moving since she really dislikes her landlord. She also wanted to be in a totally walkable neighborhood. She walks her husky for miles everyday.
We did find a nice place in a great location for her to move into. She was able to get a six month lease. She wanted a short term lease because she is planning to move back to Colorado.
I will miss her terribly but I want her to be happy. She truly fell in love with Colorado when she lived there.
Gone are the days when family members live nearby. I raised my girls to follow their dreams and go wherever their hearts desire.
I am truly happy that they never felt like I did. I always felt like I should live close to my parents. I regret that now.
I will never make them feel guilty about their choices. My mom and dad didn’t pressure me to be near them. For some reason I just thought it was best.
Technology has changed this world. When I was young, smart phones didn’t exist! It’s remarkable that we have the ability to FaceTime with people in our lives. It is nice to see faces of our children when they call from far away. Granted it isn’t the same as them living nearby but it helps.
And then there are diabetics and drunk drivers. More than one person has been pulled over for erratic driving, failed a field sobriety test why claiming the have not been drinking (often irritable in their denial) and then locked up in a drunk tank or holding cell only to die of high/low blood sugar.
LEOs are faced with many challenges dealing with the public. Critical thinking is probably a MORE important skill for an LEO than many other jobs BUT our education system and society is turning out people with little "thinking" - rejecting others on a single issue.
George Washington owned slaves so he was a bad person and what he did or thought about anything else is irrelevant!
He's white so he is racist.
She got her job because she's black; probably got into that college because of it too.
She's has an accent so she is probably illegal.
He comes from a "poor" East Tennessee county so what can you expect - just a redneck.
He's got grey hair - that old slow poke (driving the speed limit) needs to stay off the roads.
Do you exercise critical thinking? Do you ask your grandchildren to consider the other side and potential downsides of political discourse? Do you tell them it's okay to push back on things they disagree in school or with their step-parent as long as they remain respectful? Do you practice respect of differing opinions in your posts here?
Disagreement and non-compliance is not disrespect.
LEOs have a tough job and sometimes make regrettable discisions; do we "judge" them on a single bad decision or on a body of work? Is a LEO allowed to have a "bad day"?
i continue to be gone from the website, but again wanted to send you all lots of positive energy!! :)
I am sorry for your loss and pray that The Lord gives you peace and comfort. I know how I feel when friends get to go ahead and I truly rejoice for them, I read in your testimony of a life well lived by this precious sister you feel the same way. What a crown she has!