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bethanie0825 wrote: »I'm nervous although I don't think anything will happen near me. More so bc it'll happen without warning. I feel bad for all the people seeking refuge from the fighting but the terrorists are using the crisis to move. And I feel bad for all the Muslim people and practitioners of Islam who are peaceful and want nothing to do with the radicals.
It's a mess
Agreed.
Because I feel like the majority of Muslims are looking at ISIS like "I don't know if you're reading the same Quran WE are, but THIS one says we're all created equal and should be nice to each other...."0 -
Sad more than scared. Sad that it happened...sad about peoples' reactions. I'm not a religious person but I find religion fascinating and Islam in particular is very interesting and very misunderstood (so many assume every Muslim is a radical). From one super empathetic person to another...even though I don't AGREE with them...if one even SLIGHTLY understands how devout the radicals are for their religion...they would get why they do what they do. It doesn't make it right. It doesn't. But it is something that can be understood. Those people TRULY believe that non believers are scum and should be eliminated...because they TRULY believe it is the right thing to do...based on their beliefs. Again, doesn't make it right....at all. But it bothers me that people can believe in their own faith and may have beliefs that people not of their religion don't have but can't understand a DIFFERENT faith. (For example...just an example...I know not all Christian are anti gay...a Christian against gay people...doesn't think that even a...let's say, agnostic...shouldn't engage in homosexuality because it is against THEIR religion...not the agnostic's...the Christian's. But then can't understand why radical Muslims believe that non believers are tainting the earth and need to be destroyed.) Their belief is much more extreme, true...but it is still just a belief based on one's own religion...not understood by others. Sure, mass killings are wrong...but so is persecuting gay people as a whole and killing them emotionally because they are told they are sinners, disgusting, defective, not real families, not allwoing them to marry, etc. just because their life doesn't jive with others beliefs.
Bottom line: I hate when any religion puts it's beliefs on others and expects them to live the way they do and if they don't...they have hell to pay...whether it is death or dishonor from words and actions. I also hate people not understanding others intentions or drive. You DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE with something to understand it or the person but even attempting to see something from another's perspective...it is amazing how your entire outlook changes. So much less closed mindedness, so much less ignorance, so much less hate.0 -
lilaclovebird wrote: »So....how did everyone feel after Paris? How are you feeling right now?
I was feeling afraid. So now, to combat this fear, I am learning SO MUCH about Islam and it is amazing. That is all.
*goes back to reading and watching educational videos*
Aside from the initial gut-check, and from knowing people who knew people who died there (crew members for the band), the aftermath has descended into the usual "kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out" crap that we always reach for first in these parts, it seems.
Personally, I'm every bit as afraid of the Dylann Roofs and the Timothy McVeighs as I am of the nameless bearded phantoms that seem to scare the *kitten* outta everybody else. People like to forget that, oh hey - we have extremists here, too...but they're just loner freaks who play too many video games. When someone whose faith we don't identify with or understand starts bloodletting, then we have to condemn 1.5 billion practitioners of a particular religion and paint them all with the same brush.
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@lilaclovebird @bethanie0825
Yes! I always think about all those peope who are NOT radicals and who are like WTF?? I feel so bad for them. People who say "Just kill 'em all."...they don't think about all of the innocent people who want NOTHING to do with the radicals. The terrified old ladies...the innocent babies. The people that had war dropped on their doorstep for NOTHING they did. Can you IMAGINE being in your little town some where, minding your own business and WAR comes to your home??? And the rest of the world hates you because of a small percent of radicals of your religion??
I hate when people make comments about "take care of your own" when referencing war. To me...your own...is every human being...of whatever ethnicity, color, religion, race, etc. So killing every Muslim so non Muslims are safe...is caring for our own? Killing innocent children...that are a different color or religion than you...isn't taking care of anything...0 -
Frankie_Felinius wrote: »Sad more than scared. Sad that it happened...sad about peoples' reactions. I'm not a religious person but I find religion fascinating and Islam in particular is very interesting and very misunderstood (so many assume every Muslim is a radical). From one super empathetic person to another...even though I don't AGREE with them...if one even SLIGHTLY understands how devout the radicals are for their religion...they would get why they do what they do. It doesn't make it right. It doesn't. But it is something that can be understood. Those people TRULY believe that non believers are scum and should be eliminated...because they TRULY believe it is the right thing to do...based on their beliefs. Again, doesn't make it right....at all. But it bothers me that people can believe in their own faith and may have beliefs that people not of their religion don't have but can't understand a DIFFERENT faith. (For example...just an example...I know not all Christian are anti gay...a Christian against gay people...doesn't think that even a...let's say, agnostic...shouldn't engage in homosexuality because it is against THEIR religion...not the agnostic's...the Christian's. But then can't understand why radical Muslims believe that non believers are tainting the earth and need to be destroyed.) Their belief is much more extreme, true...but it is still just a belief based on one's own religion...not understood by others. Sure, mass killings are wrong...but so is persecuting gay people as a whole and killing them emotionally because they are told they are sinners, disgusting, defective, not real families, not allwoing them to marry, etc. just because their life doesn't jive with others beliefs.
Bottom line: I hate when any religion puts it's beliefs on others and expects them to live the way they do and if they don't...they have hell to pay...whether it is death or dishonor from words and actions. I also hate people not understanding others intentions or drive. You DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE with something to understand it or the person but even attempting to see something from another's perspective...it is amazing how your entire outlook changes. So much less closed mindedness, so much less ignorance, so much less hate.
The truth is that radicals exist in any and all religions(yes even Pastafarians and Buddists). A lack of empathy breeds horrible actions based on the extremist views created by a lack of variety in education.
In addition we end up judging an entire culture or religion on the acts of the few that we are exposed to and we only expose ourselves to what we choose to be exposed to. So many people are choosing to limit themselves and their children which is SUPER distressing. Parents fighting educational systems to ban learning about Islam in schools because they feel that what they hear on the major media resources is the truth. The only truth in media is that they are professionals at fanning the flames of fear and outrage, which creates a false and fear-based hatred due to a lack of broader, objective, and fact-based knowledge.
We have so few popularized objective media sources for those of us who simply want the facts and the ability to form our own opinions. It's just so much easier(read: lazier) to take those few actions we are exposed to and use those to put whole vast groups of people in a particular box and then never give them the opportunity to let them leave said box. Then we choose to sit in our own ignorance because "trying to understand other people is hard."0 -
hamptontom wrote: »[you'll miss Wawa the most.
I like QuickChek's coffee better, although both are mediocre at that.lilaclovebird wrote: »We have so few popularized objective media sources for those of us who simply want the facts and the ability to form our own opinions. It's just so much easier(read: lazier) to take those few actions we are exposed to and use those to put whole vast groups of people in a particular box and then never give them the opportunity to let them leave said box. Then we choose to sit in our own ignorance because "trying to understand other people is hard."
That's why media is so popular, of course. It does the f*cked up part of thinking for us.
I'll keep the rest of my opinions to myself as they tend to unpopular.0 -
hamptontom wrote: »[you'll miss Wawa the most.
I like QuickChek's coffee better, although both are mediocre at that.lilaclovebird wrote: »We have so few popularized objective media sources for those of us who simply want the facts and the ability to form our own opinions. It's just so much easier(read: lazier) to take those few actions we are exposed to and use those to put whole vast groups of people in a particular box and then never give them the opportunity to let them leave said box. Then we choose to sit in our own ignorance because "trying to understand other people is hard."
That's why media is so popular, of course. It does the f*cked up part of thinking for us.
I'll keep the rest of my opinions to myself as they tend to unpopular.
Could it be we are addicted to outrage?
https://youtu.be/c3e2hoLV-j8 0 -
We're addicted to the victim mentality.0
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Here's my thing with the Syrian refugees: 99.87% are probably fine, upstanding people. But the .12% that might not be could still do a whole lot of damage. I'm honestly not sure what the solution is.0
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So our department answers the phone for public works afterhours. A pretty common occurrence in 911 centers to be after hours answering points for other departments. Today was water cutoff day. We get a list after 5p and if you didn't pay before close of business, no water for you; you wait till business hours and call public works.
However some burn the midnight oil and pay at the last minute so their water gets cut off. A water meter guys works thru the evening and is suppose to get those last minute payees on. He missed one. Spoke with the resident (husband) who was frustrated but very understanding that there's only so much I can do on my end. Called water meter guy 4 times over the course of an hour with no answer. Called a separate number and guy said he'd get up with the water meter guy or the resident and get it straightened out.
Then the resident's wife calls and proceeds to chew my *kitten* up one side and down the other. She and her master's degree didn't want to listen to my rational story and instead wanted to yell so loud that I could hear an echo from the room she was in. I'm not doing my job and she's gonna file complaint on me in the morning, yadda yadda yadda. Demanded that I send one of my "officer friends" over to explain why she doesn't have water.
Just bc you live in an effluent town doesn't mean you can treat the employees like *kitten*. You're no better than I am just because your house is bigger and you pay way more in property tax than I do. I too, have a college degree and have hundreds of con-ed hours just to maintain my certifications. I absolutely understand your frustration at not having water when you should. But I'm not the reason you don't have water. Pay your bill before it's due, not at the last possible second.
A wise teacher once asked a class who was more important; the garbage man or the post man. We all said post man. She then asked who would be more important after not showing up for two weeks.
Moral of the story? Your job makes you no more or less important than someone else. Everyone deserves your respect.
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bethanie0825 wrote: »Then the resident's wife calls and proceeds to chew my *kitten* up one side and down the other. She and her master's degree didn't want to listen to my rational story and instead wanted to yell so loud that I could hear an echo from the room she was in. I'm not doing my job and she's gonna file complaint on me in the morning, yadda yadda yadda. Demanded that I send one of my "officer friends" over to explain why she doesn't have water.
Just bc you live in an effluent town doesn't mean you can treat the employees like *kitten*. You're no better than I am just because your house is bigger and you pay way more in property tax than I do. I too, have a college degree and have hundreds of con-ed hours just to maintain my certifications. I absolutely understand your frustration at not having water when you should. But I'm not the reason you don't have water. Pay your bill before it's due, not at the last possible second.
So... she's living in an affluent town with a master's degree... which makes her high and well educated and should be making a good living, right? Well, at least I would think so.
Yet, she couldn't pay her water bill. Heh.
Maybe she should move to a different part of town where she can pay her bills.
Recently a co-worker made a statement about not paying her mortgage. I'm sorry, but everyone here makes a decent wage, and if one can't pay their bills it's because they're either living above their means or have poor money management skills.
She made a statement to the effect of "they can wait until I have money can pay them. *kitten* them."
Sorry, that's not how it works.
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That's not how any of this works lol0
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bethanie0825 wrote: »Then the resident's wife calls and proceeds to chew my *kitten* up one side and down the other. She and her master's degree didn't want to listen to my rational story and instead wanted to yell so loud that I could hear an echo from the room she was in. I'm not doing my job and she's gonna file complaint on me in the morning, yadda yadda yadda. Demanded that I send one of my "officer friends" over to explain why she doesn't have water.
Just bc you live in an effluent town doesn't mean you can treat the employees like *kitten*. You're no better than I am just because your house is bigger and you pay way more in property tax than I do. I too, have a college degree and have hundreds of con-ed hours just to maintain my certifications. I absolutely understand your frustration at not having water when you should. But I'm not the reason you don't have water. Pay your bill before it's due, not at the last possible second.
So... she's living in an affluent town with a master's degree... which makes her high and well educated and should be making a good living, right? Well, at least I would think so.
Yet, she couldn't pay her water bill. Heh.
Maybe she should move to a different part of town where she can pay her bills.
Recently a co-worker made a statement about not paying her mortgage. I'm sorry, but everyone here makes a decent wage, and if one can't pay their bills it's because they're either living above their means or have poor money management skills.
She made a statement to the effect of "they can wait until I have money can pay them. *kitten* them."
Sorry, that's not how it works.
Or they have poor time management skills... I almost always have money sitting around to pay my bills now and if I manage my time properly they are the first things I take care of. It fills the reward center of my brain and sends all sorts of good feels around and makes me feel accomplished.
I read an article that said it has something to do with actually deciding to do it and then doing it, versus feeling like I 'have to do it' or 'I'm only doing it because I'm obligated'. Obviously, I don't HAVE to pay rent or the car payment or any of my other bills, but I like having a warm roof over my head and a mode of transportation at my beck and call. So I make the decision to pay those bills and when I do, I get the feel goods.
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I feel accomplished when I pay my bills too. As soon as I get paid, I pay them the next morning or schedule them to go out then. Or else I'll forget lol0
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I draw up a loose budget every month. If I don't get my bills paid pretty quickly after getting paid, I'll lose track and spend the money on something else.0
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It was nice having two days off. However, Now I'm back. Getting ready for the holidays and a 96 straight hour shift. Maybe I should have gone in to computers instead. Better money in the medical professions, but the hours can be hell.0
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Surprise! The next vet came in early so I'm going home.
OK, actually I'm already home. I jumped on my bike and peddled out of there before she could change her mind. 0 -
I got 5.5 hours last night, I'm totally good!0
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I'm on the 2.5 train...zzzz0
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I got three and then later another three. I'm good with six.0
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One of these long term guys is in the lobby drinking talking to his buddy about how to cheat and trying to encourage him to cheat...then minutes later switched to talking to his wife on the phone...praising her cooking, talking to his kid. Disgusting.
It is snowing!!! That is awesome!0 -
I'm uploading two videos tonight on YouTube...my fiance and I were under the influence and did The Husband Tag. Both vids are about 15 minutes long but they show more of who I really am...as opposed to my other vids. Don't feel obligated to watch...just lettin' you know if you are interested and want to kill time. I love to watch these kind of vids...usually pretty entertaining to see a more "real" version of YouTube people. They're looking like they are going to take a long time to upload tonight (35 minutes for one as of now) due to the snow making the internet even crappier than normal!0
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I got a good 5 hrs of sleep in and it's the weekend. Weekends are typically slow at my job making things a little easier. Next week is going to be fun though. I have 3 Thanksgiving gatherings I get to attend in less than a 24 hr period.
First one is a Thanksgiving potluck at work on Thursday at 1AM. 2nd Thanksgiving with some friends at Noon, Thursday. At 6-7pm is my last one with girlfriend and her family. This is the one I am most nervous about since I will be meeting her parents for the first time. I will likely be in a food zombie like coma state and fear passing out >_< Oh and still have to go to work too later that same night.0 -
On a semi-related note, holy spammage! I had to dig through a few pages to find this thread. Recent Topics is about 4 pages of 95% spam.0
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I slept from about 5:50am until about 12pm and then from about 2pm until 7pm. Then got up, made my lunch, did some lifting, made some protein pancakes, and came to work.
Also, SSP gave me the key to his house today.... He's going on vacation and he wants ME to watch his house while he's gone. He has other people available for this. But he asked ME. The 'CRAZY girl'....
There is no "hidden meaning", he just wants me to watch his house.
I think I'm telling MYSELF that more than your guys....
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I got about 2 hours of sleep and just came in for another 12-hour shift of answering phones and dispatching police/fire/ems. It sounded good when I signed up for the overtime. Not so much now.0
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I'm soooo tired...but I suspect if I don't go to the gym in the morning, I won't be able to wind down enough to sleep well. I haven't been in at least a month...*hangs head*0
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I can't even entertain the thought of going to the gym after work. I'm hoping the hubs will wait till 2 when I get up to go hike. That'll be the only exercise I'll get.
@lilaclovebird maybe he'll let you keep the key when he gets back!0
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