JohnRich 4 #301 April 30, 2005 Quotethere's something wrong in your calculation. But, to say it in short words: I don't mind. Calculate whatever you like. "One-third of Germany", boy, LMAO You haven't bothered to explain why you were questioning my number for the population of New York and Chicago. And you haven't bothered to explain what you find wrong with my number for the population of Germany. (They both came from my Almanac.) Thanks for the clarifications. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #302 April 30, 2005 Quote Quote"One-third of Germany" John never said what you have quoted. If you are attempting to imply the above quote came from him I believe it to be in bad tact. It is simply not what he said. I would venture his true comment came as a result of your comment below(which is a direct quote) QuoteJust to have a look on my small Germany with about 82 millions: Realizing that English is not your first language this comment may have came across wrong to some people. Nevertheless you have misquoted John Thank you, I'm glad that you are able to keep up with and understand what is being said. The populations of New York and Chicago (29 million combined) are in fact equal to about one-third of the entire population of Germany. And that is according to the "82 millions" that christelsabine quotes, which also corresponds to my Almanac. And yet, somehow, she claims that my calculations are bad! And she does this while offering nothing to explain why. So, dear readers, decide for yourself who has more credibility. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #303 April 30, 2005 QuoteI think when you're not trained with a weapon, it's best not to have one, because you're probably more likely to have it taken from you by the attacker, and, if the attacker was unarmed, you've just armed him and made a bad situation a heck of a lot worse. Quote: "At most, 1% of defensive gun uses resulted in the offender taking the gun away from the victim (authors analysis of NCS data). Even these few cases did not necessarily involve the offender snatching the gun out of the victim's hands. Instead a burglar might, for example, have been leaving a home with one of the household's guns when a resident attempted to stop him using another household gun." - Gary Kleck, PhD, "Point Blank; Guns and Crime in America", Walter de Gruyter Press, 1991. Data from "1975-1985 National Crime Survey", Dept. of Justice. In other words, in 99% of the cases, the gun belonging to the intended victim either helped in self-defense, or was at worst neutral. Those are good odds in favor of the intended victim! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #304 April 30, 2005 I was referring more to my dagger, because knife fighting is close quarters. I think most people with at least basic firearms training could manage to pull the trigger before the attacker crossed the room. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #305 April 30, 2005 The populations of New York and Chicago (29 million combined) are in fact equal to about one-third of the entire population of Germany. And that is according to the "82 millions" that christelsabine quotes, which also corresponds to my Almanac. Quote That, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO Man, some Americans just are too funny... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #306 April 30, 2005 Quote The populations of New York and Chicago (29 million combined) are in fact equal to about one-third of the entire population of Germany. And that is according to the "82 millions" that christelsabine quotes, which also corresponds to my Almanac. Quote That, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO Man, some Americans just are too funny... I'm glad that you can find humor in having your personal credibility destroyed in front of the eyes of all who are present here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites christelsabine 1 #307 April 30, 2005 QuoteQuote The populations of New York and Chicago (29 million combined) are in fact equal to about one-third of the entire population of Germany. And that is according to the "82 millions" that christelsabine quotes, which also corresponds to my Almanac. Quote That, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO Man, some Americans just are too funny... I'm glad that you can find humor in having your personal credibility destroyed in front of the eyes of all who are present here. JohnRich, whatever you believe in: Feel free. You live in the land of the free, so.. go ahead. I will be in your beautifuly country within next 2 months, and nothing will stop me from enjoying it. Cya, Christel dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites craddock 0 #308 April 30, 2005 QuoteThat, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO ?? @#$!@ That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 1,651 #309 April 30, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteIf you feel unsafe going to bed without a gun at your bedside, I think you have just ipso facto defined your neighborhood as not nice. I guess my car is unsafe too, because, ipso facto, it has an air bag. And my house must be a fire hazard, because, ipso facto, I have a fire extinguisher.... Your logic is in reverse, or your grammar is. I notice that you didn't bother to address your own bad logic. Good try at a diversion! Actually my logic was quite correct, my assumption was bad. I assumed, incorrectly, that he is not paranoid. He then corrected me. So we now know he lives in a nice community, but his paranoia causes him to sleep with a gun close at hand. I expect he could get treatment if he wished.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GTAVercetti 0 #310 April 30, 2005 Wow, the exact same thing that just happened Read ONE of my posts and then made a comment about it without bothering to read any further If you would HAVE read further you would have realized that sinker and I are doing just fine. I understand his position and respect it. There was some miscommunication, but we got past that. Maybe you should to.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sinker 0 #311 May 1, 2005 QuoteActually my logic was quite correct, my assumption was bad. I assumed, incorrectly, that he is not paranoid. He then corrected me. So we now know he lives in a nice community, but his paranoia causes him to sleep with a gun close at hand. I expect he could get treatment if he wished. ... your unwarranted assumptions are STILL bad... I don't sleep w/ a gun next to me b/c I don't live in a nice neighborhood nor do I b/c I'm overly paranoid... read on, professor, maybe it'll sink in THIS time... actually, the bit about being paranoid was a bit of a joke... I'm assuming you knew that, but Kallend, the more I read your posts the more I think that I shouldn't assume anything. a little history before I ever owned a gun..... when I was a therapist, I had a patient who we had to commit involuntarily to the psych hospital. He was an alcoholic who got fired from his job (ironically, Kallend, he had a PhD and was a professor at a local college.. I find that bit amusing). Anyway, his wife decided to leave him and so he threatened to kill himself w/ his gun and wouldn't back down. Ergo, commitment to the funny farm. SO... I'm in his house w/ two metro cops, waiting for the psychiatrist to sign the legal documents for commitment. While I'm waiting, as calm as could be, this man, who was NOT drunk mind you, proceed to tell me that if we went through w/ this hospitalization, when he got out, he was going to kill me and my family. Mind you, he was threatening me in FRONT of two cops. No anger, no steam, just calmly, cooly, saying that when we got out, we were gonners. Starting to get a little freaked, I leave him w/ the cops and go outside to wait for the doc. She comes, signs the forms, and one of the cops takes the man away. The other cop comes over to me and says, hey, I have a duty to warn you (Tarasoff anyone??)... after you left, this guy continued to tell us about how he was going to kill you. And so the cop proceeded to advise me about restraining orders and what not. A lot of good THEY are! At this point I was more frightened than I have ever been in my life. More so than at my first tandem, my first AFF, my first dive off AFF, etc. I own my home, so this man could easily go to the county clerk and get my address. Deeds are public, even though we were unlisted in the phone book. To make a long story short, nothing ever came of it, but the feelings of utter helplessness were too much for me to bear. I realized then that if someone wants to kill you, there is nothing the cops can do, and there is little that YOU can do as well. Except take all available precautions that are w/i your means. For me, that meant arming myself. Call it paranoia... I call it an extension of my firm belief in the dignity of life... MY life and the lives of my family members. And no one has a right to assault that dignity. If they try, they will have to bear the consequences. I don't know whatever happened to that guy... it's been 8 years now and not a word from him. At least now, I'm prepared. I wasn't back then. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #312 May 1, 2005 One of the things I learned when I was working as a leasing agent for an apartment complex was to get to know the maintenance staff. So, when I moved, I made friends with the staff. I'm really glad I did. One of the guys on staff came over to tell me that there'd been a few break-ins and attempted break-ins at downstairs apartments in the complex, sometimes when the residents were home. He knows I live alone, and went out of his way to tell me what was happening. I bought a new security lock for the front door that can't be opened from the outside or kicked open, put window locks on all my windows and screws in the tracks so the window can't be lifted. With the modifications to the windows, the only way in would be to break the glass or the window frame itself. Very noisy, and I'm a very light sleeper. I also bought a shotgun. I live in a nice neighborhood in orange county, but just because someplace looks nice doesn't mean there aren't risks. I don't feel like I'm being paranoid because I take measures to protect myself and my home against intruders that have already victimized other people in my complex. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gravitymaster 0 #313 May 1, 2005 Burglars prefer better neighborhoods where they are more likely to find a nice stereo or a plasma screen than one where they might get a cheap boombox and a 15 year old off brand TV. So, you are more likely to need a weapon than someone in a poorer neighborhood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #314 May 1, 2005 You left off the modifier "intelligent" for "criminals" in your sentence. The intelligent ones like to work in nice neighborhoods for better stuff and less likelihood of gangs coming after you for retribution. However, as most felons are not particularly intelligent, they tend to prey on their own kind in their own areas.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #315 May 1, 2005 Don't Feed the Trolls DFTT DFTT Choose your amusing pic HERE. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next Page 13 of 13 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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JohnRich 4 #306 April 30, 2005 Quote The populations of New York and Chicago (29 million combined) are in fact equal to about one-third of the entire population of Germany. And that is according to the "82 millions" that christelsabine quotes, which also corresponds to my Almanac. Quote That, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO Man, some Americans just are too funny... I'm glad that you can find humor in having your personal credibility destroyed in front of the eyes of all who are present here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites christelsabine 1 #307 April 30, 2005 QuoteQuote The populations of New York and Chicago (29 million combined) are in fact equal to about one-third of the entire population of Germany. And that is according to the "82 millions" that christelsabine quotes, which also corresponds to my Almanac. Quote That, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO Man, some Americans just are too funny... I'm glad that you can find humor in having your personal credibility destroyed in front of the eyes of all who are present here. JohnRich, whatever you believe in: Feel free. You live in the land of the free, so.. go ahead. I will be in your beautifuly country within next 2 months, and nothing will stop me from enjoying it. Cya, Christel dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites craddock 0 #308 April 30, 2005 QuoteThat, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO ?? @#$!@ That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 1,651 #309 April 30, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteIf you feel unsafe going to bed without a gun at your bedside, I think you have just ipso facto defined your neighborhood as not nice. I guess my car is unsafe too, because, ipso facto, it has an air bag. And my house must be a fire hazard, because, ipso facto, I have a fire extinguisher.... Your logic is in reverse, or your grammar is. I notice that you didn't bother to address your own bad logic. Good try at a diversion! Actually my logic was quite correct, my assumption was bad. I assumed, incorrectly, that he is not paranoid. He then corrected me. So we now know he lives in a nice community, but his paranoia causes him to sleep with a gun close at hand. I expect he could get treatment if he wished.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GTAVercetti 0 #310 April 30, 2005 Wow, the exact same thing that just happened Read ONE of my posts and then made a comment about it without bothering to read any further If you would HAVE read further you would have realized that sinker and I are doing just fine. I understand his position and respect it. There was some miscommunication, but we got past that. Maybe you should to.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sinker 0 #311 May 1, 2005 QuoteActually my logic was quite correct, my assumption was bad. I assumed, incorrectly, that he is not paranoid. He then corrected me. So we now know he lives in a nice community, but his paranoia causes him to sleep with a gun close at hand. I expect he could get treatment if he wished. ... your unwarranted assumptions are STILL bad... I don't sleep w/ a gun next to me b/c I don't live in a nice neighborhood nor do I b/c I'm overly paranoid... read on, professor, maybe it'll sink in THIS time... actually, the bit about being paranoid was a bit of a joke... I'm assuming you knew that, but Kallend, the more I read your posts the more I think that I shouldn't assume anything. a little history before I ever owned a gun..... when I was a therapist, I had a patient who we had to commit involuntarily to the psych hospital. He was an alcoholic who got fired from his job (ironically, Kallend, he had a PhD and was a professor at a local college.. I find that bit amusing). Anyway, his wife decided to leave him and so he threatened to kill himself w/ his gun and wouldn't back down. Ergo, commitment to the funny farm. SO... I'm in his house w/ two metro cops, waiting for the psychiatrist to sign the legal documents for commitment. While I'm waiting, as calm as could be, this man, who was NOT drunk mind you, proceed to tell me that if we went through w/ this hospitalization, when he got out, he was going to kill me and my family. Mind you, he was threatening me in FRONT of two cops. No anger, no steam, just calmly, cooly, saying that when we got out, we were gonners. Starting to get a little freaked, I leave him w/ the cops and go outside to wait for the doc. She comes, signs the forms, and one of the cops takes the man away. The other cop comes over to me and says, hey, I have a duty to warn you (Tarasoff anyone??)... after you left, this guy continued to tell us about how he was going to kill you. And so the cop proceeded to advise me about restraining orders and what not. A lot of good THEY are! At this point I was more frightened than I have ever been in my life. More so than at my first tandem, my first AFF, my first dive off AFF, etc. I own my home, so this man could easily go to the county clerk and get my address. Deeds are public, even though we were unlisted in the phone book. To make a long story short, nothing ever came of it, but the feelings of utter helplessness were too much for me to bear. I realized then that if someone wants to kill you, there is nothing the cops can do, and there is little that YOU can do as well. Except take all available precautions that are w/i your means. For me, that meant arming myself. Call it paranoia... I call it an extension of my firm belief in the dignity of life... MY life and the lives of my family members. And no one has a right to assault that dignity. If they try, they will have to bear the consequences. I don't know whatever happened to that guy... it's been 8 years now and not a word from him. At least now, I'm prepared. I wasn't back then. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #312 May 1, 2005 One of the things I learned when I was working as a leasing agent for an apartment complex was to get to know the maintenance staff. So, when I moved, I made friends with the staff. I'm really glad I did. One of the guys on staff came over to tell me that there'd been a few break-ins and attempted break-ins at downstairs apartments in the complex, sometimes when the residents were home. He knows I live alone, and went out of his way to tell me what was happening. I bought a new security lock for the front door that can't be opened from the outside or kicked open, put window locks on all my windows and screws in the tracks so the window can't be lifted. With the modifications to the windows, the only way in would be to break the glass or the window frame itself. Very noisy, and I'm a very light sleeper. I also bought a shotgun. I live in a nice neighborhood in orange county, but just because someplace looks nice doesn't mean there aren't risks. I don't feel like I'm being paranoid because I take measures to protect myself and my home against intruders that have already victimized other people in my complex. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gravitymaster 0 #313 May 1, 2005 Burglars prefer better neighborhoods where they are more likely to find a nice stereo or a plasma screen than one where they might get a cheap boombox and a 15 year old off brand TV. So, you are more likely to need a weapon than someone in a poorer neighborhood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #314 May 1, 2005 You left off the modifier "intelligent" for "criminals" in your sentence. The intelligent ones like to work in nice neighborhoods for better stuff and less likelihood of gangs coming after you for retribution. However, as most felons are not particularly intelligent, they tend to prey on their own kind in their own areas.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #315 May 1, 2005 Don't Feed the Trolls DFTT DFTT Choose your amusing pic HERE. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next Page 13 of 13 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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christelsabine 1 #307 April 30, 2005 QuoteQuote The populations of New York and Chicago (29 million combined) are in fact equal to about one-third of the entire population of Germany. And that is according to the "82 millions" that christelsabine quotes, which also corresponds to my Almanac. Quote That, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO Man, some Americans just are too funny... I'm glad that you can find humor in having your personal credibility destroyed in front of the eyes of all who are present here. JohnRich, whatever you believe in: Feel free. You live in the land of the free, so.. go ahead. I will be in your beautifuly country within next 2 months, and nothing will stop me from enjoying it. Cya, Christel dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites craddock 0 #308 April 30, 2005 QuoteThat, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO ?? @#$!@ That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 1,651 #309 April 30, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteIf you feel unsafe going to bed without a gun at your bedside, I think you have just ipso facto defined your neighborhood as not nice. I guess my car is unsafe too, because, ipso facto, it has an air bag. And my house must be a fire hazard, because, ipso facto, I have a fire extinguisher.... Your logic is in reverse, or your grammar is. I notice that you didn't bother to address your own bad logic. Good try at a diversion! Actually my logic was quite correct, my assumption was bad. I assumed, incorrectly, that he is not paranoid. He then corrected me. So we now know he lives in a nice community, but his paranoia causes him to sleep with a gun close at hand. I expect he could get treatment if he wished.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GTAVercetti 0 #310 April 30, 2005 Wow, the exact same thing that just happened Read ONE of my posts and then made a comment about it without bothering to read any further If you would HAVE read further you would have realized that sinker and I are doing just fine. I understand his position and respect it. There was some miscommunication, but we got past that. Maybe you should to.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sinker 0 #311 May 1, 2005 QuoteActually my logic was quite correct, my assumption was bad. I assumed, incorrectly, that he is not paranoid. He then corrected me. So we now know he lives in a nice community, but his paranoia causes him to sleep with a gun close at hand. I expect he could get treatment if he wished. ... your unwarranted assumptions are STILL bad... I don't sleep w/ a gun next to me b/c I don't live in a nice neighborhood nor do I b/c I'm overly paranoid... read on, professor, maybe it'll sink in THIS time... actually, the bit about being paranoid was a bit of a joke... I'm assuming you knew that, but Kallend, the more I read your posts the more I think that I shouldn't assume anything. a little history before I ever owned a gun..... when I was a therapist, I had a patient who we had to commit involuntarily to the psych hospital. He was an alcoholic who got fired from his job (ironically, Kallend, he had a PhD and was a professor at a local college.. I find that bit amusing). Anyway, his wife decided to leave him and so he threatened to kill himself w/ his gun and wouldn't back down. Ergo, commitment to the funny farm. SO... I'm in his house w/ two metro cops, waiting for the psychiatrist to sign the legal documents for commitment. While I'm waiting, as calm as could be, this man, who was NOT drunk mind you, proceed to tell me that if we went through w/ this hospitalization, when he got out, he was going to kill me and my family. Mind you, he was threatening me in FRONT of two cops. No anger, no steam, just calmly, cooly, saying that when we got out, we were gonners. Starting to get a little freaked, I leave him w/ the cops and go outside to wait for the doc. She comes, signs the forms, and one of the cops takes the man away. The other cop comes over to me and says, hey, I have a duty to warn you (Tarasoff anyone??)... after you left, this guy continued to tell us about how he was going to kill you. And so the cop proceeded to advise me about restraining orders and what not. A lot of good THEY are! At this point I was more frightened than I have ever been in my life. More so than at my first tandem, my first AFF, my first dive off AFF, etc. I own my home, so this man could easily go to the county clerk and get my address. Deeds are public, even though we were unlisted in the phone book. To make a long story short, nothing ever came of it, but the feelings of utter helplessness were too much for me to bear. I realized then that if someone wants to kill you, there is nothing the cops can do, and there is little that YOU can do as well. Except take all available precautions that are w/i your means. For me, that meant arming myself. Call it paranoia... I call it an extension of my firm belief in the dignity of life... MY life and the lives of my family members. And no one has a right to assault that dignity. If they try, they will have to bear the consequences. I don't know whatever happened to that guy... it's been 8 years now and not a word from him. At least now, I'm prepared. I wasn't back then. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #312 May 1, 2005 One of the things I learned when I was working as a leasing agent for an apartment complex was to get to know the maintenance staff. So, when I moved, I made friends with the staff. I'm really glad I did. One of the guys on staff came over to tell me that there'd been a few break-ins and attempted break-ins at downstairs apartments in the complex, sometimes when the residents were home. He knows I live alone, and went out of his way to tell me what was happening. I bought a new security lock for the front door that can't be opened from the outside or kicked open, put window locks on all my windows and screws in the tracks so the window can't be lifted. With the modifications to the windows, the only way in would be to break the glass or the window frame itself. Very noisy, and I'm a very light sleeper. I also bought a shotgun. I live in a nice neighborhood in orange county, but just because someplace looks nice doesn't mean there aren't risks. I don't feel like I'm being paranoid because I take measures to protect myself and my home against intruders that have already victimized other people in my complex. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gravitymaster 0 #313 May 1, 2005 Burglars prefer better neighborhoods where they are more likely to find a nice stereo or a plasma screen than one where they might get a cheap boombox and a 15 year old off brand TV. So, you are more likely to need a weapon than someone in a poorer neighborhood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #314 May 1, 2005 You left off the modifier "intelligent" for "criminals" in your sentence. The intelligent ones like to work in nice neighborhoods for better stuff and less likelihood of gangs coming after you for retribution. However, as most felons are not particularly intelligent, they tend to prey on their own kind in their own areas.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #315 May 1, 2005 Don't Feed the Trolls DFTT DFTT Choose your amusing pic HERE. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next Page 13 of 13 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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craddock 0 #308 April 30, 2005 QuoteThat, you should have told your water-carrier Craddock before he was playing the fool for you, Holy Moses, LMAO ?? @#$!@ That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,651 #309 April 30, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteIf you feel unsafe going to bed without a gun at your bedside, I think you have just ipso facto defined your neighborhood as not nice. I guess my car is unsafe too, because, ipso facto, it has an air bag. And my house must be a fire hazard, because, ipso facto, I have a fire extinguisher.... Your logic is in reverse, or your grammar is. I notice that you didn't bother to address your own bad logic. Good try at a diversion! Actually my logic was quite correct, my assumption was bad. I assumed, incorrectly, that he is not paranoid. He then corrected me. So we now know he lives in a nice community, but his paranoia causes him to sleep with a gun close at hand. I expect he could get treatment if he wished.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #310 April 30, 2005 Wow, the exact same thing that just happened Read ONE of my posts and then made a comment about it without bothering to read any further If you would HAVE read further you would have realized that sinker and I are doing just fine. I understand his position and respect it. There was some miscommunication, but we got past that. Maybe you should to.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #311 May 1, 2005 QuoteActually my logic was quite correct, my assumption was bad. I assumed, incorrectly, that he is not paranoid. He then corrected me. So we now know he lives in a nice community, but his paranoia causes him to sleep with a gun close at hand. I expect he could get treatment if he wished. ... your unwarranted assumptions are STILL bad... I don't sleep w/ a gun next to me b/c I don't live in a nice neighborhood nor do I b/c I'm overly paranoid... read on, professor, maybe it'll sink in THIS time... actually, the bit about being paranoid was a bit of a joke... I'm assuming you knew that, but Kallend, the more I read your posts the more I think that I shouldn't assume anything. a little history before I ever owned a gun..... when I was a therapist, I had a patient who we had to commit involuntarily to the psych hospital. He was an alcoholic who got fired from his job (ironically, Kallend, he had a PhD and was a professor at a local college.. I find that bit amusing). Anyway, his wife decided to leave him and so he threatened to kill himself w/ his gun and wouldn't back down. Ergo, commitment to the funny farm. SO... I'm in his house w/ two metro cops, waiting for the psychiatrist to sign the legal documents for commitment. While I'm waiting, as calm as could be, this man, who was NOT drunk mind you, proceed to tell me that if we went through w/ this hospitalization, when he got out, he was going to kill me and my family. Mind you, he was threatening me in FRONT of two cops. No anger, no steam, just calmly, cooly, saying that when we got out, we were gonners. Starting to get a little freaked, I leave him w/ the cops and go outside to wait for the doc. She comes, signs the forms, and one of the cops takes the man away. The other cop comes over to me and says, hey, I have a duty to warn you (Tarasoff anyone??)... after you left, this guy continued to tell us about how he was going to kill you. And so the cop proceeded to advise me about restraining orders and what not. A lot of good THEY are! At this point I was more frightened than I have ever been in my life. More so than at my first tandem, my first AFF, my first dive off AFF, etc. I own my home, so this man could easily go to the county clerk and get my address. Deeds are public, even though we were unlisted in the phone book. To make a long story short, nothing ever came of it, but the feelings of utter helplessness were too much for me to bear. I realized then that if someone wants to kill you, there is nothing the cops can do, and there is little that YOU can do as well. Except take all available precautions that are w/i your means. For me, that meant arming myself. Call it paranoia... I call it an extension of my firm belief in the dignity of life... MY life and the lives of my family members. And no one has a right to assault that dignity. If they try, they will have to bear the consequences. I don't know whatever happened to that guy... it's been 8 years now and not a word from him. At least now, I'm prepared. I wasn't back then. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #312 May 1, 2005 One of the things I learned when I was working as a leasing agent for an apartment complex was to get to know the maintenance staff. So, when I moved, I made friends with the staff. I'm really glad I did. One of the guys on staff came over to tell me that there'd been a few break-ins and attempted break-ins at downstairs apartments in the complex, sometimes when the residents were home. He knows I live alone, and went out of his way to tell me what was happening. I bought a new security lock for the front door that can't be opened from the outside or kicked open, put window locks on all my windows and screws in the tracks so the window can't be lifted. With the modifications to the windows, the only way in would be to break the glass or the window frame itself. Very noisy, and I'm a very light sleeper. I also bought a shotgun. I live in a nice neighborhood in orange county, but just because someplace looks nice doesn't mean there aren't risks. I don't feel like I'm being paranoid because I take measures to protect myself and my home against intruders that have already victimized other people in my complex. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #313 May 1, 2005 Burglars prefer better neighborhoods where they are more likely to find a nice stereo or a plasma screen than one where they might get a cheap boombox and a 15 year old off brand TV. So, you are more likely to need a weapon than someone in a poorer neighborhood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #314 May 1, 2005 You left off the modifier "intelligent" for "criminals" in your sentence. The intelligent ones like to work in nice neighborhoods for better stuff and less likelihood of gangs coming after you for retribution. However, as most felons are not particularly intelligent, they tend to prey on their own kind in their own areas.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #315 May 1, 2005 Don't Feed the Trolls DFTT DFTT Choose your amusing pic HERE. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
