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Post by Jinx on Mar 7, 2011 10:45:26 GMT -5
Oh so sad  that's definitely a hard decision to make, but it's for the best... And 13 Years old is quite Impressive for a collie. Some people say pets are just pets, but sometimes you grow fond of them, and it's always hard to let them go... Thanks for your support =) |
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Post by razzthekid on Mar 7, 2011 14:26:10 GMT -5
No way are pets just pets to me. I love animals, maybe even more than i love humans!  They don't argue or judge you, they just give you unconditional love and are always there for you. I get very attached to all our pets. At the moment we have a Golden Retriever who'll be turning 11 this summer, and the older she gets the more i dread the day we lose her or she has to be put down. She's the sweetest most affectionate dog ever, everyone loves her.  |
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Post by razzthekid on Mar 11, 2011 8:15:19 GMT -5
My friends and i had been planning a night out on the town for ages and we finally had it sorted for tonight but now it's been cancelled. One of friends is having boyfriend trouble, another's mother isn't well and another just got bad news from an ultrasound. Not a good day, hope everything works out ok for them all. |
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Post by disarm79 on Mar 11, 2011 11:17:25 GMT -5
Planning something far in advance usually never works out for me, so I understand your frustration Razz. Your friends all seem to have good excuses though, and I hope everything works out for them. I feel really bad for the friend with the ultrasound results. Somebody I know got bad ultrasound results too just recently.
My day isn't too bad. Internet is slow, and I'm starting to get sick , sore throat:P but my problems are little compared to what's going on with those in Japan.
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Post by Jinx on Mar 15, 2011 13:39:12 GMT -5
I agree with you, Disarm79... All problems seem ridiculous compared to what happened in Japan. Every morning, my father tells me what happened during the night (he's against nuclear power so he's watching closely what happens there).
They said the nuclear issue was as bad as Tchernobyl... This is trully horrible... We should use another source of power, rather than destroy our planet. Where I live, in southern France, we have the biggest nuclear reactor of the country and some of the most dangerous factories. If something happens in mediterranea... Well, let's just say that being environmentalist is pretty hard where I live xD
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Post by impeachy on Mar 17, 2011 6:03:21 GMT -5
I'm really sad about what's happening in Japan, too. Our entire country is affected by what's going on over there, not only because it's located kind of close to us, but also because most of us know of friends and family who live there. It's going to affect jobs, lives, and businesses. There are also health risks to consider. There are really no words to describe the horror of this catastrophe. The photos and footage on the news look surreal, almost like they've come right out of a movie, that's it's so difficult to understand how devastation of this magnitude could happen in real life. People here in our country are always monitoring the news because of concerns about how the radiation leaks from the Japanese nuclear power plants might affect us. So far, the news is that we won't be affected by it. We hope and pray it stays that way. There are also concerns, however, about how it will affect us economically. I hope people out there will do what they can to help Japan. I'm praying that the Japanese people will stay strong and rise above all of this. Jinx: We use hydroelectric power here in the southern part of my country. Last year, there was an intense drought because of the El Niño phenomenon, lowering the water levels in our reservoirs to critical levels. There were scheduled power outages for one or two months, I think. The heat was unbearable at times, but it was okay because people learned to adjust to the situation. Meteorologists say we'll be having a "wet" or rainy summer this year, though...so, I guess we won't be having power interruptions. |
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Post by Pisces on Mar 17, 2011 16:03:20 GMT -5
My heart breaks for those in Japan. I've already given to the Red Cross, but it doesn't seem like much when you see the complete devastation. And now the impending meltdown on top of everything else...  Anything to do with radioactivity freaks me out to start with, having grown up during the cold war (I had nightmares, along with everyone else in junior high, when I saw The Day After), when nothing was scarier than a thermonuclear Soviet strike. This isn't the same thing in Japan, of course, but it still gives me the woobies. I hope that somehow things turn out well there. |
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Post by bunnie24 on Apr 24, 2011 16:55:49 GMT -5
my brother just announced to us that he's moving in with my dad and my other dead-beat failure of a brother. And it breaks my heart because he has a chance...but my dad and his brother are going to destroy him. What am i going to do? |
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Post by disarm79 on Apr 25, 2011 0:22:27 GMT -5
Is there anyway you or somebody close to him could talk your brother out of it? If he doesnt change his mind, and still moves...maybe he'll change his mind later.
When I moved out of my parents, I thought where I was going was going to be better. My life ended up being 10x worse than where I was before. My life now, years later , is still effected by that choice I made. I wanted to move back home but was afraid to ask. So what I'm say is this (if your brother is allowed) let him know that you're still there for him and he can always come back home. Just keep reminding him every now and then. I wish somebody would of done the same for me. Some people don't like asking for help.
I'm so sorry Bunnie , I hope things get better.
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Post by razzthekid on Apr 26, 2011 16:06:21 GMT -5
I agree with Disarm. Eve though i think you need to let him make his own decision in the end, somebody should try and have a conversation with him about why he wants to move out.
If he still decided to go then it's like the saying "The grass is always greener on the other side" until you're over there! The reality of living with them may be completely the opposite to what his expectations are and he may be home before you know it. And we all learn and become stronger from all these life experiences.
I hope it all works out in the end.
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Post by bunnie24 on May 6, 2011 21:42:38 GMT -5
today, on my way home from work, I was assaulted by two boys with a paintball gun. They followed my car, shot it at every stop light, and then proceeded to shoot me while my window was wide open.
and I'm pretty sure they stalked by in the evening hours by the same two boys, just a different car.
I'm kind of...well, i don't want to say 'devastated' but I've been stalked before and I'm worried.
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Post by punctuator on May 7, 2011 1:57:25 GMT -5
bunnie-- so sorry to hear what happened to you. If you haven't already, file a police report. What occurred wasn't "stalking": those little a[ss]holes have escalated the situation not only to "assault" but to "battery" and "criminal damage to property." Get pictures of the damage to yourself and your car; document everything. And if you see those little shi[t]s again, get their photos (and photos of their vehicle), too (I'm assuming that everyone has a picture-capable phone these days; heck, even my $29 Virgin Mobile special can take snaps), jot down their license number if you can, and CALL THE POLICE.
If they pursue you again, drive to the nearest police station. If they follow you into the parking lot, pull up right outside the door and lay on the horn.
And if what happened has anything to do with your job, let your employer know IMMEDIATELY. You and your fellow employees have a right to a safe working environment.
Again: that wasn't "stalking." You were ATTACKED. Paintballs can do severe physical harm. It's a documented fact.
Not to mention, such behavior could easily lead to a car crash. It's right up there with dropping rocks or chunks of concrete off an overpass. (And, being the old case-hound that I am, I can already hear the bastards whining "But we didn't mean to hurt anyone--!")
One last side-thought: Maybe it isn't only you. Maybe they're targeting other people, too. And someday (that being Texas, with its awesome, if moderately scary, Texas firearms policy), they're going to paintball someone who's packing real heat. Bit of fantasy there. Here's a fact: Texas courts still hand down delightfully brutal prison sentences. The type of behavior that would earn such yutzes a wrist-slap, thirty days of community service, and "remainder of sentence suspended" here in Minnesota regularly merits sentences of ten years or better in the Lone Star State.
Keep your cool, document everything, and let the police NAIL those suckers.
Good luck, kiddo...!
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Post by Mrs-N-Uzumaki on May 7, 2011 7:12:20 GMT -5
I have to many personal issues and problems to list. I join places like this to get away from them.
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Post by Pisces on May 7, 2011 8:49:45 GMT -5
today, on my way home from work, I was assaulted by two boys with a paintball gun. They followed my car, shot it at every stop light, and then proceeded to shoot me while my window was wide open. and I'm pretty sure they stalked by in the evening hours by the same two boys, just a different car. I'm kind of...well, i don't want to say 'devastated' but I've been stalked before and I'm worried. Oh wow, bunnie. I hope you are okay. I know how frightening it is to be stalked. A long time ago, some creep followed me constantly - the weirdo apparently felt that we were destined to be together because we drove the same model car (it was a very unusual car). I can't describe how disturbing and dreadful it was to have this person turn up everyplace I went. Hopefully, what happened to you was a random event and that will be the end of it. I'm crossing my fingers for you! |
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Post by emma286 on May 7, 2011 12:10:12 GMT -5
I'm really sorry to hear that too Bunnie. Hope you are feeling better now? I would advise you notify the police if you've not already done so? Also really sorry Pisces to hear that you went through that kind of thing. That really does sound horrible. :-(
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that's definitely a hard decision to make, but it's for the best...
They don't argue or judge you, they just give you unconditional love and are always there for you. I get very attached to all our pets. At the moment we have a Golden Retriever who'll be turning 11 this summer, and the older she gets the more i dread the day we lose her or she has to be put down. She's the sweetest most affectionate dog ever, everyone loves her. 
Anything to do with radioactivity freaks me out to start with, having grown up during the cold war (I had nightmares, along with everyone else in junior high, when I saw The Day After), when nothing was scarier than a thermonuclear Soviet strike. This isn't the same thing in Japan, of course, but it still gives me the woobies. I hope that somehow things turn out well there.
