The snow! It is like escape from the apocalypse when the flakes first start falling in a storm. Everyone at work picks up and leaves. I let the DOT hit the roads with the plows and roll home just fine.
What makes people dumb around your area ?
Political correctness.
Everybody comes to the beach for vacation and it's like they never drove a car or had to make a thoughtful decision.
In the 10 years I been here, I have seen some crazy stunts. Most of it is from the power of alcohol. I drink, but come on people.
Moeman never had to make a thoughtful decision.
In general, people lack better judgement these days.
It showed everywhere, everyday. People had also gone "crazy" at the end stage of the Roman Empire, at the end stage of each of the Chinese Dynasty, and the Egyptian Empire ... Almost every major civilization had gone through this, many,many times throughout the history.
Only if we leave the Earth in one piece to start over again.
Bangoman NO you wouldn't.....trust me, R LOL
Of course, never say never. :-)
I admire the courage to live with pain. My old neighbors ( God bless their soul ), had a phrase framed on the wall in their house - "Growing Old Isn't for Sissies" ! I think quite a few used similar quote and a few books were written with the subject.
Oh YES,
My wife already said she'll take the bus when snow and ice happen this Winter.
Imagine these drivers whom could not even drive in the rain..... on the snow packed roadways ? We hadn't had any accumulated snow in the region ( low land ) for many years now. It'll be interesting when it snows.
More or less, impatience and just overall decency. Where I come from - you hold the door open for ladies and elders, and you would never ever utter foul language in front of them. These days? Forget it.
I was at a Hibachi restaurant a few weeks back, with a bunch of college kids, just me and my wife. Now don't get me wrong - I can F-bomb with the best of 'em on the golf course. But at the same time - I'm completely aware of the environment I'm in. Within 5 minutes of arrival and sharing the hibachi grill - I requested a different table. My wife doesn't play golf, and although we watch enough F-bombing material at the local theatre or on tv - there's just certain times when we prefer to not be subjected to that environment. And also - if I'm playing golf with elders who don't appreciate the salty language - I respect that!
Again, it's just an overall awareness and realizing that one isn't entitled to act or behave however they wish when they're out in public.
I guess I'm old school. You just be mindful of where you are and the environment you're in. Doesn't make me a saint by any means, but just respectful.
Not asking too much.
PA-PLAYA Again, it's just an overall awareness and realizing that one isn't entitled to act or behave however they wish when they're out in public.
Oh, they were aware of the situation, but most of them don't care and exercise bad judgement; Which we had been promoting for decades. The go get it and worry about the consequences later..........
Like drivers on the freeway would cut you off but not gaining more than a few care space in exchange they risk causing a chain of accidents.
Dumb ? No they are street smart.
Where did this sense of urgency to get ahead and regardless of the action come from ? Like the herd of sheep ran off the cliff in a frenzy ! Too much pressure to survive in today's world ?
You can't fix stupid.
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I think it's just more or less about perspective.
These kids I'm talking about - they were sitting in car seats back during the 9-11 timeframe. They're too young to remember that for a period of weeks thereafter the terrorist attacks - their parents would actually slow down to let traffic merge onto the freeways, or hold doors open for strangers walking into the local groceries, or actually make eye-contact with people and offer a sympathetic smile of encouragement or support.
And it's not just the kids, really... it's grownups too, but more so the kids these days. They've never entered into a time in their lives when relating to other people, be it because of a tragedy of some sort or some type of awareness that accompanies maturity, actually means something.
If NASA came out tomorrow and issued a dire warning that a near-earth object that they've been monitoring has a 95% probability of impacting the earth and decimating 50% of the world's population by the weekend - shit changes real quick. Suddenly it ain't about what I'm gonna wear to the homecoming football game, or which drinking buddy I'm gonna spend most of the weekend with while the wife sits at home and takes care of the kids.
Sadly, we only react when we're forced to, as if we've no other choice but to show some means of compassion and understanding because of looming circumstances. I know this to be true on a personal level, as I was awaiting a skin cancer diagnosis a little over a year ago. At the time I had no idea that my skin cancer was benign and not serious, yet every friend, relative or mutual acquaintance that was going through a much more serious bout with cancer suddenly grabbed my attention. Now mind you - once I learned my diagnosis wasn't life-threatening - I took a huge sigh of relief and thanked my Creator! But that great news didn't quell the enlightenment I suddenly developed for those who were not so fortunate in their own dire battles. It struck home. That could've just as easily been me - dealing with a malignant form of cancer and trying to somehow come to terms with how many reasonable days I had left on this planet with my family and friends and planning accordingly.
You know how you get perspective? Two ways. The first way is through your upbringing, how your parents raised you. Now maybe you didn't have the greatest parents, or maybe you did. Maybe they were so distracted with dealing with their own problems that they never took the critical time needed to educate you about the important things in life. On the flip side - maybe you had great parents. Maybe too great, in fact. Maybe they put more of an emphasis on making sure you were pampered and didn't do without versus conditioning you to appreciate things like wanting something bad enough to force you to go out and earn it versus having it given to you. Or maybe your parents instilled these values in you and for whatever reasons - you decided that it was just a lot easier to go with the flow of your peers and compromise everything you were taught growing up for an easier route. One thing is certain - very few of us did a thorough job effectively communicating the importance of things like respect, decency and hard work to our offspring. We see that every single day.
The second way - life experience... being subjected to a crisis that changes your entire outlook on things. Maybe it is a cancer diagnosis. Maybe it's a wife or husband who one evening sits down at the dinner table with you and says, "I'm not happy, I no longer wish to spend the rest of my life with you, I want a divorce." Or maybe the loss of a child. Or maybe the loss of a job that you've held for 25 years. Whatever it is - it impacts everything you knew to be true and real...
Again, I don't hold this current generation entirely accountable. A majority of the time, the attitudes of kids today are a direct reflection of the attitudes of those who raised them.
So until we are threatened with a likelihood of extinction or some other type of life-changing matter, we shouldn't expect much to change.
Throw in todays societal political differences and the fact that too many people are eager to place blame on others rather than themselves for their own shortcomings in life - we are where we are. To expect anything different would be absurd.
PA-PLAYA More or less, impatience and just overall decency. Where I come from - you hold the door open for ladies and elders, and you would never ever utter foul language in front of them. These days? Forget it.
I still do that and I hope I am setting an example for my grandkids. My kids already have good manners. That's the extent of what I have to offer, other than complaining about the eventual disappearance of common decency.
LBlack14 Political correctness.
My favorite oxymoron.
Thread is waxing philosophical I must say way above me but too too true
My wife's young cousin Brad Pullium died last week at age 41 with colon cancer after fighting for almost 3 years. Never once complained and worked in his forestry job until last few weeks when his liver finally gave up. Always up beat ... he was amazing even on his death bed nicest guy to the end. Little rural church holds maybe 120, over 1000 (900+ signed his visitation book) came to the wake and funeral most waiting out side for his interment
Some couldn't find place to park in two acres + parking area and some left after standing in line almost 2 hours not able to get in for his wake. Renewed my hope for the world some what setting new prospective for me
Wow......sad, but awesome story.
Sorry to hear about your wife's cousin !
Regardless of how long he stay around us, he will be missed by many for a long time.
PA-PLAYA or actually make eye-contact with people
I think this might be caused by the computer and the smart phone in modern life. The way our kids communicate is almost like introvert back in our time. They don't look at you in your eyes when they talk to you. They prefer to communicate through the gateway of social media instead of personal touch. I wonder what it would be like in another 50 years. People will be wearing a pair of vision goggles over their face and have everything done for them, driving, cooking, working........
Release Thanks for nice sentiments
Brad's parents and supporting family and community must have done something right by him, too , I believe.
His surviving 2 brothers are stand up guys too, btw.
There's still lots of really great folks left, some are young ones,
I meet them all the time, a lot of them hooked on golf too,
Bless their hearts, forgive us , we're mostly harmless.
Been married for 34 years and still open the door (both car and building) for my wife. I hold doors for strangers out of politeness from my upbringing.
As for drivers, please turn your headlights on when its raining.