My two cents, for what it's worth. I know some expeditions have to post a bond before they scale a mountain or hike into no man's land. I'm sure more than a few get forfeited if someone has to come rescue them. But, when someone complains about wasting tax dollars to mount a rescue, it sort of pisses me off. When I think of all the taxes I pay (and that's a separate rant) and how little I get for MY money that SOMEONE else spends, if my ass was stranded on top of a mountain and they refused to come get me because it would cost the taxpayers too much, my attitude would be FUCK YOU. I don't exactly enjoy paying for someones little snot-noses to go to school, but I pay. I'd rather NOT buy some welfare mom a 3lb lobster, but every 3rd of the month, there they are down at the seafood store buying lobster with food stamps. Or here's my favorite: We have a local dairy that sells milk in glass bottles. There's a dollar deposit for each bottle. People, using food stamps, were buying the milk, 20 or 30 bottles at a time, pouring it out in the parking lot, then bringing the bottles back for a dollar each. To buy their smokes and beer, which you can't buy using food stamps. The stores finally had to institute a three bottle limit. If they want to spend some of MY money to rescue ME, I say, hurry up and come get me.
My two cents, for what it's worth. I know some expeditions have to post a bond before they scale a mountain or hike into no man's land. I'm sure more than a few get forfeited if someone has to come rescue them. But, when someone complains about wasting tax dollars to mount a rescue, it sort of pisses me off. When I think of all the taxes I pay (and that's a separate rant) and how little I get for MY money that SOMEONE else spends, if my ass was stranded on top of a mountain and they refused to come get me because it would cost the taxpayers too much, my attitude would be FUCK YOU. I don't exactly enjoy paying for someones little snot-noses to go to school, but I pay. I'd rather NOT buy some welfare mom a 3lb lobster, but every 3rd of the month, there they are down at the seafood store buying lobster with food stamps. Or here's my favorite: We have a local dairy that sells milk in glass bottles. There's a dollar deposit for each bottle. People, using food stamps, were buying the milk, 20 or 30 bottles at a time, pouring it out in the parking lot, then bringing the bottles back for a dollar each. To buy their smokes and beer, which you can't buy using food stamps. The stores finally had to institute a three bottle limit. If they want to spend some of MY money to rescue ME, I say, hurry up and come get me.
My two cents, for what it's worth. I know some expeditions have to post a bond before they scale a mountain or hike into no man's land. I'm sure more than a few get forfeited if someone has to come rescue them. But, when someone complains about wasting tax dollars to mount a rescue, it sort of pisses me off. When I think of all the taxes I pay (and that's a separate rant) and how little I get for MY money that SOMEONE else spends, if my ass was stranded on top of a mountain and they refused to come get me because it would cost the taxpayers too much, my attitude would be FUCK YOU. I don't exactly enjoy paying for someones little snot-noses to go to school, but I pay. I'd rather NOT buy some welfare mom a 3lb lobster, but every 3rd of the month, there they are down at the seafood store buying lobster with food stamps. Or here's my favorite: We have a local dairy that sells milk in glass bottles. There's a dollar deposit for each bottle. People, using food stamps, were buying the milk, 20 or 30 bottles at a time, pouring it out in the parking lot, then bringing the bottles back for a dollar each. To buy their smokes and beer, which you can't buy using food stamps. The stores finally had to institute a three bottle limit. If they want to spend some of MY money to rescue ME, I say, hurry up and come get me.
taxes dont even want to start that rant , welfare now way , food stamps , hud housing , link cards , welfare moms having more kids just so they can more money .. Damn it just goes on and on ..
My two cents, for what it's worth. I know some expeditions have to post a bond before they scale a mountain or hike into no man's land. I'm sure more than a few get forfeited if someone has to come rescue them. But, when someone complains about wasting tax dollars to mount a rescue, it sort of pisses me off. When I think of all the taxes I pay (and that's a separate rant) and how little I get for MY money that SOMEONE else spends, if my ass was stranded on top of a mountain and they refused to come get me because it would cost the taxpayers too much, my attitude would be FUCK YOU. I don't exactly enjoy paying for someones little snot-noses to go to school, but I pay. I'd rather NOT buy some welfare mom a 3lb lobster, but every 3rd of the month, there they are down at the seafood store buying lobster with food stamps. Or here's my favorite: We have a local dairy that sells milk in glass bottles. There's a dollar deposit for each bottle. People, using food stamps, were buying the milk, 20 or 30 bottles at a time, pouring it out in the parking lot, then bringing the bottles back for a dollar each. To buy their smokes and beer, which you can't buy using food stamps. The stores finally had to institute a three bottle limit. If they want to spend some of MY money to rescue ME, I say, hurry up and come get me.
OK, I still lived at home (with mom & dad), was about 17 years old, and a telemarketer called. I listened to him, started giving him shit, flirting and he flirted back. Well, then I suddenly realized who the fuck he was!! Holy shit...! He was a good friend of mine but we had never talked on the phone before (small town...catch people in town) and when I told him that I knew who he was...he got all embarassed and hung up. LOL!!
Wow that is an amazing story. We mostly get companies that have outsourced their telemarketing to Indian Call Centres and I usually just hang up on them as soon as I hear the accent
QUOTE(Bobaloo)
this discussion was interesting on both sides, but now it's getting silly. It's frustrating trying to have an intelligent discussion with someone who refuses to see things objectively or at the very least acknowledge your side of an issue. It can turn a discussion of two differing opinions into an argument for no good reason.
To be honest Bob I didnt even read it. Despite knowing the fact Gnappy would have had some intelligent stuff to say I knew 3d's one eyed-ness would prevail in his posts, and alas it has. He often accuses me of not being open to others opinions and that really his being hypocritical.
To have read that back and forth would have been akin to watching Roger Federer play table tennis alone. He's good, but it'd be boring watching him hit that ball continously against the raised other half of the table!
I surf pretty regularly and I am constantly in the water at the beach.
Does 3d's rant mean that if I got attacked by a shark, life savers should not help me because it was my own damn fault for being out there in the first place?
I surf pretty regularly and I am constantly in the water at the beach.
Does 3d's rant mean that if I got attacked by a shark, life savers should not help me because it was my own damn fault for being out there in the first place?
I surf pretty regularly and I am constantly in the water at the beach.
Does 3d's rant mean that if I got attacked by a shark, life savers should not help me because it was my own damn fault for being out there in the first place?
can ya swim ? are you going out when the beach is posted not to do it , if not then they can save your ass , but make sure ya tip em , and if bubba gives ya CPR just remember it doesnt count as a first date ..
Wow that is an amazing story. We mostly get companies that have outsourced their telemarketing to Indian Call Centres and I usually just hang up on them as soon as I hear the accent
To be honest Bob I didnt even read it. Despite knowing the fact Gnappy would have had some intelligent stuff to say I knew 3d's one eyed-ness would prevail in his posts, and alas it has. He often accuses me of not being open to others opinions and that really his being hypocritical.
To have read that back and forth would have been akin to watching Roger Federer play table tennis alone. He's good, but it'd be boring watching him hit that ball continously against the raised other half of the table!
heres my one eye just for you .. and the few hundred others that might find it ..
Wow that is an amazing story. We mostly get companies that have outsourced their telemarketing to Indian Call Centres and I usually just hang up on them as soon as I hear the accent
Here they use computer generated dialers, and the telemarketeres aren't connected til you pick up. So if it is an 800 number and there is a pause when I pick up the phone, I just hang up.
QUOTE(bondiguy)
Does 3d's rant mean that if I got attacked by a shark, life savers should not help me because it was my own damn fault for being out there in the first place?
In a word, yes
QUOTE(ddd35)
heres my one eye just for you .. and the few hundred others that might find it ..
Here they use computer generated dialers, and the telemarketeres aren't connected til you pick up. So if it is an 800 number and there is a pause when I pick up the phone, I just hang up.
In a word, yes
not to mention your vagina.
Here they use computer generated dialers, and the telemarketeres aren't connected til you pick up. So if it is an 800 number and there is a pause when I pick up the phone, I just hang up.
if its a 800 number why even answer it ? not to many individuals have 800 numbers so chances are its somebody trying to sell something ..just dont answer it ..its much simplier , or install a hangup button , thats says (sorry we dont accept this type of call ) its really pretty simple . problem solved here in the states anyway . about 15 yrs ago .
Here they use computer generated dialers, and the telemarketeres aren't connected til you pick up. So if it is an 800 number and there is a pause when I pick up the phone, I just hang up.
In a word, yes
not to mention your vagina.
that was my very first patent! Such a shame the way it's being used today. I invented it to notify children of school closings.
Bondi's high again - well more like still high - and is seeing double again.
Either that or he's prepping for a Mob Movie audition for the part of "Tommy Two-Times....Two Times"
stoopid internet!
QUOTE(Gnappster)
In a word, yes
I see.... to anser him yes i can swim and no, the beaches are rarely posted as being closed unless there is a sighting
then why would they need to save ya ?, your rant was they have to save the idoits that cant swim ?
That was one rant, but they are also there to help people geniunely in trouble. In your rant you reasoned that those partaking in dangerous activities such as mountain climbing etc to not need saving from dangerous conditions that they put themselves in.
Now even though a beach is patrolled and safe to swim at, the element of danger is always there because of the unpredictability of nature. Your reasoning was that if there was a shark in the waters I shouldn't warrant help in getting ashore safely because it is my fault im out there in the first place.
