2. "I think I'm done with the US." In response to Reply # 0
I am waving the white flag and pushing my chips in. The biggest challenge is getting my dogs on the plane at this point. Once I crack that code, and go on all the trips I have tentatively planned for the year, it's very possible that I will bid the US adieu.
3. "the fuck you think you gon' do..cept hustle!?" In response to Reply # 2
>I am waving the white flag and pushing my chips in. The >biggest challenge is getting my dogs on the plane at this >point. Once I crack that code, and go on all the trips I have >tentatively planned for the year, it's very possible that I >will bid the US adieu.
7. "i'd love to start a group of those of us that want to get out" In response to Reply # 2
we should connect and support each other cuz i'm trying to do the same
there's info and tips and research we could all be sharing with each other...how to connect with american expats in other places, etc
we will need a support system of some sort once we leave
d
"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
8. "My nephew (my sister's only son) was shot in Orlando yesterday" In response to Reply # 0
thankfully, he survived..he's 25
some random road rage situation in Orlando
words were exchanged at red light (i think), then at the next light, the guy pulled up alongside the car, shot twice into the door, then sped off
cops are looking for him etc
my nephew made it through surgery and is recovrering today..my sister is there with him..he's in alot of pain, traumatized..a good samaritan, a Black woman, likely saved his life by treating his wound until ambulance arrived..
i was there when he was born...to think if that dude had better aim..i just..sigh
i'm a bit of a mess today knowing how lucky he got
d
"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
9. "Yikes. I'm glad he survived. " In response to Reply # 8
We have family in Orlando and it's always been the wild west for that group. They've forever lived between colonial, orange bloosom, the 408, and highway 4.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
10. "goodness, I'm glad he made it through..." In response to Reply # 8
the thought of young life lost is so heartbreaking to me. I know I sound naive, but it's mind-blowing to me, how little a human life means to some people. Like...you are willing to take a life/effectively end your own over THAT? No thought to how many lives you are affecting in that moment. How did we get here?
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
I tell my wife all the time to chill on the road rage or throwing up a finger.
People are crazy af these days and they get real bold when in a vehicle doe some reason.
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15. "There’s at least two families in this neighborhood that have golf cart..." In response to Reply # 0 Wed Apr-07-21 04:21 PM by MEAT
1. Have you seen the price of golf carts? 2. That’s the most absurd suburban white people stuff 3. Not that they own golf carts, but that just drive it around the neighborhood nightly the way people go for walks
Everything about this neighborhood feels weird like people inventing social norms out of the blue.
Cats roaming free, RV’s parked in front of houses for a month, setting up lounge chairs in the driveway
If the houses were 100k cheaper all of this behavior would be chalked up to the poor. But put a house in the suburbs and people get up on their self deception about class.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79555 posts
Thu Apr-08-21 07:04 AM
19. "Golf carts are the primary mode of transportation in coastal towns" In response to Reply # 15
I’m surprised it isn’t more than 2 families
in Southport everyone has a golf cart. I’m talking the pimped out 6 seat joints.
No idea how much they cost.
99.9% of the people who have them are white.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79555 posts
Thu Apr-08-21 03:13 PM
28. "lmao.. I thought they were cheap" In response to Reply # 25
I would never buy one new.
I think this is people's way of going EV on the "cheap"
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27. "There's a brother in our neighborhood with one..." In response to Reply # 15
This golf cart is loaded with speakers. I don't know where he lives but I see/hear him around the neighborhood kinda regularly. And his speakers are bangin'.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79555 posts
Thu Apr-08-21 03:44 PM
29. "can't front. they make them look fun in my MIL's town" In response to Reply # 27
my MIL stunted on them tho.. she got a used Smart Car for her "golf cart"
and its fun as shit to drive.
when I retire in a coastal town.. prolly in the same house, lol.. I will drive one around town to go get my brew and shit.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
31. "School just messaged about my daughter and masks" In response to Reply # 0
And she absolutely should not be acting up and we will handle that this weekend. But you don't have this problem when you follow the CDC guidelines that everyone over 2 should be masked up when around other people.
Right now she's in a class of 3 to 4.5's and she's the only one that wears masks outside of the teachers.
The Message: Hi parents! I would like to bring to your attention the struggles we’ve been having with --- and her mask. She’s had a runny nose for a little bit now so when we are able to see her nose, we wipe it. Since we are not able to see her nose until she takes her mask off, she hasn’t asked us to wipe it or hasn’t taken the initiative to wipe it herself, instead she wipes it on her mask. Then throughout the day she will take her mask off and shove it in her mouth and suck on it like it’s a pacifier. When we redirect her and show her how to properly wear a mask, she either 1. Ignores us or 2. Just laughs and runs away. She has also been throwing fits when asked to keep her mask on. She will usually start screaming and crying while saying “I don’t want to wear my mask. I can’t breathe in it”. We then try to calm her down, speak to her about her mask, and show her how we have to wear ours all day without touching them. With that being said, it has become a major distraction for her and the kids in her class. These are some of the things we’ve been experiencing with her in class and thought we’d bring it to your attention. If you have any tips for us about how we can get her to keep her mask on (or just no longer wearing it), we will be more than happy to hear them! Thank you! Ms.---- (the opening assistant teacher)
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79555 posts
Mon Apr-12-21 06:09 PM
33. "one of the reasons I don’t think its good for kids to go back yet" In response to Reply # 31
its just not possible to keep mask on kids at that age.
My kids are good about putting a mask on but wearing it properly? The 5 year old does it but the 3 year old? nope
just hoping we turn the corner with her before pre-K in the fall.
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