Aim N Flame is Great!
Posted By: WMXMT on 2009-01-27
In Reply to: I live in condo and go to park to grill out. SM - Don't flame me, please! LOL!
I use it to light my fireplace, my grill, jar candles. It costs less than $5 and last a long time.
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Not trying to flame you but ******
I think, unfortunately now it is hard for people to accept generosity. I am a single mom and if I got a card in my mailbox stating how my house looked I would think someone was watching us. I personally would be freaked out if I got a B-day card from a stranger and would probably call the police.
I know this sounds paranoid but unfortunately I am. My ex had stalked me for years until he was arrested for it and I have had my house robbed before by a neighbor 5 years ago who was arrested and put in a detention home. I don't trust anyone.
Personally, to me, it sounds like you are a nosy neighbor. How do you know when someone's birthday is?
Why not put your name on the cards so people know where they came from ?.
It is one thing if you are just doing this out of kindness but it seems like you expect to be acknowledged for it in return. Why not just make one big donation in your name instead of many little ones to people who don't even know you.
I wouldn't be depressed and want to stick my head in a hole over it. Have all these people acknowledged you prior?. Does everyone at church send you a card? You gave cards to people period. Did you expect a personal thank you from everyone? Not trying to be rude but in these times people need to be cautious.
I am going to flame your response
for the part about not spanking. I am retirement age, my husband a few years younger and I just had this talk with an older relative on Monday. She was actually talking about her ex-DIL because she said her g'child needed to be spanked for totally out of control. My relative said if a person spanked or whipped they turn out to be abusers. I told her I do not fit that profile, neither my husband and that is exactly why the world is like it is going now. When I was growing up you didn’t have knives in the schools, guns on the streets, kids out of control and just wrecking things to wreck- people best get a clue and find out where they are going wrong before the kids completely take over.
I don't want to flame you, but I want to defend us northerners
I'm from the Philadelphia area, and I was taught to write thank-you notes. My parents were poor as dirt, too. I've been to weddings in the south and have had the same experience with lack of formal thank you notes. I'm a bit older than you, almost 50, and I truly believe this is a generational issue. I haven't seen a really decent thank you note from anyone under age 40 for years. The advent of emails, text messages, etc., could be part of it. And, I wouldn't mind at all a simple email from nieces and nephews for birthday gifts, etc. But I suppose I'm very old-fashioned. I think when the gift-giving occasion is formal, then the gift acknowledgment should be formal, i.e., a hand written note for a wedding gift.
Simple civility has fallen by the wayside in recent years and in many parts of the country. Young people need to learn that saying thank you is important. How do we do that, though, if their parents don't think it's important? Those of us who value politeness know that it's rude to ask someone, "Where is my thank you note!" So we don't. We can stop giving gifts, which I have done, as well. But most of the time, the person who didn't receive a gift doesn't make the connection that the gifts are no longer coming because there is no show of appreciation. Instead, they whine about Aunt So-and-So being a cheapskate. I'm thoroughly shocked when engaged couples send out wedding invitations making specific requests for honeymoon donations or "We have all the things we need, so money is preferred." (Yes, I've received those requests.) It's appalling. It's as if they are running their own personal Jerry Lewis Telethon to benefit their bank accounts.
We've just lost "it", and I don't think it will ever come back. But if you are currently raising young children, now is the time to teach them. I love the tactful way your MIL taught you, and I will do that, as well, if the occasion should arise with my soon-to-be DIL. Hopefully, the message will be taught to others as wonderfully as it has been to you.
..divorce. That would be the only time to start with an old flame. nm
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Go ahead and flame me now....There is not one woman I would nominate...
let alone vote for. And I certainly would not vote for one running simply because she is a woman. Women, in general, tend to be catty, jealous, use their gender to get ahead, and hold grudges much longer! No way do I want some hormonal woman making decisions that affect millions! And yes, I am a woman, and I don't feel bad about my opinion.
Limbo. Great song, great game. Also,
The girls all line up and walk through a room as if they are modeling on the catwalk. Get a couple of bright colored boa's from the party store. It's a real riot and the kids have a blast especially if a couple of brave boys grab a boa and do it too. We've had many a birthday party doing this and it was totally hilarious.
Wow!! What a great attitude! I love that - great perspective!
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What great determination and help from a great friend! :) nm
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I am sure that you are a great mother and a great cook,
and that you tried everything, now try the 'hunger diet'.
Great one! Thanks!! nm
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That's great!!
A great big congrats to your daughter! She is so fortunate to have such a supportive and helpful family!!
Did he say anything at all about how great a new job for you would be? I'd keep an eye on him as
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Wow, that's great!
We had always said 3 and that's when we stopped. They are all teenagers now. Wouldn't change a thing either.
That was great.
I'm glad they did that. What fun. Not only was he thin, but his clothes were nice. No jump suit. I preferred his hair when it was his natural brown rather than the black dye job.
That's great - sm
I'm glad I don't need them anymore then! Also check with your state regarding laws about those things. For example, in Florida you are only allowed to borrow 500, in which case I would be weary of anyone offering more. Thanks for the tip - looks like you should be advising me!
Great, thanks!
I listen and take all ideas I can.
My mom did it and it looks great.
She did not fill in the cracks, and it looks great simply painted.
DS, he does a great job.
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For her age, I don't think she looks great at all
isn't she around 20? She looks more like 30 and haggard half the time. Oh, and you too can have that body with the cocaine/alcohol-only diet! Get real!
She is such a piece of garbage. But they say her mother is too (was desperate for fame so pushed her daughter into the spotlight) and her dad as well (didn't he just get released from prison)?
Sad.
That's great! Another one sm
I haven't seen Chuck and Larry yet, but will definitely ignore the reviews and see it. I love good comedies.
Another one, if you haven't seen it, is the Wedding Crashers. I thought it was just supposed to be a silly romantic comedy, but my daughter and watched it on cable last weekend and I cannot remember the last time I laughed out loud, spewing drink laughing, in some time. See that movie.
I think it would be a great job (sm)
True they don't pay real high but you are at your kids school, no child care costs, good benefits, and summers off - sounds pretty good to me!!! They are hard to get where I live also though. Best wishes to you!
That was great. Thanks. (nm)
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Great Job
There should be more people like you!
They have been a great help to me
in dealing with a similiar situation with a family member. Sometimes you hear things that you don't want to hear but the people in these groups have been in your shoes and they understand what you're going through like no one else.
I got to do this. It was great.
I contacted her because I was going to the 20-year reunion. I couldn't talk her into going, but I did get her to meet me for another trip back home.
There was plenty to talk about. It was great.
Have a great
weekend everybody
Thanks. Those were great! nm
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They are not that great...SM
They are great for a while, but then if the DVD player breaks, you are stuck with a TV with a broken DVD player and end up having the buy a whole new DVD player. If the TV breaks, you are stuck with a DVD player that you can't use because the TV part is broken. I would not recommend getting a TV/DVD player combo. I know many people who had had these problems with them. I would buy each component separate so that if one thing breaks, you only have to replace that.
That was great! Thanks. nm
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Great tip! Thanks!
Thank you for that website. I'm going to check them out. Thanks to everyone for all of your informative posts on this subject. You have all be very, very helpful. I appreciate you!!
That's a great one!...sm
Rhinoceros where stomping out fires (the fire brigade)...We wore the tape out watching it so many times...I suppose it's on DVD by now. Thanks for reminding me of that one!  Cat
This is great!
This is the greatest thing I have seen in a long time. I just cannot stop laughing.  I know I will remember this one for as long as I live! Thank you so much for this holiday memory. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. (I did not mean to yell, just consider it a loud voice LOL.)
The Others is GREAT!
I saw Rosemary's Baby but not the other ones. Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to get the Mothman Prophecies and THEM! on sale on the DVD club too. One really good and the other a classic. I love sci fi too and got my kids all into star trek. The Borg are the scariest but they love it and so do I. LOL.
LOL. That was great! Thanks, V8. nm
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That's great. You should both be
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Hi, Kim, that would be great!
Yes, the Casino is one in the same. I've actually never been there if you can believe that. My in-laws go there a lot to gamble. I wish I was in Georgia. I hate snow! My parents live in Utica. Small world.
He is a great looking dog. I really
wished we could hear him talking there when he won.
You are a great mom!!
I understand what you are saying and do agree. I became upset when I read statements such as "weird, sick, "it" - because you know as well as I, people still feel that way about gays. I get so angry that people can be so heartless and cruel when it comes to lifestyles that they feel are not of the norm. You are a great mom and your son is very lucky!! For those who know that someone is gay and have not been told yet - my feeling is they will say something when they are comfortable with it themself. Unfortunately, people are quick to judge how others should live and love - never considering that it does not matter as they are the same person no matter who they love. To come out is a very frightening thing as there are those people you think would be okay with it and they go absolutely bonkers. I commend those of you who are so accepting and nonjudgemental. It still amazes me that this is 2008 and people still act as though gays should be "put away". 
great thanks!
that's what i use so i think i'll give it a try when i can get a line out. thanks!
I have one of those! That would be great! SM
I have a lot of great suggestions from everyone! Thanks to all of you for your help. It can be a real problem and you have all really helped! I bought a spaghetti lifter some years ago. 
Well, that's great for you, and that's your right...
but it is not your right to tell others what their priorities should be, especially when you have minimal insight into their life.
The www is great, except for the (sm)
impersonalization aspect.
Great!
As for one whose been there, we sought professional help from a psychologist. Great help because when our daughter did not talk to us, she talked to the psychologist. Believe me, in this day and age, professional help is the way to go.
Great! Thanks! nm
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THESE ARE GREAT!
i'll post mine as soon as i upload one!
And here I thought i was the messiest person ever!!! i always have to explain to people though that I am messy, not DIRTY. there is a differencE!!
great post :) wish more could share
Wow that was GREAT!!!!
I love what the old guy said!
great!
So you are in Nebraska? or is that for Northeast? I'm in Nebraska...i was also gifted a fab bread making book and have learned a lot along the way. that express bread recipe in the oster book is also v. good, esp for toasting. Didn't care for the other recipes in there much tho. Have fun!!
That's great to know. Thank you.
My cat who is no longer with us used to eat raw chicken at least once a week when I made it. Thankfully she never got sick on it. Luckily my other cat doesn't like "people food."
I think what you did was great.
I'm sorry it turned out that way. You are right, most kids don't play board games or card games any more and lack imagination and development that is necessary for school. I think you can have a mix of both but sadly many parents don't uphold guidelines in their household and it's easier for them to let the TV/video games babysit their children. It is also sad that they are acting so childish when you are grown adults with children of your own. I wouldn't make any effort to be around them or be friendly any further. The mom of the birthday boy, maybe invite her to coffee or a playplace for the kids, just the 2 of you and get to know her better. I can understand that and think it would help her to see what a good person you are and make her own opinion despite what the others may or may not say to her. If she doesn't seem receptive, let it go. You can't control what happens at school but keep your eyes and ears open. If there are any problems that develop between the 2 friends at school, I would address it with the teacher.
This is GREAT! - Thank you!!
I needed it, too! Thanks for posting.
That's great - thanks!
Thank you!
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