Mall of America

• Mall of America - Trish
  • Thanks - Trish
    • Mall of America - super-MT
  • I hate malls, but I LOVE this one! - mtlady
  • Mall of America - super-MT
    • OMG that makes me SO homesick. - MSMT
      • Mall of America - super-MT
        • Yes, now way down here. Sometimes I want to go home so bad. - MSMT
          • Mall ofAmerica - super-MT
            • MS, on the coast. It's still pretty bad here 18 mos. after Katrina. - MSMT
              • MSMT - super-MT
              • Oh, how lovely of them... - me

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guy was walking along talking to a young girl. He rounded the corner and I was coming toward them. He stopped his conversation with her and said loudly to me,

You're pretty . . then went back to his conversation with her!  LOL! She did not seem upset at all.  Her brother? a friend? 

Question. . jerk or just a darn nice guy?  LOL 

It isn't really a mall. Just new shopping area that opened up nearby. Some stores are opened, some are not. It was 9:30 and we were coming out of the Lohmans, when security guard approached us. We thought he was just being friendly, but he told us to leave!  It isn't an indoor mall, it's an outdoor mall, on a public street. 

Maybe because of our age? I'm 60 and he is 56. LOL! We must have looked like ruffians or something. You know how us middle-aged folks like to hang out and cause trouble.

she just proceeded to walk through it and past me without a thank you. I muttered QUIETLY under my breath . . your're welcome.

We walked out into the parking lot and she turned around and said so nicely .

I am so sorry. That was rude of me. I should have thanked you.  I immediately said, oh, that's okay. . no problem.  She said again, No, I really am sorry. I don't blame you for being offended. 

Wow! be careful what ya say! 

Why is it when we WANT to be heard we aren't?   lol  

I met who works there. A group of young girls about high school age came up to me and asked if I would take a picture of them together. I noticed she had such a beautiful accent. I was about to take the picture and she told me to be sure to get the American flag that hangs from the ceiling in the picture as well. They were thrilled to be in America. We asked them where they were from and they said they were from Russia. They were beautiful, polite girls who were smiling from ear to ear.  It was a nice moment and I wanted to share it with you.

Hi all you fellow MTs,

I live in the Omaha area where the recent mall shootings took place. It has been a devastating incident, as you might imagine. One of my friends went to the mall that day and instead of going to Von Maur first as she normally would, she decided to start her shopping at a different store. She would have been right in the area of the shooting. 

Most of those killed or wounded were Von Maur employees. I work in a trauma center and we still have one of the victims there.

If anyone would like to make a donation to the victims' fund, the best way would be to go to the wowt.com web site and click on "how to help" on the left-hand side of the home page.

Thanks to all. Keep the families in your prayers, please.

OldsterMT

I'm still shaking my head over this one, folks.  A member of our local school board, when asked about a child whose parents were told was failing all classes but in reality was only failing one said, "Well, a child can be behind their peers but still passing." 

I don't know about you all, but in my day and time of growing up, if you had a C or higher average in a class you were passing and parents weren't told the child was failing.

I love the ventriloquist and Cas Haley. I have gotten to really like Butterscotch in the last few weeks, but hope either Terry Fator or Cas wins. Tomorrow night will tell. 

Normally I avoid those types of shows like the plague but I like seeing all these people who are amateurs show what they can do and you can see them improving and polishing their act and their look and gaining stage presence...it's really kind of nice to see such a variety of people striving to make their dreams come true.

What is your favorite act?

America's Youngest Outcasts & Campaign to End Child Homelessness

Over 1.5 million American children are homeless each year. The National Center on Family Homelessness is launching a Campaign to End Child Homelessness to galvanize the public and political will to end this national crisis. Our goal is to ensure that not one child in the United States will be homeless for even one day.

Great report only as how they break down the information, and that there is someone out there looking a this. How is your state doing?

In a revealing example of what she says the average homeowner faces, a California Congresswoman spent more than two hours on the phone trying, without success, to find someone at the Bank of America who could help a struggling constituent modify his mortgage payments. ABC News "Nightline" cameras were rolling as Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Ca.) was repeatedly put on hold for long stretches, disconnected, transferred to extensions that did not work and ultimately switched to a recording which directed her to the bank's website.

"The average American trying to negotiate a loan modification will not be able to get it done," said Waters. "It will be impossible for them to get in touch with the right person, and even if they get in touch with a so-called counselor, they have a cookie cutter kind of direction that they go in."