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Alex called me earlier today upset because another kid had punched him. This is a kid he's had problems with before. He antagonizes Alex and makes fun of him. Turns out a teacher saw what happened and that Alex did not retaliate. The other kid got suspended. About dam time they did something about this bully!
 

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I just remembered (OK, the wife had to remind me) that my vacation starts in 2 weeks. Is that good news enough?

Vacations are great things! Have fun!

Good morning, all. Went to urgent care after work yesterday and stayed home sick today. Got a bit of a sinus and ear infection, so the antibiotics should knock it out. I'm definitely ready to be over it!

FV...the FDA ain't gonna close Hut2. There would be rioting in the streets.
I hope the antibiotics kick in soon for you.

Starting to feel ripped off. The refund e check bounced. Think I was scammed. Grrrrr. Rant over for now.


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Well that's just craptastic!

Alls good guy resent and it came through. Relief.


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Yaaaaay!!!
 

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Alex called me earlier today upset because another kid had punched him. This is a kid he's had problems with before. He antagonizes Alex and makes fun of him. Turns out a teacher saw what happened and that Alex did not retaliate. The other kid got suspended. About dam time they did something about this bully!

Ugh, I can't stand bullies. I'd have to watch that crap while I was in school.

Does he know self defense? I know schools have this "Zero Tolerance" BS. But I think it'd be better if Alex kicked the crap out of the bully and got suspended for a day vs. putting up with that .....
 

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Ugh, I can't stand bullies. I'd have to watch that crap while I was in school.

Does he know self defense? I know schools have this "Zero Tolerance" BS. But I think it'd be better if Alex kicked the crap out of the bully and got suspended for a day vs. putting up with that .....

He actually got suspended llast year for just that. We did not get mad at him & he didn't get in trouble at home.
 

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He actually got suspended llast year for just that. We did not get mad at him & he didn't get in trouble at home.

I'm not one to suggest that fighting is ok, but in instances like this, I think I'd have a difficult time getting mad at my hypothetical child.
 
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My friend in CA finally gave me a date for his wedding. In the 4-6 weeks since I checked airfare costs, theyve doubled. It was around $250 for a flight from Charlotte to LAX. Now its $460. We cant afford 5 tix at that price, so we now have to have his parents pay for it, and we will just pay them the $1300 we had set aside for the airfare.
 

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I'm not one to suggest that fighting is ok, but in instances like this, I think I'd have a difficult time getting mad at my hypothetical child.
I agree.
My friend in CA finally gave me a date for his wedding. In the 4-6 weeks since I checked airfare costs, theyve doubled. It was around $250 for a flight from Charlotte to LAX. Now its $460. We cant afford 5 tix at that price, so we now have to have his parents pay for it, and we will just pay them the $1300 we had set aside for the airfare.

Ouch. Thats a chunk!
 

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I agree.


Ouch. Thats a chunk!
Yep. Nearly $2500. I just got off the phone with him and he was able to find a flight on some random discount travel site for $300 or so per ticket. They are going to pay for the tickets, and we will just give them the money we had set aside for airfare to pay them back what we can. It includes a layover and a redeye nonstop return flight, but for a nearly $200 difference per ticket, we'll deal.
 

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Yes!!!!....
Alex called me earlier today upset because another kid had punched him. This is a kid he's had problems with before. He antagonizes Alex and makes fun of him. Turns out a teacher saw what happened and that Alex did not retaliate. The other kid got suspended. About dam time they did something about this bully!
 

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That was a breath of fresh air...I love to laugh...
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Can fat people go skinny dipping?

Can you be a closet claustrophobic?

Why is the word "abbreviation" so long?

Is it possible to be totally partial?

What's another word for thesaurus?

If a book about failures doesn't sell is it a success?

If a funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with their lights off?

When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in?

If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?

If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest is there a sound?

If a parsley farmer is sued, do they garnish his wages?

When it rains, why don't sheep shrink?

Should vegetarians eat animal crackers?

Do cemetery workers prefer the graveyard shift?

What do you do when a endangered animal eats endangered plants?

Do hungry crows have ravenous appetites?

If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands?

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

Is there another word for synonym?

Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?

When sign makers go on strike, is anything written on their signs?

When you open a bag of cotton balls, is the top one meant to be thrown away?

Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all"?

Why isn't there mouse flavored cat food?

Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?

If a turtle does not have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

Why do they sterilize the needles for lethal injections?

Why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Is it true cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

If you shoot a mime, should you use a silencer?

What is the speed of dark?

How come we never hear about gruntled employees?
 

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Alex called me earlier today upset because another kid had punched him. This is a kid he's had problems with before. He antagonizes Alex and makes fun of him. Turns out a teacher saw what happened and that Alex did not retaliate. The other kid got suspended. About dam time they did something about this bully!
YAY!!! :)

Ugh, I can't stand bullies. I'd have to watch that crap while I was in school.

Does he know self defense? I know schools have this "Zero Tolerance" BS. But I think it'd be better if Alex kicked the crap out of the bully and got suspended for a day vs. putting up with that .....
You have to be careful. Ian had a kid that picked on him in elementary school, and the teacher never did anything about it. She even had them sitting next to each other. Ian's a lot like me, he's really laid back, but when he reaches his limit, it's not pretty. One day the kid was stuffing grass in Ian's shorts, and he reached the limit, grabbed the kid's arm and twisted it up behind his back. He broke the boy's arm, technically a spiral fracture, and it's a damned good thing I was friends with his mom or we could have been sued and had Ian thrown out of school. Oh, and Ian was a black belt in tai kwon do and knew better than to use any of that on him.

So the next bully was in middle school, and was smacking Ian with a jump rope handle in gym class. Ian managed to grab the rope and took it away, but the kid decided to do a sneak attack. It ended up with Ian on the floor and the kid having to get pulled off of him by the gym teacher, twice. Zero tolerance escalated it to having to go to court, which kept getting delayed until summer when none of the witnesses were available. Ian ended up with community service for defending himself. BTW, he was 6'4" and about 250 lbs at the time, the bully was about a head shorter than him. The judge couldn't believe the kid started the fight. :grr:
 
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