Don't forget that all of the other reindeer never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.
Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven
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I was always the new kid; so shunned. There was only one school I went to 2 years in a row. By then I was so used to being alone I wasn't interested. As far as I was concerned if someone wanted to be my friend they could come to me & I'd make that decision. I was physically bullied by one girl. I gave it right back to her in kind. I will not tolerate a bully.
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We all know that one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa seized upon the idea that Rudolph's bright nose could guide the sleigh tonight. What many don't know is the shocking story of what really happened once the wheels were set in motion.
The Christmas Eve in question was so foggy that IFR was mandatory. Since Rudolph's stablemates had thwarted Rudolph's ability to practice in actual game situations, Rudolph's skill set had deteriorated more than anyone realized. In addition, because Rudy was just a bench player, no one had kept up with his scheduled maintenance. He was long overdue for a nose calibration.
Despite these facts, Rudolph performed valiantly and to the best of his rusted abilities. As the night progressed, though, he got more and more tired. Eventually, he made a tragic miscalculation that caused the entire entourage to crash into Mt Rainier. Prancer and Cupid were the only survivors. Mercifully, neither of them has any memory of what went down that fateful evening.
The Christmas Eve in question was so foggy that IFR was mandatory. Since Rudolph's stablemates had thwarted Rudolph's ability to practice in actual game situations, Rudolph's skill set had deteriorated more than anyone realized. In addition, because Rudy was just a bench player, no one had kept up with his scheduled maintenance. He was long overdue for a nose calibration.
Despite these facts, Rudolph performed valiantly and to the best of his rusted abilities. As the night progressed, though, he got more and more tired. Eventually, he made a tragic miscalculation that caused the entire entourage to crash into Mt Rainier. Prancer and Cupid were the only survivors. Mercifully, neither of them has any memory of what went down that fateful evening.
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Really the only trouble I had was when they wanted me to skip 2nd grade. I had gotten into school early at 5 1/2 by going into a religious private school so I was 6 1/2 starting 3rd grad everyone else was about 8, I made my parents let me go back to 2nd. That and getting teased for being a little fat. Never in high school but I had already spent 3 years with most of them in jr. high.
Well I thought I would try out HULU with live tv and 2 of our locals. Our DISH costs the same as this except this has about 10 times the channels and a couple of locals for news and stuff. Plus cloud DVR so we will give it a week and be able to watch NASCAR tomorrow. Now get Nat Geo and Nat Geo wild, Smithsonian, A&E a bunch of stuff. Just thought we'd give it a try.
On Thursday morning, a frog skittered into my house as I left to run an errand. Nearly 48 hours later I was able to capture him and get him back outside. He seemed to still be in excellent shape so I'm hoping he's able to resume normal frog life. I think he wanted to watch the royal wedding with me but I told him that when people said it was a wedding to die for, they didn't mean it literally. Frogs that have previously gotten into my house would get dried out pretty quickly if I didn't find them. When I had cats, the cats were sometimes so polite that they would insist a frog come into the house. In those circumstances, frogs wouldn't live long enough to get dried out.
When I bought my new vehicle on the last day of April, I was fortunate enough to be in a position to pay cash. However, I took the 4 year, 0 percent financing that was offered. Why not?, I asked myself.
Here's why not: when a bank holds the note, they require that I get comprehensive insurance coverage (to protect their investment). Even with a $1K deductible, this increased my Allstate insurance bill by $2500 per year! So, I paid off my loan, then called my insurance agent to change the coverage. Sure, it's a calculated risk to not have comprehensive coverage, but at that price, it's a no-brainer. I've hardly ever had comprehensive coverage in my whole life... I've never thought of it as a worthwhile investment. YMMV.
Harry and Meaghan, whoopee! I'm not even being sarcastic; I think a royal British wedding is a cool and enjoyable thing. I wasn't sent an invitation in the mail but I got one of the best seats in the house delivered electronically by BBC.
When I bought my new vehicle on the last day of April, I was fortunate enough to be in a position to pay cash. However, I took the 4 year, 0 percent financing that was offered. Why not?, I asked myself.
Here's why not: when a bank holds the note, they require that I get comprehensive insurance coverage (to protect their investment). Even with a $1K deductible, this increased my Allstate insurance bill by $2500 per year! So, I paid off my loan, then called my insurance agent to change the coverage. Sure, it's a calculated risk to not have comprehensive coverage, but at that price, it's a no-brainer. I've hardly ever had comprehensive coverage in my whole life... I've never thought of it as a worthwhile investment. YMMV.
Harry and Meaghan, whoopee! I'm not even being sarcastic; I think a royal British wedding is a cool and enjoyable thing. I wasn't sent an invitation in the mail but I got one of the best seats in the house delivered electronically by BBC.
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That's not bullying. That's assault.
The Hancock twins used to block the sidewalk and threaten violence when I was in 3rd grade. I used to sneak down the alley out of site, the whole time terrified that they would find out and catch me alone in the alley.
Or the new non-physical bullying, cyber bullying! That's some sick carp!
My birthday is in October. So, my family put me in Catholic private school for first grade so I could start school just before my sixth birthday. Then, when I changed schools for second grade, the teacher called me a liar in front of the class because I couldn't only be 6 in second grade.
A great start to a painful 2 years in parochial school. By the time I left that school, I could no longer recognize people's faces. The whole world seemed to be in a heavy fog. And, the teacher's were the biggest bullies by far. My third grade teacher should have gone to prison for what she did to the kids.
I can hardly wait 'til we move and I get me new tv. Then I'll have HULU, YouTube, and who knows what else!
My brother bought his motorcycle for cash for the same reason.
When I used to own my own cars, I used to buy a new car for cash with my tax refund every year. It would last just long enough for the next tax refund. Except for the SAAB. It lasted 2 years.
Yep that's me too. My bday is in Feb so when school started I was 5 and 7 months. I had already been thru nursery school which was a private kindergarten and public wouldn't let you in no matter how prepared you were. But skipping 2nd really threw it off for 3rd.
So far I'm liking HULU with Live TV. It is a little difficult to navigate tho but I get locals for ABC and CBS. We haven't been very happy with DISH since they put up a new dish, never has worked right and it costs 55 a month with the absolute cheapest package you can get, so we get very few channels. I can get nearly everything still on my Skystream but I mostly use it for movies. If they are out on DVD you can watch it there most of the time. HULU is 40 plus 15 for HBO if you want it which I do. I like watching some of the stuff like Bill Maher, Westworld, Game of Thrones as soon as they are aired in HD. Not always available on Skystream.
We're just trying it for the week, first time one of these streaming services actually had locals for here, they had them for bigger cities. I like the way you navigate PS Vue better so I need to check it out again and see if they have gotten any locals for here also.
@2legsshrt, I just finished another 2 yr service agreement with DirecTv. I've vowed that I will never sign up for another 2 yr stint with them, because I don't want to be locked in. I'm going to hold on to my month-to-month freedom.
My internet connection speed isn't fast enough for reliable HD streaming of live TV. Anything I can record, though, is good of course, because if the connection uses 70 minutes to record a 60 minute show, it doesn't matter. What I've done is drop to a lower-priced package from DirecTv, after my use of the premium movie channels became infrequent enough to make it an unreasonably high price per movie. I'm anticipating that now I won't be hesitant to pay for a movie or three each month, because it will still be less costly than having all the movie channels.
It looks like the streaming services are creeping up in price, or is it just that I'm starting to pay attention?
My internet connection speed isn't fast enough for reliable HD streaming of live TV. Anything I can record, though, is good of course, because if the connection uses 70 minutes to record a 60 minute show, it doesn't matter. What I've done is drop to a lower-priced package from DirecTv, after my use of the premium movie channels became infrequent enough to make it an unreasonably high price per movie. I'm anticipating that now I won't be hesitant to pay for a movie or three each month, because it will still be less costly than having all the movie channels.
It looks like the streaming services are creeping up in price, or is it just that I'm starting to pay attention?
No they have a tiny bit but for the channels I can get streaming it would cost like $120 on DISH. The streaming services are getting better since last time I tried them. On DISH I set up Roseanne to record and it got 4 of them I didn't even realize there was 8 so catching up on HULU. I like watching NASCAR also and it has become less popular so it's not on FOX which I can get on DISH it's on FS1 and NBCsn which I can't get on DISH unless I want to pay over $100. Not willing to do that. The one thing that would cost more is I have a tailgater for the motorhome and it doesn't cost anything to add that receiver if and when we go anywhere. I don't know what it would cost if I cancel DISH to add it for a couple of months. Don't know how many more times we will do that tho.
But then there are the Data caps on internet if you watch a lot of tv. Those I think are ridiculous but I saw they were trying to overturn the net neutrality or whatever it was called. Don't know if that would have any effect. Probably not.
My CenturyLink internet is among the very slowest of hi-speed internet connections, but there is no data cap. I said that very quietly in an effort to avoid giving them any ideas.
Good for you…giving it right back. That's the best way to deal with bullies…makes them back off.
I only wish someone had told me that when I was in grade school
. I grew up in Greece but my mother was French. Anytime she came to my school fir whatever reason she always spoke French to me and the other kids heard it. Being the insensitive person she was, she refused to stop.Typical kids at that age, at least in those days…they don't tolerate anyone who's different…sounds, looks, acts. So they teased me mercilessly. Made me miserable. I ended up hsting school.
I also have Centurylink and we have speeds up to 60Mbps but the residential plans all have a 1Tb data cap then it really gets expensive which is why I went to a business plan. It's about $60 a month more expensive but unlimited, since I was using right at 1Tb per month if I go to streaming tv (cable replacement) I would be way over. Not only do they charge thru the nose for extra they slow it way down making it unusable especially for the Skystream. I only have 40Mbps and see no reason to switch because I get an honest 40 usually about 43 which is plenty to stream HD movies on Skystream which needs the highest speeds for HD. I have had the SS for almost 2 years now and they update the addons and repos about once a month and even with the problems people have had with their android players I have had none with mine. The only thing I don't like is if you pause it for more then 5 min it screws up the stream so we don't pause it anymore.
I was from Texas & mercilessly harrassed for my accent as a 4th & 5th grader in Missouri. Then JFK was killed in Dallas & they were all about Texas killed JFK for the rest of the year. I learned to ignore them as much as possible unless they got physical. Then I fought back. Never got in trouble for it either.Good for you…giving it right back. That's the best way to deal with bullies…makes them back off.
I only wish someone had told me that when I was in grade school
Typical kids at that age, at least in those days…they don't tolerate anyone who's different…sounds, looks, acts. So they teased me mercilessly. Made me miserable. I ended up hsting school.
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