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Be that person up the street.
Author: Raine
Date: 05/09/2013 18:53:17
Be that person. Be the person that steps up in spite of awful situations. Be the person who in spite of having a less than perfect past steps up to do the right thing. Be the person who says hello to your neighbors and does things for your community. Be the person who says 'what can I do' when someone asks for help. Be the person who looks to make sure the people around you are okay. Be aware. Be a member of a community. Be a person that helps to lift up even in the face of bad things.
Be the person up the street, down the hall, in your building, next door -- who you call 'a neighbor.'
Don't be this dude: Jake Tapper. And don't be Alan Colmes, He disappointed me as well. Smoking Gun? You messed up - you messed up first. Instead of shaming this, journalists and radio hosts decided to grab onto this piece of salacious news like animals to raw meat. I think Bob Cesca said it best:
Shitheel indeed. Here is why: First we were shocked when we heard him say "Bro, I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms," and then we laughed at his candidness. Oh we laughed -- not at him but sort of with him. He was honest, speaking truths that many people would not dare say and speaking from a place that didn't require him to temper his thoughts. Then he became a meme. (read the entire post, it's amazing.) This is where I started feeling oogie about which way the reaction to Mr. Ramsey was going. NPR wondered about this as well. Anderson Cooper interviewed Mr. Ramsey and when asked about the rumored reward money and being a hero, here is what he said: It's hard to grasp for some that this man had the cojones to not walk away. He didn't think about his past, he did the right thing -- with barely a thought.
Let me tell you something, there is a reason why people don't get involved, and it's reasons like what they are doing to Mr. Ramsey. I am going to quote an anonymous poster on the interenet -- but it's worth repeating and it is worth contemplating. I could not have written it any better without plagiarizing, and I won't do that.
Within less than a week Mr. Ramsey went from loveable hero to a wacky black guy meme with the decentness to say no to a possible reward , (Give it to the girls) you know I got a job anyway. Just went picked it up, paycheck. is now reduced to a lowly woman beater -- who happens to be a black man.
Charles Ramsey *gasp* has a past. Some people seem determined to make sure we all knew that he had a troubled past. I honestly didn't need to know this man's past. He paid his dues, he did his time and he is living his life. He played a part in making sure 3 women and a little girl were removed from a literal hell on earth. He and the others involved are hero's -- they took the heroic step to get involved -- when they could have chosen not to.
Now he's forced to have to explain his past mistakes-- all because he decided to do something good. That is just rotten. It's mean and it makes things suck. All that said -- I would still welcome Mr Ramsey into MY neighborhood. Everyone has a past. It's what we do with our mistakes that makes us who we are, that makes our future better. He paid for his crime, to make him further pay is just mean-spirited and irresponsible. What Jake Tapper, Alan Colmes, and the Smoking Gun did was just chip away at the trust we would like to have in people doing the right thing. Charles Ramsey didn't ASK to become a public figure -- he deserves a right to own his past as privately as he chooses.
We need more people to be the neighbor that cares enough to do something when they see something wrong. SHAME on those that would drag a man down just for being different and not perfect enough to meet the dog whistle requirements of what a hero is supposed to be.
Yes, I went there.
If we are told that we have to forgive a former governor who trotted up one side of an Appalachian trail and down the other on public money, surely we can leave alone the past of a man who never asked for this attention. I'm not excusing domestic violence. Clearly the court system hasn't either, but a man does a decent thing -- now people seem to think it's ok to drag up his past? Not acceptable, not in my worldview.
I will be Mr. Ramsey's neighbor, warts and all. I will try to be the person who steps up in spite of awful situations. I will try to be the person who - in spite of having a less than perfect past - steps up to do the right thing. I will try to be that person who says hello to you and your neighbors and does things for your community. I will try to be the person that asks 'what can I do?' when someone asks for help. I will try to be the person who looks to make sure the people I meet are okay. I will try to be the person that helps to live up even in the face of bad things. I won't always succeed, but I won't let 'shitheels' like the Jake Tappers in the world stop me. I'm sure I have a few Jake Tapper types in my neighborhood -- and I am pretty sure I would offer them help as well. The Tapper types wouldn't accept it because you see, I'd be hanging with Charles Ramsey -- his past and all.
and 
Raine
Be the person up the street, down the hall, in your building, next door -- who you call 'a neighbor.'
Don't be this dude: Jake Tapper. And don't be Alan Colmes, He disappointed me as well. Smoking Gun? You messed up - you messed up first. Instead of shaming this, journalists and radio hosts decided to grab onto this piece of salacious news like animals to raw meat. I think Bob Cesca said it best:
By the way — I’d just like to say that anyone who is spreading around Charles Ramsey’s rap-sheet is a shitheel of the highest order. I’m referring to one prominent CNN anchor in particular, and his name is Jake.
Shitheel indeed. Here is why: First we were shocked when we heard him say "Bro, I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms," and then we laughed at his candidness. Oh we laughed -- not at him but sort of with him. He was honest, speaking truths that many people would not dare say and speaking from a place that didn't require him to temper his thoughts. Then he became a meme.
Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three Cleveland women presumed dead after going missing a decade ago, has become an instant Internet meme. It’s hardly surprising—the interviews he gave yesterday provide plenty of fodder for a viral video, including memorable soundbites (“I was eatin’ my McDonald’s”) and lots of enthusiastic gestures. But as Miles Klee and Connor Simpson have noted, Ramsey’s heroism is quickly being overshadowed by the public’s desire to laugh at and autotune his story, and that’s a shame. Ramsey has become the latest in a fairly recent trend of “hilarious” black neighbors, unwitting Internet celebrities whose appeal seems rooted in a “colorful” style that is always immediately recognizable as poor or working-class.
Like Ted Williams, the homeless "man with the golden voice," Antoine Dodson of "Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife!" fame, and Sweet Brown of "Oh, Lordy, there's a fire!" — three other poor black folks who became unlikely Internet celebrities in recent years — Ramsey seemed at ease in front of the camera. And of course, he's already been Auto-Tuned.
Very quickly, they went from individuals who lived on America's margins to embodying a weird, new kind of fame. Williams ended up being offered work doing voiceovers for radio. Dodson leveraged his newfound notoriety to get his family out of the projects. (Our colleagues at Tell Me More sat down with Dodson a little while back to talk about blowing up and moving out of the 'hood.)
(snip)
Dodson and Brown and Ramsey are all up in our GIFs and all over the blogosphere because they're not the type of people we're used to seeing or hearing on our TVs. They're actually not the type of people we're used to seeing or hearing at all, which might explain why we get so silly when they make one of their infrequent forays into our national consciousness.
RAMSEY: No, no, no. Bro, I'm a Christian, an American, and just like you. We bleed same blood, put our pants on the same way. It's just that you got to put that - being a coward, and I don't want to get in nobody's business. You got to put that away for a minute.
COOPER: Because you know how it is. There's a lot of people who turn away.
RAMSEY: You have to have cajones, bro.
COOPER: Keep walking down on the street.
RAMSEY: That's all what it's about. It's about cajones on this planet.
COOPER: Has the FBI said anything about a reward or anything? Because there was that - there was a reward for finding her.
RAMSEY: I tell you what you do, give it to them. Because if folks been following this case since last night, you been following me since last night, you know I got a job anyway. Just went picked it up, paycheck. What that address say? That say?
COOPER: I don't have my glasses. I'm blind as a bat.
RAMSEY: 2203 Seymour. Where are them girls living? Right next door to this paycheck.
Let me tell you something, there is a reason why people don't get involved, and it's reasons like what they are doing to Mr. Ramsey. I am going to quote an anonymous poster on the interenet -- but it's worth repeating and it is worth contemplating. I could not have written it any better without plagiarizing, and I won't do that.
you mean this guy isn't perfect ? In fact, he's not even close. Imagine what we would be talking about today if yesterday he said, "Chit man, I got a record - I step up and help this little white girl and who knows what they're going to say about me. Safer to just keep quiet and sit her nibbling on my McDonald's happy meal".
I'll bet all of us have something in our past that we're not proud of...something that we would rather not be brought out into the spotlight. It doesn't have to be a felony. It doesn't have to be a misdemeanor. It could be anything each of us might feel just a little pinch of ashamed about. It's focus on this kind of history that causes people to say - maybe best to not get involved.
Rather than allowing us to focus on the good that Mr. Ramsey did for these four lives and their families - some folks have to make sure that we don't let ourselves get to wound up in hero worship. How about those families? You think THEY think he's a hero.
Within less than a week Mr. Ramsey went from loveable hero to a wacky black guy meme with the decentness to say no to a possible reward , (Give it to the girls) you know I got a job anyway. Just went picked it up, paycheck. is now reduced to a lowly woman beater -- who happens to be a black man.
Charles Ramsey *gasp* has a past. Some people seem determined to make sure we all knew that he had a troubled past. I honestly didn't need to know this man's past. He paid his dues, he did his time and he is living his life. He played a part in making sure 3 women and a little girl were removed from a literal hell on earth. He and the others involved are hero's -- they took the heroic step to get involved -- when they could have chosen not to.
Now he's forced to have to explain his past mistakes-- all because he decided to do something good. That is just rotten. It's mean and it makes things suck. All that said -- I would still welcome Mr Ramsey into MY neighborhood. Everyone has a past. It's what we do with our mistakes that makes us who we are, that makes our future better. He paid for his crime, to make him further pay is just mean-spirited and irresponsible. What Jake Tapper, Alan Colmes, and the Smoking Gun did was just chip away at the trust we would like to have in people doing the right thing. Charles Ramsey didn't ASK to become a public figure -- he deserves a right to own his past as privately as he chooses.
We need more people to be the neighbor that cares enough to do something when they see something wrong. SHAME on those that would drag a man down just for being different and not perfect enough to meet the dog whistle requirements of what a hero is supposed to be.
Yes, I went there.
If we are told that we have to forgive a former governor who trotted up one side of an Appalachian trail and down the other on public money, surely we can leave alone the past of a man who never asked for this attention. I'm not excusing domestic violence. Clearly the court system hasn't either, but a man does a decent thing -- now people seem to think it's ok to drag up his past? Not acceptable, not in my worldview.
I will be Mr. Ramsey's neighbor, warts and all. I will try to be the person who steps up in spite of awful situations. I will try to be the person who - in spite of having a less than perfect past - steps up to do the right thing. I will try to be that person who says hello to you and your neighbors and does things for your community. I will try to be the person that asks 'what can I do?' when someone asks for help. I will try to be the person who looks to make sure the people I meet are okay. I will try to be the person that helps to live up even in the face of bad things. I won't always succeed, but I won't let 'shitheels' like the Jake Tappers in the world stop me. I'm sure I have a few Jake Tapper types in my neighborhood -- and I am pretty sure I would offer them help as well. The Tapper types wouldn't accept it because you see, I'd be hanging with Charles Ramsey -- his past and all.
and Raine
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Comment by 
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 13:05:24
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 13:05:24
Morning. I hate my sinuses. That is all. 
Comment by 
TriSec on 05/09/2013 13:09:20
TriSec on 05/09/2013 13:09:20
Greetings, comrades.
A surprisingly lucid meeting at ye olde Troope 250 last night. They still suck, though.
I drove by Tamerlan's body again this morning. He did not try to blow me up.
Aaaaand....can anyone more in tune with pop culture tell me what the big deal is about that case in Phoenix?
A surprisingly lucid meeting at ye olde Troope 250 last night. They still suck, though.
I drove by Tamerlan's body again this morning. He did not try to blow me up.
Aaaaand....can anyone more in tune with pop culture tell me what the big deal is about that case in Phoenix?
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 13:15:43
There is no big deal in Phoenix. I blame the Hair Helmeted Harpie of Headline News, Nancy Grace for any fooforah about it.
Slate summed it up nicely with this, "Jodi Arias Was Just Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder. Most of You Shouldn't Care."
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 13:15:43
Quote by TriSec:
Greetings, comrades.
A surprisingly lucid meeting at ye olde Troope 250 last night. They still suck, though.
I drove by Tamerlan's body again this morning. He did not try to blow me up.
Aaaaand....can anyone more in tune with pop culture tell me what the big deal is about that case in Phoenix?
There is no big deal in Phoenix. I blame the Hair Helmeted Harpie of Headline News, Nancy Grace for any fooforah about it.
Slate summed it up nicely with this, "Jodi Arias Was Just Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder. Most of You Shouldn't Care."
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 13:24:40
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 13:24:40
C'mon psuedoephadrine and Claratin do your stuff!
Comment by 
Raine on 05/09/2013 13:28:26
Raine on 05/09/2013 13:28:26
I'm back... company has left -- I will begin to espouse a blog...
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 13:35:37
Yay!
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 13:35:37
Quote by Raine:
I'm back... company has left -- I will begin to espouse a blog...
Yay!
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 14:17:26
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 14:17:26
hello?
Comment by Raine on 05/09/2013 14:20:43
hello! :wave:
I am still deciding on my topic.
Raine on 05/09/2013 14:20:43
Quote by Mondobubba:
hello?
I am still deciding on my topic.
Comment by Raine on 05/09/2013 14:22:47
As I said last not on the Bof:
Raine on 05/09/2013 14:22:47
Quote by Mondobubba:
Nice going NRA. Way to promote violence against women
You want to know why people use words like 'Gun nut' and 'gun culture'? This is why.
It's time for gun owners to stop acting like they are victims and start looking at what is happening within their gun communities-- starting with the NRA.
Comment by 
wickedpam on 05/09/2013 14:25:08
company doing ok?
wickedpam on 05/09/2013 14:25:08
Quote by Raine:
I'm back... company has left -- I will begin to espouse a blog...
company doing ok?
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 14:29:22
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 14:29:22
I was getting lonely! Hiya!
Comment by Raine on 05/09/2013 14:35:07
She's hanging in.
You know the expression when it rains it pours is truth. She comes over for coffee in the morning until her house is put back together. Her wife is still in ICU and she now battling with her company over disability.
She got a full plate, but she's strong and getting thru it.
Raine on 05/09/2013 14:35:07
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
I'm back... company has left -- I will begin to espouse a blog...
company doing ok?
You know the expression when it rains it pours is truth. She comes over for coffee in the morning until her house is put back together. Her wife is still in ICU and she now battling with her company over disability.
She got a full plate, but she's strong and getting thru it.
Comment by wickedpam on 05/09/2013 14:40:16
wickedpam on 05/09/2013 14:40:16
BTW - Morning 
Comment by wickedpam on 05/09/2013 14:41:31
That's a heck of a lot to juggle. She will and she is very strong
wickedpam on 05/09/2013 14:41:31
Quote by Raine:She's hanging in.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
I'm back... company has left -- I will begin to espouse a blog...
company doing ok?
You know the expression when it rains it pours is truth. She comes over for coffee in the morning until her house is put back together. Her wife is still in ICU and she now battling with her company over disability.
She got a full plate, but she's strong and getting thru it.
That's a heck of a lot to juggle. She will and she is very strong
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 15:09:34
Been there, done that. Not easy.
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 15:09:34
Quote by Raine:She's hanging in.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
I'm back... company has left -- I will begin to espouse a blog...
company doing ok?
You know the expression when it rains it pours is truth. She comes over for coffee in the morning until her house is put back together. Her wife is still in ICU and she now battling with her company over disability.
She got a full plate, but she's strong and getting thru it.
Been there, done that. Not easy.
Comment by 
Scoopster on 05/09/2013 15:11:12
Scoopster on 05/09/2013 15:11:12
Mornin' all.. 
I'm starting to remember why I hate moving - fucking moving companies SUCK ASS!
I'm starting to remember why I hate moving - fucking moving companies SUCK ASS!
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 15:18:57
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 15:18:57
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all..
I'm starting to remember why I hate moving - fucking moving companies SUCK ASS!
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 15:22:25
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 15:22:25
Sorry Scoop. Didn't mean to laugh. You venom against moves was well timed and funny.
Comment by Scoopster on 05/09/2013 15:31:38
Oh no please, indulge! I need a good laugh to balance out these idiots.
Two days ago, I picked one company out of like six I called. They were priced right and said they had the availability on the day I wanted. I called back to confirm & the dude who books the jobs was out of the office. He called me back at like 9 that night and DK'd me, but said he'd confirm the appointment the next morning. Next day, no call at all. I called back twice & left messages with the receptionist. Today he calls me back and says he took another larger job and can't accept my business. Now I'km scrambling to go with another company and PRAYING that the day I picked to move isn't already booked solid.
Scoopster on 05/09/2013 15:31:38
Quote by Mondobubba:
Sorry Scoop. Didn't mean to laugh. You venom against moves was well timed and funny.
Oh no please, indulge! I need a good laugh to balance out these idiots.
Two days ago, I picked one company out of like six I called. They were priced right and said they had the availability on the day I wanted. I called back to confirm & the dude who books the jobs was out of the office. He called me back at like 9 that night and DK'd me, but said he'd confirm the appointment the next morning. Next day, no call at all. I called back twice & left messages with the receptionist. Today he calls me back and says he took another larger job and can't accept my business. Now I'km scrambling to go with another company and PRAYING that the day I picked to move isn't already booked solid.
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 15:42:56
Swell.
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 15:42:56
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
Sorry Scoop. Didn't mean to laugh. You venom against moves was well timed and funny.
Oh no please, indulge! I need a good laugh to balance out these idiots.
Two days ago, I picked one company out of like six I called. They were priced right and said they had the availability on the day I wanted. I called back to confirm & the dude who books the jobs was out of the office. He called me back at like 9 that night and DK'd me, but said he'd confirm the appointment the next morning. Next day, no call at all. I called back twice & left messages with the receptionist. Today he calls me back and says he took another larger job and can't accept my business. Now I'km scrambling to go with another company and PRAYING that the day I picked to move isn't already booked solid.
Swell.
Comment by TriSec on 05/09/2013 15:54:25
TriSec on 05/09/2013 15:54:25
I may have been mistaken regarding my earlier comment about Tamerlan's body.
He's been "entombed" in an undisclosed location. Presumably somewhere near Mr. Cheney's office.
He's been "entombed" in an undisclosed location. Presumably somewhere near Mr. Cheney's office.
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 16:29:39
America can rest easy now.
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 16:29:39
Quote by TriSec:
I may have been mistaken regarding my earlier comment about Tamerlan's body.
He's been "entombed" in an undisclosed location. Presumably somewhere near Mr. Cheney's office.
America can rest easy now.
Comment by Raine on 05/09/2013 16:33:51
Raine on 05/09/2013 16:33:51
Company arrived again... I;m sorry guys, this has been one of those mornings
Comment by Raine on 05/09/2013 16:37:52
I know you have. Unfortunately thruout this whole thing her disability time ran out and she had to go back to work -- and her doctor told her she needs to further heal her knees -- from surgery (she fell at work last year) her boss is being a real Dick and now the union is involved.
I'm just trying to help her out where I can -- look after the dogs, leave her meals in her fridge, coffee -- etc. --
And I have awesome neighbors I put the word out about the food and homecooked meals, so they will drop them off at our place for me to leave there.
Raine on 05/09/2013 16:37:52
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:She's hanging in.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
I'm back... company has left -- I will begin to espouse a blog...
company doing ok?
You know the expression when it rains it pours is truth. She comes over for coffee in the morning until her house is put back together. Her wife is still in ICU and she now battling with her company over disability.
She got a full plate, but she's strong and getting thru it.
Been there, done that. Not easy.
I'm just trying to help her out where I can -- look after the dogs, leave her meals in her fridge, coffee -- etc. --
And I have awesome neighbors I put the word out about the food and homecooked meals, so they will drop them off at our place for me to leave there.
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 16:39:27
We seem to be amusing ourselves. Take your time.
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 16:39:27
Quote by Raine:
Company arrived again... I;m sorry guys, this has been one of those mornings
We seem to be amusing ourselves. Take your time.
Comment by wickedpam on 05/09/2013 16:44:20
no worries
wickedpam on 05/09/2013 16:44:20
Quote by Raine:
Company arrived again... I;m sorry guys, this has been one of those mornings
no worries
Comment by 
livingonli on 05/09/2013 16:50:04
livingonli on 05/09/2013 16:50:04
Good day, folks. It's coming down in buckets here so it's feeling like that kind of day.
Comment by 
BobR on 05/09/2013 16:59:24
I've used "Two Men and a Truck" for simple local moves. They were okay.
BobR on 05/09/2013 16:59:24
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
Sorry Scoop. Didn't mean to laugh. You venom against moves was well timed and funny.
Oh no please, indulge! I need a good laugh to balance out these idiots.
Two days ago, I picked one company out of like six I called. They were priced right and said they had the availability on the day I wanted. I called back to confirm & the dude who books the jobs was out of the office. He called me back at like 9 that night and DK'd me, but said he'd confirm the appointment the next morning. Next day, no call at all. I called back twice & left messages with the receptionist. Today he calls me back and says he took another larger job and can't accept my business. Now I'km scrambling to go with another company and PRAYING that the day I picked to move isn't already booked solid.
I've used "Two Men and a Truck" for simple local moves. They were okay.
Comment by BobR on 05/09/2013 16:59:55
That was us yesterday.
You're welcome...
BobR on 05/09/2013 16:59:55
Quote by livingonli:
Good day, folks. It's coming down in buckets here so it's feeling like that kind of day.
That was us yesterday.
You're welcome...
Comment by BobR on 05/09/2013 17:01:38
She needs her boss to sign some papers. The boss knew she was coming in today with a union rep, so she decided to take the day off to avoid signing the papers.
That is a special kind of scumbag.
BobR on 05/09/2013 17:01:38
Quote by Raine:I know you have. Unfortunately thruout this whole thing her disability time ran out and she had to go back to work -- and her doctor told her she needs to further heal her knees -- from surgery (she fell at work last year) her boss is being a real Dick and now the union is involved.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:She's hanging in.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
I'm back... company has left -- I will begin to espouse a blog...
company doing ok?
You know the expression when it rains it pours is truth. She comes over for coffee in the morning until her house is put back together. Her wife is still in ICU and she now battling with her company over disability.
She got a full plate, but she's strong and getting thru it.
Been there, done that. Not easy.
I'm just trying to help her out where I can -- look after the dogs, leave her meals in her fridge, coffee -- etc. --
And I have awesome neighbors I put the word out about the food and homecooked meals, so they will drop them off at our place for me to leave there.
She needs her boss to sign some papers. The boss knew she was coming in today with a union rep, so she decided to take the day off to avoid signing the papers.
That is a special kind of scumbag.
Comment by Scoopster on 05/09/2013 17:03:04
Hah! You're the second person I know to recommend them (the other lives in Bloomington IL).
Unfortunately, it seems they don't have any branches up my way.
Scoopster on 05/09/2013 17:03:04
Quote by BobR:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
Sorry Scoop. Didn't mean to laugh. You venom against moves was well timed and funny.
Oh no please, indulge! I need a good laugh to balance out these idiots.
Two days ago, I picked one company out of like six I called. They were priced right and said they had the availability on the day I wanted. I called back to confirm & the dude who books the jobs was out of the office. He called me back at like 9 that night and DK'd me, but said he'd confirm the appointment the next morning. Next day, no call at all. I called back twice & left messages with the receptionist. Today he calls me back and says he took another larger job and can't accept my business. Now I'km scrambling to go with another company and PRAYING that the day I picked to move isn't already booked solid.
I've used "Two Men and a Truck" for simple local moves. They were okay.
Hah! You're the second person I know to recommend them (the other lives in Bloomington IL).
Unfortunately, it seems they don't have any branches up my way.
Comment by livingonli on 05/09/2013 17:14:03
I used PODS for my last move. Fortunately, the downstairs tenant was able to help me with moving the furniture and heavy stuff and it allowed me to just pack up my books and stuff for the move.
livingonli on 05/09/2013 17:14:03
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by BobR:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
Sorry Scoop. Didn't mean to laugh. You venom against moves was well timed and funny.
Oh no please, indulge! I need a good laugh to balance out these idiots.
Two days ago, I picked one company out of like six I called. They were priced right and said they had the availability on the day I wanted. I called back to confirm & the dude who books the jobs was out of the office. He called me back at like 9 that night and DK'd me, but said he'd confirm the appointment the next morning. Next day, no call at all. I called back twice & left messages with the receptionist. Today he calls me back and says he took another larger job and can't accept my business. Now I'km scrambling to go with another company and PRAYING that the day I picked to move isn't already booked solid.
I've used "Two Men and a Truck" for simple local moves. They were okay.
Hah! You're the second person I know to recommend them (the other lives in Bloomington IL).
Unfortunately, it seems they don't have any branches up my way.
I used PODS for my last move. Fortunately, the downstairs tenant was able to help me with moving the furniture and heavy stuff and it allowed me to just pack up my books and stuff for the move.
Comment by wickedpam on 05/09/2013 17:51:22
When I moved mom up from NC we used the Moving Labor on the Uhaul site. They filled our truck in about 2 hours and we were on the road. That however was a few years again, but its an idea.
wickedpam on 05/09/2013 17:51:22
Quote by livingonli:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by BobR:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
Sorry Scoop. Didn't mean to laugh. You venom against moves was well timed and funny.
Oh no please, indulge! I need a good laugh to balance out these idiots.
Two days ago, I picked one company out of like six I called. They were priced right and said they had the availability on the day I wanted. I called back to confirm & the dude who books the jobs was out of the office. He called me back at like 9 that night and DK'd me, but said he'd confirm the appointment the next morning. Next day, no call at all. I called back twice & left messages with the receptionist. Today he calls me back and says he took another larger job and can't accept my business. Now I'km scrambling to go with another company and PRAYING that the day I picked to move isn't already booked solid.
I've used "Two Men and a Truck" for simple local moves. They were okay.
Hah! You're the second person I know to recommend them (the other lives in Bloomington IL).
Unfortunately, it seems they don't have any branches up my way.
I used PODS for my last move. Fortunately, the downstairs tenant was able to help me with moving the furniture and heavy stuff and it allowed me to just pack up my books and stuff for the move.
When I moved mom up from NC we used the Moving Labor on the Uhaul site. They filled our truck in about 2 hours and we were on the road. That however was a few years again, but its an idea.
Comment by livingonli on 05/09/2013 17:53:07
livingonli on 05/09/2013 17:53:07
I just hope that it will be awhile before I have to move again because money is tight.
Comment by Raine on 05/09/2013 18:05:15
Raine on 05/09/2013 18:05:15
I have not given up on my blog!!!
(actually, I'm about halfway through)
(actually, I'm about halfway through)
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 18:20:10
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 18:20:10
Comment by TriSec on 05/09/2013 18:46:06
TriSec on 05/09/2013 18:46:06
Say gang, I was trying to write a snark letter, but it came out far more serious than I had intended. Would you vote for me?
Dear Friend,
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Thank you for your support of liberal causes in the past. We have an exciting announcement today….local favorite TriSec will be soon declaring a run for a City Council seat in the Waltham, MA!
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TriSec is a Massachusetts native. He was born in Boston and was raised on the North Shore in the town of Saugus. TriSec stayed in this area to attend a local community college, and has worked professionally in the local health insurance industry for decades. TriSec has been married for 17 years and has one child. He has lived in this city for 17 years in the Gardencrest neighborhood. TriSec has been patiently and actively involved in several local civic organizations, and has been a leader in a national youth organization for over 25 years.
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Why should you vote for TriSec?
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He’s not a career politician. TriSec is like you; John Q. Public, seeking office with the point of view of an ordinary citizen, with the same issues you might be facing. TriSec sends his child to Waltham Public Schools, drives on the same city streets, visits the same local parks, and faces the same pressures of rent, utilities, and keeping food on the table as you.
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TriSec was a victim of the Great Recession, and teetered on the brink of complete financial disaster like many of you also did. He knows what it’s like. TriSec still works two jobs to make ends meet and is trying to pay off his remaining debt and save for the future.
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TriSec embraces and actively works for liberal causes. Seventeen years ago, his best friend stood for him as his Best Man, shortly after coming out as a homosexual. TriSec has fought ever since to ensure that his lifelong friend can participate in the same organizations, and have the same benefits from the government and society as TriSec and his family. TriSec would like to see improvements to the local transportation system and embraces the idea of the city becoming more bicycle-friendly, supports the Wayside Rail Trail, and would push for the city to explore alternative energy generation to supply the public facilities in this city. TriSec supports greenspace preservation, and would work with the Mayor to ensure that the still vacant Fernald property does not fall into the hands of greedy developers that would destroy this resource with McMansions that nobody can afford.
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TriSec might not be a politician, but his heart is in the right place. Public Office was not designed nor intended for specialists, careerists, or elitists. Self-government means just that, government by the people. TriSec is not a Waltham native, but rather moved here by choice. Living and raising his family in this city, he wants to give something back and work with all our elected officials to listen to your concerns, and use the collective resources of this city to improve the standards of living, education, and community for us all.
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Vote for me….BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE.
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TriSec!
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 18:55:00
Yes! Change "homosexual" to gay.
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 18:55:00
Quote by TriSec:
Say gang, I was trying to write a snark letter, but it came out far more serious than I had intended. Would you vote for me?
Dear Friend,
Â
Thank you for your support of liberal causes in the past. We have an exciting announcement today….local favorite TriSec will be soon declaring a run for a City Council seat in the Waltham, MA!
Â
TriSec is a Massachusetts native. He was born in Boston and was raised on the North Shore in the town of Saugus. TriSec stayed in this area to attend a local community college, and has worked professionally in the local health insurance industry for decades. TriSec has been married for 17 years and has one child. He has lived in this city for 17 years in the Gardencrest neighborhood. TriSec has been patiently and actively involved in several local civic organizations, and has been a leader in a national youth organization for over 25 years.
Â
Why should you vote for TriSec?
Â
He’s not a career politician. TriSec is like you; John Q. Public, seeking office with the point of view of an ordinary citizen, with the same issues you might be facing. TriSec sends his child to Waltham Public Schools, drives on the same city streets, visits the same local parks, and faces the same pressures of rent, utilities, and keeping food on the table as you.
Â
TriSec was a victim of the Great Recession, and teetered on the brink of complete financial disaster like many of you also did. He knows what it’s like. TriSec still works two jobs to make ends meet and is trying to pay off his remaining debt and save for the future.
Â
TriSec embraces and actively works for liberal causes. Seventeen years ago, his best friend stood for him as his Best Man, shortly after coming out as a homosexual. TriSec has fought ever since to ensure that his lifelong friend can participate in the same organizations, and have the same benefits from the government and society as TriSec and his family. TriSec would like to see improvements to the local transportation system and embraces the idea of the city becoming more bicycle-friendly, supports the Wayside Rail Trail, and would push for the city to explore alternative energy generation to supply the public facilities in this city. TriSec supports greenspace preservation, and would work with the Mayor to ensure that the still vacant Fernald property does not fall into the hands of greedy developers that would destroy this resource with McMansions that nobody can afford.
Â
TriSec might not be a politician, but his heart is in the right place. Public Office was not designed nor intended for specialists, careerists, or elitists. Self-government means just that, government by the people. TriSec is not a Waltham native, but rather moved here by choice. Living and raising his family in this city, he wants to give something back and work with all our elected officials to listen to your concerns, and use the collective resources of this city to improve the standards of living, education, and community for us all.
Â
Vote for me….BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE.
Â
TriSec!
Yes! Change "homosexual" to gay.
Comment by Raine on 05/09/2013 19:00:51
BLOG IS POSTED!
.... I repeat:
BLOG IS POSTED!
Raine on 05/09/2013 19:00:51
.... I repeat:
Comment by livingonli on 05/09/2013 19:08:17
livingonli on 05/09/2013 19:08:17
Now I have to get use to Randi being moved to 246 on XM since XM moved the Clear-Channel programmed stations from the 160's to the 240's today.
Comment by Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 19:13:59
Mondobubba on 05/09/2013 19:13:59
Nice blog, worth the wait!
Comment by TriSec on 05/09/2013 19:27:58
TriSec on 05/09/2013 19:27:58
"Do a good turn daily"
There is something to that.
There is something to that.
Comment by BobR on 05/09/2013 19:33:15
okaaaayyyy...
BobR on 05/09/2013 19:33:15
Quote by Mondobubba:
Remember crank driven velocipeds and absinthe don't mix!
Chestnut.
okaaaayyyy...
Comment by 
clintster on 05/09/2013 19:34:37
clintster on 05/09/2013 19:34:37
Thanks for this, Raine. Sometimes it's difficult for me to remember that sometimes the past doesn't matter nearly as much as the present.
Comment by Raine on 05/09/2013 19:44:48
Thank you.
I wanted to write of this topic all day yesterday, but when I heard about his past, I had to process this.
There is no excuse for domestic violence, but there is reason to believe in rehabilitiation -- and that not all those who do bad should be thrown away.
Raine on 05/09/2013 19:44:48
Quote by Mondobubba:
Nice blog, worth the wait!
I wanted to write of this topic all day yesterday, but when I heard about his past, I had to process this.
There is no excuse for domestic violence, but there is reason to believe in rehabilitiation -- and that not all those who do bad should be thrown away.
Comment by wickedpam on 05/09/2013 19:45:41
wickedpam on 05/09/2013 19:45:41
Nicely put
personally, I'm still pulling the knives out of my back and cleaning up the broken bits of my property that I got by being involved.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still involved in my community, just had to learn (and still learning) I can't solve everyone's problems.
personally, I'm still pulling the knives out of my back and cleaning up the broken bits of my property that I got by being involved.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still involved in my community, just had to learn (and still learning) I can't solve everyone's problems.
Comment by wickedpam on 05/09/2013 19:47:03
from what I understand from TMZ is he's changed his life and apologized to his ex-wife
wickedpam on 05/09/2013 19:47:03
Quote by Raine:Thank you.Quote by Mondobubba:
Nice blog, worth the wait!
I wanted to write of this topic all day yesterday, but when I heard about his past, I had to process this.
There is no excuse for domestic violence, but there is reason to believe in rehabilitiation -- and that not all those who do bad should be thrown away.
from what I understand from TMZ is he's changed his life and apologized to his ex-wife