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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:30 am Post subject:
tabana wrote:
I'd prefer a Virginia class or at least something with ballistic missiles and a jacuzzi.
Virginia class! LOL...only the best of tabana....hell with that sub did you hear a Saudi Prince bought an Airbus A380 Super Jumbo for HIMSELF. Cost is estmated at around or over $330 million.
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:48 am Post subject:
tabana wrote:
Yeah, that's insane. I guess he doesn't care about the fuel efficiency.
It's overkill, IMHO. Like someone said, it's like building a coal plant to charge your cellphone.
Definitely overkill..but when you're a billionaire I don't think they necessarily address such things in the same terms as you and i, or the rest of the world for that matter.
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:02 am Post subject:
It makes me so furious that my renter let her 16 year old drop out of school and cant even get it together to buy the bloody books so she can study for her GED.
She has said for two months that she would buy her the books. How hard can that be?
So today I asked how the GED tutorial classes were going, and the girl told me her Mom wasnt able to take her to the classes so she had dropped out and would do it online.
THEY DONT HAVE A COMPUTER for god sakes!!
So I asked her if I gave them to her would she use them. SHe said "Yes, thank you." So I bought the books for her. Told her her mother was very untogether right now and that her future was obviously going to be up to her alone but I would help where I could.
BTW It took me two minutes. Thats TWO MINUTES to buy the books at Amazon. Ive offered my computer repeatedly for that purpose. God I hate such totally irresponsible parents.
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:04 am Post subject:
Eve wrote:
It makes me so furious that my renter let her 16 year old drop out of school and cant even get it together to buy the bloody books so she can study for her GED.
She has said for two months that she would buy her the books. How hard can that be?
So today I asked how the GED tutorial classes were going, and the girl told me her Mom wasnt able to take her to the classes so she had dropped out and would do it online.
THEY DONT HAVE A COMPUTER for god sakes!!
So I asked her if I gave them to her would she use them. SHe said "Yes, thank you." So I bought the books for her. Told her her mother was very untogether right now and that her future was obviously going to be up to her alone but I would help where I could.
BTW It took me two minutes. Thats TWO MINUTES to buy the books at Amazon. Ive offered my computer repeatedly for that purpose. God I hate such totally irresponsible parents.
Good Karma will come your way beastmaster....for lending a helping hand even in the midst of illness.
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:21 am Post subject:
That's sad. The kid wants to study, but her mom is a lazy ass. There are too many dropouts. Unless you want to work in a burger joint for the rest of your life, you need a diploma. Her mom must be smoking too much crack. _________________
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:31 am Post subject:
Tu_triky wrote:
Good Karma will come your way beastmaster....for lending a helping hand even in the midst of illness.
Im trying to do what little I can. Ive known the girl since she was 12 and she has a good heart. Her Mom is into chasing men much too young for her and doing too many drugs..... maddening.
tabana wrote:
That's sad. The kid wants to study, but her mom is a lazy ass. There are too many dropouts. Unless you want to work in a burger joint for the rest of your life, you need a diploma. Her mom must be smoking too much crack.
You put your finger right on it, Tabana. Maybe not crack but definitely something..........
When I first knew the Mom she wasnt like this.
I see....actually I thought he was the little brother of the Green Giant, you know the vegetable mascot?
Mmmhmm.
@Eve: Sugoi, girl! That was a wonderful thing you did for that girl. God bless you.
I know how you feel getting frustrated with parents. I deal wtih parents all the time and the most infuriating thing ever is when you call home because the kid is doing poorly in class, and all the parent says is "yea, so?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:34 am Post subject:
Wynter wrote:
I know how you feel getting frustrated with parents. I deal wtih parents all the time and the most infuriating thing ever is when you call home because the kid is doing poorly in class, and all the parent says is "yea, so?"
Sou desu. Mrs A.D. has to deal with kids whose parents are crystal meth addicts. They just don't care about their kids - they send them to school early so they don't have to look after them
Sou desu. Mrs A.D. has to deal with kids whose parents are crystal meth addicts. They just don't care about their kids - they send them to school early so they don't have to look after them
Yes, I remember you telling me this! What's scarier in your wife's case is that she teaches Elementary students. I mean, it's sad when it happens to any age group, but to see it happening to small children who can't fend for themselves is just too terrible. _________________
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:15 am Post subject:
Wynter wrote:
Yes, I remember you telling me this! What's scarier in your wife's case is that she teaches Elementary students. I mean, it's sad when it happens to any age group, but to see it happening to small children who can't fend for themselves is just too terrible.
A girlfriend of mine works with children who were born with their parents addictions. Crack babies. It's all ghastly, isnt it.
A girlfriend of mine works with children who were born with their parents addictions. Crack babies. It's all ghastly, isnt it.
Awwwwww man, that just breaks my heart. I have students with parents who abuse drugs. They're almost always in my vocational classes, which is sad, because they're smart kids. _________________
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject:
Wynter wrote:
Awwwwww man, that just breaks my heart. I have students with parents who abuse drugs. They're almost always in my vocational classes, which is sad, because they're smart kids.
I have a feeling all of us could go on and on with this subject.
On the plus side a friend who teaches special ed had 6 of her kids graduate. That was the first time that had happened at her school. Very cool!
there was this add, when i was about to download something through MegaUpload. it was an add for the new version of CD Burner XP. The website is the exact, yes, exact website of the CD Burner XP. so i downloaded it. i felt that i had nothing to worry about.
after i installed, i can't run the program. so i scanned.
turns out... TROJAN !!!
freakin stupid virus. Trojan PEED or something. i really thought it was a safe website because i've been using the old version of CDBurnerXP.
dang, i hate it when this happens. totally sucks. i know i should've been careful . lesson learned: eventhough it's from what looks like a safe site, always scan first.
*time to scan... * i hope it's not one of those reproducing virus thing _________________
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I was just kidding when I said it. Probably doesn't want to end up like her mom. 
I have students with parents who abuse drugs. They're almost always in my vocational classes, which is sad, because they're smart kids.
