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On the original subject, I would favor 'quiet zones' in such places as planes , trains, and anywhere that the noise level of others can't be escaped. In restaurants, churches, libraries, etc, parents can remove a screaming infant/toddler from the environment, though they don't bother in the...

As 'real men' never read directions [you notice there wasn't any mention of that part in the story] would it have made any difference? ;)

Then there are the goobers who forget what they've learned :o So: do hazmat placarded trucks still have to stop at railroad crossings, if it doesn't say 'exempt'? I ask because I never see it happen - did the rules change since I dropped the endorsement? :confused:

Moot: what a tragic epilogue - and you forgot to mention that it could have been averted by practicing the Drinking From A Placarded [sorry: Clearly Placarded!] Truck Containing Corrosive Material Drill. Some goobers just never learn, sigh. :rolleyes:

I don't recall specifics, but there was a story years ago about kids being 'suspended' from a Catholic school because their parents weren't putting what the church felt they could afford in the Sunday collection plate - though their [hefty] tuition was always paid. Never been to Rome, but the...

Hey Arlene - [waving madly] I'm SO glad you're back!! ;)

Cheap electricity has cost a lot in terms of a clean environment, the health and safety [and lives] of people who work in the mines and those who just live nearby, and even if it were clean and safe - it's a finite resource. When do we consider what to do when it's gone? all the 'global'...

P: it wasn't meant as a sign of the times, but an indication of the fact that people want to work, and even people who are working usually want to do better. Today's problems don't stem from people who don't want to work, is my point. The problems will never get better if we can't even figure...

'Legal tender' isn't legal, if it's counterfeit - but why don't toll booths have the same technology as the clerks at WalMart for instant detection? :confused:

after years working on the Trauma Unit in a Cleveland hospital, apparently the most dangerous thing anyone can do, ever, is 'mind their own business', cause that's what every single assault victim was doing when someone tried to kill them. :rolleyes: We try to avoid the biggest threats, and the...

Doing nothing? Have you seen the stories about what happens when there's a 'job fair' somewhere?! Or when a new factory is announced? Or a major corp announces extra hiring for the holidays? They're not complaining of a shortage of applicants, are they? PEOPLE WANT TO WORK. but expecting them...

Just for fun, how about keeping track for awhile: how many applicants you get, and how many of them want to "start at the top" - I know there are some, [I've seen their posts here, lol] but I disagree that they are the majority of people looking for work. What I've seen, both in the media and in...

That 'smart' phone isn't, always? Wait - it might be smarter than me, I read all the posts, lol. :o

Nice one, Dave - in today's environment, the only need and opportunity most folks will find is just going to make the illegal drug problem much worse. :rolleyes: Seriously: if most people are the material executives are made of, who's going to work for them? Too many chiefs, not enough Indians...

Your objective [informing] was achieved the minute you posted the thread, but the commentary wasn't to your liking, so it should be cut off, or disappear? Or is the right to express one's faith more important than the right to express one's skepticism? :confused:

Pssst: we've got one Moose who could very easily fit into a sniper outfit right here on our site, lol. He's not even close to Arizona, though - his last post has him going from Pa to Minneapolis over the weekend. Kinda spooky how almost nothing is too weird for this site! :eek:

He's got more than one, cause I didn't send it, lol. Though I would have if I'd read it first - it's hilarious. [And true!] :p

As a prime example of what prompted the original comment, and Moot's suggestion that it be made a sticky [to remind us of what this forum is supposed to be about] you are exactly right.

Some people would see that as a drawback. Not all people, just some. PS Xiggi: the 'Fisher Price' tagline just kills me - I imagine a keyboard in bright yellow and blue and red with really big buttons, lol. :eek:

Correction: I only knew one woman - the second was one of those little bits of crazy that happen in a big city hospital, but it is a funny story. I was out [from the trauma unit] for a late night smoke break, enjoying the peace & quiet, when a young man came out to make half a dozen phone...