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missioncontrol:
Hey Ark...
Quit being a dooooosh
kthxbai,
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ark_ader:
--- Quote from: Organic Jerk on August 02, 2008, 03:54:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on August 02, 2008, 06:04:29 am ---There is no excuse for mocking the unfortunate, but if you open yourself up on a forum of different views, you should expect a different reaction to those more experienced in loss. That doesn't give anyone an excuse to be negative of the affair, or should it be enough to condemn him for his views.
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Where is the line between a "different reaction" and "being negative?" (Six smileys? :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:?) It makes it sounds like you're trying to be abstract enough to have your cake and eat it, too.
You shouldn't be negative to others about their experiences, but when you bring your experiences to the forum you shouldn't expect others to all be positive. That doesn't give anyone an excuse to be negative towards you, nor should it be enough to condemn him for not being positive.
There's a distinct difference between the high school punk you portrayed before having your feet held to the fire, and the buddhist monk you portrayed after, and I think that's where the main conflict lies. You went fron "Get a life. I showed this thread to a mate of mine and he couldn't believe how funny it was.", to "I suggest professional counseling for you and your family. If you think it is expensive, then check out the charitable programs on offer. "
Again, people in this world and the experiences that come with them are definitely up and down, and thus life is hard. But life is also relative. If what you meant to do was exemplify the kinds of BAD people there are in the world and how in the face of relatively minor but substantially stressful tragedy they laugh in your face, then I would say you succeeded. But that's about all you succeeded in doing, meaning the the attitude you portrayed combined with the things you said made you come off like nothing else but a BAD minded person. 5 smileys on a forum doesn't teach any lessons in tough integrity. It diminishes your own.
That being said, this is not the free roaming world moderated by no one but the police. This is a forum that is moderated by a few set individuals, and thus, the existence of antagonistic activity (no matter how much you state you may be playing "the role of the bad guy"), will be up to their discretion. I have experienced this firsthand, actually.
Who are YOU to judge the way he may or may not live his life? You're not his father. You're a fellow user on a moderated forum (a forum which is about video games, again.... There are people who could feel the need to tell You to "get a life" based on the fact that you even browse an internet forum at all, mind you.)
I would assume that the "tough love" you talk about from your father was NOT the equivalent of him telling you to "Get a life" and 5 smileys worth (if we can picture it ) of laughing at you when you fell or was taken advantage of. I would imagine the love you are talking about is of a hard and sensible demeanor that knows when to take action and when to stand firm in the face of adversity.
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I'm real glad you explained that to me. Honestly.
Maybe you can foster that enthusiasm toward his other thread.
hypernova:
--- Quote ---If the person was cool and methodical as you pointed out, why did the person leave their keys behind?
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While shaking my change jar loose, the sound of the falling of the keys on the floor was completely disguised by the pounds of change falling into whatever he used to carry my change away. It wasn't something stupid he did. Per se. Just unfortunate luck for him.
I've gone around the neighbors twice, hoping these things would help, because I figure that's my best shot, but so far no one's recognizing anything. Been calling around gamestops, and I hope the police scour the pawn shops, because these are my last hopes...with what little hope I have left. I can't buy anything big yet, because we need new CC#s. Canceled the others for good measure.
--- Quote ---Yeah I actually thought you sat in front of your TV playing on your SNES.
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You were way off. If I have a hankerin' for SNES, I use a PC. ;)
--- Quote ---Hypernova, have you worked out the total dollar loss for what was stolen?
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I figured around $1600 or so. And they could've taken probably about another $2000+ worth if they wanted really quickly, and I'm not including the TV, desktop PC and other larger things. HD Camcorder alone was $1000. What blows is the deductible is $1000, and I doubt I get all of what I claim, so I expect it to even out, which will essentially mean the insurance was nearly worthless in this case. But I'm not sure how much I'll get, because I've never had to deal with something like this, so we'll see.
--- Quote ---You are on the point of recovering from your ordeal, but posting your problems on a message board will not solve them. It will take someone like me to make your problem seem light hearted and inconsequential.
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Emotionally, other than the principle of the matter that someone's got my hard earned stuff and saved games, I've not had a problem. I do keep having dreams of getting things back. Literally, when I'm close to waking up, then I wake up. :-\ Fortunately, my wife and oldest don't seem too disturbed by it. My wife's quite a bit more...secure about our stuff, and the oldest is a little afraid of her room at night, but other than that, nothing too bad. The youngest, thank goodness based on her current situation, is too young to realize what happened.
Didn't expect anyone to solve them. This is just human nature. One person talks, the other(s) listen. Besides, I can make the problem inconsequential myself.
Also, if I gave the impression that I thought my robbery was the worst to experience, I never meant to. You obviously had it far worse with the loss of two beloved pets. (I used to have some, but for daughter's allergy reasons, had to sell them. Shetland sheepdogs, so they couldn't have stopped anything anyway.) I'm not so naive as to believe I've got it the worst. I've actually got it pretty damn good. Nightly news reminds me that it could be a million times worse.
Jdurg:
I'm so sorry to hear about all this. I've never been robbed myself, but know people personally who have and it takes some time to get over it. In addition, if someone truly wants to burglarize your house there really isn't anything you can do about it. No matter what security you have in place or what you do, someone who is looking to get in will find a way in.
A lot of people will feel safe if they have a dog, but I've seen many cases where the dog didn't do anything, or the robbers disposed of the dog which is far worse. I think the best protection against a robbery is a plan of action for when it does happen. Take your valuable stuff and do something so that it can be recovered later on. Don't go around telling people exactly how much stuff you have or specifics about your security system.
After buying my house there were some breaking and entering reported in my neighborhood. One of the neighbors came home to see a car in his driveway and someone walking around outside the house. The neighbor blocked his car in the driveway, and when the perpetrator saw this he tried to run by my neighbor. The neighbor, not knowing why this guy was running towards him, gave him an elbow to the face, knocking out a few teeth and putting the perp right on the ground. The police arrived and the theif is now in jail having been wanted for some other charge.
ChadTower:
Nothing like hypernova's situation but someone broke into my car last night, rifled around, and stole the stereo faceplate. :banghead: No damage it seems, doors probably weren't locked. I think I'm only out the cost of a replacement faceplate.
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