tkdguy Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I've been in a pissy mood for two weeks straight now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I've been in a pissy mood for two weeks straight now. I first read the bolded word with a U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I had a stomachache yesterday and it's back today. Ow ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Re: The cranky thread My power supply decided to let out it's smoke, so no more computer. Very annoying in that it was a fairly new power supply. I think it's time to build a new computer, though that one was the youngest of the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I just read that my friend had to put his Dog down last week. I'm totally bummed. Juda was the sweetest dog ever. I knew he wasn't long for the world, and I hated watching him struggle to get up to come see us on game night, but he always did. He was always so happy to see us. I'm sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Dr. A, I hope things are better. regarding the article. HOLY SH~ and Crosshair, please don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Decision Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Nobody asked me if I wanted to turn socialist! Those rat bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Hermit, I've never been in that situation, and never lost everything in a place I lived, though I've come close. You have my sympathies, and I am very glad, on this new day, the damage to my place was not worse than it is. Yes, something to be thankful for... trying to focus on the positive here. I had a fire in my apartment while in grad school, losing most of my personal possessions. Fortunately the apartment was empty at the time; I was visiting home at the time, and my roommate was out at the observatory. The place had been empty for a week when it happened; the fire started in my bedding, and was electrical in origin. I certainly would not have survived had I been there. All my science was in my office at school, so there was no direct hit to what I was doing with my life at that time, though it made for a lot of time and energy lost, of course. Being one for gallows humor, I got a lot out of the incident. In a conversation a couple weeks later, someone was saying, "I'm a pack rat, I still have junk like my old undergrad report cards," to which I deadpanned, "Yeah, I used to be like that." A third person caught my reference.... It also destroyed Foulstink Dungeon, a massive self-written collection of materials built for/on old D&D (the faux woodgrain box set) rules. In that sense, it liberated me from a fair portion of a metric buttload of shackles to a game system which had been already made obsolete at the time of the fire.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Nobody asked me if I wanted to turn socialist! Those rat bastards. "Turn Socialist", is that a new ability for a Cleric prestige class? JoeG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread HSUS lost my respect some time ago, but this last bit infuriated me. Article It's a fairly balanced article, but they don't mention that 60 of those fighting dogs were puppies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Well, this turned into an unexpectedly rotten day. I finally get home, after a long day at work, only to find that I can't GET home because there are 7 -- count them, 7 -- fire engines & swarms of police cars, etc. blocking off my street and my apartment building because there's been a fire. After a bit more than an hour of waiting, I finally get in... the fire was in the apartment above mine. It stinks. I have a rotten headache from the fumes. And I've got water coming through the ceiling in various places because, of course, they had to douse the place above to kill the flames. It could be worse... it could have been my place that had the fire. But right now, I'm having flashbacks to a couple of years ago when I got flooded out from above, in the neighboring building, and had to move to this building... and how many books, collectible cards, etc. I lost to water. It's going to be a long night... Damn, that sucks. Good luck. I remember your last fiasco with firefighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread HSUS lost my respect some time ago, but this last bit infuriated me. Article It's a fairly balanced article, but they don't mention that 60 of those fighting dogs were puppies. I am getting to the point I distrust anyone claiming to be working for Animal Rights. Or maybe I hit that a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I am getting to the point I distrust anyone claiming to be working for Animal Rights. Or maybe I hit that a few years ago. You do know I work in that field? Though as people have been learning, each group has it's own goals and means of getting there. I can find good that HSUS and PETA have done, but they have a crappy record in saving life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread You do know I work in that field? Though as people have been learning, each group has it's own goals and means of getting there. I can find good that HSUS and PETA have done, but they have a crappy record in saving life. As I recall, you work with animals. Organizations that claim their main goal is "animal rights" such as PETA lost my respect a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread As I recall' date=' you work with animals. Organizations that claim their main goal is "animal rights" such as PETA lost my respect a long time ago.[/quote'] My org is pretty pro-animal rights as well. We just approach it differently than PETA & HSUS. Best Friends just reexamined their mission and vision statements: Vision Statement of: A Better World Through Kindness to Animals Our Mission Statement remains the same: No More Homeless Pets Pretty much the same as before. We operate the largest no kill facility in the US mainly as an example, but we're a drop in the bucket compared to the millions of homeless animals that are killed each year. Ok. Getting off the soapbox and needing to go to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Ok. Getting off the soapbox and needing to go to work. Make plenty of new animal friends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMan Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Respect Animals. And then eat them. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I can't stand doing performance reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Re: The cranky thread My org is pretty pro-animal rights as well. We just approach it differently than PETA & HSUS. Best Friends just reexamined their mission and vision statements: Vision Statement of: A Better World Through Kindness to Animals Our Mission Statement remains the same: No More Homeless Pets Pretty much the same as before. We operate the largest no kill facility in the US mainly as an example, but we're a drop in the bucket compared to the millions of homeless animals that are killed each year. Ok. Getting off the soapbox and needing to go to work. That is a reasonable mission. AFAIK, Peta feels that pets are better off dead, whether homeless or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread I can't stand doing performance reviews. I don't think anyone does either receiving or giving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Re-applied for disability benefits today. Wish me luck ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Luck, dude. Five full dice of Combat Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread Convention Crud Sickness is a real pain. This is the second convention in a row where we both got colds. The cough makes me cranky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread My three-year-old started preschool in January. He's been sick three times so far and managed to give it to the rest of us twice. Whee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Re: The cranky thread School and preschool children: the plague rats of the 21st Century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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