The New Hobbit Hole

[ksen]

What REALLY annoyed me was that my other brother (not the "trouble maker" who was under-age) tried to lecture me on why the store was right and I was wrong to be offended!

You should tell your brother that it was not the store's decision to make that policy. It was made because the nanny state got itself involved and passed rules to require stores to adopt such policies or face some sort of punishment.

Most likely if it were up to the store they would have sold it to you.

BTW, when you start running the trailer a prompt comes up asking if everyone in the house is 21 or over......

[2Jedismom]

Once, when I was about 5 months pregnant with Matthew, Steve and I bought a nice box of chicken. It was what was left-over at the end of the day, so very cheap. But the size of the box was nice too...made for a couple of snacktimes.

Anyway, a few days later, I went to the deli to get another box of that chicken, even though I knew it wouldn't be on sale.

I asked the deli worker if she had a box of chicken the same size as the ones that sell at the end of the day. She started in on me like you would not believe. Said "Maaaaay'uuuuummmm, we don't sell that chikin for that price all daaaaaaayyyy." Like I was some kind of moron! She said a whole bunch of stuff, but I can't remember...I just remember she was very condescending.

Boy, I went off. I told her she was speaking to a college educated woman, not some high-school dropout that has to work behind a chicken counter. The manager came over and I told him that I didn't need some kid lecturing me about chicken prices (I was 32 years old at the time)...all I wanted was a box of chicken the same size as the ones they put on sale!

The manager gave me the chicken and we traded with that store for the entire time we lived there.

[Corin Stormhands]

So if I took my 13-year-old and my 3-year-old into that store I couldn't buy beer? Trust me, I look my age (sometimes a bit more).

I would have left everything on the counter, gotten the manager's name and walked out. I have a low tolerance for idiots.

I called Pizza Hut Friday night. We're regular customers so we're in the computer. For some reason though she needed the phone number, the address, the zip code, the pet's names....(okay, but it was still a lot of info). I was already getting annoyed when she asked me to spell my street name (it's a little weird, I spell it lots).

But then she said, "Bit of a hearing problem tonite, huh?"

To which I responded "EXCUUUUUSE ME?"

She back off and implied she was talking about herself. But still...

[Corin Stormhands]

Now where's the smelly dwarf?

Hopefully in the shower...

[Corin Stormhands]

Elves are leftist democrats

They're so in touch with their feelings...

[NewCenturions]

Elves are leftist democrats

!!!! Everyone knows elves were Reaganites! Started leaving in droves when he left office.

[Overtaxed]

I know he's around here somewhere....

[Overtaxed]

Elves are on both sides of the fence and they run out when the fighting starts.

[NewCenturions]

"I was exhausted"

Of COURSE you were exhausted - what with all the medicines you've been fetching! And this is only the trailer release! Imagine what the movie will do?! (You and I both need to be in some kind of 'intervention' program)

[Corin Stormhands]

...all I wanted was a box of chicken the same size as the ones they put on sale!

When our youngest turned one we had a family birthday party. My wife makes a great North Carolina barbeque that cooks in a slow cooker for about 8 hours. But ours had broken so she borrowed one. Apparently it didn't get hot enough so the meat spoiled.

ANYWAY, it was Sunday, so she called Wal-Mart (this was before she started working for them) and asked for the 50 piece chicken special. She was told they need a 24 hour notice. So she asked what size boxes of chicken they had.

"Six pieces."

"Okay, I'd like eight, six-piece boxes..."

"You can have the 50 piece..."

Sometimes you just have to push a little extra.

[2Jedismom]

LOL! This is true.

[ksen]

I admire your decision to fight the classification of your son as "disabled." From what I understand schools get more funding if they have these sorts of "disabled" students.

We had an older couple over to dinner after church this past Sunday. He used to be a public school teacher, back in the '50's through '70's.

As a "reward" for doing an outstanding job the previous year our friend was transferred to a different school and was given the students who were, as the school called them, "retarded and learning disabled." The school had 30 slots for disabled students, guess how many they came up with? Yep, they came up with 30 students.

Anyway, to make a long story short, our friend told the students he didn't believe a bit of it. He held them to high standards, punishing where necessary (corporally in private), and praising abundantly (publically).

Those kids were the best academically in their whole system, as judged by the standardized tests that kids take.

So hang in there with Jr. Discipline where necessary, and praise where necessary. We love our kids. Too often that turns into permissiveness. If we really love our kids we will do what is necessary to help them perform to the best of their ability.

I'm sure you and the Mrs. do all of that, I was preaching to myself there for a minute, but you are more than welcome to listen in. ;^)

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

Help yourself everybody, we're all going to need a lot of medicine in the next few months.....

[NewCenturions]

After a handful of that, even Overtaxed will start hugging elves!
(I hope those are just Vitamins!)

[2Jedismom]

And not only that, I had just washed my hair and I went to bed with it wet (we've been re-doing the bathroom and I couldn't find my blowdryer!) This morning, my hair looked like it was having a nervous breakdown!

[Corin Stormhands]

If we really love our kids we will do what is necessary to help them perform to the best of their ability.

Yep. I went to bed feeling like a jerk last night. But I knew I couldn't back down.

[Corin Stormhands]

This morning, my hair looked like it was having a nervous breakdown!

Quick! Somebody fetch her conditioner...

[Overtaxed]

Help yourself everybody, we're all going to need a lot of medicine in the next few months.....

I don't do drugs.

[ksen]

I didn't know you were a Colombian dwarf.....

[Corin Stormhands]

Drugless sneak...