Posted on 07/01/2012 5:24:22 PM PDT by Chickensoup
The ESTRANGED is Taking the Kids to DC Tomorrow. Is It OK? DC FREEPERS? Can you hear me?
The kids are going with the estranged, who doesnt have the great judgement in the best of times, to do monument visits in DC.
So aside from the minor detail of it being over 100 degrees, (Good Grief!) how is it in DC? Power in the city? All the little angels being good?
Please tell.
The fact that you posted this on FR indicates to me that the ESTRANGED has made the right choice and is no longer with you. So, it would be best if you stayed out of her life as much as possible.
Dude! After 12 years maybe its time to break the cord with the estranged and get deevorced. After all this time she probably calls you “Gum on the Bottom of My shoe”
What are you talking about?
If it is the estranged’s visitation time it doesn’t much matter what else is going on or what will happen. the courts don’t care until after something bad happens.
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No one knows that better than me. You get the parents you have.
I told the kids to call if need be and I would get them tickets out.
HA!
I suspect we’ll be treated to a breaking news story about Mr. Chickensoup and his “estranged” one of these fine days.
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Criminal story? Never. Soup is detached.
ESTRANGED? Well the accent is on the second and third syllables.
Are you a Muslim or just an insecure controlling husband?
Thanks for the report, appreciate it. Will see if ESTRANGED goal-oriented compulsive behavior can be modified.
I will make suggestions.
The fact that you posted this on FR indicates to me that the ESTRANGED has made the right choice and is no longer with you. So, it would be best if you stayed out of her life as much as possible.
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Years ago before my father died, he was with a new doctor, an onocologist, and my brother for a first appointment. The doc turned to my father and said, Mr. Chickensoupdad, I see you live with your son.
My father looked into the doc’s eyes and said, Get this straight, my son lives with ME!
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I made the right choice of removing the ESTRANGED from my young children’s lives. Judgement was very poor and there was risk for them.
I work very hard to build a wall around the ESTRANGED.
Dude! After 12 years maybe its time to break the cord with the estranged and get deevorced. After all this time she probably calls you “Gum on the Bottom of My shoe”
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Are you talking about the “anchor around my neck?”
I couldn’t figure out what this was talking about. Not sure why it got posted here. Looks more like a Dear Abby issue (or maybe child protective services...?).
actually was trying to find out the conditions in DC. more of a travel update.
>> “Put a saw in their hands and let them help clean up.” <<
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The White House Chainsaw Massacre of 2012?
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Screw the rest of the self-righteous comments. Weld yourself to the kidlets. She’ll have them poisoned if you don’t. F’EN BITCHES. So sue me or ban me if you can commentees.
I hope you noticed I kept the Husqvarna out of it. :^)
Today was better than yesterday. More gas stations open, fewer lines, both at the gas stations and the grocery stores. Fewer blocked roads. But the power is still off (I type this with deep gratitude to my 20KW standby generator, but it still costs about $150 in propane per day to run, ouch.). Lots of places are still closed. It's still a little dicey to get around.
But tomorrow will be better than today.
In the meantime, on tour in DC in July is, as others have noted, brutal. Lots and lots of crowds. In recent years, the percentage of foreigners visiting our fair capital at this time of year has risen dramatically. Folks from certain cultures can be a bit more aggressive with their crowd behavior than that to which many of us are accustomed.
The weather will add to this the first part of this week - temperatures in the 90s and 30% chance of thunderstorms. Which means, it will be thunderstorming somewhere in the DC area pretty much throughout the day.
The addition of having lots of places without power doesn't improve the situation.
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I think people here thought it was some kind of cry for help.
Chickensoup, I might as well start my soap box now. You, Chickensoup are smarter than the average bear. It is insanely stupid to get a divorce as I am guessing you figured out. The court treats a family splitting up the same as a business, which it is not, and causes untold damage. Also, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, the way married couples hold property, creditors have to have judgments against both of you to levy against the property you hold. If you run up bills separately, creditors can’t get to your joint property if you default. Don’t default, it’s bad for your character and sets a terrible example. Divorce is a stupid idea. Wait it out like you are, the kids don’t mind in fact prefer it. The ONLY people that benefit from a divorce are the divorce lawyers. They will size up your assets and debts and then you will be in trouble. If you have to divorce (which you don’t) divide everything yourselves, then get the thing done. Why bother to divorce? So you can enter into an economic partnership with someone new? Stupid. Just stay married.
Those monuments are there to promote pagan idolatry of THE STATE. They're not the American ideal. They're Roman. Borderline blasphemous. And some of them (not the new crap) are indeed, awe-inspiring. I'd be more worried about that sticking with the kids than I would the weather or Metro mishaps.
The Smithsonian is cool. And the Nats are home and awesome.
In the meantime, on tour in DC in July is, as others have noted, brutal. Lots and lots of crowds. In recent years, the percentage of foreigners visiting our fair capital at this time of year has risen dramatically. Folks from certain cultures can be a bit more aggressive with their crowd behavior than that to which many of us are accustomed.
The weather will add to this the first part of this week - temperatures in the 90s and 30% chance of thunderstorms. Which means, it will be thunderstorming somewhere in the DC area pretty much throughout the day.
The addition of having lots of places without power doesn’t improve the situation.
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Thank you for your perspective,
Frankly, I would not go to DC unless it was March or April. Tooooo hooooot
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