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Vents with allowed responses - 3.

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GreenTongue
member, 1065 posts
Game Archaeologist
Thu 16 Dec 2021
at 22:30
  • msg #1962

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In reply to Fyrerain (msg # 1961):

Maybe they just don't see how learning to conform, follow directions and basic fundamentals are going to make much difference in their future minimum wage job.
This is especially true if all the jobs are going to be replaced by AI and robots anyway.
phoenix9lives
member, 1076 posts
GENE POLICE!  YOU!
GET OUTTA THE POOL!
Thu 16 Dec 2021
at 22:39
  • msg #1963

Technical questions

My stepdaughter was refusing to go to school friday because some yaboo threatened to shoot the place up.  My wife told her this morning that she's going; they caught him.  I believe expulsion was the course of action, plus charges preseed.
Evil Empryss
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Thu 16 Dec 2021
at 22:45
  • msg #1964

Technical questions

As someone who has been thru a school shooting (Lindhurst High, '92), if there was ANY suspicion that someone had an actual plan to bring a gun to school, my kids STAYED THE FRUIT HOME.

Considering my kids STILL went thru one actual shooting and one lockdown that ended in the kid getting dragged off before he could fire a gun, I do not regret my stance on them missing a day for safety.
phoenix9lives
member, 1077 posts
GENE POLICE!  YOU!
GET OUTTA THE POOL!
Thu 16 Dec 2021
at 23:49
  • msg #1965

Re: Vents with allowed responses - 3

Used to be you would walk through a student parking lot, and pass by a few trucks with rifles and/or shotgun in the back window.  You would think nothing of it because you knew those students went hunting before or after school.
GreenTongue
member, 1066 posts
Game Archaeologist
Fri 17 Dec 2021
at 01:40
  • msg #1966

Re: Vents with allowed responses - 3

In reply to phoenix9lives (msg # 1965):

Back then kids had responsibilities not just privileges. You were not reminded at every turn how "bad" you have it compared to "others". So unfair, ought to get even.
This message was last edited by the user at 01:45, Fri 17 Dec 2021.
Fyrerain
member, 113 posts
Fri 17 Dec 2021
at 15:40
  • msg #1967

Re: Vents with allowed responses - 3

I'm glad to hear they caught the instigator of this latest "challenge." I hope the kid and his parents all get some extensive counseling. There's still a chance now the kid can get his life back on track.
This message was last edited by the user at 15:40, Fri 17 Dec 2021.
phoenix9lives
member, 1078 posts
GENE POLICE!  YOU!
GET OUTTA THE POOL!
Fri 17 Dec 2021
at 22:07
  • msg #1968

Technical questions

Rumor is that one of the schools in the district where I work, the high school my stepdaughter attends, found guns on site.
GreenTongue
member, 1067 posts
Game Archaeologist
Fri 17 Dec 2021
at 23:04
  • msg #1969

Technical questions

In reply to phoenix9lives (msg # 1968):

It's crazy that they feel the need of them. Jamming more and more kids into a single facility to save money, has other costs. I remember going from a school of hundreds to a school of thousands. From personal experience, the outsiders are ganged up on not joining together. More people gives more bullies. More bullies give more people preyed on. At least one will feel the need to fight back or get even. I don't see how, without surveillance and AI, this can be addressed with the staffing and funding at their current levels.
phoenix9lives
member, 1079 posts
GENE POLICE!  YOU!
GET OUTTA THE POOL!
Fri 17 Dec 2021
at 23:54
  • msg #1970

Technical questions

I was one of those outsiders who got bullied by everybody.  Even other outsiders.  But, I never went out to kill my tormentors.  I thought about it.  A lot.  And quite creatively, I might add.
 Since I had a chemistry set, Encyclopedia Britannica, and my grandfather's medical encyclpedias....
GreenTongue
member, 1068 posts
Game Archaeologist
Sat 18 Dec 2021
at 03:11
  • msg #1971

Technical questions

In reply to phoenix9lives (msg # 1970):

As the numbers go up, one in a million becomes when not if.
bazhsw
member, 49 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:05
  • msg #1972

Technical questions

Has anyone else experienced the phenomena of 'games I am really interested in joining' only being advertised when one does not have the time to committ to them?  I'm sure it's not the case in reality but it feels like my free time and games I love the look of are in two entirely different orbits!

The second part is a vent about myself and maybe some self reflection - as the years go by I am finding myself more and more picky about what I'll apply to - to the point of self exclusion really.  At one time I am sure I would overlook a lot of things that make me pause now.
ShadoPrism
member, 1396 posts
OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive
Gamer-Disorder
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:53
  • msg #1973

Technical questions

In reply to bazhsw (msg # 1972):

Yeah I get the second half pretty well.
I have not played a game here in over 2 years - I just come in for the forums these days. Mostly as no game interest me anymore. .. sign I am getting old I think...
donsr
member, 2468 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 20:05
  • msg #1974

Technical questions

it has nothing to do with getting old?  its getting wise..the  games i am in  have been around. some games I joined  were former players who started  a game and asked if i would join to 'get things  moving'

 any who have seen my posts  about this know, i have a short list for games i would join, no matter  how much i Like the concept ( Micromanaging  CS, and making players wait months to play..yeah..not happening!   detailed  step-by-step posting rules for colors  ect...nop...the list  is short..byt important to me... you're  going to spend the one thing you can't get back...Time... it should be worth it.)
bazhsw
member, 51 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 20:15
  • msg #1975

Do details no longer matter?

In reply to ShadoPrism (msg # 1973):

Age may be part of it for me too.  Don't know whether I am being overly discerning, but as donsr says there is a certain wisdom in knowing what you'll enjoy and what you won't.  I do feel like I am suffering from 'Goldilocks' syndrome though where everything has to be 'just right' and we all know what happened to her!

I guess part of it is that I remember the relatively few things that are a turn off or led to a poor experience and they become bigger than the years of fun, rewarding roleplay experiences.
GreenTongue
member, 1072 posts
Game Archaeologist
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 20:50
  • msg #1976

Do details no longer matter?

The "Enjoyment / Time" calculation. Unfortunately, all to often, doing nothing provides enough enjoyment.
I keep eyeing the newer narrative style games as having a better ratio but hard to find people that share that interest. So many different genre and even flavors within a genre to reach a consensus on.
As was said, with all the choices, 'Goldilocks' syndrome is strong.
This message was last edited by the user at 20:50, Wed 29 Dec 2021.
ShadoPrism
member, 1397 posts
OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive
Gamer-Disorder
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 23:53
  • msg #1977

Do details no longer matter?

Truthfully I don't even look anymore - like I said above, I am just here for the forums anymore.
Hunter
member, 1712 posts
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Lurker
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 23:56
  • msg #1978

Technical questions

In reply to bazhsw (msg # 1972):

It's because as you get more experience, you realize what kind of games and characters you enjoy and/or can play well.
GreenTongue
member, 1073 posts
Game Archaeologist
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 11:45
  • msg #1979

Technical questions

As you get older, and the rut gets deeper, it's hard to see that it is a wonderful world in some less frequented places.
NowhereMan
member, 466 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 12:57
  • msg #1980

Technical questions

In reply to GreenTongue (msg # 1979):

Well, you know how older folks feel about music. Everything was better back when they were younger. The stuff the kids are into these days is just noise! I imagine the same holds true for a lot of our more... fully matured gamers.
GreenTongue
member, 1074 posts
Game Archaeologist
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 15:54
  • msg #1981

Technical questions

In reply to NowhereMan (msg # 1980):

I'm sure. Like a Minecraft landscape. The farther way it is, the better it looks.
The human mind has selective memory and those games when things were new are now MYTHIC.
All the fumbling and confusion has been forgotten and just the high points are remembered.
This makes it very difficult for any new game to compete.

Back In The Day, everyone fumbling around trying out the new game was part of the group experience. Now it is just annoying.
donsr
member, 2473 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 17:09
  • msg #1982

Technical questions

I have mentioned a few times through the years...everything comes in waves...

New Vampire  movie or show?..tons  of Vamp games

New  SCI-FI..tons of  space games

New  Marvel show...tons of super heroes

list goes on..... In the  end...and? Again i have said this before,  a GM  should pick i  genre  he wants to play in...run the game how  he wants it run if he was the  player..give  some small input from players  for flavor, and...most of  all keep the game moving.

Younger 'butterfly' folks will always hop from game to game.. one of the vets here  said  'the new shiny"...

 Vets will  try a game..and they will leave if it 'doesn't suit them'

all age does?  is make you chose 'more wisely'
GreenTongue
member, 1075 posts
Game Archaeologist
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 17:53
  • msg #1983

Technical questions

Search says, "We have 5,607 games" and yet...

How do you search for those things you can't put your finger on?
"Games and characters you enjoy and/or can play well."
donsr
member, 2474 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 19:33
  • msg #1984

Technical questions

::chuckles:: that could be a thread all by itself?  There   are   generes  i have , that i have looked for, but  most of the GMs/DMs  don't  advertise... and some that are advertised, i happened not to pick the right selection to bring up games.

::shurgs:; that's fine though, sooner or later a game will show up that i am interested in, that also  fits  my personal parameters... until then, I cursive along as i am now.
V_V
member, 987 posts
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Sat 1 Jan 2022
at 00:58
  • msg #1985

Technical questions

My best friend and I are without a car. That's bad, but not what I'm venting about. She (my friend) had to work today, and needed a ride. So through some difficulty she got one to work. Well, no one would give her a ride home, and taxis didn't run. So she waited until 4 PM (she got off at 11 AM) and someone gave her a ride. They stopped at grocery store, and my friend was fine with that. She got some butter and waited for him and his girlfriend. Well, it was getting close to 5, so she called the guy, and asked "hey, how much longer do you need" and he replied "Oh, we left about an hour ago, we couldn't find you. Sorry" and hung up.

By then she was able to get a taxi, but it was so infuriating. She could have gotten a taxi @4 but figured her coworker would be better. So she ended up working at her expense; as she works two part time jobs. Her other job, which she had more hours at, is great! This one, however, really don't have the same cooperation. She was supposed to work Christmas eve, but couldn't. We had no car. They wanted her to take a taxi both way, which definitely would have COST her to go. It was ridiculous.

I get that they wanted someone to be there...but they had two people are stand by. Soooooo....I'm not really sure why they took five hours before they accepted "I can't come in". Anyway, just pissed me off. My friend is really agitated too. She was supposed to be home for lunch, and is just now eating dinner. :/
SunRuanEr
subscriber, 435 posts
Thu 20 Jan 2022
at 22:22
  • msg #1986

Instacart, how do I love and hate thee?

So the fam's under quarantine - no biggie, there's instacart to get the things we need! Right?

First experience, with the grocery store? No problem. Everything was there (or suitably replaced), and it was a pretty decent experience, albeit a costly one - but hey, under the circumstances beggars can't be choosers. Overall, positive.

...until today, when my infant woke up sick, and we were short on Infants' Tylenol. No problem! We have 2 more free deliveries and Instacart will do drugstore deliveries, too! So I place an order for 10 - only 10! - items, tip $20 to the person that's really doing me a favor right now, and sit back to wait.

Newsflash, Instacart shoppers: Infants' Tylenol is *NOT* the same thing as Childrens' Tylenol. Bringing me two bottles of Childrens' instead of the one bottle of each that I ordered is not a proper replacement (nor was it indicated as such on the order form).

So, now my spouse (closest to having their quarantine over) has to break quarantine to go get the baby his medicine, because someone decided to be stupid. I do not appreciate having to do something reckless, because someone else didn't pay attention.

/Grr

Also, siderant, FFS why do literally zero delivery people put packages on the table that sits next to my front door, raised off the ground and under the porch overhang? Every, last, single, one of them puts the packages on the ground (sometimes with the added bonus of being directly in front of the door so that I can't open it), where they're splattered by rain instead of being dry on the table. Is this really such a difficult concept that I need to put up a sign that says 'Please put packages on the table?' Like - it's right there. Literally, right there, not 8 inches from the door. RIGHT. THERE.
This message was last edited by the user at 22:28, Thu 20 Jan 2022.
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