tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post550322465206009227..comments2024-03-18T23:08:20.960-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Guides for Talking on the Telephone."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62987335101776834962011-03-07T01:41:23.986-06:002011-03-07T01:41:23.986-06:00Leftards are idiots. A communications device that ...Leftards are idiots. A communications device that has been in America now for 100 years or so still mystifies them that they require instructions on the protocols of its use.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8117583354757935582011-03-06T20:44:43.609-06:002011-03-06T20:44:43.609-06:00I screen my calls. If you want me to answer the ph...I screen my calls. If you want me to answer the phone, should I be in, you have to leave a message. Most of the time people hang up. I suspect they're trying to sell me something.<br /><br />BTW, I'm not about to spend 15 bucks a month for caller id, especially when so many people block it.mythusmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458869083534878283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27452114457173960562011-03-06T18:30:55.644-06:002011-03-06T18:30:55.644-06:00The toddler bucket notices may seem ludicrous to y...The toddler bucket notices may seem ludicrous to you, Lincoln, but I they highlight a danger that is not readily apparent. <br /><br />It doesn't take much liquid in the bottom of a 5-gallon bucket to drown a toddler who falls into the bucket. <br /><br />It's not like it happened once. <a href="" rel="nofollow">The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received reports of over 275 young children who have drowned in buckets since 1984.</a> <br /><br />The CPSC site gives some very specific reasons that these buckets are dangerous to toddlers. <br /><br /><i>At 14-inches high, a 5-gallon bucket is about half the height of a young child. That, combined with the stability, makes it nearly impossible for top-heavy infants and toddlers to free themselves when they fall into the bucket head first. A child can drown in a small amount of water.<br /><br />Children are naturally curious and easily attracted to water. At the crawling and pulling up stages while learning to walk, they can quickly get into trouble. CPSC believes that bucket drownings happen when children are left momentarily unattended, crawl to a bucket, pull themselves up, and lean forward to reach for an object or play in the water.<br /><br />Parents and caregivers who are using 5-gallon buckets for household chores are warned not to leave a bucket containing even a small amount of liquid unattended where a young child may gain access to it. A child can drown in the time it takes to answer a telephone. </i>Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29344783445032244112011-03-06T16:49:36.591-06:002011-03-06T16:49:36.591-06:00I once had a 5-gallon bucket (some kind of plaster...I once had a 5-gallon bucket (some kind of plaster) with a warning sticker that depicted two little legs sticking out of the upright pail, as if to warn of the hazards of bucketing your toddler for transport. Always cracked me up.Lincolntfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620264736967842427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29382482162834368362011-03-06T16:47:46.390-06:002011-03-06T16:47:46.390-06:00Is he comparing you to a big buisness? (sic)
Is s...<i>Is he comparing you to a big buisness? (sic)</i><br /><br />Is she comparing herself to someone employed by a big business?<br /><br /><i>Puleeese.</i><br /><br />Ahem.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75210495853935798702011-03-06T15:46:24.731-06:002011-03-06T15:46:24.731-06:00I was self employed. My husband has been self empl...<i>I was self employed. My husband has been self employed all of his life and still is. We have had several small business over our lifetimes, including owning a restaurant, a furniture manufacturing business and a plumbing business (for the last 20 years). We pay 100% of our expenses. No 'big brother' looks out for us.</i><br /><br />And if you were stricken ill this second, what hospital would you go to? A for-profit or private not-for-profit hospital? Or a tax-supported government hospital?former law studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196697206046544350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43253659601729989952011-03-06T15:22:04.066-06:002011-03-06T15:22:04.066-06:00Why is anyone surprised at the wording of the sign...<i>Why is anyone surprised at the wording of the sign in a land where a simple aluminum step-ladder comes with SEVEN (7) different kinds of safety-stickers these days..</i><br /><br />The wording on ladders comes from lawsuits defended and lost. I am a bit surprised that aluminum ladders exist at all, considering the number of ladder users unaware that aluminum conducts electricity. And this is minor compared to people who put stepladders on uneven ground, walk up the non-step side, stand on the top and try to reach something, or even sit or stand on the paint can holder.<br /><br />Next time you buy a stepladder, consider that a good chunk of the price goes to compensate idiot fellow users.former law studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196697206046544350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73829555180670477242011-03-06T15:05:50.944-06:002011-03-06T15:05:50.944-06:00Dylan: Where do you work? Fight for some more wor...Dylan: <i> Where do you work? Fight for some more workers rights. Stand up and ask for those benefits. I know that's being idealistic, but it still makes a lot more sense than complaining about other people. <br /></i><br /><br />What you seem to not acknowledge is that sometimes, the answer is "no".<br />And if it doesn't come from the boss when you ask for them, it might come from the layoff notice when you've gotten more than your employer can afford.<br />See, for example, the UAW workers who worked for Saturn or Numi.<br /><br />See also, "Jobs Americans Won't Do". I mean, we need illegal immigrants for those low-paying jobs, right? Why don't Americans just ask to get paid more?MayBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63913155451681680962011-03-06T14:53:39.948-06:002011-03-06T14:53:39.948-06:00@Dylan, thanks for your non-answer. May I take it,...@Dylan, thanks for your non-answer. May I take it, then, that you are a professional protest organizer?<br /><br />Whether you realize it or not, Walker is absolutely right not to "negotiate" with the teachers. The teachers unions have themselves made it perfectly clear that there can be no -- as in not any -- meaningful educational reform until the NEA and the AFT and any other rag-tag teachers unions out there are completely and utterly broken. What you are seeing in Wisconsin is only the first skirmish in a long war that you <i>must</i> lose, because the alternative is that only the wealthy limousine liberals and country club Republicans will be able to educate their children properly, by sending them to expensive private schools.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59767155625645677602011-03-06T14:17:29.274-06:002011-03-06T14:17:29.274-06:00Dust Bunny, I was going to post the same thing. Se...Dust Bunny, I was going to post the same thing. Self employed. Am not a business owner, just a private contractor. No worky, no money. Ironic that a small business owner is vilified by Mr. Dental Hygiene. Is he comparing you to a big buisness? Puleeese.Marileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900332390573486636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71163826713041928902011-03-06T13:22:22.423-06:002011-03-06T13:22:22.423-06:00Because one instance of violence doesn't mean ...Because one instance of violence doesn't mean the entire protest has been a ball of hate and vulgarity? <br /><br />Amazing how often this magical "one incident" keeps recurring. Kinda like the "one" Walker = Hitler sign actually looked like dozens of different signs being held by dozens of different people over the course of a dozen days.Lincolntfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620264736967842427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91647968647816594232011-03-06T13:22:07.543-06:002011-03-06T13:22:07.543-06:00Ask a cop. They're good people, they've be...<i>Ask a cop. They're good people, they've been there since day one, both day and night. </i><br /><br />They are good public union employees.MayBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24724343923804554882011-03-06T13:16:42.271-06:002011-03-06T13:16:42.271-06:00"How about I just wait a few minutes for Mead..."How about I just wait a few minutes for Meade to post his account of being physically assaulted while watching the clean up? I'm sure that "won't count" for some reason or another, but I'm curious as to the position/job title/capacity of the person who did the assaulting. If it was a State employee, all Hell should break loose."<br /><br />Because one instance of violence doesn't mean the entire protest has been a ball of hate and vulgarity? <br /><br />Ask a cop. They're good people, they've been there since day one, both day and night.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476089596991945301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21420577195081158542011-03-06T13:08:22.853-06:002011-03-06T13:08:22.853-06:00"If you really believe the protest has been v..."If you really believe the protest has been violent, hateful, vulgar, and hostile, kindly go to the Capitol and talk to any of the capitol police who've been there since day one. "<br /><br />How about I just wait a few minutes for Meade to post his account of being physically assaulted while watching the clean up? I'm sure that "won't count" for some reason or another, but I'm curious as to the position/job title/capacity of the person who did the assaulting. If it was a State employee, all Hell should break loose.Lincolntfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620264736967842427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68709370145992339852011-03-06T13:04:38.165-06:002011-03-06T13:04:38.165-06:00Ahhhh so many people to respond to.
@Lincolntf:
I...Ahhhh so many people to respond to.<br /><br />@Lincolntf:<br />I'm sorry, but I've spent almost every day at the capitol since this began. I must have missed all the hatred when we were cleaning the floors at night with rags, or when we were chatting with the cops over how incredible the whole situation was, or when we were chanting "Thank you! Thank you!" to all the cops, steel workers, teachers, and fire fighters, or when we printed off a couple hundred "Remember: this is a peaceful protest" signs and put them everywhere we could, including on our persons and on the drummers.<br /><br />On single occasions, I'm sure there have been some confrontations. Overall though, the only hate I've seen has been directed at Mr.Walker for ignoring all this and still refusing to negotiate. <br /><br />And yes, yes, I hate the Hitler signs too. Both sides openly do this, it's a incredibly stupid comparison (as is the comparison of this protest to that of Egypt and even worse, Lybia), but that doesn't make it the face of the protest, or mean that it represents the protests point. <br /><br />I don't think you'll take my word for any of this though. So, instead I'll just recommend this;<br /><br />If you really believe the protest has been violent, hateful, vulgar, and hostile, kindly go to the Capitol and talk to any of the capitol police who've been there since day one. <br /><br /><br />@Dylan, may I ask what your day job is? Are you a teacher? UW student? Professional protester for left-wing causes? Your wording implies that you are out-of-state.<br /><br />Haha. How so? For what statements posted on little blogs online are worth, I'm from Southern Wisconsin born & raised. Went to the same high school as both Feingold and Ryan, though not at the time they were there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476089596991945301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55013839306788279252011-03-06T12:41:28.490-06:002011-03-06T12:41:28.490-06:00Do we not count as workers? (Of course not. Not in...<i>Do we not count as workers? (Of course not. Not in your world).</i><br /><br />Business owners themselves prefer to classify themselves differently. Stop pretending that the "special treatment" of labor doesn't have to do with the business owners seeing themselves as special and entitled.<br /><br /><i>Where do I go to get my 'special rights'.</i><br /><br />See above. Also see, greater access to the political graft system, more money to personally bribe public officials with - including promises of creating "economic prosperity", lobbies created entirely to implementing the whims of every industry that exists (including financial services), etc., etc., etc. <br /><br />It takes a whopping case of mindblindness to not see all that.<br /><br /><i>There is nowhere for us to 'stand up and ask for benefits'.</i><br /><br />So I guess the SBA, Chamber of Commerce and every lobby that has bought and sold Congress and held the legislative bodies by the balls to dance in concert with the wishes of the business owners whose interests are represented by them, can now be disbanded - seeing as how ineffective (verily, non-existent) you find them. <br /><br />Good to know.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84434930883445767892011-03-06T12:36:13.670-06:002011-03-06T12:36:13.670-06:00Is Dust Bowl Queen seriously trying to portray bus...Is Dust Bowl Queen seriously trying to portray business owners as more aggrieved than laborers, the majority of whom make nowhere near as much in any form of compensation as she does?<br /><br />Oh woe is me!!! <br /><br />This is like listening to the slaveowners bitch about about how good the slaves had it. Slaves, after all, were "cared for". <br /><br />Anyway, keep up the good work on scooping "Poster Tape-Gate", Meade. I see a Pulitzer in store for you down the road.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40118349843731025772011-03-06T12:32:45.347-06:002011-03-06T12:32:45.347-06:00"I was physically assaulted when I videotaped..."I was physically assaulted when I videotaped some of the removal process."<br /><br />But I have it on very good authority that there is no mess and that the Union members/protesters are 100% peaceful. How confusing to my wee little brain.Lincolntfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620264736967842427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13756928209952451292011-03-06T12:30:49.780-06:002011-03-06T12:30:49.780-06:00"Why, when folks like you talk about workers ..."Why, when folks like you talk about workers rights are mine not considered????"<br /><br /><i>Where do you work? Fight for some more workers rights. Stand up and ask for those benefits. I know that's being idealistic, but it still makes a lot more sense than complaining about other people</i><br /><br />@ Dylan.<br /><br />I was self employed. My husband has been self employed all of his life and still is. We have had several small business over our lifetimes, including owning a restaurant, a furniture manufacturing business and a plumbing business (for the last 20 years). We pay 100% of our expenses. No 'big brother' looks out for us.<br /><br />Do we not count as workers? (Of course not. Not in your world). Where do I go to get my 'special rights'. There is nowhere for us to 'stand up and ask for benefits'.<br /><br />We don't have days off. We don't have paid vacations. We work as many hours a week and as many hours a day as it takes. We work on Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas, Thanksgiving. <br /><br />We will NEVER hire another person or create a job for another person again for the very reasons that you think that the workers are "entitled". <br /><br /><br />We are nothing more than a cash cow to you and the union leeches who demand that we pay higher and higher taxes so YOU can have benefits.....and we are sick of it. <br /><br />We are sick of YOU and your greedy needy ways.<br /><br />Have a nice day and enjoy your protest.Dust Bunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341429444562280127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85054224534518608372011-03-06T12:28:39.059-06:002011-03-06T12:28:39.059-06:00Just now back from the Capitol. Signs are down on...Just now back from the Capitol. Signs are down on every floor and none are allowed to be stuck back up. Maintenance crews were at work, when I arrived at 9, using razor blades, soapy water, and rags in an attempt to remove different types of tapes and adhesives. I was physically assaulted when I videotaped some of the removal process. Clearly, there are parties who are quickly trying to coverup the official cleanup operation. There is an attempt to mollify someone's embarrassment. AA will have a video up soon. I'm heading back over to see what I can see.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-92183175138019844202011-03-06T12:15:55.011-06:002011-03-06T12:15:55.011-06:00Dylan, it's not just a "few bad apples&qu...Dylan, it's not just a "few bad apples", it's the entire movement that's dirty. It's the Government protesting against the people and it's absurd. From the howling idiot in MA telling his Union supporters to "get bloody", <br /> to the bottom-feeding race hustlers like J. Jackson comparing a 5% contribution to a health care plan with slavery, to the worthless parents who hung "Don't Teabag Me" signs on their children. All of them are a disgrace.Lincolntfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620264736967842427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84514614984353722762011-03-06T12:13:16.786-06:002011-03-06T12:13:16.786-06:00I think what the righties are missing when bitchin...I think what the righties are missing when bitching about the pensions they lack or the benefits not given in the private sector, is the fact that improvements in working conditions generally follow what the unions fought for. Like the forty-hour week as opposed to its 72-hour predecessor? Thank the unions! (And if you don't, go ahead and work around it. It's fine to be a soulless robot with no appreciation for leisure and other vital aspects of life. Work all you want. But don't expect the larger culture to embrace the least pleasant vision of life or work to make pointless drudgery the standard).Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13253864623149418832011-03-06T12:11:29.595-06:002011-03-06T12:11:29.595-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49711071427751870472011-03-06T12:07:49.606-06:002011-03-06T12:07:49.606-06:00Dylan, thanks for your thoughtful reply. I underst...Dylan, thanks for your thoughtful reply. I understand that you all are trying hard, but I'm not convinced that those signs don't make that beautiful building look trashy.<br /><br />To be honest, I think it looks more beautiful than it ever has before. Beyond the marble and, really, really beautiful architecture, the personalities and creativity that come out of most (not all) posters is really invigorating. For example, the entire passageway leading up to the Governors office was completely covered in 8.5x11 printed out sheets of paper of peoples stories on why the bill will hurt them. <br /><br />Anyone who goes to the capitol right now is not going to see the marble. This is a incredibly unique moment in history, and I think most people walking through recognize that. The posters have all been taken down on the 2nd-3rd-4th floors at this point, and a lot were captured by the Historical society to put in museums. <br /><br />I can agree, it probably looks trashy if you ignore the message and motivation behind the posters, but circumstance and individuals considered, it's nothing short of a beautiful little display. <br /><br /><br />"You say that there are always a few bad apples. Did you, personally, give that kind of leeway to the tea partiers that were so villified for a few ignorant and distastful signs?"<br /><br />Yep! I really, really hate it when people find the one person out of a thousand that carries the hitler sign and makes them the poster child for a group. I completely disagree with the Tea Party on almost all of their platforms and ideas, but I'm not going to say they're all hicks, or idiots, or obsessed with Obama being a Muslim commie nazi. I know plenty of professionals, (and damn good ones at that) who are tea partiers. I think they're wrong, but I'm not going to vilify their movement because of a few stupid signs here and there.<br /><br />"You do not say if someone wanted to put up a pro-walker sign would be allowed."<br />I didn't say that because the point hadn't been raised. There's been very little presence of the tea party since the protest began (besides on the Sunday two weeks ago when they had their rally, obviously). That said, if someone wanted to put up a sign pro-Walker, no one would slap it out of their hand or stop them. At least none of the police, marshals, and 99% of the protestors wouldn't. <br /><br />I couldn't guarantee a long lifespan of said poster, but we would supply them with tape and wouldn't disturb them if they wanted to hang it up. <br /><br /> "You see, I have been a "worker" my whole life. I paid my own insurance or went without. Pension. None, nadda. Yet, my tax dollars are paying for yours. Where's the fairness in that?"<br /><br />I've seen this argument a lot, and I don't understand why the response isn't fight for better insurance terms yourself? It seems kinda backwards to me to think that just because some other people have better benefits than you do, that they should have those removed. Especially when those people are just middle class. <br /><br /><br />"Why, when folks like you talk about workers rights are mine not considered????"<br />Where do you work? Fight for some more workers rights. Stand up and ask for those benefits. I know that's being idealistic, but it still makes a lot more sense than complaining about other people. <br /><br />Though we're leaving the area I'm expertise in and entering the general debate of the bill in which I doubt either of us will convince each-other that they are wrong. <br /><br />If you want to get a better idea of what types of messages were used and displayed, check out the flickr group of the Protest at:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/groups/1661846@N22/pool/with/5460460992/<br /><br />This group is a mass collection of any and all photographers who went to the rallies, so it's pretty far reaching and pretty good.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476089596991945301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77848156067194634062011-03-06T12:02:49.750-06:002011-03-06T12:02:49.750-06:00My impressions of Dylan.
He/she is well meaning h...My impressions of Dylan.<br /><br />He/she is well meaning however is deluded and sees things through a very young viewpoint and has a single focus vision of the world.<br /><br />He/she doesn't have a job, doesn't own a house, doesn't pay taxes other than maybe some minimal income tax (if he/she even has a job), doesn't purchase his/her own insurance.<br /><br />As Marilee intimated, he/she doesn't respect the rights of workers who are not Unionized workers. The definition of 'worker' doesn't include others.<br /><br />The things that he/she is saying on this blog that sound reasonable and kindly are probably not in line with his/her real world actions visa vi people with opposing viewpoints. When confronted with his/her polar opposites carrying signs, the civility level would be much different.<br /><br />He/she doesn't understand the meaning of the word "laudable".<br /><br />Someday, after growing up and facing real life and having personal responsibilities....he/she will look back on this episode with chagrin (and hopefully) shame.<br /><br /><br />LOL verification word: signon<br /><br />OK...OK! I will.<br /><br />3/6/11 12:01 PMDust Bunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341429444562280127noreply@blogger.com