What did you do today to show understanding

[MSLI]

Driving home tonight, I see an old
man ( like me ) hobbling up a snow covered sidewalk. I thought somebody better pick him up, he’s never gonna make it. At the next light a voice said
… “ if it’s to be, then it’s up to me” … O-crap! …I wanted home quickly, but double backed anyway, hoping someone else got him, they didn’t

Put the four-ways on, helped him in, dropped him to the market. Guess what for? toothpaste, and dental floss during a snow storm I park in the handicap spot and waited to take him home to complete the good deed.

 

[C.J.]

Driving home tonight, I see an old
man ( like me ) hobbling up a snow covered sidewalk. I thought somebody better pick him up, he’s never gonna make it. At the next light a voice said
… “ if it’s to be, then it’s up to me” … O-crap! …I wanted home quickly, but double backed anyway, hoping someone else got him, they didn’t

Put the four-ways on, helped him in, dropped him to the market. Guess what for? toothpaste, and dental floss during a snow storm I park in the handicap spot and waited to take him home to complete the good deed.

Good man!

Sadly I have no good deeds to claim this week.

 

[MSLI]

Good man!

Sadly I have no good deeds to claim this week.

Thanks
Ah, but you did ….the owl removal, by leaving the door open you saved them 1,500.00 ( 15.00 of our dollars ) and then, the typical good deed of quality of service…..3 cheers ( Sorry I drank one)

 

[highup]

Driving home tonight, I see an old
man ( like me ) hobbling up a snow covered sidewalk. I thought somebody better pick him up, he’s never gonna make it. At the next light a voice said
… “ if it’s to be, then it’s up to me” … O-crap! …I wanted home quickly, but double backed anyway, hoping someone else got him, they didn’t

Put the four-ways on, helped him in, dropped him to the market. Guess what for? toothpaste, and dental floss during a snow storm I park in the handicap spot and waited to take him home to complete the good deed.

I can't quite compete with that.... no damsel's in distress, no nothin'
....wait, I tightened the last bolt on my buddies steering column yesterday, so he can reinstall the trim now.

I donated the 'vintage' 6" Craftsman belt sander I bought from Habitat back to them. It needed a much bigger motor and it just took up too much space. I had taken it totally apart, de-rusted it, painted it, rotated the bushings and put in a new main drive shaft to eliminate slop.....
Naw, I didn't see me coming up with a 3hp motor anytime soon.... so I dropped it off Wednesday afternoon and it was already gone Thursday at noon. I hope they made more $$$ than I lost.

 

[highup]

My brother and I were going over to start working on this today. The final touches at a local, historical theatre. They have been restoring it for 10 years I suppose. The balcony stair runners are pretty much the last thing.
Work interruptus today:

It's been really rainy, and steady wind +gusts happening today and tonight.
As I backed out, I noticed a corner portion of my neighbors fence about to fall over.
The wind wasn't going to stop today, maybe not until tomorrow?
My neighbors grandson lives with her but works 30 miles from town all week. She had a dog that she lets loose in the back yard...... for business purposes.
I canceled the start of my stair project and drove into town to visit the hardware store.
It ain't fancy, but it will buy time to figure out a real fix.
I made a temporary holderUpNow with a piece of 1x3 pine and a metal strap and a stake in the ground.
I think it will hold till a fix can be figured out. At least Zack can work all week and not worry about the dog running loose.
I didn't get a before, so you only get the after.
It would make Red Green proud.

 

[C.J.]

My brother and I were going over to start working on this today. The final touches at a local, historical theatre. They have been restoring it for 10 years I suppose. The balcony stair runners are pretty much the last thing.
Work interruptus today:

It's been really rainy, and steady wind +gusts happening today and tonight.
As I backed out, I noticed a corner portion of my neighbors fence about to fall over.
The wind wasn't going to stop today, maybe not until tomorrow?
My neighbors grandson lives with her but works 30 miles from town all week. She had a dog that she lets loose in the back yard...... for business purposes.
I canceled the start of my stair project and drove into town to visit the hardware store.
It ain't fancy, but it will buy time to figure out a real fix.
I made a temporary holderUpNow with a piece of 1x3 pine and a metal strap and a stake in the ground.
I think it will hold till a fix can be figured out. At least Zack can work all week and not worry about the dog running loose.
I didn't get a before, so you only get the after.
It would make Red Green proud. View attachment 20851

If they don’t find you handsome they should at least find you handy!

 

[highup]

If they don’t find you handsome they should at least find you handy!

Funny you said that. She sent me a text a half hour after she got home.

Here's part of my reply.

 

[highup]

Heading down the road after checking my mailbox, I drove past a friend place. She worked at the bank with my brothers ex about 35 years ago. She works with an architect now.
There was a large shattered fir tree branch across the driveway. I figured they could get the gate open, but no way drive around or over it. If it was still storming and raining..... It wouldn't have been fun for her to get out and deal with it. Anyway, I moved the branch and related schapnel off to the side of the driveway.....this is a little rural road a couple miles from town.
I felt pretty good today
The stairs could wait as there aren't any plays happnin', but they are practicing for Oliver in an adjoining area next to the balcony.
Small towns are cool. Everybody knows somebody that knows somebody that knows a friend of your best friends brothers wife's parents.
Lynn, my neighbor...... We went to kindergarten together. Small town. 16,000

 

[C.J.]

That’s the kind of stuff that being a good neighbor is made of.

 

[MSLI]

If it was still storming and raining..... It wouldn't have been fun for her to get out and deal with it. Anyway, I moved the branch and related schapnel off to the side of the driveway....

That’s the kind of stuff that being a good neighbor is made of.

NICE !

Now all we have to do is figure out a way to recognize that sometimes we can be the storm and rain knocking down branches on our neighbors driveway and it’s not going to be very fun for them

….. It happens, we all have storm clouds a-brewing…..forgive yourself, so we can stop doubling down and then forgive others when appropriate, so we can develop into good stewards who can recognize our neighbors external and internal needs, so they can have a little fun.

Sorry when I see an opportunity for teaching, I use it

 

[highup]

NICE !

Now all we have to do is figure out a way to recognize that sometimes we can be the storm and rain knocking down branches on our neighbors driveway and it’s not going to be very fun for them

….. It happens, we all have storm clouds a-brewing…..forgive yourself, so we can stop doubling down and then forgive others when appropriate, so we can develop into good stewards who can recognize our neighbors external and internal needs, so they can have a little fun.

Sorry when I see an opportunity for teaching, I use it

You're better off being my neighbor than not.

 

[C.J.]

I know laying carpet sucks so today I decided to throw some good karma out there and make the world a better place. I removed the spacers after I shot up my base

 

[MSLI]

I know laying carpet sucks so today I decided to throw some good karma out there and make the world a better place. I removed the spacers after I shot up my base

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Nice ! Now are you ready for the advanced course and accept / understand
Transgenders ? ….. after all, we can’t hold everyone’s hands.

 

[C.J.]

Nice ! Now are you ready for the advanced course and accept / understand
Transgenders ? ….. after all, we can’t hold everyone’s hands.

I do not understand trans people. That doesn’t mean that I hate them, I just don’t understand them, and that’s OK. I don’t personally know any and the ones that I’ve interacted with in the wild I didn’t know well enough to get into that type of a conversation with. When I’m working or hanging out with friends, we sure aren’t spending our time talking about and trying to understand them. Again, no hate, I just don’t know and don’t care.

So, until the day comes that I get to interact with and get to know a T person, or any of the other groups that didn’t exist when I was a kid, they will remain a mystery to me, and I understand and accept that.

 

[havasu]

Why do we need to accept something that is just wrong?

 

[C.J.]

Why do we need to accept something that is just wrong?

It’s the forced acceptance that irks me. Are we not entitled to our own opinions? Now I HAVE to accept you? Again, I don’t hate these people. I don’t wish them dead or want bad things to happen to them. I just want them to do their own thing and not worry about me because I’m doing my own thing and not worrying about them.

Somewhere along the way we’ve taken a persons indifference to something to mean that they are against something. Not true and assuming so makes people not like you very much, which, by the way, is the first step in getting people to hate you. Having said that, maybe the solution to the/ their problem is to shut up about it instead of throwing it in our faces and forcing us to accept it.

 

[MSLI]

Why do we need to accept something that is just wrong?

If it’s not against the law, we can’t call Hawaii, 5 O, …. If it’s not good common sense, we can’t do anything about that, because common sense is not all that common. If it’s not good morals, we just don’t have Moral Police to enforce good morals. And finally, who made us God to ultimately be the one and true judge of all behaviors ? ….., what action do we have left ? Acceptance ! ….. we accept them as they are, and we ask them to accept us, as we are. Now we are on an equal footing and ready to negotiate each other’s needs and wants in the hope to find function and improvement for all parties, but we must get past this acceptance thing for our own good.

But here’s the ultimate goal, teach everyone to accept themselves

 

[Floorist]

If it’s not against the law, we can’t call Hawaii, 5 O, …. If it’s not good common sense, we can’t do anything about that, because common sense is not all that common. If it’s not good morals, we just don’t have Moral Police to enforce good morals. And finally, who made us God to ultimately be the one and true judge of all behaviors ? ….., what action do we have left ? Acceptance ! ….. we accept them as they are, and we ask them to accept us, as we are. Now we are on an equal footing and ready to negotiate each other’s needs and wants in the hope to find function and improvement for all parties, but we must get past this acceptance thing for our own good.

But here’s the ultimate goal, teach everyone to accept themselves

So we should accept something that hurts children? Sorry, can't do it.

 

[havasu]

Sodomy is still illegal in a bunch of states.

As of January 2025, the following jurisdictions (12 U.S. states) had statutes criminalizing consensual sodomy: Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas.