Let it all hangout -- The Grumpies, whinies, complainies Get It Off Your Chest Thread....

[Ella]

Another thread has been deleted. The one Kenny started about the "R" word. Don't know what happened that broke the rules. It was there when I went to lunch and gone when I came back (It was 4-hour 2 Manhattan cocktail lunch after 6 hours of gardening in the hot sun) it was gone. Frustrating.

Personal insults were made, politicians were bashed. The usual.

 

[Matata]

Personal insults were made, politicians were bashed. The usual.

Arrrgh. When I post in those threads I always feel like the Sword of Damocles is hanging over my head and I read re-read, edit and edit again to try to stay within the rules. When people violate the rules and the threads are erased, we lose the good discussion along with the bad. The irony is that the discussions about how we need to learn to share the sandbox with others are also those where we show we can't share. Humans, bah humbug.

 

[Ella]

Arrrgh. When I post in those threads I always feel like the Sword of Damocles is hanging over my head and I read re-read, edit and edit again to try to stay within the rules. When people violate the rules and the threads are erased, we lose the good discussion along with the bad. The irony is that the discussions about how we need to learn to share the sandbox with others are also those where we show we can't share. Humans, bah humbug.

You do an excellent job staying within the rules. Unfortunately others can't seem to post without bashing others.

I edit or remove posts as we can individually, but at some point it becomes too many posts to do that. That's when we remove threads.

 

[Matata]

I edit or remove posts as we can individually, but at some point it becomes too many posts to do that. That's when we remove threads.

I wouldn't have your job for all the money in the world. I'm an admin and mod on a cat forum and we play nice all the time, well....most of the time

 

[pearlsngems]

My lactose intolerance seems to have flared up. Usually I can tolerate small amounts of milk or cheese, but for the past few weeks I have not been able to tolerate any dairy containing lactose. It actually causes me stomach pain.

Thank goodness yogurt is still fine (the cultures break down the lactose). And fortunately I like soy milk.

 

[Matata]

Fire season started right on cue. Hot, windy & dry for the next few days. There's a fire 5 miles from us but not heading our way, yet. Large area has received level 2 evacuation notices and more firefighting units are being called in. Three acres turned into major fire in one hour. While being furious about this does nothing to help and only raises my blood pressure, I'm nonetheless furious because being fearful and living in choking smoke summer after summer after summer is taking a toll.

I'm supposed to head to the beach with a friend tomorrow but obviously won't if this thing heads our way.

 

[Lookinagain]

Fire season started right on cue. Hot, windy & dry for the next few days. There's a fire 5 miles from us but not heading our way, yet. Large area has received level 2 evacuation notices and more firefighting units are being called in. Three acres turned into major fire in one hour. While being furious about this does nothing to help and only raises my blood pressure, I'm nonetheless furious because being fearful and living in choking smoke summer after summer after summer is taking a toll.

I'm supposed to head to the beach with a friend tomorrow but obviously won't if this thing heads our way.

I'm so sorry. Please stay safe.