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Re: waiting on insurance sucks ass
Posted by: SoylentGreen ()
Date: July 11, 2011 04:10PM
rob Wrote:
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> im waiting to see if my car is totaled or fixable,
> though im leaning to it being wrecked completely.
> it happened last week and i just cant stop being
> anxious about it. i just want to know.
Just don't be surprised when they "award" you a ten thousand dollar check to cover a twenty-five thousand dollar car you bought less than six months ago.
It's your fault for having devalued the darn thing by buying it in the first place.
Re: Autism: the new irresponsibility
Posted by: Shadow ()
Date: March 15, 2011 09:16PM
dr pill Wrote:
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> I agree but instead of people expecting everybody
> else to include the schools and police to address
> the issue maybe the parents need to accept some
> responsibility instead of turning them loose on
> the rest of the world to see how it plays out.
> Part of the mainstreaming bullshit that has
> people believing that it helps kids with mental
> problems to become more normal by mixing them in
> with hapless future victims.
LOL, mainstreaming CAN help, if the cop had never encountered someone like this before he probably WOULD have pulled his weapon, but he was familiar with special needs individuals. (yes, I know that's an irritating PC term, but it's easier than writing out the litany of types). His familiarity is why he probably didn't pull the gun. He was trying to reason with the guy. An EXTREMELY difficult thing to do with someone severely afflicted.
A lot of these people are HIGHLY intelligent, so putting them in a box would be stupid, but neither should they be roaming about alone when they've shown a violent nature.
You'd be surprised at how responsible the parents have been usually. Before you make off-the-cuff remarks you should do some real research. It is not a simple problem and there is no simple answer. So do you have some easy answer for adult autism/asperger individuals? Keep in mind some of them are probably geniuses, at least in regards to a particular subject. They have a breakdown in dealing with others in a 'normal' manner, but they aren't usually stupid.
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And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around, to come up behind you again
The sun is the same, in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath, one day closer to death
Alias Wrote:
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> Mr. Misery Wrote:
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> > Alias, I NEED you as a mother and a
> wife........I
> > NEED you to be there for me.......please......
>
> Could I be something other than a mother or a
> wife?
> I've already done those jobs.