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Post by valpomike on Sept 26, 2009 21:52:22 GMT 1
Driving fast is not safe, so please be careful, we all care.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 9, 2009 12:40:15 GMT 1
It is strange how people in their adulthood tend to look for the same or similar conditions that they had in childhood, even if those were negative and associated with nasty emotions.
E.g,. when I look at my family, I can see that 3 of my 4 aunts divorced their husbands due to their alcohol problem. One husband was a waiter, next a restaurant manager, eventually was found dead drunk on a park bench. He didn`t make it back home. Another was an opera singer, with a powerful voice. He also died somewhat in 1980s. The third one was I have no idea who or what because he lasted the shortest.
Divorces took place in 1970s. Aunts still had contact with their exs, because there were children. I can say that in two cases the contact turned into an informal reunion, and later on into another informal divorce and so on - the couples got together and broke up with each other on regular basis.
Why was it so? Sometimes my mother told me vaguely about my grandpa who had died before I was born. He was a hopeless drunk. There were moments when kids had to run away to the attic or to neighbours` because the irritated and stoned daddy threatened to kill everyone around with an axe. My mother had some mental scars about it, she didn`t want to tell me details.
However, it seems that at least 3 daughters were so emotionally tied to their father that in their adult lives they tried to find a guy of the same sort. They made wrong choices, though.
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Post by valpomike on Nov 9, 2009 15:57:27 GMT 1
Years back, in Poland, with the war and all, the men could have had a reason to drink, since times were hard to feed the family, but not now, so they don't any longer have that reason. Is it that they just can't, or won't face life, and work for the things the family needs, and wants? Many here have the same problems, they only care for them selfs, and no one else.
Mike
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Post by valpomike on Nov 10, 2009 18:32:56 GMT 1
What do you think of this?
Mike
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Post by tufta on Nov 10, 2009 20:35:15 GMT 1
Years back, in Poland, with the war and all, the men could have had a reason to drink, since times were hard to feed the family, but not now, so they don't any longer have that reason. Is it that they just can't, or won't face life, and work for the things the family needs, and wants? Many here have the same problems, they only care for them selfs, and no one else. Mike What do I think of this? Here's what i think, Mike en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumptionPoland occupies 42nfd position worldwde in litres of pure alcohol consumed per capita yearly. Your USA is 43rd. Na zdrowie! ;D |
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Post by valpomike on Nov 11, 2009 2:30:15 GMT 1
To all you guys in Poland, you got to get working, Germany and Russia beat you out.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 23, 2009 0:30:59 GMT 1
My old printer has broken again. Two lights flash at the same time. It most probably means the printer reached its work limit and needs to be reset/cleared by the authorised service. It had already happened about 3 years ago and I had paid through the nose. It served me for about 6 years. I used it mostly to print test sheets for my students. I am not going to take it to repair now. I have just bought a Canon printer, new, though a model present in the market for a few years. I am going to refill it like my previous printer. I am a mean Krakowian, that is why I don`t want to buy original ink catridges. A syringe, a needle and students won`t mind the quality. Other institutions won`t, either.  |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 23, 2009 2:51:36 GMT 1
I am going to refill it like my previous printer. I am a mean Krakowian, that is why I don`t want to buy original ink catridges. A syringe, a needle and students won`t mind the quality. I love the Krakovian ingenuity! |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 3, 2010 20:02:38 GMT 1
Wow.
For a few weeks I was sure I have a virus on my computer. The browser opened slowly, so did forums etc. Downloading went at a snail`s pace though I have a fast connection now.
I installed a dozen anti-vir programs which found nothing.
Dead end situation.
Today my vorther in law came round and accidentally switched on his laptop. Looked for unsecured connections and found mine. I learnt that my router configuration was not blocked with a password and everybody around in the area could use my connection. That slowed my comp.
Now, it works like fast and furious.
Sometimes an unexpected visit may bring fruitful solutions.
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Post by coco on Feb 3, 2010 21:31:37 GMT 1
Wow. For a few weeks I was sure I have a virus on my computer. The browser opened slowly, so did forums etc. Downloading went at a snail`s pace though I have a fast connection now. I installed a dozen anti-vir programs which found nothing. Dead end situation. Today my vorther in law came round and accidentally switched on his laptop. Looked for unsecured connections and found mine. I learnt that my router configuration was not blocked with a password and everybody around in the area could use my connection. That slowed my comp. Now, it works like fast and furious. Sometimes an unexpected visit may bring fruitful solutions. Yeah, I been there 3 times. There is something new going around and it will be hard to get rid of it. I hate this. |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 14, 2010 20:21:31 GMT 1
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Post by coco on Feb 15, 2010 1:10:38 GMT 1
Yeah, I noticed it on TV. Maybe they don't have times to practicing skiing back home. Too many hours of practicing. Now one of man from Georgia, got killed when he was practicing lugo last Friday before Ceremony Opening. Now everybody are afraid after what happen. I think it make sense to me. Do You, Bonobo? What do you think? |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 15, 2010 22:57:08 GMT 1
Yeah, I noticed it on TV. Maybe they don't have times to practicing skiing back home. Too many hours of practicing. Do You, Bonobo? What do you think? Hmm, let me guess. 1. There are not too many hills in US to practice jumping. Most are in Aspen only. 2. If there are hills with ski jump launching pads on them out of Aspen, they are too expensive for an average American. 3. Americans don`t like skiing sports. They prefer basketball and other balls. |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 16, 2010 23:48:54 GMT 1
When do you know it is time to change your old winter tyres?
When you get stuck in snow three times over 2 days.
Yesterday I got stuck twice but good people helped me.
Today just once, but for a longer time. I am also a good man, luckily, so I managed to help myself out of the snowy mess with a spade.
Tomorrow I will spend some dough, though.
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 24, 2010 21:11:43 GMT 1
Oh, shit. I have never imagined I would ever use sticky tape to get rid of flies. But we are overrun by these insects, I am really amazed there are so many of them. Floods have caused it? I bought 4 pieces of sticky stuff. I can say those ribbon tapes work very well. After 2 days they are full of flies. I pity those little creatures which do what they must do but seeing a black swarm flying under the lights is too annoying.  |
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Post by valpomike on Sept 25, 2010 15:19:31 GMT 1
Clean up your mess, and the flies may go away. Just a joke, I know that your wife, won't let you make a mess.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 6, 2011 0:58:37 GMT 1
Clean up your mess, and the flies may go away. Just a joke, I know that your wife, won't let you make a mess. Mike I do what OI want , no mater what my fwife says, Whzt abptut you? PS. Guiys ? When you type do you make a l09ot fo amisteakes? I noticed that a olo9t f dpenmdn e s opf] n the keybprd. If it is comfortable one makes less mistakes. Cutrrently mine is not too comformatgeble so i am making a lot,m fop of amistaekls/. What a boput touy/? |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 6, 2011 1:16:07 GMT 1
PS. Guiys ? When you type do you make a l09ot fo amisteakes? I noticed that a olo9t f dpenmdn e s opf] n the keybprd. If it is comfortable one makes less mistakes. Cutrrently mine is not too comformatgeble so i am making a lot,m fop of amistaekls/. What a boput touy/? Okaaay....so what makes a keyboard "comfortable", or should I say "comformatgeble"? Does the comfort of yours change from day to day, or hour to hour? You were typing fine a few minutes ago! What are you really saying here, Bonobo?? What's the hidden message in your question?? ;D |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 9, 2011 0:13:15 GMT 1
PS. Guiys ? When you type do you make a l09ot fo amisteakes? I noticed that a olo9t f dpenmdn e s opf] n the keybprd. If it is comfortable one makes less mistakes. Cutrrently mine is not too comformatgeble so i am making a lot,m fop of amistaekls/. What a boput touy/? Okaaay....so what makes a keyboard "comfortable", or should I say "comformatgeble"? Does the comfort of yours change from day to day, or hour to hour? You were typing fine a few minutes ago! What are you really saying here, Bonobo?? What's the hidden message in your question?? ;D  The hidden message is that my home-made wine is so delicious..... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 9, 2011 13:05:32 GMT 1
Aha! I thought so! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 9, 2011 15:49:03 GMT 1
Okaaay....so what makes a keyboard "comfortable", or should I say "comformatgeble"? Special touch on the keys. Some keyboards have it. |
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Post by pjotr on Jan 9, 2011 19:13:48 GMT 1
Years back, in Poland, with the war and all, the men could have had a reason to drink, since times were hard to feed the family, but not now, so they don't any longer have that reason. Is it that they just can't, or won't face life, and work for the things the family needs, and wants? Many here have the same problems, they only care for them selfs, and no one else. Mike What do I think of this? Here's what i think, Mike en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumptionPoland occupies 42nfd position worldwde in litres of pure alcohol consumed per capita yearly. Your USA is 43rd. Na zdrowie! ;D Per capita recorded alcohol consumption (litres of alcohol) among adults (>=15 years)[1] Country↓ Value↓ Latest Year↓ Australia 9.0 2003 Austria 11.1 2003 (Near Poland) Belarus 5.5 2003 (Polands neighbour) Belgium 10.6 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.1 2003 Bulgaria 5.9 2003 Canada 7.8 2003 China 5.2 2003 Croatia 12.3 2003 Czech Republic 13.0 2003 (Polands neighbour) Denmark 11.7 2003 Estonia 9.0 2003 (Near Poland) Finland 9.3 2003 France 11.4 2003 Germany 11.9 2003 (Polands neighbour) Greece 9.0 2003 Hungary 13.6 2003 (Near Poland) Iceland 7.0 2003 India 0.3 2003 Ireland 14.2 2003 Israel 2.5 2003 Italy 8.0 2003 Japan 7.6 2003 Latvia 9.6 2003 (Near Poland) Lithuania 9.9 2003 (Polands neighbour) Luxembourg 14.6 2003 Mexico 4.6 2003 Netherlands 10.6 2003 New Zealand 9.7 2003 Norway 5.5 2003 Poland 9.2 2003 Portugal 11.5 2003 Moldova 13.2 2003 Romania 9.7 2003 Russia 11.3 2003 (Polands neighbour) Slovakia 10.7 2003 (Polands neighbour) Slovenia 6.7 2003 South Africa 6.7 2003 Spain 11.6 2003 Sweden 6.0 2003 Switzerland 10.8 2003 Ukraine 6.1 2003 (Polands neighbour) United Kingdom 12.0 2003 United States 8.5 2003 |
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Post by pjotr on Jan 9, 2011 19:33:35 GMT 1
Luxemburg, Hungary and the Czech republic have the heaviest drinkers of Europe and the world!
I always thaught that the Brits, Swedes and Dutch were the heaviest drinkers, because in the Netherlands or in larger Dutch cities (or European cities) you always see drunken Brits and Swedes next to the Dutch drunks. I saw them in Saalbach-Hinterglem in Austria when I had my school ski holiday camp in 1989 and on the boat to Great Britain and back. And I saw drunken Brits in Amsterdam and Arnhem. ;D Yeeh, how drunk these Brits can get, and how rude to eachother and others. Friends insult or attack eachother. I saw it happening in front of my eyes. And I know about the problem of children or partners with an alcoholic father or mother. I lost one of my best friends due to alcoholism. I broke of all ties with him. I knew that Czechia is a beer country and that the beer consumption is high there.
But drunken Dutch, German and other people are terrible too. In Poland I saw drunken Poles in Poznan, Warsaw and Krakow and they were as annoying as everywhere. I saw violence due to alcohol and male testeron in Poznan in 1988 when I was going out there one night. It seemed that half of the people was drunk there at night and that there was a sort of large scale demoralisation and despair. The differance between day and night was huge. I saw wasted people due to alcoholism in Krakow and Warsaw too. The same kind of people I saw in Amsterdam and Arnhem. (the Dutch version of the Polish drunks, and the Dutch version of violence in the combination of alcohol and going out. Violence, agression, fighting, abuse, vandalism and attacks are a problem due to alcoholism in Dutch cities and towns. The combination of alchol and drugs makes that even more dangerous or a problem)
My mother has contempt for drunks, alcoholics and drinking (alcohol) due to her experiance in Poland. She hates the lack of disciplin of drinkers and has nearly an aversion against strong alcoholic beverages. I don't have the same opinion like her, but agree that a lack of disciplin in moderate drinking is a serious problem in our countries. My Polish Dziadek, Josef Kotowicz was killed in an accident, when he was killed by a drunk Polish driver in Poznan in 1976, when he walked over a Zebra crossing. The guy got a life long prison sentance back then for drunk driving.
Pieter
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Post by tufta on Jan 10, 2011 13:21:49 GMT 1
sorry to hear about your Dziadek, Pieter.
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Post by jeanne on Jan 12, 2011 13:00:24 GMT 1
Snow day today...no school!!
Yes, the snow is coming down, the wind is howling and the temperatures are frigid! No work for jeanne today!
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Post by pjotr on Jan 12, 2011 16:53:00 GMT 1
sorry to hear about your Dziadek, Pieter. Thank you Tufta! It was a great loss, a tragedy back then for my mother in Holland, babcia in Poznan and the rest of the family (us). Maybe that is part of the reason of my mothers aversion towards alcoholism. |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 26, 2011 23:30:23 GMT 1
Waiting at the vet`s with my cats, I observed a dead mosquito on the wall. It struck me how human existence, in most cases, is similar to that insect`s. A short life, spent on satisfying basic needs which are a result of our animal ancestry.  |
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Post by tufta on Mar 27, 2011 13:30:31 GMT 1
It struck me how human existence, in most cases, is similar to that insect`s. A short life, spent on satisfying basic needs which are a result of our animal ancestry. Bo! My good old friend! you are crossing the shadow line! |
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Post by uncltim on Mar 27, 2011 18:12:27 GMT 1
We all think these things Bo. I was thinking about what I would reply to your post when it occured to me that most of the people who mentored me in life really had no idea that they were doing so. What I mean by this is that we look for feedback in life that we are doing the right thing or positively impacting others with our interactions. When I realized that those who affected me most never really knew it, then so it probably is with me, and you. We are all here to do something. Moses, Noah, and the Apostles all spent many days doing the mundane tasks of humanity when one day they did something that was exactly what was needed. When they went to their graves they probably still didn't fully know the effect of what they had been prepared for. Maybe it is so with us.
-just a thought.
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 14, 2011 16:28:17 GMT 1
We all think these things Bo. I was thinking about what I would reply to your post when it occured to me that most of the people who mentored me in life really had no idea that they were doing so. When I realized that those who affected me most never really knew it, then so it probably is with me, and you. It is difficult for me to understand it and consequently agree. Mostly we are mentored by our parents and it is their job from the beginning to bring us up. When I recall my parents, almost everything they said or did with/to us aimed at the development of us, kids, into responsible adults. Yes, positive feedback is what most people crave for and when they don`t get it, they are unhappy, unless they are tough guys. ;D ;D ;D Do you compare us to Moses and others? |
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