The GDF Septic Tank (Official Off Topic)

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
That thinking is catastrophic and fatalistic. I am not going to lie to you and say that there is someone out there for everyone. But I will say that you are not healthy enough to be in a relationship until you no longer feel the need to be in one. And you will not attract a healthy relationship until that is the case.

You are generally spot-on in general, though

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
I'll be honest, I've avoided saying anything on this. I do not consider distance relationships unless you already have a long term commitment with someone a relationship. Online relationships without meeting are not in my opinion romance at all. Online friendship... sure, to a point. I have argued and agreed with Bash, Rob, Snowdragon and Adam POE for 15+ years, and generally I have seen enough of them to know and trust them for who they are, as at least as how I know them honest people. Would I trust them like in the flesh family and friends... I'd be mad to. Would trust them not to do any weird stalky shit... sure, they simply have never shown me this about them.

If there's one thing I've been taught by my life experiences, it is to trust nobody. Not even your own parents, or closest friends. It's the best way to stay safe.

I keep forgetting and end up accidentally trusting people again, and it never, ever ends well.

People have to make judgements on who they trust, a lot of people will let you down, you will let others down. We can't expect everyone to like us or live our lives for others. Most of the time we have to learn to not expect too much from people. That's unfair to them. Particularly when you don't really know them anyway.

Originally posted by Scribble
If there's one thing I've been taught by my life experiences, it is to trust nobody. Not even your own parents, or closest friends. It's the best way to stay safe.

I keep forgetting and end up accidentally trusting people again, and it never, ever ends well.

No one can live like that for very long, I can trust ppl as an example that wouldn't keep me "safe" in the sense of feeding me things to just make me feel good but I can still trust them.

Kinda like a "normal" relationship isn't real, we just have relationships🙂

You can never truly stay "safe," life isn't encapsulated and insulated from things/conditions that won't "hurt" or challenge you. Really it's about how flexible you can be in the conditions you set into your own life to adjust to things around you.

Chin up Scribs, you have some exploring to do with who you are but that never really ends even when you start to get old like me or REALLY old like whirly😛

Originally posted by Scribble
I've been in states and situations like those plenty of times, still ends in pain at the end of the day as far as I can tell. The reason my mental state is the way it is, and why I see the world (or at least my life) in such a way, is primarily due to the experiences I've had, not the other way around.

You are generally spot-on in general, though

In life, you have to behave your way to success. If you keep getting results you do not like, then you need to examine what behaviors are producing those results, and change them. Nothing will change unless you change.

Originally posted by snowdragon
No one can live like that for very long, I can trust ppl as an example that wouldn't keep me "safe" in the sense of feeding me things to just make me feel good but I can still trust them.

Kinda like a "normal" relationship isn't real, we just have relationships🙂

You can never truly stay "safe," life isn't encapsulated and insulated from things/conditions that won't "hurt" or challenge you. Really it's about how flexible you can be in the conditions you set into your own life to adjust to things around you.

Chin up Scribs, you have some exploring to do with who you are but that never really ends even when you start to get old like me or REALLY old like whirly😛

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
In life, you have to behave your way to success. If you keep getting results you do not like, then you need to examine what behaviors are producing those results, and change them. Nothing will change unless you change.

Originally posted by Morning_Glory
I liked Warren 🙂

I flip flopped on what I thought about her. At this moment, I'm about 1/1028 sure I'd support her if Biden dropped.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I flip flopped on what I thought about her. At this moment, I'm about 1/1028 sure I'd support her if Biden dropped.

Originally posted by snowdragon
😆

Originally posted by dadudemon
I flip flopped on what I thought about her. At this moment, I'm about 1/1028 sure I'd support her if Biden dropped.

Yikes, I have some reservations about this comment.

Originally posted by Surtur
Yikes, I have some reservations about this comment.

That reminds me.

When I was in daycare, there was this girl who always said "yikes."

She smelled like poop all the time because she probably didn't properly clean after using the restroom. So any time I see or hear the word "yikes" I remember the stinky girl from daycare. I was just a toddler (around 3) but even then, I was already a bathroom hygiene elitist.

Probably due to my bathroom elitism, I was an early adopter of wet wipes. I currently use Cottonelle because it breaks apart very readily in water (almost as well as toilet paper). Amazon Link

Anyway, you're the second person to say "yikes" consistently.

Conclusion: you probably smell like shit, too. uhuh

Edit - My post reads like a viral marketing technique for Cottonelleâ„¢ wipes.

So lets say you work with a guy who openly tells you he doesn't like you, when no one else is around. Then he starts talking about his gun.

You're pretty sure this guy is out of his mind. What do you do?

Originally posted by cdtm
So lets say you work with a guy who openly tells you he doesn't like you, when no one else is around. Then he starts talking about his gun.

You're pretty sure this guy is out of his mind. What do you do?

Stab him in the throat with a pen.

Originally posted by cdtm
So lets say you work with a guy who openly tells you he doesn't like you, when no one else is around. Then he starts talking about his gun.

You're pretty sure this guy is out of his mind. What do you do?

Buy a bigger gun.

See I was gonna say next time you're alone with him just discreetly start recording with your phone and see if he says anything and then give it to the boss and get him fired.

But if he's legit a crazy guy with a gun that's probably going to exacerbate the situation.

Oh shit I know what you do. You ask him about guns and say "hey I'm planning to buy a gun so do you have any recommendations". Then he will know you're armed.

Or he'll kill you that very day before you have time to get a gun.

Kinda feeling like all roads are leading to stabbing him in the neck with a pen or a box cutter.

Brolys got some pull around here

So, what are good alternatives to really rich foods when you're trying to diet?

I had a few too many cook outs, pot lucks, and BBQ's this summer. My mind says "Cheerio's", and my heart says "Bacon wrapped cannoli".

Originally posted by cdtm
So, what are good alternatives to really rich foods when you're trying to diet?

I had a few too many cook outs, pot lucks, and BBQ's this summer. My mind says "Cheerio's", and my heart says "Bacon wrapped cannoli".

Figure out how many calories you can eat in day, subtract 250-500 depending on the person. Figure out how many calories are in a stick of butter, consume the amount of butter inline with your caloric deficit and lose weight winning with super rich food, enjoy your butter diet 😆 😉

Originally posted by cdtm
So lets say you work with a guy who openly tells you he doesn't like you, when no one else is around. Then he starts talking about his gun.

You're pretty sure this guy is out of his mind. What do you do?

Depends on the context and your ability to properly read people.

You may also have a duty to report the person to your health and safety hotline as part of your corporate policy, like where I work.