What would you do?
We all believe our faith will get us to heaven but The Bible says that many will be cast down even having performed miracles and casting out demons in the name of Jesus so maybe you missed the point and your faith wasn't enough. So...suppose the rapture comes and you are still here...you know the bible and this is your wake up call. you refuse to accept the mark of the beast because you know it will damn your soul to hell. according to the Antichrist now in control you cannot buy or sell with out the mark. people are hunting you... police have your name on a list.... I could write a book about this call it "Still here"
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Today i was in and accident with my 2001 Dodge Ram. A flagman for a road crew waved a ford econoline van thru a stop sign and directly in front of me. I could not stop in time because of the short distance which was about ten yards. I was traveling approximately 40 miles and hour because it was a rural back road. Impact was around 35 miles an hour as i layed on the brakes. Needless to say I T-boned the van pretty good but in the process my truck is totaled or near totaled. Upon impact my airbags did not deploy leaving my son and I with injuries.
Although the road crew was only about 20 feet away from us, they did not attempt to help anyone nor did they come to see if anyone was hurt. Because the front end of my truck was pushed back into the doors,we were trapped inside until the van driver and his passenger bent one of the doors back so we could get out. The electric windows were useless because the battery was damaged.All the road crew did was gather up in a group and we assume they were discussing their strategy to cover for the flagmans mistake. Shortly thereafter they went on filling in the cracks of the road with tar.
The trooper that investigated the accident did not cite myself or the van driver.He did state that he believed us and went after the road crew. I do not know what action if any he took against the flagman.
What do you think i should do about the ignorant action of the flagman and the airbags that did not deploy? Bear in mind that I received two broken fingers,blunt trauma to the lower abdomin and also to both knee caps. We are also observing our son for a mild concussion.
Should i file lawsuits or should I let the insurance companies fight it out?
[It was a real bummer watching my $32,000 truck mangled up like that and towed away!]0 -
Got a credit card bill in the mail today for a set of wheels. Looked it over real close, not my car, VIN, tag number not my truck. Tag and VIN goes to a vehicle of someone I know.
What to do?
Go to his house and get my wheels?
Go to the magistrate and sic the cops on his sorry behind?
Deny the charge on the card and let the credit card folks go after him?
Not sure how he got my CC number and don't believe this is an honest mistake.
He can pretty much take me off his list of folks to call for bail money.0 -
Job/Career related
My status: I am 32 and the sole Process Controls Engineer at a large and very complex Corn Wet-Milling Plant. We produce 240+ different Starches (industrial and food), molecular and physical modification processes. Our facility is the pride of the North American plants. We grind, dry and pack out 4.5 Million pounds of starch a day. Treat 2.5MM gallons of water, generate power (650# Steam Turbine), 220,000 lbs/hr of steam, 5 - Medium Voltage (4160V) Air Compressors, 8 drying operations, a refinery, etc. Everything from 1200HP Medium Voltage to robotics to tiny animation. Think of me as the Med-Low Voltage Electrical/Software/Automation Engineer for the plant. Both Projects and sustaining. Without sounding too much like a douche, my future is pretty bright in my role and with my company.
Now Back Story:
In October of last year we had a global meeting. All of my peers from the other plants got together for a week to meet with vendors, discuss standards, issues, network, etc.
One of the folks is the E&I project Manager for an expansion project in Nantong, China. Our company bought a small facility there in 2014 and we are expanding (equivalent to $30 million). He asked for help on the startup of the plant in the spring. It was to last 3 weeks March into April.
I volunteered and they asked me to visit for 2 weeks this winter to help set up and confirm proper programming, installation, train them on VFDs, etc. I spent 2 weeks there in mid-December. My role has quickly escalated from "support" to Full Controls Engineer for the project. They've handed me all things Automation and I return Friday for 15 more days. I have been assuming that my last trip (late March) will be my last, and will be for 3 weeks.
Last week my SVP visited and we were discussing the project. Me told me that on-top of the trips I've been planning, the start up will be 3 months.
Tori is not really happy with it and I don't want to live in that miserable place for 3 months. Brenly (my 6YO DD) rolls with the punches, it takes a lot to upset her and she's pretty much OK with anything. BUT, I've never been away for 3 months. At the same time, I can't turn my back to it and hand someone else all the work I've been doing (especially since they have no one else).
I would appreciate some thoughts and insight. I don't want to stall my career and this project is a big deal, both to the company and to my resume. It could also open up projects that need my help in Sweden and the Netherlands. I also have to keep in mind, that it may never stop and I could be travelling 6 months of the year for the foreseeable future.0 -
When i was working i was the lead maintenance person for my department. The Project manager would tell everyone i was the hardest working person he has ever seen. I would work 40 or 50 hours at a time on several occasions to make sure the job got done.
Well another company offered me the job to be project manager and my boss told me that if i stayed i would get his job when he moved up. When he moved up someone else got the job instead of me. I asked why i did not get the job and he told me that if i got the job who would get the work done. I cussed him out because he went back on his word. He told me i make more money than anyone in the company. Why take a pay cut to be a manager? I told him i have worked harder than anyone in the company. I am out on berevment and you call me to work. I never told you i could not come in and fix something. I told him it was like a slap in the face. Along with lots of cuss words.
Now i cant work and he has been trying to come see me and i keep telling him i dont feel like company. He always asks my friends how i am doing. Would you let him visit. I guess i am getting soft.0 -
I have inherited several family heirlooms that derive from my paternal line in South Africa. I was born there, too. I inherited these items from a relative that I did not know existed until shortly before he died. He had no heirs of his own, and no nephews, so he found the youngest male descended from his grandfather (me!) and left the items to him (me!).
He passed these items to me with the request that I leave them to the next generation's youngest male who bore the family name, whether they be my direct offspring or not.
I don't expect to make offspring of my own, but my sister has a son who bears the family name. It sounds from my forebear's request that even if I had a son of my own, he would like me to find the youngest male with my surname and pass the heirlooms to him. Suppose that the youngest is my sister's son, or some progeny of his? Would you consider that child to be a valid recipient of the heirloom items?
My inclination is to include my sister's child. My sister is much more of a purist and actually is advocating eliminating her son from the considerations, because to pass the items to him would be to pass them through a matriarchal, rather than a patriarchal line. In some ways I think she may be right. On the other hand, patriarchy is going by the wayside and also, I'm selfish, and I'd like to pass these items to somebody I know.
What would you do? Ship the heirlooms back to Africa to a stranger who is a distant relative, or pass them to a nephew or great-nephew who you know--and allow the heirlooms to pass through a matriarchal lineage?0 -
Go to this other website and click the video link. I'm too stupid to paste the link here.
http://plexiprs.com/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=6&t=2649&s=4abe839e6786c7788886bd7bc40a51250 -
I was talking to one of the branch managers of the company I work for
the other day, (we work in different states) we frequently chat about
our firearms, he asked me if santa brought me the OU I was talking about
I told him no, I would have to go shopping for one, but now I am leaning
toward a semi auto (a cheap one) Well out of the clear blue he
offers to give me his New Remington 11-87! I told him I would buy it, he
said no he would rather give it to someone who would use it! (and I
will!) I am still kind of in shock [:D]! The gun is on its way to me now
and I have been thinking of sending him a thank you gift of some kind
anybody have any suggestions?[?]
TIA
Don
Welcome to America...Now speak English.0 -
I got a bill today for 3 hours of snowblowing and plowing from work I had done in january, Total cost $135. Also a load of driveway stone that came to $80. On the bottom the total was $170.
I know how much I am going to pay. What would you do?0 -
Someone is interested in buying my bike. They'd like to test drive it. How do I cover my own ass? 0 -
A little background.
Several years ago the rancher next to our place had a dog "that just showed up" and adopted his herd of cows. It runs with his herd and is not fed by anyone, however the rancher says he occasionally sets some dry dog food out when the herd is grazing close to his house. If a coyote or any critter like that comes around he raises Holy Hell, barking like mad. I saw coyotes around the herd one time when this happened.
The dog always had a collar, but no one could get close enough to check it out. It's always been a real curiosity. When cows have come by our camp (rancher leases our land for grazing) I have thrown a hotdog to the dog and he will come up within about 20 feet grab it and run off to eat it.
Rancher is an ok guy that helps keep an eye on things on our place. (we are 4 hours away)
We have no grievance with him. He is very happy to have a "stock dog".
While checking fences this past week, I stumbled onto a dog collar with rabies vac attached. Name of vet with phone number. Last tag was 2004. Which is about the time the dog showed up. (vet is about 30 miles from here.) There are no dogs around here so am pretty sure what dog it came from.
Question?
1. Let vet know so he can contact owner and get dog back after 5 years?
2. Let rancher keep dog employed as a stock dog? (dog seems to like it)
3. Throw tags away and not "get involved?"
I'll let you know how this works out.0 -
I had a auction over on the other side for ammunition. I'm not familiar with the new California restrictions, so I said, "No California Sales".
Anyway, a Californian made the bid and won the auction. Should I complete this transaction?0 -
You are going to a family reunion at a large campground. You plan on doing some target shooting. You get to the gate and they tell you not only is shooting not allowed, but that guns are not allowed in campground and must be put in the gun safe in the main gate station. Would you tell them about all 7 guns in the truck? (You haven't mentioned shooting so they don't know that you have them.) Would you tell them that you do not have any guns? Would you tell them that you have 6 and keep one for protection?
What would you do?
I should mention that this is a private campground, not federal or public land.0 -
During deer season I observed a couple of guys gutting a deer. They were about fifty yards from my post so I waited until they were finished and had dragged the deer to wherever.
Curious that I am I walked past the gutpile about 45 minutes later. I found a new Old Town folding knife the guys had forgotten.
Hence the dilema.
What would you have done under the circumstances?
Thanks
Rockton
Let us be honest here guys OK.0 -
I put my Jennings on the auction side. A guy bid and won. After a couple e-mails from him as he was going to go threw with the sale and now I get this e-mail.
"My FFL would not allow the purchase of a gun with you not being an license
holder. I am weary about buying arms off the internet from nonlicenesed
folks. Sure it is legally yours and all, but still. My gun guy said no, so
i am going to have to pass on it.
Sorry "
I hate to totally leave a negetive feedback as I did talk to his FFL on the phone and this FFL does not believe he can accept the gun from a private party. He didn't even believe it was legal for a private individual to ship a gun.
But on the same token I think the buyer could have found another FFL to complete the sale.
What would you do?
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Last February we noticed that the neighbor's adult son had moved back in with them. The dad said the son was "between jobs." We just found out that the guy had been busted in Houston for soliciting a minor for sex. The problem is that the victim is the same age as my oldest son. I realize that the odds of this guy re-offending so soon after being busted are slim, but I can't help but feel a little uneasy about it. 0 -
Went to pickup some venison summer sausage today at the local smokehouse.
I walked in told the gal my name and after a minute she said sir the total will be $103.01. I gave her 2 $50 bills and a $5 bill, $105 total. She put all 3 bills under the register drawer. I didn't pay much attention cause I was starving and that place always smells great!!
Anyway I noticed she was counting out quite a bit of $$$ for my change. I immediately thought she must have thought I gave her 3 $50 bills. So I told her mam I think your giving me too much change. So she looked under the drawer and saw that I gave her 2 $50s and 1 $5.
She looked embarassed then recalculated my change at $1.99, so I gave her a penny and she gave me $2.
Went home with a smile on my face cause my summer sausage was done 5 days before they said it would be when I dropped it off last thursday.[:p]0 -
Kind of in a bind here. I placed a bid on a 380 Cobray. No reserve auction, starting bid of .01. Even though I bid more than that, as first bidder, that was the initial price. I never gave it another look. Figured I had bid all I wanted, and would be notified if I won. Well, low and behold, I won. For the .01 cent bid! Go figure. Almost immediately I get an e-mail from the seller saying he made a mistake...yadda yadda yadda...meant to list with reserve...yadda, yadda yadda...and would sell me the gun for $500, well above my bid. Whadda ya think?
http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=7730321
Taxation WITH representation isn't so hot either!0 -
I know what I will do, but I am curious as to what everyone else would do.
Supposed you found a 9 year old home that you liked and made an offer that was accepted. Then suppose another house came on the market that was 10% cheaper, BRAND new (a previous deal fell through), same builder as the one you are buying too and in a neighborhood that you liked better for a VERY comparable house.
Ok now suppose there is a contract technically that you could use to legally get out of the original contract with no (financial) liability.
What would you do?0 -
From another site I visit.
AlleninAlaska
Delta Firearms & Supplies
http://canadianfirearmsexchange.com
Buy firearms on the installment plan and Play while you Pay.
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Large Mexican Flag flying across the street from me. 0 -
I had to got to work this morning to do some paper work. I get home around 11:30 and my dog is trying to tell me something. he is not barking, but he keeps running back and forth to the bedroom. I am thinking to my self you must want out on the back porch real bad.
So I go back there and open up the blinds to the sliding glass door.
OH $#!+ what the? The neighbor kid (16-17) is passed out on my back porch,
and puke ever where.
After I got him awake, & this kid is drunk real bad (he only missed his house buy about 30 feet) I got him a little cleaned up and walked staggerd him home. His mom was not there at the time.
I wish not to let it go, he was smart enough not to drive his car.
But I think the parents should know about it. I have not said anything yet. I think if it was my kid I would like to know pronto!
God Bless our Troops0 -
just had a customer buy a 30 dollar used tire,he handed me a 20 a 5 and i thought 5 ones and left. I had another customer in line so i laid the money on top the cash drawer,when i finished the 2nd customer i was putting the bills in the right spots and the 1st guy gave me a 20 a 5 4 ones and A 50 DOLLAR BILL! The guy is gone we don't get any info from the customers,i hope he comes back but i doubt it he was a mexican. whats a feller to do? 0 -
CNN Reports Scientists confirm 100% probability of impact.
POSTED: 4:54 p.m. EST, January 21, 2007
(CNN) -- Scientists have confirmed that Asteroid NGS-2007a found hurtling towards Earth has a 100% probability of striking the Asian continent in 43 days. Early reports indicated a near miss but new data shows that it will be a positive impact.
The United Nations scientific counsel has produced its report showing that the asteroid, 3 miles wide, will land in the central area of Russia. The data reports that all life within 1000 miles will be instantly consumed in the initial blast. The following shockwave and rampant fires will destroy all life on the continents of Asia and Europe as well as the upper third of Africa.
The ensuing ash, soot, and smoke from the eastern hemisphere will block the sun around the globe for months, if not years. The areas not instantly affected by the impact will face harsh conditions almost immediately. Acid rain will fall around the globe, killing all fish and foilage within a few months. The survivability of mankind is unknown but the outlook is bleak at best.
At this point, the religious leaders of the world have asked that all mankind pray for our existence in the dark days ahead. World government leaders are pleading with their citizens not to turn to chaos and bloodshed in this trying time.
NOW...you just read this. What would you do? I know that there will be smarty answers and jokes but seriously what would you do? For some reason I've thought about this the past few days...of course I wouldnt go back to work...no one would...it would probably be dangerous to go to cities, probably rampant crime and murders as people use this as an excuse to go crazy. Would you go somewhere you've always wanted to? The beach? Grand Canyon? Dig a shelter (for whatever good that would do)?
I'm interested in your answers!
Shane0 -
Yesterday, I stopped by a liquor store to pick up some wine for dinner. I found the item that I usually buy elsewhere and the price was the same at this particular store. I was on my way home from turkey hunting so, I was still wearing camo. As I entered the store the owner asked what I was hunting, and as I selected my bottle on wine I told him it was turkey season. The bottle of wine was marked $10.99 on a sticker on the top. The cashier scanned my purchase while the owner and myself continued out conversation. I paid with my debit card, entered my security code, all the while talking to the owner. Dummy me, never looked at the amount while paying. It wasn't until I arived home and went to post the purchase in the check book that I realized the total was $14.19. On a $10.99 purchase..... that was too much so I went to the fridge to check the price marked on the bottle............and it had been removed. The cashier charged my $12.99 plus tax for that wine. OK 2 bucks its going to break me but I still pi$$ed. Should I go back a confront them, or call the state alcoholic beverage commission or call the tv news station's investigative reporters or "something else"..... 0 -
Or for most.. what would you want your wife to do?
Female driving on road next to projects. (work reasons)
Sees a man standing on the side of the road.. nothing really out of place.. car comming towards her with guy hanging out the passenger window. She wonders why he is hanging out the window and watches as she passes. Continues to watch in the rear view and sees guy in car pull out baseball bat and whack the crap out of guy on the side of the road. No protection in car does she...
1. turn around and go back to help
2. call 911 and possibly have to testify
3. do anonymous tip to local police dept.
This is the worst drug area in this particular city/county.0 -
You are about to take a short test. It consists of only one question which is very, very important. Don't answer too quickly or without thinking. Answer truthfully and you will test your moral fiber.
It is an imaginary situation, in which you have to make a decision. Remember, you have to give a spontaneous answer, but it must be truthful.
(Scroll down slowly to ensure the test is accurate...)
You are in Florida.....
....in Miami, to be exact.
You are in the midst of the chaos of tremendous flooding after a hurricane.....
.....unbelievable amounts of water everywhere.
You are a photographer for CNN.......
....and here you are, in the middle of an historic disaster.
The situation seems almost without hope.
You're trying to shoot some great pictures that capture the scene...
....while all around you the flood swirls, houses float away, people disappear
The power of nature is unleashed mercilessly with its all its fury . .
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...and takes everything with it.
Suddenly, you see a woman in an SUV....
She's struggling valiantly not to be swept away by the mass of debris in the flood.
You wade closer, against an angry current.
She seems somehow familiar.
Then you see her--it is Hillary Roddam Clinton!
Sudden, you notice that the rising flood is about to sweep her away, forever.
You have to make a choice: Save her, or snap the picture of your career!!!
Save her, or take the photo that will win you the Pulitzer prize.
One photo, which records the horrible accidental death of one of the most important women in the world....
Now, the question (answer truthfully!):
(scroll down)
Glossy or matte finish?
"the difference between the almost right word and the right word is like the difference between a lightning bug and a lightning bolt" - Mark Twain.0 -
Watch the whole thing.I have to admit I would leave,if I was with the family.I would stay if with a buddy.
http://www.theinspiration.com/2011/09/carlsberg-stunt-in-cinema/0 -
If you ran across this during deer season? I think I be too amazed to get a shot off. Awesome animal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpL3RKrKqmU&feature=related0 -
Has anyone in here ever been invited somewhere, and then be unvited by someone else that would be attending the same place?
Sad to say, but this happened to me. I ended up not going because I do not like conflict.
Life is too short. You only live once, why not have fun living it.0 -
So, as a new pistol owner (well later today i will be) i was thinking about what i am getting myself into lol, and ran a scenario through my head.
Bear with me here, i am new to this..
Let's say i am in an unfamiliar area, and (god forbid)am assaulted, and am forced to use deadly force. Then let's say a crowd hears the shot(s), and comes outside to see what's going on. I would not feel comfortable hanging around. What if they guy's brother comes out? What about friends, family. No matter if i was justified or not, they are not gonna be happy with me, that's for sure.
Could i flee the area, call the cops, and give them my cell number, with instructions to call me when they arrive? Then i could come back.
What would you do? I'd be especially interested in hearing from a police officer on if they think this would be a wise way to handle the situation.
Thanks for any thoughts.0
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