Current Complaints

NoVa_NoLa · Jan 10, 2012, 12:52 PM

Quote from: Crispy on Jan 10, 2012, 09:33 AM
You are brave, eu, and the only idiot in your situation is the asshole who hit you. Like the others have said, there is tons of support and understanding here, but I hope you can talk to someone for real: professionals who deal with that stuff for a living are out there for you. Many hugs and large positive vibes headed your way.

Crispy took the words right out of my mouth! EU, I am so sorry for all that you have been through lately. Please do not blame yourself for the actions of others. There is help out there...Please do reach out to your local support groups. Hang in there!

evilurges86 · Jan 10, 2012, 03:51 PM

Thank you for all the encouragement and kind words you all shared, especially your advice Alady and Fully. He is trying to reenter my life and at the time i first posted this I felt i had made him lose his temper and i felt it was my fault and i shouldn't make him feel bad for what happened friday night and just forgive him. I havent had anyone to confide in so i came in here. I woke up this afternoon feeling like crap and i just want to let you all know that i felt a great amount of love and strength after reading all of your responses. I am not completely there yet, but i was able to tell him to fuck off or the police would be involved the next time he contacts me, but I am still very confused and not completely confident. I tried to call the hotline you gave me Alady, but i hung up once someone picked up. I will try again tomorrow.

Thank you all for thinking of me and taking the time to respond. I am very grateful for my morning jacket not only does the music soothe me on a daily basis, but its helped bring me here with all you wonderful beings, from the bottom of my heart, thank you thank you

bowl of soup · Jan 10, 2012, 04:35 PM

I deal with this nonsense on an almost-daily basis (professionally). People who strike out at people close to them count on their victims to have the feelings that you are having. You begin to accept some of the blame because of the shock of the whole experience and then you slowly let that person back in and the cycle starts all over.

It is not rare for people who deal with these experiences to let the person back in. In my experience it happens more than it doesn't. And it never works. You'll always find the trigger again, usually without ever knowing what the trigger is, and its worse the next time.

There is never an excuse. If he won't go away - seek an injunction.

Fully · Jan 13, 2012, 09:07 AM

We had a freakin' dusting of snow and every county in Middle TN except the one I teach in and one other one got out of school today. I'm really bummed that we didn't get out. The smack talk my husband and kids gave me this morning was unbearable since they didn't have to go. I'll get my payback later in April though when they have to make up a flood day and we don't. But I really would have enjoyed a four day weekend. :P

Hawkeye · Jan 13, 2012, 11:05 AM

There was a murder a few miles from my house yesterday morning. That kinda thing doesn't really happen much around here. The suspect was on the loose in my area for a few hours. Been thinking about getting a gun...might be time! I know this kind of thing happens in big cities all the time, but I'm out in the styx...not going to be any law enforcement support for at least 10-15 minutes out there.

iLikeBeer · Jan 13, 2012, 11:54 AM

Quote from: Fully on Jan 13, 2012, 09:07 AM
We had a freakin' dusting of snow and every county in Middle TN except the one I teach in and one other one got out of school today. I'm really bummed that we didn't get out. The smack talk my husband and kids gave me this morning was unbearable since they didn't have to go. I'll get my payback later in April though when they have to make up a flood day and we don't. But I really would have enjoyed a four day weekend. :P

We've had about 4 inches so far and it's still coming down here in north central Ohio and all the city where I live in has been doing is spreading salt. None of their trucks have the plows on them to clear the streets. Gee. It's the middle of freaking January in Ohio. Don't you think it might be time to put the plows on the salt trucks??? ::)

BTW, my wife is also a teacher and she and my girls were hoping for a snow day as well but to no avail. They forgot to wear their pj's backwards last night... :P

At least it looks like we will finally get to dust off the old sleds tomorrow for the first time this winter for a little sled riding action which will make my girls happy! 8)

Quote from: Hawkeye on Jan 13, 2012, 11:05 AM
There was a murder a few miles from my house yesterday morning. That kinda thing doesn't really happen much around here. The suspect was on the loose in my area for a few hours. Been thinking about getting a gun...might be time! I know this kind of thing happens in big cities all the time, but I'm out in the styx...not going to be any law enforcement support for at least 10-15 minutes out there.

I own a laundromat that has been the target of a couple of break-ins over the past few months and I've been contemplating on getting a hand-gun liscence. My laundromat had been a 24 hour laundromat which I have since changed. But it is a little scary going down there at 11 at night to close the thing. I'm not a gun person at all which makes me leary of pursuing a gun liscence though...

bluesky · Jan 17, 2012, 10:11 AM

Sitting in a packed waiting room at the doctors for an hour and a half. Might be worse than waiting for your name to be called at jury duty.

mjk73 · Jan 17, 2012, 10:18 AM

I'm not a fan of hail, thunderstorms, and tornado sirens and all things associated with them. However, I really do not like them at 2:30 in the AM...in the middle of January. What in the hell?!?!? I guess Al Gore was right about that global warming thing. It was almost 70's yesterday and it was 65ish at midnight still when the storms started. Supposed to be unseasonably warm by months end. Unseasonably warm as in it will be in the 80's. Great temp, wrong time of year. This is only going to end badly. And I'm running on no sleep.

bluesky · Jan 17, 2012, 11:34 AM

Quote from: bluesky on Jan 17, 2012, 10:11 AM
Sitting in a packed waiting room at the doctors for an hour and a half. Might be worse than waiting for your name to be called at jury duty.

Forever!

johnnYYac · Jan 17, 2012, 12:03 PM

Quote from: bluesky on Jan 17, 2012, 11:34 AM
Quote from: bluesky on Jan 17, 2012, 10:11 AM
Sitting in a packed waiting room at the doctors for an hour and a half. Might be worse than waiting for your name to be called at jury duty.

Forever!

Aside from the wait, I hope you're okay.

bluesky · Jan 17, 2012, 01:20 PM

Quote from: johnnYYac on Jan 17, 2012, 12:03 PM
Quote from: bluesky on Jan 17, 2012, 11:34 AM
Quote from: bluesky on Jan 17, 2012, 10:11 AM
Sitting in a packed waiting room at the doctors for an hour and a half. Might be worse than waiting for your name to be called at jury duty.

Forever!
Aside from the wait, I hope you're okay.

besides the anxiety of waiting and draining the battery on my phone along with a growing fear of lymphoma (one of my brothers had it). looks like a weirdly placed swollen gland/sinus thingy....thanks for caring johnny :)

headhunter · Jan 18, 2012, 09:42 AM

very glad to hear you are ok val

johnnYYac · Jan 18, 2012, 10:50 AM

:dankk2:

Quote from: headhunter on Jan 18, 2012, 09:42 AM
very glad to hear you are ok val

Same here.

As for the iPhone battery dilemma, I feel your pain... The only bad part of my trip to NYC for MMJ @ MSG was forgetting my charger cable and spending the last 4 hours of my return trip (train & bus) with nothing to do but look outta the window. Not many pretty sights along the tracks.

Crispy · Jan 18, 2012, 11:04 AM

Quote from: headhunter on Jan 18, 2012, 09:42 AM
very glad to hear you are ok val

May I add my also relieved sentiment to this here. Be well, Val!

lucylew · Jan 20, 2012, 12:48 AM

While getting a root canal my dentist went at the nerve in my tooth with the drill prior to me being fully numb. I have never felt pain like that before and I hope I never do again. If my dentist was a man I totally would have punched him in the balls. (My dentist is a hot female. I still should have punched her.)

megalicious · Jan 20, 2012, 09:30 AM

I am trying to cut refined sugar out of my diet. I just started; it is way hard. Anyway, I bought this organic, gluten-free, high-protein sesame and almond bar. I thought it would make a delicious breakfast. WRONG. It tatsted like eating a fistful of bird millet. I don't know if the bar was just that nasty or if I really do have a sugar addiction.

First world problem, I know. I should just be thankful for what I got.

megalicious · Jan 22, 2012, 07:23 PM

Tonight we're supposed to have a severe weather outbreak. It's projected to be the strongest line of storms to hit Tuscaloosa since April 27th.

I know 4/27 was a generational outbreak, but I have this sick feeling about it. I've always been a weather geek, but now I'm afraid. Stupid, I know. It just terrifies me.

Fully · Jan 22, 2012, 07:57 PM

I know. We are under the same warning. Stay safe, friend. When in doubt, sleep in the bathtub. It's supposed to start here in middle TN around 11 and not be over until 6am. Work tomorrow will suck after being up with the storms all night.

mjk73 · Jan 22, 2012, 08:05 PM

Stay safe Meg. Weather is supposed to get shitty here also but nothing serious.

megalicious · Jan 22, 2012, 08:31 PM

The NWS issued a PDS tornado watch to the west of us. I'm starting to worry. My old neighborhood was destroyed on 4/27. If I'd been in my old place, I might not be here. The tornado's path was about 2 miles from my current home. Scary stuff.

I don't think i'll ever be dismissive of warnings again. Hope everyone in the affected area stays wx alert tonight.