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Someone from Oregon "ME" - View on this James Kim event

by free2beme in

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i spent last saturday about 10 miles out of grants pass bring some supplies to a friend who was in the search and rescue for james kim, and talking with people who were looking for him.

being a long time resident of oregon, i can tell you exactly where he was, as i have been down that road many many times.

it is a remote location, at best, and locals mainly use it for hunting a fishing access, or maybe a chance to go motorcycle riding through the mountains.

lost_light06

No one will know why Mr.Kim decided to take that road, as unwise as it was. He had missed his turn off to Gold Beach and this was the next available road to take him there. Not being from the area he probably had know idea how bad it really is. From my understanding the road is very narrow and has turn offs here and there for turning around or letting other cars by. Whatever the case he probably figured he had gone that far so why turn around, plus, from what I hear, he may have been getting low on gas.

Here's my other take on it. He was driving a Saab. I jokingly call them Saab Snobs but the reason I bring this up is this. Saabs, like Volvos and Subarus are known for their agility on snow. Many models have AWD which really helps in snowy conditions. The side affect however is overconfidence by the driver. I don't know how many times I've been driving up to Mt.Hood in my van in horrible conditions and seen some A-hole idiot in a Subaru or Saab scream by me as if their car was glued to the road. The same overconfidence is exhibited by some SUV and 4x4 drivers. This may have played a part in why Mr.Kim felt he could take this treacherous road in the middle of winter.

Also, the photo of where he started and where he ended up is a little decieving. He traveled five+ miles but he only ended up 1 mile from his car (as the crow flies)

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JW dress fads

by rassillon in

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i was just looking at the revelation book and some of the illustrations reminded me of some of the dress fads which i have seen growing up as a jw.

what fads did you see at the halls?.

the one that got me to thinking was the sun dress on page 51. .

lost_light06

I remember in our area all the bro's wore a blue shirt with yellow tie, every one of them. Then came the shiny tie fad during the "Who Want's to Be a Millionaire" days.

When I was a young teen Looney Toons ties were real big, I must have owned 10 of them. Then the bro's counceled us on wearing "commercialized" ties with worldy characters on them, nipped that little fad in the bud but quick.

13

careful who you send text messages to!

by dobbie in

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i've done it again!i've sent the wrong text on my phone to totally the wrong person - only this time it was about my sis in law - and i sent it to her by mistakelol!

shes shuning me in public and for the fourth day my sons been really upset cos he wants to play with his cousin after school(hes in the same class), so i get upset and texted my hubby to ask her whats going on cos i'm fed up with it all and its not fair on the boys etc and can they play together ornot cos i need to know what to tell my son etc, and who do i send it to but her!oops hasnt replied either so i think i may have done it now!

does anyone else do this or am i the only dippy one when it comes to phone messaging?

lost_light06

A friend of mine’s dog got hit by a car and I sent a text to him offering to help him take care of the dog. It’s said something to the affect of "If you want me to help with your dog let me know. Sorry about what happened to him".

I sent it to my ex-wife….. who has a dog. She called me back all freaked thinking something happened to her dog.

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What song best epitomizes what keeps you going

by Lady Lee in

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i know a lot of song threads have been posted but i am interested in what and why a particular song moves you to keep going when you have lost so much.. if possible find the lyrics to the song and post them along with your what song and why it was so important.

as a kid i had an old 78 record player that i had to wind up to play (i did say old.

) there was one old record that had a song by ed ames 'the impossible dream" i was in foster care and had no contact with my family.

lost_light06

"Mr. Brightside" by The Killers

Not sure why, I guess it kind of describes my current situation and for some reason that helps me cope, plus I just love The Killers.

I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his-chest
Now, he takes off her dress
Now, letting me go

And I just can't look its killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr Brightside

I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his-chest
Now, he takes off her dress
Now, letting me go

Cause I just can't look its killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr Brightside

Daystar, I love Radiohead. They're actually my all time favorite band. There are too many of their songs to list that have helped me out in dark times. Probably my favorite is "Let Down".

Transport, motorways and tramlines,
starting and then stopping,
taking off and landing,
the emptiest of feelings,
disappointed people, clinging on to bottles,
and when it comes it's so, so, disappointing.

Let down and hanging around,
crushed like a bug in the ground.
Let down and hanging around.

Shell smashed, juices flowing
wings twitch, legs are going,
don't get sentimental,
it always ends up drivel.
One day, I am gonna grow wings,
a chemical reaction,
hysterical and useless
hysterical and

let down and hanging around,
crushed like a bug in the ground.
Let down and hanging around.

Let down,
Let down,
Let down.

You know, you know where you are with,
you know where you are with,
floor collapsing, falling, bouncing back
and one day, I am gonna grow wings,
a chemical reaction, [You know where you are,]
hysterical and useless [you know where you are,]
hysterical and [you know where you are,]

let down and hanging around,
crushed like a bug in the ground.
Let down and hanging around.

Sorry for the Ultra long post

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WHY ONLY CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE?

by juni in

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i wonder why christmas decorations only are strung out all over in the white house.

this country has all kinds of religions.

why do they cater to the "christian" religions?.

lost_light06

Festivus decoration's consist of an aluminum pole (because of it's strength to weight ratio)

There is also the "Airing of Grievances" where you tell everyone what your problem with them is.

At the end of the night there is the "Feats of Strength" where you wrestle someone.

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My first White Elephant Christmas Party

by lost_light06 in

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i'm going to my first white elephant christams party next weekend.

i need some ideas on some good gag gifts.

it's all adults so anything goes.

lost_light06

Since it's white elephant anything goes. It could be adult, gag, useful or not. I'd kinda like to get a gag gift (doesn't have to be adult oriented).

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My first White Elephant Christmas Party

by lost_light06 in

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i'm going to my first white elephant christams party next weekend.

i need some ideas on some good gag gifts.

it's all adults so anything goes.

lost_light06

I'm going to my first white elephant christams party next weekend. I need some ideas on some good gag gifts. It's all adults so anything goes. The price range is $15-20. Got any good ideas?

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THE (predicted) FUTURE vs the ACTUAL FUTURE (in fiction)

by Terry in

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i think of flash gordon's bigscreen tv and dick tracey's wristwatch 2-way radio and i see there is a long wait for such technology to appear.in general, fiction writers are always a bit optimistic timewise.however, i'd posit it is the fiction writer's idea which sparks the forward motion on bringing to fruition the technology itself.the modern cellphone is mighty close to what captain kirk was using.

as far as i know, nobody anticipated the portable pc.

computers (in the early days) were hulking mammoths with blinking lights and a paper feed (for answers.