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Yes, I have changed a few habits of mine in the past, and the alteration of more would not harm me, yet some habits, no doubt, will never budge from my routine. :D
To the person below me: same question (cannot think of anything :p) --
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Originally Posted by Shakira
I think so... no doubt everyone has done so at one point in time. :nod:
Would you ever go bungee jumping?
Gottcha! Notice I said "If". :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by RobinHood3000
Not at 300 pounds, Hiedi. When I was younger and weighed less, yeah, I was daredevil enough!Quote:
Originally Posted by Adelheid
Would you try to fly around the world alone?
If I could fly and I had a plane that could do it, sure.
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I would love to fly around the world alone
Would you like to travel alone or with some company ?
Depends on the company but from my last experience, I will say without company; travelling along would be better!
Same Question! (Good one)
It would depend greatly on the purpose for traveling, where I would travel, and if anyone else seemed interested. If the voyage seemed for leisure, and no one felt interested, sure, I would go alone; but I would love some company to come along, too, in my own preference.
To the person below me: good question, so I pass it along --
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Originally Posted by Shakira
I have often travelled alone. I enjoy the travelling and frequently see things that I wish I could have shared with someone special. While I like being able to stop when I want, go when I want, detour with a camera (within the bounds of possible schedules) and take the time to absorb the wonders of anything, the truth is that I more and more frequently find myself tiring easily. I would like the company of someone special to share discoveries with and to take over responsibilities when I get fatigued. However, the other truth is that when I *have* been able to travel with someone else, the dynamics of the journey changes and I don't even notice the things of wonder that I would have noticed when travelling alone. I do enjoy being able to relax and unwind more because of travelling with a companion, though.
What is your favorite mode of travel and why?
Unfortunately, I have traveled very little, and we usually traveled by vehicle ('road trip') or by plane. Of these two, I probably enjoyed traveling by car more; though, perhaps, less 'elegant' than a plane ride, one can see a lot more in terms of scenery, stumbling upon fascinating places along the way, and, of course, stay on the ground. :D
To the person below me: would you ever attempt revenge on someone who committed a not-so-nice act on you, or usually leave the problem in the past?
Leave it alone, although I have pulled a few little barbs on people, I am ashamed to say. Once a guy who found it amusing to torment me on a daily basis because I was no longer the guy he remembered from school who would fight at the drop of a hat, eventually wore down even this old preacher. When Friday came, I sneaked a look at his check and got his mailing address. Back at home, I filled out a card from a Parents’ Magazine advertisement for information if you suspected you had a STD in his name & address. Not long after that, he quit bothering me. He couldn't prove I did that, but I'm sure he knew. The row he had with his wife paid him back in full. But then I thought, what if I had caused them to get divorced? :( See? Best to leave things alone! :nod:
Same question, a good one, Mono.
I would let it go. I may remember and if he required a favor i may decide not too, or I certainly wouldn't lend him a hand. But i would not plan a vengful act.
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Most, if not all, of my feelings of being abused come from either my boss or my wife. (I guess that means that most, if not all, of them come from my boss or my boss.)
I don't get even. I from thensforth forward will conduct myself to the letter in malicious compliance, no matter how absurd or disruptive or how much bigger of a fight it might cause. I have found that committing myself to exacting their stupidity onto themselves allows me to be vindicated without explicitly committing vengence.
Now, as much as I prefer to ask new questions, I happen to like this one, so... same question AGAIN!
I'm rather a person who likes to be left in peace. I'd rather forget it as well as the person who did it. I go my way as usual.
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I usually consider myself the type of person to let problems go and leave them in the past, especially if I feel I have learned everything possible from them. I admit, however, there have existed a few (very few) exceptions, which I later realized I should not have done, but I doubt, somehow, they would have ever stopped bothering me otherwise - perhaps, then, I can call it self-defense. :D
To the person below me: if you feel very depressed or angry, what would you often do to relieve your depression or anger? Do you often displace (take your anger or sadness out on something) such emotions?
I go and do something that requires my total focus and concentration. It gets me out of a negative thought cycle by forcing me to think about something else entirely. Usually, I call up my dance partner and schedule a practice. You can't think about anything else when working through routines with another person - if you're not there mentally, bad things happen and they call you on it. Plus, dancing releases endorphins. I also go school my horse: same principle. I actively train, so I have to focus 100% on the horse, not my problems. When I'm done, the bad stuff doesn't seem so bad. I try not to displace emotion so much as gain distance from it for a time.
Next poster: if you faced verbal abuse from a client and your superiors knew about it, but asked you not to take action against said client due to religious reasons, would you respect their wishes or would you report the harassment to a governmental agency?
I would respect their wishes. Anyway, I think the right thing for me to do would have forgiven the client anyway. I wouldn't have gone to the governmental agency even if my superiors left me to do as I wished. I don't want to get tangled in that sort of stuff- it's just not worth it. I'd forget it.
Same question. Curious to know other responses. :)
I agree with Adelheid that we should not hold grudges anyway, but realistically, people are only human. However, it is best to let it drop. Your bosses may be asking you to say nothing, but they are quite willing to fire you if you go against their wishes, and even deny that the "alleged incident" even took place. Ask yourself if your hurt feelings are worth your income being lost. That should bring you back to earth in a hurry!
Interesting little discussion here. Same question. :nod:
i agree with pen.. i think it would not be a big enough deal to lose my job over..however if the situation got worse and worse i might think of telling someone.
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What I would do is verbally abuse him back. I don't understand why I would be restrained because of religious reasons. :confused: I could understand if the company did not want to make waves with a client for busness reasons, but religious? Nonetheless, I may not report him, but I would have my say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hyacinth Girl
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I would put the anger/depression in a deep dark place and let time turn it into a diamond, then I would take that diamond and throw it at the person who caused me this pain.
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edit: sorry, I'm responded to the wrong question.
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if you faced verbal abuse from a client and your superiors knew about it, but asked you not to take action against said client due to religious reasons, would you respect their wishes or would you report the harassment to a governmental agency?
I would probably not go directly to a government agency, but I would not hesitate to file some sort of complaint. That my 'superiors' would attempt to prohibit me from making a complaint I would see as an unnecessary restriction from my own rights as an individual, rather than a mere employee, or a reciprocal 'inferior.'
To the person below me: if a person physically or mentally abused you, but did not seriously or critically harm you, yet if the offender seemed obviously not 'in their right mind,' would you still take lawful action?
:lol: Why doesn't that surprise me about you? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ktd222
Yes, becuase on must stop this person from doing it again, or progressing to another level. At a minimum this person needs help, but more importantly one must prevent other victums.Quote:
Originally Posted by mono
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These things may start at a "no harm really done" level, but if the person doesn't get help they can rapidly progress till it's too late. I'd have to get help for this person.
A note here: You all may recall Ted Bundy, one of the most notorious serial killers America ever had. While his body count was piling up on the mountains, he worked a suicide hotline, and saved many lives by talking people out of killing themselves. When captured for the final time, he told police: "I have a problem. You know what it is. It used to hit me every now & then. Then it was every month, then every week, then every day. Now it hits me ever couple of hours." That should sober anyone!
However, I will pass the question. Others want to input here. It's a important question.
Originally Posted by mono
To the person below me: if a person physically or mentally abused you, but did not seriously or critically harm you, yet if the offender seemed obviously not 'in their right mind,' would you still take lawful action?
I suppose it would depend mostly on how hurt/offended I felt. In order to protect others, I would likely take some minor lawful action, but without the intention of the person going to prison, or anything.
To the person below me: if you lived in an apartment complex, and some friendly (but loud) neighbors kept making very loud noise nearby, would you likely speak to them yourself, or issue a complaint to a manager?
I have that problem now, and I usually don't get involved. Others here are not so passive and will call the law anyway, so I'm not getting into a domestic argument. However, I do watch carefully, because of children. It would only take one time for me to see them harm a child and they would have me in their face, with phone already dailed to the law! I won't stand idle with a child in danger. Social Services have not seen fit to remove the children, and I've never seen them harmed in any way. To the contrary, the usual thing is a dispute outside the home, where all the neighbors have to see and hear. But harm those innocent children and, well, I won't stand for it.
Would you step between someone who obviously cannot defend themselves and a person bent on harming them?
Unless it's an unarmed burglar and "arrest" qualifies as harm, I think so.
Same question!
Hmmm, good question, but it really depends on the harmer and the person threatened by harm. If you all saw me, you would realize that I appear far from an intimidating figure, standing a mere 5'6'' (about 1.68 meters) and weigh about 120 lbs. (about 55 kg.). I would likely attempt to take some sort of action, but how physical I would get depends mostly on how vulnerable the victim seems.
To the person below me: same question --
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Originally Posted by Pendragon
I think that's the wisest course of action, no matter how big you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by mono
Wow Mono, you're pretty thin. I'm the same hieght but weigh over 50 lbs more. I need to lose weight!! :nod:
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Yes, generally without hesitation. The gaelic blood at times gets a little warm. I have found that half of dealing with those kind of situations i knowing the exact wording to use to get the person to have second thoughts about what I might do to them if they act on their intentions. Dealing with people who would hurt those that cant defend themselves can usually be settled without smacking them in the head, however..........
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I don't know about that... I may not. I don't think I would dare, but I'd probably yell for help at the top of my voice. :) If the person's really desperate I might, but I can't really say until that it happens (I hope it doesn't!!) Sorry for such a wishy-washy answer, but the truth is I really don't know. :goof:
Same question. Very interesting.
If to step between, is what my instinct tells me, I will. That would be a moment for quick action and not about thinking this or that.
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I have done that quite a few times when I see a pickpocket trying to rob an old person in a bus.
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Back to me. I am a large man, and to people who don't know me, I can seem intimidating. Truth is, I wouldn't harm a fly. But I have stepped between people and harm all my life, even, Mono, when I was six feet tall and weighed 130, and looked more like Incabod Crane. The last time that this happened, I read death in the man's eyes and I knew he could crush me like an egg. But the poor man he was after was totally incapable of any defense. I could not let it go. I didn't know what would happen. I had seen the angry guy bench-press more than I weigh. I asked him to back off. He told me that he respected me, and for that reason only he would. But he made it clear that if the other guy crossed him again, nothing would stop him. He was consequently locked up. In every instance that I have stepped between people and someone who wanted to harm them, I have never had to resort to violence of any type. And that's what they usually say is their reason for backing off-- respect.
I want the question to still continue a bit, if no one minds. Originally Posted by Pendragon
Would you step between someone who obviously cannot defend themselves and a person bent on harming them?
I would, as I wish someone had done the same for me. I'm not physically intimidating, but I would still use my brain and all my abilities to try and prevent an incident.
Next poster: same question
I'd like to think that I would but don't know, depends on circumstances.
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Depends whether the aggressor has a gun or other form of weapon, I maybe daft, but I'm not stupid, and I rather prefer staying alive.
Stayin' alive.
Stayin' alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha,
Stayin' alive.
(by the beegees) :D
Would you jump into a river when you are standing on a bridge, just for the fun of it?
No.
Would you if you didn't know how deep it was?
No, If I know how deep it is I still wouldn't, unless I knew it was deep enough, and there didn't happen to be a big ship under the bridge. Even then, I'd only do it on an average bridge, not a really big bridge.
Would you cry FREEDOM when you are being disembowled?
I ain't Mel Gibson, so no.
Would you want to be in Mel's shackles while being disembowled?