[Vision2020] Hmmm . . .

[Janesta]

Amen Dave. Sad indeed.

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Dave <tiedye at turbonet.com> wrote:

>  No "paranoid" is when you turn out an obviously (self) incapacitated kid
> into a frigid night (to die!) because you are "afraid".  Which is what as I
> understand at least two Moscow residents (note that I didn't say
> "citizens") did.
>
> Dave
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> On 2/19/2013 7:02 PM, Paul Rumelhart wrote:
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> What's paranoid about locking up when you're out and being ready to defend
> yourself when you're at home when there is a known burglar in the area?
> Being prepared is not the same thing as being paranoid.  If someone is
> crazy enough to break into your home while you are there, you can go ahead
> and classify that as a situation fraught with danger, in which case having
> some means to protect yourself might be called for.  There are plenty of
> reasonable scenarios where a would-be burglar happens upon a member of the
> household when he thought the place was empty that could end up very badly
> for the person he stumbled upon.  If the burglar knew you were at home and
> invaded the home anyway, then you've definitely got a problem if you are
> happily unarmed.
>
> Better to have that gun when you need it than not.  If guns frighten you,
> which I find hard to believe because of your military background, then at
> least pick up a good aluminum baseball bat.
>
> Do you think I'm paranoid because I keep a set of jumper cables in my
> trunk in case my battery dies and I need a jump from a kind stranger?  Are
> you one of those people that joyously flit from situation to situation
> relying on the gods to keep you out of trouble?
>
> Paul
>
> On 02/19/2013 01:18 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
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>  Paranoia . . . self-destroya.
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
>  "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>
>  Tom "Proud to be a Filthy Liberal Scum" Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>  "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
>  - John Lennon
>
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