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Rodent

04-27-2005 10:06:58

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I was going to post this down below in response to Rauville's mom but a separate post would probably be appropriate. Here's a good example of how the generations differ. Now, don't get me wrong, there are a ton of kids out there that wouldn't think of what you're gonna read below but many would. And of course, many of us are responsible because we seem to spoil the current generation so bad. I was at work today at the gas station and the lady at the till took a phone call from her son (12th grade). He was late for school because he locked his car keys (actually, the family 2nd car) in the house and he couldn't get in to get his car keys to drive about 6 blocks to school. The till lady got one of the new employees (been on the job 3 shifts) to drive her house keys over to her stranded son so he could get his car keys to drive to school. The service station is TWO BLOCKS from her home and the lazy little #*&$^#@ couldn't walk that far, but this new employee jumped in his own car to deliver the house keys. Couldn't believe it was happening, almost like a bad dream. Then we wonder why things have gone so bad? It's our own darned fault in my opinion. Why are we babying the current generation of kids so much? For some reason, we can't ee the forest for the trees. Now that I've vented, my prayers are with Rauville and his family, she must've been a wonderful lady.

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Hal/WA

04-27-2005 22:52:28

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

Guess I will crow a little about my children! Next month the 5th of 5 children in our family will get his bachelors degree. With only a little help from their parents, these kids have paid their way through college and made fine grades. The youngest even got an almost full ride athletic scholarship and is still competing while in grad school. She was also valedictorian of her high school class.

The older 3 children have good jobs and are doing well. My kids are responsible, decent, and nice people. They all started working at about 15 and always were good employees that their bosses were always praising to their Mom and me.

We are a close-knit family and talk on the phone all the time. If someone needs help with something, or just needs to talk, we always do whatever we can. My children are not just my children, they are my closest friends.

Certainly there are some messed up people out there, but my children and most of their friends are great people, and I think have a bright future.

No brag, just fact!

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Jim@concordfarms.

04-27-2005 17:45:34

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

Girl has been chasing me for several months now. Guess I'm attractive. (I have a job!) She has 3 kids from a previous marriage. daughter, 15, is a cheerleader. Thinks she's the queen. Cheerleading is a year round occupation. Bake sales, camp, practice 6 days a week. Refuses to wear a bra, screams at her mother all the time, spends the weekend at her boyfriend's house. Son no. 1 is 14, wrestles and plays basketball. Won't speak, grunts if poked w/ a stick. Son no. 2, 12, likewise. No communication skills at all. None have ever come close to making the honor roll. Told mom that I'd be glad to have the boys for hay help last summer. You know the answer. And mom wants to know why I'm always so wrapped up in my farm and my job that I don't have time to go out with her. Jim.

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IHC Red

04-28-2005 01:53:39

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Jim@concordfarms., 04-27-2005 17:45:34

Reason #128 to run like h____. When you go over to a lady's house (for the first time) and her kids say "Are you going to be our new dad ?"

I'm getting too old to be anything but a bachelor !

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caleb

04-27-2005 16:28:15

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

True, True, True. I am 21 years old so I fall into "that generation". I haven't been reading a whole lot on here but when I get a chance at bashing my peers I can't resist. My generation needs a lot of help. I wasn't one of those fortunate kids to have a car for most of highschool I had to catch the bus at 6:40 in the morning everyday until I bought my own car with my own money. My parents are in the upper tax bracket too. I am in college with a 3.25GPA, work full time plus(50-60hrs), live by myself and pay ALL of my bills. I've got a "good" job because of my father making me learn his trade of air conditioning(so I could buy that car). I wear my shirt tail tucked in and it's always yes ma'am and sir. TV, computers, and nintendo have ruined America. I hope that this trend changes because the world is in for it if it doesn't. I apologize for venting a little but I'm tired of all these punks giving all young adults a bad label. Thanks for listening. Caleb in TX

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George D.

04-27-2005 17:38:59

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to caleb, 04-27-2005 16:28:15

I think Caleb introduces a good point here.

The good guys & the good news don't make the front page -- that's the territory of bad guys and bad news.

There's a lot going wrong in this world of ours, but there's a lot going on that's right and good, if we will only look for it.

Caleb: Keep doing what you're doing, 'cause you are on the right track. Work hard, help others less fortunate, love your family. That's what's important. Don't focus on the negative, 'cause that's how to become a pessimist (and we sure don't need any more of those!).

-- George.

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Paul in Mich

04-27-2005 14:56:46

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

Rodent, It is a sad commentary on the way we have raised our children. Somewhere we failed to express the virtue of walking 2 blocks to get a set of keys, or 6 blocks to sshool. And we sit back ans scratch our heads and wonder what went wrong? If we have to do that, then we are in worse shape than I thought we were. Last week, I had a 20 year old young man who couldnt understand why I would dare chastise him for going on a job interview and not have his shirt tail tucked in. This is the same guy who keeps talking about how he wants to get a "good" job so he can buy a Corvette. Apparently he doesnt want a Corvette badly enough to tuck in his shirt tail.

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Martini

04-27-2005 14:35:45

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

Try to figure me out! I would give my son the car to go to work , and walk two miles home in a raging snow storm???
I never regret it, maybe its because we love them
so much that we always want them to have more
that we had. Now that he has his own truck, he took the new bed we got up to the cottage because
I didn't have a trailer hitch. He missed playing
a hockey game with his friends. I think he turned
out OK!

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Ludwig

04-27-2005 12:30:43

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

You never know stupid until you work in technical support. Lets talk about the "Greatest Generation" or the boomers. Take some smart people, sit 'em in front of a computer and their brains take a holiday. How can people get so dumb so fast?
"Where is the any key?"
"I've got a really fast computer, its got like a jillion kookabits."
"It should know what I want to do, I've done it that way before."
"Well I didn't know the computer had to be turned on!"
No, I didn't make up ANY of those...
A couple times I've asked people if they had a kid in the house, kids will at least listen when I talk. I get so frustrated when I say "We should adjust the setting in the control panel" and get "WELL ANY IDIOT KNOWS THAT!" and then a pause and "How do I do it?"

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thurlow

04-27-2005 14:16:40

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Ludwig, 04-27-2005 12:30:43

Must be great to be brillant; I"m just a dumb-ass dirt farmer older than the "boomers" and younger than the "greatest generation". Don"t know if I was just born dumb and never got over it or it"s the lack of education..... ..... ..

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Mark - IN.

04-27-2005 18:48:27

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to thurlow, 04-27-2005 14:16:40

Is that what your problem is? Heck, I thought it was just because I'm plain stupid. My Mom still maintains that I must've been the milk lady's kid, because at times there aint no way I could've been one of hers. LOL.

I'm a phoneman by trade, and it just so happens this is my week for call out duty, after working all day. Last night I got one at about 8 for an E911 system way way way up north, and I know squat about E911 systems, any of them. Never seen or touched one in my life, until last night. I know a wide variety of switching equipments, E911 aint one of them. After about a two hour drive, I got there and went straight to tech support, admitting that I'd never seen one in my life and needed help. THAT admitance on my part set the tone right there. Lot of sighing, groaning, and attitude that the poor 3rd shift fella had to cater to a dumba$$ like me, whom already has more overtime than straight time this week, not by choice. About 1AM I cracked on the guy with both barrels and got him to shift down a couple of gears. At 4AM I was getting into bed to get up at 6:30ish to start another scheduled work day. Quiet tonight though. Ahhhhh, bedtime, pager by the ear. Gooooo d night, sweet dreams everyone.

Mark

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thurlow

04-28-2005 06:32:55

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Mark - IN., 04-27-2005 18:48:27

Hey Mark, maybe in our next regeneration, we'll come back as two of the "smart" ones; get to sit behind a telephone/computer screen and talk down to the guys with tools in their hands. Nah, think I'll pass..... ..... .

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dr.sportster

04-27-2005 11:52:02

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

As far as the little girl,well the lawyers are probably calling them up.As far as lazy drivers when I was in the Marines I used to drive to the chow hall across the STREET.Other guys asked for a ride across the street.Usually had a packed car.It was kinda stupid[50 cent gallons]I cant critizise lazy drivers after that.Every generation has all sorts.Now to Rauvilles Mom Godspeed.

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steve_ne

04-27-2005 11:05:25

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

Okay, my turn.

I saw the other day the little girl getting arrested for having a fit at school. Trashing everything the little girl got her hand on. I just about came out of my chair. I wanted to yell. Yahoo. About time someone did something with kids that think there age keeps them out of trouble. Made it a point for my kids the next time it came on the news. So many parents now a days stand up and protect there kids from the law. Keep getting them out of trouble. Why would anyone think that they would not act any other way. Don't get me wrong good kids are out there, this is talking about the other kids that give the rest a bad name.

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dhermesc

04-27-2005 11:33:45

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to steve_ne, 04-27-2005 11:05:25

Actually I know the details on that story - more of a teacher problem. The little girl was FIVE YEARS OLD! The teacher had given the children candy for a counting exercise, the five year refuse to give the candy back (every hear of taking candy from a baby?). The kid raised a fit and refused to hand the candy back to the teacher, the teacher called the police and took the child to jail.

Pot allow me to introduce you to Kettle.

The girl did need disciplined (but calling the cops?), but the teacher needed a smack upside the head also. Anyone dumb enough to hand candy to a five year old then demand it back doesn't know crap about children and sure as %^## doesn't have any business being a teacher.

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Errin OH

04-27-2005 11:29:20

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to steve_ne, 04-27-2005 11:05:25

I happen to see that video whith my 16 & 18 year olds. The girl (18) said something like "I can't believe they did that". I made the comment "they outh to shut that d@mn camera off and turn her over a knee". She look at me and said "your not allowed to hit kids". So I looked at the boy (16) and said "wanna bet".

Just maken sure the right one got the message.

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Nolan

04-27-2005 10:56:21

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

That's not todays generation, that's any generation. I remember the tv adds back in the 70's asking people to stop getting in their cars to go down the driveway to the mailbox.

Lazy isn't a new phenomina.

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Stickler

04-28-2005 08:52:50

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Nolan, 04-27-2005 10:56:21

it ain't just kids. I caught my ex-wife starting my diesel pickup in -45�, letting it idle for an hour, loading one garbage bag in it, backing up 30 feet to the street to set the bag at the curb, then going 30 feet forward and shutting it off. Now to do this, she had to go out twice in the cold instead of once. She likely took years off its life starting it in weather that cold, burned a gallon or two of fuel at over $3/gallon back then, had to unplug the block heaters and battery blankets, then plug them in again when she was done. All in all, it was FAR more work than walking 60 feet. And she wonders why she's now an ex!

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Bob

04-27-2005 10:20:37

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

Some years ago, I watched my BIL's girlfriend's 20 y-o son pull into the gas station/general store to buy some .22 shells. He was a few cents short, so he got back into the car, BACKED across the street to the bar where his Mom worked, bummed some change, and then drove back across the street to complete his purchase.

I thought THAT was pretty funny until these later years, when I have teenage boys!

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Matt from CT

04-27-2005 10:14:36

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Rodent , 04-27-2005 10:06:58

What amazes me sometimes...

I don't have a problem with people being friendly and stopping to give me a lift if they see me walking sometimes -- a lot of times if my vehicle had been in the shop, I'd drop it off then either walk to the firehouse (1/2 mile) or home (1-1/4 mile)...when it's done, walk back and get it.

Similiar, been driven home after a party before and the next morning have someone stop to give me a lift 2-1/2 miles into a 3 mile walk to go retrieve my car.

But what amazes me is a lot of my friends just *can't* believe I'm walking somewhere! It's like a foreign concept -- I have two feet, and I may be fat but I can walk! But so many of my friends who look healthier than me, but the thought of a 1/4 mile walk boggles their mind!

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unioncreek

04-27-2005 11:58:18

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to Matt from CT, 04-27-2005 10:14:36

I know what you mean about kids being lazy. I have four, three boys and a daughter. My sons, 23 year old and 17 year old don't want to work at home and think the world owes them something. They do work good for other people though. My 21 year old son and 14 year old daughter help out at home and never complain too much about things. In fact my 21 yo works for Detroit Diesel in Detriot goes to school and coaches high school football. His father in law says they just love him at work, always bending over backwards for everyone. They were all raised them same.

Bobg

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T_Bone

04-27-2005 12:49:36

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Re: Story about today's generation ... in reply to unioncreek, 04-27-2005 11:58:18

Hi Bob,

Sounds just like my kids and Grandchildren.

My son & DIL works there tussie off and have a very nice home, good paying jobs, and very respectful of people.

My daughter and SIL, struggle to meet monthly bills (and usually don't), tear up what they own, demand both sets of parents support there over spending, rufuse to educate themselfs, and in general very disrespectful to everyone. There children are no different.

Both of my kids were raised the same and why they turned out so different I'll never know.

T_Bone

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