Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-19 Thread Dana
Actually, I joke but I do know what you mean. A lot of women in such situations wind up not leaving because of the pets. I am glad it worked out ok! Dana On 5/19/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I'd been with the guy a while. I knew he was agitated. The > apartment was tiny

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-19 Thread Deanna Schneider
Well, I'd been with the guy a while. I knew he was agitated. The apartment was tiny. I knew I couldn't "sneak away." And, I feared that attempting to leave would make him go over the edge. Besides, I was really afraid for my cat. I mean, it's not like I took my cat with me in the morning, either. B

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-19 Thread Dana
you waited till the next day? LOL. Dana On 5/19/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My ex said to me - "why would I want to get 'better' - I've never felt > better in my life?!?" in the middle of his manic episode that landed > him out of my apartment. He stayed with friends and eve

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-19 Thread Dana
I think you might be surprised what gets donated. Bear in mind that not all of it comes from individuals. However, when you add in the mp3 player and the cell phone, I'd have to agree that we probably aren't talking the down and out. Dana On 5/17/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-19 Thread Gruss Gott
> Deanna wrote: > help from the system if the patient doesn't want the help. When I took > him to the county mental health shop the first time (when there were > demons in the mirror in shrimp in the bathtub) they said - "unless Holy crap! You deserve a medal for handling that. I've heard that a

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-19 Thread Deanna Schneider
Well, this guy was perfectly fine and then one day had a psychotic break. The break happened in July and he was out the day after labor day. So, I stuck around for a brief while, trying to get him help. Wisconsin is really high on patient's rights, and you can't get much help from the system if th

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-19 Thread Ray Champagne
Deanna knows how to pick 'em! Seriously, though, congrats to you for getting him out of there. So many people would "go with the flow" because they love someone, etc. Then they end up as a statistic. I was one of those people - my GF right out of college was a violent psycho. I stuck around

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-19 Thread Deanna Schneider
My ex said to me - "why would I want to get 'better' - I've never felt better in my life?!?" in the middle of his manic episode that landed him out of my apartment. He stayed with friends and eventually moved back to his parents. But, he could have easily wound up homeless because he thought nothin

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-18 Thread Tony Weeg
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:43 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday > Rant)) > > im not that heartless now, come on :) > > tw > > On 5/18/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > &g

RE: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-18 Thread Matthew Small
I thought you'd love the use of the "F" word. :-) - Matt Small -Original Message- From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:43 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)) im not tha

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-18 Thread Tony Weeg
=211 > > It's not really work-safe, but it sure is funny. > > - Matt Small > > > -Original Message- > From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:11 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: T

RE: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-18 Thread Matthew Small
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:11 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)) On 5/17/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There simply is not always a job for every person. It just do

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Tony Weeg
On 5/17/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There simply is not always a job for every person. It just doesn't > happen. I wish that weren't the case, but there's nothing I can do to > change that fact. > i cannot disagree. however. as long as there are want ads, and produce far

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Jerry Johnson
But when the kicks are $180 a pair, brand new in the stores, they aren't donated, they are bought or stolen. When the laces have been replaced with $30 custom laces. When the t-shirt is a $90 tshirt, when the winter coat is a $450 brand new parka, when the cell phone is the latest model, when the m

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Dana
Agreed. I personally figure that if the person I give a couple of dollars to spends it on booze, well hey, maybe it's a cheap thrill in a crappy life, though I won't subsidize it long-term. But I'm merely explaining my philosophy, not signing up converts. However, I'd like to clear up one minor mi

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> That may be true, but it is not my job or responsibility > to give them a dollar. > I will not support beggars. You can, but don't tell me I > have to. My comments aren't in response to your wanting to contribute in other ways -- or even not wanting to contribute at all. If a person doesn't wan

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Jerry Johnson
That may be true, but it is not my job or responsibility to give them a dollar. I will not support beggars. You can, but don't tell me I have to. I work at soup kitchens, I donate money to specific useful (in my mind) charities. I donate all usable goods (clothes, appliances, pcs, furniture, book

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> true, which is why I usually blow off the regulars. If > you've been > panhandling for six months or more, I figure you're > probably not > looking too hard for alternatives. Also, if you ask me for > money and I > offer you food, and you take it, I'm more willing to help > if I see you > again.

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
>> That just makes it painfully obvious how much you >> don't know about homelessness. > nope, not one bit, but go get a job. ditch digging > is hiring. >> > fuck, monster.com has more jobs than one could imagine. >> >> Not for homeless people. > nope, probably not, but again, go dig ditches, s

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Dana
> Many of the homeless also have mental handicaps such as schizophrenia. > If they refuse to take meds and don't have some supportive structure > (friends, family), it's easy for them to fall between the cracks. yeah, the problem with a lot of those conditions is that the people take the meds, get

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-17 Thread Dana
I just think they should recognize me at that point, yanno? Or in some way acknowledge that I am something other than a mechanism for getting money. For instance, the following. I'd never seen the guy before, but I am at a gas pump, and look how much attention he is paying to what I say: Hey you

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Eric Carlisle
I offered a homeless person some pizza during a visit in Chicago (that's right, real Chicago pizza). He said "Well, I don't eat pizza, but if you want to buy me some chicken..." Many of the homeless also have mental handicaps such as schizophrenia. If they refuse to take meds and don't have s

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Dana
true, which is why I usually blow off the regulars. If you've been panhandling for six months or more, I figure you're probably not looking too hard for alternatives. Also, if you ask me for money and I offer you food, and you take it, I'm more willing to help if I see you again. It's happened seve

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Dana
> I don't think homeless people are lazy. I think the current economy has > beaten them down so much they have lost all hope or incentive in finding > a paying job. I think some of them are substance abusers who have hit bottom. The problem is, as previously noted, that it is pretty hard to to ge

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-17 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > A specific volume amount of muscle weighs more than the same > volume of fat in the same way that a pound of lead is smaller > than a pound of helium-filled balloons, which is the point. > > - Matt Small No one mentioned volume. Everyone was ta

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-17 Thread Matthew Small
17, 2005 3:31 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) > On 5/16/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: > And muscle also weighs more than fat, so if your > goal is just > to lose weight then building muscle can make it seem like > you're not > making h

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-17 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> On 5/16/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: > And muscle also weighs more than fat, so if your > goal is just > to lose weight then building muscle can make it seem like > you're not > making headway. I do completely agree with Sam's recommendation for > low weight, high rep. It does burn fat faster.

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-17 Thread Sam
Rush said you don't know what you're talking about and your hat is looking kind of worn. He suggested I send you a new box of foil. Woof Woof :) On 5/16/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: > > If you look at caloric intake and output, you make the biggest impact > by simply reducing caloric intake. Most e

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Paul Ihrig
here in columbus we have a group of around 20 pan handlers. they have a few vans, and get dropped off & picked up at strategic locations like on/off ramps. pretty organized. i have know problem with any one in need. if i have change or a spare buck or two, i will give it gladly. there are reason fo

RE: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Robert Munn
I once met a panhandler in DC who shared a cabin in West Virginia with several other people. They would take turns during the week panhandling. He figured that among them all they pulled in about $40K a year. I think they may have even paid taxes on it (though how much you pay if you only make $

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Ian wrote: > In the end, just dismissing them with the "go get a job bum" just does no > service Well, according to Vicente Fox Mexicans are taking jobs "black don't even want" so it may be fairly easy to find a job and work your way up. At least it seems that a lot of Mexicans are doing it.

RE: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Ian Skinner
TECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:18 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)) > That just makes it painfully obvious how much you don't know about > homelessness. nope, not one bit, but go

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Kevin Graeme
Rant: Friday rants on a Tuesday. :-D -Kevin ~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseo

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Tony wrote: > i agree to a point. but im lazy too. im lazier than shit. > but i still work hard. i realize the only way to make it is to work hard. > Your city homeless people are generally just doing what's worked for them and they're fully capable of getting a real job. There are others,

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Tony Weeg
On 5/17/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In that vein, I can see Weeg's justification in being pissed at the people > who have the capacity to pull themselves up (or to have prevented their > current situation in the first place), and don't. > On the flip side, a degree of compassion and underst

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread G
> > In short there are really no generalizations that can be made about > homeless > people or panhandlers. > > Jim Davis > Definitely. In that vein, I can see Weeg's justification in being pissed at the people who have the capacity to pull themselves up (or to have prevented their current sit

RE: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:25 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday > Rant)) > > > Did they have the opportunity to keep from ever becom

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Tony Weeg
i agree to a point. but im lazy too. im lazier than shit. but i still work hard. i realize the only way to make it is to work hard. i started bussing tables, making pizza's, working at mc d's, serving people @ applebees etc... no i wasnt homeless but i had drive/motivation. On 5/17/05, Dawso

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Brian wrote: > That's true. If the minimum wage (or the average wage offered for menial > work) can't keep up with minimum payments due to subsist at the most basic > level.the situation can become pretty hopeless. > Many of my colleagues in France (outside of Paris) consider panhandling a

RE: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Dawson, Michael
hink the current economy has beaten them down so much they have lost all hope or incentive in finding a paying job. M!ke -Original Message- From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:12 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 1

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread G
That's true. If the minimum wage (or the average wage offered for menial work) can't keep up with minimum payments due to subsist at the most basic level.the situation can become pretty hopeless. Here in Kansas City, that certainly isn't the case yet. A minimum wage, 40 hour a week job coul

RE: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Did they have the opportunity to keep from ever becoming > homeless in the first place? > You're right, once you are homeless, it's a bitch to get back > on your feet. > The problem is allowing yourself to become homeless in the > first place. > Whatever

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread G
> > Yes it's better for them to have something to do to earn some cash, > but there aren't better options than pan-handling for _every_ one of > them. Are you going to give every one of them a job? If not then shut > up and stop blaming them for their misfortune. Yes, some of them will > sit there

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Tony Weeg
> That just makes it painfully obvious how much you don't know about > homelessness. nope, not one bit, but go get a job. ditch digging is hiring. > > > fuck, monster.com has more jobs than one could imagine. > > Not for homeless people. nope, probably not, but again, go dig ditches, start th

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> mc d's was simply an analogy... there are a plethora of > options... That just makes it painfully obvious how much you don't know about homelessness. > fuck, monster.com has more jobs than one could imagine. Not for homeless people. > point is... i have no idea what its like to be > homeless,

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Tony Weeg
mc d's was simply an analogy... there are a plethora of options... last time i checked the want ads were a thriving business, fuck, monster.com has more jobs than one could imagine. point is... i have no idea what its like to be homeless, none whatsoever, but i get more angry and more violent fro

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> On 5/16/05, Tony Weeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> this shoulda made it to my pet peeves. >> >> i give food when i have leftovers from restaurants but >> thats it. >> >> i grew up fairly not well off, no real money available >> for college, >> although i got >> an incredible education from my ca

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Kevin wrote: > If you look at caloric intake and output, you make the biggest impact > by simply reducing caloric intake. Great write up! I totally agree. When I started, it was cardio and high rep weights. I remember that I couldn't even do a barbell fly without a lot of pain in different a

Re: Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-17 Thread Adam Haskell
Panhandling in Cincinnti is pretty minimal, they've really cracked down on it. Instead we have this program where panhandlers get a "licence" to sell this wretched magazine called "The City Beat" they get them for free and sell them and keep the profits, or thats how i understand it to work. I buy

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Kevin Graeme
On 5/16/05, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, while we're on the subjectWhat kind of workout show a say 35 > year old man do who needs to lose about 30 lbs. High reps w/low > weight or Low reps w/high weight? If you look at caloric intake and output, you make the biggest impact

Begging on the streets (was Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant))

2005-05-16 Thread Tony Weeg
this shoulda made it to my pet peeves. i give food when i have leftovers from restaurants but thats it. i grew up fairly not well off, no real money available for college, although i got an incredible education from my catholic school, i still go to FUCKING WORK! 8-5 EVERY DAY and more time @ nig

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Dawson, Michael
>I do make an exception for people who ask me more than twice and don't recognize me. I figure that if you are going to make a career out of begging, you should at least provide good customer service :) Would you then be a "returning customer"?

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Dana
you opinions? Should we give to the street needy or are we > only contributing to the problem? > > M!ke > > -----Original Message- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 4:41 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Dawson, Michael
>A great gag >would be to walk around with a can of fart smell and spray it just as >you ask people what time it is. Canned fart spray! What a gag. When I was in high school, we used to go to the mall in Owensboro, KY (Johnny Depp's hometown), unload half a can of fart spray in the entrance of

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Dawson, Michael
he street needy or are we only contributing to the problem? M!ke -Original Message- From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 4:41 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) Yes, the aggressive panhandling really sucks. When I wor

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Robert Munn
Yes, the aggressive panhandling really sucks. When I worked down there and lived up at Connecticut and California St., I would walk down Connecticut to work, and I would see the same guys in the same spots begging for change every single day. I still think the gag would be video-worthy. >Actual

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
If you haven't worked out in a while you need to start with the low-weight / high-reps for a few weeks just to prepare your muscles otherwise you could hurt something. After that I'm guessing either or. Low reps might work faster but may be discouraging until you get hooked on endorphins :) Most im

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Jacob
Limit the hand arm/hand movement from the plate to the mouth... :D -Original Message- From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 1:59 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) Okay, while we're on the subjectWhat ki

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
Never mind, I just realized the jared reference. DOH On 5/16/05, Sam wrote: > OK, agreed with one exception: the Atkins diet. > > > On 5/16/05, Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > > I mean that you can't lose only fat without focusing on muscle retention, if > > not growth. >

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Marlon Moyer
Okay, while we're on the subjectWhat kind of workout show a say 35 year old man do who needs to lose about 30 lbs. High reps w/low weight or Low reps w/high weight? On 5/16/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you benching more in free weight or a machine? Never go by the > machine number

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
OK, agreed with one exception: the Atkins diet. On 5/16/05, Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > I mean that you can't lose only fat without focusing on muscle retention, if > not growth. ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your co

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
Are you benching more in free weight or a machine? Never go by the machine numbers they are all different. How many reps are you doing and how many sets? If you're doing many reps, 20-30, it's part of toning and will bring your muscle to where it was at its peak. I believe if you don't scale down t

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Not sure what you mean. I mean that you can't lose only fat without focusing on muscle retention, if not growth. ~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin w

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
On 5/16/05, Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > First off, the burn is no growth/strength gain indicator! Which is why it's so important to train your circulitory system to force blood through the expanded muscles. Once your body can do this there will be very little burn. > Secondly the more > muscle

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > If you're toning that's correct. You need no pain and it reduces fat > and gets your muscles fit. So yes it is a gain. > If you want to get stronger and / or increase size than you need to hurt. > Yeah, I have to disagree too, both because of what I've been told and also because of

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
Yeah, so? :) On 5/16/05, Dawson, Michael wrote: > Do you have Popeye-shaped calves? > ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?banneri

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2005-05-16 Thread Dawson, Michael
Do you have Popeye-shaped calves? -Original Message- From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:07 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) Don't mess with a skier :) Lactic acid is caused by lack of oxygen in your bloo

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Dawson, Michael
-Community Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) Midichlorians.BAH Lucas should be tarred and feathered for deciding he needed to somehow try and explain "The Force". What was the point in de-mystifying the coolest aspect of the entire series Was anyone really cl

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you're toning that's correct. You need no pain and it > reduces fat and gets your muscles fit. So yes it is a gain. > If you want to get stronger and / or increase size than you > need to hurt. Sam, you shoulda quit while you were behind. LOL First of

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
If you're toning that's correct. You need no pain and it reduces fat and gets your muscles fit. So yes it is a gain. If you want to get stronger and / or increase size than you need to hurt. On 5/16/05, Gruss Gott wrote: > Well I'm no expert, but I've heard from personal trainers at what's > supp

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Jim Campbell
Don't know about that, but a crew just knocked down a house across the street from my office. I'm keeping an eye out for Vogons right now. - Jim Tony Weeg wrote: >WOW! > >MTangry and Sammy the Butcha > >AGREE? > >wtf. > >gel, is the world burning? > >tw > >On 5/16/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
You misspelled bulldog or was it pit bull? On 5/16/05, Tony Weeg wrote: > WOW! > > MTangry and Sammy the Butcha > > AGREE? > > wtf. > > gel, is the world burning? > > tw > ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help D

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Tony Weeg
WOW! MTangry and Sammy the Butcha AGREE? wtf. gel, is the world burning? tw On 5/16/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/16/05, Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > > You actually limit the flow, not stop it. > > Agreed > > > That is no indication of working the muscle! Read up on all the myth

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
On 5/16/05, Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > You actually limit the flow, not stop it. Agreed > That is no indication of working the muscle! Read up on all the myths behind > lactic acid "burn". That is actually more harmful than good! All that undo > strain on joints and tendons can be very painful

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is form the ripped muscle that needs to repair itself. The repair > process makes it bigger and stronger. > Well I'm no expert, but I've heard from personal trainers at what's supposed to be one of the best health clubs in the world ( http://www.holmesplace.com/

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Lactic acid is caused by lack of oxygen in your blood. By > constricting muscles you stop the flow of blood and limit the > oxygen. The longer you hold the more the burn. Once the > constriction stops, the blood flows again and the burn will > stop. The

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
Don't mess with a skier :) Lactic acid is caused by lack of oxygen in your blood. By constricting muscles you stop the flow of blood and limit the oxygen. The longer you hold the more the burn. Once the constriction stops, the blood flows again and the burn will stop. The burn is not the soreness

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread G
Midichlorians.BAH Lucas should be tarred and feathered for deciding he needed to somehow try and explain "The Force". What was the point in de-mystifying the coolest aspect of the entire series Was anyone really clamoring for a better explanation of the Force? That scruffy nerd rea

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Dawson, Michael
You are all wrong. Muscle soreness is because you pissed off the Midiclorians that were trying to sleep. -Original Message- From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 1:32 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) > F

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Dawson, Michael
>What's the point of going to the gym when it is crowded do you like waiting around for machines and weights?!!! More sweaty soccer moms from which to choose? M!ke ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's custom

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Ken Ketsdever
Hence, the > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Actually, that's not correct either :) > Lactic acid burns while you're working out not after. The > burn after is form the ripped muscle that needs to repair > itself. The repair process makes it bigger and stronger. Wrong. Lactic acid b

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Matthew Small
Which is why it is recommended to perform a cool-down period after working out hard. - Matt Small -Original Message- From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:32 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) > From:

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Actually, that's not correct either :) > Lactic acid burns while you're working out not after. The > burn after is form the ripped muscle that needs to repair > itself. The repair process makes it bigger and stronger. Wrong. Lactic acid builds up when th

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Sam
Actually, that's not correct either :) Lactic acid burns while you're working out not after. The burn after is form the ripped muscle that needs to repair itself. The repair process makes it bigger and stronger. On 5/16/05, Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > Actually, that is not correct. Lactic acid b

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If they're sore after working out then they're not doing it > right, so they're both out of shape and ignorant as well as annoying. Actually, that is not correct. Lactic acid buildup along with stressing the muscles is what causes one to become sore

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Ken Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > #1. But hires someone to mow their lawn and do their yard work. It's included in my rental fees, which is nice since it frees up more time for the gym!!! > #2. But doesn't have time to participate in kids school, > sports, plays, dance etc... I

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> Ken wrote: > #4. Works out all the time then bitches about how sore they are. > I don't want to hear it. > If they're sore after working out then they're not doing it right, so they're both out of shape and ignorant as well as annoying. On a related note I spent the weekend sanding my deck and

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Ken Ketsdever
>>Peeve: People who go to the gym. #1. But hires someone to mow their lawn and do their yard work. #2. But doesn't have time to participate in kids school, sports, plays, dance etc... #3. Leaves work early to beat the crowd at the gym #4. Works out all the time then bitches about how sore the

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Dawson, Michael
Or recliners and remotes. -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 12:07 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) Peeve: People who go to the gym. If nature had wanted us to go to the gym, it wouldn't

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> Peeve: People who go to the gym. > If nature had wanted us to go to the gym, it wouldn't have > created > woolly mammoths and sabertooth tigers. > -Kevin You know, as excercise goes, nothing is quite like alligator wrestling. :P s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a c

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Kevin Graeme
Peeve: People who go to the gym. If nature had wanted us to go to the gym, it wouldn't have created woolly mammoths and sabertooth tigers. -Kevin On 5/16/05, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Those at the gym that sit there on the bench while talking on the cell > phone. Work out or get off t

RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread Jacob
Those at the gym that sit there on the bench while talking on the cell phone. Work out or get off the bench. And speaking of cell phones... how come when someone answers the phone, they have to talk about 10 times louder? I do not care about your phone conversation and neither does the entire re

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-16 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> You're making me glad I went through there at 2AM -- and > extremely > confusing it was, even without other drivers to make > things more > difficult. > For the record, I was coming from Albuquerque and trying > to go to > Huntsville, and I have no idea what road I was on... all > of them had > n

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-15 Thread Eric Carlisle
Ever see the jerk behind the wheel that is using one hand to hold the cell phone, the other hand to smoke and/or emote their cell phone conversation? Meanwhile, I'm assuming they're using their Vulcan mental powers to actually steer the car. I used to hold the phone in the car while driving, b

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-15 Thread Dana
Actually I think this is a sort of self-protective denial. When I worked down there (on H Street) I found that if I made eye contact with people I'd get hit up for spare change six or seven times between the parking garage and work. Dana the park at Connecticut and I St. is a perfect place to try

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-15 Thread Dana
You're making me glad I went through there at 2AM -- and extremely confusing it was, even without other drivers to make things more difficult. For the record, I was coming from Albuquerque and trying to go to Huntsville, and I have no idea what road I was on... all of them had names like 30N/165W/3

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-15 Thread Dana
oh, amen. I get this one a lot, as the state noticed that my local I-40 interchange was congested and therefore began a multi-year project to mess it up even more Lane closures and the occasional detour of all I-40 through the neighborhood, yup, we get this one a LOT. One of my happiest moment

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-15 Thread Dana
especially while talking on a cell phone. Speaking of which, women who put on makeup while driving should be shot. Makeup is stupid enough without endangering me and the occupants of my vehicle over it. Dana On 5/13/05, Dharmesh Goel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hear hear > > > 8. Entitle

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-15 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> I've spent a couple of summers in Steamboat. God how I > love it up > there. I don't touch a car all week long. Anywhere I go, > I take my > rental mountain bike! Most of the time that destination > is the "Off > the Beaten Path" bookstore/coffee bar. The name's familiar... it's been a numbe

Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant)

2005-05-15 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
Yep... That's actually the name of the place more commonly known as "the grassy knoll" where the statue of George Bannerman is -- the place is named after him. > Are you also connected to Dealey Plaza? > On 5/14/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I like Dallas, it's one of the gr

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