Ok, so I think we should have this out

I guess my sentence structure was confusing.  I listed name calling and cursing AT.  If I had said "cursing and name calling at" I would have received a well deserved visit from the grammar police.

I've gotten into some big rows with people, the nastiest being Lauren. I have never used, nor have I seen anyone use, "fuck you, you fucking bitch" or anything similar. People get heated and hostile, for sure. I have. But that level of rancor has either passed me by or simply isn't a thing here.

Goddamnit, Merge. We can't take you anywhere! 😂

But still. A few nasty exchanges amongst hundreds thousands does not a nasty board make.

I just don't feel like the "fuck yous" are flying around here on a regular basis.

Someone recently said to me,

Maybe I deserved it, but I certainly didn't think so, and I apologized, with no response. It definitely, happens!

Not being the grammar police, I swear, but what I was responding to was “I asked if in real life peas think cursing and name calling are appropriate.”

I didn't mean to leave you out by not also quoting you.  I don't know how to quote more than one person in the same post and didn't want to type it out twice.  But my original post did say "cursing at".  

In real life if I venture a valid opinion on something and someone calls me a "fucking monster" or belittles my entire career or my achievements within that career then damn right that in real life as well as here I'm going to tell them to go fuck themselves.

Or if we are having a discussion about public figures and someone turns and says "oh do you them personally?" that will also get a "fuck off" in real life.
I'm old enough not to tolerate that any longer and if you hit out at me verbally, then expect a return volley.

I’ve called a couple of the people I work with “jackasses” and my boss has called me a smartass.  
Granted that’s in one on one conversations and said with humor, but I guess if I’m ok cursing at people at work, all bets are off in casual conversation.  

I wish people would stop saying things along this vein. Each and every presence here is valuable. Keep posting. Keep participating. (Said to everyone who feels this way.) We’re all listening.

You know, I’ve thought a lot about that thread as numbers continue to skyrocket in the US and specifically in my home state. Do you still think it was cool to send everyone back to work at the time of that “conversation?”

I know you feel I disparaged your professional experience, and I just want to say that wasn’t my intention. The point I was trying to make is that infectious disease specialists local to the situation here in the US were advocating for longer SIP conditions rather than sending everyone back to work - the opposite of what you seemed to be saying. I think the growing situation and projections in the US at that time were very different from what was happening in Australia. I acknowledge again that I was out of line and said it in a way that caused offense. I apologize again for that.

I did and do find the attitude that people should just suck it up and go back to work very callous and cruel. I don’t know what to tell you about that. We’ve got a situation here in Texas right now where our education association says teachers must return to brick and mortar teaching in August. They’ve made this decision via Zoom from the safety of their homes, because their offices are closed until at least January. Our state politicians refuse to appear in public, but insist teachers must teach in person. Parents are literally saying in public meetings that they are willing to trade a few teacher lives for their kid to go back to school. Are these actions and attitudes monstrous? I find them so. I don’t see how anyone could think otherwise.

Anyway, I respect your experience and skills as a nurse, doing a job that I could never do. I’m sorry again that I caused you to think otherwise. I don’t blame you for hitting back at me at that time.

This is probably only of interest to the two people above discussing telling someone what she has to do:

There are two different meanings of have to. One is must. But another one is when we are surmising something, such as "Who's calling now? It has to be your sister-she's the only one who calls late at night."  Is it possible that one poster meant the second meaning and the other thought she was being told how she must feel?

Lol, that video pretty much nailed it. TFS

Parsnip-Potato Soup



Parsnip-Potato Soup
Total Time: 1 Hour 5 Mins
Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 qt.
November 2015
RECIPE BY Southern Living

Make Ahead: Once it's cooled, freeze this silky soup in zip-top plastic freezer bags using the Make-Ahead Gravy method. Thaw in refrigerator three to four days before using. Reheat over medium-low heat. Add salt and pepper if needed, and garnish just before serving.







Step 3-Cook over medium heat, stirring often, 5 minutes or until hot. Serve immediately.

I did call someone a POS last week but they were being racist so they had it coming. They’re a troll anyway.