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happy_terd · 06-19-2010, 10:18 AM

About to go sit in a park and reserve a table and grill area for daughter's birthday party.

I have to sit there for an hour hanging out or the table will not be available.

Wetdogeared · 06-19-2010, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

About to go sit in a park and reserve a table and grill area for daughter's birthday party.

I have to sit there for an hour hanging out or the table will not be available.

You have to sit there and reserve it like someone holding a parking spot, shooing away any potential rivals, or you are waiting to reserve the spot and time from some type of warden-like person?

happy_terd · 06-19-2010, 10:46 AM

The first one. It fills up quickly.

EVERYONE goes 45 minutes to 1 hour early and holds their spot at that park. I even had a couple people show up asking me what time my party was going to be over. 2 years ago I think I almost had the cops called on me. I went about an hour early and sat there alone and waited bored out of my mind. I didnt have an ereader then to keep my company.

I sat there and waited on a picnic table. I should have filled the bench with party supplies, which I left in the car. I didnt really feel like taking it all out yet. There was another kid party about 50 feet away and a couple adults was pointing at me thinking I was sitting there watching their kids. I was a lone man sitting on a bench across from their party.

I was sooo glad when my wife and the 20 kids showed up and rescued me. They are lucky I didnt go over there and ask them why the hell they pointed at me and gave me the stink eye. *shrug* I gave them a break because I realize they were just scared for their kids.

Most uncomfortable 45 minutes of my life.

happy_terd · 06-19-2010, 04:25 PM

party was a success.

Nap time now.

kennyc · 06-19-2010, 04:43 PM

Good to hear!

WT Sharpe · 06-19-2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

The first one. It fills up quickly.

EVERYONE goes 45 minutes to 1 hour early and holds their spot at that park. I even had a couple people show up asking me what time my party was going to be over. 2 years ago I think I almost had the cops called on me. I went about an hour early and sat there alone and waited bored out of my mind. I didnt have an ereader then to keep my company.

I sat there and waited on a picnic table. I should have filled the bench with party supplies, which I left in the car. I didnt really feel like taking it all out yet. There was another kid party about 50 feet away and a couple adults was pointing at me thinking I was sitting there watching their kids. I was a lone man sitting on a bench across from their party.

I was sooo glad when my wife and the 20 kids showed up and rescued me. They are lucky I didnt go over there and ask them why the hell they pointed at me and gave me the stink eye. *shrug* I gave them a break because I realize they were just scared for their kids.

Most uncomfortable 45 minutes of my life.

It's a pity folks are so quick to get that impression in those kind of circumstances. I was going to say that it's a shame the world we live in today is like that, but upon reflection, "weird uncles" have always been with us, probably in go greater or less proportion of the population than the present. Perhaps it's a good thing that we're all more aware of the problem these days.

In any case, I know you were relieved when your wife showed up. That's the reason I don't go to toy stores or visit toy departments without my wife by my side. Even if people aren't thinking that, it's so often in the news and television shows that you think they are, and that's an uncomfortable feeling.

recluse · 06-19-2010, 05:02 PM

On the other hand, did you ever notice that the parents who are most intently keeping an eye on you are the ones whose kids are playing in traffic?

yvanleterrible · 06-19-2010, 05:07 PM

The most frequent offenders in sexual molestation cases are family members...
Uncle Dick at that party table should have been the one to watch.

recluse · 06-19-2010, 05:27 PM

I can live with the scrutiny, for the childrens sake. Just once, though, I'ed like to see one of these bastards nailed to a fence and set on fire. You ever notice how infrequently those NAMBLA scum are mentioned these days? John Walsh did it on "America's Most Wanted" once. Got a hidden camera into one of their meetings. Couldn't name names, couldn't show faces. And got his show cancelled, if only temporarily, over it. The guy that hunts them down and exterminates their sorry lives won't get that kind of protection.

happy_terd · 06-19-2010, 05:30 PM

kids are pretending to nap now.

Time to go do some chores around this house.

yvanleterrible · 06-19-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by recluse

I can live with the scrutiny, for the childrens sake. Just once, though, I'ed like to see one of these bastards nailed to a fence and set on fire. You ever notice how infrequently those NAMBLA scum are mentioned these days? John Walsh did it on "America's Most Wanted" once. Got a hidden camera into one of their meetings. Couldn't name names, couldn't show faces. And got his show cancelled, if only temporarily, over it. The guy that hunts them down and exterminates their sorry lives won't get that kind of protection.

Here those nasties only get 3 years.
Steal a burger and you get 6!!!

Moejoe · 06-19-2010, 05:54 PM

Writing this:

And he did see. Through that lens that lived behind the eye and somewhere between the heart and the brain where the secret wires were connected. There, fired from the past to the future was Eves Montes.

Eves, that perfect silhouette of a girl who had haunted their summers so long ago. An hourglass filled with cool white alabaster sand. Eves, that film star pinup girl that never needed a silver screen to be bigger than life. That one girl in the whole town who had all the boys fitful under their sheets before bed and all the girls sadly looking into mirrors before their beds and eventual dreams of somehow becoming Eves themselves. Where she walked she brought the summer with her and the adoration of all, young and old. The cafe where she sat became a magnet for every other girl and boy in the town. What Eve wore so did all the girls in the days to follow.

Eve was the beating heart of the town.

And then….

recluse · 06-19-2010, 06:02 PM

That's what really gets me. Everybody can see the problem. And still, nothing changes. A slap on the wrist for permanently destroying the life of an innocent. The coldest statement I ever heard on the subject, I can't remember who said it, but it haunts me is: "Children don't vote"!

happy_terd · 06-19-2010, 06:53 PM

It all comes down to the bottom dollar, recluse.

A child's life is of little monetary value to government.

poohbear_nc · 06-19-2010, 08:08 PM

Just got back from my after dinner walk - still 90 F at 8:00. The joy of a tepid shower! Off to a good book!

06-19-2010, 10:18 AM	#17806
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	About to go sit in a park and reserve a table and grill area for daughter's birthday party. I have to sit there for an hour hanging out or the table will not be available.

06-19-2010, 10:46 AM	#17808
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	The first one. It fills up quickly. EVERYONE goes 45 minutes to 1 hour early and holds their spot at that park. I even had a couple people show up asking me what time my party was going to be over. 2 years ago I think I almost had the cops called on me. I went about an hour early and sat there alone and waited bored out of my mind. I didnt have an ereader then to keep my company. I sat there and waited on a picnic table. I should have filled the bench with party supplies, which I left in the car. I didnt really feel like taking it all out yet. There was another kid party about 50 feet away and a couple adults was pointing at me thinking I was sitting there watching their kids. I was a lone man sitting on a bench across from their party. I was sooo glad when my wife and the 20 kids showed up and rescued me. They are lucky I didnt go over there and ask them why the hell they pointed at me and gave me the stink eye. shrug I gave them a break because I realize they were just scared for their kids. Most uncomfortable 45 minutes of my life.

06-19-2010, 04:25 PM	#17809
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	party was a success. Nap time now.

06-19-2010, 04:43 PM	#17810
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,920 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Good to hear!

06-19-2010, 05:02 PM	#17812
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	On the other hand, did you ever notice that the parents who are most intently keeping an eye on you are the ones whose kids are playing in traffic?

06-19-2010, 05:07 PM	#17813
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	The most frequent offenders in sexual molestation cases are family members... Uncle Dick at that party table should have been the one to watch.

06-19-2010, 05:27 PM	#17814
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	I can live with the scrutiny, for the childrens sake. Just once, though, I'ed like to see one of these bastards nailed to a fence and set on fire. You ever notice how infrequently those NAMBLA scum are mentioned these days? John Walsh did it on "America's Most Wanted" once. Got a hidden camera into one of their meetings. Couldn't name names, couldn't show faces. And got his show cancelled, if only temporarily, over it. The guy that hunts them down and exterminates their sorry lives won't get that kind of protection.

06-19-2010, 05:30 PM	#17815
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	kids are pretending to nap now. Time to go do some chores around this house.

06-19-2010, 05:54 PM	#17817
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Writing this: And he did see. Through that lens that lived behind the eye and somewhere between the heart and the brain where the secret wires were connected. There, fired from the past to the future was Eves Montes. Eves, that perfect silhouette of a girl who had haunted their summers so long ago. An hourglass filled with cool white alabaster sand. Eves, that film star pinup girl that never needed a silver screen to be bigger than life. That one girl in the whole town who had all the boys fitful under their sheets before bed and all the girls sadly looking into mirrors before their beds and eventual dreams of somehow becoming Eves themselves. Where she walked she brought the summer with her and the adoration of all, young and old. The cafe where she sat became a magnet for every other girl and boy in the town. What Eve wore so did all the girls in the days to follow. Eve was the beating heart of the town. And then….

06-19-2010, 06:02 PM	#17818
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	That's what really gets me. Everybody can see the problem. And still, nothing changes. A slap on the wrist for permanently destroying the life of an innocent. The coldest statement I ever heard on the subject, I can't remember who said it, but it haunts me is: "Children don't vote"!

06-19-2010, 06:53 PM	#17819
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	It all comes down to the bottom dollar, recluse. A child's life is of little monetary value to government.

06-19-2010, 08:08 PM	#17820
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,674 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just got back from my after dinner walk - still 90 F at 8:00. The joy of a tepid shower! Off to a good book!