Freaky Friday Rants and Raves 7-8
 

Rant: People who force their views on others with violence.

Rave: The people responsible for it will be exposed.

Rant: No doubt this thread gets political today, so I will say this:

Diplomacy will not work with people who resolve to violence like that. We need to unite to defeat these barbarians and promote peace.

Rave
Tony Blair for immediately going to London following the disaster.

Rant: Terrorism

Rant: Divorce

Grateful: That my BIL did not take his regularly scheduled train into London yesterday.

Rant: The news. I was conducting an audit in the oilfields yesterday so I was away from the internet. I really wanted to check the board to make sure our Fodorites in London were OK, and to wish all Londoners well.

Rave: I checked this morning and most of our Fodor friends have posted. My thoughts and prayers are will all who were affected.

RANT: The tragedy in London ... It certainly intrudes on that warm, fuzzy, summer feeling we like to zone into this time of year. :-( My heart goes out to our neighbors over there.

RAVE: Tony Blair

RAVE: As John Denver sang, "Ain't it good to be back home again?" I love to go on vacation, and then I LOVE to be back in my own bed! :-)

RANT: The hurricanes have begun! And it's so early ...

RAVE: Looking out my windows at my gardenias, hydrangeas, impatiens, crepe myrtles, day lilies, huge ferns, late azaleas, clematis, geraniums ... I do love my flowers this time of year!

Have a wonderful weekend, fellow Fodorites!

Rant: Terrorism

Tony Blair said the purpose of terrorism is to put despair and anger in our hearts. I think I would add fear to that.

Rave: All who overcome despair, anger and fear.

There is a piece in the Times of London today titled "And this is why they did it." It is a worthwile read for anyone trying to understand why someone could do something like yesterday and 9/11.(
The Times online doesn't require registration) It isn't politically slanted but merely the cold hard facts.

Rave: Pat Fitzgerald. I'm biased because I know Pat, but he represents everything that is right about our country.

Rave: The people of London. You are incredible souls and my thoughts go out to you.

Rant: those who think they can bring us to our knees.

Rant: The weather - will it ever stop raining? Those poor people living in the Gulf Coast - will they ever get a break?

Rave: John Mellencamp and John Fogerty tonite at Jones Beach

Rant: Rain or shine ugh

Rant: Hubby is stuck in Dallas right now, I'm just hoping he gets home in time for the show.

Have a safe, happy weekend!

Rant: Killers. Terrorists. Jihads.

Rant: Hurricanes

Raves: Despite adversity, the human spirit prevails...people care about one another...people pull together...

Wishing our London friends and everyone else a safe and healthy weekend.

(Let's not get this thread pulled today, folks. It's times like that we especially need to avoid name calling.)

Rant: monsters who bomb trains ans buses

Rave: The brave souls in London who will now work hard to go ahead with their lives.

Rant--The incidents in London. Very sad.

Rave--Finally got the trampoline and got it all put together. Hopefully this won't turn into a rant, lol!

Rave--Beautiful hike last weekend, and spent a couple hours at Cannon Beach.

Rant/Rave--Promotion/relocation being talked about to DH.

rant: those rats in london. shameful.

rave: people everywhere, regardless of country or creed get whats coming to them. this means for the good, and for the violent extremeists...the bad too.

rant: in addition, a navy seal that graduated high school with me from my hometown has been killed in afghanistan. he was due to be married this fall.

rave: tony blair (and other classicly reserved, and courageous londoners) seems a real class act.

rave: the power and resources that we do in fact have to help with debt relief, and the environment. and that 8 stately world leaders came together to facilitate progress.

Rant ~ Hatred, in any shape or form.

Rant ~ The sadness in our hearts for our Londoners.

Rave ~ The wonderful nurses, doctors, firemen, police officers, ambulance drivers, paramedics, military personnel across the globe, that continue to choose to help, calm, cure, protect, nurture, heal, comfort, hug, and provide strength to those who in need. Also, to the stranger that passes by and aids someone in need.

Rave ~ To anyone that makes the choice to love and be kind, rather than be angry, Salute!

Rave ~ Hope.

God Bless, Tiff

Rant: Tropical storms. I live no where near the eye of Cindy, but had close to 2" of rain from the remnants. Could Dennis please die at sea? Please?

Rant: Terrorism

Rave: The response of most to the attacks in London. To take from Tony Blair "We will not be divided and our resolve will hold firm. We will show, by our spirit and dignity, . . . that our values will long outlast theirs. . . .We will not be terrorized"

Hugs to all who need them. Congrats to all who have had success in the past week.

Rave: Beautiful summer weather at my lake and I wish all could enjoy good weather right now. Best swimming in years right now.

Rave: 3.9 million votes for Scott Posednik to get the last spot on the AL All-Star. White Sox Nation is arising.
57-26 We were over the moon and then the London events took it away. I still can't believe he beat Derek Jeter and Matt S. The Cell went mad when we found out mid-game and he ran out on the field.

Rave: 9 year old Grandson's team (All-Star Little League Homer Township IL) has won ANOTHER tournament and are now traveling far. We could see him on TV. My son is the coach. He's actually taking off work one day a week for this until it ends. They are still having fun too.

Rave: Good people who will continue to survive and eventually overcome the doings of psychopaths and their legacy.

Rave: Wish for safety for all, be it Dennis, the highway, or whatever.

Rave: OWJ's "no-name calling" suggestion/ rule. YES!

Rant: People who perceive a "blame the victim" mindset when beheadings, mutilation, bombs against human flesh- are the criteria for evaluation.

Have the best summer weekend you can, where ever you are.

Rave: the good folks on this board and elsewhere who care so much and so deeply about other people - even the ones they've never met - that all the hatred and bitterness in the world can't kill the goodness in people's hearts.
Rave: We've bought our dream house in Victoria! And after only 3 days of looking. We can't believe it. It's perfect for us.
Rant: We actually have to pay for it. Where's Santa Claus when you need him?

Rant: That humans have the capacity to act so atrociously toward each other. Yesterday, terrorists in London struck and killed people on their way to work. And all through out the world, children were beaten, women were raped, and men murdered. Somewhere people tried to deny theirs and others humanity through acts of violence.

Rave: That humans also have the capacity for compassion, love and kindness. Yesterday there were extraordinary acts of courage and kindness in London and everywhere in the world. Yesterday, someone reached out to aid another in need whether to provide first aid or hold than hand of someone dieing, or provide food to a homeless man or adopt a parentless child. These acts of caring individuals throughout the world reaffirm the human dignity of all of us.

I choose to believe that yesterday there were far more acts of kindness than there were acts of violence.

Rave: Tony Blair. He really is an incredibly articulate leader.
Rant: Terrorism
Rave: The English spirit!

A must-read, excellent article by Thomas Friedman, NY Times, on yesterday's tragedy in London:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/08/op...rticle_popular

Rant: Terrorism and the cowards who give them a safe haven.

Rant: Hurricanes

Rave: Family here from all over the U.S. this weekend for family reunion.

Rant: The weather is not cooperating, it's been raining and cool all week and isn't expected to break before Sat. pm.

Rave: Courageous London folks and their leaders standing up for what's right.

Bless you all and stay safe! **==

Rant: Evil in the form of violent zealotry. Terror.

Rave: That particularly British resolve. There's a reason most bulldogs get named "Winston."

Rave: Thomas Friedman's excellent, excellent op-ed in today's NY Times re: the Muslim world (registration is free). Time for Muslims to step up, shame, and marginalize those who would hijack their religion.

Rant: "Morning" sickness. Total misnomer.

Have a safe weekend, all, and Godspeed to the victims and their families.

Rant: Bombings in London, violence, terrorism.

Rave: Bonniebroad is back--hope you enjoyed a great vacation! :-)

Rant: We are in desperate need of rain! LoriNY, sam--send some our way, please!!

Rave: Monster in Law ((~)) Way better than I thought it was going to be!

Rant: Ridig, unstable family members who can't think outside their box.

Rave: Four weeks and counting until skate camp...please let it be cool in Colorado!

:)>-

Rant.....COWARDS who kill innocents, on their way to work.


RAVE..... The noble British spirit.

Chin up, Good will triumph over evil

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I would just like to add to my post earlier this morning by saying that we are thinking of all of you that may be in the hurricane's path.

My husband and I have been following the weather and we wish you and your families safety.

Very sorry, I can't imagine how scary.

Best thoughts for all of you, Tiff & DH

Rave: Londoners

Rant: Terrorists

Rave: Camping this weekend and the weather is supposed to be wonderful.

Rant: Camping with daughter that is teething. Ugh . . . I can't wait until she has all of her teeth and we don't have to go through this anymore!

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Rave: British resolve. Certainly a wonderful exception to the "Europe - Thy Name is Cowardice" approach to Islamic fanatics murderers recently described in a die Welt article.

Rave: Younger son is leaving for London tonight. He and DIL are celebrating their first wedding anniversary @ Hambleton Hall where they were wed last July.

Rave: Big time rains this last week in SMdA. Guadalajara had the driest June in 50 years.

Wishing speedy and complete recoveries to those injured and condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of those so brutally murdered.

M

Rant: Those hell-bent on disrupting/destroying lives and inner security, holding up religion as an excuse for their violent acts against innocent victims. There isn't a word I could use to describe them that would get past the censors.

Rave: London's spunk and spirit as the workaday world went on almost normally this morning.

Rave: Fabulous week sailing last week off St. Pete, with little effect from red tide, luckily.

Rave: That beautiful beautiful bay area.

Rave: We decided we can't sell the boat.

Rant: An accident at the dock our last day, minutes before we were to start hurricane proofing the boat left DH to do it all by himself and me nursing a sprained ankle and partially dislocated shoulder. :( Shoulders take forever to heal...this one was finally getting better after an accident 8 (!) years ago. :(

Rave: In the course of the accident I managed to take a pleasant little swim off the dock in lovely warm water and neither spilled a bit from the two bags of garbage I was carrying, nor did I drop my car keys, also tightly clutched in my hands. :)

Rants: Terrorists and Hurricanes!!

Rave: With all the bad press to credit card companies, I had a good thing happen. Recently I've begun paying my partners bills as well as my own (early Alzheimer's being the reason). We each got our Citibank Visa/MC statements and I wrote out both checks in full as always. Last month both our charges were a couple thousand dollars, thanks to our New York trip, our upcoming Pacific NW trip, and some major expenses as well. I put each in an envelope and used our address stamps on the return. I then mailed mine which was due fairly soon, but held his on my desk for a couple of weeks since it wasn't due for several weeks. What a surprise when I got my new statement with over $100 in finance charges plus a fine for being late. A rather involved phone call finally made me figure out what I did. I had stamped the wrong envelopes and held MY check missing my date, but had mailed HIS check right away. When I mentioned this to the person on the phone, she took one look at my account, saw I was a good customer, and immediately credited all charges, even though it was totally MY mistake. Meanwhile maybe I should start taking his medication!!

P,
I had a similar experience with AA Citi MC: The first time I used the direct bank draft transfer to pay my CC bill I was limited to $1000. I was in MX at the time and could not send a check for the remainder.
Once the next month's statement closed I immediately paid the remainder via bank draft and Citibank waived the finance charges.
I still don't use it overseas as I refuse to pay the 3% currency exchange fees.
M

Hi Patrick, Happy to know that when you telephoned them they saw your history and reversed the late charges, etc.

I was thinking of you and others in Florida, wishing you safety. Will you have to evacuate?

Best wishes, Tiff

Rant:the state of the world.
I do think terrorism is just going to continue to happen and on a "grander" scale.

Rave: our neighbor's children who are fresh faced and vital. Their very selves are such a wonderful antidote to the state of the world.

Rant: packing up 11 years worth of stuff to move to new office next weekend. I am looking forward to the new venue. There's nothing like a move to purge useless piles of paper!

Rave: new therapy office

Have a good weekend everyone. May goodness,kindness and compassion prevail!

Rant: The bombings in the beautiful city of London.
Rave: The knowledge that the people of the UK are among the toughest there are and it will take a lot more than the cowards responsible for the bombings to bring them down.

Rant: Hurricane Dennis.
Rave: I get to go to my favorite diner for breakfast with my best friend tomorrow. Hey, it took me two months to talk him into this, since he doesn't like the place.

Crappy, pouring day here in Central New Jersey. A good day for a movie and the weekend should prove to be better, weatherwise.

I second Tiff's words. One almost becomes speechless at the horror we are willing do to each other. God help us all.

Rave - I just booked a two week trip to Ireland for my DH and myself to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in September.

My prayers for all who were harmed yesterday in London. We must maintain our hope and dignity. Ghandi said it best...

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall - think of it, always.

Rant: Obviously the bombings in London yesterday by the evil cowards.

Rave: The beautiful and strong people of London.

Rave: All the compasionate and loving people here on Fodors.

Rant: Hurricane warnings for the Gulf of Mexico. Prayers to all of you.

Rave: There are so many more good people in the world then evil people.

Prayer: That everyone who is hurting, stressed or worried be given peace and love.

OO
Sorry about your accident! But glad you had a great "sail" week. May you heal quickly.

Rant: I am soo tired of the same few posters that continually try to dictate what others should write on this forum. These people are obsessed.

Rant: That those people don't realize how much what they do is like terrorism. Trying to push their ideology on someone else. And they are so mean too.

Rant: Yesterday's terror attack. Wish I could be more positive Jor.

Rant: That I'm sure a few nasties will be after me now for writing this, I should just let it go.

Rave: Nice people:) Just had a 20 minute conversation with a man from England, a total stranger about all the recent world events.

Rave: Dinner with family and celebrating my niece's 9th birthday((^))

Rave: The Brits ((l))

Thank you very much, dcespedes! I had a great vacation but it is nice to be back in my own bed again!

OO, so sorry about your little unplanned swim! =-O The older I get, the longer it takes anything to feel better ... right now, I think I've injured my neck/jaw adding a little too much weight to the overhead press! :-( But it's getting better .... as I'm sure your bod will, before you know it! :-) Hope everything feels back to normal very soon! ((f))

Meetshare, enjoy your dream home! I'm so pleased for you!

Rant: Fanaticism and hatred in all its forms.

Rave: Our family and friends in London have now all reported in and are safe.

Rant: Those who did not receive such good news.

Rave: Congrats to Meesthare! Let's hope Scarlett is as lucky in Portland.

Rave: We passed our county septic system inspection this morning -- the first real step in getting permits for our remodel. The architect is coming over this afternoon to finalize plans.

Usually this thread is full of personal things, this time everything put off till quieter times, London is on everybody's mind, have you noticed this?

Something really out of an ordinary happened to me. A co-worker was talking about her upcoming trip to Portugal, this is where she's from. I told her, another lady (from another firm, we share the same floor)is going there too, go and talk to her, she's from Portugal too.

It turned out, their ancestors came even from the same small island, in 1894 and 1906. They thanked me for bringing them together!

How weird is that, like a movie or a tv story.