Comments on: As the Lobster Boiled – The Ice Rained down http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/ Sun, 27 May 2012 12:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: chineseman http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1105452 chineseman Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:17:24 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1105452 <strong>hey...</strong> super!... hey…

super!…

]]> By: Hillraiser429 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1093252 Hillraiser429 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:51:07 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1093252 Thanks for sharing, NH. Been there, done that in 2000. As a botanist, I felt physical pain with each limb that fell. The trees which survived our ice storm still display the scars, exhibiting misshapen forms against the sky in winter. The good news: Humans are stronger when they live through these times, and humans can plant 2 (or 3) native trees for each old friend lost. I made it an opportunity to make the 'suburban" backyard a bird sanctuary. Take care. Have faith. We are thinking of you. Thanks for sharing, NH. Been there, done that in 2000. As a botanist, I felt physical pain with each limb that fell. The trees which survived our ice storm still display the scars, exhibiting misshapen forms against the sky in winter.

The good news: Humans are stronger when they live through these times, and humans can plant 2 (or 3) native trees for each old friend lost. I made it an opportunity to make the ‘suburban” backyard a bird sanctuary.

Take care. Have faith. We are thinking of you.

]]> By: csuzeq http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1093039 csuzeq Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:53:29 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1093039 Yep. I think it was! Sad anyway! Yep. I think it was! Sad anyway!

]]> By: ipotter http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092957 ipotter Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:43:04 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092957 Ice is pretty, but the trees that explode under the weight are very dangerous. Glad you are staying safe. We had an ice storm a couple of years ago that took down so many limbs, some hitting the house (luckily without major damage). That summer had to pay several thousand dollars to down the trees near the house as it was too frightening to chance another round. Ice is pretty, but the trees that explode under the weight are very dangerous. Glad you are staying safe. We had an ice storm a couple of years ago that took down so many limbs, some hitting the house (luckily without major damage). That summer had to pay several thousand dollars to down the trees near the house as it was too frightening to chance another round.

]]> By: justsomeone http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092864 justsomeone Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:57:23 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092864 NewHamster, "the truck driver guys they detest"...what do you expect from old blue bloods? Haven't you noticed, there hasn't exactly been an outpouring of sympathy for all of the blue collar guys & gals who have been replaced &/or disenfranchised by the sacred globalism. Guess it's not "progressive". NewHamster, “the truck driver guys they detest”…what do you expect from old blue bloods? Haven’t you noticed, there hasn’t exactly been an outpouring of sympathy for all of the blue collar guys & gals who have been replaced &/or disenfranchised by the sacred globalism. Guess it’s not “progressive”.

]]> By: wodiej http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092811 wodiej Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:10:13 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092811 too bad Obama isn't an American. You're entitled to your choices but he will never be my president as Bush wasn't either. I am not going to give kudos to anyone who is corrupt no matter what position they hold. too bad Obama isn’t an American. You’re entitled to your choices but he will never be my president as Bush wasn’t either. I am not going to give kudos to anyone who is corrupt no matter what position they hold.

]]> By: wodiej http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092810 wodiej Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:08:14 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092810 they don't do this to me because I just don't participate. My charity is for animals and that's it. Few collections for those but plenty for other charities so I say no thanks. I can't support them all so I support the one most important to me and never, ever feel a bit of guilt over it. they don’t do this to me because I just don’t participate. My charity is for animals and that’s it. Few collections for those but plenty for other charities so I say no thanks. I can’t support them all so I support the one most important to me and never, ever feel a bit of guilt over it.

]]> By: wodiej http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092808 wodiej Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:04:34 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092808 well you can't choose your family but you can certainly choose your friends. To each their own..... well you can’t choose your family but you can certainly choose your friends. To each their own…..

]]> By: rolling_thunder http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092807 rolling_thunder Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:03:25 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092807 Oh I'd kill for a New England Macintosh right now. (You keep the Lobster.) Well I'd pay $3 a pound even. I bet your barn is full of them. :grin: I hope the apple trees make it without too much damage. And isn't it interesting how you pegged the bots with them being all words and no action! Hmmm birds of a feather flock to Fraudbama. Most people will use any excuse to have voted for the OZero but if they got honest, would they admit they voted for him to subvert their racism..I mean to hide their racism and alleviate their guilt? Elite = Souless Altruism amongst rich and poor. We used to have another word for Elite. It used to be SNOB. Even poor people can be SNOBS. It's a bad thing to be called..very bad...Damned OBOT SNOBS! Oh I’d kill for a New England Macintosh right now. (You keep the Lobster.)
Well I’d pay $3 a pound even. I bet your barn is full of them. :grin:
I hope the apple trees make it without too much damage.
And isn’t it interesting how you pegged the bots with them being all words and no action! Hmmm birds of a feather flock to Fraudbama. Most people will use any excuse to have voted for the OZero but if they got honest, would they admit they voted for him to subvert their racism..I mean to hide their racism and alleviate their guilt?
Elite = Souless Altruism amongst rich and poor. We used to have another word for Elite. It used to be SNOB. Even poor people can be SNOBS. It’s a bad thing to be called..very bad…Damned OBOT SNOBS!

]]> By: NewHampster http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092788 NewHampster Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:49:23 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092788 I toasted Obama because I'm an American and as much as I can't stand him, he will be my President. I toasted Obama because I’m an American and as much as I can’t stand him, he will be my President.

]]> By: justsomeone http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092786 justsomeone Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:47:23 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092786 I'm a Linda too, ..."and talks about us Americans with such contempt..." Hey, if you only know one guy like that count yourself lucky. A lot of the new arrivals I talk with (not just Muslims)seem to arrive with a great sense of entitlement & extreme "contempt" for us. This country refuses to enact a reasonable moratorium on immigration to allow for assimilation & amalgamation & I'm concerned we will eventually regret it. As for the ice storm, it's unfortunate but a hazard of a northern climate. California has earthquakes, fires & mudslides, the eastern coastal regions hurricanes, the south has tornadoes, there's always something. I’m a Linda too, …”and talks about us Americans with such contempt…” Hey, if you only know one guy like that count yourself lucky. A lot of the new arrivals I talk with (not just Muslims)seem to arrive with a great sense of entitlement & extreme “contempt” for us. This country refuses to enact a reasonable moratorium on immigration to allow for assimilation & amalgamation & I’m concerned we will eventually regret it. As for the ice storm, it’s unfortunate but a hazard of a northern climate. California has earthquakes, fires & mudslides, the eastern coastal regions hurricanes, the south has tornadoes, there’s always something.

]]> By: Lyn http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092774 Lyn Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:38:02 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092774 Was it Colin Powell? He said something like that. Was it Colin Powell? He said something like that.

]]> By: DAB http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092773 DAB Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:37:19 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092773 If we all were to disown everyone who was bitten by the Obama chi-chi fly, we would have to shake off not only our friends but many of our relatives (including siblings and children). The fact that Obama apparently used some well-worn hypnotic methods of repetition, cadences, etc. may make it a little easier to understand how normally intelligent, sane folk could have been so easily taken in. Pretty scary, but I hope that the worst of it is over. After all, after the Inauguration is all said and done, "The One" will have scant opportunity for grand settings and soaring rhetoric once the real fun of governing begins. Also, many thanks to NewHampster on the poetic and graphic depiction of life up there. I recall a similar, although not nearly as treacherous, ice storm experience when I lived in New Jersey. Not to make you all jealous or anything, but even though we sometimes have to dodge hurricanes here in FL, it's going to be in the 70s all week long. If we all were to disown everyone who was bitten by the Obama chi-chi fly, we would have to shake off not only our friends but many of our relatives (including siblings and children).

The fact that Obama apparently used some well-worn hypnotic methods of repetition, cadences, etc. may make it a little easier to understand how normally intelligent, sane folk could have been so easily taken in. Pretty scary, but I hope that the worst of it is over. After all, after the Inauguration is all said and done, “The One” will have scant opportunity for grand settings and soaring rhetoric once the real fun of governing begins.

Also, many thanks to NewHampster on the poetic and graphic depiction of life up there. I recall a similar, although not nearly as treacherous, ice storm experience when I lived in New Jersey. Not to make you all jealous or anything, but even though we sometimes have to dodge hurricanes here in FL, it’s going to be in the 70s all week long.

]]> By: Diana L. C. http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092772 Diana L. C. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:36:12 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092772 I, too, am happy you're safe, and I am sorry about the trees, too. All those trees in Vermont, New Hampsire, Massachusetts, and New England in general just make me envy you every time I visit. Colorado is gorgeous, and I'll always be a Coloradoan. But, my next life might find me in New England. The bots are smug and satisfied with their position as the "vaguard" and the "intelligentsia" of the "party." They're so special that way that they don't need to really uderstand the rest of us comrades. (Being facetious, of course.) I know exactly what you mean about this type of person. Last office party I attended (thank heavens I'll never be forced to attend another), all the bots in the department who make good money placed "wishes" that reuired a little more than the $20 limit for the persons who drew their names. They didn't think about the limited finances of the admin assistants and the more lowly workers. Their mantra is always about how they have to "honor" themselves and celebrate their lives. Funny how the more lowly workers were the ones requesting donations in their names to charity. I, too, am happy you’re safe, and I am sorry about the trees, too. All those trees in Vermont, New Hampsire, Massachusetts, and New England in general just make me envy you every time I visit.

Colorado is gorgeous, and I’ll always be a Coloradoan. But, my next life might find me in New England.

The bots are smug and satisfied with their position as the “vaguard” and the “intelligentsia” of the “party.” They’re so special that way that they don’t need to really uderstand the rest of us comrades. (Being facetious, of course.)

I know exactly what you mean about this type of person. Last office party I attended (thank heavens I’ll never be forced to attend another), all the bots in the department who make good money placed “wishes” that reuired a little more than the $20 limit for the persons who drew their names. They didn’t think about the limited finances of the admin assistants and the more lowly workers. Their mantra is always about how they have to “honor” themselves and celebrate their lives. Funny how the more lowly workers were the ones requesting donations in their names to charity.

]]> By: wodiej http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/8694/as-the-lobster-boiled-the-ice-rained-down/#comment-1092761 wodiej Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:13:07 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=8694#comment-1092761 glad you're ok glad you’re ok

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