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Post by msdemos on Jul 27, 2018 4:38:44 GMT
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Post by Jayman on Jul 27, 2018 5:13:47 GMT
C-blocked me and tried to sabotage my relationship
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Post by ant-mac on Jul 27, 2018 6:05:57 GMT
He borrowed my car and drove into town to his father's automotive garage. He later rang me and asked him to come in and join him there. I borrowed my mother's car and went into town. I was a teenager and still lived at home, in a small country town 10 miles outside of a nearby population centre.
When I arrived at the garage, he took me to the rear of the garage to where my car was parked. Suspended 3 feet above it, on a thick chain, was the engine block of my car. He then informed me he was going to rebuild my engine and held out his hand for money.
It cost me the price of a complete set of gaskets and such for my car engine. At the time, that was about $120.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jul 27, 2018 6:41:31 GMT
A friend I trusted simply cut off all communication with me without explanation. She had a history of cutting contact with people who pissed her off, and as I did not know the circumstances I had no way of knowing who was to blame. I tried to avoid doing anything that might cause the same result. In the end it was inevitable.
It's most disturbing to think of someone as a true friend and then realize your perception was completely wrong.
Or it is best to just take relationships as short term.
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Post by ant-mac on Jul 27, 2018 6:55:52 GMT
A friend I trusted simply cut off all communication with me without explanation. She had a history of cutting contact with people who pissed her off, and as I did not know the circumstances I had no way of knowing who was to blame. I tried to avoid doing anything that might cause the same result. In the end it was inevitable. It's most disturbing to think of someone as a true friend and then realize your perception was completely wrong. Or it is best to just take relationships as short term. Ultimately, all relations are short term, mate,
Nobody lives forever.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jul 27, 2018 7:03:08 GMT
Ultimately, all relations are short term, mate,
Nobody lives forever.
Yeah but in such a state one isn't likely to know what short term is so it wouldn't be an issue anyway. Just like light and dark, hot and cold etc.
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Post by someguy on Jul 27, 2018 7:28:51 GMT
Stole a bag of weed out of my car.
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Post by ant-mac on Jul 27, 2018 7:33:44 GMT
Ultimately, all relations are short term, mate,
Nobody lives forever.
Yeah but in such a state one isn't likely to know what short term is so it wouldn't be an issue anyway. Just like light and dark, hot and cold etc.
Well, from my perspective, the lifespans of certain stars are short term.
When the epoch of life - as we know it - in the universe has come to an end, the universe itself will still be in its infancy. The vast majority of its lifetime of existence will still lay before it. For me, the phrase "long term" relates to a point in the future when the last stars to ever exist will finally be approaching the end of their lifespan. In fact, by that point in the life of the universe, a time will eventually come when it'll no longer be possible to measure the passage of time. When that occurs, it will literally be the end of time.
For me, that's "long term". For me, at least, it puts everything else into its true perspective. 
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jul 27, 2018 7:44:13 GMT
Well, from my perspective, the lifespans of certain stars are short term.
That's deep. You could be the Emperor in STARCRASH. "Imperial Battleship! Stop the flow of time!"
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Post by ant-mac on Jul 27, 2018 8:09:30 GMT
Well, from my perspective, the lifespans of certain stars are short term.
That's deep. You could be the Emperor in STARCRASH. "Imperial Battleship! Stop the flow of time!"
I think I spent too many of my formative years being influenced by the likes of Carl Sagan, Arthur C Clarke and Isaac Asimov. |
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Post by slimeysteve on Jul 27, 2018 13:29:41 GMT
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Post by ck100 on Jul 27, 2018 14:38:22 GMT
Borrow money from me and never pay me back for it.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 27, 2018 17:56:57 GMT
When a "friend" turned out to be a user, and not a friend, leaving unpayed bills
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Post by PresidentofChad on Jul 27, 2018 18:27:54 GMT
I thought Chad could trust our neighbor Sudan, but then they attacked our villages along the border and supported rebels who tried to overthrow me. Never going to make the mistake of turning my back on those guys again!
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Post by Terrapin Station on Jul 27, 2018 18:49:22 GMT
The worst thing for me is just a number of times I've had people simply drift away and not seem interested in being in touch any longer . . . almost as if they had some grievance with me, but I never could figure out (or guess very well) what the problem might be in any of those cases. It's weird because a couple of them were people I considered among my closest friends, and in at least one case, for over 10 years, but then at one point they simply wouldn't return calls, emails, etc.
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Post by geralmar on Jul 28, 2018 3:34:51 GMT
My devout Quaker friend and I were in college during the Vietnam war and were very concerned about the draft. My friend applied for a conscientious objector exemption and asked me to write a letter of support to the draft board. In my letter I affirmed his deep belief in pacifism and added I wholly supported his request even though I planned to enlist in the Army after graduation. A few months later I ran into him on campus. He was ecstatic. His draft exemption request had been granted and he believed my letter was key in the draft board decision. I congratulated him and as we chatted I on impulse asked since he was adamantly opposed to war and yet knew of my intention to enlist if he thought any less of me for it. Without hesitation he said, "Frankly, yes."
i never spoke to him again.
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