The thing I like about NextDoor is that people type as though they're writing a telegram and every letter costs $1. "Needing lawn cut Saturday." I try to see how many plausible stupid statements I can make out of the subjectless titles. And I must be getting old, because I don't get gushy over "random acts of kindness" or "paying it forward." That movie sucked. Oh...and don't do this... ...unless you're under 12 years old and are female.
have never ever heard anyone describe Western clothing as a costume-except on here. I do not consider it a costume but as Western attire. To me a costume is something you wear to a Halloween party. In Texas we would often refer to others as Goat ropers,boot scooters. Calling a mans western attire in Texas a costume very well may get you nose punch. Oh and Nextdoor is not what it use to be , dumped it.
Not to interrupt such a fascinating subject as costumes and stuff but back to the complain thing, the one main complaint I have been hearing lately isn’t about the number of illegal immigrants so much as how many squatters are occupying homes that do not belong to them and getting away with it. From what I have been reading and seeing on YouTube is that squatting on a property has become so sophisticated that for the most part, the police can’t handle the situation when called against a trespasser / squatter because it’s a “he said, she said” kind of thing and has to be decided by the courts. People see an empty house, move in and change the locks and bingo, instant home with no responsibility of paying rent nor mortgage. Again from what I have been reading is a lot of those folks completely trash the places and make their neighbors put up with their antics. Here’s a single incident where the owners won…kinda.
Hedi, I've never heard the word "costume" used for western wear, but, apparently, current and former ranch folks talk somewhat differently than rodeo folks do. Perhaps it's a "Oregon" thing, I don't know.
Ditto Bobby! That is the only complaint I hear around here. Our 20 acre tent city homeless camp has no vacancy so the city parks are full and the police can't do much since there is no place for them to go and California and Portland keep bussing them in, knowing we are a big agricultural area and employ thousands of migrants and have for years. Now we have 500 waiting in line for every temporary job. Besides that, the other big complaint is how the democrats have destroyed many small businesses here and doubled prices on food and other necessities. The thing is you can't move anywhere to get away from that. I only want to move to a smaller place because of the up keep of my current place. I avoid big cities, because all that candy they offer, is only a coating and the core underneath is putrid. I can't see moving to a big city just for better medical care as a benefit, if I am unhappy and stressing over all the mayhem and constantly complaining about every aspect of life.
When I was the Chef in commercial kitchens and it looked like the line was getting into the weeds, I’d make everyone stop doing what they were doing. I’d tell them to back up from their stations and take a few breaths, relax and look at what is in front of them for a moment. After a bit, I’d start calling out the orders again and things would work out more smoothly and we’d get the job done. They same thing should have been applied post Covid-19 to the entire country. Instead of opening the borders and shutting down the oil industry whilst the government continued to pay out unmerited monies and sanctioning the non-payments of rent for freeloaders, the country should been given a chance to regroup and recoup but that’s not what happened. A brand new type of section of society was born in which everything is free for the taking all in the name of equity. To be sure, in some very stark ways, city governments have co-signed onto that train of thought by justifying the criminals for their illegal activities making city life far more dangerous than it has ever been. As it was expressed in Yvonne’s earlier post and my own posts in other threads, this area where we live is relatively better than almost any other city I have experienced and definitely better than Birmingham or Montgomery but it’s still a city. The one item that I am most concerned with isn’t a complaint but I guess could be construed as such. Just about everyone who lives in our neighborhood over the years has approached me at one time or another when I’m on the porch to ask for money, a smoke, a tool and on a few occasions, prayer or just to talk. The thing is, the outlying problem is that almost everyone in the neighborhood also knows that I won’t put up with any stupidity for very long which doesn’t sound bad but how long will it be before I have to prove it again?
Nope, more like a ranching family thing from Texas and Colorado with many former PRCA pro rodeo stars from Montana, Wyoming, Washington, and Oregon agreeing when it comes to urban dwellers western dressing to portray an image. They also say things like urban cowboys or drugstore cowboys with the drugstore being the older saying.
Hey Cody. Seriously now. Try not to get offended by what others, including myself, think is the right terminology for whatever. I personally hate to be called “dude” even though it only indicates that I am a man but I dislike it anyway because I picture a dude being totally different than whom I believe myself to be. I picture a dude as someone who is totally “citified” and doesn’t have a clue about anything other than city stuff. By definition, that which I picture is inaccurate but it’s the way I take it. Still, when someone approaches me with a “wazzup dude” or something similar, I may cringe but I let it slide because it probably wasn’t meant to stir any pots. Besides, the world has billions of people with different ideas and whether we live in a city or the country, the only things we have going for us is what we think of ourselves and how we treat those around us. Whether it be a goatee, a Van Dyke or a beard…..it is still just a bunch of hair on someone’s face no matter what the wearer wishes to call it.
No one has confided in me that they hate the area where they live. When I was young, I thought the grass was greener elsewhere, but after travel I found it is not. When coming home from the service, I looked down on the green valley that is home and breathed a sigh of relief. I'm still here decades later.
Do People Complain About Where You Live? From that thread title, I'd have to respond that I have no idea if anyone complains about where I live, or why it's their business where I live. If it suits me then that's all that matters.
Actually, Beth, I worded the title wrong. I meant to ask if any residents complain about the city/town a member, or someone else, lives in, not about the member themselves.
The corollary to the grass not being greener is that some people carry manure with them wherever they go. And no one likes change, especially when one's serene environs are being taken from them. My current county has undergone significant population swings over the years: I don't know why populations decreased between 1920 and 1970. Recent increases are driven by retirees. The county I spent 47 years in (moved there in 1963) experienced the same, but 30x more horrific: This was/is driven by the Federal government's presence. This is usually the change that drives people's dissatisfaction: An increase in the number of humans, and shifting demographics. In Louisa County, people now complain about (a) the increase in population and the over-controlling nature of those who have moved here, or (b) the unwillingness of existing residents to change. Once the Boomers (retirees and residents) die off, Louisa County will start declining in population. The complaints then will be the decrease in available services (which are always scaled to the number of people) and the crashing of the tax base and real estate market as more properties become available to fewer buyers. So changes either way bring their respective tangible complaint factors other than the normal dislike of "change." Fairfax County is likely to remain largely unchanged when Boomers go bye-bye, since there are not a lot of retirees there. And it's a good example of the dependency on Federal government, which--on a scale grander than military bases--is their single-point-of-risk. As long as the Fed is there, the nature of their complaints shall never change or go away: perpetually horrible traffic, and outrageous housing costs.
I can already hear the rumbling of those young people that have moved here and complain about the amount of traffic that is here now. I'm sure they didn't expect it. Of course it's not as bad as Denver's street/freeway traffic, but............ And, when there are a aggressive drivers who drive 10-15mph over the speed limit, run stop signs and don't slow down/stop for red lights, it frustrates them concerning the conservative drivers who all do just the opposite. We see quite a bit of tailgating here of aggressive drivers who want to go quite a bit faster than what is posted and what traffic in front of them is going. Really surprised that "road-rage" isn't an issue here. Way too many people are saying "The area is growing way, way to fast!".
No place is perfect. People will always find something to complain about in the town or city they are living in, especially after you live there a while. I think it is just human nature.