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QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 03:41 PM) What I read was that she is suing her parents for tuition to the private HS that she is still attending and for an existing college fund that apparently she doesn’t have access to without their permission. So it’s money they had already marked for her college tuition. Hey, if you want that money, you dont move out of the house. Plain and simple.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 01:08 PM) I'd like to add that seeing these posts, Reddy fired off a succession of rapid fire and passionately worded posts, that he could have worded in a cleaner fashion but because of his direct involvement in something near and dear to him. I'm not an admin or anything, but I don't think he should be banned, he should have his moment to state his case and clean up his posts/clear the air... Technically, this wasn't in the Buster, and based on that technicality, I think Reddy should be released from prison immediately! ATTICA, ATTICA. He is passionate about something he was involved in, and frankly it's great to be that way and to have helped. WIth that said, he was still wrong about the topic, I couldnt care less about being told "f*** you"

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 12:00 PM) Or all of the above... There was one day in Jan where it warmed up and i was lucky enough to get everything down. One day.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 08:40 AM) New Orleans is a freakin blast, I went there underage and still was able to have a great time. We stayed in the Garden district and I loved it, beautiful houses and buildings over there, taking the trolley in was a great experience as well. We went over to the Tulane bars a few times as well, pretty fun atmospheres all around. Also, if youre looking for food while on Bourbon street, there was a philly cheesesteak place that was very solid (better and cheaper than most places on that street). Owner was from Philly so took some pride in the food, of course back then he was complaining about McNabb still. Stay here http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/newor...yalorleans.aspx Eat at Johnny's down the street. You're welcome

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 10:23 AM) I was fortunate to have choices, but the choices were still left to me to squander or make something of. 1) I could move out and do whatever I wanted, on my own dime. 2) They would pay for college so long as I kept my grades B's or higher. 3) Join the military. I chose option 2, my brother chose option 3. Thats how I was. In fact when my grades dropped I was in danger of #1 and thats when I worked construction and found out college was way better. Got over a 3.5 the rest of the way including 3 4.0's in a row.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 10:26 AM) The way I see it, it's the parent's responsibility to pay her college tuition. She shouldn't have to sue them. Kids don't ask to be born and if you make the decision that you want kids, it's your responsibility to educate them so they can have a legit shot at being successful. That's how I see it. My kids are going to college, they have no say in this:D Yeah but she left home because she didnt want to live under their rules. That to me says you are now on your own "adult."

I know its not popular but I really feel over 80 wins.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 10:18 AM) Maybe I'm missing something here, but it seems like at least several of the posters in this thread had some or all of their tuition, room and board covered by the parents but that they worked a part-time job for spending money. This girl is suing for her parents to pay for tuition. Yes, but for that tuition I voluntarily lived with my parents under their rules.

Hyde still nursing pulled hammy, wont run 40. May effect draft position.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 10:04 AM) You can shoot a fuel can with a gun all you want, it will not explode from that. Lead does not sparks like in the movies. It'll make it all leak out, though. heh I honestly didnt know that.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 09:52 AM) I agree. He should be proud of the help he and his group provided however it wasn't most of the work. My brother lives in Mississippi 1 1/2 hours from NO. He didn't have utilities for 3 months after Katrina. We made three trips down there with fuel and generators as well as food while being shot at from the sides of the roads. People would cut down trees to block the roads to rob trucks. I'm proud of how we helped his small area but that is a drop in the bucket compared to the large groups with help. Reddy should be proud of his volunteering and helping but also keep it in perspective. Katrina was literally the model of how not to handle a disaster. The only good thing that came from it was figuring out what not to do. They STILL havent full recovered. You stories are probably really interesting on that topic, it already sounds f***ing crazy.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 09:47 AM) This is a good point. I think our difference here is that I'm lending some credence to his claim that larger organizations -- Red Cross, for instance -- did not do as much as the media portrayed them to. But you're right, there were probably plenty of religious organizations and nonprofits who didn't get media attention who also help out a lot. The Red Cross basically passes out money. As far as manpower, they are all distributors of goods. When my house burned down they were the first group to take care of us and give us money out of nowhere. It literally was the only way I had a change of clothes. They are surprisingly a great comfort when disaster strikes. But I dont see any of them helping rebuild infrastructure. I DO like how groups like those make their activities public i.e. you can see where every dollar goes towards a disaster. I LOVE transparency.

Shazier ran a 4.36 at pro day, could make him some cash.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 5, 2014 -> 05:00 PM) 3rd to 4th rounder. He struggled against good defenses, he has questionable height, and he played with arguably the best playmaker in the country in Watkins. I think there's a lot of Geno Smith to his game, which is both a good and bad thing, but drafting him any higher than the 3rd is a reach. I strongly doubt he goes undrafted. Watkins literally could take a 2 yard pass and turn it into 30-40 yards like it was nothing. People use that again Boyd. Clemson also runs a very specialized passing attack that scares some scouts.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 09:38 AM) And both started, IMO, with admirable goals/concerns and were quickly swallowed up by other, larger groups. And I hate that. You literally cannot start a group like that who wants to change something without either being infiltrated by radicals who give you a bad name or a larger group who just adopts you as their current method of communicatio. Its frustrating.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 09:32 AM) Yeah, his claim about "most" was overstated, you're right. But I also don't think you're giving enough to credit to actually being there and doing something about it, not just donating money. Donating money is great! Don't get me wrong, it's more than I did. But you have to give some credit to people who actually went there and did something about it. And for OWS to do a fair amount makes sense given its location. Yes but those large orgs had tens of thousands of qualified workers doing 100 times the good that those Occupy kids did. s***, there were religious orgs that probably did the same amount of work. Volunteers in general are great, but Occupy was a portion of a tiny drop in a bucket. In the case of Sandy, money was incredibly important due to the vast desolation of so much infrastructure and the complete collapse of local economy.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 04:45 PM) Yeah, I agree...not a huge fan of this. I'm already a very fast reader by nature, but I like taking the time to read a novel. I usually read it several times to experience it in different ways. I cant see how its helpful for those kinds of books.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 10:36 PM) Wow. f*** you guys. f*** you guys hard. I LIVE HERE, you don't. I WAS THERE the days after the storm - YOU WEREN'T. You all have no f***ing clue what you're f***ing talking about. The red cross was doing PHOTO OPS while there were people huddled around generators with NO FOOD and NO WATER and no SHELTER. But FEMA and the red cross were taking pictures of their "workers" in front of their trucks! Honestly I don't even feel like explaining myself to you midwest f***ers who have no idea what this place was like. The MAJORITY of the emergency relief in the weeks following the storm was provided and orchestrated by Occupy. I was f***ing THERE. You must be the only person who lives in that area. We couldnt possibly have relatives or co-workers that went through hardships after the storm. After you get off your crazy train, how about SOME EVIDENCE of "the movement" doing MOST of the cleanup. Anything. A quote, a figure, anything. Because I know FOR A FACT, not a single Occupy person helped my brother in law find his belongings and help him with clothes on his kids backs or help him get the funds needed not only to take care of his family during the time of rebuild or actually help him rebuild his house. They didnt move tons and tons of sand out of habitable areas to they could clean and rebuild housing and local business. They had nothing to do with making sure there was adequate health care and medication for those with needs who lost everything. So tell me, in the 1.4 million dollars they put towards the cause, how much did it actually help? Those thousands of people they claim to have thrown at the issue, what did they actually do?

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 12:05 AM) I can't really comment on the veracity of either of your claims, but I don't think donating money = doing a lot of cleanup work. Make a lot of it possible? Sure. But it was pretty clear he was referring to boots on the ground. I also think it's kind of funny that he made that comment in response to statements that Occupy was full of a bunch of entitled kids, and your response is to say "they didn't donate nearly as much money as all these other groups." Throwing money at a problem is a hallmark of entitlement. Look, I wasn't a fan of Occupy. I thought nationally it came off as a bunch of whiners. But in this instance, even if his claims are only half true, he has a point. Raising money isnt a bunch of entitled people throwing money at an issue, far from it. These groups helped rebuild the area, fund the actual repair of resources, business and homes. They also helped bring the equipment needed to bring the area back to what it is supposed to be ecologically. Reddy's group of kids could have moved as much sand in 3 months as one truck did in an hour. It's LAUGHABLE to think that anything related to Occupy cleaned up "most" of the Sandy damage. It's completely false and crazy.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 08:42 PM) Nights like this I kinda wish Columbus was still in the Hawks division, almost always an easy win Or if the Hawks were in the east.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 08:53 AM) Anyone have any experience with the Bowflex or Powerblock weight sets? I have the bowflex ones, love them. IF you can get them cheap they are great.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 03:41 PM) Yeah, this one took me out of commission for a few days. I switched things around because of travel so I did eccentric upper today. Good workout and pump and flies by.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 03:58 PM) Did the bean-thing at 11, spent some savings on a riding mower and mowed lawns for a few years, lied about my age and got a job at Dairy Queen when i was 15 flipping burgers and making cones. Started working summers for my dad at 16, and that was a b****. Dad didn't want anyone working for him to think I didn't earn my job, so i got every s*** detail there and always had the hardest jobs to run. After a while I got them because he knew I would get them done. Did that job summers until I got out of college. Everyone should have to do fast food or retail at least once, and experience the torture. Retail will teach you to be nice to other people. Working in a bar changes your outlook on the service industry as well. However, the job that made me want to stay in school and get good grades was my demo job. I worked with a crew demo-ing warehouses on the southside. get up at 4am and get home so tired you can barely see to pick the black boogers out of your nose will teach you the value of education real fast.

Danks was at 90-91 with his 2-seamer "comfortably" according to him. Good sign.

There was almost 600 million raised for Sandy Relief by independent charities. I wonder how they feel knowing that the 1.4 raised by the occupy "Movement" did most of the work.