tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post146124944274606488..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: A Rant A Day Keeps High Blood Pressure AwayMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-84713460922034905672010-01-13T20:40:30.925-06:002010-01-13T20:40:30.925-06:00Hi, Ruthie - I think you're right. So many pe...Hi, Ruthie - I think you're right. So many people are truly lazy these days. (No wonder their bodies give out!) I have to learn that I can't change others though. Just gotta change my reactions so I don't burst a blood vessel!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-54569689909217312992010-01-13T19:16:42.314-06:002010-01-13T19:16:42.314-06:00I agree with Melissa, "pure laziness" T...I agree with Melissa, "pure laziness" There are enough snow & ice melt products available anymore, or a little elbow grease with a shovel and ice pick work too. Hopefully the warm temps from here in the south will reach you guys in the next week too so some of your ice and snow melts a bit.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-7063358869287051482010-01-12T21:27:09.996-06:002010-01-12T21:27:09.996-06:00Mama Pea,
That is a shame that the retailers aren&...Mama Pea,<br />That is a shame that the retailers aren't listening to the needs of their potential customers. It's almost like they don't care if they do get any business and they'll just do as they please. I think it's pure laziness, if you ask me! Thanks for the thought provoking post. Take care:)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063470319849884015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-17941623256239274132010-01-12T17:06:57.378-06:002010-01-12T17:06:57.378-06:00Hi, Melissa - From what I've been hearing from...Hi, Melissa - From what I've been hearing from other people, comments to merchants are falling on deaf ears. How sad.<br /><br />Karen Sue - Yup, that's another "problem" with our present society: selfishness pervades and very few people take the time to extent help to others . . . even though it might require only minutes of your time. (You should get a Gold Star for stopping to help that couple!)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-51400675074711096202010-01-12T16:37:09.048-06:002010-01-12T16:37:09.048-06:00There's a bit of a decline of just doing the r...There's a bit of a decline of just doing the right thing...just because. Unless there is something in it for me, I'll just go do whatever I want and not worry about you. I pulled over a couple of weeks ago to help an older couple get across an icy sidewalk. I'm sure it was taken care of by the time they came out, because they were talking about some salt when they went into the diner, but how many people drove by these people slipping on the sidewalk, just not thinking...Karen Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189370281390432351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-25080454748502456692010-01-12T14:43:35.294-06:002010-01-12T14:43:35.294-06:00You sure called this one right! Maybe this situati...You sure called this one right! Maybe this situation merits a few calls to the businesses lacking in snow removal etiquette? Or perhaps to the chamber of commerce or city council? Not sure which would be best but it sounds to me like an accident waiting to happen.<br /><br />A gal that used to work at our local public school fell down on the ice and eventually had to quit due to her injuries. She had been pestering the school for a long while to do a better job of cleaning up after snow/ice, but they never did. You can bet they do now. Not sure if a law-suit followed that one or not. Good luck!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063470319849884015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-40145919339041348382010-01-12T09:15:50.501-06:002010-01-12T09:15:50.501-06:00Hi, Erin - Exactly! When I first started doing th...Hi, Erin - Exactly! When I first started doing the early morning baking in the restaurant I ended up purchasing, I was expected to come in early enough to have time to do the shoveling, sweeping, etc. of the sidewalk in front and all the way to the sidewalk of the store next door. Seems like it's been a long time, too, since people in town have shoveled the sidewalks in front of their own homes. Sigh.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-51025054537669555532010-01-12T06:26:51.944-06:002010-01-12T06:26:51.944-06:00I remember when I was a kid in my small town that ...I remember when I was a kid in my small town that even if the streets hadn't been done yet early in the morning the shopkeepers would still be out there shoveling, sweeping and salting! I even knew a highschooler that would go in to his "afterschool" job before school to help with that chore! You are right, and especially in these hard economic times you would think it would pay off to keep your entrances welcoming and safe...Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.com