Why Do People Stick Their Heads In The Sand?

[Andy C]

In my new neighborhood there apparently are two neighbors that each try to beat the other at plowing the snow off sidewalks and driveways of nearby neighbors. That's what my wife has told me. The day after I arrived here we got some snow and I saw a guy on the tiniest tractor I've ever seen with a little plow that looked like a toy to me. I started laughing at the site of it. That's one of the two neighbors helping out a lot of others. He's also the guy that winterized our sprinkler system and will teach me how. He wouldn't accept payment.

I brought a monster snowblower with me and may sneakily get snow cleared from the neighborhood while they're at work. They'll have to up their game now that I'm in town. Once neighbors learn I can solve their tech problems that'll probably become my good neighbor niche.

You no longer live in the middle of nowhere, better check your HOA for noise restrictions. Sadly, many HOAs prohibit loud snow blowers and even leaf blowers, or at least the ones gas powered which tend to be louder. Hopefully, living in WY, there are no such restrictions.

 

[Everlasting Life]

In my new neighborhood there apparently are two neighbors that each try to beat the other at plowing the snow off sidewalks and driveways of nearby neighbors. That's what my wife has told me. The day after I arrived here we got some snow and I saw a guy on the tiniest tractor I've ever seen with a little plow that looked like a toy to me. I started laughing at the site of it. That's one of the two neighbors helping out a lot of others. He's also the guy that winterized our sprinkler system and will teach me how. He wouldn't accept payment.

I brought a monster snowblower with me and may sneakily get snow cleared from the neighborhood while they're at work. They'll have to up their game now that I'm in town. Once neighbors learn I can solve their tech problems that'll probably become my good neighbor niche.

I think we all need to become neighbors to TT!!




Rather, become neighbors like TT and his neighbors. Which I suspect the good people here on R.F. probably are.

 

[Tall Timbers]

You no longer live in the middle of nowhere, better check your HOA for noise restrictions. Sadly, many HOAs prohibit loud snow blowers and even leaf blowers, or at least the ones gas powered which tend to be louder. Hopefully, living in WY, there are no such restrictions.

No worries, I'll do it in the middle of the night so know one will ever see my snow blower or know who's doing it...

 

[lightofmylife]

No worries, I'll do it in the middle of the night so know one will ever see my snow blower or know who's doing it...

I wouldn't try that you might get kicked out of your new home. Then you would be in trouble for disturbing the peace

 

[JCO]

So in Tall Timbers' neck of the woods, people don't stick their head in the sand. They stick their heads in the snow?

 

[lightofmylife]

To put a fine point on it, in some cases because it's lazy, easy, to be a coward, or indifferent.

It takes guts to be part of the change we want to see in the world.

People that are Christians need to have backbone like that stands for truth, There are too many that are compromising to fit in this world. We are not to be people pleasers but God pleasers. We are in the world not of it. Greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I understand not wanting to hear about the evil in the world, but I don't think it's a good idea to stick your head in the sand about it either. I haven't heard back from her as to whether this girl will still be working at DW this summer, I hope not. She said she was going to let her friends know what I told her. I also understand about wanting to shelter your children from this evil world, but at some point they're going to become adults and they need to be able to live in this evil world without succumbing to it. Of course, children raised by true bible believing Christian parents will be biblically prepared to face this world and know how to deal with it. Sadly, someone naive and sheltered, like this young woman, is not going to know what to do when confronted by evil.

Unfortunately, just being raised by Bible-believing Christian parents isn't enough. Some parents can't or won't teach various life skills due to they, themselves, not having the skills or knowledge, or wanting to shield their children from evil or growing up "too fast," or being caught up in dealing with Earthly necessities and problems, or embarrassment, or being naive about the world, or etc. No different than any other parents in many ways. My parents are/were Bible-believing Christians. I love my parents and know they did the best they could, but there are definitely things (some very important) that they could have done a lot better. I'm very thankful for God's provision of wise Grandparents, Godparents, Sunday School teachers, a couple of teachers, a boss, etc., who filled in some of the critical inadequacies.

Sometimes, due to naivite or an effort to spare children pain or shelter them from the world, parents (Christian and otherwise) end up impairing or even preventing their children's ability to function in the world, and cause their children a lot more pain in the long run

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

My stepmom is 78 years old, but when it comes to life, it's like she never got passed 16. She ended up taking a hammer to her cellphone one day, destroying it, because she was so upset and frustrated she was getting calls and texts all day long and half the night. The reason was that she answered every call and text, whether she recognized the # or not. She said 99% of these calls and texts were from people wanting her to buy things or donate money to their charities. I repeatedly told her not to answer calls or texts from #'s she didn't know and if she did, to hang up on them when she found out it was a scam call. She kept saying she couldn't do that because it was impolite. I suggested if she couldn't hang up on them, that she simply tell them, "Thank you for calling, but I'm not interested" and then hang up. Evidently, she didn't do that either. She got a new phone and said she no longer answers calls and texts she doesn't recognize. But she still reads every email she gets, even if she doesn't know the person or company, and will click on any link sent to her. I warned her about the dangers of that too, but she doesn't seem to want to take my advice.

There are phones made for seniors that can be set up to only allow phone calls and texts from numbers in the contact list. Not sure about email limiting, but email can simply not set-up so none come in. There may also be apps, but IDK because I just have a non-smart flip There are apps and filters that can be installed to limit internet browsing, only allow specific sites, etc. Some are for children, but work for seniors, too. There may be some apps to do this for seniors, as well.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Actually, she's not very curious at all. She grew up during the 1940s and 1950s, so she was raised with a worldview of respecting your elders, always being polite to people, believing what anyone tells you without question, etc. This isn't a bad thing, but you can't be ignorant of how the world changes around you, sadly getting more evil, and you're still this naive, trusting person whose going to get taken advantage of at some point. Unfortunately for her, she still lives with that worldview. Until she was 27 and she married my dad, she was living at home with her mother ~ who had always "ruled the roost" even before her husband passed away ~ and their relationship was literally like that of child and parent. Meaning, she never made any decisions about anything on her own, her mother made them for her. Even when she was married to my dad, she never made her own decisions, it was always my dad who made them. I know sometimes he'd get frustrated with her because he really wanted her opinion about something, but she didn't have any opinions of her own. It was really sad. Even now, she's remarried and her husband makes all of the decisions, of course, he's nothing like my dad and enjoys making every decision. He doesn't bother asking my stepmother's opinion about anything. Even when they go out to eat, he doesn't ask her where she'd like to go, it's always where he wants to go. Obviously, I'm not crazy about this man.

This is why it's so easy for scammers to take advantage of seniors and elderly. When there is resistance, they prey on the old person's (likely) beliefs about social interaction and trust

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

You no longer live in the middle of nowhere, better check your HOA for noise restrictions. Sadly, many HOAs prohibit loud snow blowers and even leaf blowers, or at least the ones gas powered which tend to be louder. Hopefully, living in WY, there are no such restrictions.

Funny when these restrictions exist, there's no prohibition on the noise made by municipal street sweepers, snow plows, tree trimming, etc. and no one seems to object. Ditto for yard and tree service contractors and anything to do with utilities.

Here, when the snow flies, everyone clears snow however they can, and no one complains about noise. The ordinances, regulations, and laws about noise just don't seem to apply to snow and ice removal, especially when there's the potential for flooding, building or infrastructure damage, emergency or utility access, or someone has an emergency. They also don't seem to apply during power outages, 4th of July, or New year's Eve.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

No worries, I'll do it in the middle of the night so know one will ever see my snow blower or know who's doing it...

I'd rather you did, since I'm a day sleeper

 

[HeIsEnoughII]

I talked to my stepmother a few days ago and she was telling me about friends of hers whose granddaughter is going to be working at Disney World in Orlando for the summer. Being that she and this couple are Jehovah's Witnesses, I thought it was odd they'd be happy about their granddaughter working at DW. I asked her why this young woman would want to work at a woke place like DW, especially with gay pride month coming up in June. To my amazement, neither my stepmom nor her friends knew anything about DW and its support of the ABC perverts. She said this whole family just loves DW and often takes vacations there, the granddaughter in particular loves it. I don't know exactly how old this girl is but it sounds like she's probably around 17 or 18. I let my stepmom know about Disney's full-on support of homosexuality, surgical mutilation of gender confused children, etc. and their having homosexual characters in their so-called family movies now. She hadn't heard about any of it, and even said that she and the members of the Kingdom Hall she attends purposely lead sheltered lives, not wanting to know about all the evil going on in the world. She also told me that this girl is very naive and has been very sheltered by her mother and grandparents and this is the first job she's ever had. I told her if this girl is that naive and sheltered, she really doesn't have any business going to Orlando and working at DW, especially by herself. I also shared some other things going on in the world like the Grammys salute to the devil and the Bud Light nonsense. She was ignorant of all of these things and was very upset. Upset to the point I asked her if she'd prefer I not tell her the evil going on in the world when I talk with her - she said yes that she'd prefer not to hear about it.

I understand not wanting to hear about the evil in the world, but I don't think it's a good idea to stick your head in the sand about it either. I haven't heard back from her as to whether this girl will still be working at DW this summer, I hope not. She said she was going to let her friends know what I told her. I also understand about wanting to shelter your children from this evil world, but at some point they're going to become adults and they need to be able to live in this evil world without succumbing to it. Of course, children raised by true bible believing Christian parents will be biblically prepared to face this world and know how to deal with it. Sadly, someone naive and sheltered, like this young woman, is not going to know what to do when confronted by evil.

Well if anything you've illustrated how we got to this point. With clueless voters like that Biden becomes that nice old fellow who says funny things. That is if they can even identify the current president or even vote.

Which leads me to think the moral fall of America will continue because few realize it's even happening.

 

[MapleLeaf]

You no longer live in the middle of nowhere, better check your HOA for noise restrictions. Sadly, many HOAs prohibit loud snow blowers and even leaf blowers, or at least the ones gas powered which tend to be louder. Hopefully, living in WY, there are no such restrictions.

I could never live in a HOA. I would probably intentionally break all the petty, stupid restrictions. If it's my property I will do with it as I will. I had heard of one that banned those plastic flamingos. Now, those things are hideous but that rule would make me want like 20 of them. I can see restricting trashing your lawn or rusty appliances or whatnot (don't look in my yard, please) but the rest can get rather nitpicky. Snowblowers and leafblowers are critical for people with physical restrictions. Just don't do it early in the morning or late at night. Our neighbour is a farm and sometimes they plow/harvest in the middle of the night. Boo hoo. We deal with it.

I don't understand HOW people have their heads in the sand but sometimes I envy them. I want to just watch TV and have fun sometimes. Yes, it's empty and devoid of meaning, but sometimes you just want a break.

 

[lightofmylife]

This is why it's so easy for scammers to take advantage of seniors and elderly. When there is resistance, they prey on the old person's (likely) beliefs about social interaction and trust

I get a lot of scam phone calls. Even though I hang up on them they still like to bug as in call back.

 

[Andy C]

I could never live in a HOA. I would probably intentionally break all the petty, stupid restrictions. If it's my property I will do with it as I will. I had heard of one that banned those plastic flamingos. Now, those things are hideous but that rule would make me want like 20 of them. I can see restricting trashing your lawn or rusty appliances or whatnot (don't look in my yard, please) but the rest can get rather nitpicky. Snowblowers and leafblowers are critical for people with physical restrictions. Just don't do it early in the morning or late at night. Our neighbour is a farm and sometimes they plow/harvest in the middle of the night. Boo hoo. We deal with it.

I don't understand HOW people have their heads in the sand but sometimes I envy them. I want to just watch TV and have fun sometimes. Yes, it's empty and devoid of meaning, but sometimes you just want a break.

I only lived in one home that had an HOA, and hopefully, I never will again. I will admit, some areas I appreciated how they kept the neighborhoo looking good, but in everything else……. In NC, my driveway was wide, and 140 feet long, and off to the side of the house. In my own driveway, I could not have my RV parked there more than a few days at a time. It was a brand new RV, and kept spotless, but nooooooo, it does not meet the rules.

 

[lightofmylife]

I could never live in a HOA. I would probably intentionally break all the petty, stupid restrictions. If it's my property I will do with it as I will. I had heard of one that banned those plastic flamingos. Now, those things are hideous but that rule would make me want like 20 of them. I can see restricting trashing your lawn or rusty appliances or whatnot (don't look in my yard, please) but the rest can get rather nitpicky. Snowblowers and leafblowers are critical for people with physical restrictions. Just don't do it early in the morning or late at night. Our neighbour is a farm and sometimes they plow/harvest in the middle of the night. Boo hoo. We deal with it.

I don't understand HOW people have their heads in the sand but sometimes I envy them. I want to just watch TV and have fun sometimes. Yes, it's empty and devoid of meaning, but sometimes you just want a break.

Some don't even want you to put a flag in your yard. That is unpatriotic! We have a flag on our flagpole with red, white, and blue lights out front.

 

[Andy C]

No worries, I'll do it in the middle of the night so know one will ever see my snow blower or know who's doing it...

You have been quiet today, and I hope your not in HOA jail for blasting your snow blower at night

 

[lightofmylife]

You have been quiet today, and I hope your not in HOA jail for blasting your snow blower at night

I think TT has a lot on his mind with the trailer trouble. ing you get helpful resolve on the issues.

 

[Tall Timbers]

I think TT has a lot on his mind with the trailer trouble. ing you get helpful resolve on the issues.

The trailer's parked on a lot on the local Air Force base. I leased the spot for a year. What's keeping me busy is unpacking boxes and trying to find a place for everything. I got rid of at least 3/4s of all of our possessions in Alaska but even so it's gonna be tight. I've had to figure out solutions to make extra good use of space that we do have. Anyway, other than wanting to get the trailer repaired it's not weighing on my mind too much. Things I have no real control over I can deal with, it's smaller things that sometimes can really bother me.

We've also purchased a little bit of used furniture. Two stuffed chairs and an ottoman for downstairs where I'll watch movies eventually and a couple of really nice chairs, one for the master bathroom and one for the bedroom, so we have something to sit on. Someone beat me to a nice love seat, but I'll keep looking. There is a lot of used furniture available at very good prices in the area.

I plan to make bed frames for beds in the guest rooms, and will probably make a bed frame for my bed too which currently is just on one of those metal frames that holds the box spring. I'm going to make mine so the head is a few inches higher on account of my GERD.

 

[rks7777]

I guess my simple take on this question is what good is it going to do to be concerned with all we see going on around us? I read the headlines and maybe the first paragraph of articles. That’s it…I rarely read the whole article. Not to be a Debbie downer but outside of prayer there is absolutely nothing we can do about the downfall of our once great country and of the world as a whole. Our votes don’t count anymore. So for me, I’m aware of all the political, social, moral, etc. issues we face now but to dwell on these issues will not benefit my well being at all. I trust in Jesus.