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07-06-2007, 10:40 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2006
Location:
Posts: 1,702
M.O.C. #5751
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IMHO, some good folks get 'offended' because they asked a question and don't agree with, or don't like the answer. Goes back to the old adage, "If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question."
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07-06-2007, 10:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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07-06-2007, 11:24 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: chattanooga
Posts: 1,002
M.O.C. #6363
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stiles made a good statement as he always does. Like Glenn , "telling it like it is" is always the way to go...as long as the person is "sure" thats the way it is! lol, I dont go by the old saying, "tell it like it is" but I believe in telling the truth about anything, without being misleading, and be "up front" with anyone, But I will say I would want a person to let me know what he thinks on any subject (notice I typed "thinks") and not just agree with me for fear of making me upset. I do the same also. I really do enjoy this forum alot and EVERYONE on it. I like to tease and kid around some , more then I should, I guess. I'll do that around the campfire to and I can always take it to. People on here have disagreements, and arguments, doesnt mean we dont care for each other. If disagreements were a sign of splitting off , then Nancy wouldnt have stood me for , uhmmmm lets see now,, aww yea 46 yrs 28th this month!! cant forget that! would be a divorced!! lol , and oh yea,, I think I may have thin skin, Nancy pinched me other day, and bygolly it HURT!!hehe
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07-06-2007, 12:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location:
Posts: 2,232
M.O.C. #2975
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I did not ask a question about the carri lite. Or the truck we now have. I was just stating the fact that we may be leaving the MOC, if next year we get a carri lite.
I would like to think people realize we have enough intelligence to know what can be towed with what. And there was NO need for the "weight police" in this thread. And I do not want to hear any more about the truth hurts. I never ask for advice. Me and my husband had already planned to get a bigger truck next year! So the weight police can lay off of a thread that didn't ask their opinion.
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07-06-2007, 12:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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A little information for you folks that did not make the Branson rally, about sweet Dusty and her nice hubby Don.
Every morning early, and I mean early, Dusty and Don, would bring 3 or 4 dozen different types of rolls, a coffee pot and coffee to the shelter house, at their own expense I might add. Every morning.
It was their idea, to be nice. They were embarrassed when we passed the hat, they did not expect that, and did the nice things because they are sweet and thoughtful. It would be a shame for our Forum to lose them, but I wish you two the very best, if a SOB makes your travels better and more comfy, I wish you well.
I know I will always have a special feeling for you two. Good luck in your choices, and I know you have the knowledge to make the right ones.
I must add that Ken was there with his coffee pot as well, thanks, Ken.
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07-06-2007, 01:01 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Grand Blanc
Posts: 2,508
M.O.C. #5965
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Dusty, we thanked you in Branson and wish to remind you, again, that we appreciated all that you did. We wish you two the best.
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07-06-2007, 02:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location:
Posts: 2,232
M.O.C. #2975
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Thanks Ozz and Boylanag.
We did this because we wanted to do it.
We will always hold the MOC close to our hearts. We have not made a decision yet and have a few months to think about it. Even if we do go with a SOB we will not forget the MOC. There have been some good times on the forum and some sad times on the forum.
Right now Keystone does not have a floor plan that fits us. We have did lots of research and still doing research. We did research for a year before we bought the Montana. So we are very precise.
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07-08-2007, 08:38 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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Just wanted to comment that although it's tough for me to do and I'm not very good at it, I did learn long ago that...
sometimes the best response is no response.
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07-08-2007, 10:16 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Wetumpka
Posts: 4,936
M.O.C. #1105
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"Telling it like it is" is great for the teller, but not always the person being told. Discretion is the greater part of valor. I wouldn't walk up to every obese person on the sidewalk and tell them "You're fat." Boundaries are a wonderful thing. There's a book that I read that compares the tongue to a two edged sword. Seems like we'd want to handle such a weapon with care.
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07-08-2007, 11:11 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posts: 4,876
M.O.C. #1944
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As a former pastor, I've learned a lot about being offended. I know some people who if you just happen to look at them, they are offended. They think you are thinking badly about them. Far from the truth. There was a man who walked this earth many years ago who, if he wanted to, could have been offended. But all he said was "they know not what they are doing."
Orv
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07-08-2007, 12:06 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ashland
Posts: 55
M.O.C. #6686
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"Telling it like it is" doesn't necessarily mean telling the truth. It only means, telling it as one person sees it or wants others to see it. Sometimes "telling it like it is", is no different from, "trust me". Consider the quality of the person saying the words, not the quality the words are claiming. Stiles, from what I've seen personally, you are quality.
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07-08-2007, 12:20 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Chittenango
Posts: 789
M.O.C. #1011
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When my daughters were growing up I told them to ask questions. That's a way of learning. They would come home from school and tell me they got "in trouble" for asking so many questions.
I didn't know what they were talking about until the other day.
I realized at that time a couple of things. Asking questions is not a good idea and that I am easily offended. Looking offended up because of the way I felt --- it also means insult. I felt not so much offended as insulted.
I will most definetely watch my words from now on. Re-read what I write. It's been an embarrassing lesson but I have learned something.
If I happen to offend you, please let me know privately. Not on a public forum.
Carol
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07-08-2007, 01:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posts: 4,876
M.O.C. #1944
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Chuck and Carol
When my daughters were growing up I told them to ask questions. That's a way of learning. They would come home from school and tell me they got "in trouble" for asking so many questions.
I didn't know what they were talking about until the other day.
I realized at that time a couple of things. Asking questions is not a good idea and that I am easily offended. Looking offended up because of the way I felt --- it also means insult. I felt not so much offended as insulted.
I will most definetely watch my words from now on. Re-read what I write. It's been an embarrassing lesson but I have learned something.
If I happen to offend you, please let me know privately. Not on a public forum.
Carol
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Carol, I've never felt offended by anything you've said.
Orv
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07-08-2007, 02:19 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 1,568
M.O.C. #4890
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Getting offended is our own short coming, nothing else. You may meet someone on the street you know, you smile,say hello, and he looks right through you. You are offended. Later you find this person has just lost his wife, he did not even see you, meant you no disrespect but with no intention of doing so, he "offended" you.
On a smaller scale, this type of thing happens all the time on these forums. A person I like is referred to as a "weight policeman" I am offended...........for about 5 seconds. I have learned to suck it up and grow up. We all should.
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