Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Prob not..she will tell you she gets that all the time. She wears wigs and has had plastic surgery. (And she is not ashamed to tell people this). Additionally, she is very tall and loves wearing heels. The combo lends itself to that~
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Wow! I'll bet she is nothing short of entertaining, that's for sure! She *did* say she's tall and with heels she's like 6'4" or something. It must be soooo cool to be that tall!
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins SoThisIsLove, That was a cute story. Love those heartwarming stories. I admit I talk in line-ups, especially if someone has a baby. I try to entertain the baby with smiles so that the mom can unpack her groceries in peace (when they're in front of me). I've got a cute younger sister and when we go out, people are always talking to us (to her). It embarrasses her kids that their mom talks to strangers all the time. But, she points out to them, "No, it's not me starting the talking. I'm just being polite by answering them." I don't know why she generates so much interest unless it's the cuteness factor alone. Normally, I don't talk to strangers when I'm out with my teen. It embarrasses them. I know an 80 year old lady who still talks about how her mom would embarrass by talking to everyone they met on the street (BTW they lived in a small town so they knew everyone on the street). I think, 80 years old and you're still affected by this embarrassment!
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove ^^Isn't that just something....it really is amazing how that kind of stuff stays with us....I know that's how I am. Just a huge ball of insecurities; you'd think I was just hitting my teens all over again. I'll admit using DH as a huge crutch in social situations. I don't know what I would do if he passed away....I'm afraid I'd go all hermit crab and everything. (I think the cuteness factor plays a large part of it....
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lol - yep, my Mom tells everyone her life story whether they want to know it or not. The apple never drops too far ;-) I have to admit though, I love it if I am on a train journey and other passengers want to talk to me. It is so refreshing in anal Britain.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo STIL - you really surprise me. On LP you ooze so much warmth and charisma, I thought you would be very gregarious in real life.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove ^^Gregarious. My kids called me last week for the definition of that word. How funny. Yeah, I'm gregarious, but *only* after I feel safe and comfortable with people. If I don't know someone very well, I'm hit with almost paralyzing shyness.... So, I'm safe here behind my keyboard and screen. In real life......*sigh*.......I'm a big chicken.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove <---more of a Little Red Hen. (Plus, I love cornbread smothered in butter. As long as we're freely associating here.
Originally Posted By ophellia my habits have changed since moving to rural Washagonia...small? no Tiny coastal towns where all the locals know each other( under 1000 people), and we also have a 'snowbird' population...and a constant stream of tourists... I am pretty open here... In L.A. I was careful, guarded and kept to myself, in S.D. it seemed a more relaxed open place and I opened up... as a CM and an AP I was Miss Talks-a-Lot...to everyone everywhere about all things great and small and in between...at DL you get to meet folks from all over the world! Love that! Here in Tiny Village USA I feel safer and more relaxed than at any Mall...I give directions to tourists, chat about daily stuff with the locals and fill the snowbirds in all they've missed... but I agree about following an instinct...if someone creeps you out, be careful and safe...
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins This guy (from the original post) really reminded me in looks of Jeffrey Dahmer. Remember him? Mass murderer. One of his victims ran into the street and came across police. The police sent him back with Dahmer. Never will forget that. The police didn't go with their gut.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >> The police didn't go with their gut.<< I'm not sure if that was the case. I remember reading something about Dahmer telling the police it was a gay domestic dispute and, for reasons unknown but often speculated, the officers did not investigate further. Two of the three officers were fired for their actions that night but were later reinstated.
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins Thanks for bringing me up to speed, Shiva. I wondered if anyone would remember the case. So the police were fired then reinstated, 2/3 of them. Didn't know that.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove One of our PD's attorneys, retired cop, actually worked a while with the Green River Killer back in the days...it's a chilling story to hear him tell it. Both he and some kind of psychologist or some profession like that were in contact with that guy had no inkling at all (or gut feeling) that there was anything wrong with him whatsoever. When our atty became a cop, he was actually on the Green River taskforce. They are out there among us.
Originally Posted By ophellia eeewwwwwwwwww...I've heard the 911 tape of the Dahmer police call about the 'naked Asian Male' ...the police were actually laughing as they returned him...how to be careful in our World?
Originally Posted By Shiva ^^yes, and there were other recorded comments too, they acted like it was a joke and said they had reunited "the lovers". Obviously, not our Boys In Blue at their best.
Originally Posted By iamsally Just remember that this is what gets in the News. The hundreds of thousands of people who get safely to their cars/homes are often overlooked. For the most part I have faith in the human race. But if someone gives me the uh-oh feeling; I do go into survival mode.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove ^^Amen, sista. 9 times out of 10, I think that little inner Jiminy Cricket will steer us to safe places. I guess working at a PD for so many years has helped enlighten me to the really scary parts of society. And as to what gets into the news....99.9% of what doesn't get into the news...man. I'm just grateful for the *good* work the police do catching the bad guys/girls and I'm grateful the bad cops are few and far between.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<I have to admit though, I love it if I am on a train journey and other passengers want to talk to me. It is so refreshing in anal Britain.>> OMG. I need to move to England. I like people. I say "Hi!" to folks. I wave at babies. I "get to know" the clerks at the grocery stores, party stores, gas stations, etc., I frequent. I stop and offer to help people who look lost or puzzled. But -- I'm sorry -- I find that all too often here, strangers barrage other strangers with boring, irritating, self-absorbed noise. The fact that I was given the airplane seat next to you is NOT a sign from God that I am eager to hear an hour-long monologue about your no-good son-in-law. I'm doing a crossword puzzle on this bus because I enjoy doing crosswords -- not to provide you with an opening for your endless prattle about what YOU like to do for enjoyment. No, I don't want to spend my time in the check-out line hearing your paranoid thoughts about the government. Yes, I WOULD mind if you sit here. No, I do not have a cigarette for you. It's great that you once received a fax from Barbra Streisand -- but shut up, already. Lest I seem harsh, let me assure you that I always try to find a nice way out. But if that doesn't work, sometimes I'll become as assertive as I need to be to protect my space/silence/thoughts/peace.
