What have you learned?

Blade · 01-09-2016, 03:53 PM

I have learned that although I only live 30 minutes from town, if I leave the yard it will be 4 hrs before I make it back.

Chad · 01-09-2016, 04:15 PM

I have learned that when I am at work or in public I am an extrovert but when I am home or just alone I act more like an introvert. I need my down time to recharge.

I took the test at work and I tested as a ESTJ. Well, that matches me at work.

Gayandgray · 01-16-2016, 11:37 AM

I have learned that money does not buy happiness, however it sure does help!! And I have also learned that even tho I might hate my job, there are plenty of people I know without a job, so I better be glad I have a job to hate.

jools66 · 01-23-2016, 05:14 AM

That the people who truly love you will always be there for you.
No matter if you are sad, happy, or. Even wanting to retreat into yourself for a while.
So the lesson learned is to reach out to ppl you have really lost touch with, and have really thought of as a true friend.
We are stronger if we stand and support each other.

JustLovelyJenn · 01-23-2016, 11:35 AM

Painkillers and xanax are wonderful some days...

gotoseagrl · 01-23-2016, 12:42 PM

A neat trick. The sound of air kisses wakes a sleepy BullDog's eyes whenever they close in the middle of working so hard.

Gayandgray · 01-24-2016, 04:07 PM

That people will say one thing, then turn around and do something totally different. A person's word used to be all u needed. It was binding and legal. Now I'm realizing that you really can't trust people anymore. Not all people, just some.

Jar · 01-24-2016, 04:43 PM

I've learned that getting older is pretty cool. The filters are almost completely gone and you become more aware of your self worth and less prone to put up with unhealthy bullshit. It's easier to see through people so you know when they're being sincere and when they're trying to sell you crap you don't need. It becomes more about what makes you happy so you're less prone to let things into your life that'll threaten that

Blade · 06-17-2016, 10:19 AM

I've learned that some things in life are circumstantial and temporary. Some things are from our own poor or good choices.

Life is what you make it, you can make fun out of hardships and sometimes hardships out of fun. It's all about choices, I choose to have fun. Mostly...

kittygrrl · 07-18-2016, 12:24 PM

from Google today..
1. Do not begin eating until everyone at table is seated and served and hostess begins (learned this when 5 years old)
2. Keep off (the table) everything not related to food.
3. Don't text at the table (Sorta recently, when my husband looked at me and said "Really?"

4. What to do if youre not drinking wine. Do not turn your glass over. Simply put your fingers on rim of your glass and say "No thank you, not tonight" This implies no judgement for those at the table who are having wine.
5. Speakerphone etiquette: Let a person know they are on speakerphone. Do not turn on a speakerphone in a roomful of people unless it's a business meeting. Do not use speakerphone to go thru your voicemail

(guilty, but learned the hard way)
6. How to get the door for someone-whoever arrives there first, opens it (unless youre a Princess)

7. Work Kitchen Microwave etiquette: Don't microwave stinky food

8. How to behave on an elevator-Hold the door open for others before entering.
9. Email etiquette: Don't send an email that just says "Thanks" If all you have to say is "thanks". Refrain from sending it. Youre just clogging an inbox.
10. Other phone no-nos: When you are speaking with someone in real time, do not glance down at your phone to see who is trying to reach you. Restrict hours you business text. and lastly....
11. Shield your lemon (with your hand, as you squeeze it into your tea, so it doesn't, perchance, squirt inadvertently your dining companion's eye)

MsTinkerbelly · 07-18-2016, 02:07 PM

Grocery shopping can be a huge chore, especially if you have health issues. In the cart, out of the cart, in the car, out of the car, put it all away....collapse!

The part that tires me the most is taking it all out of the cart and putting it on the belt; bend, reach, pile...over and over! I have 3 cats and a dog, and just their food is 56 cans/containers from the depths of the cart up to the belt for an every other week shopping trip!

So.....I grab a big cart and 3 shopping baskets, lining my cart with the baskets inside and up top. I then load everything into the 3 baskets and the underside of the cart for larger items like tp, kibble, etc....

When I get to checkout I put the 3 baskets and misc. on the belt, and let the cashier do the unloading.

I wish I had thought of it years ago!

Kenna · 07-18-2016, 05:59 PM

That dogs will be dogs and dump the water bucket as soon as you fill it up, so they can play with the bucket.

homoe · 07-18-2016, 07:45 PM

To never ever put all your eggs in one basket

clay · 07-18-2016, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

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When I get to checkout I put the 3 baskets and misc. on the belt, and let the cashier do the unloading.

I wish I had thought of it years ago!

This past weekend, I put my items in my personal grocery bags, & at checkout I set them on belt....I have a nice freezer bag I use & a heavy duty square one...I just always do this when I am shopping alone...makes it so much easier.

Well, a very rude & obnoxious woman behind me started running off at the mouth...."you need to get up & unload your bags, it is not her job to do so for you. I have worked as a cashier for 32 years & have never in my life seen any such a thing happen. And besides if you didn't "lay on the couch & eat bags of chips & cartons of ice cream all day, you wouldn't need to use a cart"...OH NO, she did NOT go there. Oh yes she did. It startled me so much & I got up, politely unloaded my bags then sat back down, & I turned to her with a LOT OF RESERVE and said..."you need to mind your own business & wherever you work, I sure hope to never patronize that store..." & left the store.

MsTinkerbelly · 07-18-2016, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by clay

This past weekend, I put my items in my personal grocery bags, & at checkout I set them on belt....I have a nice freezer bag I use & a heavy duty square one...I just always do this when I am shopping alone...makes it so much easier.

Well, a very rude & obnoxious woman behind me started running off at the mouth...."you need to get up & unload your bags, it is not her job to do so for you. I have worked as a cashier for 32 years & have never in my life seen any such a thing happen. And besides if you didn't "lay on the couch & eat bags of chips & cartons of ice cream all day, you wouldn't need to use a cart"...OH NO, she did NOT go there. Oh yes she did. It startled me so much & I got up, politely unloaded my bags then sat back down, & I turned to her with a LOT OF RESERVE and said..."you need to mind your own business & wherever you work, I sure hope to never patronize that store..." & left the store.

Well...the difference between your experience and my experience boils down to one thing; I am not a nice person, and i have a heck of a bitchy resting face. I would have got in her face and told her to shove it up her ***, and I would have felt zero remorse.

Not to rag on you, but by doing what she wanted you to do (unloading your bags) you reinforced her bad behavior.

BullDog · 08-26-2016, 08:29 PM

That I know who I am, what my intentions are, what my values are, what my flaws, weaknesses and limitations are, and what I have to offer others. I am always trying to improve, but basically I'm gonna stick with what I know to be true about myself and what others think isn't going to change that.

JDeere · 08-26-2016, 08:34 PM

To always check your bank account before you go out shopping or to the club!

Blade · 08-31-2016, 06:35 PM

I've learned that just because the Dr releases you doesn't mean you are healed/well

homoe · 09-15-2016, 08:52 AM

never count your chicken before your eggs hatch

01-09-2016, 03:53 PM	#1
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,412 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I have learned that although I only live 30 minutes from town, if I leave the yard it will be 4 hrs before I make it back. __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.

01-09-2016, 04:15 PM	#2
Chad Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Loved Caregiver Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 6,164 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,746 Thanked 20,312 Times in 5,677 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Learned I have learned that when I am at work or in public I am an extrovert but when I am home or just alone I act more like an introvert. I need my down time to recharge. I took the test at work and I tested as a ESTJ. Well, that matches me at work.

01-16-2016, 11:37 AM	#3
Gayandgray Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme-ish, tomboy lesbian Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Together a really long time Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: In my mind? On a tropical island Posts: 4,862 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,584 Thanked 12,885 Times in 3,081 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	I have learned that money does not buy happiness, however it sure does help!! And I have also learned that even tho I might hate my job, there are plenty of people I know without a job, so I better be glad I have a job to hate. __________________

01-23-2016, 11:35 AM	#5
JustLovelyJenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: That's Need to Know Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 4,478 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 12,464 Thanked 13,991 Times in 3,684 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Painkillers and xanax are wonderful some days... __________________ --Jenn

01-23-2016, 12:42 PM	#6
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01-23-2016, 05:14 AM	#4
jools66 Member How Do You Identify?: lesbian Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: uk Posts: 289 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 192 Thanked 696 Times in 227 Posts Rep Power: 3251484	That the people who truly love you will always be there for you. No matter if you are sad, happy, or. Even wanting to retreat into yourself for a while. So the lesson learned is to reach out to ppl you have really lost touch with, and have really thought of as a true friend. We are stronger if we stand and support each other.

01-24-2016, 04:07 PM	#7
Gayandgray Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme-ish, tomboy lesbian Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Together a really long time Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: In my mind? On a tropical island Posts: 4,862 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,584 Thanked 12,885 Times in 3,081 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	That people will say one thing, then turn around and do something totally different. A person's word used to be all u needed. It was binding and legal. Now I'm realizing that you really can't trust people anymore. Not all people, just some. __________________

01-24-2016, 04:43 PM	#8
Jar Member How Do You Identify?: TG Butch Preferred Pronoun?: He, him, da bomb... Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Up and to the right Posts: 610 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 869 Thanked 2,341 Times in 534 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I've learned that getting older is pretty cool. The filters are almost completely gone and you become more aware of your self worth and less prone to put up with unhealthy bullshit. It's easier to see through people so you know when they're being sincere and when they're trying to sell you crap you don't need. It becomes more about what makes you happy so you're less prone to let things into your life that'll threaten that __________________ *~ Jar ~* No matter what life brings you, always learn a lesson from your dog ... kick some grass over that shit and move on

06-17-2016, 10:19 AM	#9
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,412 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I've learned that some things in life are circumstantial and temporary. Some things are from our own poor or good choices. Life is what you make it, you can make fun out of hardships and sometimes hardships out of fun. It's all about choices, I choose to have fun. Mostly... __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.

07-18-2016, 12:24 PM	#10
kittygrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: witchy Preferred Pronoun?: gf Relationship Status: Uranus will retrograde in Gemini Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the wild mushrooms Posts: 9,635 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,701 Thanked 22,134 Times in 7,205 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	learned... from Google today.. 1. Do not begin eating until everyone at table is seated and served and hostess begins (learned this when 5 years old) 2. Keep off (the table) everything not related to food. 3. Don't text at the table (Sorta recently, when my husband looked at me and said "Really?" 4. What to do if youre not drinking wine. Do not turn your glass over. Simply put your fingers on rim of your glass and say "No thank you, not tonight" This implies no judgement for those at the table who are having wine. 5. Speakerphone etiquette: Let a person know they are on speakerphone. Do not turn on a speakerphone in a roomful of people unless it's a business meeting. Do not use speakerphone to go thru your voicemail (guilty, but learned the hard way) 6. How to get the door for someone-whoever arrives there first, opens it (unless youre a Princess) 7. Work Kitchen Microwave etiquette: Don't microwave stinky food 8. How to behave on an elevator-Hold the door open for others before entering. 9. Email etiquette: Don't send an email that just says "Thanks" If all you have to say is "thanks". Refrain from sending it. Youre just clogging an inbox. 10. Other phone no-nos: When you are speaking with someone in real time, do not glance down at your phone to see who is trying to reach you. Restrict hours you business text. and lastly.... 11. Shield your lemon (with your hand, as you squeeze it into your tea, so it doesn't, perchance, squirt inadvertently your dining companion's eye)

07-18-2016, 02:07 PM	#11
MsTinkerbelly Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 6,573 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,737 Thanked 22,901 Times in 5,017 Posts Rep Power: 0	Grocery shopping trick! Grocery shopping can be a huge chore, especially if you have health issues. In the cart, out of the cart, in the car, out of the car, put it all away....collapse! The part that tires me the most is taking it all out of the cart and putting it on the belt; bend, reach, pile...over and over! I have 3 cats and a dog, and just their food is 56 cans/containers from the depths of the cart up to the belt for an every other week shopping trip! So.....I grab a big cart and 3 shopping baskets, lining my cart with the baskets inside and up top. I then load everything into the 3 baskets and the underside of the cart for larger items like tp, kibble, etc.... When I get to checkout I put the 3 baskets and misc. on the belt, and let the cashier do the unloading. I wish I had thought of it years ago!

07-18-2016, 05:59 PM	#12
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08-26-2016, 08:29 PM	#16
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08-31-2016, 06:35 PM	#18
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09-15-2016, 08:52 AM	#19
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