Rusty, I could be wrong, but that sounds very similar to when my fiance's paintball gun had a busted o-ring, if my memory serves me correctly.
I do remember that he had to take it to be repaired, since he was still pretty new to paintball guns. The place he took it to is gone now, but he says that Paintball of Victoria might be able to fix it. I'd give them a call to ask, just to be sure.
Wow! That's totally my future brother-in-law in the picture! How funny!
Congrats to Mr. Tilley on this honor and best wishes on your recovery!
catahula, I've been out riding in a car most of the day every day this week for my treatments, which is why I'm just now replying to this, and perhaps why I may not have been clear in my post since even being a passenger in a car for 2 hours straight one way really wears on me.
I wasn't disagreeing with you.
Looking back on my post, I see that I unintentionally misused that "partial" comment. Forgive a bruised up, sore, and tired young woman who currently can't sit at the computer long due to the physical pain it causes her, m'kay?
I simply wanted to add that proper portion control should be something everyone should know, even if they are healthy.
Thanks for the lecture, though. There were a few tidbits I didn't know, and maybe someone else out there really learned something.
I guess I should reconsider the option of blocking the Advocate until I've recovered, however. The negativity and certain people on here that support a certain internet theory really don't help the me keep the outlook on life that I need to recover quickly. Toodles!
Yes, too much protein can cause damage to the body, but geez... Does anyone ever teach their kids that even though you may want to pig out on something great tasting (like a cookie), you should still limit yourself to a reasonable amount?
I'm with catahula only partially. Yes, I agree that parents should be aware of the dangers of too much protein, too much starch, too much high fructose corn syrup, etc. However, I feel part of that being "aware of the dangers" should most definitely include PORTION CONTROL, especially if the parents know that the child could be at risk for diabetes at any age. There are going to be some children that will become young diabetics no matter what, sadly enough.
This product could help diabetics and those predisposed to diabetes (like myself), but it doesn't give any of us that are faced with diabetes a reason to pig out on the product. It's hard to learn proper portion control, especially these days where everything is jumbo, super, and econo-sized, and even more so if you grew up in such a world. It'll be hard for everyone to learn, but life isn't always easy, you know.
Good post, Ringer. I may not always comment on your posts, but I do enjoy them.
I am, however, debating on somehow blocking the Advocate from myself for a (hopefully) temporary amount of time, due to the vast amounts of negativity in blog and comment posts. I am injured from a recent car accident, and am starting to feel that the negativity that I see here could be hindering the much-needed positive outlook on life I need in order for me to heal and get back to my life as quickly and efficiently as possible. The big pickle is to find other sources for local news minus the people that support John Gabriel's theory.
I just wanted to tell you that should I decide to do this, I will miss your posts. They are one of the things that keep me coming back to this site.
Of course, parents need to teach their kids to be safe in regards to traffic and not rely on schools, in case anyone was thinking I was suggesting on relying on schools.
I guess what I was trying to ask is if traffic safety is supplemented (not exactly "taught") with what parents should be teaching their kids here in VISD. My parents were the first to start teaching me not to run into the road without looking both ways first and to hold an adult's hand to cross, since I was very young at the time. The schools I went to supplemented what they taught me.
Thank you, VBB, for responding. I hope some other folks respond to my question as well, especially if they and their children use the trail.
As for what EdithAnn was talking about, in regards to the women walking at night while dressed in black, I recall being taught to wear clothes that will help you be seen by drivers and that black clothes + nighttime walking = a potentially deadly combo. It doesn't matter if you're going to be goofy looking with reflective stripes and maybe even a flashing light on you. It's better to look stupid and act smart than it is to look smart and act stupid. You should always do what you can to make sure you are seen by the drivers of vehicles that could kill you.
Wisp: Good one on the Toby Keith comment. Cracked me right up!
I would think that a bridge would have to be high enough for the big trucks on lift kits that I see on Stockbauer. If a bridge is high enough to accommodate for that, then I'd be worried about people messing with power lines, looking into people's back yards, etc.
I would imagine that speed bumps would do absolutely crap. With some of the younger drivers I come across, I wouldn't put it past them to try to hit those bumps as fast as they could.
I would think a red light at the crosswalk would be better only if there is a light for the walkers/bikers as well. However, the problem of traffic congestion poses a problem.
I don't think I trust the city to come up with a clear sign on their own, sadly.
Barricading the trail along Stockbauer from Mockingbird to Ben Jordan and having the trail users use the Stockbauer/Mockingbird and Sockbauer/Ben Jordan intersections will most likely just move the problem of drivers and pedestrians not being conscientious to each other to those intersections.
An underpass would be the best "quick fix," as I see it.
On a side note: I'm honestly curious if anyone teaches their children to look both ways before crossing anymore. I live nearby the trail and high school, and before the trail was around, the high schoolers didn't seem to have a care in the world about getting hit. Now that the trail is here, it seems that the parents of these kids do the same thing.
I wasn't raised here, so I didn't go to school in VISD, but I remember being a young child (Kindergarten or 1st grade) in a nearby school district and being taught to look both ways before crossing a street. I'm not trying to be sarcastic or demeaning, folks. I am truly curious: is looking both ways before crossing taught in VISD schools at an early age or at all?
Since I had some trouble sleeping last night, I kept going out in intervals to watch the sky for about 2 minutes at a time. Mosquitoes were surprisingly bad given how little rain we've had. I saw a few fainter ones that weren't out shined by the moon, but that's it. I didn't stay up through the peak hours too much, so if there was a good show, I missed it.
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Rusty, I could be wrong, but that sounds very similar to when my fiance's paintball gun had a busted o-ring, if my memory serves me correctly.
I do remember that he had to take it to be repaired, since he was still pretty new to paintball guns. The place he took it to is gone now, but he says that Paintball of Victoria might be able to fix it. I'd give them a call to ask, just to be sure.
Wow! That's totally my future brother-in-law in the picture! How funny!
Congrats to Mr. Tilley on this honor and best wishes on your recovery!
catahula, I've been out riding in a car most of the day every day this week for my treatments, which is why I'm just now replying to this, and perhaps why I may not have been clear in my post since even being a passenger in a car for 2 hours straight one way really wears on me.
I wasn't disagreeing with you.
Looking back on my post, I see that I unintentionally misused that "partial" comment. Forgive a bruised up, sore, and tired young woman who currently can't sit at the computer long due to the physical pain it causes her, m'kay?
I simply wanted to add that proper portion control should be something everyone should know, even if they are healthy.
Thanks for the lecture, though. There were a few tidbits I didn't know, and maybe someone else out there really learned something.
I guess I should reconsider the option of blocking the Advocate until I've recovered, however. The negativity and certain people on here that support a certain internet theory really don't help the me keep the outlook on life that I need to recover quickly. Toodles!
Yes, too much protein can cause damage to the body, but geez... Does anyone ever teach their kids that even though you may want to pig out on something great tasting (like a cookie), you should still limit yourself to a reasonable amount?
I'm with catahula only partially. Yes, I agree that parents should be aware of the dangers of too much protein, too much starch, too much high fructose corn syrup, etc. However, I feel part of that being "aware of the dangers" should most definitely include PORTION CONTROL, especially if the parents know that the child could be at risk for diabetes at any age. There are going to be some children that will become young diabetics no matter what, sadly enough.
This product could help diabetics and those predisposed to diabetes (like myself), but it doesn't give any of us that are faced with diabetes a reason to pig out on the product. It's hard to learn proper portion control, especially these days where everything is jumbo, super, and econo-sized, and even more so if you grew up in such a world. It'll be hard for everyone to learn, but life isn't always easy, you know.
Good post, Ringer. I may not always comment on your posts, but I do enjoy them.
I am, however, debating on somehow blocking the Advocate from myself for a (hopefully) temporary amount of time, due to the vast amounts of negativity in blog and comment posts. I am injured from a recent car accident, and am starting to feel that the negativity that I see here could be hindering the much-needed positive outlook on life I need in order for me to heal and get back to my life as quickly and efficiently as possible. The big pickle is to find other sources for local news minus the people that support John Gabriel's theory.
I just wanted to tell you that should I decide to do this, I will miss your posts. They are one of the things that keep me coming back to this site.
Of course, parents need to teach their kids to be safe in regards to traffic and not rely on schools, in case anyone was thinking I was suggesting on relying on schools.
I guess what I was trying to ask is if traffic safety is supplemented (not exactly "taught") with what parents should be teaching their kids here in VISD. My parents were the first to start teaching me not to run into the road without looking both ways first and to hold an adult's hand to cross, since I was very young at the time. The schools I went to supplemented what they taught me.
Thank you, VBB, for responding. I hope some other folks respond to my question as well, especially if they and their children use the trail.
As for what EdithAnn was talking about, in regards to the women walking at night while dressed in black, I recall being taught to wear clothes that will help you be seen by drivers and that black clothes + nighttime walking = a potentially deadly combo. It doesn't matter if you're going to be goofy looking with reflective stripes and maybe even a flashing light on you. It's better to look stupid and act smart than it is to look smart and act stupid. You should always do what you can to make sure you are seen by the drivers of vehicles that could kill you.
Wisp: Good one on the Toby Keith comment. Cracked me right up!
I would think that a bridge would have to be high enough for the big trucks on lift kits that I see on Stockbauer. If a bridge is high enough to accommodate for that, then I'd be worried about people messing with power lines, looking into people's back yards, etc.
I would imagine that speed bumps would do absolutely crap. With some of the younger drivers I come across, I wouldn't put it past them to try to hit those bumps as fast as they could.
I would think a red light at the crosswalk would be better only if there is a light for the walkers/bikers as well. However, the problem of traffic congestion poses a problem.
I don't think I trust the city to come up with a clear sign on their own, sadly.
Barricading the trail along Stockbauer from Mockingbird to Ben Jordan and having the trail users use the Stockbauer/Mockingbird and Sockbauer/Ben Jordan intersections will most likely just move the problem of drivers and pedestrians not being conscientious to each other to those intersections.
An underpass would be the best "quick fix," as I see it.
On a side note: I'm honestly curious if anyone teaches their children to look both ways before crossing anymore. I live nearby the trail and high school, and before the trail was around, the high schoolers didn't seem to have a care in the world about getting hit. Now that the trail is here, it seems that the parents of these kids do the same thing.
I wasn't raised here, so I didn't go to school in VISD, but I remember being a young child (Kindergarten or 1st grade) in a nearby school district and being taught to look both ways before crossing a street. I'm not trying to be sarcastic or demeaning, folks. I am truly curious: is looking both ways before crossing taught in VISD schools at an early age or at all?
Since I had some trouble sleeping last night, I kept going out in intervals to watch the sky for about 2 minutes at a time. Mosquitoes were surprisingly bad given how little rain we've had. I saw a few fainter ones that weren't out shined by the moon, but that's it. I didn't stay up through the peak hours too much, so if there was a good show, I missed it.
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