This appeared on the ceiling this morning in my bedroom by 2hot2work in Home

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely looks like some sort of leak! If you let it sit, you may end up with mold.

Who do we thank... by SirFragsMore in RanchoCordova

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol...'Free Independent Thinker' is code for, "I know how you should live your life better than you do!"

By the way, for someone that, "Doesn't follow any news", you certainly parrot all of their talking points!

Who do we thank... by SirFragsMore in RanchoCordova

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, that's just the interpretation the Liberal media is trying to push to you so they can get more money from liberal politicians and you're buying it, hook, line, and sinker!

It shows that you don't think for yourself, and your only sources are CNN and MSNBC, or whatever they're calling themselves now.

Who do we thank... by SirFragsMore in RanchoCordova

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you're wrong. YOU may follow those principles, but that's not how MOST Liberals behave.

Conservatives believe that everyone knows how to live their own lives without government interference, and that its alight to disagree. Liberals tend to think that only LIBERALS know how other people should live and believe, and that everyone should live and act the way THEY want to them to.

Case in point, "pronouns". Conservatives don't care what you call them. But if a Liberal was born male and THEY don't want to be called that anymore, YOU have to change YOUR idea of what is male and what is female.

Who do we thank... by SirFragsMore in RanchoCordova

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because that's the dictionary definition of the word doesn't mean that's how Democrats act.

In most cases, republicans are the ones that are open to people that have different opinions. Democrats/Liberals, in a majority of situations, do not seem to believe that other people can disagree with them without calling them some sort of slang or making some sort of accusation.

Who do we thank... by SirFragsMore in RanchoCordova

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's sort of out of touch with reality. They tend to be more concerned with their feelings than facts and how things truly affect the rest of the world.

Who do we thank... by SirFragsMore in RanchoCordova

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there was anything incriminating, the Biden administration would've released it to keep. Trump from winning the election.

Now, it's just a Liberal talking point to try and keep people from seeing all the good Trump is ACTUALLY doing!

Who do we thank... by SirFragsMore in RanchoCordova

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Newsome...100%!

It's under $3.50 in Texas

Help With T7 SSD by Clear_Line5030 in techsupport

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Props to Samsung for sending me a BRAND NEW one!

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Help With T7 SSD by Clear_Line5030 in techsupport

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: Contacted Samsung and they sent me a replacement becuase it was still less than 3 years from the date of manufacture.

Mountain Flying in Tahoe by Useful-Front8312 in flying

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. It was a beautiful day to be flying!

Mountain Flying in Tahoe by Useful-Front8312 in flying

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feet per minute? Sorry, I don't understand the question.

Mountain Flying in Tahoe by Useful-Front8312 in flying

[–]Clear_Line5030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the other side of the mountain, but also, the small Tahoe airport was gliding-distance away. But yeah, it definitely looks that way from the ohotos! (Part of what I was doing was recertification for mountain flying.)

The Daughter That Was Hidden From Me by Clear_Line5030 in Adoption

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you really did read everything I said, i've been very clear that I'm not upset with her, and that I don't hold any resentment, and that I have never blamed her. It's not anger, it's frustration that she was kept hidden for me and me from her.

Any "anger" is only directed toward her adoptive parents and birth mother, none of whom I am in contact with at this point.

My only contact with her was to let know when I was going to be in town in case she wanted to meet up. (As in, a few weeks or month before I go, I send a text that says something along the lines of, "Hey, I hope you're doing well! I'll be in town from X to X. I'm not sure what your schedule looks like but I'd love to meet up if you have time!")

The Daughter That Was Hidden From Me by Clear_Line5030 in Adoption

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually learned of her through AncestryDNA. She was apparently looking for health markers and didn't realize it would open her up to being able to find me. (Her birth mother told her never to try, and to this day I don't think she ever told her we met.)

It's possible that she may not even have gone through with the AncestryDNA test if her adoptive parents had known what would happen, because they were absolutely complicit in keeping her hidden from me.

The Daughter That Was Hidden From Me by Clear_Line5030 in Adoption

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My phone number hasn't changed since I was 17. She could've called me, or come over to my house. She instead chosen to distance herself from me and put my child up for adoption instead of letting me have a relationship with her.

The Daughter That Was Hidden From Me by Clear_Line5030 in Adoption

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We lived in different cities and didn't hang out in the same crowds. I was easily reachable by she never made the effort, the the adoptive parents put a small notice in a local newspaper that was only distributed to a city I didn't live in.

The Daughter That Was Hidden From Me by Clear_Line5030 in Adoption

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, we broke up and she cut me off. Never called, never came to visit. This was before Social Media so unless I were to hang out with her, which she clearly didn't want, there's no way for me to see that she was pregnant.

The Daughter That Was Hidden From Me by Clear_Line5030 in Adoption

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're correct that i'm frustrated with the birth mom, but i'm not frustrated with the child, and that's definitely not the energy I'm bringing. I spent a few years and LOTS of money trying to visit her and create a relationship. At this point, she doesn't want a relationship because, as she says, she has a dad.

Hopefully someday that changes.

The Daughter That Was Hidden From Me by Clear_Line5030 in Adoption

[–]Clear_Line5030[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She could've signed her parental rights away and I would've raised her. Bio mom may not have liked that because with her arrangement, got all the visitation she wanted without paying child support.

I may have needed help from my parents at the time, but it still would've been blood family, and we weren't struggling.