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OT, but it's not stopping anyone else
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:58:17 -0700, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:58:20 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> > wrote:
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>>sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:55:51 +0000 (UTC),
>>> (Charlotte L. Blackmer) wrote:
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>>>> Apparently in sf's world, having a truck and/or being a granny with a pole
>>>> and two bags means that all needs - housing, food, medicine - are provided
>>>> for to the extent that trying to make a couple of bucks in a tedious and
>>>> dirty way is completely unnecessary.
>>>>
>>>> It sounds like a nice world to be in. I would certainly like to be able
>>>> to direct some of the people I know in that direction. I wonder what
>>>> color the sky is on that planet.
>>>
>>> I'll send them over to scavenge from you so you can feel high and
>>> mighty about supporting the little people.
>>>
>>
>>Charlotte won't tell you this, but she spends significant hours each and
>>every week, and a significant chunk of her own money, feeding people who
>>are beyond desperate. She puts her money where her mouth is. I'm proud
>>to be her neighbor, and awed by the amount of work she does for no
>>benefit to herself. If she felt high and mighty, and she doesn't, she
>>would *deserve* to feel that way, because she's a true gem of a person.
>>
> All well and good, but she wouldn't be pleased if someone decided to
> steal from her. What I'm talking about is flat out stealing. If
> someone wants to paint it with a different brush, that's their
> problem.
they're 'stealing' something *you've already thrown away*.
your pal,
blake
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