No luck like bad luck...
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Posted:May 5, 2016 7:24 pm
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This past weekend was one unfortunate event after another. If it was not for bad luck I would have had no luck at all.
Saturday after the beach, everything seemed to be going well, or so I thought. Then I decided to go do some shopping.
I decided I want to make my chicken pot pie in the slow cooker. So off to the store I go. I got my chicken and red potatoes and head for home. My plan, since I was on the other side of the city, was to head out to the highway and boot it across town, be home in no time. I got in the wrong lane and was heading back in town. Ok, I think I will pop on the highway at the end of this street.
I am driving down one of the main streets in the city, not really thinking too much about what is going on around me. Then I see the police car and he is turning, oh crap he has his lights on. I pull over. He pulls up behind me. He walks up to my window and asks if I wish to conduct out chat in English or French. I tell him English. He asks if I know why he is stopping me. Not really, I tell him. “Well you were doing 59 kms per hour in a 50 zone” he says. Now in my mind I am thinking “you are just being a prick” but I kept that thought to myself. He begins to tell me that speeding is $175.00 ticket.
He asks for my driver’s license, registration and insurance for the car. I have my registration and insurance here. I forgot my driver’s license in my other wallet and it is at home. He looks at my registration, “Did you know it has expired?” I looked at him in shock, “what” I say. That is another $175.00, he claims. By this time I am thinking, I am in big shit here. This is going to cost me a shit load. He does not know the gold mine he has hit. He is happy to see I have insurance though, well of course who doesn’t drive without insurance, never me. And I wouldn’t either.
Off he goes to his car to check on my driver’s license. I am sitting there thinking, oh crap this is bad. I look out the window and see the patty wagon pull up on the other side of the street and pull in to the parking lot and sit there. Two cops in the van. Has he called for backup, I wonder. I am having a little chuckle out of that. I look in my rear view and see him getting out of the car and I think. Oh crap, what is the total?
So he comes up to my window again and he say, “Ok this is what we have”. He starts with the driver’s license. He says, “you don’t have your license with you, which is a $175 fine. Not that it would have done you much good, since it expired 6 weeks ago, and that is another $175 fine. And since you don’t have a valid driver’s license I am not allowed to let you drive the car. So I can impound the car and have it towed or if you have a phone and have someone who can come and get you I will let you out of the tow and impound.” I am thinking, yes I have been adding this all up as he is telling me, so far we are at $700.00 plus tow and impound costs. He then pulls out the ticket and say, “this is what I have done. I didn’t write you up for the speeding or the expired registration. I am issuing you a ticket for driving without a valid driver’s license $292.00. And you can pull in to the parking lot over there and call someone to come and get you, you are not allowed to drive the car home. You need to get the plates renewed and your license. And I also notice your inspection is good until midnight tonight. You may want to get that looked after too.” He hands me the ticket and tells me when it has to be paid by and if I wish to contest it I can appear in court on this date. “I need your signature here” and he points to the spot, the signature is not claiming guilt, it is acknowledging receipt of the ticket. He asks if I have any questions. Not really I tell him, although, I wanted to ask why all the fines were $175? He tells me to have a good evening. I say, “Thank you, you have a great night as well” I put my signal light on and pull back in to traffic and in to the parking lot across the street.
I sat in the car for a minute allowing what had just happened to soak in. I look down at my phone and think, should I call someone or just go the hell home. I am still sitting there 10 minutes later and see the cop drive by again. “Ok so you are keeping an eye on me,” I am thinking. “Is your backup still sitting behind that store?” So I sit there for a bit more and then my phone goes off, it is my texting me to say hi. I ask him what he is up to. Not a lot, what am I doing. My response is, I have to call you. So I call my to tell him of my adventures. I tell him this better be fucking good chicken because it just cost me $300. We are both getting a bit of a chuckle out of this. I am thinking by this point, I really was pretty lucky there. It could have been worse than it was.
As I am talking to my the cop car drives by again. It is time to move the car. So I move to another part of the parking lot where there are more cars, chatting with my . He is telling me how to get out, take this exit and go down this street, get on the highway here and head for home. So I chat with my little partner in crime for a bit and tell him I have to get home. And off I go. I did not take his escape route, I am bold, so I head out the way I was originally heading and get home the way I had planned before the cop pulled me over....
To be continued....
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Sunrise at my favorite beach...
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Posted:Apr 30, 2016 4:15 am
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2017 4:18 pm
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So I get up with the birds this morning, well maybe before the birds (4:45 am) so that I have consumed enough starter fluid, aka: coffee, to function. I decided last night I wanted some shots of sunrise at my favorite beach.... I will share a couple of pictures, however, please keep in mind, I am still learning this camera. I am by no means a pro.
Now I think it is time for a nap... 
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What would you do (part 2)?
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Posted:Apr 27, 2016 9:04 pm
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2017 4:17 pm
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I posted a story earlier and after reading it again, once I posted it I realized it did not come out the way I wanted it to, so I deleted it.
The post was about people battling demon that are not always seen by those around them. We see the smile or the laughter they use to hide the battle. Not the demons they are facing.
My question was how do you treat people who you know are battling demons? Do you shy away from them or do you try to help them? Even if they are not a really good friend.
I try to treat everyone with kindness because I don't know what other things they may be facing or battling.
My point was watch what we say and how we act towards others because we never know how those words or those actions change a life.
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One door closes another door opens...
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Posted:Apr 15, 2016 7:24 pm
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2017 4:01 pm
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I applied for a position at work last week and even though I had a great interview and I met all the specified qualifications, someone else was more qualified and got the position.
I really wanted the change and the new challenge. I am not bitter or really upset that I didn't get it. I am not meant to be there at this time. The manager who gave me the news today said he thinks I would do very well in that position and that he really had a tough time making the decision. And he hopes I will reapply if and when a new position comes available.
That being said, another opportunity has been brought to my attention. This position was actually brought to my attention a few days ago and I was told that my name was mentioned in regards to who the supervisor would like to see apply. I even spoke to that supervisor today regarding the position. She was saddened that I didn't get the position I had applied for, although not too sad....lol.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy my job. I am just getting to a point where it is the same thing day in and day out. It is getting routine for me. I want a change, I need a challenge. I have been doing this same kind of work for over 11 years.
How do you deal with things when they get to be so routine you feel you can do them in your sleep?
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Create A Life...
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Posted:Apr 15, 2016 5:36 am
Last Updated:Jun 4, 2016 3:41 pm
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In case the image disappears, it says "Create a life that feels good on the inside. Not one that just looks good on the outside"
The picture monsters have been eating my pictures....
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While chatting in my local chat room last night…
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Posted:Apr 13, 2016 6:18 am
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2017 3:50 pm
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We got to talking about blogs and those of us who blog. A few of our fellow chatters, with whom we have chatted for a year or more, didn't know about the blogs on here. So a fellow chatter and I pointed them out and how to access them.
This got me thinking back to when I found a fellow blogger and friend in blogland and how I soaked up his blog from beginning to end and still follow today. I then looked back to all the comments I had made. This in turn, brought me to one of the first blog posts I commented on of his. I then went back to reread his blog post and what it was about to have me comment on it.
The post was about "Gentlemen Etiquette" from over a century ago and how those gentlemen codes relate to this day and age. It is a very enlightening post and very accurate to how a gentleman should act in the company of women.
This, in turn, got me to thinking about how I am around men and with having men do some of these simple gestures for me. This also brought me to thinking about a conversation I had with another friend a couple of weeks ago.
Let me start by saying that I had been a single parent in a city where I really did not have much family for most of my ’s young lives. I raised them mainly myself. Yes, they saw their father on his weekends with them, there was little interaction between them other than the time spent during their “scheduled” weekends together. During this time I rarely dated, I had difficulty bringing someone else in to my ’s lives, as well as being a person who was determined to make it on my own. And since I worked a few part time jobs, went to school, and raised my , I had very little time for much of a social life.
So now fast forward to the present time, or the past couple of years and how I react to men doing the simple things for me. I realize a small gesture like opening a car door for a woman, while being gentlemanly in action, is difficult for me to accept. The reason, I feel, is because I am not use to it. I have always done things for myself. I raised my , I worked, I learned, however, I had very little interaction with men and dating.
I had a friend come to visit one weekend, he parked across the street and came in the house. We had discussed my need to go shopping prior to his arrival and decided to do this together. So I go to get in his truck and since he is parked close to the stone wall across from my house he says, “wait, I will pull out first” So he does, he stops in the truck and begins to get out. I looked at him and asked what he was doing; he tells me he was going to open the door for me. I looked at him in shock and remarked, “I know how to open a door” then proceeded to open the door as an example and say “see”. We go to the mall and start shopping, I have an app on my phone where I can write shopping lists and I use it a lot. I pull out my phone as we are walking in the store and open my app. I quickly scan the list and grab the cart. He comes along as takes the cart and says “I will push the cart, you shop”. Ok, I will allow you to do this. So he follows me around the store as I throw things in the cart and complete my shopping. We go to the check out and as I am paying for my purchases he is putting all the things in the cart. We then go back to the truck and he begins putting the bags in the truck. On to the next store and repeat the process. We then head back to my place to unload the groceries and other packages. I grab one load of things and get them in the house. He is in tow with the remainder of the purchases and before I know it he has brought in all the purchases. I quickly put things away and he parks the truck again.
We had not discussed what we were doing for dinner and I, being me, thought I would cook. He claims no cooking today, we are going out. Ok, we can do that. We get to the restaurant and he holds the chair out for me and I sit. I am thinking this guy is whacked in the head, although, I really know he is not, otherwise he would not be allowed in my home. We dine and have a good time laughing and joking about me being so independent. I remind him that I am not use to anything other than me doing for me. I am not use to a man being a gentleman. I am use to doing for myself.
I have been that way all my adult life. Even in my marriage, I did for myself and my . I may have been part of a couple, however, I did my thing and he did his. We rarely did things together unless it was for a family function or visiting his friends. He was a very selfish man, which is the main reason the marriage failed.
A few days after my friend left I am having a conversation with my brother and I tell him about this guy. He is laughing hysterically at my reactions to this guy’s actions and says. “Sister, or dear sister, this is what men do if he is a gentleman.” I remind him that I am not use to having men do these things, and he reminds me that I had better get used to it, otherwise I will not be treated like the lady I am.
So I am learning to accept these gestures, it is not easy for me. Please remember, I am a work in progress.
So guys, do you do these things for women? Do you follow the gentleman’s handbook on etiquette?
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After Tuesday....
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Posted:Apr 12, 2016 5:20 am
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2017 3:46 pm
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Thought this was cute for a Tuesday post...
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Life is like a camera....
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Posted:Apr 9, 2016 4:16 pm
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2017 3:39 pm
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I saw this and thought it so sums up what life should be about. So what do you take from that failed attempt? For me, I take the lesson learned and try again, I take another shot. Although, my next shot is usually from a different angle or a different approach. By the way “fail” stands for “first attempt in learning.”
I took my camera out shortly after getting it to get some pictures of the beach I love so much and found out after a couple of shots I had not learned my first lesson very well. I had to readjust my settings and see if the new settings would work better, create a better shot. My photography course is a lesson in patience, as well as balance of light and shutter speed. I don’t expect to be an expert overnight. It is impossible to learn all in one outing. As time goes on I will learn what works and what doesn’t. It will take time for me to get to the point I feel comfortable in most settings. I will not stop taking the shots.
Such is the same with life, if it doesn't work the first, second, or even the tenth time, never stop taking the shot. You may find you missed the perfect shot if you are unwilling to give it a try.
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My first AdultFriendFinder Fredericton Party!!
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Posted:Apr 3, 2016 4:56 pm
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2017 3:16 pm
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I will say that I was a little nervous about going to this party. Mainly because of some of the stories I had heard in chat and from comments from some others.
I almost did not go after hearing the loss of a dear co worker on Friday. I thought long and hard about it for the day. I then thought what she would say. "Go, have fun, enjoy life. Do not mourn me, celebrate the life you have." After writing for a few hours, I decided to go and "celebrate life".
That being said, I have to say my first Freddy party was a hit for me. I met lots of people and got to put faces to names who I chat with almost daily. As well, to be able to interact with them in an atmosphere outside of chat and blog. To see how they interacted with others, and how willing they are to allow a "newbie" in their midst. Some welcomed me with open arms, while others not so open to my appearance. That is ok, not everyone has to like me, and I know not everyone will. I am not going to change who I am, nor do I expect them to change anything to accommodate my arrival. However, I will return, I enjoyed more than I disliked.
Note to self: Next time I will take my own coffee maker. The hotel coffee sucks!!! For me, the Coffee Queen… And, thank you wabbit for telling me to bring pillows, I agree the pillows are not near what I am use to.
I want to thank cwazywabbit and Footballfan4both (MsC) for allowing me to hang out with them, introducing me to everyone and for making me feel so welcome. As well as my other friends from chat who also made me feel welcome.
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We all have our own reasons...
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Posted:Mar 27, 2016 5:10 am
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2017 3:09 pm
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Joining this site, for me, was originally to be about exploring my sexual fantasies. And although I have been fortunate enough to do so, it has become more than that for me.
I have also been fortunate enough to meet people with whom I have also found the ability to have stimulating conversations with about life in general. Everyday events are shared. Both the good and the bad, the highs and the lows. The goals accomplished, as well as the failures. I have made friends with people with whom I would not have otherwise communicated. For that I am grateful. Each of us bring our own uniqueness. Our hopes and dreams, our thoughts and desires.
A friend once told me "you will not find a partner there". This could be true, it is also not impossible. Who would think you could find a partner in a grocery store line, yet it has happened for some. Here at least, we have the ability to discuss and converse with others who enjoy sexual pleasure . We don't have to try to mask it. Some of the dating sites are more closed to discussing it. This being said, I am not saying I am looking for any type of "partnership" here. Here I am forming relationships with people I feel comfortable with. To me a "partnership" is when two people decide to come together as one unit, if they decide to bring others in to that unit for sexual pleasure is their business, not mine. I have a "relationship" with my friends with whom I enjoy spending time with, whether it be sexual or platonic is between my friend and I, and no one else.
I find here there are many reasons for each of us to keep coming back. For some it is to laugh and joke, to find support from others who really may not have the ability to communicate as openly except behind an anonymous nic. We don't have to expect anything from anyone. We can put forth only what we feel comfortable with.
I have a great many pleasure in life, of which very few have anything to do with sexual acts. As I stated before I enjoy people. I enjoy each person for their uniqueness, for what I learn from them and hopefully they will in turn learn something from me. I do not judge people, either I enjoy being around together or I do not. I only demand one thing, respect. Have respect for who I am as a person and you will get respect in return. Don't respect me and you more than likely not have my respect.
What are some of your non sexual pleasures?
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