2 projects that I will continue working on this weekend. The drip watering system and the trailer. I'm actually far more interested in getting the drip system closer to finished than working on the trailer. The guy has been working on that thing pretty much daily and is getting quite a lot done with it. He will not, however, even touch that paneling - which I don't want him to anyway since he doesn't seem confident in being able to make good cuts.
Onto another subject, that concerning fin. KCL's owners state that he made some pretty hurtful comments on another person's blog on KCL - I saw one of the comments but I did not see the one/s they were talking about, apparently they removed both the comments AND blocked fin from KCL. They also called him a coward because his comments were made anonymously. I'm of the type to reserve judgement and hear it from the person's mouth as to why the comments were made and what the intent was. Dear fin, if you read this, do you care to illucidate?
I have someone coming over at 11:00 am to takealookit the house. The end of the month is getting closer and closer, I would like to "snag" someone and get them in here, paying money, as soon as possible. In other words, get that room occupied the day after it is vacated, or even the same day and attempt to keep the money flowing from it. I have no idea about the newest guy - he is only here a couple nights a week and I have seen him a few times at most. I don't even know if he's here right now.
Someone left an anonymous comment on this blog about how they have never had a bad encounter with Direct TV. Yes, all 2 times you called them they were nice to you? I have been dealing with that company for almost 10 years now and I can say with finality that they have some of THE - WORST - customer service ON EARTH. I ALWAYS balk at ANY company that is farming their incoming 800 call centers out to other nations. Direct TV's goes to India - another comment was made that they always speak to an American. Well I'm happy for you, keep calling, you will hear a voice on the other end of the line, eventually, that has a deep, thick accent and if you really get a bad one, you won't be able to understand a thing they are saying. I almost NEVER get an American on the phone, it's 95% of the time going to be an India Indian on the other end of the line.
They have nothing more to say to you than what is written on a computer screen sitting in front of them. If you have an issue, you will HAVE to talk to management and if it's a serious issue, you will HAVE to call over and over before you get an acceptable resolution to the problem. IF you never have an issue with their service, THEN you don't have to call them, all well and fine. I have to wonder if it was Direct TV employees that left those messages here? I remember one occasion where I spent several DAYS making phone calls to that company before getting a resolution that I felt was anything even close to being fair. They COULDN'T CARE LESS if your "experience" with them is satisfactory - they may say they care, but their actions definitely speak much louder than their words. I was going to cancel the service and start up with Dish Network again - I don't really like EITHER of the 2, available satellite companies, but - you can get new, free equipment if you simply shut off one service after the contract period is up - 2 years - and go to the other company.
They lengthened the term of my contract beyond 2 years after I called last year about the theft of the receiver in Mary's room - Mary stole it and never returne it, even after I called the police who also contacted her about it - Direct TV gave me a new receiver for free, I only had to pay the shipping costs. They did NOT disclose at that time that by doing such - getting the free receiver - they were going to extend the contract a full year from the date of receiving the receiver. So, instead of January, it is now July that I have to continue with their service.
Direct TV's stance is that they did me such a great service by giving that receiver to me for free. Yes, well Direct TV gives away all KINDS of free receivers to new customers, I appreciated what they did at the time, but I probably would not have taken the "deal" had I known about the little extended contract clause. Craigslist is FULL of receivers - all kinds of them on there. People are losing their jobs, they're also dumping the satellite. Their loss my gain - I am going to buy another one for the "trailer people" - they will have to pay me back for it - off of Craigslist. Another 5 months of DirectTV? I am not through with them yet. I intend on making a phone call campaign next week to top all campaigns. IF they are going to force you to stay with the service another full year after receiving that unit, they BETTER disclose that information at the time the deal is being made. I can guarantee you that they did NOT say any such thing to me on the phone when such was occuring - it would have sent alert flags up in my brain telling me to stop and think about whether I want this deal or not.
There are some GREAT deals on satellite and cable going right now - one deal is up to 6 full rooms from Dish Network, plus the satellite dish and installation for free. Probably a 2 year contract, great, where do I sign up? I'm not afraid of these contracts, I don't see it unfair that you get all that equipment and you have to be with them for X amount of time. But when that time is up, don't try playing some freakin' game to extend it even further. I do believe I could bring my monthly bill down by switching and yes, I do want the newer equipment, these receivers don't last forever.
Rant over.
So am I, I am going to do my Sunday cleaning today - in fact right now - in preparation for the potential tenant's arrival.
G'day, folks.
ben
20 comments:
Hi Ben. Yes, it is true that I cannot access KCL, but I don't know why.
Frankly, you, the Rev, effstop, Tex,Harpo of course and Westy were about the only ones I paid much attention to, the rest being obsessed with sex and adultery. I know you and Westy and Harpo blog other places, so I will hopefully be able to keep up with y'all.
Your reference to anon makes it seem likely to me that I am blamed for something someone else did. You have a MUCH higher opinion of Evil Fury than I ever have had, so feel free to take her word for whatever I am supposed to have done. Reminds me of another member there being sure that my friend, now deceased, was me because she used my computer on JS after her own access got too expensive for her.
So, hopefully you will mirror blog your KCL posts so I can keep up with your adventures.
Oh, and thanks for posting this. I was getting an error message from my attempts to visit KCL and wondered if the site was down, but had not yet bothered to go look at Westy's site which would normally have that info on it.
Again, I hope you will mirror your KCL posts here. Enjoy roller blading with your dogs, and good luck with a new tenant. I do agree that a woman with a seeing eye dog would have been a handful!
Fin:
I am not pinning blame to you, just asking what your side of the story is. They claim that Matt - basically the dude that created KCL - has your IP/internet protocol address as the person that posted malicious statements to a blogger known as Sugar and Spice on KCL. Allegedly, your known IP is the same as the person that posted the content on that person's blog. I am rather surprised that they didn't contact you on this issue, instead just blocking you from accessing the site.
One would think that a person should be given a fair "trial" and opportunity to express their side of the story before such a move as to block a person would be made.
Evil Fury - Susan - is actually a very kind-hearted lady. I know it doesn't look that way on some of her postings on specific blogs, but I have talked with her in private messages for quite a while now, there is definitely a different side to her that maybe you aren't seeing. I really do like her, a neat person, but - a person has to be willing to look beyond the surface is all I can say about that.
I write on this blog more now than I write on KCL. I occasionally mirror, but only here and there.
I will ask them about their decision to block you without even contacting you about it - I'm not personally involved with this and really think there is more to this than what meets the eye.
Same thing happened before when someone else used my computer. No, they didn't contact me. You may not agree, and that is fine, but they (or at least she)imo has nowhere near that much class.
As I said before, I hope you'll keep this and other off-site blogs alive for me and others who may like you but not like kcl. I have not posted malicious messages anywhere for as long as I have been engaged.
I have written her back and asked her to please double-check the "evidence" - at the very least I feel they should have contacted you email or private message through the KCL system. I think they just plain don't like you and were looking for an excuse to do what has been done. I have attempted to defend you on a couple of different occasions, but - I am not going to waste my time trying to get people to see something that they have intentionally made themselves blind to. My kind is hardly tolerated there, either, because I don't want to engage in drunken revelry and the ensuing language and I look at women as more than a object with boobs to be discusses in terms of chattel, not human being such as is done over there on a daily basis. In real life, I most certainly would never have met at least 2/3rds of those people, and if I had, I would have summarily dismissed them from any kind of friendship or relationship. BUT - there are some really cool people over there, too, so I continue to write there just for that fact if none other. This has become my favorite blog to write on because I just LOVE seeing all these different flags on Feedjit every single day.
Right now, there is Brazil, Russia, New Zealand, Philippines, Canada and more on there. Whatta hoot! Wish some of those people would comment on any of what they are looking at - even if in a different language, lol.
Anyway, even though my readership here is pretty limited/small in terms of people I know, I still have found this one to be my home, so, you can be rest-assured I will continue to write here and occasionally on the other one that I usually reserve for when the other blogs have died.
If I hear back from them, I will be writing whatever the reply is in whichever is the most current entry.
Thank you sincerely for being a good friend.
I LOVE looking at the countries that visit your blog. I was surprised to see that I had visitors from both sides of Australia. Maybe traytable logged on at each end of a flight lol.
I will miss reading Tex (TcBntx) and the drugged up family from Galveston most on kcl, but I share your opinion of the rest of the adolescent, half literate, sexmad, adulterous mob there. Most of the ones I respect and like have fled. Who wants to post about their children on a page full of titles about b***jobs.
Ben, Fin is lying and I will PM you later on how I know. I suppose I don't blame him. A man his age harrassing and stalking young women on the internet looks quite ugly. And borderline criminal quite frankly.
-Puma
I have had numerous PM's with Evil Fury/Susan who told me today that Matt has reinstated you. Whether you want to go back or not is up to you, but be sure that they are "watching" you. If your computer is being used by someone else, perhaps it would be wise to inform that negative comments left on KCL will pretty-much be the permanent removal of your account, they are checking the IP addresses on any comments on blogs that are brought to their attention - not looking for anyone in particular, either, but to deal with the problem. I am going to put this on your blog as well in case you don't see this. Feel free to delete that comment off of your blog if you don't want that kind of stuff on there.
ben
Puma is wrong (not necessarily lying) and so he cannot tell you what he "knows". It ain't what you don't know, it's what you DO know that ain't so.
However. your point about letting people who are using, testing or otherwise fixing my computer post when it might be construed as being me is a good one.
There are still about three people there that are interesting reading.
This is Matt (the dude that basically created KCL) The IP addressed was blocked not Fin directly. It wasn't until later that I realized the IP matched that of Fins.
I am not saying that it was physically Fin who left hateful comments as anon, but it was his IP from his local gateway at his ISP. Therefore the person AT that IP was blocked. It is currently allowed but anyone that attacks a member of my site anonomously is blocked while I investigate.
I don't care if someone attacks me (and they have) but members who don't ask for trouble and are nothing but nice do not deserve to be publicly insulted by anyone.
I protect my members first. As stated above the IP in question is no longer blocked, however if the behavior of posting flaming anonomous comments happens again, the IP will be baned no matter who mysteriously does it. I don't care I just block IPs not people.
I also want to state that there are no fair trials at KCL. I am not running a government for the benefit of citizens I am running a website for the benefit of my friends and their friends.
Fin, I, and bunch of others, saw you post on Bobby's blog at JS that Amberone was a "long time friend" of yours. Funny, old "amber" wasn't on your favorites list there. And "she" never commented on your blog. On the other hand the amberone blog was written entirely in your voice, clumsy grammer and spelling and all. It also shared the same exact sentiments that you've graced us with at KCL. Go ahead and make all the excuses you want. They sound just as pathetic as they did then. Like I said, I don't blame you for being ashamed. You should be. Stay classy.
-Puma
First: My statement that you, Matt, are the "dude that basically created KCL was certainly not intended to be offensive. It was also incorrect: you are the dude that created KCL and owns it. I use the word "dude" in my daily, personal life and it's almost always in a positive light. THIS blog is public and I allow anonymous comments for 2 reasons: 1 - because I come on here in the mornings at work and it takes FOREVER to sign in using my work computer, much easier to use anonymous and sign it with name if I don't have the time and 2: because I am not afraid of insane negativity. If a comment is too offensive, it is easily removed, so I appreciate the replies here that are anonymous but have the author named at the bottom.
2. I also appreciate your - Matt - quest to keep KCL free from gutterous comments that do nothing but harm. On the other hand, this is the real world and I have been subjected to far worse in real life both in employment and real life from hateful people who have nothing better to do in life than to try to make other's lives miserable. It IS your site and I will not hold it against you however you want to run it - after all, as the world always points out - I can take it or leave it. I have found lots of totally cool people on KCL and also lots of people that I find QUITE offensive. I pretty much stay away from the latter and fortunately, they stay away from me. I don't really have that much time to go around to all kinds of blogging sites anyway, I'm pretty much confined in how much time I have to spend on blog-surfing.
3. Who is lying and who is telling the truth? Almost always, the truth comes out over time if it isn't easily identifiable at the get-go. Fin has his side and then there's everyone else. I can say to those that are coming from KCL to view this stuff that I have known - online anyway - Fin from the beginning when I started blogging on JS. Fin, I think you know that sometimes your comments on people's blogs can be at least fairly caustic in nature. You are a very down-to-earth person and very outspoken about your views. This is a given, anyone that has read you knows this. Whether a person likes this or not is not my problem. Online, anyway, you are the type of person that either loves you or hates you. Unfortunately, I have generally found that on KCL, most people do the latter. You are from a generation that sees things differently - I have "real-life" friends that are of the same generation as you - they ALL speak in the same frankness as you do. And as with all of them, there is a wealth of knowledge and experience that I love to listen to and hear about. I especially love the older guys that were in wars that have unbelievable things that they went through.
Regardless of what anyone thinks of the Finster - I will still stand that I like him; his fiance and his dog that I have never met. A public statement and I will stand down to no-one concerning that. I am not swayed by "mass opinions" and public sentiment. I am more swayed by Biblical concept and my own feelings about things - the older you get the stronger you become about who you are, where you stand and what fights you will fight.
This is not a fight, at least for me, not yet anyway and I hope it doesn't go there. If "evidence" is presented that cannot be refuted against Fin, then so beit. I would be surprised if such is true.
Whatever the case, I will read with interest any evidence coming my way. As far as this blog is concerned, comments are welcomed as long as it remains civil.
ben
Ben, do you really need Matt to show "evidence" that the IP's match??
He can, and will, if that is what you need.
He would be more than happy to, because it was such a crappy thing for Gordon to do.
Like the guy all you want--Matt has done what you suggested and allowed him back at KCL.
Problem solved. Ol' Gordie can hate me all day and I do not care. I think he is a hateful, bitter person and he can say what he will about ME, but as far as CLASS goes, I think that if someone goes out of their way to be unpleasant and cruel that pretty much shows their colors.
Yes, I curse. A lot. But, I have never once attacked someone for absolutely no reason. Sure, I will argue with Cerebral Ben all day, because he ENJOYS it, but I am not a bully.
Fin IS.
He was on JS (under the guise of Amberone), and he is still. As far as the "older generation" bullshit--I call "foul."
I know plenty of older people who can impart their wisdom without being cruel and nagging.
No one ever asks for Fin's opinion, yet he always gives it, and it is almost always hurtful.
I HAVE written Fin several times asking him to cool it, and he ignored me. So, Fin, for you to suggest that I have no class because we did not contact you is baloney.
I agree with Matt: KCL is the little engine that could, and it is HIS playground, and if you can't play nice then leave.
Adios, Fin. Won't miss you a bit, and neither will 98% of the members there. I will be glad to not have messages in my box from members complaining about what you have said, and to whom.
Ben,
You want proof?
Go to the management section of your own comments at KCL. anon and fin have both commented on your blog there and you can see the IPs for yourself.
I will send you a link to get to your comment management and even the IP to search in a PM.
Matt
I don't need proof. I have no doubts that Matt found the IP that showed it coming from a source that is known as Fin's account; I also have no doubts that what Fin is saying is truth. I cannot hardly imagine making judgments against either side of this without facts that are "beyond a shadow of a doubt".
One argument is not cancelling another, there are valid expressions with both sides of this issue.
I already know that fin has left anonymous messages on my blog. I knew when I read what was said that it was Fin and Fin knew that I knew who it was. There was no questioning it because that has occured many, many times over on THIS blog - between both of us. If I don't feel like signing in to respond to a message or don't have the time to, I leave anonymous replies with my name at the bottom. Well, heck, I've left many replies on here to Fin WITHOUT even saying it was me, without being signed in/anonymously, I am quite sure he knew it was me responding to him and vice-versa when it's him doing it here.
This is not an issue.
The issue is who made the statements. I might also add, with what intent.
I DID, however, check the IP's that Matt suggested - easy enough to do on KCL - but as I said, his giving me comments anonymously may have been anonymous to everyone else, I have been talking with Fin on my blogs for YEARS now, I KNOW who it is that is responding to me without asking. Again, we BOTH know, it's not an issue, if I didn't know who it was, I would ask - I HAVE asked when an anonymous person has replied and I could not identify who it was - that has occured on all of my blogs - which are numerous.
I can only say that I hold no malice against either side.
ben
Fin himself stated that this has happened before where someone was using his computer and left some sort of junk on somewhere that he had nothing to do with. I'm not doubting either side at this point. I saw 2 of the 3 comments. I did not see the comment that apparently was quite vitriolic.
Puma: I faintly remember Amberone, you are the only person I have encountered speaking such about it's author being Fin. It sounds like you're saying Fin created an account to - talk to himself?
"He was on JS (under the guise of Amberone), and he is still. As far as the "older generation" bullshit--I call "foul."
You can call it bullshit all you want, I KNOW, PERSONALLY, IN REAL LIFE - FACE TO FACE - several of the older generation that talk JUST the same way. I have never found it offensive, but it's just me. I have been around such most of my life from the time I was a little kid, I grew up with it. Do not assume that what one person thinks is a tribe of shit equates to the same with someone else. We ALL have different perspectives formed in a lifetime of experience.
I understand that you are upset - apparently even angry - with his alleged wrong-doings here, but I am seeing you going over-board here. I have learned in life to tune the stuff out - I absolutely ABHOR certain people on KCL, I don't read them, if I see their name on another person's blog in comments, I don't read it, I find it THAT offensive. Their life goes on without my input, mine goes on without theirs and we all - try - to live as a happy little internet community until - something else comes up.
Give and take. That's life - do it or have a LOT of stress.
ben
Curious Ben, in all your years of having people living in your home, has anyone managed to log onto your JS or KCL account and leave comments under your IP or name? Just wondering.
-Puma
Yes - in a different manner. Not on a blog but using my name and address to sign up for things. When I found out, the kids were booted off the computer. That was a long time ago - my computer is in the kitchen and is accessible to anyone if I were to leave it as such, instead, I have accounts on my computer that are password protected. 1 for me and 1 for the kids. Tenants are not allowed no my computer, it is not part of the rental agreement or any verbal agreement, they can use the wireless network, but they can get their own computer.
I can guarantee you there is one prankster tenant in my house that if he COULD access my computer I am sure the thought would cross his mind - he sees me sitting there writing on my journals.
Anyway, if you are alluding to Fin and how such a thing could happen, he did state that once he let someone else use his computer and they did use his account to post. Personally, once would be enough for me - as it was years ago - and I would make sure it doesn't happen again.
Ben, I know plenty of older people, too.
None of the ones I know go out of their way to insult, humiliate and offend other people. I am just talking about Fin being Fin here--not alluding to any anonymous stuff.
If you had any idea the number of complaints Matt and I have received regarding him, you might think differently. And yes, I DID try to contact him, but he ignored me and continued with his silliness.
Oops--Sue here. :)
Hi Susan!
I'm kind of in the middle of this situation so it's hard to say one side is right and the other side is wrong. In fact, I won't be saying that at all. I believe Fin knows that some of his comments are pretty in-your-face and caustic at times. He tends to speak his mind and yes, that can be offensive to some or many people, no doubt.
I guess I hope that from this point forward, this issue will die and nothing further will happen to incite the angst of the masses.
ben
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