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Originally posted by Evasius
Here are a few more thoughts on the culmination, or convergence, we'll inevitably face.
With this change will come a new perception of time, new societal values, new goals for progress, new standards of education, a completely new collective consciousness, and renewed hope for being the humans we were designed to be – less hurried and more aware. It will be initially like society hitting a massive brick wall; this acceleration will stop quite quickly, and we will snap out of this stupor we’ve all been living in. Suddenly we’ll have the time we’ve been missing (once we pick ourselves back up).
Anyway, no one here in Europe seems to be in the garden-mania, we just don't go so often anymore to the mall.
Originally posted by questioningall
Is there anything about July 7th in the timewave - as a dip?
I am wondering because of crop circles predicting a solar storm that day, and wondering if the Earth will be affected badly.
Originally posted by octotom
reply to post by Matteo
Anyway, no one here in Europe seems to be in the garden-mania, we just don't go so often anymore to the mall.
I'm assuming that you mean a garden like, homegrown vegetables? I think that there is no "garden-mania" here in Europe, like there is in America at the moment, because many people have grown their own vegetables for a while. My mother-in-law is a good example. She grows a ton of vegetables and berries in the summer. Beats anything commerically grown by a mile!
Also, many communities here in Europe have farms around them. I can look out my bedroom window here in Germany and see four or five farmers fields. I can also go up the street a little ways and stumble across four more. At least here in Germany, twice a week, the farmers, among others, bring their goods into the town and sell them. Many stores get their vegetables from the farms as well. That would cause people to not freak and grow a garden at home because there would be a plethora of grains/vegetables still being grown if something happened.
Originally posted by ldyserenity
And after today I am sure as heck not buying another gaming system. Thank GODS I only buy used! My daughter's xbox got the awful inherent intentional "ring of death" programmed by the evil sega corporation. That's stuff I feel my children have no need for anyway. But, you know how they can manipulate parents so well. Right now, they are lucky they are just having a roof over their heads and food on the table.
Originally posted by John Matrix
BTW: In Canada, recently, a 15 year old boy killed himself when his dad took away his XBox 360.
Originally posted by tribewilder
Originally posted by John Matrix
BTW: In Canada, recently, a 15 year old boy killed himself when his dad took away his XBox 360.
The boy did not kill himself!!!
What he did was run away from home when his XBox was taken away.
A search ensued for quite a few days. He was found in a remote area where it was determined he fell out of a tree and died from injuries and exposure.
Very sad but I just thought I should clarify here...
Sorry for going off topic.
Originally posted by John Matrix
Originally posted by ldyserenity
And after today I am sure as heck not buying another gaming system. Thank GODS I only buy used! My daughter's xbox got the awful inherent intentional "ring of death" programmed by the evil sega corporation. That's stuff I feel my children have no need for anyway. But, you know how they can manipulate parents so well. Right now, they are lucky they are just having a roof over their heads and food on the table.
Your comments seem off topic but I just can't help getting sucked into this conversation.
Look up X-Box customer service on google and call their toll free number. They usually replace the X-Box unit with a repaired one for free. They will check the serial number of your unit and confirm if it qualifies. I have three XBox 360's and one old XBox in our home. The old XBox is 5 years old and still going strong. Two of the 360's have been sent back for replacement and the third 360 is an Elite model. My kids are A students and recieve academic awards every year....and they are not violent kids. I see nothing wrong with kids using the Game consuls or the computer games. I would rather have them at home vs. wondering the streets and getting into trouble. I'm hooked on some of the games myself...LOL. I would clobber anyone that tried to take my XBox from me
BTW: In Canada, recently, a 15 year old boy killed himself when his dad took away his XBox 360.
I don't think my kids are lucky that they have a roof over their heads and food on the table.
In my world parents are required to provide that for them, otherwise I am irresponsible and abusive, and child protection comes and takes them.
[edit on 3/7/09 by John Matrix]
Originally posted by ldyserenity
No, I meant it as a statement on the economy as per what I started my post with how the US is gouging us on the Price of food. .........
We are very fortunate that even in this economy we aren't struggling Thank the LORD!
But on another note, do you think that if I bought it(the xbox) secondhand that they'd still replace it? I know it's gotta be over 5 yrs old when we bought it, as its not the 360 it's the older version.