Getting tired of it...

[carol]

Personally- I like Krystal the best. I eat the most at Krystal. But _every_ day, I also like to get snacks from Chick-Fil-A, Wendy's, and Taco Bell (although I don't find Taco Bell satisfying at all- I don't even know why I bother- I just hope their menu will improve or something)- and recently, I've been having a little snack at Pizza Inn, which I recently learned of and I like a lot, just don't have room in my stomach for as much as I'd like to stuff in, and once a week or so, I like to check out Hovan, but I'm always disappointed with what I get there- it's rather stale. I don't think Krystal even misses my patronage- since I spend so much there compared to the others. I just don't want to miss out on anything.

Nanci

:cheers: :cheers:

 

[snakemom1961]

Well, usually at the time I can visit chat, it's dinner time for us on the east coast, and way past bedtime for those in UK- I think probably you just popped in in the middle of that, I guess. Try another night! Don't take it personally. Sometimes people pop in and leave immediately without saying anything. I guess looking for a specific person. I don't know. Visit again sometime- if I'm there- I'm always happy to talk about snakes or anything else for that matter!

Nanci

ummmmm.........that would be a good excuse except you and I are on the same time zone. It was about 1am our time. you were just leaving so you could sleep before your day at the serpateriaum.

 

[kathylove]

I am far from a chat expert (have only been there a couple of times), but I think it might take more than one or two visits to really get used to it, and for them to get used to you. I have found that to be true in our local herp society too. A few new people have complained about feeling lost or unwelcome there too. A few of us try to take extra time to try to include them, but unfortunately, we often get so caught up in our own discussions that we kind of forget. Or we just don't really know what to say to the new person. Some are just more outgoing than others. (I am talking about our local Society, but I feel it applies to all kinds of situations with new people joining a group).

I think it would be great if each group (real world or virtual) would take special measures to welcome newcomers, but human nature is such that we are often absorbed in our own world and only a few of us measure up in really reaching out. If I join a new group, I often lurk about for a while, waiting for some part of the conversation to turn to something I can contribute to, and become a part of. It doesn't always happen on the first attempt.

I can understand why snakemom would feel unwelcome when everyone left shortly after she arrived, and I can't say what the actual situation was that night. Maybe they were about ready to leave anyway, or were tired and didn't feel like starting a new conversation with somebody they didn't know at that time. Or maybe they had some other reason - I just don't know.

Again, I have not participated in the chat room enough to know if they really don't welcome new people, or how long it takes to become part of the group, or what the general protocol is in there. I just feel it wouldn't be fair to generalize after one or two visits with only a couple of people there.

But I do hope that you (snakemom) and others will get to feel a part of the community as time goes by.

 

[jazzgeek]

(although I don't find Taco Bell satisfying at all- I don't even know why I bother- I just hope their menu will improve or something)

Taco Bell doesn't "improve" their menu, per se.

They just come up with a different permutation on how to serve:

• spiced beef or chicken,
• cheese,
• lettuce,
• tomatoes,
• pinto beans,
• sour cream, and
• a corn or flour tortilla.

regards,
jazz

 

[PnyKlr]

I thought SnakeandBake was a _guy_ until she changed her avatar to Hair by Sir Killsalot. I guess I just assumed only a man would be scared of a little corn snake. I should have known when SnakeandBake fearlessly took him on that she was a woman! :sidestep:

Nanci

I am in the same boat! I honestly imagined a guy writing all of that after having smoked the local shrubbary. This is not meant as an insult, but I have honestly heard these kinds of stories from my hubby's stoner friends!

 

[jazzgeek]

I am in the same boat! I honestly imagined a guy writing all of that after having smoked the local shrubbary. This is not meant as an insult, but I have honestly heard these kinds of stories from my hubby's stoner friends!

Male stoners only invoke the name of the adult Jesus, not the baby Jesus. :sidestep:

In hell, I'll be the guy in the lawn chair, sipping margaritas.

regards,
jazz

 

[mbdorfer]

About the chat

This new chat system boots me out almost everytime I try to go in there.
It tells me "I have expired". Makes one question his own existence! :crazy02:

 

[Nanci]

ummmmm.........that would be a good excuse except you and I are on the same time zone. It was about 1am our time. you were just leaving so you could sleep before your day at the serpateriaum.

Ah- it all comes back to me! I am _never_ up at 1AM- NEVER! except Greg was out of town with our house"guest" Dupree, and I had insomnia. That may have even been the first time I was _ever_ at chat.

But now, I keep an eye on it around 5PM-7PM, and if there is more than one person, I'll pop in and see what's going on. You should too! Or not, if you don't want to. I pretty much go eat dinner, or at least go watch TV/be sociable around 7PM eastern, though.

Nanci

 

[gwb8568]

Into what club? :grin01:

it's called the "Nonsense Thread Rules" club.......

I'm one of the "mediocres". Where would that put me?

glad you asked.......there is only ONE "mediocre", and your it. it takes a very special person to be THAT person. however, it is a very exclusive honor, so you have to be voted in. 2 out of 3 winners in "rock-paper-scissors" apply for the deciding total vote count.

Would making an over-the-top pass be an overpass? Or is it a dyxlexic Jewish holiday?
regards,
jazz

"over-the-top pass" and "overpass" are considered to be one and the same...............to prevent an interception in either football or basketball.

Taco Villa Rules............. :sidestep:

galen

 

[Eremita]

Yeah, and the last time I had an opportunity, I was using Linux on my iBook, and of course Adobe hasn't deemed fit to make a player for Linux-ppc, so I can only use gnash, which apparently isn't good enough because nothing ever comes up. At least with the Java version I could get on.

This thread is nuts. People are going to want to reference something later on and will have to wade through hundreds of posts to find it, and have to relive all the unpleasantness once again. Humph.

-Sean

 

[Nanci]

This new chat system boots me out almost everytime I try to go in there.
It tells me "I have expired". Makes one question his own existence! :crazy02:

Mike, it gave me fits trying to get it figured out. Finally, I discovered that since I'm using a slightly older version of Firefox- it just wasn't working. I had to DL Opera and use that.

Then when I finally got in, luckily people showed me how to get a little symbol and all that. They must have been having a patient night! I'm still learning- only last night did someone tell me what "wb" means. But I had to be brave enough to ask.

Nanci

 

[gwb8568]

This thread is nuts. People are going to want to reference something later on and will have to wade through hundreds of posts to find it, and have to relive all the unpleasantness once again. Humph.

-Sean

i hate the word wade, don't you? i would much rather use wallow, plunge, slop or trek. anybody else like to comment? :grin01:

 

[Nanci]

This thread is nuts. People are going to want to reference something later on and will have to wade through hundreds of posts to find it, and have to relive all the unpleasantness once again. Humph.

-Sean

I am the proud originator of a thread, entitled "Thread Drift," on a cycling forum, with 10,049 replies as of right now, 153,780 views, and two off-shoots. The only reason it slowed down was it moved from a more obscure sub-section to a prominent one, and lost the "private clubhouse" feel.

Somehow, I don't think this thread will come anywhere _near_ those proportions!!

Nanci

 

[Nanci]

In hell, I'll be the guy in the lawn chair, sipping margaritas.

regards,
jazz

Galen and I are apparently going to be right next to you! I love margaritas.

Nanci

 

[gwb8568]

Galen and I are apparently going to be right next to you! I love margaritas.

Nanci

excuse me.............i love beer and i am going to heaven. please stay in touch.

 

[El Jefe]

Somehow, I don't think this thread will come anywhere _near_ those proportions!!

Nanci

Wanna bet? It's heading that way now....

It's been a long time since I've seen a thread this long and this off topic in this short of a time.

 

[carol]

This thread is nuts. People are going to want to reference something later on and will have to wade through hundreds of posts to find it, and have to relive all the unpleasantness once again. Humph.

-Sean

Discouraging referencing to this tread is probably a good thing. :bang:

 

[El Jefe]

excuse me.............i love beer and i am going to heaven. please stay in touch.

I'll toast a brewsky with you up there! :cheers:

 

[carol]

Except for the gem!
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showpost.php?p=395474&postcount=463

Hmm, there are a few I really like, maybe I'll back and save the direct links now before it gets any worse.

 

[desertanimal]

I am far from a chat expert (have only been there a couple of times), but I think it might take more than one or two visits to really get used to it, and for them to get used to you. I have found that to be true in our local herp society too. A few new people have complained about feeling lost or unwelcome there too. A few of us try to take extra time to try to include them, but unfortunately, we often get so caught up in our own discussions that we kind of forget. Or we just don't really know what to say to the new person. Some are just more outgoing than others. (I am talking about our local Society, but I feel it applies to all kinds of situations with new people joining a group).

I think it would be great if each group (real world or virtual) would take special measures to welcome newcomers, but human nature is such that we are often absorbed in our own world and only a few of us measure up in really reaching out. If I join a new group, I often lurk about for a while, waiting for some part of the conversation to turn to something I can contribute to, and become a part of. It doesn't always happen on the first attempt.

I can understand why snakemom would feel unwelcome when everyone left shortly after she arrived, and I can't say what the actual situation was that night. Maybe they were about ready to leave anyway, or were tired and didn't feel like starting a new conversation with somebody they didn't know at that time. Or maybe they had some other reason - I just don't know.

Again, I have not participated in the chat room enough to know if they really don't welcome new people, or how long it takes to become part of the group, or what the general protocol is in there. I just feel it wouldn't be fair to generalize after one or two visits with only a couple of people there.

But I do hope that you (snakemom) and others will get to feel a part of the community as time goes by.

Agreed. That's how people work. And if you're too sensitive and feel too unwelcome to stick it out or to make a concerted effort to talk to people who are there, then you lose out. I think you need to give people more than one (more than a couple) of chances before you decide they didn't want to talk to you. Truth is, unless they told you they didn't want to talk to you or were outright rude, you don't know why they didn't talk to you. I KNOW lots of people that are in the chatroom and they don't always say hi when I arrive. I don't take offense at that. It's like walking up to two people who are already having a conversation. They don't have to stop what they're doing just because you appeared. And I don't expect them to. I wait until a break in the conversation to say hello. If a person I don't know walks up to a group of my friends having a conversation, I assume they are waiting to talk to someone else who knows them. I don't take it upon myself to say hi or converse. If they start a conversation with me, I'll converse, but I make no special effort to include them. And it really isn't my responsibility to do so. Talking is a two-way street, and if you want it, you should go out and get it. Heck, if I don't pipe up in chat, people can assume that I just came to listen. Which is, in fact, pretty much true for me. Oh and you should also know that lots of times when people are "in" there, they actually aren't there--they go surf the threads while they're waiting for someone to show up, so sometimes they don't reply because they didn't see that you "spoke."