LadiDadi

I was pissed that it took 45 minutes and two 911 calls for the cops to come not because I needed them to protect me but because I wanted Asshat to be caught. Unless the cop was in my house when Asshat invited himself in, the cops can't protect me in that situation. I am not a "victim" because the cops didn't protect me. I am a "victim" because some herpe on the asshole of society felt that he had the right to go wherever he wanted and do whatever he wanted with a fuck all attitude. I am not a victim because no one was there to protect me. I am a victim because someone came into my home and wreaked havoc on it and us. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this statement. What does the middle of the night have to do with posession of a firearm or not? I do not own a firearm of any kind. I do not own one because my husband is not comfortable having one in the house. Anyone who knows about firearm safety will tell you that someone who is uncomfortable with a gun having access to one is a very, very dangerous thing. If/when it was just me, there was always a firearm available. I can not and will not ignore my husband's comfort level. I will, however, begin heavy negotiations... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Okay... Here goes. For those of us just joining us, check out the thread over in the Women's Corner "Thanks for the biohazard help..." (I don't know how to put a link to that here, sorry) for the full story. The brief-ish story is that at 3am on Sunday morning, my husband and I awoke to our dogs growling and barking and the sound of a man talking loudly in our kitchen. He was talking to someone on his cell phone (?!?). Husband runs downstairs and through the kitchen where the back door is chasing the guy out of the house. I ran downstairs and out the front door. I went out the front door because I have very limited hearing in my left ear and have a difficult telling which directions sounds are coming from. My husband grabbed the guy I have decided to call "Asshat" by the shirt tearing his shirt as Asshat pulled away. Asshat then picked up one of those very heavy metal patio chairs and threw it about 8 or so feet at my husband (thankfully missing him). My husband retreated into the house to find the phone to call 911. Then Asshat picked up another of the chairs and threw it through my dining room window. As I was on my way out the front door, I heard my husband yelling, Asshat yelling and two loud bangs (the chairs landing on my slate patio but I didn't know what the sound was at that time) and the sound of glass breaking. I got to the end of my front porch where there is an area about six feet or so seperating my porch from the fence. Asshat was on his way over the fence and screaming something at me that I couldn't understand, cleared the fence and I ran back into the house. I ran back in to find my husband and my dogs to make sure that they were okay, to get the phone and something to use as a weapon. Asshat left my yard via hopping over a railing that is about 8-10 feet above the sidewalk and ran up the street. To re-cap - I man I don't know is in my house while we are asleep. The man throws a ~30 pound metal chair at my husband, another one through my dining room window and then climbs a fence coming straight at me. He was caught, arrested and taken to the hospital to be stitched up and then was booked into jail at 9:08am on Sunday and released at 9:21pm on Monday. He posted no bail but was released on his own signature. I was informed by one of the Sargeants who responded Sunday morning that Asshat was on probation. With regards to what happened to us, he was charged with Trespassing, First Degree Destruction of Property and Assault. There is a felony burglery charge pending (because that has to go through a different court system). My original post in the Women's Corner was asking for recommendations on how to safely clean up blood from the various surfaces that Asshat bled on after cutting the shit out of himself when he smashed my window. As a result, I got a lot of PM's asking what happened so, to save myself the trouble of typing it over and over, I posted the story there. As the story progressed, because people were asking and concerned, I posted more details. What I was 'on my soap box' about was my anger that he spent so little time in jail and was released with no bail; only a signature. I was, and still am, angry. Mad as hell. I have had very little sleep and jump out of my skin at the least little sound now. I vented. That's why I wrote what I did. I realized that I was venting so I made the 'soap box' comment. I will address all of the questions you posed to me there and here. I just didn't want to do it there. Why do I disagree with prostitutes, pot smokers and underage drinkers sitting in jail when this guy is walking free? Prostitution is illegal. If you break the law, you will have to face consequences. I do not disagree with that. When I demanded of the prosecutors office to tell me why Asshat was released when he was on probation already and the crime against us was considered (by the prosecutor) violent I was told that it was because "The jail is crowded. We can't keep everyone." Underage drinking is illegal. See the above statement regarding prostitution. Pot smoking is illegal. See above... My issue was that if the jail is too crowded and you have to let someone go, keep the violent people and the repeat offenders there and let the non-violent first timers out. Here is your answer. Prostitution is not as bad as breaking and entering, assault, destruction of property. Pot smoking is not as bad as breaking and entering, assault and destruction of property. Underage drinking is not as bad as breaking and entering, assault and destruction of property. I'll even go one step further for you. I think that prostitution should be legal. Repeat - I think that prostitution should be legal (and, just to be clear in case the avitar photo doesn't help - I am a woman). I think that smoking pot should be legal. I do not use drugs of any kind and haven't since I was in college and bored. I have zero personal gain from the legalization of marijuana but I see no reason why it shouldn't be legal. I think that if you are over the age of 18 you should be able to legally drink alcohol. The 21 age limit is simply ridiculous. I didn't argue that the system dealt with others differently. I stated it. There is no arguement there. It is a statement of fact where my specific case is concerned. I don't know if you have ever had your heart fall out of your asshole because you think that your husband/wife/loved one has been shot or injured in some way. I don't know if you have ever had a violent stranger covered in blood, screaming at you full of rage come straight at you. I truly hope you haven't and that you never will. But, if you do, you will view the 'system' differently. I never gave it one bit of thought until this happened and the harder I work to see this case through, the more black marks I find. I will state again that I blame no police officers. I blame no 911 operators. I blame not one single official. I am angry with a system that is faulty. Did that answer your questions? If I wasn't clear enough or missed something, forgive me. I am very tired and very stressed. I also hope I don't come across as argumentative because that is not my intent. I have no problem debating this issue with anyone - I just didn't want it done in the other thread is all. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

You can also try aluminum foil over the dirt to keep the cats out. The vast majority of cats despise the way it sounds and feels. Plus, it will give your garden that futuristic vibe it's been missing... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

If the plants are on a shelf, get yourself a product called Snappy Trainer http://www.snappytrainer.com/. I have been a dog trainer and dog and cat behaviorist for many years and this is the best product I ever discovered. They do not - can not - hurt the animal but they will scare the beejeezuz right out of your cat or dog. Or husband if you forget to tell him that you put one on the kitchen counter to cure kitty kitty's new habit. You can also try my other favorite. Double stick tape and balloons. You have to get the long style of balloons that freaky clowns use to make balloon animals because they are very thin and fragile when they are blown up all the way. Use the double stick tape to attach the balloon. Cat jumps up, balloon pops. Cat's heart stops for a moment. Basically you are making the plants fight back. This method is probably the best for cats that scratch the furniture. Make the couch fight back!!! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

The X on his hand likely means he is "Straight Edge" which is a bunch of teenagers who are into looking like punks, dressing like punks, listening to punk-like music and vowing to abstain from sex, drugs, alcohol, tobacco and anything else typically associated with punks. When I was in high school they were calling themselves 'Sharps'. When I was in high school we weren't very nice to them. We did mean things to them. They cry easily. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I married my best friend almost ten years ago. We are both 35 and have been inseperable best friends for twenty years. (My heart just lurched as I typed that... Holy crap... TWENTY YEARS) We didn't date until we were in our twenties but we were rarely apart after we met. I love him because the things I see in myself as weaknesses he sees as strengths. He's nothing like me and I'm nothing like him but I'm a better version of me with him. I love him because he didn't give me a choice. I love him because he went skydiving that one time 'just to see what's so great about it' and broke his big toe and is still in a cast but isn't mad at me. I love him because he let me decorate his cast with giant googly eyes, a big red tongue and a little pink nose. We argue but we never fight. We can say to each other "You're an idiot" and mean it and move on. He never cooks or cleans toilets, I always do and it's okay. I never vacuum or do laundry, he always does and it's okay. I could go on and on but people might start throwing up. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I KNEW it!!! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

The typical tourist stuff: ~Pike Place Market (where they throw the fish) ~Space Needle (don't eat there - overpriced Denny's caliber food) ~Seattle Art Museum ~Argosy Cruises - the only one really worth the price is the one that goes through the Ballard Locks ~Experience Music Project (I think it's more hype and exterior looks than quality stuff inside but there's also a Sci-Fi museum in there) ~Pacific Science Center (fun if you're 8 years old) ~The Seattle Aquarium is really nice ~The Woodland Park Zoo is alright but the better zoo is in Issaquah - The Cougar Mountain Zoo ~The Duck Tours (please, for the love of god don't do that - they all look like morons with their stupid duck whistle thingies and I always give them the finger as they go by) ~Pioneer Square (careful there at night) ~The Underground Seattle Tour is a lot of fun ~Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe down on the waterfront. Totally worth a look. ~The Museum of Flight (I think it's kinda lame...) Off the beaten path- ~The Fremont Troll statue (a large concrete troll under the Aurora bridge that's crushing a VW bug) ~The Soundgarden - yes, that's where the band name came from. It's a grouping of structures/sculptures that create an eerie or odd sound when the wind blows through them. Now is the right time of year for it. ~Gas Works Park just 'cause it's really funky looking ~The Maritime History Museum if you're into that sort of thing ~Jimi Hendrix's gravesite (not the original one, though) ~Bruce and Brandon Lee's gravesites ~Archie McPhee's - it's a store that can't be described, look it up on the internet. ~A statue of Lenin in the Fremont neighborhood (a real one that came from The Czech Republic) ~The Blue Moon Tavern in the U-District (where some very notable literary types used to go get sloshed - Tom Robbins, Theodore Roethke, Alan Ginsberg, Dylan Thomas... A great GREAT place to go) What else? If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

My sister got married in Vegas. When she got divorced, my husband and I took her and some friends to Vegas for a week long decadence and debauchery extravaganza. Returning to the scene of the crime so to speak. Celebrate! Just don't do what my sister did the first night - ordering your drinks by color and drinking your way through the spectrum will make for a miserable next day... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I did the AFF 1 and 2 that is discussed in this thread. Then the weather turned to shit - rain and wind. Then the first nice day we get I was planning on going but some random stranger had different plans for me (breaking into my house and valdalism, etc. - the story is in the Women's section of the boards if you want to read yet another Ladi Dadi sob story). Next day with sun, I shall put on every article of clothing I own (and probably still freeze to death) and go jump out of a plane over and over and over again. I promise!!! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Good god I love the FloraBama!!! Especially the nights that Rickey Whitley plays. Ice cold straight shots of Wild Turkey at the FloraBama and waffles across the street to soak 'em up. *drool* Anyway... Let me know if you need any recommendations on what to do, where to go and such. I know very little about the Tacoma area but I've got Seattle covered. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

My sister lives in Pensacola (I peeked at your profile so I know you're in the neighborhood - so to speak) and I make her send me mayonaise and pickles every now and then. She makes me air lift her halibut and salmon. Hardly fair. Financially, anyway. If you have time, at least a hand full of sand off the floor of the FloraBama would suffice. (and please god tell me you know about the FloraBama...) I live in Seattle - about 5 miles north of downtown. What sorts of things are you looking to do? I can give you a whole list of recommendations if you'd like. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Russell, You at age two? My first thought on seeing that picture is "Oooohhhhh.... That kid is totally going to burn something down one day..." As for me, attached you will find little Ladi one month shy of one year old. Awww yeah, that's right folks. I had a faux hawk before they were trendy! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

This may be vague but, in reference to the black X on his hand and what it means (if you don't know, let me know and I'll explain): "Which one is the Sharp and which one is the pussy?" If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Bring a coat and an umbrella and leave your sunglasses at home. Also, could you bring me a jar of Bamma mayo and a jar of Mt. Olive hot pickles? If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Somehow I don't think that my husband would let me tear down half of the house to put up a wind tunnel. Even if I had the cash laying around. I'll see if I can re-create my funky mantis feet position and have someone take a picture of it and I'll post it just for laughs. I need more laughs today... Please - send laughs!! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

oh I got them seperately so I didn't know. That and I haven't actually watched either one of them but I'm going to have to now. With all you guys hyping it... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I just didn't have any friends to begin with. It made it much easier that way. My family is all 100% supportive of my deisre to fling myself out of airplanes as long as I promise to not try to hang from any wing struts any time soon... My husband and his friends all drive me nuts talking about things I know nothing about and don't care to know anything about. We have an agreement. They get going on the latest debugging nightmare or how many aliens they shot with the plasma launcher (or whatthefuckever) then I will start in on skydiving and gun ranges. "I found and fixed 20 bugs yesterday!!" "Oh yeah? I found 22!!" "Oh YEAH?!? I stepped out of an airplane at 13,500 feet wearing a soldier like a backpack..." "I killed all the Wizzy Hoozies on level 658!" "I finally destroyed the Goober Hauzen using only a slingshot and a bag of radioactive catepillars!" "Really?!? I put a lot of holes in a piece of paper with a 9mm. A real one. With real bullets." They think I'm weird, I think they're weird. I indulge them, they indulge me. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

The same people also did One Six Left. Don't forget about the poor Left... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Crap. Well. If I'm the rightful Queen of England then I am also head of the Anglican church and, therefore, can commandeer any forms of popery I so desire. Right? If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

My last words would be along the lines of either 'Fuck me' or 'This is going to suck for a brief moment' or 'This better kill me or my dad's gonna'. Seriously though, about the video... Knowing nothing about cutaways other than in theory as a student, why/how would you get more than one clear shot of your lower legs and feet perpendicular to the horizon if you had no canopy over you? I think it's a fake. I'm also one of those people you never want to watch a movie with - "His shoe was untied and now it's tied and now it's untied again. Who edited this shit?" If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Hell yeah!!! My first name is Victoria therefore I am the rightful Queen of England. You may all kiss my ring now... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

You say that mortgages don't count but that is really the only thing we owe on. We own 2/3 of the house and owe for the rest. No rolling credit card debt meaning that we do use a credit card to make our monthly purchases of things like gas, food, cigarettes, bar tabs, online purchases, etc. but it is paid off at the end of the month. I owe my dad a hundred bucks over a lost bet so I suppose that counts but I have no intention of ever paying him. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Disclaimer: I'm just a lowly student so what the fuck do I know about the nuances of skydiving. I would assume that if you had a malfunction followed by a reserve malfunction - which the video seems to imply - then the helmet (or wherever else) mounted camera would not capture several shots of your legs fairly stable below you. Unless you decided to sit-fly to your death by cow impact. I also would assume that you would hear on the video, instead of "Oh no!" something more along the lines of "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!" Just a thought... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.