Do you feel safe?

**BCAC** · 14th January 12, 01:44 PM

Just a suggestion............

If you don't feel safe here (whatever THAT means) then go away. It's easy, no-one is forcing you to come here.

**islandkilt** · 14th January 12, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Visions of a kilted circle holding hands around the campfire singing Kum bay ah....with kilts swishing in unison.

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

**Chas** · 14th January 12, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by islandkilt

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

Pictures or it never happened - You know the rules!

Regards

Chas

**Mark Stephenson** · 14th January 12, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by islandkilt

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

OK, OK... How about, "I'd like to teach the world to sing..."? <grin>

**Father Bill** · 14th January 12, 05:05 PM

Okay guys. Here's a fellow who rightly or wrongly is feeling hurt by some of the conflicts... and he says so, and folks make fun of him. What's wrong here?

And no, saying 'Toughen up' or 'You're too thin-skinned' doesn't help. It's just more of the same kind of shots at him for being honest and asking for help. Since when was it a crime to ask for support?

There are far too many, far too good folks here to think that's the best representation of who we are.

**Piipriker** · 14th January 12, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by MeghanWalker

(and I will have all of them know that my candles are awesome! And YES, I DO use crayons for color! *hands on hips*)

Just like painting straight grain on a tobacco pipe ;-)

Oh, I'm getting OT

**Cowher** · 14th January 12, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by BCAC

Just a suggestion............

If you don't feel safe here (whatever THAT means) then go away. It's easy, no-one is forcing you to come here.

Everyone wants a example of the type of attitude I don't want to see here?
BCAC has kindly provided us with the exact attitude that I would like to be drown out of this forum.
It's funny how I say to all ~remember to be kind!~ and panties get bunched and tempers rage. Chill out boys. It only my opinion. Sheesh.

**Piipriker** · 14th January 12, 06:10 PM

I've been around the Usenet in the early years of the net. Compared to that XMTS is an island of peace.

I always stuck to: read, read again, think thrice, write, read what you wrote
and hit cancel if you don't find the right words.

As someone said: the problem is the written conversation. We don't see each other. We can't see the facial expression of the writer and react accordingly to it. Unfortunately smilies are a weak substitute.

Though I'm only shortly here, I like it very much, in contrary to our german pipe smokers forums, where sometimes "wars" are going on about filter and non filter, aromatics or not. Many of those guys I know personally and know what is meant, what they write, others I don't and I always kept away from those forums because it was too straining for me. I didn't need that.

But XMTS is another cup of tea. It gets heated sometimes, but there's nothing that can't be solved by clarifications.

**Riverkilt** · 14th January 12, 06:47 PM

Kinda difficult to get to the place where I'd realize that a guy with a bull head avatar could feel hurt....working on it though.

Hey bro - how about some fraternity drinking songs instead....?