God is laughing at us...

[MJ]

why does mother nature inflict all these natural disasters on the US?

pollution, anyone?

OOO controversial

[skahound]

i hate to see destruction like that to Hati, i mean, they don't have much to begin with.

floridians, well, you choose to live in florida, deal with it. sucks yes, but, i have a hard time feeling sorry for people losing their second vacation home.

i read the other day this couple were devistated when the seawall holding their massive inground swimming pool gave way and collapsed, thereby ruining their pool.

boo fucking hoo. try living in hati you rich cocksucker.

Goddammit. What is with you ignorant SOBs? This isn't my second vacation home you moron...this is my home. What about the people that didn't choose to live in Florida? My father was transferred here when he worked for the government...no choice, unless you call not having a roof over our head and no food to eat a second option.

[skahound]

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Translucent One -

florida is a lovely state. i will pray for the people who are suffering in this time of need. but that rich cocksucker complaining about his pool can still go fk himself. last time i checked, hati is a giant mudslide swamp now. my comments were in regards to that attitude. he chose to build a pool right on the ocean, tuff shit.

I wish you'd go back to whatever hole you crawled out out you Noob. You're right the guy chose to build his pool on the ocean, but you're saying he doesn't have the right to complain about it being destroyed? You're a nutjob. The guy pays extra insurance for the priveledge of having a home on the water.

There's neither a single country nor a single person that deserves more sympathy than any other during these natural disasters. Just because Hispanola suffered countless deaths doesn't mean that any and all deaths in Florida (and other states throughout the Southeast and Southwest) should be shoved aside.

I can't believe I'm actually wasting my time attempting to educate a complete loss to society. At least I know that I'm more intelligent than at least one person in the world.

Oh and BTW SickBoy says to go to hell too.

[EvenSteven]

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scary isn't it?

there are actually people like me walking the earth. oh the humanity.

this has all been blown out of context, and now everyone from florida has a beef with me.

i'm just talking out of my ass, jesus. i live in an earthquake hotbed, get hit by these things all the time, i know about loss. i was serious when i said i feel sorry for a lot of people down there, and i will pray for them. but when i see one man complain about his pool, and the next clip is of hatian people walking around carrying their belongings with them because their entire country is leveled, call me what you want, but it's hard to feel sorry for the guy losing his pool.

why is that a hard concept for you to grasp?

[MJ]

The gloves are off.

[skahound]

why is that a hard concept for you to grasp?

It's not a hard concept for ME to grasp...it seems like you're the one having a hard time understanding that you shouldn't hold animosity for a man because he lost a pool, that just so happened to be facing the ocean, due to a hurricane. Now, is he worse off than any of the Hatians that have lost their home? No. They definitely have it worse. But I'm not going to get mad at him for complaining about losing a pool. Different societies, different cultures. It is unfortunate that Haiti is a third-world nation, but it is that reason that they have more death and destruction. But again that does not mean that we should be angry because an American man is upset that he has to pay a deductible that is 2% of the value of his home in order to replace/repair his residence. Do you realize what 2% of even a $200,000 home is? $4000. And beach homes go for more than that.

[EvenSteven]

i guess my mother just raised me differently.

i was taught never to complain, because somewhere, there is always someone who has it worse off than you.

sure he has every right to bitch and moan about his swimming pool, i just think he should be glad that's all he lost and shut the fuck up about it.

and just because it's a poverty stricken nation, you're saying it's somehow justifiable that they should have more death and destruction? and so be it?

if anyone is thinking about humanity here, it's me, the fucking pool is replacable, lives and an entire counrty is not so easily just paid for by a deductible.

so, again, dude with the pool, SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT IT, pay your deductible and go about your happy wonderful life. Actually, how about just skipping your deductible, and donate that money to a Hatian relief fund, and god forbid, live without a swimming pool for a few months, the entire country of Hati IS a swimming pool.

priorities. that's all i'm saying.

[skahound]

and just because it's a poverty stricken nation, you're saying it's somehow justifiable that they should have more death and destruction? and so be it?

This is the last I'll post on this topic because it's obvious that we disagree. But for the record let me fresh your memory...

"Different societies, different cultures. It is unfortunate that Haiti is a third-world nation, but it is that reason that they have more death and destruction."

Did I use the word "deserve" like you do did in your original retort? I am merely stating the reason why they receive more death and destruction; I am not advocating it.

As for you being taught not to complain...what are you doing complaining about a guy who is complaining then? Going so far as to tell him to "STFU" and to leave his backyard in ruins in order to donate money to a relief fund? Who knows if this guy even has the cash available to pay his deductible? I saw a report of a guy who had just gotten laid off from NASA and lost half of his home in the storm. Who knows, maybe it's the same guy. All you see is a guy on the news, who was asked by a reporter of the losses he suffered, stating he lost his pool and patio furniture or whatever and you pick that up as he's bellyaching. It's not like he took out a 2 page ad or a 30 second spot to bitch about it...he was respoding to a question.

[EvenSteven]

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i'm not comlaining about a situation i'm in, or even complaining at all, just pointing out, hey, some people have it worse, chill.

and if he can't pay the deductible on his pool, then he's got other issues.

a pool is a luxury. hatians don't even have grass.

[thrualoooop]

The problem is if u listen to the media!im in tmpa and rode em all out.dont listen 2 the news(its always gonna hit the most populated area"ratings")i also believe that if you mix records(past 3 hurricane parties) it will go away!!!!!!!!

[EvenSteven]

just looking for SkaHound to acknowledge the fact that it sucks a lot worse for Hatians right now than the florida pool guy.

lol.

[skahound]

just looking for SkaHound to acknowledge the fact that it sucks a lot worse for Hatians right now than the florida pool guy.

Hey Noob...you should read all of my posts all the way through or you'll be waiting for an awfully long time. In fact, I'm such a nice guy I'll quote it for you:

Now, is he worse off than any of the Hatians that have lost their home? No. They definitely have it worse.

There it is.

and if he can't pay the deductible on his pool, then he's got other issues.

You're right on this one. It's possible that he lost his job, lost his car, has medical bills to pay for, has to take care of a sick family member, had his home looted and was robbed, etc, etc, etc. Believe me, if faced with it I wouldn't be able to pay the deductible on my homeowner's policy out-of-pocket...and I'd hardly go so far as saying I have other issues (other than the need to discuss and explain adult topics with mindless blabbering idiots).

My apologies for answering after I said I wouldn't but just wanted to clear that up.

[Hos]

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all this over a swimming pool. some people in this world haven't even got shelter over their heads. :cry:

[EvenSteven]

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^Thank you hos.

nice to see some people can grasp the concept of, "Screw you dude and your swimming pool."

Skahound still making excuses for the guy. haha. "Maybe he lost his job, maybe the moon ran out of cheese, maybe the chiuaua pooped double strand dingle berries,"

[Jenks]

This thread is funny.

Gotta admit tho, that guy and his pool can take a flying leap into oncoming traffic imo.

Damn, just saw the images of Hati the other day, ugh, so sad. Times like these i wish i could do something other than sit in awe of the destruction and hope everything works out for those people and their country.

Does anyone know if the US is supplying aid or troops or anything to help them?