Does any one say hello on the street anymore?
Ok so in honor of patzkys question and the many wonderful responses to it. I preformed a small experiment while on my lunch break today. I was in a grocery store (getting lunch at the deli) and I made it a point to make eye contact, smile and say hello to every person I could. The result? A few people avoided my gaze but I heard the hello in respose as they passed (even if they were already several steps behind me) Several people actually paused and said "hello how are you today" then "Im just fine how are you?" then conversations(a few sentences) about the weather or the road conditions ensued. The guy behind me in line even asked me how I got breakfast food instead of lunch and we talked about it for a few minutes. one lady told me about the veggie soup she would be making. No introductions and just a few sentences mind you but impressive! I was almost late back from my lunch break! I guess I dont really think about it that much when Im out and about but this town is very friendly. Possibly it could be attributed to the severe weather conditions? Im not sure but thank you patz for giving me the idea I think ill try it more often. I had a great lunch break! On the other hand I do think people are quite fearful and avoid eye contact when ever they can. As some else has stated this is more prevalent in big cities. I dont think most people intend to be rude. I think they are just afraid to let thier gaurd down.
How can I legally flip cars in Ohio? (i.e. selling more than 5 per year)?
Hello. Just moved to Ohio and have decided I want to start a side business repairing cars from the local copart (insurance auction) lots and reselling them. I know that Ohio has a statement that you can only sell 5 per year. I'm trying to figure out what I absolutely NEED to have versus what the statements from the BMV state. My running plan right now is to: 1: purchase a vehicle from copart 2: title it in MY NAME (at which point I pay the taxes on it, I believe?) 3: make necessary repairs to vehicle to make it a safe, reliable vehicle (I'm not a shady person) 4: have the vehicle inspected to clear its title (since insurance cars are usually salvage titles, in this case they will be salvage-rebuilt when I'm done) 5: sell vehicle I currently own over an acre inside city limits, will be building a shop on it to store my personal vehicles and make repairs to these insurance cars. I'd like to do more than 5 per year, so what else will I NEED to do to satisfy Ohio and not get in trouble here? It seems like the dealer license requires a whole freaking business to be built, which is not what I intend, this is just a side hobby for me, I already have a steady job, just doing this for fun (cause I love working on cars) and to make a little profit from my fun to put into my personal project cars. I appreciate any helpful answers, I'm just starting out learning and there is so much conflicting and inferred information. Thank you for any straight help!
Cross dressing, should i stop or continue?
have taken the first step and worn a skirt and tights only in private though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30279059@N07/2846950531/ Do you think i look silly or ok? should i stop now or continue?
My parents think I’m selfish and I don’t know if I am?
No, you cannot read their mind. But they just TOLD you .. - they want you to clean without being asked - they want you to share food you have cooked, without being asked. Are you selfish? Yes. Maybe not extremely selfish, but you ARE wrapped up in yourself and don't pay much attention to what others might need. Psychologists tell us that being focused on ourselves (self-centered) makes us neurotic and more unhappy. And being focused on others makes us happier and more emotionally-balanced. I think you come up short in that ..... forgetting about others comes FROM being selfish/self-centered. Malicious behavior comes from being mean. You are not mean. Just self-centered. As for your parents' opinion of you. It was formed over a long time and many repetitions of the same behavior. It is NOT going to change overnight. In fact, with anyone (parents OR spouse), once an opinion is formed, it can take 5 years of deliberately going in the OTHER direction before you start to change their opinion of you. Three ways to improve on this: - Before you start to cook, ask anyone around you if they are hungry .. cook for them too, if they are. - NOTICE the house .. when you see something that needs to be cleaned or attended to ... do it. You don't have to become a full-time housekeeper, but it wouldn't hurt to do something once every 2-3 days .. without being asked. More than just picking up after yourself. You don't need to predict ... you just have to stop moving through the world as if your needs are the only ones that matter .. you need to NOTICE what is going on around you. btw .. you need to develop this if you ever hope to be happily married. It is even HARDER to get along with a spouse than it is to get along with our parents. - Stop making excuses for your behavior. Be honest with yourself.
CONTEST: Legally Blonde Musical?
Dear Elle, He's a lucky guy. I'm like, gonna cry. I've got tears coming out of my nose. Mad props! He's the campus catch. You're a perfect match, cause you both got such great taste in clothes. Of course he will propose!!!!!! OHMIGOD! YOU GUYS!
How do I ask someone their name when they already know me by name?
I have worked out an extremely efficient process to save myself from embarrassment in such situations. And I have used it multiple times ever since.Last month, we had a Tech Roadshow/Expo at our Chicago location. We had multiple teams visiting us from DC/CA/TX/VA demo-ing the innovative software solutions they had come up with.I stopped over at the Cloud Solutions booth and fell in conversation with an absolutely brilliant lady who seemed be a Grand Master Yoda-level veteran in the technology. I was especially intrigued since she and her team had built an extremely complicated tool modelled on the same principles on which I was trying to build mine. She, on her part, was interested in our take on the problem solution that we were trying to work on.After a really intriguing tech-talk of nearly an hour, she had to leave to catch her flight out of town; but she was interested to continue our conversation. And this is how it went:She : It was really interesting talking to you, Shirsh. I would like to work with you and your team in building your application.Me: Absolutely, and we on our part would appreciate all the help we need..thanks a ton.She: Why don't you give me a call tomorrow once I am back in Dallas? My number is xxx-xxx-xxxx.(To my horror, I now realise I had missed her name which she had mentioned at the start of the conversation. And would now have to ask her “Hey, what's your name?” after talking to her for an hour and she most graciously agreeing to help us in our endeavour).But never mind, solution at work.I flip out my phone, type her number, press the “Create new contact” button, select the “Name” field, turn the screen towards her, smile and ask : Hey, how do you spell your first name?She looks slightly puzzled : I just spell it the normal way.I (grin widening but swearing on the inside) : Erm, I understand. But everyone has a unique way of spelling their name and I don't really like to make assumptions, you see.She : Uh, okay. It's R-E-B-E-C-C-A.I (secretly cheering and giving a sigh of relief at the same time) : Thanks ! See, this is why I asked. I knew a girl who spelt her name “R-E-B-E-C-K-A-H.”On hindsight, though I felt I could have handled this way better. I could have just asked for her email address.And the above technique would have been extremely embarrassing if her name was Amy or May !