Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I'm getting fed up with the blatant pestering and pan handling. Grocery store, "Would you like to round up for a charity you know nothing about?". Leaving, "Would you like to donate to no longer BOY Scouts?". Parking lot from obvious addict, "hi, we ran out of gas can you spare...". Bagel place, "Can you please fill out this survey?". Traffic light before class same crackhead walks in between cars showing the same sign expressing the same crisis third week running. Going to file for a license at city hall, "Can you sign this petition?, we'll tell you whatever you wanna hear it's for"... literally all of this just happened to me in the last hour and a half. I know I'm supposed to be loving but if I don't tell these people to fuck off they'll make a career from begging.
I'm 4 hours from a major city, it's in my face when I visit, I have nothing but mom and pops stores and a 17 mile drive into town normally. All the homeless stay in one part of town, here they're everywhere.
I especially hate the fast food locations asking for donations to whatever child trafficking organization that they’re part of. I’m convinced that anything to do with kids, is not helping them. People are literally helping to provide the trafficking of humans when they are making any donations at a drive-through. Change my mind 🤷♀️
I don't do fast food anymore but I have wired a Ronald Mcdonald House and know someone who unfortunately had to stay in one while his daughter died from a super rare form of leukemia but let's face it, McDonald's kills more people than cigarettes.
Red Cross is a huge scam hurting more than they're helping, can't stand them ringing their stupid bells all December, just makes me think of child trafficking not helping the needy.