Oh how I wish I had NOT seen what just walked past my house.
Thankfully I had finished eating my breakfast by approx. 7.30 this morning and it has had time to settle in my stomach and be digested, otherwise it and I would surely have parted company.
The delivery had just arrived so I went out to collect anything delivered to my -box, the Postie, Mailman to those from the U.S. btw, gave me a wry grin and shook his head whilst also using it to indicate something behind him, then grinned again and rode off. As I opened my mail, along came a sight that I now wish I had NOT seen.
A couple, possibly no older in ages than their early to mid-twenties, 1 and 1 female, dressed, if can STRETCH the term that far in very except him wearing a very tattered and torn t-shirt that looked very much like it had been savaged by a couple of very angry carnosaurs, a pair of, presumably short shorts with more than a lace curtain, bare feet, well I think they were bare any way, and smoking away on something that made more smoke than a stack of old car tyres on fire.
His companion, a female and most OBVIOUSLY female, was wearing, if call it that, nothing below where her waist once used to be, at guess she would weigh in at between 25 to 29 stone btw, except a pair of those 'thong' types of undies which seem to have mostly been devoured and swallowed by her nether regions, a top with far more of nothing than of something to try to give it shape and form but failing miserably in its task of retaining what can be described as her very deflated looking pendulous, almost flat looking breasts that were actually bounce from off of her waist as she walked and as she took long swig, after swig from a large, probably 2 litre bottle that very likely held some sort of alcohol in it.
Damn how I so wish that delivery had arrived later this morning, that was sight that I most definitely did NOT want see and sincerely hope NEVER to see again.
I always worry for the mental health of people who feel this is appropriate clothing in public and please that is regardless of size, if she was a size 10 wearing clothing that barely covered what is generally considered her private parts I would be concerned.
I think I would have called the cops so that they could be taken to mental health for a check up, although in all probability they would be arrested for drinking in public and given a warning.
Exactly what I did when I gathered up my wits again, but got the response from the "Fuzz" of, " Sorry it is NOT our job, contact the Mental Health Department at the local hospital.
As the "ladies" dimensions I can only make a very rough estimation and say that imo she would be somewhere around a size 16 to 18 at at minimum and him, well he looked almost to the point of being almost emaciated.
Mentioned the "episode' to a friend who works in the Mental Health field yesterday afternoon, late, and she thinks she recognised the pair and that they are both very heavy in to drugs of any and all kinds, they live in a rented house in the southern area of town but 'go a-wandering' whenever they get really high.
@Budgie Yep, it seems that these days with Covid our local " Blue-bottles" (Police) are either too scared to do ALL that they are employed to do and paid for or, imo, too bloody lazy and bone idle.
Oh for the days when we had and enjoyed have Inspector Callum Currie running the "show" out here, when he said " Jump" they did ask " Why", they just asked How high Sir" and jumped.
There goes the neighborhood!
It can't go any further down the shit chute because Jesus Jockey, aka Evangeloon is still living here, when and IF he goes the neighbourhood will, like the fabled Phoenix rise again from the ashes and shine in all its glory.
Live and let live, kind sir.
So sayeth you BUT answer honestly WOULD you have such sights wandering through your neighbourhood where there are often young children either at home or passing through on their way to school?
Would you DRESS in such a manner and parade YOURSELF through the streets?
Can you answer those questions HONESTLY and Truthfully?
Would YOU let your child/children as grown adults make such PUBLIC Displays of themselves, answer that honestly and 100% Truthfully as well IF you can and dare?
What's the matter @AtheistinNc, cat suddenly gotten your tongue has it or hath thou run out of bluster and blow?
@Triphid
Sorry, I'm not a troll on the internet, so I don't come here every day to watch you piss into the wind and happily lap it up. What you have done here is worse than those you have described, actually.
It takes all kinds. Growing up, I saw all sorts of things like this and worse. My parents explained what was going on and I became a functioning human who is tolerant and a human who doesn't get offended easily. Give away all your money and go live on the street for a year, then come back here to apologize.
WOULD you have such sights wandering through your neighbourhood where there are often young children either at home or passing through on their way to school?
yes
Would you DRESS in such a manner and parade YOURSELF through the streets?
No, not my style. But I don't put my rules onto others.
Can you answer those questions HONESTLY and Truthfully?
Just did.
Remember - you TAKE offense. People don't give it. So stop being so offended about how others live their lives. Geez, what a maroon.
I'll say it again: Live and let live.
@AtheistInNC Oh WOW my hero hath spoken unto me. Please do excuse me whilst I got in to raptures for a while.
@Triphid
I didn't read your replies to others until this evening.
You certainly aren't much of a psychologist, if this is how you think. You may have a degree (from some internet site), but you certainly didn't learn anything whilst in school, mate.
One would think that empathy would be in your psychologist toolbox, but apparently you don't have any. You must have a horribly lonely life if you live to ridicule others on the internet.
I hope you find a way out of your problems and become a happier person.
@AtheistInNC And I suppose you are, so please display for me and everyone else your very awesome qualifications in that field, IF you truly have them that is.
OH and FYI, on forums like this, well then unless I truly sense that someone is or may well be GENUINELY in need of my assistance, psychologically then I am just as is everyone else who is actually human and not, as is my OWN opinion of those such as yourself, a self-righteous arrogant self-centred TURD.
Now please, with my truest and most honest Best Wishes, Have a Nice Day.
@Triphid
Well, that's the issue. As a professional, one expects you to behave with a bit more decorum and professionalism when you aren't at work too. So, apparently you aren't a professional.
Calling names and belittling others is the work of an 8 year old (or a Trump not named Mary). Why would you - someone who professes to be intelligent, learned, and an adult - call someone a turd? You have some anger issues that you should probably address.
There is a great quote that says
"Great Minds Discuss Ideas;
Average Minds Discuss Events;
Small Minds Discuss People"
... and from your original post, we see where you line up with that adage.
@AtheistInNC Oh, it seems that you may well NOT have heard that even Professionals are also HUMANS.
And as for maintaining their 'professionality 24/7, well that puts the greatest emotional and psychological stresses imaginable upon them than even you could ever hope to imagine, hence even WE need to "blow off steam from time to or we WILL end up as ACTUAL and Living REAL version of that dullard idiot who placed a played the role of Frazier Crane, the Pseudo-Psychiatrist/Psychologist in that totally dull boring television show that would, imo, bore a dead man to tears.
So, here I give you a little FREE Psychological advice, LEARN to lighten up both with yourself and the world around you, despite how you may see yourself YOU ARE NOT the Supreme Entity and Genius who controls the ENTIRE Universe and control EVERTHINY in and about it, you ARE just a MERE Mortal, nothing more, nothing less, so ease up on yourself, your expectations and remember that what you see when you look at yourself is ONLY you, a frail and often faulty thing called a Human Being.
Sorry if the TRUTH has burst your little bubble but Truth has that habit and it does it mostly for the good of the situation and not the detriment of it, etc.
Iām aware that professionals are humans, but decent humans donāt belittle others. You are not a decent human being and I am aghast that you profess to be in a field that deals with others directly, let alone psychiatry. You are full of venom and spite and most of your writing sounds like a karen calling for a manager. Spewing your anal drivel about others isnāt āblowing off steamā, itās showing others you have no empathy, you are mentally deficient, and you are rude as fuck.
As for your advice, even when itās free itās completely worthless. If I donāt think you are a professional, I certainly would never think your advice would be worth listening to. Your advice is banal and hackneyed, and you are only trying to pivot from your misdeeds to making this conversation about me. Sorry ā not about me. You are a horrible human - and the more you write only exposes with greater clarity the depth of your ignorance and incompetence.
@AtheistInNC I AM a Professional when CALLED upon to Counsel those in dire need, etc, etc, BUT that does NOT make me any less human in my personal views on what is SOCIALLY correct when out in PUBLIC and ESPECIALLY in areas where there are families with young children and school aged children dwelling, etc, etc.
FYI, that is a THING known as " Social Awareness and Common Decency," you may wish to acquaint yourself with such things imo.
You had an encounter with the walking wounded. They are to be avoided at all cost as they will try to infect you with their despair. lol
It will always amaze me how some people manage to lose all self respect.
@Triphid In my opinion, attention seekers are missing something essential in their lives and try to fill it with attempts at "attention" which never seems to achieve the goal of filling that for which is missing. Being that it is usually an emotional issue that is to their detriment, "walking wounded" still appears to fit.
@Betty Yes I agree in part but as a Psychologist I've also know many who are just the "Look at me, Look at Me" attention seeker types but do it ONLY to get the self glory that comes from grabbing the attention of everyone and anyone.
Now that I think about, they were doing almost the very thing and antics as was another, what the locals called a " Me, Me shark" a few years ago.
He/she was a transsexual BUT definitely NOT like those I have met and gotten to know via my practising in Counselling, etc.
This one was ALL Media and Media Exposure and would not stop at almost anything to get it.
If he/she even got the slightest idea that 2 people could be sitting on bench in public chatting about anything including household news, local events, State events, the Weather, etc, etc, and NOT even having even the merest glimmer of a passing thought regarding him/her, then with virtually no time at all, he/she would be trying to start legal proceedings against them.
That so most of the locals have since been told is the TRUE reason why he/she suddenly upped and left town, as it had done so many countless from other locations across the State, so quickly, suddenly and left no forwarding address, etc, etc, we know he/she departed because he /she was seen by a Police Officer to be boarding a Passenger Train headed towards Western Australia.
@Triphid Asking for your opinion.
Is it possible that the need for excessive attention comes from childhood?
Is it possible that a child that has been dismissed, verbally and/or physically abused, demeaned, and ignored could develop a need to be seen and heard (valued)?
Is it possible the initial motivation would be towards the parents/guardian to gain their attention?
Is it possible that a child will do good things and bad things to gain attention from a parent/guardian?
Is it possible that in adulthood the motives for their behavior change as circumstances change?
In your opinion could the "transsexual" have a childhood trauma that became an excessive attention seeker?
@Betty Yes to numbers one imo, as to the rest, number is a basis for a quite a number of Counselling cases I have had and am still getting only way too more of as well, No. 3 would be a yes and no situation depending upon a number of contributing factors, No.4 is a definite yes and occurs even the best of families though they are loath to tell that it happens, No. 5 yes to this one, children are great manipulators, a 'talent' that some t, hone and utilize throughout adulthood and others seem to loose it either partially or fully as they get older so I have found over the years, No. 6 well imo, are we not all guilty of doing that from time to time, perhaps NOT on such 'grand scales' as do some, bit still do it when we feel that it is needed though, and now we come to No. 6, a situation/subject that, as Counsellor, I am only too aware from the number of clients I have had in just that very situation, gender mis-matching/transsexuality, use what ever name you wish, IS a big problem with and for those who do not see themselves, and imo, are 100% correct in seeing themselves as NOT belonging in the body and gender that they were born with/into.
Yes I have seen the TRAUMAS, etc, that they must face and endure MAINLY because the parents and other adults cannot come to grips the notion that their child MAY have external appearances and genitalia of a male but inside are emotions, etc, etc, of a female, and these cases, imo, usually arise at or in the earlier stages of puberty and the resultant 'pressures' etc, exerted upon the child by parents, other adults, etc, etc, are truly horrendous and extremely damaging and harmful as well.
As to the idea that "transsexual" have a childhood trauma that prompted excessive attention seeking behaviour/s later in life, then I'd say a definite NO in at least 80-90% of cases and a slightly possible but unlikely in the remaining 10 - 20 percentile.
Eeeewwwwwww!!!!!!
My sentiments exactly.
@Triphid The stuff of horrifying nightmares.
This is when you wish there was eye bleach so you could bleach that sight right out. LOL
You are NOT kidding, as a Nurse I saw many a sign that eyes need not have witnessed but that was part of the job, this was, imo, totally improper and uncalled for to say the least, it was in and on a PUBLIC Street where there could easily have been young children passing by.
@Triphid Unfortunately there are people who have no self respect, and donāt seem to care how they appear to others. I see quite a few of these people here where I live. A lot of homeless people are here in Ukiah and itās truly sad to see the condition some of them are in.
@Redheadedgammy Well I am of the opinion that those two were either doing the "Look at me. Look at me" bit or were just not caring about what passing children may well see etc.
There's a moral in that somewhere, but I'm damned if I can find it.
Yes, I think the moral is, WAIT at least an hour BEFORE going out to get your mail and, just as when crossing a road, look both ways first.
@Triphid Barrier Truth headline and story: "An elderly gentleman was found unconscious outside his home yesterday morning. He appears to have been assaulted by a pair of oversized mammary glands. He is now recovering slowly in hospital, and keeps on mumbling about 'the tits, the tits'. "
@anglophone LOL, I see humour and the sense of it is still alive and well across the other side of the country.
Could you perhaps paint a clearer picture for us? Iām having a hard time visualizing your narrative.
Oh, so sorry, would it help for YOU if from now on I only type comments, etc, in words of LESS than 2 syllables?