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Wave of Concern
Exact word I wanted to scream at all those people side-stepping the angry surfer-dude - COWARDS! All these people kept looking into the car and then scurrying away when he and the others would hiss at them. I'm barely 5' 4" and I was ready to take this guy on if I had to. This is what happens. No one wants a confrontation. I do not go looking for fights. That is stupid and could get you killed. But child and animal abuse is unbearable to witness and is inflicted on the innocent and people need to step up when they see it. Thanks, Anti. Cool Dog is way cool!!— April 6, 2010 12:34 p.m.
Wave of Concern
It's not easy. I've always been hard-wired to those in distress and it's almost gotten my ass kicked. I can't stop myself. I just can't stand to see any creature suffer.— April 6, 2010 12:14 p.m.
Cyberlove....fictional
Authentic, indeed, nan, this is wonderful.— April 6, 2010 12:07 p.m.
Wave of Concern
Yes, I was pretty astonished to see it. And actually, it was on Saturday that this happened (I have my days mixed-up) and it got really warm here around noon. The sun was shining and there was very little breeze. The windows were only cracked maybe an inch. What really got me upset was that NO one would do anything. Then I started to doubt my own actions, like was I over-reacting? Should I just mind my own business? Even my husband, who knows me, was kind of shying away, saying something along the lines of "they'll be back soon. We should get back home". (We were hosting dinner for 15 that night.) I actually started to walk home, and I was crying tears of frustration and I said "NO, I am going back to that car!" When a couple of the regulars at this particular surf point saw me talking on my cell and giving the license plate number to animal control, they got hostile and said things like "that's not cool" and "get away from that car". How can people just stand by and not do anything? I was being made to feel like the bad guy! Like I should be embarrassed for getting involved. Standing up for what is right is not always the easiest thing to do. You would think it would be. Sometimes you have to be willing to embarrass yourself and take a stand. Reporting cruelty of any kind is our duty, and nothing to be ashamed of.— April 6, 2010 8:35 a.m.
Getting The Check
You really captured the park-your-diginity-at-the-door desperation of people under unbearable duress. This was amazing and sad and almost comical if it wasn't so true. Nice job, CF.— April 6, 2010 8:10 a.m.
It's just an earthquake
Thanks, CF. I'm tryin'..... Those videos were wild. This is probably the first big earthquake in San Diego where people could really document it with digital recordings.— April 5, 2010 7:21 p.m.
It's just an earthquake
I do!! You should have seen this bird. He was practically doing figure eights and he was so graceful. I've never seen a bird look like he was having such a good time just flying. Although I realized after that he did not settle on anything because he knew the earthquake was coming. Refried, at first we were sort of nervous laughing, like, oh, heh, heh, another little San Diego trembler. After 30 seconds we realized this was the real deal. We are very lucky indeed!!— April 5, 2010 12:37 p.m.
It's just an earthquake
Thanks, nan! We have lots of birds around here and I watch them sometimes. One day I realized that birds really do fly for the pure pleasure of flying. When I saw the bird yesterday, I was sitting here and thought I would describe what it looked like and as I finished the earthquake hit. My cats practically yawned at being disturbed, but Peanut was pretty skittish after this morning's aftershock. I am glad everyone is okay!!— April 5, 2010 12:24 p.m.
Harvey
Congratulations! You write very well and I love your stories. Please keep them coming!!— April 5, 2010 11:09 a.m.
It's just an earthquake
This is really strange - our cats looked up from their place on the bed and then went back to sleep. I first noticed something was up by the flight of that bird. This was a weird earthquake, being that everyone had time to prose.— April 4, 2010 5:55 p.m.