tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post8547224244876403937..comments2023-10-04T04:05:56.261-05:00Comments on Decision Height*: Those Mid-America PeopleAlan C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12814339956021192818noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-80274280023303071882012-04-30T21:33:58.679-05:002012-04-30T21:33:58.679-05:00It has been my experience that a lot of people I&#...It has been my experience that a lot of people I've met who live in the Seattle and Portland areas feel that they are Soooooooooo much smarter than us rubes living in fly-over country......just my personal observation.<br /><br />Lastly, good for you Captain!!!!<br /><br />Al<br />USN RetiredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-75600200562239901502012-04-28T19:52:12.503-05:002012-04-28T19:52:12.503-05:00You did preface your remark with the statement tha...You did preface your remark with the statement that you like Seattle, and have met 'some' nice people there, and that's fair. I've traveled the US a lot, and find the same in every section; the good and the bad. The flight attendant could have been from anywhere, commenting about those effete 'west coasters' or those snobby east coasters, or whatever. Bigotry and prejudice ain't limited to one region, captain. <br />Cheers<br />MikeShould Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-30262265695507250162012-04-28T08:04:17.755-05:002012-04-28T08:04:17.755-05:00Alan
Great post as usual...........I guess North ...Alan<br /><br />Great post as usual...........I guess North Dakota is as middle as you can get......let's see...clean air/water, no traffic issues, almost no crime, great economy (probably no property tax this next year), pretty much everything you need within a short drive, strong work ethics, and virtually every family has at least one member in the ND Army Guard........personally, the less people who know about us the better.....<br /><br />BradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-12388069286046019622012-04-27T09:32:24.197-05:002012-04-27T09:32:24.197-05:00To her defense sometimes it's very difficult t...To her defense sometimes it's very difficult to maintain composure at times when you feel the way you do things is under threat by a bunch of folks hundreds or thousands of miles away that have no appreciation or understanding of your corner of the country. Many feel that way up here about other areas of the country who seem to make it their business to pass judgement where it is not wanted or needed. <br /><br />I don't support her opinion, Midwest folks are some of the nicest people on the planet! But being a fiercely proud life-long Seattlite myself and hearing and seeing things that some people in other areas of the country say and do - I understand the frustration. But in the end she (all of us) needs to remember that generalizations like this is what breeds intolerance in the first place. <br /><br />Give up your anger and accept all. Easier said than done for sure!CharliB52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004519425714749943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-6645378900625242162012-04-27T08:46:39.363-05:002012-04-27T08:46:39.363-05:00to quote Rodney King, Can't we all just get al...to quote Rodney King, Can't we all just get along?<br /><br />I have lived twice on the East Coast (New England), twice in Southern Plains (TX), once in the Great Lakes area and have great and civil friends all over, including the Pacific Northwest and the "Mid-America region" (where the **** is that anyway?). I've also met nasty bigots in all of those regions too, including the middle states.<br /><br />Don't let one nasty b*tch from any place mess up your equanimity and cool. Let's all just get along. Together. As One Nation, Under God.D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16311812701887962320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-60695593388549842992012-04-27T08:34:44.278-05:002012-04-27T08:34:44.278-05:00What Frank said. They think we're evil and stu...What Frank said. They think we're evil and stupid and have no shame about saying so, loudly, in public. Screw civility, it's time to fight back.TwoDogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400034283241205713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-17521989818552290942012-04-27T07:10:43.304-05:002012-04-27T07:10:43.304-05:00Don't feel too bad about dressing her down in ...Don't feel too bad about dressing her down in public. There is a culture war on, and the onlookers need to know.Frank Ch. Eiglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535966377820034604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-79427251501773252512012-04-26T23:31:30.547-05:002012-04-26T23:31:30.547-05:00... oh and the miserable wretches fly your jets!... oh and the miserable wretches fly your jets!bradcockrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479119349632399455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-57653675174852039692012-04-26T21:40:35.202-05:002012-04-26T21:40:35.202-05:00I thought "those people" were nearly gon...I thought "those people" were nearly gone when, at 93, I said goodbye to a Minnesotan friend who left this Earth, leaving a slight hole in it, yet to be filled. He was such a decent, compassionate, wholesome man who loved his family, his home town, his nation, and eventually who fell in love with another person from a far away place - Japan - during his service there in the US Navy as a Commander at the end of the war - the real war.<br /><br />He lived his life as if today was the only one, and in spite of all things - a failing heart - he never complained, instead being the first to ask "How's it going, friend?"<br /><br />His name is Loren Kiser, and I can offer this remembrance proudly. I remember him, and I remember him well.<br /><br />I would suggest to the young woman spewing her poorly-directed impertinence that her cure would have been to meet him; to shake his sure and solid hand; and to find his eyes, where she would shrink and realize just how small she is in the presence of a most certain Human being.<br /><br />I imagine he would see her frailness and in that witty way he always expressed himself say, "Oh, don't worry yourself now. We're only people, you know".K1MGYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390740057504583816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-45445251129647569862012-04-26T20:39:20.964-05:002012-04-26T20:39:20.964-05:00Alan, I think we get the last laugh. After all, we...Alan, I think we get the last laugh. After all, we live where you can afford a nice house, the occaisional airplane, and the people are friendly, etc.dedgemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506387324064296796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-14769272330705872582012-04-26T19:02:11.979-05:002012-04-26T19:02:11.979-05:00Great comeback! I would've probably said the s...Great comeback! I would've probably said the same thing, or at least would have attempted to gather enough courage to say something similar. I can see this got your blood boiling, enough to even write about it. Hope this has vented your frustration! Nice pic of Vegas, strangely similar to mine. Hope that wasn't you above me!<br /><br />Keep the shiny side up!<br /><br />RyanRyan O'Harrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662902100182810430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-37819976848091844942012-04-26T18:59:52.587-05:002012-04-26T18:59:52.587-05:00As a transplanted Central Wisconsin person I am gl...As a transplanted Central Wisconsin person I am glad that you recognize unlike your flight attendant that many hardworking people are in the middle of this country. The make cheese, drink beer, and raise families who take vacations by boarding those long aluminum tubes you fly. <br /><br />Great picture of Vegas, I was there for 3 days last week. Perfect weather.amulbunny's random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621932038345682056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532252134636526835.post-84820742851210929352012-04-26T17:34:29.865-05:002012-04-26T17:34:29.865-05:00As a midwestern-er' living in the armpit of Am...As a midwestern-er' living in the armpit of America, I appreciate your support. I am actually proud that I was born and raised here. I think that midwestern folk are nice, caring and good people. Again, thank you for defending the likes of us.<br /><br />Love the pictures! Being a city at night from so high is just awesome!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970722739917121208noreply@blogger.com