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I wouldn't call myself a regular, but I did shop there sometimes when home from college. Do you remember a 67 GTO ? (14 hrs ago | post #6)

I will offer this advice to all students and parents: VERIFY THE RECORDS BEFORE APPLYING TO THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE. DO NOT TRUST THAT THE RECORDS ARE CORRECT UNTIL YOU HAVE VERIFIED ! ! KEEP GOOD RECORDS ! ! !There will always be the bullies who think that they are better than everyone else and will even resort to cheating to achieve their goals ! My mistake was trusting the administration to be fair . I know of more examples of grade changing by the principal, but I will not disclose the specifics here--only the generalities. Some grades were altered to give some failing athletes a shot at football scholarships! Sadly, the boys at Columbine took their revenge out with guns instead of working the system to resolve their differences. Parents and teachers need to realize that the results of their inattention to injustices can lead to a tragedy like Columbine ! A final note--I asked for an apology from the principal and staff for the errors that they made, but none has ever been offered ! When I went to the office after graduation to ask for a corrected copy of my diploma--my name was misspelled--I was ordered to leave or be arrested for tresspassing. I can hardly wait for the day that I no longer need to keep that diploma so I can burn it ! ! (17 hrs ago | post #5)

How do you know we don't know each other ? ? (Yesterday | post #3)

Every year after reading the rememberances of the Columbine massacre and the question is always asked: WHY ? Well after my experience at Red Bank High School, Class of 1972, I can unserstand why those students were so angry ! My experience at RB was horrible, to put it nicely. Starting in the 7th grade at the Red Bank Junior High School, I was denied elective classes solely on the basis of my fathers occupation--an over the road truck driver for a large trucking firm. By the time I had reached the high school level, I was sick and tired of teachers referring to me as the "truck driver's kid" and denying me the opportunity to participate in many activities, despite the fact that I had the high grades to do so ! Things came to a head during my senior year when I heard several classmates asking each other if they had recieved their invitation to join the National Honor Society. With straight A's and only one B in a quarterly History class, I had the grades for membership. The sponsor--Mrs. Seawillow Sells-- informed me that "they" had who they wanted and there was nothing to be done about it. The next day, I recieved the acceptance letter from The University of Tennessee-Knoxvill e congratulating me on being accepted, but on acedemic probation due to my 2.1 grade point average. Since when does straight A's equal a 2.1 ? ? This was the question that I asked our principal--William G. Eldridge. He stated that the grades on file were correct and there was nothing that would be done to even look into the matter. He sent me to the guidance office where the counselor verified that my record stated a straight C average despite the fact that I was standing there with all my report cards in my hand ! To make a long story short, my father hired an attorney who demanded that the records be corrected. The records were corrected and I was inducted into the National Honor Society. Yes, I heard one of the class snobs say, "how did he get in?" I still have that certificate--with the name of a certain cheerleader who dropped out of school due to being pregnant on it with my name typed beneath it ! Now onto the real damage--the admissions office at UT refused to update their records and drop the academic probation status, there disqualifying me for my chosen major--prelaw. I didn't know it at the time, but once you were marked for failure, the U. S. military had their sights set on those students. Having a 97 point average in an accounting office, I recieved a grade of "F" ! Imagine the response that I recieved from my father ! ! When I went to the university president's office with a complaint, I was told that once a professor has tenure, they could do anything without reproach. Later in life, I had another meeting with the president's secretary who confessed that the universities across the country were under instructions from the government to fail as many students so they would have to enter the military ! I had managed to graduate--not in my chosen field--and become a successful jewelry sales rep and made a nice living. I have always felt robbed by my fellow classmates who altered my grades and by the administration who refused to even look into the matter ! Every time that I visit Chattanooga and drive past the school, I can feel my blood pressure go up ! ! Those boys at columbine were also treated as outkasts, but instead of redirecting their anger, they struck back with guns ! ! In the immortal words of my ROTC instructor--SGM Loner B. Westmoreland, "LIVING WELL IS THE BEST REVENGE" ! ! TOO BAD THAT THE COLUMBINE BOYS NEVER HEARD THAT PHRASE ! ! (Wednesday | post #1)

You are absolutely correct ! ! Thank you ! ! (Thursday Dec 3 | post #11)

You are correct that guns should be out of the reach of children ! Gun SAFETY is important to us firm believers in the right to bear arms ! ! If the gunshot had wounded the DAD, then he might be a believer in SAFETY ! ! This is worse than an accident--it is a TRAGEDY because it could have been prevented ! ! ! My father was a Marine Gunnery Sargeant and taught us kids how to safely handle a gun,but even then, the guns were safely stored ! Even though I have no children in the house, my guns are safely stored--but easily accessable in case I need to use them to defend my home ! ! You can be secure and safe at the same time ! ! (Wednesday Dec 2 | post #8)

Chaz Bono: Sex change is his 'best decision'

Being a decendant of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and author of our Constitution, I am a firm believer in the right to bear arms. I would add just one word--responsibly ! There are several ways to be prepared and yet safe when storing loaded weapons. Hopefully, this tragedy will inspire others to be safe. (Monday Nov 30 | post #5)

Gay/Lesbian

Going from female to male is surgically more difficult than male to female. It is important that Chaz is mentally up to the challenge and he deserves his shot at happiness ! ! BEST WISHES ! ! (Monday Nov 23 | post #33)

Help with nude photos

When in doubt, hit DELETE ! ! Then, shut up about it ! ! The more you talk about the pics, the more tempted you will be to share them and then you could be arrested. There have been cases of teens "sexting " nude pics and arrested for child pron ! ! WISE UP ! ! ! (Monday Nov 23 | post #12)

Truly a sad situation and my condolences go to the childs family. Kudos to the police for arresting "DAD" for negligance in leaving a loaded gun out ! Hopefully, others will see this story and put up their guns for the safety of their family ! How many more innocent ones must die before people become responsible for their guns ! ! Yes, I know that the activists want to have easy access to their guns for "protection " and we have heard all their arguments for their freedoms, but remember, this child is now DEAD ! ! Please, people, get real ! ! ! (Monday Nov 23 | post #2)

Adam Lambert is so quee

Adam is quite talented ! ! Get over it ! ! Just means more girls for you ! ! ! (Monday Nov 23 | post #3)

Flyboy: For the Record Documentary

Greetings Flyboy ! In another thread, someone accuses you of being 50-something and posing as a gay youth (like your son?) and that your wife discovered your playtime on the net ! What is the story ??? Inquiring minds want to know ! ! Best wishes for a great Thanksgiving holiday ! ! (Sunday Nov 22 | post #211)

Accused wrong-way driver denied bond

First, my deepest condolences to the family of the woman killed in this tragedy. Secondly, I question the judge's ruling here, especially when so many murderers are oou on bond in the metro Atlanta area ! Just recently, a woman--out on bond--cut off her ankle monitor and escaped ! What is the rationality of these bond judgements ?? Wouldn't our people be safer if killers were in jail until their trials ? ? Go figure ! ! (Sunday Nov 22 | post #1)

Where's Flyboy?

There is another thread accusing him of being a "poser"- -anyone know any info on this ? Missing his posts ! (Saturday Nov 21 | post #3)