occurrence.
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Ward and June Cleaver died.
On Jul 6, 5:54 am, Keith In Köln <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Ray,
>
> It's a brand new world; it's a brand new day. I feel your pain. I share
> your same concerns.
>
> KeithInKöln
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 1:50 PM, ray <jr3...@aol.com> wrote:
> > The point you make is valid but leaves me even more saddened. In the
> > world I grew up in, lying was a rare exception, not a common
> > occurrence.A handshake was a commitment. Sixty pages of legal mumbo
> > jumbo was not required to force an entity or individual to live up to
> > their promise. Yes, there have always been liars and cheats, but those
> > individuals were chastised by society and suffered the consequences of
> > doing so. Understanding and dealing with this new set of rules is one
> > thing. Accepting this new code of dishonor is quite another.
>
> > On Jul 4, 2:01 pm, archbelial <isleoforon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > This would make the USA a real special place for thieves and
> > > fourflushers. You're a genuine veteran and could qualify for the
> > > discount, but what if the guy behind you heard you getting a big
> > > discount just by saying you served. What's to stop him from claiming
> > > the discount just by claiming to be a veteran even though he wasn't--
> > > and the guy behind him and the guy behind the guy behind him. Lowe's
> > > isn't that stupid. Obviously they have a policy to grant the discount
> > > only to those with documentary proof of military status. If your
> > > cashier had been caught letting you claim the discount without proof,
> > > he would--and should--have been fired on the spot. And what does his
> > > place of birth have to do with it??!!! The same would apply to a
> > > native born American. Would you expect it to be otherwise? The guy was
> > > obviously doing his job well under difficult circumstances [the
> > > difficult circumstance in this case being you] and is a credit to both
> > > his new country and to his ancestry.
>
> > > On Jul 3, 8:33 am, ray <jr3...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Stopped by Lowes the other day to pick up and few odds and ends. Total
> > > > bill came to about twenty bucks. At register, requested the military
> > > > discount. I am a sixty year old Vietnam Vet of pure Irish heritage
> > > > naturally born in this country. The cashier asked to see my military
> > > > ID. I do not have a military ID and to be honest would not want to go
> > > > through the trouble and effort of securing one. I relayed this
> > > > information to cashier and he denied my discount. Now discount was
> > > > only a couple of bucks and that is certainly no big deal. But here is
> > > > the best part. The cashier was obviously born in India, Pakistan or
> > > > regional country. He was difficult to understand. No problem with
> > > > that, he will get better. But, for a gentleman who obviously came to
> > > > this country using the very freedoms I helped secure for him, and then
> > > > have the audacity to deny me?
>
> > > > Just one more indication leading to the eventual erosion of all that
> > > > was accomplished to make the USA such a special place.
>
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