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Since Wachovia is my bank and it seems CR banks don’t charge anything, I guess I know where I stand. Thanks, David. 🙂 I was thinking of the huge charges for credit card use and was afraid of what the CR banks might have charged for the use of their ATM’s.
My apologies to the group and to the individuals involved. I’d been writing my comments since yesterday and didn’t check well enough before posting to realize that the subject had been put to bed. Point well taken, Scott!
Here’s an organizational psychologist’s take on the subject. In order to establish my credentials, please let me tell you that my field is industrial/organizational psychology (psychology as it relates to organizations and business) and that I teach this in college, develop programs for college, and do private consulting in the field and have been doing these since 1982.
This group is akin to a close-knit family and Scott is the father-figure. In other words, he’s the leader of the group. Even if the family isn’t close-knit, attacking one member, rightly or wrongly, will generally bring down the wrath of the rest; attacking the leader will generally make functioning with any other member of that family pretty much impossible in the future. It’s sometimes possible to attack another member and survive well, but certainly not the leader. Just think of what often happens in a dysfunctional family; even in this situation attacking the father will generally bode ill for the attacker.
The reason that companies have softball teams and bowling leagues isn’t that they’re fun; it’s in order to cement the group. Any threat from the outside (you vs. us mentality) will cause the group to pull closer together — against the outsider. There’s a group here and there’s a *perceived* threat from the outside (outside of those who view this group as a family of sorts). Perception is everything; reality makes not a bit of difference.
So, by your attacking Scott, you’ve caused the rest of the group to circle their wagons around him. There are ways of getting points across in such situations, but attacking the leader isn’t one of them; it’s extremely counter-productive.
I don’t want to get into a debate and so I’m going to request that you give any reply you wish to this. We’ll each have had our say and that will be the end; I won’t respond unless asked an academic question by someone.
This is for the women:
I’ve never found these pants in the women’s department; I buy them in the boys’ department. Oh, how I love them!
Although I’m not looking for a political debate, Scott, I will say that I’m completely opposed to what our government is doing — if there’s not enough evidence to charge a person, release him/her. I don’t care if the person is a citizen or not. This, though, as you said, has been overturned by the Supreme Court — sort of; Congress is looking to act. Would the same hold true in C.R.? Would such a thing be allowed to occur? Could the president do such a thing? Is there a difference between the bases of the laws? This is the sort of thing I’m looking to learn.
Sorry, Jazzy! :))) Okay, Jasman. I figured you were male; I guess I just got into the rut of typing what I usually type. My bad.
Thank you for the info; I was really hoping you knew something I didn’t. I can’t tell you how many different answers I often get to the same question when I call Social Security; that’s why I generally call more than once to see if the second is the same as the first.
How lovely, David. 🙁 One thing I’ll have to do is somehow get Internet capability before any hard commitments; I teach college online and need to be able to hook my own computer up to the Net. Great job — I can travel almost anywhere and can work at 3 am if I so desire.
That’s fantastic of you, David! Thank you so much. You have an unused telephone number? I understood that getting *any* phone number was almost impossible — or has that changed?
Hi, SKL,
I’m not a man, but I’m probably going to be interested in some companionship just for the heck of it and also for safety in numbers. I’ll be there for two weeks in August, at least part of that time probably alone. Details at the moment are sketchy. If you’re interested in linking up, please contact me at companion_requested@yahoo.com .
Edited on Jun 09, 2006 09:53
Patience and being a human being are definitely good things! Thank you very much for the contact info, Gee Gee. 🙂
Thank you very much, Curly! My first visit is going to be this August; I’ll be making plenty of appointments beforehand.
You said, “WOW life was so easy, when you threw an address on an envelope or gave directions before I discovred Cossta Rica. NOW I understand why life is so much slower in Costa Rica, and I would not change this one iota!!!!” I remember being taken from one home to another in Ashkelon, Israel, while trying to find a friend in the same type of case (1967). There were *almost* real addresses, but the house numbers were mixed up all over the place and there were no streets named — just the large section of the town. I understand that while Ticos are very friendly and helpful, they don’t invite you into their homes. This was completely different in Israel, a country that was in the same kind of growing situation then as Costa Rica is now. I think I’m not going to have the same kind of culture shock that those from New York might have. 🙂
This is what I was afraid I’d have to do, David. Thank you. I’ll use yours. :))) (just kidding) I guess I can use a hotel address (maybe I’ll have to find some type of weekly rental place until I find an apartment) and a temporary cell phone number perhaps? I’m sure there are plenty of people nowadays who use only cell phones. Or maybe there’s an answering service available that doesn’t require a physical phone?
