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SpinbrettSpinbrett Posts: 251
edited November 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
Here in Ohio, the post office is implementing a new policy. They usually allow volunteers to come in and respond to childrens letters to Santa Claus that are addressed to the north pole at Christmas time. They are now requiring photo id record keeping because sexual predators are using the dear santa letters to target children for sexual crimes(most letters indicate, age, gender, address). Is the world falling apart or what?
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    ManimalManimal Posts: 152
    I didn't need to know that.
    This doesn't even belong in this forum
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    SpinbrettSpinbrett Posts: 251
    thought I'd share....it's pretty disgusting.....you may want to rethink mailing your kids letters out.
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    brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    i live in ohio.

    santa not real


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
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    pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    brainofPJ wrote:
    i live in ohio.

    santa not real

    :eek:

    What do you mean?? :(
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    brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    pearljamjen wrote:
    :eek:

    What do you mean?? :(


    i know, i know, ohio is a dreadful place.


    anyway, i was just having fun with the thread that didnt belong in this forum.

    forgive me origianl poster, i'm sorry


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
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    pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    brainofPJ wrote:
    i know, i know, ohio is a dreadful place.


    anyway, i was just having fun with the thread that didnt belong in this forum.

    forgive me origianl poster, i'm sorry

    Yeah...if Ohio is a Santa-less place, I feel bad for ya! :(

    :p
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    SpinbrettSpinbrett Posts: 251
    OH
    IO Ohio is not dreadful...uhmm we do have the Rock and Roll hall of fame, plus the football hall of fame, plus 2 major sport cities, plus the great lakes, plus the ohio river, etc etc etc....what do you want? Idaho?
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    pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    Spinbrett wrote:
    OH
    IO Ohio is not dreadful...uhmm we do have the Rock and Roll hall of fame, plus the football hall of fame, plus 2 major sport cities, plus the great lakes, plus the ohio river, etc etc etc....what do you want? Idaho?

    I'm sure it is great...it is just...no Santa?? The thought makes me sad. :( I love Santa! Or maybe you have him but Brain of PJ just doesn't believe in him. :p
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    ii44ii44 Posts: 430
    Spinbrett wrote:
    Here in Ohio, the post office is implementing a new policy. They usually allow volunteers to come in and respond to childrens letters to Santa Claus that are addressed to the north pole at Christmas time. They are now requiring photo id record keeping because sexual predators are using the dear santa letters to target children for sexual crimes(most letters indicate, age, gender, address). Is the world falling apart or what?

    People were fucked up in the old days too.
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    brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Spinbrett wrote:
    OH
    IO Ohio is not dreadful...uhmm we do have the Rock and Roll hall of fame, plus the football hall of fame, plus 2 major sport cities, plus the great lakes, plus the ohio river, etc etc etc....what do you want? Idaho?


    the great lakes (eerie) are nothing to brag about unfortunately.

    and i have been to idaho, it's is fucking awesome.

    anyway, im from the great northwest (ohio) so i feel i can speak


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
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    wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Spinbrett wrote:
    Here in Ohio, the post office is implementing a new policy. They usually allow volunteers to come in and respond to childrens letters to Santa Claus that are addressed to the north pole at Christmas time. They are now requiring photo id record keeping because sexual predators are using the dear santa letters to target children for sexual crimes(most letters indicate, age, gender, address). Is the world falling apart or what?
    Very sad indeed. :( At least they are still allowing it though. :)
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    LostdogsinthegardenLostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    Yeah this thread doesn't belong here...

    Pearl Jam rules!!!

    Ok, the thread is now suitable for The Porch.
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    KDH12KDH12 Posts: 2,095
    Just so you know..... my dad is Santa Clause so send my a PM and I will give you his address and you can send the letter directly to him :)

    Also there is a Santos L Halper at the 10C he might be able to help
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    Come Back in BlackCome Back in Black Posts: 659
    Spinbrett wrote:
    Here in Ohio, the post office is implementing a new policy. They usually allow volunteers to come in and respond to childrens letters to Santa Claus that are addressed to the north pole at Christmas time. They are now requiring photo id record keeping because sexual predators are using the dear santa letters to target children for sexual crimes(most letters indicate, age, gender, address). Is the world falling apart or what?

    It sounds to me that Ohio is doing the right thing to protect our kids. These scumbags are everywhere and they always have been. What has changed is peoples awareness of the problem. Most parents are now much more protective of their kids because of this awareness. So the world isn't getting worse... its getting better.
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    IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,648
    Leave it to Ohio to mess things up for everyone.........

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    Mike GossardMike Gossard Posts: 344
    Whats wrong with Idaho?? Boise State played the greatest football game I've ever seen last year and won the Fiesta Bowl. Jake Plummer is from here. We've got Sun Valley and some of the most beautiful natural scenery you'll find in the world. Quiet nice safe place to raise a family.
    Let's see those 2013 dates in the southern states.
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    BrinkofForeverBrinkofForever Posts: 373
    Indifference wrote:
    Leave it to Ohio to mess things up for everyone.........
    We gon mess up the BCS this year too....
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    releesemereleeseme Posts: 387
    Brink wrote:
    We gon mess up the BCS this year too....

    I am pretty sure OH has nothing to do with messing up the BCS. It has been flawed from the get go...
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,071
    Spinbrett said:

    Here in Ohio, the post office is implementing a new policy. They usually allow volunteers to come in and respond to childrens letters to Santa Claus that are addressed to the north pole at Christmas time. They are now requiring photo id record keeping because sexual predators are using the dear santa letters to target children for sexual crimes(most letters indicate, age, gender, address). Is the world falling apart or what?

    Bullshit.

    They can't shed one piece of evidence that will back this up.

    Just like the Tiny Tot firemen stickers promoted predators to crawl in that window. Bullshit.

    No more playing out in the streets. Playdates only…

    We need to protect our children but you can't live in fear. It's amazing the bullshit that's fed to us and people believe it.

    Sorry for the rant but stuff like this aggravates me. They are putting names in a data base again…

    PJ rules.
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    ryph raphryph raph Posts: 887
    Spinbrett said:

    OH-----IO Ohio is not dreadful...uhmm we do have the Rock and Roll hall of fame, plus the football hall of fame, plus 2 major sport cities, plus the great lakes, plus the ohio river, etc etc etc....what do you want? Idaho?

    I live outside of Cleveland. The Rock & Roll hall of Fame is a sad joke.
    :-&
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,071
    ryph raph said:

    Spinbrett said:

    OH-----IO Ohio is not dreadful...uhmm we do have the Rock and Roll hall of fame, plus the football hall of fame, plus 2 major sport cities, plus the great lakes, plus the ohio river, etc etc etc....what do you want? Idaho?

    I live outside of Cleveland. The Rock & Roll hall of Fame is a sad joke.
    :-&
    It's run by Rolling Stone Magazine and their agenda. They do some good but it's still "their" say.

    Oops.. Off topic. My bad...
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,762
    ryph raph said:

    Spinbrett said:

    OH-----IO Ohio is not dreadful...uhmm we do have the Rock and Roll hall of fame, plus the football hall of fame, plus 2 major sport cities, plus the great lakes, plus the ohio river, etc etc etc....what do you want? Idaho?

    I live outside of Cleveland. The Rock & Roll hall of Fame is a sad joke.
    :-&
    Sorry to hear that- never been to the RRHF. But my wife and I did pass through Cleveland about 7 or 8 years ago. Pulled into a gas station and this guy in an old beater came roaring up, saw my California plates, jumped out of his car, tore his address off a piece of mail, shoved it in my hand and begged me, "MAN, YOU'VE GOTTA GET ME A PADRES T-SHIRT! YOU'VE GOTTA GET ME A PADRES T-SHIRT!!"

    I'm from northern CA, and a Giants fan but I ordered a Padres T-Shirt anyway and sent it to him. I fuckin' loved going through Cleveland!

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    oftenreadingoftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,836
    I wonder if they have any proof that "predators" are using the letters in this way? From what I've seen, a ridiculous level of over-cautious, "better safe than sorry" thinking has invaded most of the societal institutions around our children, while actual sex crimes against children perpetrated by strangers are extremely rare and not increasing. Meanwhile, children are missing out on a whole world of experiences and are turning into sheltered incompetents. I have a 15 year old daughter and some of her friends are still not allowed to go anywhere without parental accompaniment, lest they be abducted, or even cook in their own kitchens, lest they accidentally cut themselves. No, it isn't always "better to be safe than sorry", and our North American world is already safer than its ever been.
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    joseph33joseph33 Washington DC Posts: 1,216
    Ohio is so fucked up Neil Young wrote a song about it.
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    evsgjammevsgjamm Posts: 2,103
    Seeing how this is about Ohio, and I have recently taken on a project to help a girl with spinal muscular atrophy, who lives in Ohio, I feel this thread needs to know that there are some real positive things happening in your state.

    https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/marissa-s-meteorite

    I created this campaign and I'm from Calgary, Alberta. To keep the thread alive.... PEARL JAM IS AWESOME!

    Please, in all honesty, feel free to read and share Marissa's story. Any help is very much appreciated.

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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,762
    evsgjamm said:

    Seeing how this is about Ohio, and I have recently taken on a project to help a girl with spinal muscular atrophy, who lives in Ohio, I feel this thread needs to know that there are some real positive things happening in your state.

    https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/marissa-s-meteorite

    I created this campaign and I'm from Calgary, Alberta. To keep the thread alive.... PEARL JAM IS AWESOME!

    Please, in all honesty, feel free to read and share Marissa's story. Any help is very much appreciated.

    OOOoooOOoOOOooooahhhhhh mmmmmhmmmm I'm Still Alive!!!!

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    JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    One word, people are just, INCONSIDERATE
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