In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> >
> > Closed mine, open killfile. How typical, and how sad...
>
> I don't have any r.f.c. regulars in my killfile at the moment. Only
> posts I filter out nowadays are the spam posts e.g. handbags, shoes,
> jewelry - ya know, that kinda crap - of which a lot comes from Google
> Groups (or used to, dunno, I don't see them). But it's easy enough to
> use the "ignore thread" option if certain threads don't interest me,
> then I just don't see them anymore <shrug>

I filter by subject mostly. I rarely killfile posters any more. ;-)

> >
> > I, for one, am always open for an education so appreciate seeing and
> > hearing others viewpoints. Sometimes it makes me reconsider my
> > position.
>
> Although I don't always agree with some of the posters here <veg>, it
> doesn't mean I 'hate' them, it just means I don't agree with them, and
> last time I checked that wasn't a crime; if it was, a lot of the r.f.c.
> denizens would be in jail by now...

I was shocked and saddened when I came back and saw that Cybercat had
become so hateful. :-( I wonder what happened to change her so?

>
> However, I've also learned quite a few things from some of the folks
> here over the last few years; I especially like being able to ask
> questions about recipes, ingredients etc., which you cannot do in
> groups like r.f.r.
>
> Heh. even some of the OT posts have taught me a thing or two - this
> thread is a prime example - I've learned more than I've ever wanted to
> know about the Welfare System in the USA ;-)

<snork> I know what you mean.
I'm not anti-welfare. Far from it. I just don't appreciate those that
abuse the system...

>
> >
> > sf has sent me some really good stuff by e-mail that gave me a lot to
> > think about because she knows I keep an open mind.
>
> I think most (not all) r.f.c.-ers do keep an open mind, but hey, that's
> the way life is.

And people vary. It keeps life interesting. <g>
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