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Talk About Shingle-Weaving!
We found these antique photos offering very rare roof details.
Take a look at the double bottom edge and the shingle-weaving, Wow!
Nun On The Roof
I found this story and photo from 1967.
"Nun In Hard Hat And Habit Takes On-Job Training, August 20, 1967
Sister Winifred McCarthy of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of St. John, N.B. helps shingle a roof in Vancouver, BC, as part of her University of British Columbia Course in industrial education. She plans to go to Peru to teach. Sister Winifred has learned construction, cabinet making, welding and other skills. Besides wearing a hard hat she had to modify her habit so it wouldn't get caught in machinery."
Isn't this a great story. I wonder what became of Sister Winifred, what a loving and giving soul!
Patriotic Roof starring Interstate Roofing
Interstate Roofing in Colorado Shows Their True Colors
This roof was a dream of Roland Gonzales, which was embraced by his colleagues at Interstate Roofing.
"We have all wanted to do this for a while but as you know most flat roofs have so much mechanical up top that
it won't work" said Dustin Divitto, Regional Manager. "Then we needed to sell this project to the right customer
who had a roof that could make the project look nice. This building is an old dental school that it has been recently bought by a man named Earnest Dill who owns satellite colleges in several places in the nation.
This project just worked out perfect. It was fun seeing all the people involved making this project come
out so flawless. Our customer is proud".
This is a GAF TPO materials roof. Each star was hand cut and welded to the blue background.
Congratulations on making a dream come true and making us proud to be American and Roofers.
Patriotism and A Quality Installation!
Shown in photo are the 3 project managers: Robert Cupp, Roland Gonzales and Jake Reid
PRACTICING ROOFER – A commentary by Peter Crawley
This editorial was written by our dear friend a number of years ago. It was one of my favorite things written on the RCS Forum and I saved it all these years. It only got better with time….
In Ireland and Great Britain there are many professions like Lawyers and Doctors who never claim to be 'Experts'. Specialists, yes – Know-it-alls, no. They are practicing. I assume it is the same in the USA where you have Medical Practitioners or Lawyers 'Practicing Law'. Professors in colleges who practice their chosen specialist field be it in music, medicine, law, or economics.
They never claim to 'know-it-all'. I believe this is to allow them scope to improve their knowledge of the subject they have devoted their lives to and the changes that come about through new inventions and technology or changes in the laws be they may made by man or by a higher power.
I believe one of the many problems with roofing and roofers is we do not push ourselves forward as a 'Profession' or 'Practice' in a similar way that other construction professionals do, for example mechanical and electrical services (Ireland anyway).
In failing to truly value our knowledge and expertise within the roofing industry we send out a negative view of ourselves and the importance of the services we provide to our clients for the properties they trust us with.
When clients want our opinion or services they pick up the yellow pages, make a few calls and these guys will come running trying to beat each other's prices, or worse. A practice I hate when I see it and will not get involved in, is bad mouthing the competition instead of selling their own professional service.
While we will entrust our lives to a 'Practicing' brain or heart surgeon why should our customers expect the price wars and back stabbing among the professional roofers worldwide? They expect it because we allow it to happen, some of us actually take part in the very behavior that belittles us all and puts our skills and knowledge out to the public free of charge.
Not only our own knowledge, but some of us are giving away free of charge, the use of very expensive transport, equipment, and time in the hope of making a living. We take on the responsibility for crazy insurance premiums, without any real recognition for the services we provide by the very people who often save money by our services. Maybe it is time to start demanding incentives to train apprentices with the help of roofing colleges and courses to teach the young men and women what we know and are still learning.
Until pride in the work carried out is introduced we will get nowhere, it is just as important for the three tab shingles to look and perform as well as the traditional slate or the copper roofs, of course the client will only get the life expectancy in a roof that suits their pocket, but does that mean because all homes are not covered with roofing products that have 50 year minimum life expectancy they should not get a professional installation?
As to the choice of roofers available to the public, yes they have jacklegs, cowboys whatever the local name for scum whose only true ability is to rip off elderly or those who know it all and think they are saving money using only operators. That does not include all roofers who take chance operating without insurance licenses where they apply.
One of the best roofers I had the privilege to employ owned his own small kettle for built up felt roofing (no mops, only pour and toll). He was as entitled to make a living just as I was, in fact he knew more about different felts than I did and was only too happy to pass on his knowledge and the customers who wanted large jobs done that he couldn't manage.
That man was a skilled roofer, a pleasure to watch and work with, not a contracts manager or entrepreneur, he just wanted to make enough money to live a comfortable life.
To the self-employed and company directors in the roofing business, perhaps there is someone out there who can guide us to achieving the respect and professional status the true Roofing Practitioner deserves.
I don't know the answer but for as long as I am in this business I am willing to listen and learn from the every source I can, I do know that at this time we are not going to be appreciated for our knowledge if we don't start to appreciate ourselves.
Here endeth the sermon for today, anyone got any suggestions?
Kind Regards, Peter Crawley.
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Gratuity's for Roofers
Here's something I thought about today. Do you roofers or your crews ever get offered tips? I know you bid a job and that is what you expect to be paid. Tips aren't part of our roofing business (are they?). I wouldn't imagine any tips are offered on commercial projects because you may be working with a general contractor or management company. Your tip is getting hired for the next job, but with a residential project do homeowners reward you with a little extra?
I personally have a tendency to tip or add a little extra to my bills. That doesn't mean it should be done. I'm not bragging, it's more of a flaw than an attribute with me. But I will always have cold drinks and some cash for a crew member that goes out of his way. Sometimes lunch. I am grateful getting the project done and mentally think they are doing me a favor instead of doing what they are paid for. Do you have other customers that feel this way too? If someone offers do you take the tip?
How about you. Do you ever tip the yard guys in the material yard or the guys deliver your materials? Let's take it a step further, do you tip the girl at the counter when you pick up your Pizza!?!
The RCS Interview – Mr. Mike Hicks, Roofing Words To Live By
Another thoughtful interview with a seasoned Veteran. We contacted Mike to see if this still rang though for him and he didn't want to change a thing. So from September 2007, our RCS'er of the Month – Mr. Michael Hicks
We would like to introduce you to Mr. Michael Hicks. Mike is a frequent contributor to the Roofers Coffee Shop Forum. His wise advice, his encouragement and his ethics warrant us to recognize him as this months ROOFERSCOFFEESHOP patron of the month. We are proud to introduce him to you all.
Mike has been roofing since 1982, at the age of 16 and currently owns Hicks Industrial Roofing, Inc. in New Philadelphia, Ohio. He specializes in low slope industrial/commercial/institutional roofing primarily installing thermoplastic and modified bitumen membrane systems. Hicks Roofing maintains a very steady workforce of about 30 technicians and 6 management personnel.
RCS- The gang on the CoffeeShop really appreciates your insight in to Life, Business and Roofing. How long have you been contributing?
Mike- Goodness, I'm too old for that kind of questions. Since the early days. Back when a dozen or so posts was a busy day.
RCS- So, How's business?
Mike- This has been a challenging year. We have been steady, but while volume is down a good bit, our guys have been doing great work and our margins are actually up quite a bit. So as long as I have enough work to keep our great group of people busy, I won't complain. I am a man of faith, and God has never let me down. Sometimes He just reminds me who's really in charge.
RCS- When you were 10 years old what do you think you would be doing?
Mike- An animal behaviorist. By the end of the 3rd grade I had read 3 complete animal encyclopedia volumes. I love the outdoors, nature and wildlife.
RCS- Who taught you to roof?
Mike- My dad. Both in early application, and by learning a lot from seeing what he did that didn't work. I've had some good associations with great people, all of whom I've tried to learn from.
RCS- What was the most valuable lessons you learned about roofing?
Mike- This is two part answer, because 1 led to the other: 1) That saving money for a rainy day will allow you to survive, where others die. I died in my first attempt at running a roofing company and was blessed to get a second chance. 2) That from the neck down a person is only worth so much. From the neck up, there is no limit.
RCS- What were the most valuable lesson you learned from being in the business?
Mike- That business requires people of many talents and that being all things to all people is a physical impossibility. Hiring people with the traits you lack, the values you cherish, and giving them the freedom to perform is the only way to keep good people.
RCS- What is the best thing you ever did for your business?
Mike- I don't know if I can nail that one down. Going "Drug-Free" was a big one in measurable results, but treating people like I would want to be treated, recognizing that we all have our problems and being flexible with individual needs have probably contributed more to the success of this company that anything else. Hiring the right people for the right jobs.
RCS- What are your biggest concerns being in business in 2007?
Mike- Consolidation of the industry. The growing force of what I'll call "nationwide" contractors is changing the face of the industrial side of the business. The importance of relationships on a local level are being stripped away as decisions are being made based on dollars by people with no practical roofing experience that will not have to live with the results of their purchasing decisions. The end product being produced by some of these companies that I have been privileged to observe are lacking in quality, and that makes it difficult for a company like ours that was built on quality service and end products. Slick salesmen are no substitute for a good roof.
RCS- Do you belong to any associations related to your business?
Mike- We are members of the NRCA, MRCA, OhioRCA, Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business and some local trade/business organizations.
RCS- In one word, describe the perfect employee.
Mike- I don't think I can. Honest is the word that comes to mind for all that the word can encompass, but how can one word describe perfection?
RCS- The best boss you ever had taught you what?
Mike- You reap what you sow.
RCS- Do you have any health concerns due to roofing?
Mike- High blood pressure, a thick middle, stress out the wazzoo, and broken L-5 from trying to be the "He-Man" in my youth.
RCS- Any other hobbies other then roofing?
Mike-Absolutely. The reason I roof is because no one pays me for my hobbies. I enjoy hunting, fishing, cooking, anything that involved speed, and just doing things with my family.
RCS- What makes you smile when you think about your job?
Mike- Solving a difficult problem. Getting a letter of thanks from a customer. Some of the crazy reasons employees give me for needing a loan.
RCS- What are your goals for the future?
Mike- To have people talk to my children about their dad, the same way people talk to me about my dad. If that happens, I will have been a success.
RCS- Any tips for the new guy starting out?
Mike- Marry someone that loves you, more than they love themselves, and love them the same way. Don't spend it all in one place. So many guys get that big check and go blow it. Buy what you can afford, not what you want. Save, save, save. Always do good work, don't cut corners, even when you made a mistake and it's going to cost you out of pocket. A reputation is not built over night. Be the kind of man you would want your daughter to marry. You can search for wisdom and good fortune in the world, but the only place I've ever found it was on my knees. Don't work for a wage. If that's all you're working for, you don't need the hassles of business ownership. When you finally "get there", don't forget from where you came and be willing to share you knowledge with someone else. Don't be jealous of others, but find satisfaction in where you are. Cherish the hard times, because they make the good times all the sweeter.
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Employee Side Work – What's Your Roofing Company's Policy?
Great Advice taken from our RoofersCoffeeShop.com Forum:
TOPIC – EMPLOYEE SIDE WORK by CHIPPER
I remember seeing it discussed before, but how do most owners/managers handle employees finding side work? I don't mind if my guys find some side shingle jobs since we don't mess with that too much but I don't want it interfering with our primary work. I also don't want them talking to my customers about doing side work (paint, power wash, window cleaning, blacktop re-coats, etc) while they are at work. How do most of you all handle this issue?
TINNER - Wayyyy back whennnn. My Boss would lend me his truck and tools to do side work. TABOO was EVER doing anything with HIS customers. I did work for friends and relatives. (I'm still doing friends and relatives, and their relatives! It's my referral base going back 30+years) I carried on the tradition when I had crews, but didn't lend my trucks.
CHIPPER – I agree. I want my guys to have opportunities but I don't want them creating them while on the clock. I send them on side work all of the time and often loan tools. Never a truck or a ladder for liability reasons. What ticks me off is when a guy doesn't want to come to work for a week because he's locked up a cake job and wants to do it during normal work hours putting us, his full time employer, in a bind.
MIKE H – Under 10 squares, buy material from me, do it when you're not needed here, no problem. Work for a competitor, get flat work and buy materials elsewhere, we have a problem.
HOUSE OF PAIN – My guys can do all the side work they want, just as long as it's not roofing. If they do any roofing, they are fired. No exceptions.
ACE ECO – Side work? If you use the company name/paperwork then you should make something being it's your company. But not using company name/paperwork then why not do all the side jobs in the world?
THE FETTY – I bid a job then got low-bailed by another guy from our shop. Then he asked if I would help! WTF
RIVER RAT DAD - Back when I was an employee the company I worked for didn't have a written policy per say. Personally never did side work, except on rare occasion for a friend, for free. Other guys did though. Some thoughts: Certainly stealing work from the company was unacceptable. Using company equipment was unacceptable. Missing work to do a side job was unacceptable. Other thoughts at large to me are: In general, in America, most people take the stand that "What I do on my own time is my business". Obviously if one is committing crimes against humanity on your own time, it is the business of the employer. My feeling as an employee was that roofing was a very demanding job physically and if I was to give my employer a fair days/weeks effort, I needed to rest my body on the weekends.
ALBA – I don't see anything wrong with the employees doing side work on their own time as long as they don't use their company's tools, trucks and don't compete with the company for the same job. Personally I feel too tired on weekends to do side jobs.
JSC – I've lost untold amounts of materials to side jobs. At the very least, a little mastic, nails, metals, staples on one. At the most, everything but some shingles. I don't know how you really stop it unless you have a zero side job policy. And you'd better have their replacements handy when you have to fire them. There's a fortune to be made in the roofing business if the materials are free and you do the labor yourself.
SCOTT – That is a bad mix. Tell em if they want extra work you can give it to em! I would never let them do it! They either work for me or against me! Too many good reasons as to why, some are stated above.
JET – I'm with HOP, No roofing on the side, PERIOD.
BOBBY – I agree with RRD on this. When I worked for someone and the neighbors came over I figured this was his referral he earned it by being there. A few times I was livid then I had a crew and they gave their names when someone came on my job asking. That's stealing. I did let some guys do side work if I knew it was their relatives but something was always stolen from me.
JSC – I once loaned my crew to my Moose Lodge, who badly needed a roof and had limited funds. Every SOB in there got my men's names and phone numbers, and bypassed me for their personal roofs.
TARFACE – Lose your ticket for scabbing around here.
ANITA – Not allowed. The reason behind that is many, but the big one is, where did the lead come from? Were they on one of our job, had a neighbor come up due to our work, our advertising, our company name, and ask them to come look at his roof? In my opinion, that is employee theft. Use our equipment? The last one that did that (eight years ago_ was terminated. We found out from the customer. (when he called due to a leak six months later) that he understood the employee to be representing our company. Now, if one of our guys is roofing his mothers house, needs to use a ladder, we are informed of the address etc., that is a different story, we might just go help out. Other than that, no side jobs allowed or they can work for someone else.
WILLIE – We use subs so we don't care but if they are gonna do it then they are gonna do it either with or without your help. Probably better to help em out. Maybe they will appreciate it and let it show on your jobs.
BOSS – My guys can do a side job IF…We don't do that kind of work, it is for a family member or it is for charity. That is it. I got us out of a whole lot of trouble because one of my guys did a side job and did a horrible job of it. His customer called me and started to chew me a new one. That was when I said no more!
SYD – Its tough not to permit your employees from Moonlighting- cause when work is slow, how can you morally prevent it. However, your good intentions can turn into a quagmire if problems arise- for some smart azz lawyer could sue you on basis that these employees are you agents. This is fact, not fiction- and they always go for the people covered w/insurance.
HOTAIR – I agree with Mike as long as it doesn't interfere with their regular job. Our company also throws its better employees a bone or two. We also have several contractors that got their start working for us and are now valued material customers. We refer a lot of the smaller jobs to them when we are really busy as long as they purchase the material from us. We get a share of the pie that we would have otherwise had to turn down because of being too busy.
DARRYL – Your not really supposed to do side jobs this way unless you have a license and pull a permit. If you get caught there are penalties to pay. If we pull a permit for them then we are guilty of aiding and abetting an unlicensed contractor and our licenses can be revoked. So most of the side jobs are done on Sat or Sunday when the license inspectors have a day off. In theory we are supposed to report the workers and the homeowner if we know about the deal. Just like Sergeant Schultz "I see and hear nothing"
EXPERIENCED – I wouldn't advise lending equipment to employees or condoning side jobs. Unless like Boss said it's for family members etc. What happens when you need that power ladder or compressor Monday morning and it needs repair or that guy who borrowed it is sick? Many times the guy doing the side jobs in your area can wind up becoming your competition. Working for my father's company for many years and eventually starting my own company, I always had enough respect for him and pride in myself to use my own equipment and do work in a location that he would not travel to.
ED – Many moons ago when I was working in Ft. Worth our boss not only allowed side jobs he would sell em for us! He would tell the customer up from that some of his guys would be doing the work on the side and to pay us directly. We would get the materials from him at just over cost. Everybody was happy.
SHELTER – The thing with side jobs is that the guys never seem to make as much money as they thought they would. They tend to bid on a decent day's wage, but also never allow for anything more. Also, from my experience, they never seem to have everything they need and the job takes longer than expected. All of this is good experience. And maybe they won't take the role of owner/salesman/contractor for granted next time. Just one way to look at it.
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Breakfast links: Pass on the gas
1. Re: the Mayor defending CABI. Good for him, I noticed that in DDOT's tweet they asked about commuting vs. recreation but that's a little blunt as well. If I use the system as intended (to go places, not necessarily work) rather than strictly joyriding then That's replacing a trip or creating a new one.
2. RE: getting rid of the ACS. Funny how those who say gov't should be run like a business do vote for something like this which is utterly stupid. What business would stop measuring their customer base?
3. Silver line. So much cognitive dissonance in that story among those quoted. You fly by a VDOT guy standing around. Obviously we don't need a rail connection for one of the largest commercial spaces in the country and one of the busiest airports. And yes, tell me how renaming a bridge will actually help build anything significant.
It seems like not a big deal that most people far away from a transportation facility, who might never use it, don't think it's that important. What do the people of Texas think about it? They might be MORE likely to take it if they use it to get from Dulles to other places, than people in the rest of Virginia who will likely drive if/when they go to the region.
by David Alpert on May 11, 2012 10:05 am • link • report
Interesting numbers. NoVA makes up about a third of the population of VA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Virginia). If only 67% of NoVans want the Silver line, that means that there are still a good that leaves 1/9th of VAns not living on NoVa interested in the Silver Line (or 1/6th of non-NoVa VAns). With about 8 million VAns, that means that about 900k VAns outside NoVA want the Silver Line. That's impressive.
Just ask yourself how much you care about some infrastructure project in Hampton Roads.
The survey also showed that most of Virginia does not favor tax hikes.
Nobody likes unspecified tax hikes. Tax hikes become a lot more palatable when coupled to actual choices. "Would you like to close this school or pay more taxes?" gets a lot more positive response than "Would you like to pay more taxes?"
by H Street Landlord on May 11, 2012 10:10 am • link • report
Infrastructure is not roads alone.
Infrastructure is roads, rails, sidewalks, bike lanes, airports, water management, sewer lines, power lines (&plants), internet, bridges, tunnels, parks, dams, dikes, flood planes, etc.
I am sure Tom Elliot would cry like a little baby if the government stopped dealing with all infrastructure and only built roads.
And I'm an outlier but I care about light rail in norfolk. One day before I'm old I'd like to be able to travel from Arlington to Va. beach without having to use a car. That's possible based on current plans.
We do. They get more of our tax dollars than we do. And they're using it to upgrade US-220 to I-73 (or Future-73 if you're a road-nerd).
I live in NoVa, and I've not heard anyone complain about the Tide light rail. We complain about the total imbalance of funds, and about VDOT interference in local planning issues.
@charlie - who said transit demand is perfectly price inelastic? Especially in the case of one transit mode vs another? There are plenty of places in the region, esp in DC, where metro rail provides a meager time savings over metro bus - for those trips it makes perfect sense that a fare increase on metro rail will lead to mode switching to bus.
by AWalkerInTheCity on May 11, 2012 10:30 am • link • report
10% increase in fare = less than 10% reduction in riders.
1) Long term vs short term
2) unemployment
3) better measurement now that they are cutting the transfer windows and people throwing fake coins in.
Whatever way you try to spin the figures from this poll, no politician is going to stick his neck out for Silver Line Phase II at this point. It's on life support right now.
In NoVa, widening I66 would have more support in PWC and Fauq Counties, MUCH less support in Arlington, less support in Loudoun, more in western FFX, less in northern FFX (tysons to Herndon). Southern FFX and Alex directly impacted by neither, but Im guessing more support for the Silver line than the highway widening.
Most of the transit foes around here are antispending in general, so you wouldn't pick up that many of them, outside of the areas directly benefiting from an I66 widening.
by AWalkerInTheCity on May 11, 2012 10:47 am • link • report
Nothing in your comment makes any sense.
Nobody has ever said that transit fares aren't elastic, just that ridership drops do not usually lead to drops in revenue.
1) Long term vs short term What?
2) unemployment What about it?
3) better measurement now that they are cutting the transfer windows and people throwing fake coins in.
Paper transfers were eliminated more than three years ago, so probably we shouldn't be seeing an effect from going to smartrip any more.
Should be:
just that ridership drops due to fare increases do not usually lead to drops in revenue.
Except that is has little support locally.
Whatever way you try to spin the figures from this poll, no politician is going to stick his neck out for Silver Line Phase II at this point. It's on life support right now.
Ehm, incorrect absolute statement. The Fairfax County Board unanimously stuck our their necks. You know, that board representing 1/6th of the Commonwealth's population. Our Congressional and state representatives also still support the project, as well as other extensions to the blue and yellow lines.
That is what my point was.
Taxes from urban areas have always subsidized transportation in rural areas. That is why cities exist, because the shorter distance enable greater mobility for commerce. But cities need the goods from the hinterlands, and hence need to provide for its transport. So to complain that "we are not getting our fair share" is NOT recognizing the basic imbalance between the city and the country.
Ergo, you have not recognizing the needs of rural areas. They will always get more transportation dollars, and they deserve it.
I don't believe that relates to anything I said.
Also, it would be nice if they'd occasionally say "Thank you" for those dollars, regardless of whether they deserve it.
by H Street Landlord on May 11, 2012 11:28 am • link • report
NoVas hinterland, in terms of goods, is across the USA and the world. Goods movement is advanced by investments in ports, rail, and key truck corridors (which in VA includes I81, thought thats more of help to cities like NY and philly than to NoVa) I don't know that any of the improvements under discussion in rest of Va are really related to key freight corridors that would impact NoVa
by AWalkerInTheCity on May 11, 2012 11:36 am • link • report
Cities have always, and will always subsidize transportation in the country, and it is not valid to say "they are getting more than what they pay." Northern VA is urbanized, and hence must recognize that it never will get back what it pays.
You've got to measure transit elasticty (well, almost everything) over the long term vs the short term. Short term (peak of peak) just isn't enough to see a change. We're seeing that with gas prices now too in the US.
Transfer window - sorry, I was talking about circulator killing their 3 hour window and the ability to daisy chain rides. You're also seeing the slow death of bus passes.
Regardless, certainly the CaBi kiosks are infrastructure.
I mention I-66 in response to the idea from you and Alpert that people in southern Virginia are skeptical about funding infrastructure projects in Northern Virginia. I don't think that's right. I think they are specifically against this particular project, but they would support I-66 widening.
It's true that Fairfax is against I-66 widening and pro-Silver Line. But I don't think Fairfax is going to get its way in either case. I see political will to build Phase II eroding in the face of these terrible poll numbers.
I think you are flat out wrong that folks in rest of virginia are supportive of HIGHWAY projects in NoVa. Thats simply not been the experience of the last 10 years.
This poll says NOTHING about support in Loudoun county, which is key. If loudoun supports, I dont think the reluctance of the McDonnel admin matters much. And I dont think this says anything about support in rest of virginia that they didnt already know.
by AWalkerInTheCIty on May 11, 2012 12:24 pm • link • report
It's a bit strong to say the poll says 'NOTHING' about Loudon. 'North Virginia exurbs' polled against the Silver Line 50-48. Presumably Loudon factored into that. As for highways, maybe you're right, but I'd love to see some data.
by AWalkerInTheCity on May 11, 2012 12:48 pm • link • report
You are confusing me. I-66 has been widened west of the Beltway in Fairfax and PW County (I am not sure if the end of the widening is in PW or Fauquier). It is Arlington which is against the widening of I-66 in Arlington itself.
Also, Fairfax County is getting its way with the Silver Line. Phase I is being built. The eroding political will is not very relevant, because the BOS has already pronounced its full support for phase II.
You are confusing your desires with reality.
And while I can not predict the future, I believe phase II will be built. As others have pointed out, there is just a (pathetic) game of poker being played about part of the payment. Fairfax, MWAA, DC and MD are on board. The question is whether the remaining part will be paid by VA or by DTR users.
But something has changed. It gives me great hope that these will not be "lost years" for DC.
But yeah, I do oppose Phase II, because it will induce sprawl, overload a creaking metrorail system (esp Rosslyn tunnel) and increase demand for a new Potomac crossing.
Yet, that's what leadership is about. If you asked Northern Virginians whether they thought it would be important to widen I-81, you'd get a lot of blank stares. Doesn't mean such a project shouldn't get funding.
The big majorities in Northern Virginia who think the extension is very important is pretty compelling about its utility. Anyone living west or south of Dulles isn't likely to benefit from the line. They won't use it, and it won't even affect traffic on their trips to Dulles, if they ever use the airport. In fact, the majorities in favor of the project within NoVA are pretty impressive. More so, because we could expect that DC residents and maybe even Marylanders would be even more interested in the extension than Virginians for whom driving there isn't as much of a hassle.
For the Post to make a big deal about a majority of Virginians not thinking this is a priority, without making those points is disingenuous, at best. What the poll really showed is what the Post acknowledged in the headline on the jump page -- that opinion is divided based on region.
It might be a tough sell, but real leaders would take on the challenge because this poll actually shows how badly needed the project is.
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Here's our review of the things we prescribed and what the team has done regarding those prescriptions.
Obviously this was not an easy conclusion to come to. Wes was an outstanding player, but ultimately it came down to:
It's time for the Patriots to evolve their offense again. We've seen the peak of the Welker-based attack, and it was great, especially in the regular season against teams that were ill-equipped to defend it. But if you're not getting better, you're getting worse, and making another large investment in Welker will only delay the inevitable—at a detriment to the long-term viability of the team.
It's unfortunate that Welker ended up with Peyton Manning, but it was the right move for the Patriots.
2. Rookies I Liked - Mock Draft Number One (2/4/2013) & Mock Draft #2 (2/27/2013)
This might make me re-think all the draft research I do because in this first mock I nailed two of the Pats picks:
On paper, Dobson seems to be the wide receiver the Patriots have been missing for both his ability to take the top off a defense as well as his size.
If the Patriots let Wes Welker walk they should likely bring back Julian Edelman for the slot receiver role, but with his injury history it would be smart to have some insurance for him. Boyce is a quick and physical wide receiver, and unlike Edelman or Welker, weighs over 200 pounds, so he should have the frame to hold up. Again, the biggest thing with the Patriots and receivers is whether or not they're smart enough to play in the system, but Boyce is described as "competitive and a savvy route runner."
We got progressively worse with our three mock drafts, but still nailed Logan Ryan in our second one.
Ryan excelled in a few of the events the Patriots like most. While his 4.56 40-yard-dash was average, he had the second-best defensive back time in the three cone drill and 60-yard shuttle, and the fourth-best defensive back time in the 20-yard shuttle. Couple those standout stats with his physical play, intelligence and association with one of Bill Belichick's favorite college programs, and you have a prime Patriots draft target.


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Can sprouted beans be frozen, meaning, will they retain their nutrients near to fresh?
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Stroking dat dassh.. groping those soft touch materials
Bet your car doesn't have quad-exhaust & BBS wheels..
This thread hurts my self esteem.
I like grocery getters.
Stroking dat dassh.. groping those soft touch materials
Bet your car doesn't have quad-exhaust & BBS wheels..
Passat...pretty cool car...does not compute.
That is because they have to pay the maintenance bills. Do I want one? Yes. Would I buy one? Hell no.......I'd be more likely to buy a Prius or SmartCar but then I would obviously be on suicide watch.
How is your beige partsbin special anyways?
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I hate when anyone has anything more than me.
Saw a pretty hot girl driving the snot out of a modded S2000 a few days ago. Normally I hate to see some worthless cu*t in a performance car blocking traffic with her bad driving.
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A W8 is nicer than any American luxury wanna be car. So I guess yes? Personally 1.8T is a better motor.
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So just changing the drivetrain completely transforms a Passat from a milquetoast would be rental if cheap enough to buy and maintain to a luxury car?
I need to find a base turbo four with a blown engine and swap in the premium luxury car drivetrain that completely transforms the car.
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I actually don't care about this sort of stuff in the normal sense. There's a kid on campus who honest to God drives around in a bright yellow Gallardo Supperlegera. It's incredible what some of these college kids are driving around in. Regardless, whenever I see it I just think "Meh, good for them," and go about my business. However, when someone pulls up to a stoplight in a nice MGA or SAAB c900 turbo or something like that I always covet it massively. People who drive those types of cars have to go out of their way to do so though, so you always know that the owner appreciates what they have.
The W8 was a really nice motor that suffered from terrible packaging and ****ty cam adjusters (made worse by the terrible packaging).
Attached to the 6-speed it was a pretty nice motor for the era. The power numbers didn't tell the whole story: a very flat torque curve, lots of low down power.
It was no where near as good driving with the 5-speed.
Too bad about the maintenance costs that would make an M5 blush.
You laugh, but the difference between that and the kind of undersized 1.8T was pretty significant.
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I tend to think this every time I see someone in a BMW.....usually driving about 45 in the left lane....
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The only 7th generation Celica GT-S I ever see is piloted by a blue-haired old woman who drives it like the 1997 Buick she should've bought.
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Yea, on the original topic I really do hate it because I just look at them and know they threw money at a "car" a means of transportation that they think everyone else will like. The worst is I see more old ladies in the new Mustangs than guys
Also, there's a business I pass on my way to work and some days there is an 07 Saleen and a 12 Shelby GT500 at the same time, and other days I see an NSX on RPF1s, but I"m pretty sure they appreciate their cars because they drive them a lot.
Nothing personal against the owners, themselves, but I lack respect for people who drive great cars and don't take care of them. I've had girlfriends whose parents bought them brand new cars, and never wash them, clean the interiors, or change the oil...don't want to put Premium fuel in them because it is 20 cents more, etc.
Have plenty of friends who have gotten brand new cars, trucks, etc. and trash them out in an effort to make it look like, "meh, it IS expensive, but that ain't no thing" "just a car; no biggy".
I suppose that's their prerogative...but that isn't how I was raised...with regards to cars. Keep it clean, wash, polish, wax, rotate tires, change the oil, and so forth.
The carpet pissers did this?!
All I know is, don't pre-judge Spiderman for what he drives. He will literally kill you.
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I rolled up to an older Boxster not too long ago and we both knew it was on. And I hate revving my car.
What does a person look like that does not appreciate what car thy have, just curious and who are you to judge what is "pretty cool". I'm sure there is some guy sitting at a bus stop looking at some guy in a beat to crap Pontiac Aztec thinking, boy that guy sure is lucky to have a car.
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kyle wrote:raptorman wrote: Yes, the AK is much heavier than my CAR-15 due to the wooden stock, however, it doesn't really pull high and to the right as much.
Is the extra weight from the stock lowering the recoil?
Would a heavier barrel help that as well? Maybe look into getting a heavier barrel for it, Jamoni.
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The hole in a capital or lower case 'a'. Don't put the smiley face in the 'M', put it in the A-hole.
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The polite way to use the wonderful expletive, ASSHOLE. They use this ALL the time on the radio (Jim Rome) but I mean cmon, it means the same damn thing... Los Angeles Lakers are a bunch of lazy A-holes.
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Ass hole that A-hole thinks that car is a jetta
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short and less swearing way of saying Asshole "you A-holes are in trouble now"
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An Andrew-sized hole. Look at that giant A-hole!
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AT&T's massive "security hole" that results in major security breaches and wide-scale theft of their subscribers' private information. Yeah man. Thanks to the A-Hole, I'm getting some great offers for discount prescription drugs now.
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To be rendered incapable of speech/movement by alcohol, analogous to the experience of being in the 'k-hole' as induced by excessive ketamine usage. My goodness, she's deep in the a-hole after that last double vodka ginger beer.
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a word i learned at boat building school.
definition: 1. a polite but not too polite way of saying you're an asshole, but less edgy than asshole. Nuance: depending on the situation calling someone an a-hole can be an highly effective way to shut down or cause to make an otherwise obnoxious personality introspective. In an another instance, the use of the term could be a disapproving approval of someone's behaviour. One may disapprove in principle a course of action as in an act of revenge but in fact emotionally endorse or approve of the meritoriousness of the act. let's say a father publicly humiliates his child in order to boost his ego in the eyes of his friend, then one might respond by declaring---a-hole, what an a-hole, you're an a-hole, dude you're such an a-hole or only an a-hole belittles a child in order to feel powerful.


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Food safety authorities all over the world have acknowledged that ensuring food safety must not only be tackled at the national level but also through closer linkages among food safety authorities at the international level. This is important for exchanging routine information on food safety issues, sharing experiences and expertise and to have rapid access to information in case of food safety emergencies.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) is is a joint initiative between WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This a global network includes of 177 member states. Each has a designated INFOSAN emergency contact point for communication between national food safety authorities and the INFOSAN secretariat regarding urgent events. Recognizing that food safety is often a shared responsibility, countries are also asked to identity focal points in other ministries or relevant agencies to receive INFOSAN communications.
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7. | Flapjacking | ||
The act created by breasts slapping together resulting from not wearing a bra. Damn girl, you're flapjacking again.
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"flapjacking!" (v.) - to engage in sexual interaction with another. (2) Usually follows cupcaking and/or cheesecaking.
I was flapjacking all night long with this FINE ass girl named mahlet!
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A male with an erection, lies on his back while a second erect male inserts the penis of the first into his anus then lies back. A third male inserts the penis of the second into his anus and lies back forming a stack. A three man stack is known as a short stack, A stack of four or more is known as a full stack. Full stacking has the added benefit of asphyxiating the bottom participants. The flapjacking experience can be enhanced by using maple syrup as lube and having each participant massage the balls of the person above. Mark, Mike, Jason and Joel were planning a full stack flapjacking session last night but Joel didn't show, so the three had to make do with a short stack.
3. | Flapjacking | ||
Motorboating a girls ass. That girls ass was so round and fat that I was flapjacking that shit all night long!!
4. | Flapjacking | ||
To repeatedly flap from your belly to your back, while being naked in bed. Jones: Do you know what Flapjacking is, in your bed?
Diesel: I don't wanna know. |
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to roll down the windows of your car and let your boobs hang out and flap in the wind. emma was flapjacking last night.
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The act of flipping a womans breast up, accompanied by the word "Flap!", then slapping the breast sideways while saying "Jack!". I saw Albert flapjacking this bitch on tape, and I could see the shockwave in slow motion.


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The 4th annual Highland Games kicked off fittingly on Friday, honoring Scottish history with a whisky tasting at the Hampton Inn in Laurinburg.
Lead by Laurinburg's Ray Bowen, the event sold out with 35 of the $25 tickets being purchased in advance.
Bowen, who also helped organize the event, introduced each of the seven bottles of whisky available for tasting. Complimentary food catered by Jerry's Deli was also served along with samples from each bottle.
"The whisky tasting is something that people had been talking about for a while, but no one actually took on the project until now," Bowen said.
"We would have been happy to have 15 tickets sold, and when we went over 25 we were golden," Bowen said, optimistic that the whisky tasting will now become a Highland Games staple.
Joining Bowen in coordinating the tasting was local Noran Sanford, who wore a kilt as he served drinks to attendees.
"We are excited to bring the whisky tasting to the Highland Games for the first time," Sanford said. According to Sanford, a strength of the tasting is the passion of those who chose to participate.
"We had local folks who were proud of their drink choices and that fits well with the spirit of the Highland Games."
So passionate are feelings about whisky that Sanford joked that "you can argue politics and you can argue religion, but you can't argue single malt."
Visiting the Highland Games from Hobe Sound, Florida, Joe and Ann Phillips attended the whisky tasting after having made it to each of the first three Highland Games in Scotland County.
"The Highland Games are a lot of fun, and we especially like the games — but we also like Scotch, so we hope (the whisky tasting) will return next year," Ann Phillips said.
The Phillips family first learned of the Highland Games after attending a similar event at Grandfather Mountain.
"And we have lots of family in this area," she said.
Local judges Bill McIlwain and John Horne each presented a single malt of their choice to the assembly, taking the time to describe the flavors and history of their chosen drinks.
The Highland Games grounds will officially open at 8 a.m. today, with athletic competition and solo piping, drumming and highland dance set to start at 9 a.m.
At 11 a.m. the opening ceremonies will commence featuring massed pipe bands, followed at noon by the opening of the Celtic entertainment stage.
Scottish games and activities will take place throughout the day and the pipe band competition will begin at 1:30 p.m.
The day time fun will conclude with a 4:30 closing ceremony and awards presentation. At 7:30 p.m. the Highland Games ceilidh will take place at the St. Andrews University Belk Center.
Sunday will see the weekend finish up with the Kirkin' of the Tartans worship service at Old Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, which was founded by the Scottish Highlanders in 1797.


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2011-12: Finished the season 4-7, 0-2 in duals... placed fourth at the UB Open after winning two matches (11/6)... earned the start in Buffalo's duals against Lock Haven and Pittsburgh... participated in the Body Bar Invite and Cleveland State Open.
2010-11: Redshirted but was one of the team's best freshmen performers in open tournaments, going 17-16 for the season… split time at 157 and 165 poinds… placed sixth at the Bill Harris Open (11/20)… placed third at the NCCC Open after going 4-1 (12/4)… won the 165 'B' Bracket at the New York State Championships (1/23)… finished fourth at the JCC Open (1/29)... also participated in the National Collegiate Open.
High School: A four-time state qualifier in his home state of Massachusetts and was nationally ranked by Wrestling USA magazine... put up first and third-place finishes at the New England Championships and finished eighth at the rigorous Super 32 tournament... was a Massachusetts National Team member four times and won 150 matches at Dracut High School, including 48 wins his senior year with only one loss.
Personal: Born July 1, 1991... son of Charles Dehney and has one sister, Meghan... also recruited by Wisconsin, UNC-Greensboro and Newberry... chose UB because of the coaching staff and the team... enjoys listening to music and riding four-wheelers... his dream as a college athlete is to be a national champion... will be a psychology major.


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Nearly 550 firefighters are tending to a wildfire that broke out Friday afternoon on Cow Mountain west of Scotts Valley Road.
On Saturday morning the blaze was 5 percent contained with flames visible from long distances. The fire has scorched 1,600 acres, according to CAL FIRE.
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October 1, 2012
Dunkin' Donuts guests in Genesee Area New York to receive free coffee or donut as a thank you for donation to Special Olympics New York
Dunkin' Donuts guests in Genesee New York to receive free coffee or donut as a thank you for donation to Special Olympics New York
ROCHESTER, NY (October 1, 2012) – America's all-day, every-day stop for coffee and baked goods will team up with the Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics athletes with a rooftop sit-in at participating Dunkin' Donuts locations in Western New York.
On Friday, October 5, Rochester-area law enforcement officers will take to the roofs of several Dunkin' Donuts restaurants from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for "Cops on Top" to benefit Special Olympics New York. Members of the community are invited to attend the sit-in to support the officers, visit with Special Olympics athletes and their families and make donations to Special Olympics New York.
Dunkin' Donuts will offer guests a coupon for a free coffee or donut as a thank you when they make a monetary donation to the Special Olympics New York at participating restaurants which include the following locations: 300 Monroe Avenue and 1500 Mount Hope Avenue in Rochester.
"Dunkin' Donuts is honored to host our local law enforcement officers to benefit Special Olympics New York through this year's Cops on Top event in Western New York," said Dunkin' Donuts Field Marketing Manager Alisa LaPlante. "I encourage members of the greater Rochester community to join us as we raise funds to support Special Olympics New York and its mission to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with developmental disabilities."
Dunkin' Donuts will also offer guests additional thank you gifts in gratitude for donations, including an official Cops on Top t-shirt with a $25 donation; one pound of Dunkin' Donuts coffee with a $50 donation; and 2 pounds of Dunkin' Donuts coffee with a $100 donation.
"The joining of the Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the Rochester area with the law enforcement professionals who also serve the community is a great way to support the nearly 56,000 Special Olympics athletes throughout the state," said Special Olympics New York CEO Neal Johnson. "We're delighted that the wonderful folks from Dunkin' Donuts are supporting our athletes right here in their own communities."
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Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect worldwide. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics movement has grown from a few hundred athletes to more than 3.7 million athletes in over 170 countries in all regions of the world, providing year-round sports training, athletic competition and other related programs. Special Olympics now take place every day, changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities all over the world, from community playgrounds and ball fields in every small neighborhood's backyard to World Games. Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy and friendship. Visit Special Olympics at www.specialolympics.org. Engage with us on: Twitter @specialolympics; fb.com/specialolympics; youtube.com/specialolympicshq, and specialolympicsblog.wordpress.com.
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I was looking over the members section of the site, and I was kind of shocked at how many people there are using this site to study Kanji. That makes me wonder. Especially since there are so many people here from so many different places, I was just wondering about the different reasons that people here have for studying Japan. Are you one of those awesome polyglots? Are you doing it for business? Do you just like the beauty of the Kanji? Are you addicted to memorizing random things? Are you an otaku? Are you addicted to dramas? A----
Okay, I could go on forever. But you get the idea. I hope there isn't another thread like this already, lol. It's time for a new one anyways for all the new members.
Hmm, I guess I'll go first. I don't want anybody to get offended by this (because I know all of you have all kinds of different beliefs), but I'm hoping to someday teach English and do missionary work in Japan since it's (perhaps the most?) under-evangelized country in the world. Again, I don't wanna start a debate or anything. I'm just throwing that there as my own reason for studying Japanese. I'm sure you all have really interesting stories and reasons yourselves for studying Japanese. Let's hear 'em!
I'm pretty sure there is a topic like this and as expected, most people learned of Japanese from anime and games and took up the hobby of learning it.
I've personally been interested in Japan for as long as I can remember. What kid doesn't like ninjas? When I got older, I got into video games, just like everyone else. I was one of the kids who loved playstation and with it, I learned to love JRPGs and other Japanese games. Eventually I happened to see an anime (Love Hina actually) and liked it a lot, so I became somewhat of an anime fan. Somewhere around that time, I started to think about learning Japanese (i've always liked to study languages). At first I only learned some basic phrases and some kana. In high school, I befriended a guy who also liked some Japanese stuff, mainly samurai movies. We decided to go to Japan and study Japanese together, which we did in 2007. For one year I lived in Tokyo and studied Japanese. During my year in Japan, I lost interest in JRPGs and in most anime as well... instead, I got to know tons of other Japanese things, one could say the year in Japan changed my whole motivation for learning Japanese but it didn't make it weaker at all.
Now, I continue to learn Japanese for various reasons. To be able to talk even better with my girlfriend. For business, I'd love to work in Japan in the future (maybe not live there permanently though). Living in Japan made Japan a part of me, getting even better at Japanese makes it possible for me to keep it that way, preferably with a job in the future which pertains to Japan.
My wife is Japanese, we live in Japan, and I don't want to teach English forever.
I never thought about Japan or Japanese until I met her. But, WOW! This is a great place and being able to function as an adult is even better.
I took 3 years of undergraduate Japanese as a graduate student (I was doing graduate school in applied mathematics) because I knew I would be far better at it than the undergrads and therefore wouldn't have to study very much to keep up. That worked out fine for the first 2.5 years, but in the last semester pretty much everyone who wasn't seriously committed to learning Japanese had dropped out and it got a lot harder. And I had a life, and then a job, so I kind of let it peter out.
Now I want to learn Chinese for work, but before I do that I figured I might as well do one massive refresher on my Japanese so it doesn't completely get overwritten by Chinese. And step one (which will also help with learning Chinese) is to learn all the Joyo kanji. Probably I'll do RTK3 as well, before moving on to RSH.
I started japanese out of curiosity for languages. At the time I didn't know anything about it. Nothing. I thought from what people told me that it was the hardest language in the world. In my egoism, I though I should do it. Took a course at school and started with average progress at first. I had fun in the class so studied a bit harder and gained some ground. Eventually I was making some, but little, headway and thought to myself that if I stopped I would lose all of it quickly. Unlike other skills language doesn't just stay there kindly waiting for you to use it again.
Basically even up to this point I refuse to stop studying since it would make all the hours I put into it already trash. On that point I will continue until I have fluency that matches my Spanish/English which is native level.
I don't really have any goals or future prospects with the language as in jobs or travel( I want to visit Italy, France, Chile, Argentina before Japan). But I have come to love japanese literature so that is something that could be a life prize with this language.
And I have learned about another culture quite well thanks to the language. Before studying Japanese I didn't know anything about Japan. I thought the "anime" I watched as a kid, mostly in mexico, was MADE in mexico. Saint Seya, Super Campeones, DBZ. I just never thought of Japan. I'm glad I do now since being cultured is important in my eyes. Though to this day many people I know who study Japanese, at lower levels, or don't know any japanese at all still know far more than me about Japan. Places, events, history, fads, music, etc. My interest hasn't really come out yet for Japan, but maybe it will.
I practiced martial arts for most of my life and thus was naturally exposed to various aspects of Asian culture as a result. The history of that region of the world has always been generally pretty interesting for younger kids for pure superficial reasons (who doesn't like Ninja's, samurai, Shaolin monks, etc) but once I started studying the martial arts heavily it became even more interesting and charming.
In addition my grandfather was a World War II Navy vet who fought against Japan. He was part of a fast carrier strike group that bombed Kure, Kobe and Tokyo and industrial sites at Hamamatsu and Kamaishi. He is the greatest man I've ever known and surprisingly even though he helped destroy many parts of Japan he was always extremely respectful of the Japanese. I had him tell me stories of Japan all the time and not once did he ever bad mouth them and he even went as far to state that he liked the Japanese BETTER than some of our own allies lol. He viewed war as simply doing a job that had to done, nothing personnel against the Japanese. Of course the biggest proof of all was the fact that after the war he bought Japanese tractors to use on his small farm. Quite a statement for a WWII Navy Vet from southern Alabama to say the least lol.
Add in my love for modern technology and classic video games and all it took was one trip to Japan to seal the deal. I took that trip earlier this year, fell in love with Tokyo and Japan in general and the rest, as they say, is history. Currently learning the language so I can move there at the end of this upcoming year.
I got into Japanese from Aikido. I practiced it in the 90s for a few years off and on (fun shoulder and knee injuries), hung out with a lot of really neat Japanese people who would come to visit and fling us around the room and then go drinking with us, and I wanted to learn more about them and their culture.
(Before Japanese, I had spent 6 years in grades 4-10 learning French, and 4 semesters in undergrad learning German. Someday I need to polish up my German.)
I tried a few times to learn Japanese on my own and failed, because I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing. I went back to school to go to grad school in journalism, and started taking Japanese on the side because I could. I did two semesters over the summer. Fun stuff. (Yay for extra grant money.) Then I took a few more classes, for 6 semesters total. Then I graduated, and RL got in the way, and I stopped for a couple of years. I started up again last summer and got serious again when I found RTK.
I really got into it when I spent five weeks in Japan last fall. I spent two weeks at Yamasa, brushing up before I spent the next 3 weeks hitting 9 more cities in Japan. It was a blast. My favorite memories were talking to my cabdriver in Kyoto in Japanese, and then listening to him totally open up because of it. Same for an older couple in Hiroshima, who ran a laundromat I was visiting late at night. Really nice folks. Even speaking bad Japanese made a huge difference. I just imagine the difference it would have made if I had kept studying.
I really want to go back, maybe work over there for a while. I had a lot of fun, and there are a ton of story ideas I'd like to pursue if I get a chance to work over there someday. (As a journalist-- no way would you catch me teaching English.)
But before that, my Japanese has to not suck.
So I'll keep studying the language, because quitting means admitting defeat. And it also means I won't get to go back and meet more interesting people on the terms I want to unless I stop writing and go back to studying right now.
I study Japanese so I can keep the Tibetan language alive. Make sense?
I live in Hawaii where Japanese is a big plus in finding and keeping good employment. The job I have now I got because I am a little conversational in Japanese. When my Japanese becomes closer to being fluent, there are lots of jobs out there that pay twice what I am making now.
My heart's true wish is to move to India (Sikkhim) along the Himalayan border and study full time at the monastary of my teacher. I would die a very happy man if I could do that. But it would be a very selfish life. Here in America I can earn enough money to support 100+ refugees/year who cross the the Himalayan mountains out of China to be a part of the Tibetan culture the Chinese are slowly destroying back home. Real Tibet is now in India. The Tibet you see if you visit Llasa is geared toward tourists.
So I study Japanese to gain an increased income in order to sponsor Tibetan refugees in their wish to keep alive the Tibetan language and traditions. They live extremely simple existences racking up an average of $20/month in living expenses so it is easy to see results.
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I study Japanese because... well, hell... I've come this far, and I ain't turning back now!
As to why I started, I've no idea. I like languages in general I suppose.
I continue because 1) I live in Japan and need to handle my own business, 2) I have a strong interest in language itself and enjoy the conversations that come from it, and 3) now that I've started, I'm not satisfied until I finish (though recently I'm at a pretty comfortable level).
Didn't really start for any big reason other than a friend and I decided to do it in college. It was fun and eventually led to me coming to Japan.
bodhisamaya wrote:
I study Japanese so I can keep the Tibetan language alive.
So I study Japanese to gain an increased income in order to sponsor Tibetan refugees in their wish to keep alive the Tibetan language and traditions. They live extremely simple existences racking up an average of $20/month in living expenses so it is easy to see results.
Way to go, I might look into supporting that.
I study Japanese because I moved here when my wife got a job here. I'm leaving next week though, it sucks. I love Japanese now.
igo, anime, manga, games, music and dorama are mine japanese interrests
i decided to learn japanese becouse i want to read/watch/play all those in japanese.
even though right now we are in the lucky possition that much get translated, even more doesnt.
I'm another who started off with JRPG's and anime always loved them for as long as I can remember now there is just so much about Japan that i like whether its there culture or the Japanese language itself the list go's on either way its safe to say I don't want to be living in the UK all my life I intend to live and work in Japan before I'm 30 so I'm currently putting in all my effort to be fluent at Japanese.
"you know how people always study french because they think it sounds beautiful? that's why i study japanese"
that's my simple answer. of course i leave out the fact that i probably first heard it on an anime rented at blockbuster when i was in high school. (note: not an anime geek)
i could list a ton of other reasons but that's always been the main one.
one big thing that keeps me going is stubbornness. i'm far enough along now that i know how much i still suck. i wont stop until i'm fluent.
wasurenaide wrote:
"you know how people always study french because they think it sounds beautiful? that's why i study japanese"
That's kinda how I was with Korean. Then I hit a wall.
I don't really know why. The more I learn it, the more beautiful it becomes. Can that be reason enough?
I wanted a challenge. Since I am fluent in Spanish, learning French and Italian was not as difficult as it would have been had I not known Spanish, and English, come to think of it.
Japanese is so different that I can not even fake it. I have no point of referance to draw from. I am truly knowing what it is like to learn a foreign language.
So why not Chinese then? I just thought that I would have many more resources available to learn Japanese than Chinese. Besides, Chinese is either Mandarin or Cantonese, or 100 of the other dialects. If I run into a Chinese person, they may not speak what I have studied. Japanese would be understood by any native Japanese person. Even with the Kansai accent.
Also, the whole Kanji thing is fascinating. Learning Kanji is almost like learning another language.
Maybe someday I will use it all for something practical. For now, its just fun.
It is a charming language and because I want to live in Japan some day I want to gain native like proficency. I'm also very interested in Japanese culture and it would be great to someday even study it in a Japanese university or something.
I also lived in Ootsu for a while in 2007 and it just strenghtened my resolve in this!
I never was so much into anime or video games or even Jpop although I have tried (and enjoyed) all of those in order to hear and see Japanese.
Because I'm intensely interested in all things typographic, and I think kanji are beautiful and elegant and I've wanted to know how to write them since forever. And I can't see the point of learning the kanji but not knowing what they mean.
(Also, my parents were married in Japan, and as a child I was fascinated by the artifacts they brought back with them. My best friend in elementary school had a Japanese mom, who would sometimes don her kimono and play her samisen for us.)
1.)Grew up with Japanese pop culture as an American kid. Anime, VG, toys, etc..
2.)Visited Japan and fell in LOVE with the culture, and found the language very beautiful.
3.)Found the written language very beautiful.
4.)Already speak Spanish, found my traveler's Japanese sounded very good due to the similar phonemes.
5.)Started learning as a very, very side-hobby back in '01.
6.)Visited Japan again, found I still loved it, could use a little of what I'd learned.
7.)Maintained an almost-afterthought level of learning until about 2 years ago.
8.)Decided that Heisig was doable, discovered this site (after trying Heisig once 3 years ago and giving up) and figured it was time to up my seriousness after years of playing at Japanese study.
Well i started watching Japanese drama and started picking up words and hearing the different words inside all the garble. Through natural exposure i started learning how to say a few things and learnt some basic grammer rules. It's similar to my native Indian language in that sense. Then i figured hey why dont i try learning this? I really enjoy language learning already and after that it sort of took off. The more i learnt the more interesting it has become. I see it as a bit of a puzzle that you never quite solve. It's been about 1.5 years now and i'm going to start studying it as my sec degree major next year So i figure a bit of a head start with the kanji would help me in the long run.
Well, the thing that made me click ("That's it, I'm learning Japanese") was Tokimeki Memorial, I always wanted to play a high-school RPG *_*
There are so many reasons though, I guess I just want to live an "alt life account" in Japanese XD
I started because I thought it would be cool to be able to watch anime without subtitles but it developed into a full blown interest in the language and culture. It's more of a hobby now than a subject I study


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