** ABSOLUTELY NO POLITICS **

@wendell

I'm just glad I made it out alive.?ÿ?????ÿ

The irony is strong with this one. Following an interesting thread on Facebook about how the people replying were at fault. They did contribute, yes, but none of it would have occurred in the first place if the OP had not prompted it with his avatar.

I do not care what your political affiliation is, who/what you worship, or what brand of corn flakes you eat in the morning. I have friends across all of the spectrums -- I respect and appreciate them all. Our primary purpose here is the sharing of surveying knowledge, stories and support -- with kindness and respect.

If you visit someone's house and they ask you to remove your shoes before you enter, do you refuse?

Best example of where no tolerance policies excel in their use!

Thank you A&W!!!!

@jitterboogie

Since my P&R would be offensive to nearly everyone, I'll just keep it to myself.

Sorry you have play bouncer Wendell. Enough negativity out there, no need to invite it in here. Thank you for all you guys do.

@wendell

We have all aged since this site came onboard but the vanilla part must be based on something else.?ÿ We're more like tangy mustard, plenty to cover the subject and sharp enough to get your attention.

@holy-cow

I think the 2.5 years of P&R in the early days may have accelerated my age by a decade or two. I'm thankful that I removed it before it was too late! 😉

Banning politics helps all of us maintain a healthy, adult, and on-topic discussion forum.
As long as we don't ban Poodletics, us dogs are happy.

@holy-cow Man.?ÿ That must've been ugly.

I'm glad this site doesn't have all that acrimony so we can concentrate on technical topics and frivolity.

However, I also read various news feeds, frequently including a left-wing site and a right-wing site on the theory that you need to know what the rest of the country thinks (or espouses without thinking).?ÿ All too often those "discussions" are mostly name calling, and we don't need that here.

@wendell

Hey now, an historic number of Americans will agree that there's only one legitimate maker of Corn Flakes.?ÿ Don't get me started.

@bill93 That needs to be saved for the Thanksgiving holiday table.

@dave-drahn

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It's a little more complicated than the symbolism with avatars, emojis, or outright speech. Your extremist and dangerous posts will slip under the radar with familiar extremist partisan phrases and dog whistles such as:

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1) Any mention of grits with cheese, or any other abomination or critter as ingredients

2) "It's <50?ø rainy and beautiful here in _____"

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It only takes a second to realize those aren't correct, and need to be removed quickly.

@wendell

and then there's me.....

@not-my-real-name

@wendell

A&W root beer has NEVER been good out of a can. Bottles are ok but not the same as a frosty mug from an old drive through. Roller skate delivery on a tray that hangs on the car window. Now THAT was good!

Posted by: @one-cup-o-joe

@wendell

A&W root beer has NEVER been good out of a can. Bottles are ok but not the same as a frosty mug from an old drive through. Roller skate delivery on a tray that hangs on the car window. Now THAT was good!

Roger that!

Do you remember the 1 quart truncated cone (cardboard) containers that they had "to go?"

@loyal

Yes I do.?ÿ I also recall back in the late 1950's how they had a little bitty mug for little kids that only cost a nickel.?ÿ The nearest A&W was a few blocks from my grandmother's house and she would take me there to spend a nickel to get me that treat.