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56. I agree. We (I) got off on a little tangent

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 12:38 PM

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in response to another post, that may not have reflected the situation the OP was addressing.
But - personal experience with boorish (and what I contend, deliberately invasive and offensive) behavior - in my words 'thinly disguised aggression' - led to my posting.

let's not pretend ... like we don't know ...

Now - somebody calling the cops .... Takes us in a different direction.

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