Something most people do not realize about me. I have a long history of resisting following orders unless there is good, rational reason for doing so. "Because I said so" worked with both my brothers but never for me. My mother could beat my ass and I wouldn't budge. Give me a reason in a few words and I was happy to do whatever.
It's a cross between being highly logical and having a strong Irish side. Anyone who has ever spoken the words "You'd better" to me have witnessed a look that has made grown men crumple.
I've been threatened by bosses, supervisors and various higher-ups in the military. Threats have never worked. Few words of reason and I'm fine. Give me something positive so I know I am trading what is known for some arbitrary change. Prove that you have considered the subject and the consequences for all parties concerned.
It's so bad that even now I resent using the "submit" icon on a computer. What the heck is wrong with just using "enter"?!
I am the kind of person that if someone held a gun to my head and told me to get on my knees, if it affected nobody but myself, I would tell them to pull the trigger.
Funny thing. I've known people that understood this about me almost from the moment they met me. Others have learned it very quickly. Yet I have also spent years around people who never understood. They just continued to use threats and manipulations. Like they had a gun to my head, I basically let them pull the trigger, over and over.
I'm still standing.
The new chain for the chain saw came in. Rather late. The mail seems to be arriving later every day. Got most of the rest of the branches cut down. Get the rest tomorrow. Just got too dark to be using a chain saw. I have a humongous pile of stuff to go through the wood chipper but also a huge pile of firewood. I still have some wood I never cut into smaller pieces from a couple of years ago. Cutting that up last, so it winds up on the top of the pile. That wood is well dried and seasoned. Can take two years for wood to completely dry. The wood cut now will burn this coming winter but may put out a lot of smoke and soot.
Think I'll put off the gym until Wed this week. Make sure my muscles have fully recovered plus get the branches dealt with. Maybe fix the compost tumbler and apply treatment to the tree stumps, also.
It's a cross between being highly logical and having a strong Irish side. Anyone who has ever spoken the words "You'd better" to me have witnessed a look that has made grown men crumple.
I've been threatened by bosses, supervisors and various higher-ups in the military. Threats have never worked. Few words of reason and I'm fine. Give me something positive so I know I am trading what is known for some arbitrary change. Prove that you have considered the subject and the consequences for all parties concerned.
It's so bad that even now I resent using the "submit" icon on a computer. What the heck is wrong with just using "enter"?!
I am the kind of person that if someone held a gun to my head and told me to get on my knees, if it affected nobody but myself, I would tell them to pull the trigger.
Funny thing. I've known people that understood this about me almost from the moment they met me. Others have learned it very quickly. Yet I have also spent years around people who never understood. They just continued to use threats and manipulations. Like they had a gun to my head, I basically let them pull the trigger, over and over.
I'm still standing.
The new chain for the chain saw came in. Rather late. The mail seems to be arriving later every day. Got most of the rest of the branches cut down. Get the rest tomorrow. Just got too dark to be using a chain saw. I have a humongous pile of stuff to go through the wood chipper but also a huge pile of firewood. I still have some wood I never cut into smaller pieces from a couple of years ago. Cutting that up last, so it winds up on the top of the pile. That wood is well dried and seasoned. Can take two years for wood to completely dry. The wood cut now will burn this coming winter but may put out a lot of smoke and soot.
Think I'll put off the gym until Wed this week. Make sure my muscles have fully recovered plus get the branches dealt with. Maybe fix the compost tumbler and apply treatment to the tree stumps, also.
No comments:
Post a Comment