tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280390706862225283.post6148732391462317639..comments2023-09-28T08:17:39.547-07:00Comments on What if IT is today? - A Survivalist's Blog: The Airphone and spying on people at the officeWhat if it's today? - A survivalist's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291866801645327324noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280390706862225283.post-31277000052242896252011-02-10T10:38:08.697-08:002011-02-10T10:38:08.697-08:00My dear old grandmother lived with us. She was st...My dear old grandmother lived with us. She was stern and believed in punishing all sins big and small. My mother mostly protected us from granny but occassionally she would babysit us. I learned to obey and respect her. My mother gave me some good advice when I was an arrogant teen in high school and got in trouble a few times. She told me to always act as though my grandmother was present. To keep an appearance of being polite and respectful and to be careful of what I said. Simply running my mouth accomplished nothing positive but would probably get me in trouble. She also said that if I got in trouble I could expect that the authorities, whoever they might be, would be very much like my grandmother; very unlikely to be able to see my side of the arguement or to be lenient.<br /><br />I liked a silly sign I saw one time that said: be like a duck, calm on the surface but paddling like hell underneath. Don't revel all to strangers or to anyone in public places. Assume everything you say will get back to whoever is most interested. You are the master of the unspoken word but once it is spoken you are it's slave.<br /><br />The 21st century of this would seem to be to act as though you are always on camera and voice recording. There is a difference, I believe, between being careful and being devious. Be kind, be honest and be careful. Don't assume anything. Don't do or say things you will regret or be ashamed of. Your grandmother is watching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com