My name is Heyz, pronounced HeyIs, and I am a chessoholic.
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David from Philadelphia, PA, USA. I have played quite a few games on here yet just took notice of this forum. Keep in touch.
Hey guys My name is James, I learned chess in 3rd grade in 2015 (currently 7th grade as of now). The reason why I started to learn chess is because my mom told me his dad liked to play chess, so I bought my first chess set ( it's a foldable wooden chess set, I don't use it much now). I quickly learned the rules of chess and I soon liked chess. I usually bring my chess set to class since our teacher allows to bring any kind of board games, so I played with my classmates every break time. I kept playing chess with my classmates until one time I got bored playing chess. but luckily I found this app and I'm back to playing chess again, I must say this is a good chess app.
oregonpatzer wrote:
That's the oldest joke in the history of AA. Yes, my name really is Bruce. I really am a retired California lawyer and retired Oregon judge. That last sounds fancier than it really was, which was half an hour a month of speeding drivers, loose dogs, drunken teenagers and tree cases. If you're ever a judge in a small Oregon town, watch out for the tree cases! People up here care about their trees, and no matter what you decide, they will come up to you on the street and tell you that you got it wrong! "You know where the Circuit Court is, take your problem there."
Bruce (oregonpatzer), nice to know that you were a retired California Lawyer and retired Oregon Judge. You should have entered politics.
HelloComposure wrote:
My name is Heyz, pronounced HeyIs, and I am a chessoholic.
Heyz (HelloComposure), as you said that you are chessoholic, I'm a BallroomDancesoholic but my knees are hurting whenever I Dancesoholic. I still try even it's hurting.
Ray
Ray Duque III (GMBD), USA
James (ElementalPostal), you are Filipino. Salamat sa posting mo dito.
RayDuqueIII wrote:
oregonpatzer wrote:
That's the oldest joke in the history of AA. Yes, my name really is Bruce. I really am a retired California lawyer and retired Oregon judge. That last sounds fancier than it really was, which was half an hour a month of speeding drivers, loose dogs, drunken teenagers and tree cases. If you're ever a judge in a small Oregon town, watch out for the tree cases! People up here care about their trees, and no matter what you decide, they will come up to you on the street and tell you that you got it wrong! "You know where the Circuit Court is, take your problem there."
Bruce (oregonpatzer), nice to know that you were a retired California Lawyer and retired Oregon Judge. You should have entered politics.
That's very kind of you, but I prefer to operate behind the scenes. I don't have the requisite personality for politics. As a young teenager, I once lost an election for vice president of a youth group in the church I was reared in (but which fortunately did not take, as I am now a cheerful pagan) by a vote of 48-2. I vowed never to run for office again, and it wasn't until 1985 that I reneged when I became a charter director, treasurer and general counsel of a condominium HOA, and was re-elected to the board for the next ten years.
I'm not averse to community organization. Shortly after I moved to Oregon, there was a hostile regime change in our two-county electric utility cooperative. I helped instigate this regime change by founding a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation and handing it over to the right people. I've founded maybe 20 corporations over the years, and this one achieved 100% of its father's hopes for it.
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
oregonpatzer wrote:
I really am a retired California lawyer and retired Oregon judge. That last sounds fancier than it really was, which was half an hour a month of speeding drivers, loose dogs, drunken teenagers and tree cases.
Stupid citizens!
How long were the hours before they retired you?
The hours are sixty minutes long where I live.
Okay, case closed Bruce.
oregonpatzer wrote:
That's the oldest joke in the history of AA. Yes, my name really is Bruce. I really am a retired California lawyer and retired Oregon judge. That last sounds fancier than it really was, which was half an hour a month of speeding drivers, loose dogs, drunken teenagers and tree cases. If you're ever a judge in a small Oregon town, watch out for the tree cases! People up here care about their trees, and no matter what you decide, they will come up to you on the street and tell you that you got it wrong! "You know where the Circuit Court is, take your problem there."
Funny thing about trees.... We get a bit passionate about our trees here too. Could I possibly pick your brains on a small local tree issue, kind sir?
AliMcK wrote:
oregonpatzer wrote:
That's the oldest joke in the history of AA. Yes, my name really is Bruce. I really am a retired California lawyer and retired Oregon judge. That last sounds fancier than it really was, which was half an hour a month of speeding drivers, loose dogs, drunken teenagers and tree cases. If you're ever a judge in a small Oregon town, watch out for the tree cases! People up here care about their trees, and no matter what you decide, they will come up to you on the street and tell you that you got it wrong! "You know where the Circuit Court is, take your problem there."
Funny thing about trees.... We get a bit passionate about our trees here too. Could I possibly pick your brains on a small local tree issue, kind sir?
You can ask me anything you want, but tree law is not merely state-specific, but town-specific as well. It looks like you're on the island of Guernsey, and I don't know the first thing about the law there.
oregonpatzer wrote:
AliMcK wrote:
oregonpatzer wrote:
That's the oldest joke in the history of AA. Yes, my name really is Bruce. I really am a retired California lawyer and retired Oregon judge. That last sounds fancier than it really was, which was half an hour a month of speeding drivers, loose dogs, drunken teenagers and tree cases. If you're ever a judge in a small Oregon town, watch out for the tree cases! People up here care about their trees, and no matter what you decide, they will come up to you on the street and tell you that you got it wrong! "You know where the Circuit Court is, take your problem there."
Funny thing about trees.... We get a bit passionate about our trees here too. Could I possibly pick your brains on a small local tree issue, kind sir?
You can ask me anything you want, but tree law is not merely state-specific, but town-specific as well. It looks like you're on the island of Guernsey, and I don't know the first thing about the law there.
https://gsy.bailiwickexpress.com/gsy/news/comment-tricky-tree-situation/#.XMkhMTBKjIU
Does that work?
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AliMcK wrote:
oregonpatzer wrote:
AliMcK wrote:
oregonpatzer wrote:
That's the oldest joke in the history of AA. Yes, my name really is Bruce. I really am a retired California lawyer and retired Oregon judge. That last sounds fancier than it really was, which was half an hour a month of speeding drivers, loose dogs, drunken teenagers and tree cases. If you're ever a judge in a small Oregon town, watch out for the tree cases! People up here care about their trees, and no matter what you decide, they will come up to you on the street and tell you that you got it wrong! "You know where the Circuit Court is, take your problem there."
Funny thing about trees.... We get a bit passionate about our trees here too. Could I possibly pick your brains on a small local tree issue, kind sir?
You can ask me anything you want, but tree law is not merely state-specific, but town-specific as well. It looks like you're on the island of Guernsey, and I don't know the first thing about the law there.
https://gsy.bailiwickexpress.com/gsy/news/comment-tricky-tree-situation/#.XMkhMTBKjIU
Does that work?
It works, but I'm afraid there's not much I can do to help you. Tree issues are highly location specific, ideally resolved by locals, and it would be as presumptive for me to intrude on Guernsey as it would be for you to intrude over here. Not all trees are good trees. My undergraduate alma mater has been around since the 1880s, which is a long time in Southern California, and perhaps the worst single thing that ever happened in the entire history of the campus was when a tree, its roots waterlogged after a storm, fell over and crushed two students to death. They were in the cab of a pickup truck, paused at a stop sign on their way to morning class.
POST YOUR TREE BEEFS HERE! Have you ever had a nasty tree dispute with a neighbor, ideally involving lawyer letters and pleadings? Please recount it for our amusement, and potential snarky commentary.
oregonpatzer - you must have some of the best stories to tell. i've just had a bit of a google - wow - those redwoods! they must be protected? i guess people get pretty het up about some of those?
AliMcK wrote:
oregonpatzer - you must have some of the best stories to tell. i've just had a bit of a google - wow - those redwoods! they must be protected? i guess people get pretty het up about some of those?
Oregon is where big men with big trucks catch big fish under big trees.
That's the oldest joke in the history of AA. Yes, my name really is Bruce. I really am a retired California lawyer and retired Oregon judge. That last sounds fancier than it really was, which was half an hour a month of speeding drivers, loose dogs, drunken teenagers and tree cases. If you're ever a judge in a small Oregon town, watch out for the tree cases! People up here care about their trees, and no matter what you decide, they will come up to you on the street and tell you that you got it wrong! "You know where the Circuit Court is, take your problem there."