Comments on: The Housewife and the Mine Owner http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner The musings of the Nullvariable Web Consulting Team. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:42:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pinnacle Security http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Pinnacle Security Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:07:11 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-177 Mining companies set up little housing ‘projects’, the workers lived there. They had a ‘company store’; the workers got food allotments there. All these ‘services’ were deducted from their pay, of course, which in most cases left little or nothing after the deductions. The houses were mad of stick frame and clapboard, with tarpaper for water proofing. Mining companies set up little housing ‘projects’, the workers lived there. They had a ‘company store’; the workers got food allotments there. All these ‘services’ were deducted from their pay, of course, which in most cases left little or nothing after the deductions. The houses were mad of stick frame and clapboard, with tarpaper for water proofing.

]]> By: SoundOffSouth http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-121 SoundOffSouth Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:55:57 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-121 Dear Blogger,<br> The team here at <a href="http://SoundOffSouth.com">SoundOffSouth.com</a> likes what you do. We have added your blog to <a href="http://SouthOffSouth.com">SouthOffSouth.com</a> which is the “one stop shop” for local blogs in Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina.<br> We picked your blog because of the connection to the area, your regular blog updates and because you always do your blog in good taste. Obviously we reserve the right to remove your blog from the site if this changes.<br> <a href="http://SoundOffSouth.com">SoundOffSouth.com</a> is home to blogs about everything. There are blogs about parenting, photography, music, books, dieting, politics, art and so much more. This site is a way for folks to connect with local bloggers, for bloggers to find a wider audience and give everyone a fun place to “sound off!”<br> Congratulations on being a part of SoundOffSouth.com! Log on and let us know what you think. Send your comments or questions to <a href="mailto:SoundOffSouth@Gmail.com">SoundOffSouth@Gmail.com</a>.<br><br>The <a href="http://SouthOffSouth.com">SouthOffSouth.com</a> Staff Dear Blogger,
The team here at SoundOffSouth.com likes what you do. We have added your blog to SouthOffSouth.com which is the “one stop shop” for local blogs in Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina.
We picked your blog because of the connection to the area, your regular blog updates and because you always do your blog in good taste. Obviously we reserve the right to remove your blog from the site if this changes.
SoundOffSouth.com is home to blogs about everything. There are blogs about parenting, photography, music, books, dieting, politics, art and so much more. This site is a way for folks to connect with local bloggers, for bloggers to find a wider audience and give everyone a fun place to “sound off!”
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]]> By: nullvariable http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-120 nullvariable Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:18:23 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-120 I see your point. As for why do we put others in that sort of position, I think it is most often because we've been put in that position by someone else before. Its a vicious circle. Sort of like the "pecking order" I see your point. As for why do we put others in that sort of position, I think it is most often because we've been put in that position by someone else before. Its a vicious circle. Sort of like the “pecking order”

]]> By: nullvariable http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-302 nullvariable Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:18:23 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-302 I see your point. As for why do we put others in that sort of position, I think it is most often because we've been put in that position by someone else before. Its a vicious circle. Sort of like the "pecking order" I see your point. As for why do we put others in that sort of position, I think it is most often because we've been put in that position by someone else before. Its a vicious circle. Sort of like the “pecking order”

]]> By: richard http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-119 richard Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:48:10 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-119 I did not miss the point of the story, because how else could the miner and his wife's story relate to dafka's personal issue? Instead I just read something else between the lines. Not the issue of the wife's decision, but the origin of the problem that lays with the mine owner. Instead of providing for another person, he offers a temptation. It is still up to the poor to resist the temptation, for sure. But now, these kids are challenging Dafka to steal the candy, while they could be friends all without bringing another person into temptation. <br>It is not easy to do the "right thing" if you are running out of other solutions. Yes, it is still wrong, but sometimes it is easy to understand how it happens though. Why do we put others in this position? I did not miss the point of the story, because how else could the miner and his wife's story relate to dafka's personal issue? Instead I just read something else between the lines. Not the issue of the wife's decision, but the origin of the problem that lays with the mine owner. Instead of providing for another person, he offers a temptation. It is still up to the poor to resist the temptation, for sure. But now, these kids are challenging Dafka to steal the candy, while they could be friends all without bringing another person into temptation.
It is not easy to do the “right thing” if you are running out of other solutions. Yes, it is still wrong, but sometimes it is easy to understand how it happens though. Why do we put others in this position?

]]> By: richard http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-301 richard Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:48:10 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-301 I did not miss the point of the story, because how else could the miner and his wife's story relate to dafka's personal issue? Instead I just read something else between the lines. Not the issue of the wife's decision, but the origin of the problem that lays with the mine owner. Instead of providing for another person, he offers a temptation. It is still up to the poor to resist the temptation, for sure. But now, these kids are challenging Dafka to steal the candy, while they could be friends all without bringing another person into temptation. <br>It is not easy to do the "right thing" if you are running out of other solutions. Yes, it is still wrong, but sometimes it is easy to understand how it happens though. Why do we put others in this position? I did not miss the point of the story, because how else could the miner and his wife's story relate to dafka's personal issue? Instead I just read something else between the lines. Not the issue of the wife's decision, but the origin of the problem that lays with the mine owner. Instead of providing for another person, he offers a temptation. It is still up to the poor to resist the temptation, for sure. But now, these kids are challenging Dafka to steal the candy, while they could be friends all without bringing another person into temptation.
It is not easy to do the “right thing” if you are running out of other solutions. Yes, it is still wrong, but sometimes it is easy to understand how it happens though. Why do we put others in this position?

]]> By: nullvariable http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-117 nullvariable Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:32:29 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-117 I think you missed the whole point of the story Richard. The point of the story is that if you're willing to sell yourself (your morals) for others money or approval etc then the price doesn't matter... I think you missed the whole point of the story Richard. The point of the story is that if you're willing to sell yourself (your morals) for others money or approval etc then the price doesn't matter…

]]> By: nullvariable http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-300 nullvariable Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:32:29 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-300 I think you missed the whole point of the story Richard. The point of the story is that if you're willing to sell yourself (your morals) for others money or approval etc then the price doesn't matter... I think you missed the whole point of the story Richard. The point of the story is that if you're willing to sell yourself (your morals) for others money or approval etc then the price doesn't matter…

]]> By: security http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-116 security Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:11:29 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-116 We believe that every worker deserves a safe work environment, and every employer deserves to have healthy workers safely on the job without the risk of workplace injury. We believe that every worker deserves a safe work environment, and every employer deserves to have healthy workers safely on the job without the risk of workplace injury.

]]> By: Richard Health http://blog.nullvariable.com/2008/08/the-housewife-and-the-mine-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Richard Health Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:20:14 +0000 http://blog.nullvariable.com/?p=164#comment-115 A long read, but a lovely story. And there is so much truth in it. The housewife that has to sell herself because the employer did not provide anything for people that injure themselves on the job. Nowadays, laws and insurances are there to protect us from situations like this one, but there are still many places in the world where life is like in your story and an injured employee is left to take care of himself. A very unfair thing if you are talking about high-risk jobs like mining. A long read, but a lovely story. And there is so much truth in it. The housewife that has to sell herself because the employer did not provide anything for people that injure themselves on the job. Nowadays, laws and insurances are there to protect us from situations like this one, but there are still many places in the world where life is like in your story and an injured employee is left to take care of himself. A very unfair thing if you are talking about high-risk jobs like mining.

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