Love this time of year. Everybody in my, and my wife's, professional and personal lives know that we're huge App fans. This time of year I get a lot of enjoyment as they come to me proudly to announce that their child, niece, or nephew just got accepted to App and are planning to attend.

Just this morning one of our production supervisors came to my office first thing to let me know his daughter had received her acceptance letter and that App was her first choice even though she had an offer to play softball at a smaller school. Love to see the enthusiasm for our school!

I dropped out in 2012 and just found out I can reapply for Spring 2020, however I will probably start this upcoming summer. My goal is to complete the Online Communications Studies degree. It's never too late, kids! #TIGMA

ShagNC wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:40 am

I dropped out in 2012 and just found out I can reapply for Spring 2020, however I will probably start this upcoming summer. My goal is to complete the Online Communications Studies degree. It's never too late, kids! #TIGMA

I wasn't even aware that App was offering online degrees now. Maybe it's time I finish up as well.

I loved it every year except last year when one of my coworkers came up to me telling me about how terrible App was and how dangerous it was and she wouldn't allow her daughter to go there. The amount of restraint I had to have that day is unparalleled to this day.

ArmantiWaterSafety wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:49 pm

I loved it every year except last year when one of my coworkers came up to me telling me about how terrible App was and how dangerous it was and she wouldn't allow her daughter to go there. The amount of restraint I had to have that day is unparalleled to this day.

I would have replied: “Well, what is your standard of reference? Dangerous compared to what?”

scatman77 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:54 pm

ArmantiWaterSafety wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:49 pm

I loved it every year except last year when one of my coworkers came up to me telling me about how terrible App was and how dangerous it was and she wouldn't allow her daughter to go there. The amount of restraint I had to have that day is unparalleled to this day.

I would have replied: “Well, what is your standard of reference? Dangerous compared to what?”

Oh I did, I spewed off every statistic and real life example I could think of, but she was one of those "facts don't matter, this is my opinion and I'm sticking to it" kind of people.

I think the most dangerous thing in Boone might be slipping on ice.

ArmantiWaterSafety wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:49 pm

I loved it every year except last year when one of my coworkers came up to me telling me about how terrible App was and how dangerous it was and she wouldn't allow her daughter to go there. The amount of restraint I had to have that day is unparalleled to this day.

Sounds like Grade-A Liberty material.

Overcashed wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:41 pm

I think the most dangerous thing in Boone might be slipping on ice.

The most dangerous thing to do is to laugh at someone else falling, cause then you are going down soon.

biggie wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:50 pm

Overcashed wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:41 pm

I think the most dangerous thing in Boone might be slipping on ice.

The most dangerous thing to do is to laugh at someone else falling, cause then you are going down soon.

I lived in Frank one of those years that the entire town was coated in a clear sheet of ice. Everything, and I do mean everything was covered with black ice. A few of us sat in the lobby with snacks for over an hour watching a live version of America's Funniest Videos

Was this lady’s Nancy by any chance?
I would just smile and quote Proverbs 18:2 .

There is a Facebook Vlogging family who has a son who is attending App State. Apparently he had been wanting to attend since he Freshman year in High School and they are from Florida.

Show is calling "Fathering Autism with Lauren Brazzee". The son is a long snapper and has quite a following on his photography page. Could be a solid opportunity to broadcast App to the world considering he has around 68,000 followers on Instagram and App State Football's videos on Facebook only get around 1,000 to 2,000 views.

Overcashed wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:39 pm

ShagNC wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:40 am

I dropped out in 2012 and just found out I can reapply for Spring 2020, however I will probably start this upcoming summer. My goal is to complete the Online Communications Studies degree. It's never too late, kids! #TIGMA

I wasn't even aware that App was offering online degrees now. Maybe it's time I finish up as well.

Get to it! They even offer a BSBA online.

ArmantiWaterSafety wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:49 pm

I loved it every year except last year when one of my coworkers came up to me telling me about how terrible App was and how dangerous it was and she wouldn't allow her daughter to go there. The amount of restraint I had to have that day is unparalleled to this day.

LOL. In my 40 years since showing up on campus in Boone, I've never, not once, heard anyone say it was dangerous. Things happen on every college campus just as they happen everywhere in life.

ArmantiWaterSafety wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:49 pm

I loved it every year except last year when one of my coworkers came up to me telling me about how terrible App was and how dangerous it was and she wouldn't allow her daughter to go there. The amount of restraint I had to have that day is unparalleled to this day.

My guess is her daughter wasn’t accepted. Good Lord for I’d her daughter went to a school in an urban setting

Rick83 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2019 9:04 am

ArmantiWaterSafety wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:49 pm

I loved it every year except last year when one of my coworkers came up to me telling me about how terrible App was and how dangerous it was and she wouldn't allow her daughter to go there. The amount of restraint I had to have that day is unparalleled to this day.

LOL. In my 40 years since showing up on campus in Boone, I've never, not once, heard anyone say it was dangerous. Things happen on every college campus just as they happen everywhere in life.

It's no more dangerous in Boone than it is anywhere else. I've been a firefighter for 33 years and paramedic for 28. If she needs proof tell her to come talk to me.

I work at a small, private Christian University and I can assure everyone that no matter what college someone attends they will deal with the same issues and be faced with similar pressures. So many people believe that just because I work at a Christian affiliated institution that certain things would never happen and it shocks them when I tell them otherwise. At the end of the day EVERY college is dealing with the challenges every 18-22 year old faces.

ASU84 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:48 am

Rick83 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2019 9:04 am

ArmantiWaterSafety wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:49 pm

I loved it every year except last year when one of my coworkers came up to me telling me about how terrible App was and how dangerous it was and she wouldn't allow her daughter to go there. The amount of restraint I had to have that day is unparalleled to this day.

LOL. In my 40 years since showing up on campus in Boone, I've never, not once, heard anyone say it was dangerous. Things happen on every college campus just as they happen everywhere in life.

It's no more dangerous in Boone than it is anywhere else. I've been a firefighter for 33 years and paramedic for 28. If she needs proof tell her to come talk to me.

I've never heard the terms Boone and dangerous put in the same sentence. Not once have I felt unsafe in Boone; I can't say the same for my time living in Greenville, Greensboro, Charlotte, or Raleigh.

Not sure what that persons definition of dangerous is.