New York state could cut its budget of mowing lawns along the state Thruway and other state highways. They could save a lot of money on wages and lawnmower maintenance and trucking these lawnmowers from place to place
If I was Skaneateles, I'd call Paterson and get the state police and not allow that convoy. That's a joke -- let's not get too far out of hand, truckers.
I saw on the news and have been watching the problem about the pirates in Somalia. Here's a smart idea, maybe: Bomb the heck out of that place!
Why doesn't someone get out on South Street and have these truck drivers slowed down, especially early in the morning. Auburn Police don't do anything about them.
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movedsouth wrote on Nov 24, 2008 6:02 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 24, 2008 5:40 PM:
cm wrote on Nov 24, 2008 10:52 AM:
I should be at my comp.doctors office, but a sick grandson not able to attend daycare today takes priority.
he was playing with my cell phone, but mean gramma took it away and gave him the house phone to play with. Since its off, he cant dial China.
he pushed buttons non-stop this morning..
at snack time he left the phone on the floor, TLC from gram and off to dreamland..
while rocking him, I was thinking of all the past posts and thinking of my mom and how I miss her so much during the holidays
(a scene out of You've Got Mail,when Meg talks about missing her mom repeats in my head)
I pick up the phone to put it back and behold, my grandson had pushed 8444444444444...
ironically, 844 is my moms birthdate
August 1944, and she always played 844 for her daily pick 3 lottery!
believe or not to believe,
'thanks mom for the reassurance, message recieved'!! "
cm wrote on Nov 24, 2008 10:06 AM:
liberalism has nothing to do with it..
I think being the oldest of 7, I have the MOM nature..Ok for me to help anyone and everyone but NEVER to ask unless I am beyond desperate..
trust me the words 'beyond desperate' are still hard to swallow.
in my readings, I believe its a character of the 'first born'...
for my first born is just like me in that nature!
the middle child just says 'hey mom' with his hand held out!
the youngest just bats her eyes with that puppy look!
I have always been the 'take care of/in charge of' person since I was little, the burden grew when my mom died at 43 in 1988.
when I mentioned I would like to be the crappy guy who gets to run off, run away from the responsibilities of life, I have that urge to JUST ONCE do it!
But the core of me wont let my right foot out the door!
and KARL: GOD has blessed me!
with 4 great kids, 2 adorable grandkids, and we are all BREATHING today!
the rest can all be replaced ...in time.. "
cm wrote on Nov 24, 2008 9:26 AM:
BUT, the workers open the bags dump the leaves into their truck, and some even pile your bags back on the curb for
re-use.
there is also a limit of 20 bags per week and weighing less than 40 lbs.
if you place too many or are over weighed, they will leave them there with a note! "
karl again... wrote on Nov 24, 2008 9:15 AM:
Anyway, no, I would not have offered to pay for cm's relay. For a simple reason--I do not believe she would accept it; her Pride would definitely preclude that. She would NEVER accept Charity from a registered Liberal!
And judging from her subsequent posts, it looks like I was right.
This is actually my second post that I just erased here and wrote--my first draft went into other reasons why I wouldn't have offered cm the money, and pointed out more of the irony and hypocrisy around the situation, but it doesn't need to be said.
"morals", kind of you to ask your god to "bless" me, but really--it's a waste of your time--I've already been "blessed" far beyond anything your god could offer me. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 24, 2008 9:00 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 23, 2008 11:38 PM:
cm wrote on Nov 23, 2008 11:34 PM:
lucky for me it was only 2, the cable and cell phone.
for now he keeps the cell phone on, as its his communication with his daughter.
My thorn was all the passwords to websites were changed! I couldnt access all the things I pay online.
Followed by--the rest deleted!
I will say--that was brilliant,lol..
much tougher to deal with than the olden days when just your tires were slashed or your car was keyed! lol..... "
cm wrote on Nov 23, 2008 11:22 PM:
like I said my check IS coming, and its going to be in the 70's during the day next week..
my sis --a good one--that I am super close to, wanted to send her childcare money, but I told her NO..she paid my electric bill 2 months ago, that was more than enough..
please, for me..help someone there that really needs HEAT right now..I am sure if you listen closely in the grocery line you will find a person in dire need.
that would make me happy!
I agree Nature: divorce is tough, and worse with young kids. sometimes we all let the worst of our anger get the better side of us..
BUT 'someone has to step up to the plate'...even if it burns the core of your soul..
Just saw Todays news: horrible!
wife tries to kill hubby by fire and kills her 2 kids instead, the hubby shooting his wife in the church, HERE an angry EX killed his wife so she wouldnt show up at court, another mothers body was just found..
too bad its not that easy to accept, we just dont belong together and split-up.
along with so many more suicides over money issues..I so understand things are tough, BUT to take your life over losing your home/car/job? Dont they think about their kids? their families? their friends?
dont they see the value of THEM and not the materialistic losses?? "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 23, 2008 7:52 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 23, 2008 7:43 PM:
nature lover wrote on Nov 23, 2008 5:33 PM:
morals wrote on Nov 23, 2008 4:30 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 23, 2008 2:03 PM:
cm wrote on Nov 23, 2008 11:13 AM:
but money is only a week away!
on another note...did anyone see the story about the suicide on the net for all to view? how sad.
WORST the sickos egging him on instead of tryng to find him and get help.
they said he mentioned he would do this before..
I think if you just hear a mention, you should take it serious..better to be safe than sorry!
even sadder when MOST dont appreciate what they DO have, and how precious life is.
someone earlier commented on there is always someone worse off than you..
in the blink of an eye, your life as you know it could change, and it doesnt matter if you are rich or poor! "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 23, 2008 11:07 AM:
I thought you knew -- I get up every day at 4 AM and am in bed my 7:30 or 8 PM -- though I did stay up to see the end of the Giants game 2 weeks ago -- almost to midnight, and it almost killed me. Had to take the next day off work, though that was also because that was the day we discovered the cat with a broken leg and I had to get him to a vet. He seems to be healing well, though we are all still mourning the loss of his son, Jelly. "
daviddelker wrote on Nov 23, 2008 9:42 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 23, 2008 9:39 AM:
I hear that enough from my sis when we wont give to her 'problem' of the month!
we have helped her in the past, but nothing changes.
my point was: because I say a very blunt comments to her about 'the race card' does NOT in no way mean I am racist. I just tell it like it is, as I see it in this moment!
I am very close to her eldest son, I was the proudest Aunt at his graduation, which I made sure I was in NY for!
I have never forgotten her kids at birthdays or Xmas, even if she has never so much has sent an email to mine!
I also dont take my disputes with her out on 'the kids'
basically I feel her RANTS and the words she says are horrible when she is contributing and not solving the woes of her life.
ps FG---you wake up way tooooo early!! lol "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 23, 2008 9:12 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 23, 2008 8:08 AM:
your world consists of accusations, that MUST be facts in your mind.
Whether it be News or statements people make on this forum ,You jump to assumptions before you know all the facts!
You really should get a job with the 'Enquirer' "
cm wrote on Nov 23, 2008 8:00 AM:
with daughter in school then to her bro's while I work split shifts, we are home in the AM return about 10 PM, which is way past her normal bedtime, and the heating blankets work just fine.
my taxes will be in Dec 2nd--I will get it fixed then.
BUT from my heart, THANKS!! "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 23, 2008 4:40 AM:
daviddelker wrote on Nov 22, 2008 9:22 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 22, 2008 9:01 PM:
LOL!
By the way, ms; yes, I recently donated my entire bank account to "Liberals Against Conservatism"--they feed and clothe poor people whose lives were devastated and ruined by Conservative administrations--the likes of which you both have supported.
Feel better about yourself donating, do ya?
Sheesh.
For your info, I support Disabled American Veterans--bet you wouldn't have figured that? "
cm wrote on Nov 22, 2008 8:38 PM:
I have central heat and A/C..the repair may told me this in July when he repaired the A/C, the relay was shot for heating.
I didnt need it THEN.
he said he 'bypassed' it, to run the A/C only ?? "
cm wrote on Nov 22, 2008 8:30 PM:
karl: I dont need help, with your tax dollars or EVEN MINE that I have paid into since I was 15!
I also agree someone poor should enjoy something, but not lobster and shrimp @ 5 meals per day, especially when they are not working, and not supposed to be in the household--mooching!
when her kids suffer the last 2 weeks of the month--she is barking up the wrong tree, but to her WE all are punishing her 'because her kids are black' she is punishing her kids!!!
Nature: if you read the first sentence of that paragraph you would see that I said my sister is ranting! this is BS out of her mouth. her BF is black, on drugs, recently out of jail.
I am not angry at my sis, I plain out told her she needs to clean house. She has to be responsible and NOT blame me because I choose NOT to donate my funds!
being blunt I told her playing the 'black card' doesnt change my mind!
My house has nothing to do with Bush, it has to do with pending divorce.
Our court system is NOT like yours. to FILE for child support its 300.00 to FILE for divorce its 405.00..not being in the position to do either, I have to rely on 'what he feels like giving on his payday'--he may feel like taking it all to the casino!
some weeks I wish I was a crappy guy and could do what I FEEL LIKE, with no responsibilities!!
for sure my pride is not misplaced, and I am happier now than I have been in years!
Is handling all this mess a struggle? of course, but one that just makes me wiser.. "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 22, 2008 8:16 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 22, 2008 7:33 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 22, 2008 6:30 PM:
But I am, and will remain, unapologetically, strictly partisan.
NOT so much "pro" any party or anything--I truly think they're ALL F.O.S.--but I am vehemently, hatefully anti-Republican, and ESPECIALLY anti-Conservative, and my hottest fire I reserve for the NeoCon crowd.
I seriously, passionately believe that they are, in varying degrees, criminals-st-heart. Liars, cheaters, thieves, and most of all, self-centered. "Ends-justifies-the-means"-type of people. I actually sincerely believe in the outlawing of the NeoCon party (?) as the Nazi's were banned after WWII. Yes--seriously.
Of course, that wouldn't really change anything--it would be mostly symbolic, and they would just migrate into the Republican party anyway. What I'm really talking about is those "types" of people. The kind who reject Science, embrace bigotry, think that strength comes at the end of a gun, The ones impervious to reason, who thrive on a closed mind, think that constructive talking and diplomacy is for "wimps", and believe in that "Christian nation" nonsense.
I sincerely believe that there is a true, real genetic difference. Like Cro Magnon man vs Australopithecus.
Of course, in my heart-of-hearts, I know it couldn't be done. But one can dream?
David, let me ask you--do you find similar ire with the all-encompassing, derogatory appellation of "Liberal" as used by many on this site as well? AT least let me know that we're on a level field here?
As far as economics goes, I won't even to pretend to understand it all, but here's what I know--in my lifetime, both of the hardest, darkest periods I remember both came after Republican Presidents, and administrations-and Conservative political persuasions. Both Reagan and Bush, of course. Both gave us massive, economy-wrecking recessions. (And yes--deregulation was a BIG part of it. In my eyes, "deregulation" is just Right-wing code-speak for "Go ahead; I'm not watching; do what you want, and cut me a little off the top"!) Both embraced war, arms proliferation, phony-tough hyper-patriotism and allowed Religious intrusion in government, Quite frankly, I've had it up to here with it, and it's my time to vent!
The bottom line is, the people who I vent against on this site were telling me just until recently that the economy was strong, and most of them still stand behind the disaster that was George Bush and his corrupt, mendacious cabal, which makes me question either their sanity or their intelligence. But of course, I know it's because they're just too stubborn to admit they were wrong. Well, I'm going to needle them then!
Sorry if it rankles ya. "
daviddelker wrote on Nov 22, 2008 5:37 PM:
daviddelker wrote on Nov 22, 2008 5:33 PM:
bassistlearningdrums wrote on Nov 22, 2008 5:12 PM:
MUSIC IS THE BEST! "
brew1234 wrote on Nov 22, 2008 3:18 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 22, 2008 3:00 PM:
Better wrap that "Dick Cheney Vice President commemorative fleece blanket" around you tight, there... "
nature lover wrote on Nov 22, 2008 11:37 AM:
" brew1234: I disagree, just because an opinion seems racist, doesnt mean the person is racist."
hmmm...now that whole post leaves alot more ?'s than answers and provided a window into your life I think quite frankly we would have rather not seen thru because honestly you sound like a mess, sorry. IMO your ref that the kids are "half black" was unnecessary. The lack of a race reference to your sisters "low-life non-working boyfriend" makes me ask is he white? And the line: "yet my other sis and I, and church places, wont help her because her kids are black!!!" really u wont help BECAUSE the kids are black? U really should proofread before you hit the post button. And your vivid insite into your situation ie foreclosure (really ? wow and u support Bush to the death?? and the other sentences really make you look self created sad and resentful towards others. Maybe u are not so far removed from your sister and u should look at getting some help as she does. Seems like your pride is misplaced. Sorry about THIS post but man i just c/n grasp why u posted all that!! "
karl again... wrote on Nov 22, 2008 11:29 AM:
Poor people have EVERY RIGHT to eat lobster on YOUR money, since YOU supported the administration who made them that way!
If the jobs had stayed here, and the economy hadn't tanked, maybe they'd have some cash of their own to throw around!
It's soooooooo ironic!
I don't much care for lobster, by the way, so no, I won't be joining the for dinner... "
cm wrote on Nov 22, 2008 11:15 AM:
the relay switch needs replacing 150.00, I use electric blankets on these 30-40 degree mornings and nights.
even the dogs have a heating blanket which they are nice enough to share with the cat! lol.. "
cm wrote on Nov 22, 2008 11:09 AM:
and I bought my house for 50grand, its worth 165grand..bought it 14 yrs ago!!
I got behind because of the EX and the split-up NOT because I didnt plan, or was over extended..my mortgage is only 565.00 a month--less than any rent in my area which is about 800 for a 2brd apt or 1200 for a 2brd house!
they are NOT redoing my loan, they are adding 100 a month for the next 18months to catch up on the back money owed including late fees!
I got served with papers for being 3 months behind..
My sis in GA is ONE of these 'broker deals' high interest and no way they could afford from the day they signed!
she is 15 months behind and JUST got served this week!! GO figure!???
I am planning ahead--thats why I am not loaning my sis my tax return!
I dont have a free-loading boyfriend, nor would I ever have one!
I dont have this person eating my food stamps away--I dont have food stamps.
I dont have free rent..an I didnt call her or anyone else to aid my mortgage.
I dont have 650 coming in plus work comp.
heap didnt bail me out of my 800 a month electric bills..
there is me and my daughter, in the past several months, we have gone without several things, electric, water, at times..heck my phone has been off/still off for 3 months!
my point is because I am NOT helping her has nothing to do with her kids being black--
I have to put mine and my daughters needs first..and if we can eat hotdogs for dinner so can her house of 6!!!! "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 22, 2008 10:57 AM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 22, 2008 10:31 AM:
Better than them eating McDonald's every day!
That healthy diet will pay off in less medical bills in the future!
I say "Good for them!"
House is in foreclosure huh?
Pretty ironic!
WELL THEN--YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT SOMETHING YOU COULDN'T AFFORD!
How fiscally irresponsible!
What--you expect us to all bail you out? LOL!
You should have planned better! You should have been more responsible!!!
How's that Republican free market economy workin' for ya?!
Gobama. "
nature lover wrote on Nov 22, 2008 10:19 AM:
nature lover wrote on Nov 22, 2008 10:16 AM:
Really anonymous? I am bringing your post fwd to the regular forum so others can c your brilliance! Nope, my dear Kreskin wannabe, I voted for Clinton twice - I am a staunch supporter - and Obama received my pull this year! I have compared Bush to Hitler much to my fellow republican posters dismay. So u go ahead and keep supporting those downstate trash hauling thugs. It really shows character... "
cm wrote on Nov 22, 2008 9:57 AM:
I wish you could hear my sis with the half-black kids ranting all this past week! she gets free rent, 400 in food stamps, free medical, SSi-650-for one son, heap paid her electric bill, shes receiving work comp now, and her low-life non-working boyfriend who lives with her that eats 5 meals a day of ONLY lobster and shrimp....
yet my other sis and I, and church places, wont help her because her kids are black!!!
because I am working now, she feels I am able to aid her...my house is in foreclosure, which my whole check this week begin a payment plan to I have a place to live! my last check paid my vehicle payment and insurance so I could GET to work. I live on 30 a week for groceries.
my saving grace for Xmas is my taxes due back next week..
which I plan to 'spread the wealth' to be totally caught up and a month ahead!
she feels the 'ahead' should be loaned to her, which she will return when her taxes comes next year!???
SHE HAS NEVER paid back anything she borrowed!
any comments here I make or to her directly are NOT racist, BUT hello cant see something wrong with her HOME LIFE???!!
ps.there will NOT be shrimp and lobster on my table for thanksgiving!!! or any other day soon! "
cm wrote on Nov 22, 2008 9:31 AM:
I still have NOT bought closed shoes yet..working inside the sandals suite fine, but at 10pm at night when its 35-40, my toes start freezing..
I shall go on a shoe hunt today, but being a picky shoe person, by the time I find a pair it will be 80 again! lol.
BASS: I am a 'country music' fan. in the car I have been cranking 'All Summer Long' by Kid Rock, and 'Im Just Looking for a Good Time' by Lady Antebellum..BUT when I am house-cleaning I have the stereo as high as it goes with Def Leppard's greatest hits CD,and I complain to my son the techo geek, ITS NOT LOUD ENOUGH!!! hahaha
DAVID: did you really even think for a moment Obama would pick a public school for his kids???
we all know the media sells more papers when the headlines have 'horrible' gossip/stats/accusations! "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 22, 2008 8:22 AM:
horseradish wrote on Nov 22, 2008 8:20 AM:
Lets start a parade in skaneateles at the same time as this 'convoy' is coming through...hold them up for a few hours or so.
and from now on...
if you see a garbage truck behind you, slow down to 10 miles an hour and keep driving in front of them AS LONG AS YOU CAN.
also, if you are walking down the street and see a truck coming by, get to the crosswalk and walk right out in front of them, they HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP FOR YOU. people should just be set up along the road waiting for a truck, and make each truck stop at EVERY CROSSWALK. lets do this in auburn too! "
daviddelker wrote on Nov 22, 2008 8:13 AM:
brew1234 wrote on Nov 22, 2008 3:51 AM:
bassistlearningdrums wrote on Nov 21, 2008 10:50 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 21, 2008 10:01 PM:
daviddelker wrote on Nov 21, 2008 7:08 PM:
daviddelker wrote on Nov 21, 2008 6:13 PM:
Unknown... wrote on Nov 21, 2008 5:57 PM:
cm wrote on Nov 21, 2008 4:47 PM:
I do shop during the year, and usually have a closet full by now.
this year money is less, but I will still shop!
I am usually working by 6 am black friday, I never hit the sales..plus I seem to find better deals after the 'big' weekend.
I used to ship alot too-300.00-every year. Now I gift card, so much easier.
plus saves on postage!
I am worse than a kid on X-mas, except I GIVE ALOT of presents! "
nature lover wrote on Nov 21, 2008 2:31 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 21, 2008 2:03 PM:
nature lover wrote on Nov 21, 2008 1:36 PM:
www.shopittome.com
www.fatwallet.com "
bassistlearningdrums wrote on Nov 21, 2008 12:06 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 21, 2008 11:41 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 21, 2008 11:17 AM:
I never, ever shop on Black Friday. Well, you know me -- I shop at 24-hour places so I can go at 5 AM, I hate crowds so much. I do most of my shopping via catalogs or online.
This year I've found a new trick -- I find items I like in a catalog, then look on eBay. About 2 out of 3 I can find new and in the box for way less, and with only shipping, not shipping, handling and tax.
And I am usually helping some other person trying to make money to pay bills and buy gifts themselves! "
justventing wrote on Nov 21, 2008 10:48 AM:
You don't need any of it: Let's be honest. Before you looked at the store flier to see the great price on some gadget, you had no intention of buying that gadget. In other words, you really don't need it, but it is being advertised at such a terrific price, you feel compelled to purchase it. Buying for the sake of buying is never a good deal, no matter what the price. If you didn't need it before Black Friday, chances are you don't need it at all. "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 21, 2008 9:59 AM:
morals wrote on Nov 21, 2008 9:29 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 21, 2008 7:52 AM:
I was shopped and received 100%--yeah!!!
my grand prize is a 25.00 gift card and a chance to have my name drawn for a dinner with the VP...the object is giving him 'peon' knowledge.
for sure if they did my pick my name-he would say 'pick another', since I have already thru the past 4 yrs he's been in charge voiced my opinions, both good and bad.
he doesnt like the bad because I tell 'up the line' within the first 3 weeks of openings..he dislikes the facts that I am right, and only realizes the errors within the last 2 weeks towards closings!
which is too late for salvaging sales!
'peons' with 14 yrs of experience at times do know better..
I am the last person he would want to have dinner with!
I will enjoy my gift card! "
brew1234 wrote on Nov 21, 2008 2:28 AM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 20, 2008 2:01 PM:
As well as "Moral", I would argue.
One word, Chris--TORTURE.
Defend THAT.
(pfffAAAH!) "
chris van note wrote on Nov 20, 2008 1:36 PM:
Your responses have consistently shown that no matter WHAT the evidence or the FACTS, that you will unceasingly defend the warmongering, bigoted party with which you find favor.
I mean, c'mon. Let's just be honest, ok? Cheney is a criminal---a ruthless, immoral death-profiteer, a war criminal, a liar, a manipulator, and if there's ANY justice in this world or the next (if you believe in that) he'll be brought to account for his crimes.
Righty-o Karl. We tend to base our opinions on the facts of the matter, not how we feel about it. With most liberals like you, the emotion is far more important and relevant than the actual facts.
So Karl, Cheney is some sort of criminal...with the way the libs have been after him for the past 8 years: If he actually has done something illegal,
don't you think Waxman or others would have either found out by now or brought him up on charges? Or is this just another one of the many conspricy theories brought about by Bush?
Really Karl, save your selective outrage, its boring.
And lay off of the Olbermann, the guy is an idiot. "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 20, 2008 1:25 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 20, 2008 12:58 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 20, 2008 12:12 PM:
"my opinion has nothing to do with favoring a party/a group/a person, it is totally based on FACTS."
Ha hA! Yeah, suuuuuure, cm; whatcha smokin' today, girl?! LOL!
Your responses have consistently shown that no matter WHAT the evidence or the FACTS, that you will unceasingly defend the warmongering, bigoted party with which you find favor.
I mean, c'mon. Let's just be honest, ok? Cheney is a criminal---a ruthless, immoral death-profiteer, a war criminal, a liar, a manipulator, and if there's ANY justice in this world or the next (if you believe in that) he'll be brought to account for his crimes.
But go ahead,; defend him. For whatever reasons you find such things as to defend.
Shhheeeesh. "
bassistlearningdrums wrote on Nov 20, 2008 11:41 AM:
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!
PEACE and LOVE! "
karl again... wrote on Nov 20, 2008 11:32 AM:
But yes, let's bomb all those poor innocent people; women and children included. After all, if they had any sense of courage, justice, and righteousness, they would just throw their malnourished bodies against the AK47's and RPG's of the drug lords (who defeated the United States, I remind you!) until the drug lords just decided to give up their power and money, right?
NOT!
OK; which one of you bozo's posted THAT "two cents" up there?! "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 20, 2008 11:29 AM: