So Sam, I want to hear your opinion on something I think we might actually both agree about, Gov. Christie's recent actions, how do you feel about them?
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 3:24 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > That marathon shit is pissing me off. total misuse of emergency equipment > during a time of very real need. > > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> The fuel shortages are because many stations have no power to run the >> pumps. Not sure why they can't get generators. I know Bloomy has >> several massive generators on the side waiting for the f'n marathon. >> >> I'm a Freeport boy myself. They got hit pretty hard. >> >> . >> >> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:59 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > First responders, ER personnel, cops, soldiers, the class that are the >> real >> > servants of the people....... >> > >> > We regularly do and see things that are not within the norm for the vast >> > majority, and it leaves it's mark. However, usually the choice to >> fulfill >> > one of these roles is motivated by things higher than ourselves. The >> > feeling of doing good things for a good cause, often unsung, the >> > relationships you make with those that share your misery......... >> > >> > These things are hard to explain to outsiders. >> > >> > We don't say it enough to the daily "grunts" in our lives, but thank you >> > for your service, remember the time with pride, and enjoy your success >> in >> > the sure knowledge that you stepped up when it mattered. >> > >> > I'm from L.I., N.Y. >> > >> > My Mom and her husband and my sister still live in Levittown. They are >> > still on a newly purchased generator (sis works for home depot, they >> got a >> > bad long term credit deal, but they needed it) so they at least have >> power >> > and hot water. They are sharing it with the neighbors who are paying >> for >> > the fuel. Local community at it's finest. >> > >> > On the flip side there are National Guard guys at some gas stations >> after >> > riots and guns getting pulled over shortages, shortages that don't even >> > need to be happening, artificial shortages, when you consider the >> nations >> > strategic reserve of fuels and what even a trickle of that could mean in >> > this situation. Sell it, at fair market value, truck it in. I know >> there >> > are hundreds of thousands of gallons on Ft. Drum right now. >> > >> > My second families, the Healy and O'Toole clans; who I lived with and >> > fought with and drank with and still talk shit with are still there. >> They >> > are OK, but things are far worse than being reported; which seems to the >> > norm with modern 4th estate. >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:357481 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
