Interesting analogies on both parts. My grandmother was a farmer. As I was growing up, one summer visiting my grandmother, one of the sows birthed a pig that had no tail and she would not suckle it because of this fact, so I took care of it and of course named it "no tail"...the next summer I returned and my gmom renamed the pig to "pork chops"...
There is no analogy there, except to reiterate that no one rides for free, except in our BIP/BTOP proposal the Public Safety network does! We live in an area that sits within the New Madrid fault zone. Our areas are not only underserved, but unserved and remote, as well as the fact that there is little 911 in our counties and in some counties there is no 911, at all. To combine this problem with the fact that there are 467 abandoned and working mines that entire communities are built upon. We have another potential Katrina that is being ignored. We approached our application with a holistic approach rather than a capitalistic one. We are a Small and Disadvantaged business. We were approached and offered the 20% matching funds, but were required to sell 51% of our business if we excepted these funds. We chose a different path. Which, may or may not fly. We chose to maintain ownership of our business and offered to put 30% of our profits back into the communities that we propose to serve, into technology enrichment programs. To us this would be a win-win situation for our communities and allow us to expand our network, while performing a community service. If our application is approved, I would have to disagree with you Rick. Where you state "Free is never appreciated and it will not strengthen those that receive it"... We believe that our "ride for free" Public Safety network is a case that will strengthen our communities. Victoria -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:27 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA Announces 2,200 Applications for BIP/BTOP FD: I didnt say I was a farmer. I was just making an observation. While I enjoyed your analogy, there are other ways the story could go. My Dad always said there is always someone bigger. Perhaps, the hog in question gets slaughered for his value sooner in order to buy the bigger, better hog? Analogies aside, human history shows a different story altogether. One very important rule in life - nobody rides for free. Free is never appreciated and it will not strengthen those that receive it. I fact, find that those that survive through hardship using their own means become the stronger ones. I predict the majority of the funds will be wasted and squandered. Just my opinion. -RickG On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Full Disclosure: I am also a farmer.... > > So the hog that fights the most gets to eat the most. He gets bigger > than his competitors. Chances are, since he is the biggest he also > gets the upper hand in any battles that take place in the lot. He may > have a better chance of expressing his genetics than his counterparts > and in doing so get selected to breed all the females. If he makes it > that far he gets to postpone a date with the knife that his smaller, > weaker competitors face. When his time comes (as it does for us all) > because he is so big, he brings the highest price. But he gets to > have more fun than his weaker buddies do along the way. > > C > > > > > Quoting RickG <[email protected]>: > >> It reminds me of the farm I was at the other day at dinner time. The >> pigs were all fighting for food at the trough. 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