DTR BBQ Pit and Tiki Hut Breakroom 08.02.2009 - 08.08.2009
08-02-2009, 09:59 AM
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Morning campers.
Rainin' here this morning.
'Sposed to head to Dale City for a shed-building & cookout.
Looks like the shed might have to wait.
The sounds of hammers will most likely be replaced by Corona bottle caps poping off, and Anticuchos on the grill
........ well to tell the truth, it would probably have been the same if the sun was shining. 
Have a great and safe day.
Ed
Rainin' here this morning.
'Sposed to head to Dale City for a shed-building & cookout.
Looks like the shed might have to wait.
The sounds of hammers will most likely be replaced by Corona bottle caps poping off, and Anticuchos on the grill
........ well to tell the truth, it would probably have been the same if the sun was shining. Have a great and safe day.
Ed
08-02-2009, 10:30 AM
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Morning Ye`all
Sorry For The Rant Last Night About Cash For Clunkers Program>
On Second Thought No I`m Not Sorry >we Should All Be Enraged By This Program!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
Not Every One Can Afford Brand New Vehicles > And They Are Trashing Better Vehicles Than Many People Can Afford To Buy !
My Hobby Is & Has Been For Years To Resurrect Older High Mileage Vehicles >not For Profit > Just For Enjoyment >and To Have Them To Drive !
There Are Millions Of People That Work Full Time And By The Time They Pay For Housing And Food & Taxes All They Can Afford Is A Used Car !
Cash For Clunkers Proves We Have Become A Throw Away Society !
I Guess I Nead To Find Out More On How The La
Sorry For The Rant Last Night About Cash For Clunkers Program>
On Second Thought No I`m Not Sorry >we Should All Be Enraged By This Program!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
Not Every One Can Afford Brand New Vehicles > And They Are Trashing Better Vehicles Than Many People Can Afford To Buy !
My Hobby Is & Has Been For Years To Resurrect Older High Mileage Vehicles >not For Profit > Just For Enjoyment >and To Have Them To Drive !
There Are Millions Of People That Work Full Time And By The Time They Pay For Housing And Food & Taxes All They Can Afford Is A Used Car !
Cash For Clunkers Proves We Have Become A Throw Away Society !
I Guess I Nead To Find Out More On How The La
The ones this really hurts is the secondary car lots since they are loosing their base of vehicles.
08-02-2009, 10:31 AM
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I CAN SEE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS LEARNED A LOT FROM CAR COMPANY'S
EXAMPLE> GM-PARTS WARHORSE IN SWARTZ CREEK MI.
I HAVE SEEN EMPLOYEES PAYED TO LAY OUT BODY PANELS ,HOODS & FENDERS IN A PARKING LOT AND THEN THEY WOULD PAY SOME ONE TO RUN OVER THE PARTS WITH A BULLDOZER THEN LOAD THEM UP TO BE SOLD FOR SCRAP
OF CORSE WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO GM .THE GOVERMENT BAILLED THEM OUT
CLAUDE
EXAMPLE> GM-PARTS WARHORSE IN SWARTZ CREEK MI.
I HAVE SEEN EMPLOYEES PAYED TO LAY OUT BODY PANELS ,HOODS & FENDERS IN A PARKING LOT AND THEN THEY WOULD PAY SOME ONE TO RUN OVER THE PARTS WITH A BULLDOZER THEN LOAD THEM UP TO BE SOLD FOR SCRAP
OF CORSE WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO GM .THE GOVERMENT BAILLED THEM OUT
CLAUDE
08-02-2009, 10:49 AM
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Morning Everyone. Nice outside today, gonna wash the truck and then cook some steak on the grill later for the GF and I.
Claude, you are right. That program does prove we are a throw away society. One thing mom brought up to me about that program is work cars. We have a big industry on the lake...the steel mills. Alot of the workers there own a clunker or work car to drive to there everyday and then they own their nice car for driving elsewhere. It's not a place you wanna drive a nice new car into, so most guys have their little work car or truck. I know I wouldn't wanna trade a clunker in for a new car just to tear up by going to work, it would be a waste to me.
Claude, you are right. That program does prove we are a throw away society. One thing mom brought up to me about that program is work cars. We have a big industry on the lake...the steel mills. Alot of the workers there own a clunker or work car to drive to there everyday and then they own their nice car for driving elsewhere. It's not a place you wanna drive a nice new car into, so most guys have their little work car or truck. I know I wouldn't wanna trade a clunker in for a new car just to tear up by going to work, it would be a waste to me.
08-02-2009, 10:56 AM
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matt> what about all the people that just are making ends meet & can`t aford a new car? what are they supose to do ? walk take public transportation >that may be fine in other countrys but our country is so vast and we arn`t set up for that !
what would they have them do walk?
they are ruining good safe cars and some people are driving unsafe cars around because of finances
its leaveing the real & unsafe clunkers on the road
if they really wanted to do something they would have left a provision in there for the unsafe cars on the road could have been swaped out for the safe ones they are wrecking> could have had a program of application where people could apply to swap their real clunker for something better!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what would they have them do walk?
they are ruining good safe cars and some people are driving unsafe cars around because of finances
its leaveing the real & unsafe clunkers on the road
if they really wanted to do something they would have left a provision in there for the unsafe cars on the road could have been swaped out for the safe ones they are wrecking> could have had a program of application where people could apply to swap their real clunker for something better!!!!!!!!!!!!!
08-02-2009, 11:05 AM
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I Sight Just One Example > A Student From A Cadillac School And A Innosent Person Were Killed On M115 When The Frame On The Students S10(old Rust Bucket) Broke And He Hit The Other Person Head On !
08-02-2009, 12:31 PM
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I am glad I am not the only one who is outragged by this whole BS program. I saw on the national news just the other night they were talking about the program and showed what looked like a late 90's early 2000's Explorer the mech was putting the engine exploder crap in. In the mean time my GF is driving around a '00 contour with 150K miles and cant afford a 4x4, and NEEDS one.
And my thoughts the same, why are we destroying potentially very safe reliable vehicles that could be used to sell to less fortunate people that cant afford a new car even if their 200 dollar POS will give them an extra 4500 bucks??? REALLY!?
OHOH, what about my uncles '04 GMC, he trades it in, his new cummisn gets better mileage, are they going to destroy a mint condition '04 GMC with 45K miles???
And my thoughts the same, why are we destroying potentially very safe reliable vehicles that could be used to sell to less fortunate people that cant afford a new car even if their 200 dollar POS will give them an extra 4500 bucks??? REALLY!?
OHOH, what about my uncles '04 GMC, he trades it in, his new cummisn gets better mileage, are they going to destroy a mint condition '04 GMC with 45K miles???
08-02-2009, 12:56 PM
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matt> what about all the people that just are making ends meet & can`t aford a new car? what are they supose to do ? walk take public transportation >that may be fine in other countrys but our country is so vast and we arn`t set up for that !
what would they have them do walk?
they are ruining good safe cars and some people are driving unsafe cars around because of finances
its leaveing the real & unsafe clunkers on the road
what would they have them do walk?
they are ruining good safe cars and some people are driving unsafe cars around because of finances
its leaveing the real & unsafe clunkers on the road
I am glad I am not the only one who is outragged by this whole BS program. I saw on the national news just the other night they were talking about the program and showed what looked like a late 90's early 2000's Explorer the mech was putting the engine exploder crap in. In the mean time my GF is driving around a '00 contour with 150K miles and cant afford a 4x4, and NEEDS one.
And my thoughts the same, why are we destroying potentially very safe reliable vehicles that could be used to sell to less fortunate people that cant afford a new car even if their 200 dollar POS will give them an extra 4500 bucks??? REALLY!?
OHOH, what about my uncles '04 GMC, he trades it in, his new cummisn gets better mileage, are they going to destroy a mint condition '04 GMC with 45K miles???
And my thoughts the same, why are we destroying potentially very safe reliable vehicles that could be used to sell to less fortunate people that cant afford a new car even if their 200 dollar POS will give them an extra 4500 bucks??? REALLY!?
OHOH, what about my uncles '04 GMC, he trades it in, his new cummisn gets better mileage, are they going to destroy a mint condition '04 GMC with 45K miles???
08-02-2009, 02:46 PM
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matt> what about all the people that just are making ends meet & can`t aford a new car? what are they supose to do ? walk take public transportation >that may be fine in other countrys but our country is so vast and we arn`t set up for that !
what would they have them do walk?
they are ruining good safe cars and some people are driving unsafe cars around because of finances
its leaveing the real & unsafe clunkers on the road
if they really wanted to do something they would have left a provision in there for the unsafe cars on the road could have been swaped out for the safe ones they are wrecking> could have had a program of application where people could apply to swap their real clunker for something better!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what would they have them do walk?
they are ruining good safe cars and some people are driving unsafe cars around because of finances
its leaveing the real & unsafe clunkers on the road
if they really wanted to do something they would have left a provision in there for the unsafe cars on the road could have been swaped out for the safe ones they are wrecking> could have had a program of application where people could apply to swap their real clunker for something better!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, this is a short sighted incentive to get people to trade in their old for new. but those are people that are already looking at it. yes, its going to get alot of the good hobby 4x4s off the road. The only thing I really see this as doing is spending my money and putting the cost of a used 4x4 SUV thru the freaking ceiling.
08-02-2009, 04:02 PM
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Sorry For The Rant Last Night About Cash For Clunkers Program>
On Second Thought No I`m Not Sorry >[b]we Should All Be Enraged By This Program!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
Not Every One Can Afford Brand New Vehicles > And They Are Trashing Better Vehicles Than Many People Can Afford To Buy !
On Second Thought No I`m Not Sorry >[b]we Should All Be Enraged By This Program!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
Not Every One Can Afford Brand New Vehicles > And They Are Trashing Better Vehicles Than Many People Can Afford To Buy !
OK, on to more pleasant things. Gorgeous day here, warm but nice - - great sleep nap on the lounge in the lanai then dip in pool to cool off. Good church service, great SS class except for that big long drink of water teacher.
Wonderful dinner with a beautiful blonde - - nice day. Grabbing a cup of ph00 and go have some ice cream. See ya, Stay cool, Claude - - just remember what to do when the voting booths open up again.
Bob
08-02-2009, 04:22 PM
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That was ME and I wasn't drunk! And what does famin have to do with 911? The fama that fams our property has no knowledge of the 911 system and I doubt any other fama would either. Leave the fama's alone, let them do the famin, YOU do the dispatchin' and everyone will be happy.
08-02-2009, 04:34 PM
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I DID THE RIGHT THING AT THE BALLOT BOX LAST TIME > EVIDENTLY SOME ONE DIDN`T FOLLOW MY LEAD!
THE ONES THAT DIDN`T FOLLOW MY LEAD > WELL NOT MUCH YOU CAN SAY>
NOW ME > I KNOW HOW I VOTED AND GUESS IT GIVES ME THE RIGHT TO MAKE MY POINT !
EITHER THAT OR (ACORN ) STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES !
YEA I`M HOT . GUESS THIS AND HEALTH CARE ARE THE FINAL STRAW !
THE LIBERAL WOULD PAINT ME AS SOME KIND OF CRAZY WACO >
(YOU KNOW THATS HOW THEY EXPLAIN ANY ONE WITH AN OUNCE OF SENSE !
CLAUDE
THE ONES THAT DIDN`T FOLLOW MY LEAD > WELL NOT MUCH YOU CAN SAY>
NOW ME > I KNOW HOW I VOTED AND GUESS IT GIVES ME THE RIGHT TO MAKE MY POINT !
EITHER THAT OR (ACORN ) STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES !
YEA I`M HOT . GUESS THIS AND HEALTH CARE ARE THE FINAL STRAW !
THE LIBERAL WOULD PAINT ME AS SOME KIND OF CRAZY WACO >
(YOU KNOW THATS HOW THEY EXPLAIN ANY ONE WITH AN OUNCE OF SENSE !
CLAUDE
08-02-2009, 05:07 PM
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MMMmmmm.... Grits!!
Afternoon all. Took myself to "preview" Transformers2 for the kids. Liked it but, language a little tough. good story though. Got bir and salsa gonna watch something else here.
Chris
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08-02-2009, 06:43 PM
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That was ME and I wasn't drunk! And what does famin have to do with 911? The fama that fams our property has no knowledge of the 911 system and I doubt any other fama would either. Leave the fama's alone, let them do the famin, YOU do the dispatchin' and everyone will be happy.
Count yourself as lucky; in Mass every time the power goes out we get calls asking if we know the power is out and when will it be back on? Last time there were over 600 calls in a 3 hour time frame. Then there are the idiots, um, I mean CITIZENS that call during/after a snowstorm to see if there's any school. Those usually amount to 4 - 500 calls per snow event. Let's see, what else... oh yeah; "What are the hours for the pizza shop?" That's good for at least 8 or 10 calls per week. If you tell people these questions aren't proper use of the 911 system, they're quick to inform you in no uncertain terms that they pay 10 grand a year in taxes for their house and 1/4 acre lot and that those taxes pay your salary, so they're entitled to call 911 for whatever reason they darn well want to! But the GOOD news is that we can be just as rude back to them as they are to us. Or at least I can. (I made up that rule!)
Count yourself as lucky; in Mass every time the power goes out we get calls asking if we know the power is out and when will it be back on? Last time there were over 600 calls in a 3 hour time frame. Then there are the idiots, um, I mean CITIZENS that call during/after a snowstorm to see if there's any school. Those usually amount to 4 - 500 calls per snow event. Let's see, what else... oh yeah; "What are the hours for the pizza shop?" That's good for at least 8 or 10 calls per week. If you tell people these questions aren't proper use of the 911 system, they're quick to inform you in no uncertain terms that they pay 10 grand a year in taxes for their house and 1/4 acre lot and that those taxes pay your salary, so they're entitled to call 911 for whatever reason they darn well want to! But the GOOD news is that we can be just as rude back to them as they are to us. Or at least I can. (I made up that rule!)
Claude, another thing is, when they fry all these engines, they're probably making more pollution than the vehicle created in it's life. And don't forget the coolant all over the ground from the blown heads.
Night shift is in, coffee's on.