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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Give It back!


The sitting Congress and its predecessors have absconded with public funds through laws enacted by them to guarantee their own fiscal well being. To avoid the public outcry of increasing their own pay, the gentlemen enacted a law that mandated an annual raise which would automatically go in to effect each year with little fanfare. This is one of the many “little” things our Congress has done for themselves while under serving the people.Currently the major political parties are fighting for power but not for the people. How bad would it be for the 2 major parties to be eliminated since each of them (the parties) have members who share the same views (actually serving the people) and could possibly move this country forward instead of the sideways direction the current leaders are headed. The long term Congressmen have not had the interests of the people in mind except at election time and when it suits their personal interests. Once the perception of what is important to the public is known then the focus is there until after the election. After the election, it’s business as usual and the lies continues unabated.

Give Me Some Space


A former law enforcement officer offered a recent comment on rivers who drive illegally close to the rear end of another moving vehicle. I was a school bus driver for a while and one of the items taught was the safe driving distance between vehicles. We were taught to allow enough space between your vehicle and the one in front of you so you can see the rear wheels on the pavement. This distance allows you to safely move around a vehicle that may have stopped due to an accident or a stall. I use this practice daily to insure there is enough distance to stop or go around if necessary. I completely understand Mr. belle’s annoyance with this practice of “bumper hugging” as it is dangerous and against the law. These “bumper huggers” appear to be involved in other activities other than driving ( I have personally observed some of these folks on cell phones or occupied with something in the backseat), which is a full time job when you are behind the wheel. I do understand that the police cannot deal with these types of potential traffic accidents but maybe the “huggers” can police themselves and give more space to the vehicle in front of them. This is common sense and common courtesy.