On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:27:26 -0400, JpinNY  wrote:

>Alfred Packer wrote:
>> "The Traveller"  wrote in message 
>> news:48e1cb5f$1@news.broadpark.no...
>>> "JpinNY"  wrote in message 
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>>>> Alfred Packer wrote:
>>>>> "Johnny" <Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message 
>>>>> news:48e0a67d$0$14702$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
>>>>>>>> I'm not sure if I am anticipating the disaster pics or the holiday
>>>>>>>> pics more...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Johnny-anticipating
>>>>>>> there's 20 disaster pics and 1500 Yellowstone and Grand Tetons.  The
>>>>>>> yard is clear of debris except for the big pine.  I now have two
>>>>>>> mountains of tree limbs etc. out at the curb waiting for the county to
>>>>>>> pick up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Al
>>>>>> Any idea what they are going to do with all the desbris? Anything 
>>>>>> clever?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Johnny-hopefully-they-won't-just-burn-it
>>>>> usually stuff like that is ground up and used for mulch but I think the 
>>>>> sheer volume would overwhelm the facilities.  They can't burn it any 
>>>>> more than I can.  My guess is that they're dumping it somewhere and will 
>>>>> either grind it up later or just let nature take its course.  In this 
>>>>> climate its doesn't take long for dead wood to rot and become termite 
>>>>> fodder.
>>>>>
>>>>> In years past I would have kept my own and used it for firewood over the 
>>>>> winter but its all pine and sweet gum, with all the residue inside the 
>>>>> fire would be constantly popping sparks all over the rug,
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> It all sounds so civilized after the meltdown that went down here today.
>>>>
>>>> Jp
>>> Melt down? Wazzat, Jp? Have yuh kicked yer hubby ooi ugen ?
>>>
>>> Edith
>> 
>> JP is referring to the Wall Street meltdown.  Myself and several colleagues 
>> often mutter "three more years",  we changed our tune to "ten more years" 
>> today.
>> 
>> Al 
>
>I dunno. My Irish Yankee Democrat Pal thinks that Palin's a throw-away 
>because the Reps know they're finished and Mr P has heard conspiracy 
>theories that McCain's running-mate is a deliberate ruse to lose the 
>election.

Suffice it to say the "melt down" is in progress in the UK as well.

>I was chatting to my French and Swiss colleagues at work yesterday - 
>united, uncharacteristically, in their opinion. They love to 'share' 
>with the Brits at work about les Americains. Ma copaine Brigitte said to 
>me in conspiratorial tones: "You know what zey are saying in Europe. Ze 
>Americains vant a black man to clean up zair sh*t."

The interesting aspect of all this is that McCain and that "interesting"
woman may well scrape in! The horror of it all is that she will be heart
beat away from becoming president! Brigitte is quite correct. The 
jokes doing the rounds at the moment cannot be repeated here. They
link slave ownership, a certain family, Rice and a presidential candidate.
Nothing sexual about the jokes! I'll leave it at that.

Does it matter who gets in? That's my question. Obama can say what
he likes, or, what he thinks the voters want to hear but once in he will
do what all the rest of them do.......his (economic interest group) own
thing.

As George W says "... 'mocracy is a good thing." 

DG

"DB."  wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:27:26 -0400, JpinNY  wrote:
>
>>Alfred Packer wrote:
>>> "The Traveller"  wrote in message
>>> news:48e1cb5f$1@news.broadpark.no...
>>>> "JpinNY"  wrote in message
>>>> news:gbrt3r$qog$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>>>>> Alfred Packer wrote:
>>>>>> "Johnny" <Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:48e0a67d$0$14702$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure if I am anticipating the disaster pics or the holiday
>>>>>>>>> pics more...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Johnny-anticipating
>>>>>>>> there's 20 disaster pics and 1500 Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. 
>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>> yard is clear of debris except for the big pine.  I now have two
>>>>>>>> mountains of tree limbs etc. out at the curb waiting for the county 
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> pick up.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Al
>>>>>>> Any idea what they are going to do with all the desbris? Anything
>>>>>>> clever?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Johnny-hopefully-they-won't-just-burn-it
>>>>>> usually stuff like that is ground up and used for mulch but I think 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> sheer volume would overwhelm the facilities.  They can't burn it any
>>>>>> more than I can.  My guess is that they're dumping it somewhere and 
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> either grind it up later or just let nature take its course.  In this
>>>>>> climate its doesn't take long for dead wood to rot and become termite
>>>>>> fodder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In years past I would have kept my own and used it for firewood over 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> winter but its all pine and sweet gum, with all the residue inside 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> fire would be constantly popping sparks all over the rug,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Al ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News
>>>>>> Provider ----
>>>>>> http://www.pronews.com offers corporate packages that have access to
>>>>>> 100,000+ newsgroups
>>>>>
>>>>> It all sounds so civilized after the meltdown that went down here 
>>>>> today.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jp
>>>> Melt down? Wazzat, Jp? Have yuh kicked yer hubby ooi ugen ?
>>>>
>>>> Edith
>>>
>>> JP is referring to the Wall Street meltdown.  Myself and several 
>>> colleagues
>>> often mutter "three more years",  we changed our tune to "ten more 
>>> years"
>>> today.
>>>
>>> Al
>>
>>I dunno. My Irish Yankee Democrat Pal thinks that Palin's a throw-away
>>because the Reps know they're finished and Mr P has heard conspiracy
>>theories that McCain's running-mate is a deliberate ruse to lose the
>>election.
>
> Suffice it to say the "melt down" is in progress in the UK as well.
>
>>I was chatting to my French and Swiss colleagues at work yesterday -
>>united, uncharacteristically, in their opinion. They love to 'share'
>>with the Brits at work about les Americains. Ma copaine Brigitte said to
>>me in conspiratorial tones: "You know what zey are saying in Europe. Ze
>>Americains vant a black man to clean up zair sh*t."
>
> The interesting aspect of all this is that McCain and that "interesting"
> woman may well scrape in! The horror of it all is that she will be heart
> beat away from becoming president! Brigitte is quite correct. The
> jokes doing the rounds at the moment cannot be repeated here. They
> link slave ownership, a certain family, Rice and a presidential candidate.
> Nothing sexual about the jokes! I'll leave it at that.
>
> Does it matter who gets in? That's my question. Obama can say what
> he likes, or, what he thinks the voters want to hear but once in he will
> do what all the rest of them do.......his (economic interest group) own
> thing.
>
> As George W says "... 'mocracy is a good thing."
>
> DG

That's what usually happens. But with Obama, a tiny flame of hope has been 
lit.

Edith, crossing her fingers.