tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16791920.post2053063583983001120..comments2023-10-17T07:42:47.795-08:00Comments on ____Whoof Arted____: I didn't see any "emercency relief" funding on the listjohn r mclayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16778936698317470467noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16791920.post-11091619931245267792009-01-28T12:33:00.000-09:002009-01-28T12:33:00.000-09:00Only because you mentioned it in your posting. Per...Only because you mentioned it in your posting. Pertaining to the postal employee that slipped on the ice and was hurt. The Postmaster General (why do we need a General running the post office, he should be in the Pentagon along with the Surgeon General who actually wears a Navy Admirals uniform, shouldn't he be the Surgeon Admiral?) Back to the subject, the head stud of the post office announced today that neither rain, nor sleet or the darkness of the night will keep the postman from his beat ~ that was until the economic conditions hit and once again the post office was 2.6 billion in the red. To correct this, mail delivery will most likely be cut one day per week. The chosen day will probably be a Tuesday. With faster and cheaper freight charges being charged by UPS and FEDEX, who saw this coming?Stan Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473861389583701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16791920.post-29855435473525595312009-01-28T10:05:00.000-09:002009-01-28T10:05:00.000-09:00Speaking of severe snow storms, I would really be ...Speaking of severe snow storms, I would really be stimulated if the government would include me on the wish list and buy me a new snow plow and truck. Not for my personal use, but I do several courtesy plows around the community and I am sure I could expand my "community service project" if I had the proper equipment.Stan Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473861389583701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16791920.post-44819655256120792702009-01-28T10:01:00.000-09:002009-01-28T10:01:00.000-09:00I had not considered the cost of the severe storms...I had not considered the cost of the severe storms that have raised havoc across our nation, snow, ice, rain, hurricanes, and the California wildfires. The emergency funding for these storms must be diminishing rapidly. We cannot expect Red Cross and Salvation Army to continue their humanity programs without some type of infusion of capital. Perhaps, they should also be included on the "bailout list" and be supplemented several billion dollars, or just leave the check blank and let the emergency services write in the amount. Remember seeing the "mall area" in front of the capital where all the people were standing on Inauguration Day, that is the area that 360 Million dollars was in the stimulus package for re-sodding. The good news is that it has been taken out of the stimulus package, someone thought that 1.2 million dollars per acre was a little excessive for planting grass. I cannot believe that one of our politicians showed just a slight bit of common sense!Stan Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473861389583701859noreply@blogger.com