Most of you know that I typically strive to avoid political discussions. However, since this is MY blog and I can say what I want to, here goes!
My opinion is relatively short (for me - and no funny puns about how tall I am!). The idea of being forced to have health care insurance absolutely infuriates me! We DO have insurance at the moment, because our employer's require that we do so. They require it so that THEY can get the group discount on THEIR insurance. So, we pay nearly 20% of our pay for an absolutely worthless piece of crap. We have a $5,000 yearly deductible, and NO preventive care. The only thing this insurance would be useful for is if one of us got cancer or lost a limb - literally. AND... shortly after Obama forced the bill through, our insurance went up again - a lot! So, had to UP the deductible even more, and drop Jeff from coverage just so we could afford to pay the premiums on an insurance we don't want but that both the government and our employers are forcing on us. We could be paying LESS into a Christian based insurance group and get WAY better coverage - but it's not allowed! And, now, to top it all off, it seems that Obamacare isn't even constitutional! Following is a link to a Snopes report of an essay that was published by an attorney, as well as another article by several others... see what YOU think!!
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/connelly.asp
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Reprint from "The Kalispell Times"
Ok, so when we were up in Kalispell, I picked up a little free paper that restaurants have sitting out, called "The Kalispell Times". It had a reprint from "The Kalispell Times" on September 16th, 1920. I simply had to repost it here for those of you who aren't up there. I want you all to know that the duplications, misspellings, etc., were all part of the original article (or so I assume - they may be the result of the reprint - at any rate, they aren't MINE).
Wheel of Booze-Laden Car Comes Off and Runner Abandons Cargo. Smuggler Escapes and Sheriff Possesses His Dodge and $2,000 Worth of Whiskey.
Out at the station of Power there is a Dodge automobile and a cargo of whiskey which Sheriff I.S. Martine of Teton county gauarded all one day in the hope that the owner would appear and claim his property.
The owner disappered in to the darkness at 3am on foot, after smashing a wheel in an attempt to evade the sheriff, who waited for this appearance in the belief that if he returned at the same speed at which he left he could be back 'most any minute.
Sheriff Martine received a tip at this Choteau office of the coming of the cargo and left for Power late in the evening. At Power he was only five minutes ahead of the whiskey runner and that he did not get his man was due only to a handicap resulting from the intense darkenss.
Misjudging the distance of the car as it approached, Sheriff Marine stepped into the road whiel the driver still had time to turn, and turn he did.
As the car swerved around, the high speed caused the spindle of one front wheel to snap off and the driver was instantly afoot -- and running.
Within the car was whiskey worth $2,000 if bootleggers' prices are to control, which with the automobile brought the value of the property abandoned by the driver up to at least $3,500.
This catch was the second run down in the north country within the apst week. Sheriff S. Alsup of Shelby pursued a whiskey laden Ford fro a long distance last Monday, but the chase ended with the sheriff having the satisfaction only knowing that his man did not escape with his load.
The smuggler's Ford was faster than the Sheriff's, but Alsup of Shelby pursued a whiskey Ford for a long distance last MOnday, but the chase ended with the sheriff having the satisfaction only knowing that his man did not escape with his load.
The smuggler's Ford was faster than the sheriff's, but Alsup tried to overtake it with bullets from his gun.
With every shot the smuggler would drop out a sack of bottles, the same as a balloonist throws off sand bags to gain altitude, and finally so reduced his load that he pulled out of the sheriff's sight.
In going back over the road Sheriff Alsup found seven sacks which the runner had thrown out. Each sack had originally been filled with bottled whiskey, but of the entire lot only four bottles had survived the fall.
Ok, so: FYI: Jeff says the proper spelling of the Sheriff's name is "Martine" with an "t", and he was quite well known apparently.
And, I have to say that my favorite line is "but Alsup tried to overtake it with bullets from his gun"... giggle
Wheel of Booze-Laden Car Comes Off and Runner Abandons Cargo. Smuggler Escapes and Sheriff Possesses His Dodge and $2,000 Worth of Whiskey.
Out at the station of Power there is a Dodge automobile and a cargo of whiskey which Sheriff I.S. Martine of Teton county gauarded all one day in the hope that the owner would appear and claim his property.
The owner disappered in to the darkness at 3am on foot, after smashing a wheel in an attempt to evade the sheriff, who waited for this appearance in the belief that if he returned at the same speed at which he left he could be back 'most any minute.
Sheriff Martine received a tip at this Choteau office of the coming of the cargo and left for Power late in the evening. At Power he was only five minutes ahead of the whiskey runner and that he did not get his man was due only to a handicap resulting from the intense darkenss.
Misjudging the distance of the car as it approached, Sheriff Marine stepped into the road whiel the driver still had time to turn, and turn he did.
As the car swerved around, the high speed caused the spindle of one front wheel to snap off and the driver was instantly afoot -- and running.
Within the car was whiskey worth $2,000 if bootleggers' prices are to control, which with the automobile brought the value of the property abandoned by the driver up to at least $3,500.
This catch was the second run down in the north country within the apst week. Sheriff S. Alsup of Shelby pursued a whiskey laden Ford fro a long distance last Monday, but the chase ended with the sheriff having the satisfaction only knowing that his man did not escape with his load.
The smuggler's Ford was faster than the Sheriff's, but Alsup of Shelby pursued a whiskey Ford for a long distance last MOnday, but the chase ended with the sheriff having the satisfaction only knowing that his man did not escape with his load.
The smuggler's Ford was faster than the sheriff's, but Alsup tried to overtake it with bullets from his gun.
With every shot the smuggler would drop out a sack of bottles, the same as a balloonist throws off sand bags to gain altitude, and finally so reduced his load that he pulled out of the sheriff's sight.
In going back over the road Sheriff Alsup found seven sacks which the runner had thrown out. Each sack had originally been filled with bottled whiskey, but of the entire lot only four bottles had survived the fall.
Ok, so: FYI: Jeff says the proper spelling of the Sheriff's name is "Martine" with an "t", and he was quite well known apparently.
And, I have to say that my favorite line is "but Alsup tried to overtake it with bullets from his gun"... giggle
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Yes, 2 in 1 day!
Ok, so ran across some more silly police reports to share with you:
"A man wouldn't give a woman her hamster until police showed up. Police gave the woman and her hamster a ride." Ok.. is this code fo something? And where did they give her a ride to? And why?
" A woman with a hamster said she planned to stay at the North 19th Avenue rest area until morning when a trucker would pick her up to go to North Dakota." OHHHH... and it all makes sense! Of COURSE she's from North Dakota!!! j/k... I AM a Montanan you know!
'"False" asphalt was installed in somebody's driveway.' Ok, I have to ask... what IS "false" asphalt?
"A man wouldn't give a woman her hamster until police showed up. Police gave the woman and her hamster a ride." Ok.. is this code fo something? And where did they give her a ride to? And why?
" A woman with a hamster said she planned to stay at the North 19th Avenue rest area until morning when a trucker would pick her up to go to North Dakota." OHHHH... and it all makes sense! Of COURSE she's from North Dakota!!! j/k... I AM a Montanan you know!
'"False" asphalt was installed in somebody's driveway.' Ok, I have to ask... what IS "false" asphalt?
I'm Back!
Ok, so maybe I'll finally have time to post again! The season just kept me TOOO busy to think about posting a blog entry, so skated by with Facebook posts. But, those are so short! I can't really get wound up on there! LOL
Ok, so nothing too earth-shattering to share for today, anyway. But, I did see some "funny" entries in the police reports recently. So, here they are for your amusement as well:
"A bear was seen walking down Brentwood Avenue around 1:30 a.m." - oookkkaayy... and so?
"A bear was rifling through garbage on Rogers Way around 2 a.m." - and now we know where the bear on Brentwood was headed!!
"A chicken was running loose in traffic on West Main STreet around 8:45 a.m." - headed to work perhaps? Or running from a bear?
"A chicken was seen between the County Courthouse and the Pioneer Museum around 1 p.m." - (is this starting to sound vaguely like Animal Farm?)
"A man sent a naked photo of himself via email to a woman he didn't know & the woman threatened to post the picture around town. Police told the man not to send naked pictures of himself to strangers." - Well, DUH. And, does that by extension, make it okay to send naked pictures to friends?
"A bear was in a red Chevy Suburban in a parking lot on Firelight Drive around 3 a.m." - soooo.... was he driving? Making out? Reading a book? Was he warned for loitering?
And, my personal favorite: "10 wayward Gnomes were found on the Hyalite Canyon trail"... anyone know of a Home for Wayward Gnomes?
And that's life in Montana!!
Ok, so nothing too earth-shattering to share for today, anyway. But, I did see some "funny" entries in the police reports recently. So, here they are for your amusement as well:
"A bear was seen walking down Brentwood Avenue around 1:30 a.m." - oookkkaayy... and so?
"A bear was rifling through garbage on Rogers Way around 2 a.m." - and now we know where the bear on Brentwood was headed!!
"A chicken was running loose in traffic on West Main STreet around 8:45 a.m." - headed to work perhaps? Or running from a bear?
"A chicken was seen between the County Courthouse and the Pioneer Museum around 1 p.m." - (is this starting to sound vaguely like Animal Farm?)
"A man sent a naked photo of himself via email to a woman he didn't know & the woman threatened to post the picture around town. Police told the man not to send naked pictures of himself to strangers." - Well, DUH. And, does that by extension, make it okay to send naked pictures to friends?
"A bear was in a red Chevy Suburban in a parking lot on Firelight Drive around 3 a.m." - soooo.... was he driving? Making out? Reading a book? Was he warned for loitering?
And, my personal favorite: "10 wayward Gnomes were found on the Hyalite Canyon trail"... anyone know of a Home for Wayward Gnomes?
And that's life in Montana!!
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