That marathon shit is pissing me off. total misuse of emergency equipment during a time of very real need.
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The fuel shortages are because many stations have no power to run the > pumps. Not sure why they can't get generators. I know Bloomy has > several massive generators on the side waiting for the f'n marathon. > > I'm a Freeport boy myself. They got hit pretty hard. > > . > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:59 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > First responders, ER personnel, cops, soldiers, the class that are the > real > > servants of the people....... > > > > We regularly do and see things that are not within the norm for the vast > > majority, and it leaves it's mark. However, usually the choice to > fulfill > > one of these roles is motivated by things higher than ourselves. The > > feeling of doing good things for a good cause, often unsung, the > > relationships you make with those that share your misery......... > > > > These things are hard to explain to outsiders. > > > > We don't say it enough to the daily "grunts" in our lives, but thank you > > for your service, remember the time with pride, and enjoy your success in > > the sure knowledge that you stepped up when it mattered. > > > > I'm from L.I., N.Y. > > > > My Mom and her husband and my sister still live in Levittown. They are > > still on a newly purchased generator (sis works for home depot, they got > a > > bad long term credit deal, but they needed it) so they at least have > power > > and hot water. They are sharing it with the neighbors who are paying for > > the fuel. Local community at it's finest. > > > > On the flip side there are National Guard guys at some gas stations after > > riots and guns getting pulled over shortages, shortages that don't even > > need to be happening, artificial shortages, when you consider the nations > > strategic reserve of fuels and what even a trickle of that could mean in > > this situation. Sell it, at fair market value, truck it in. I know > there > > are hundreds of thousands of gallons on Ft. Drum right now. > > > > My second families, the Healy and O'Toole clans; who I lived with and > > fought with and drank with and still talk shit with are still there. > They > > are OK, but things are far worse than being reported; which seems to the > > norm with modern 4th estate. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:357480 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
