Aye...I also think the Giants/Steelers football game should be postponed or moved for the same reasons (and I am an avid Giants fan).
In the wake of Katrina, they moved the Saints/Giants game to Giants Stadium, I see no reason why they can't move this one to Heinz Field. On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 3:24 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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:357482 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
