Re: [lace-chat] Re: Way to go
On Apr 19, 2007, at 10:56 PM, Tamara P Duvall wrote: On Apr 20, 2007, at 1:16, Carol Melton wrote: It's pretty hard to collapse from heat stroke when all you are doing is sitting around in your pink under shorts. I thought the point was they were chain-gang *working*? Did I get it wrong? They are not out chain gang working everyday. An when they are out on the chain gangs they may have on their pink shorts but they are covered up with the old fashioned black and white stripes that we think of when we think of someone in jail. And I don't remember seeing them after say 11 a.m. picking up trash along the road ways. We live near a farming area and during harvest you will see some prisoners picking produce in the fields. Early morning to lunch time. These aren't Sheriff Joe's prisoners though, these are state held prisoners. You might see them out at 5 a.m. but not during the major heat of the day. I presume the prisoners who are harvesting vegetables are paid something for their work - I have also heard that they can volunteer for the chain gangs - but if that is true I don't know. The guards are standing outside in the heat with their uniforms on. In the heat, packing the heat. Sorry, irresistible. That was a good one! :) They aren't stripped down to their shorts. And if they were, I'm sure their shorts wouldn't be pink :) Actually, stripping down is about the worst thing you can do in hight heat and strong sun. Very true. But the prisoners are sitting in their tents and they think it's a privilege. It seems that you either love Sheriff Joe or you hate him - there does not seem to be any middle ground. Well, I *am* kind-a in the middle in my judgement of him and his methods; didn't I say it clearly enough? I do wish, though, that some of the low-security criminals from DC -- Libby, Cunningham, Ney, Abramoff et al -- could be sent to Sheriff Joe for training too. They could, probably, learn something from such rehabilitation- through-honest-work-and-reconnecting-with-nature program instead of sitting, all day long,atching TV in AC'd villas, being deprived -- oh, horror! -- of e-communication with their stockbrokers... Lot's of people feel criminals should not be getting all those privileges you just mentioned which is what keeps Sheriff Joe in office. He's in his middle 70's now but you don't see much sign of him slowing down. -- Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ U.S.A. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Quiz
Having got 6 questions about the USA wrong (not surprising) I scored 60%, which, taking that into account, I didn't think was bad. Wonder how many of those living in the US would have got them right if those 6 questions had been about the UK. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] further to Way to go
Love all the comments on my posting on Sheriff Joe! Here in UK high securtiy elderly prisoners are campaning to receive their state pension! One, not a very nice guy if you know what he did, has spoken out against this: they get pocket money, a comfy cell with all sorts of perks, free clothing, three meals a day with choice of menu etc. He compares this whith many old age pensioners who worked hard all their lives, stayed on the right side of the law, paid all their contrbutions, and are now paid pittance in state pension. Too much to starve, but not enough to live on. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK chilly and drizzly today To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] The cost of water
We're not on a water meter. The amount we pay is based on the council tax band our bungalow is in, which is based on the selling value of the property in about 1990. I can't remember exactly when, but I know we were living in Somerset in a remote bungalow at the time and my husband called the police to deal with two men acting suspiciously and 'casing' our bungalow from the road. They were doing the valuation for council tax. :-) Our bill for the coming year 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 totals GBP 462.23 made up of: water supply charge 228.94 water standing charge 7.00 sewerage service charge 219.29 sewerage standing charge 7.00 From what people in the area have said who have changed to a water meter, we're better off sticking with the fixed fee because of the amount of water we use. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re:The Cost of Water
Hi David, I just paid our last water bill and it was $49.64 for one month, including$3.26 for taxes. There are no other charges for trash pick up, ($48.00 every quarter, separate bill) or for sewage. We have a septic tank. Probably if we didn't water so many trees the water bill would be about 1/2 to 2/3 of what it is now. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ U.S.A. Yesterday I received my 3 monthly bill for water and thought it would be most interesting to learn about the costs in other states and countries. My own usage was the lowest I've ever managed, for which I am pleased. However, in this Bill for $122, the actual charge for water volume used is only $4-29 - all the rest is charges for water connection and waste water access fee. So I am assuming that even if they double the cost of our water, which is in fact predicted, my bill would only increase by a further $4. I look forward to any interested replies about your won situations. David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Ok, Here is my two cents, right now I have utilities included in my rent, however I am moving on the first, the budget for the gas at one house we looked at is $389.00, the water is usually fairly inexpensive but the sewer is usually twice the pricevery expensive to flush away ones...ummm problemsG And for us here in West Virginia, we are one of the cheaper places to live...go figure. Hugs, Lynn Clarksburg, WV Subject: [lace-chat] Water Bills, Dear Friends, The replies re the cost of water are just fascinating - seeing how the rest of the world charges. Keep them coming. Perhaps we could do the same soon with electricity, car registration, gas (for the stove not the car), council rates etc. David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: Are you smarter than a 5th grader???
I would have to agree with that one, possibly because (among other things) I've never lived in the Four Corners area, nor did we devote any attention to it when I was in elementary school (that I can remember). Or possibly it's because there is only so much room for information in my body, that I had to clean out the bits I wasn't using to make room. Yeah, I like that one better. Anyhow, my way of playing Trivial Pursuit is just to read the cards -- the heck with the board and all the other parts! Tamara P Duvall wrote: My source wrote: My source and I agreed that the quiz tested memory for trivia rather than smarts. Thurlow Lancaster Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: Are you smarter than a 5th grader???
I would have to agree with that one, possibly because (among other things) I've never lived in the Four Corners area, nor did we devote any attention to it when I was in elementary school (that I can remember). Or possibly it's because there is only so much room for information in my body, that I had to clean out the bits I wasn't using to make room. Yeah, I like that one better. Anyhow, my way of playing Trivial Pursuit is just to read the cards -- the heck with the board and all the other parts! Tamara P Duvall wrote: My source wrote: My source and I agreed that the quiz tested memory for trivia rather than smarts. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
