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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 8, 2010 -> 09:39 AM) I remember all the talk of the "peace dividend" at the end of the Clinton administration and defense spending was headed for the 12-15% range versus 20-22%, but then 9/11 happened and Iraq....and the rest is history. Of course, Japan and Germany both have had their periods of imperialism too. My Chinese students are still being taught to hate Japan because of something that happened almost 60 years ago. The "Peace Dividend" was a Reagan era promise. Basically after we "won" the cold war we could reduce our military expenses.

I would like to move closer to Austin or to South Padre Island.

"Really wish you focused on the great economy in Texas, not the terrible schools." Rick Perry Longest serving Governor in state history

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 7, 2010 -> 07:22 AM) It puts the FD in an awful position - you are telling firefighters to stand there and watch a building burn down. Or even worse, they watched as fire burned down a house while saving the neighbors grass. They did work to contain the flames. What would have happened if this fire jumped out of control and thousands of acres burned?

I saw an interview with him last night. He made a great comment. He pointed out the lack of industry in their area and asked rhetorically, if you were a business thinking of moving there, would you? He claims he forgot to pay it and also mentioned county taxes that he paid that do go to the city's general fund. If they have his money in the general fund doesn't that allow the city to take general funds and move them to the fire protection district? Seems like a valid point. A giant red flag to me is he also mentioned people he knew who did not pay it *and* the city still responded.

Jersey must be happy

A communal fireprotection service sounds like socialism and that's wrong. There are areas of the country without any fire protection services. I'm not certain who would write the law that fireprotection was required? Would the county write it for a town? The state for a county? The feds for the states for the county for the town? I'm guessing this isn't a legal issue.

Giants

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 5, 2010 -> 12:07 PM) So where's Tex? They throwing him a huge bash? Give me two or three more years and I may consider calling myself a teacher. Honestly, in my career I have supervised multi million dollar projects and they were easier than this.

BTW Gene Cranick is now known as the dumb f*** that didn't pay the fee. Around town, similar stupid ass things will be known as pulling a Cranick.

Didn't we have this same story a couple years ago? Wouldn't it be wonderful if a private company could offer fire protection services for less and undercut the county?

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 09:12 AM) Late 80s... I'm gonna go with 88. QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 09:16 AM) I am taking 88 as well. QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 10:41 AM) I'd put the Sox at 88 Wins with a 45% chance of winning the division. For the record, i'd have the Twins around 89 wins. Not a huge disparity between the two teams, which is why having an actual DH would help. QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 12:08 PM) I am feeling 88 wins QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 12:08 PM) 88 and the division. this is a shot in the dark since I haven't really paid much attention to what the Twins, Tigers and Indians did aside from the big moves this offseason. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 02:39 PM) 88 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 08:40 AM) By the way, looking at the poll results, it seems like the crowd is saying about 88 wins. Idiots around here don't know jack about baseball

Really need some time off.

No. But as you can see from my list, I'd have like two horror movies to add.

great weekend planned.

everyone eventualy evokes a response in this thread

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 09:37 AM) It will have to be a paycut. The Sox have almost all of the leverage in this situation. Nobody likes AJ. Nobody wants AJ. I little too much hyperbole.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 05:27 PM) More of a logical business choice to me. You wouldnt pay $$ to go see bad movies would you. Put a good show on, show us a quality product and Ill spend my $$ on your tickets. Put a crappy show and team out there, no saying I wont support or be a fan, but I have no reason to spend my limited entertainment $$ on you then. Thats a good fans motto, something that doesn't exist on the Northside. The problem with that analogy is you know in advance what the movie will be like. The movie results do not change from day to day. With a sporting event, you do not know if it will be a good or bad game. Heading out to the ballpark to watch baseball is a good show. If you judge the experience by the team winning or not, then you would never go because you do not know the results before the game. Even two last place MLB teams put on a damn fine movie show.

You have to be crazy to keep on in this thread, which I am.

With all the alphabet shows on TV, NCIS, CSI, etc, why can't people do a better job of murder? The right hand/right side of the face for example. A little GSR on the hands. Prayers to the innocent people affected by this.

And around we go again

perfect way to end the summer

QUOTE (farmteam @ Sep 29, 2010 -> 08:42 PM) 15/15. That many people haven't heard of the Great Awakening? I thought it was a prominent part of High School history courses. I guess it's not surprising considering some of the things many Americans don't know about U.S. History. We actually cover the effects in middle school history, yet I missed it. And I do not know my Tao. I bow to everyone here who went 15/15.

I assume I will be eating tonight the pork chop he doesn't eat. I'm with y'all, bite my kid and you're dead.