Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Support Our Troops (Now Pay Up)

Another example of the farce that is the worst government administration in US history. If you are a soldier and you get hurt in Iraq before your military commitment is up, the government wants it's money back. They are requesting monies back that were paid to soldiers lying in hospital beds because they didn't serve their whole term.

I can hear those meetings now.

"Hey, lets not pay veterans medical bills. Even better, lets bill them because they didn't stay healthy and fulfill their promise to us."

"Were we going to pay them extra for essentially being drafted, held against their will and forced to serve beyond their agreement?"

"Hell no. Let's just keep them in Iraq. If they get killed, our expenses end. It's these darn guys who are getting limbs blown off that are so expensive and getting harder to hide. There are tens of thousands of them now. Looks like the wealthy are going to need another tax break so they can hire injured veterans."

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Hotel Housekeeping Can Negate Conservation

Although they mention conserving water and have CFLs in the room at the Residence Inn Convention Center stay, housekeeping ran the dishwasher with the coffee pot, one cup and one spoon in it. That just killed any positive conservation I had going for my stay. During the five night stay, I kept the "No Service" tag on my door all but this one day in the middle. I should have kept it on the door the whole time. I can use the provided towels and re-use bedding like I do at home for a few days.

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