Posted by Gary Boehm on 11/9/09 7:36am
Msg #310302
Ok this belongs somewhere else...
But it is my first such offense and I HAD to pass this on:
THE JOB - URINE TEST (Whoever wrote this one deserves a HUGE pat on the back!)
Like most folks in this country, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck in my case, I am required to pass a random urine test (with which I have no problem).
What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test.
So, here is my Question: Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their ass - doing drugs, while I work. . . .
Can you imagine how much money each state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? I guess we could title that program, 'Urine or You're Out'.
Pass this along if you agree or simply delete if you don't. Hope you all will pass it along, though. Some thing has to change in this country -- and soon!!!!!!!
To this I would add - to continue to receive the many times extended Unemployment checks!!!
| Reply by CF on 11/9/09 8:13am
Msg #310306
It is a good thing to think about. It sure would help MI out a lot. We are in tough times here....and this could balance the state budget. If you cant pass- then no assistance. I do not know if I, fully, agree with the unemployment portion. People have earned that from working.
I like the "Urine or You're Out" tag line....that is a good one!!!!
| Reply by jba/fl on 11/9/09 8:36am
Msg #310310
"Urine or You're Out"
Perfect!
| Reply by Ali/IL on 11/9/09 10:02am
Msg #310319
I can't believe how sometimes someone will post a question that has to do with notary work and have someone jump all over them.
Then someone comes along and posts something that has nothing to do with it and gets nice answers I just don't get it.
| Reply by Charles_Ca on 11/9/09 11:13am
Msg #310333
It's all about whose bull is being gored! n/m
| Reply by Cari on 11/9/09 10:49am
Msg #310323
YOU'RE SO FULL OF SHIT GARY! n/m
| Reply by Cari on 11/9/09 10:50am
Msg #310324
keep this type of 'talk' OUT of this forum! n/m
| Reply by Cari on 11/9/09 10:51am
Msg #310326
and I'll keep my potty mouth out too! n/m
| Reply by Linda_H/FL on 11/9/09 11:02am
Msg #310330
Good Heavens Cari...
He says he didn't write it...jeez...although I can't say I totally disagree with the concept...
| Reply by Sandra Clark on 11/9/09 11:46am
Msg #310335
Re: Good Heavens Cari...
Cari Totally unacceptable language from a so-called "professional" notary. Does not belong on this forum. JMHO
| Reply by Cari on 11/9/09 1:28pm
Msg #310360
yes, very professional, can't you tell ;) Besides
I did acknowledge my potty mouth and do agree that his comment was for a different forum.
I do have a temper...Cuban blood go figure...
| Reply by Teresa/FL on 11/9/09 11:06am
Msg #310332
Gary - you know this belongs in Just Politics
The least you could have done in posting it here was to indicate "OT" in the subject line.
| Reply by jba/fl on 11/9/09 11:44am
Msg #310334
Of course, someone will put in sports scores now.... n/m
| Reply by Dennis D Broadbooks on 11/9/09 12:22pm
Msg #310344
Naahhh...
...something must've happened to Gary Taylor. We don't "play" off one another any more as I haven't seen him post in 3 or 4 months. His Codgers made it to the playoffs, beating my Cardinals to knock them out. Oh wait, that's awfully close to a "score", isn't it?
| Reply by MistarellaFL on 11/9/09 12:45pm
Msg #310348
Let me hijack this thread with hurricane news
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091109/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather/print
Late-season hurricane takes aim at US Gulf Coast
By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press Writer Becky Bohrer, Associated Press Writer
Mon Nov 9, 2:02 am ET
NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded early Monday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.
A hurricane warning extended more than 200 miles of coastline from Pascagoula, Miss., east to Indian Pass, Fla. Tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches are in effect across other areas of southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, including New Orleans. Louisiana's governor declared a state of emergency.
Authorities said Ida could make landfall as early as Tuesday morning, although it was forecast to weaken by then. Officials and residents kept a close eye on the Category 2 hurricane as it approached, though there were no immediate plans for evacuations.
Sunday night, Ida was located 340 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and moving north-northwest near 15 mph. The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows Ida brushing near Louisiana and Mississippi, then making landfall near Alabama before continuing across north Florida.
Yet many residents took the forecast in stride.
"Even though we're telling everybody to be prepared, my gut tells me it probably won't be that bad," said Steve Arndt, director of Bay Point Marina Co. in Panama City, Fla.
In Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal had declared a state of emergency as a precaution, and the National Guard was on high alert if assistance was needed. In Florida, residents of Pensacola Beach and nearby Perdido Key were encouraged to leave and school was canceled in the area Monday and Tuesday.
Officials told residents to prepare for potential gusts of 60 mph by removing any tree limbs that could damage their homes and securing or bringing in any trash cans, grills, potted plants or patio furniture.
Nearly 1,400 Louisiana residents are still living in federally issued trailers and mobile homes after hurricanes Katrina and Rita; nearly 360 units remained in Mississippi.
"FEMA stresses that those in temporary (housing) units should not take chances," Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman Andrew Thomas said. "Leave the unit behind and evacuate to a permanent structure that will better withstand tropical weather systems and the associated winds."
Mississippi authorities warned residents to be vigilant. Authorities were monitoring conditions to see whether any evacuations of lower-lying areas or school closures would be necessary.
"It is likely we will at least be hit with strong winds and some flooding in our coastal counties," said Jeff Rent, a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Officials "do not want anybody to be caught off guard."
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Womack said forecasts called for tides of 4-7 feet above normal and rainfall totals of 5-7 inches within 24 hours, which could mean flooding along the coasts and along rivers.
Alabama emergency management officials did not immediately respond to phone messages.
In the Florida Panhandle, residents in Bay County and Panama City were being advised to secure boats and prepare for storm surges that could reach 2-3 feet. Heavy rain, wind and possible flooding was also expected.
"You really don't know until it gets close how you're going to be affected by it," said Brad Monroe, Bay County's deputy chief of emergency services.
Ida wasn't expected to pack the wallop seen in 2008 when hurricanes Gustav and Ike pelted the Gulf Coast back-to-back. There have been nine named storms this season, which ends Dec. 1. Ida is only the third hurricane to form, and the other two did not threaten land.
In New Orleans, unflappable fans at the Saints football game seemed unaware a storm was approaching.
"We're used to tropical storms," said David Clements of Chalmette, La. "That's why we have a dome."
Earlier Sunday, Ida's wind and rain whipped palm trees in the Mexican resort city of Cancun. Fishermen tied their boats down, though tourists seemed to regard it as a minor setback.
"It's not what we expected," said Kathleen Weisser, a nurse from Fernley, Nev. "We wanted sun. Instead we have liquid sunshine."
Mexico had canceled all watches and warnings for the country.
Ron Kaczorowski, of Chicago, said his daughter was forced to move her beach wedding inside because of the storm. He said he had tried to reassure his disappointed daughter that the nasty weather would make her wedding stand out.
"I told her, 'How many people get married in a hurricane?'"
| Reply by jba/fl on 11/9/09 1:04pm
Msg #310350
Re: Let me hijack this thread with hurricane news
We are gusting mightily today, trash cans all up and down the street now that they are empty. My roof is cleaned of pine needles that has previously dropped which made me wonder if I was going to have to get up on the roof and remove them myself. Thankfully, I will now stay on the ground.
Humidity high also. Just love this weather - NOT. Had to cancel my kayaking trip to the gulf - seemed necessary in light of the wind and rain. So instead, I help with the continuation of the hijacking of this thread.
any Hollywood news someone should be reporting? LOL
| Reply by Linda Juenger on 11/9/09 1:18pm
Msg #310356
After record breaking rainfall in Oct for the midwest, Nov
is just beautiful.
| Reply by Mia on 11/9/09 2:40pm
Msg #310372
Re: Let me hijack this thread with hollywood news
>>any Hollywood news someone should be reporting?<<
Hollywood News:
Nicolas Cage is still having big-money
problems, & might become a NSA.
j/k
| Reply by ReneeK_MI on 11/9/09 3:09pm
Msg #310380
Mia - if he does, I'm definitely changing my thoughts about
offering those 'ride alongs'!! =)
| Reply by Linda_H/FL on 11/9/09 7:53pm
Msg #310415
Denv 3...Pitt 0..1st quarter - happy now Jules??!!..:) n/m
| Reply by jba/fl on 11/9/09 8:16pm
Msg #310421
Re: Denv 3...Pitt 0..1st quarter - happy now Jules??!!..:)
ur ine N. Fla, I'm in Cent. Fl - that makes me happy! Am using a teapot tonight though.
| Reply by Linda_H/FL on 11/9/09 8:37pm
Msg #310428
Nah..you're just happy that I'm too far away to be
able to annoy you in person!!...
| Reply by Louis/AZ on 11/9/09 4:45pm
Msg #310391
More on urine
<<Can you imagine how much money each state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? I guess we could title that program, 'Urine or You're Out'. >>
It sounds good in theory, but the problem is that many of the hardcore drugs only stay in your urine for 1-3 days after the last use (Heroin, cocaine, meth, etc). Chronic users might have the drug in their system for a little longer. Any smart druggie would just make sure not to use for a while before taking their test. Marijuana stays in your urine for much longer, but supposedly there are detox chemicals and/or masking agents you can take that will help you pass drug tests no matter what your drug of choice is. I think making drug tests mandatory for the massive amounts of welfare applicants will only weed out the stupid drug users.
Secondly, I fear any cost savings realized from weeding out the stupid druggies will be overshadowed by the high cost of performing these large-scale drug tests on everyone. The laboratories who do these tests aren't going to do them for free, and even if they gave a huge "government" discount (say $25 per test), these costs will still add up, and guess who will ultimately pay that bill?
Personally, I don't mind some of my tax dollars being wasted on welfare druggies. Our elected officials mismanage so many of our tax dollars. Even if we did get some of the welfare money back, does anyone here think it'll actually go to something more productive? I don't. Just my opinion of course.
Sorry to be such a pessimist, but it's just my nature I suppose.....and all this talk about urine is making me have to go to the bathroom. Excuse me. *Tinkle tinkle tinkle*
| Reply by Gary Boehm on 11/9/09 7:44pm
Msg #310413
My, what a tempest in a peepot, oops, teapot... n/m
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