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16253. arkymalarky - 8/17/2005 11:22:07 PM That sounds fabulous, Judith. There are really a lot of hidden gems in the Ozarks, and it's been a well kept secret for a long time (besides the fact that no one wanted to live in the boonies away from strip malls and restaurants, no matter how beautiful). Northwest AR is booming now. 16254. Ms. No - 8/17/2005 11:29:00 PM That's a definite, Arky. Nobody's coming anywhere near Arkansas without alerting you first!
16255. Ms. No - 8/17/2005 11:29:29 PM Judith, you don't have any pictures do you? That sounds fabulous! 16256. judithathome - 8/17/2005 11:57:29 PM I wish I did...maybe I can ask my uncle to send me some; I need to write him, anyhow. 16257. Ms. No - 8/17/2005 11:59:21 PM Oh, I hope he does. I'd love to see it. 16258. judithathome - 8/18/2005 12:04:41 AM Damn...all our work to get that new police chief, who was inept, fired, and the guy that was let go last year back in position of police chief...and I just get an email from him sent to the committee saying he is regretful but he feels with all the animosity directed at him by the "other side", he's not going to accept the job!
I can understand him feeling like he would be in a fishbowl but why the hell didn't he speak up while we were doing all that pavement pounding and dooor knocking and working our asses off on his benefit? Sorry for going off like this but it's very distressing...eh, I guess it's just politics. 16259. arkymalarky - 8/18/2005 12:13:41 AM Another good bit of political insight I got from people I worked with over the last couple of years (which didn't make us feel any better--long story about a long fight that we lost due to a consistent and vocal supporter who turned on us in the last minute), was that the biggest disappointments in politics often come from your "allies." 16260. judithathome - 8/18/2005 12:19:20 AM No kidding. This has me absolutely stunned. This guy is decent and had full knowledge of how we were risking everything for his ass.
The thing that chaps me is that the dirty side has won out and are chortling like drunken monkies over this. ARRRggghhhh!!!! 16261. Jenerator - 8/18/2005 4:51:44 AM Is the FOP involved?
Who all was on this committee? 16262. Magoseph - 8/18/2005 2:27:35 PM I wonder the initials FOP stand for, Jen.
Hello-Butch hates to be medicated. It takes the two of us to clean his ears and then squeeze the ointment. 16263. Macnas - 8/18/2005 2:47:47 PM Kind of like my great grand father so. 16264. arkymalarky - 8/18/2005 2:52:03 PM Hahaha.
FOP=Fraternal Order of Police 16265. wonkers2 - 8/18/2005 3:36:06 PM The FOP or some other law enforcement group is continually doing phone solicitations in Michigan for contributions to their alleged charity. In return you get a car window sticker which they imply will get you favorable treatment if you are stopped by a traffic cop. I went for the scam once years ago, but now I hang up on them. 16266. wonkers2 - 8/18/2005 3:51:10 PM Judith, are you supporting Kinky Friedman for Governor? There is a good piece on him and his campaign in this week's New Yorker. Kinky 16267. Macnas - 8/18/2005 4:17:17 PM "That wimmins liberation is goin' to yer head....." 16268. Ulgine Barrows - 8/19/2005 8:48:05 AM you act like you never had love 16269. alistairConnor - 8/19/2005 1:06:42 PM Was feeling good this morning, on the way to work. Will be finished at 2pm, then prepare for a 6am departure tomorrow, 5 hour drive to Paris.
Then, exactly halfway to work, half an hour out of Lyon, there's a sort of a *twang* while I'm changing gear, and I can't get anything but 5th. Not going far with that : I coast to a halt.
Not to worry, there's a garage about a mile further up the road. It's even the right brand, Citroën. I hitch there (OK, I walk there), and of course it's closed for annual holidays. I phone the Citroën help line, they give me three numbers, and they're all closed too...
It's looking like I'm going to be stuck with one of the two big Citroën shops in Lyon... feelings of dread... this time of year, maybe they'll look at it in less than a week...
So I phone the little garage in the village next to mine. I know and trust the guy, and he drops everything to come and pick up the car with his truck. I decide to give up on work, and send my apologies. If anyone can get the car fixed for tomorrow, it'll be him. If he needs parts... then we're in trouble.
It turns out that the part needs to be sent from the factory. He'll have it 10am tomorrow... by skipping lunch, he can have the car ready by 2pm. I reschedule the pickup of the kids, with their mother. Holiday saved. 16270. Ms. No - 8/19/2005 4:32:11 PM Ah, the blessing of a good mechanic! 16271. judithathome - 8/19/2005 4:37:52 PM Lucky strike, Alistair! The Hawaiian gods must have you on their list.
Is the FOP involved? Who all was on this committee?
No to the first question and me, a bunch of other citizens, and informally, one of the councilmen and the Mayor. It's more of an action committee, a bloc who supports and works for the candidates we decide to run for office. The active councilman and the Mayor do not participate in the political activity but they are aware of what we are doing and receive all communications we send out.
Jen, as I'm sure you are aware, this is a very small community. It is split 70-30 over the police chief issue and I am on the side of the 70%. The other side feels it is just hunky dorey to send out broadsides with personal attacks (accusing people of adultry, spousal abuse, lying, theft of public funds, and being unChristian) and they don't care one whit if any of it is true. They attacked an 85 year old woman who has lived here all her life for speaking out agaisnt a man who was spreading lies about his opponent; they attacked a woman who writes a column in the local paper for being married more than once...she was widowed twice...spreading all this garbage about her on the night before she was taking her husband to Dallas for cancer surgery.
They are the reason I'm not too crazy about running for office any longer. On the other hand, I hate to let people like that scare me off.
16272. Ms. No - 8/19/2005 4:43:55 PM Jude,
I say check your blood pressure and if it's good then give 'em hell! I will personally send you a six-pack of whup-ass to open at your convenience.
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