Here We Go Again! - Hurrican Igor Is Coming! Run For Your Lives!!

The media is already at it again.  As if they hadn't learned from their last embarrassing prediction about Earl, they are already starting to spread concern and fear about Igor.

No Coverage of Koran Burning by AP News, but........

Today the Associated Press said they refuse to show images of the planned burning of a Koran because it might offend the Muslims.

However the AP broadcast this photo above to the world today of a US Flag being burned in Pakistan.

I guess the US Flag burning did not offend any Muslims.

I don't agree that we should be burning a copy of the Koran but you would think the AP would recognize their own hypocricy in selecting who they can and cannot offend.

News Media Disappointed with Hurricane Earl

You could see it coming.  Not the hurricane, mind you, but the media's bloodthirsty anticipation of destruction!  For days before Earl passed harmlessly by the East Coast of the United States the media warned and warned again that it was going to be a big one.  Each time the winds increased, the media announced that the storm had been upgraded to a 2.... then a 3.... and then a 4!  The media seemed drunk with the power they had over the people.  The forced evacuations were but one example of the media's power and ability to control what was going on.

And then what happened.....?

Instead of ripping buildings apart and drowning hundreds with the giant storm surge, the hurricane passed harmlessly by the East Coast and dumped a bunch of rain.  The disappointed media quickly sank back into their holes.  They did not get to stand in the rain with their camera lights and their face getting beaten by the frozen droplets of 200 mph rain.  They had nothing to show for their efforts.  How very disappointed they were!

I was doing a Google Search this morning to find out about the aftermath of Hurricane Earl, but there is little that was written.  There was no story about how they had overestimated the hurricane or how the evacuations were a costly waste of time and money.  There was no story about the gross errors in their computer modeling, which by the way is similar to the computer model that they use to predict global warming.  

But what would you expect the media to do, after they did all they could to build it up and scare everyone to death and to force people to leave their homes and their belongings during the evacuations?  They will tell you that they did it for the public good and that they were just doing their job to keep everyone informed. 

What a bunch of hooey!  

How To Tie Your Shoes Correctly

     When I first began dating my wife, nearly 40 years ago, her shoe laces were always coming undone.  Being a Boy Scout, trained in the art of knot tying, I noticed almost immediately that she was not tying her shoe laces with the correct knot.  She was tying what is called a Granny Knot.  Nearly everyone has heard about the Granny Knot.  It is a improperly tied Square Knot that slips when you put it under load and easily comes undone.

     The fix was easy.  I simply had her reverse the first part of the knot so that the knot ended up a proper Square Knot.  I have met many people in my life who do not tie their shoe laces properly and always have a problem keeping the laces from coming undone.  Sometimes this can be quite embarrassing.
     I recently discovered a web site devoted completely to the proper tying of shoe laces.  Check out the link below and see if you are tying your shoe laces properly.
   
Proper Shoe Lace Knot Technique

     Several years ago I met a young women at work who was between jobs and getting ready to begin a new career in the TV News Industry.   While she worked at our company we taught her the correct way to tie her shoes and it really made a great impression on her.
     Several months later she left our company and began here new TV news career in Arizona.  One of her first stories was on the correct way to tie shoe laces.  She went to a local school and conducted an experiment where she had half the kids tie their shoes one way and half the other way.  After the kids played out in the yard at recess, she checked to see if there was a difference in how well the knots stayed tied.  She found out that the Granny Knot came loose much more often than the Square Knot.  As part of her story she visited a local Scoutmaster and had him explain the difference between the two knots and explain why one was better than the other.

Big Brother Going Through Your Trash

Yes it is TRUE!

The government will soon be going through your trash and it is already starting in Cleveland, Ohio. 

The city is planting microchips in the residents recycling trashcans...(I am not making this up)...to monitor how often they recycle trash.  If the city decides that you are not recycling your share of material they will send a crew over to your house and go through your trash to see if you are putting recyclable material in your regular trashcan.  If they find more than 10% recyclable material in your trash can, you will be fined $100, according to Waste Collection Commissioner Ronnie Owens.

Now pay particular attention to the next part of the story.

The Cleveland City Council approved spending $2,500,000.00 (that is 2.5 million dollars) for the cost of planting the microchips inside the special trashcans.  They did not provide an estimate of the cost of paying "trash supervisors" to go through people's trashcans, nor did they say how they will measure the amount of recyclable material.

I assume it will be determined by weight.

Let's imagine how this process will work.

Let's say that you go on vacation and don't put out your recycle trashcan for a couple of weeks.  The computer in the city trash truck that is monitoring your trashcan usage, notices that they haven't picked up your recycle trashcan for some time.  For reasons that you will soon understand the city must next obtain a search warrant.  With that warrant in hand,  a deputy sheriff and the city trash commissioner are  dispatched with a special truck to your address.  They arrive at your home and knock on your door.  They must not provide any advance notice of their arrival or else you might presort your trash before they arrive, thereby defeating the entire purpose of the raid and also forfeiting the $100 fine.  Thus the reason for the warrant.  Since you and your wife may not be home during the day, the city worker and the deputy enter your back yard with the warrant and legally move the trashcan to the front street.

As your neighbors watch in amazement the trash supervisor first must weigh the contents of the trashcan.  To accomplish that they must empty the contents onto a scale that records the total weight of your trash.  Next they move your trash onto a special sorting table and sort it into two receptacles.  In one of the containers they place choice pieces of recyclable items including glass, metal cans, plastic bottles, paper and cardboard.  If any of the paper or cardboard happens to be wet, the trash supervisor will smile, knowing the moisture will add to the weight of the recyclable items he is hoping to find.  Keep in mind that everyone in your neighborhood will watch as the trash supervisor sorts through the remnants of last night's dinner and other items that you thought were private.  If you have wrapped any of the items in a bag or in any way tried to conceal them from the inspector, the containers will be opened to confirm that they do not contain recyclable material.

You might imagine that quite a crowd might gather around the truck as the inspector works.  The deputy who accompanied the inspector will also take care of any necessary crowd control, using his Taser if necessary to keep homeless people from grabbing plastic bottles or aluminum cans.

After all the material has been sorted, the "trash supervisor" pushes a special button on the trash computer which uses proprietary software and trash algorithms to calculate how much trash has been placed in the wrong trashcan.  If the number exceeds 10% you will receive a $100 fine on your next bill from the trash company.

And don't you even think about not paying the fine!  If you do, they city will place a lien on your house and take special steps to destroy your credit rating and reputation.

So there you have it.  Sounds bizarre you may think.  Never happen, you say!  Not in my lifetime, you hope!

BUT IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING!

Link to Source - Cleveland's Trash Czar

Last year they city of Cleveland, Ohio, issued 2900 tickets for violations of the city's trash collection code.  They say that this number is nearly five times more tickets than they issued the previous year.  According to Waste Collection Commissioner Ronnie Owens, his "Division of Waste Collection is on track to meet is goal of issuing 4000 citations in 2010."

I don't know about you, but I firmly believe that these environmentalists are totally out of control!

Don't let this situation get any worse.  Make sure your voice is heard in the next election!