funny bit

A little old but still funny

Sonic Drive-In

WTH?? People are actually waiting over an hour to eat at the new Sonics on Miller Park Way.

Another Wal-Mart Post

We all have heard that the family of the poor gentleman who got trampled to death at the Wal-Mart store near NYC. Well, I have a little advice for the family and lawyers even tho I'm not a lawyer.
1. Sue every department/big chain store in the nation!
Wal-Mart did not create the atmosphere in which this tragedy occurred. That company has only followed what the competition had started. A lot of stores have/or offer so called "early bird" specials. I rememember stores offering anyone who entered the store additional discounts if they where there inbetween 5am and 7am.
2. Sue/go after anyone that bought anything immediately after the incident.
If they paid by check or credit card it would be easy to find them. These people are the ones who really created the mab mentality that day.

First day

My first day at the new job is done. Got to walk permits around city hall and do a field check.

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GRUNT

Drove by the old GE plant on Miller Park Way(43rd st) and Lincoln Ave and saw the sign of what they will be building. A new Pick 'N Save and Menards! I almost ran off the road when I saw that. When they get those done, and my wife wants to go grocery shopping I'll drop her off at the door at PNS and head over to Meny yards to get my fix.

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CEO PAY

I just read a few blogs that are talking about putting caps on CEO pay. True some are paid millions and get great benefits. That is not an issue that should be managed by the government. Most CEO’s have worked their way to that position and negotiate with the companies they will manage. Do these same people want to limit other peoples pay through legislation? Should we limit sports stars, reporters, movie/TV stars, engineers, lawyers, etc also? Hmmmmm no talk about those but it is the greedy businessperson that needs to be slapped down. I am also sick and tired of being told that business execs are bad because they only think of the bottom line and not the people they manage. I hope to be back in those ranks soon and I do not just look at the bottom line. Bottom line is everyone has greed in them.

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Heating Bill

You think our WE-Energy bills were high.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Lewis Miller joked with his son as he opened his gas bill that the amount likely would give him a heart attack. Then, he saw that The Energy Cooperative of Newark had billed him $8,095 for the first nine days of service on his new account for his apartment.

"I thought I was just going to lay down and die," Miller said. He then had an anxious weekend because he received the bill Friday and couldn't get a hold of the gas company until Monday.

When Miller reached the Energy Cooperative, the error was corrected.

Brian Byrd, a spokesman for the utility, said the company apologized to Miller for its mistake.

"These things are very rare, but they can happen," Byrd said.

The company suspects that a contractor mixed up or misread the numbers while taking a reading of Miller's meter. The information is downloaded into a computer that checks for billing errors by looking at what a customer was charged in the past. Since Miller's account was new, there was nothing to compare it to, Byrd said.

I added the emphasis. Sure blame a contractor don't blame the computer. How bad do you have to mix up the numbers to get that kind of number, if its true?I found this at Yahoo! news

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Hidden Agenda?

In my travels this weekend, I noticed something I find somewhat disturbing. Walgreen’s and Starbucks are taking over. These two out of state corporations are virtually everywhere. I when I did a search on Walgreens website to find out how many stores are in the area. I discovered that they have 53 locations that are within 10 miles of me and Starbucks website shows only 31.