Monthly Archives: July 2006

The Chicago Way

Posted on Saturday July 15th, 2006 by | Comments Off on The Chicago Way

Three contractors are bidding to fix the White House fence. One from Chicago, another from Kentucky and the third, Florida. They go with a White House official to examine the fence.

The Florida contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. “Well,” he says. “I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me.”

The Kentucky contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, “I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me.”

The Chicago contractor doesn’t measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers: “$2,700.”

The official, incredulous, says, “You didn’t even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?”

“Easy,” the Chicagoan explains, “$1,000 for you, $1,000 for me and I’ll hire the guy from Kentucky.”

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Quick Rant

Posted on Monday July 10th, 2006 by | Comments Off on Quick Rant

**Posted when I got home.

I’m hot……mad as hell. I just got through airport security here in Indy. WHAT MORONS!!!! They are on major power trips. I had talked to my husband a few hours ago and he went through the same thing in Ohio.

Let me start at the beginning. I’m wearing flip-flops, not enclosed shoes where I can hide anything……..they are cheap walmart ones that I got cuz I liked the color and the beads, plain and simple. Well, I know my rights and I know the rules. You do not have to take off your shoes when they are that open and don’t set off the metal detectors. But because I stood up to them and refused to remove them I had to go through a pat down and delay. You know what I don’t care. I know my rights and I’ll go through the pat down and give them more work. Hell, I’ll take off my shirt right there………I don’t care. I was making a point.

They didn’t have me take off my shoes in Orlando and those were tennis shoes, more reason to have me remove them. Plus Orlando is one that gets a hell lot more passenger and more international people then Dayton or Indy.

Well, I wasn’t exactly quiet about their power trip. In fact, I asked one of these girls “This is a power trip for you, isn’t it?” She turned away, but I can tell that she wanted to say something. I didn’t push it, but I wasn’t being quiet about it and I wanted others to see it.

I told them, I know I’m not required to take off my shoes and that is was all over the news a few months ago. They didn’t like that. I told them that I feel like I’m living in Hitler Germany. A few other passengers went by when I was gathering my stuff and said “we’re proud of you”.

I understand security, never understood why we hadn’t secure our airports before Sept. 11 like other countries do. But do not try and push me around when I know my rights in the name of security. You can thank Bush for the Gestapo state we are in…….and don’t forget 5 deferments Cheney & draft dodger Rove. Once you start removing rights and excepting their removal in the name of security, you no longer deserve to have those rights.

Thomas Jefferson is rolling over in his grave and demanding that we over throw the government right now. Jefferson believed that we should have a revolution every 20-30 yrs to keep the tyrants out. It looks like we are over due because they have taken root.

Maybe you should study history and learn what our founding fathers fought for.

**possible letter material……there fore the “you” being the subject.

Current Mood: annoyed

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F***** Monday

Posted on Monday July 10th, 2006 by | Comments Off on F***** Monday
I am still in fucking Ohio at the Dayton airport waiting an hour in a bar for my flight home, wireless is in/out so I have no idea if I will get this posted or not.I go though security here and some old bitchy woman snaps at me really shitty “You may want take off your shoes and avoid trouble”.

Having flown as much as I have and knowing that taking off tennis shoes is no longer required unless asked, I politely ask “Do I have to” which must be code for “surround him with 4 large men BEFORE he has even walked through the metal detector” while I hear the old bitch yelling “I TOLD HIM!” which got a laugh from me and they tell me “Please come with us, you fit the profile” ….. uh huh….right….

So they took me to the side and searched me and made me sit there for 3-4 minutes and I ask “what profile do I fit, those who know what the rules are or those who upset old ladies?” which got the shitty guy to take two steps closer to me…

All the while I am sitting I have 3 guys standing over me, so I asked is this what they do to everyone who ask if they have to take their shoes off which made one guard snicker and walked away, another got shitty and said its mandatory to take shoes off, which I told him no its not and that he should read the recent update of requirements from the US Gov and the 3rd guy was trying to defuse any issues there might have been by telling me this will be just a minute please be patient etc…

Now the good part… I never once went though the metal detector, they never once used a hand wand, and all they did was a 1/2 assed “pat down” and swabbed my shoes for explosives.

I wasn’t “mad” more then I was/am annoyed, just the shitty attitude from the lady and then the guy is the worse of it, this airport is pretty small and no other person was in line, so I think this was all a “we have nothing better to do” then anything else.

So I sit… in fucking Ohio… in a small airport… in a bar… with fucking “Regis” on tv… its going to be a long fucking Monday….

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The Night Before

Posted on Friday July 7th, 2006 by | Comments Off on The Night Before

Is wasn’t even 19:45 when I put the kids to bed.  I’m going to be heading to bed shortly.  I’ll be getting up around 3am to get ready and then getting the kids ready.  We need to leave here by 5am for the airport.

I was able to get off early from work, which was a huge stress reliever on the packing front.  I have the final load of laundry in the dry.  So the only dirty clothes going back will be their pajaminas.  I can’t wait to close up the suitcases………that would be a huge load off of my mind.  Instead of taking one piece of luggage for the 3 kids and myself.  I’ve had to pack two extra just for their stuff………..holy cow. I have their back packs all ready including a bottle of water and a small bag of munchy food.

I got some food in my tummy today.  I haven’t been feeling very well the last few days.  I felt sick to my tummy, but never got sick.  I would get hungry but nothing sat very well.  I’m hoping that I’ll be able to chill sometime is weekend so I won’t feel this way.

I know I’m just babbling…..but I’m going to miss them.

Current Mood: contemplative

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Packing…………ugh!!

Posted on Thursday July 6th, 2006 by | Comments Off on Packing…………ugh!!

I hate packing. Too much stuff to forget and I’m not just packing my stuff…..icks

You would think that a suitcase per kid would be enough…..but they had brought more things down then what was in the suitcase since they drove and then they have gotten a few more toys since. So instead of me taking just one small bag for myself, I have to take a second bag just for them including putting there stuff into my bag……..lol  Cheaper to check it in then to ship it later.  =) Of course I’m in the process of continuous laundry.

I’ve been trying to spend as much time as I can with the kids. My biggest regret was not being able to take more time off. I love talking with them. Right now they are watching the “Goblet of Fire”, they haven’t seen it yet.

Some things I’ve learned about them………Charles has my stomach. =( When I stress out or get upset, I can’t eat and end up feeling sick. He also has the same problem of comprehension and not being able to think on his feet like me. Cheyanne is a quick thinker and has a pretty good grasp of things for her age. Heather has a lot of small reminders of me, she is good as learning as long as someone is able to give her individual attention.  She loves to learn.  =)

I feel better that I’ve gotten a huge part of the packing done………thankfully.  I’m going to try and get off early tomorrow so I can finish up so I can actually get some sleep.  We have to leave here by 5am for the airport and I’m not looking forward to getting them up that early.  But maybe they will fall asleep in the airport or on the plane………one can only hope.  =)

Current Mood: contemplative

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