03.22.09
Posted in Political at 7:37 pm by Flogsnozzel
The City this week, hit us over the head with the building code and added thousands of dollars to the cost of building our new stores downtown. What in heavens name are they thinking?
Throughly PO’ed
Dear PO’ed,
I’ve followed the argument in the paper. Can I assume you are talking about the asbestos and multiple bathroom thing? If you are, I have a couple of thoughts. First the criteria for bathrooms, the code says if you are in a small store, like the Chamber one bathroom is OK. If you are in a little larger area the code says you have to have two bathrooms. What does the code say about the huge stores, for example Lowes and Walmart. I believe the code says that two are OK. Same as the small storefront downtown, so logically I can assume the number of bathrooms is not dependent on the square footage as the city states but rather on an illogical decision made by some faceless bureaucrat and adopted by our city without thinking. If you argue the point you are referred to the board of variance for a ruling. Don’t hold your breath, they are not going to think about it and recognize the absurdity of the situation. Their argument invariably is that they are looking after your best interests, protecting you and the public. But enough, these are nothing more than illogical, arbitrary rules set up by an unthinking bureaucracy. Change the rule, you can do that. Change the way the rules are enforced, you can do that. Pretend you care about us, we can understand that.
On asbestos, I can understand the concern but again I do not like the reasoning. If you bought an existing operating store and did not change anything you would probably not have to fix anything. But if you renovate, Katy bar the door. Here come the rule guys. In either case the risk to yourself and the public is the same, but in the first case nothing has to be done. Go figure I cannot.
One more comment, about the uneven enforcing of the codes. It appears that if you are bringing something to the city that they want, you will have far less trouble than a business that they do not feel is appropiate. Just an opinion, but they seem to have an unspoken agenda and never honestly put all of their cards on the table.
The only answer is to throw the bums out and hope the next group gets the message.
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03.15.09
Posted in Political at 9:37 pm by Flogsnozzel
The News Telegram reports that the SSISD is going to ask for 48M in the next election. Are you kidding me? What’s the take from your esteemed seat.
Uneasy in Sulphur Springs
Dear Uneasy,
At this point, with the information they have given us, I would vote a resounding no! All they have done so far is make needy, whinny noise, we need, we want , we have to have etc. At a minimum, I would like to see a dispersal budget for the 48M. What in the hell are they going to spend that much money on? I’m talking about a detailed plan of expenditures showing where the money is going to go or are these people just infected with the Obama disease. I would like to know why the existing school properties are not adequate and what will become of them. The SSISD has a history of abandoning or giving away property. It’s our money, not theirs. You can make up your own mind, but I would not hand that much money to any group of people who could not re-sod a football field with two do overs. I’m sure that I’ll have more on this later.
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03.05.09
Posted in Political at 10:09 pm by Flogsnozzel
Hey Flog, I am glad to see you are back to illuminating us masses. Here was the burning question at the Pitt Grill this morning. Are things really going to get better. What do you think? I’ve got two over easy riding on your answer.
Dear Masses,
I don’t often hear from the masses so I’ll attempt a little brevity. Due to the recent economic crises, stock market crash, budget cuts, rising unemployment, unstable world conditions, the cost of insurance, electricity, petroleum, and taxes of all kinds, I regret to advise you that the Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off. My sincere apologies if my answer costs you breakfast and I’m sure that any day now The Bamster will apologize for the inconvenience.
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03.03.09
Posted in Admin, On Healthy Living at 4:40 pm by Flogsnozzel
Early last evening I helped bury another good friend, Frank Gray. Frank is the second of my good friends that have died these past months. The other was Kenny Boyd. Both men left behind a wife, children, grandkids and those of us who proudly called them friends. I do not know why they were called home at this time and place but they have gone on and left us behind. We are left with memories of the time we spent together and the bonds we had formed. Somehow it does not seem like enough and I’m left wanting something more. I know that there will not be anything else until I join them in that final passage when we will have eternity together. Until then, I will miss them terribly knowing full well that those kind of friends can never be replaced. I am poorer for their absence.
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Posted in Admin at 11:35 am by Flogsnozzel
I have not been well so the posting to this blog had come to a halt quite a while ago. For those of you who commented on my absence, my thanks. I will start posting again this week, hopefully bringing a smile to some and understanding to others.
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