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won't be bothered

egret57 — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:14:00 -0400

Now, in the new center, they won't be bothered by all of those pesky tourists bothering them. Or maybe they can leave an annex in the old building and call it, Beaufort Chamber of Commerce Lite. Unmanned of course.

joe, at least be a man about these things

adracer1 — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:12:34 -0400

A paltry 1.5 hours of exercise a day! Why bother. C'mon, you're a pilot and you know the benefits of exercise. 2 hours a day minimum. Now that my orthopedic surgeon has uncrippled my old butt, I figure I'm about 3 weeks out from resuming my routine. It will sure feel good to drop some LB's and get on the road again. C'mon I know you either run or bike to maintain your flight fitness so quit joking about folks getting in shape. This entire nation could use some mandatory exercise. One of the few good things I can say about W is that he's a good runner and cyclist. I don't know if Clinton could do either, but then he didn't seem to have a problem scoring with the young chicks.

joefarrell-agree

egret57 — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:08:43 -0400

Wonder why those environmentalists don't set an example and move to other countries with a lower standard of living? Or they could even choose to do without here, but they want to maintain their standard and have everyone else lower ours. Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Bravo!

topgunscooter — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:02:34 -0400

Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!!!!!

Great idea!

topgunscooter — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:55 -0400

You know she's going to be at every game anyway, why not get paid for it! Seriously, it would be good idea, she writes exquisitely and has a better sense of fair play than anyone I have ever met. I've known her for 57 years, I know she would be great at it!

Great idea!

topgunscooter — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:05 -0400

oops

Excellent ideals!

topgunscooter — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:52:05 -0400

Egret,

Your views on the process are identical to mine. All of the negativity takes too much focus from the real issues. And, if you were in church with her, you and I must share the same denomination. I hope to see you there one day.

Horrible Idea

siredwinsantos — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:45:51 -0400

I'm a former employee of the Chamber of Commerce and it was a beautiful old building that spoke of Beaufort's heritage, conveniently located IN the Historic District. Now they're supposed to tell people to drive from the ugly barren commercial district to see the historic district? Half the customers we had were walk-ins from off the street. I doubt the new chamber will get many of those. Moving the Chamber out of the historic district is a horrible idea. What the hell are they thinking? This sends a message that Beaufort is a new kind of town, a shameless commercial town. Developers wanted. Rape our historic city for every bit of culture it has.

Thanks grammy

adracer1 — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:36:10 -0400

Ever thought of being a sports reporter?

The Road Path to STOP Global Warming . . .

joefarrell — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:35:49 -0400

. . . this is what the Envronmentalists are holding out as the Gold Standard - seriously - go read this article:

http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Brazil_India_have_greenest_consumers_US_trails_study_999.html

They want to fundamentally change the United States.

The 'praise' the Brazil, China and India lifestyles, since they do not use: "ere more likely to live in smaller homes, use green products and own relatively few appliances or electronic gadgets. They also were more likely to walk, cycle, use public transportation and live close to their most frequent destinations."

I'd be willing to bet that every single citizen of Brazil and India would sell their left kidney to come to the United States and start consuming our:

Larger Homes - with heat and air conditioning,
Non-green products that actually kill bugs that cause Malaria, Yellow Fever, and other insect borne illnesses;
Have appliances to do the wash instead of standing in a stream polluted by God knows what;
Watch the big screen TV;
Have the dishes washed twice, once by the women of the house before they put them in the dishwasher and then again by the dishwasher;
Own 2 or 3 cars of their very own;
Go where they want, when they want;
and live whereever the heck they want to.

Are these people really serious? Do they think that by holding out the Indians, Chinese, Mexican and Brazilian lifestyles that we are going to be shamed into living like that?

Mexico is such a GREAT place to live, their citizens come to Beaufort by the thousands to tell us all about it. They are having such a great time telling us about how great Mexico is that they are staying longer to tell us more.

These people are truly nuts.

joefarrell-do what??

egret57 — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:26:10 -0400

After your post, I will not vote for you for mayor. Not even for Frogmore where I live. Sorry. LOL

topgunscooter-Ceips

egret57 — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:21:44 -0400

I know her and she sang in a church choir with me for awhile before she was elected. She sang alto and I sang tenor, but we sat beside each other. I have had her and her late husband as a client. We have not been in contact for awhile. Personally, I enjoyed talking with her and have a lot of respect. I don't believe the gossip and innuendo of her personal life. We should, as with any elected person or one running for office, be more concerned with their abilities and philosophy in solving issues that come before the legislature.

Sarcastically, yes that’s

businessmanager — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:10:39 -0400

Sarcastically, yes that’s what I meant Joe. I can’t see the benefit of a smoking ban that is not proposed by the Federal Government and approved by the voters. These hodgepodges of municipalities that have set up bans in some areas and not in others has proven to lead to some businesses benefiting and others either failing or overhauling their establishments to adhere to the new clientèle based upon county lines and jurisdictions. Does that make sense? What makes people think that the employees of Port Royal where no ban is proposed, or, for the thousands of other counties where no ban is proposed are not in need of the same protections as the employees of banned areas are. The proponents of banning seem to willingly ignore the vast majority to fit the ideals of a few. And since my point was missed about trans-fats and possible savings, I’ll try restating it. If anyone is going to throw figures out there stating the savings of eliminating smoking, then lets not stop there. New York, California and entire nations have banned trans-fats for the “protection” of their people. Shouldn’t the same person using the excuse of “protection” also feel the need to protect the population from obesity and obesity causing trans-fats? What about emissions standards for vehicles? Talk about protecting ourselves and future generations… The argument of “needing” to protect holds no water when you limit the protection you are willing to stand for to only your personal gain. By the way, I appreciated the effort put in by your returning sarcasm. Hilarity ensues.

Well said Joe!

topgunscooter — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:06:44 -0400

But, you might get busted for having that hemp towel.

Ja Wohl, Mein Fuehrer

joefarrell — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:06:18 -0400

We shall do it all, in lockstep as instructed.

6am wake up
6.05am - pee
6.10am = dump
6.22am - chickory coffee - caffeine is dangerous and coffee is obtained from underpaid peasants who are lackeys of the big coffee machine.
6.30am - walk or run 2 miles, 50 sit ups, 50 pushups - no girly ones allowed
7.00am - breakast: 1 banana, 1/2 grapefruit, 1/4 cup whole grain unsweetened cereal with macrobiotic yogurt [1tbl over top]
7.16am - shower. Water on, water off, lather with natural soap, water back on to rinse, dry with hemp towel, cotton requires too much processing - cold water only to save 3 barrels of oil and 1800 tonnes of CO2 every year.
7.30am - get bicycle and bike to work, or, if you have not moved closer yet, to the solar powered commuter train station. Sun not up yet, so you have to wait for the train to start.
8.15a - get to work, refill reuseable water bottle with tap water reclaimed from the sewage treatment plant. Empty out water you got yesterday which has turned cloudy.
8.30a - start work, the lights are off in the office except from 10.15-10.30a and 3.15-3.30p. Saves energy. The brightness on your computer monitor turned all the way down to save 3 watts a day.
8.30-12N - work.
12n-12.45p - lunch, consisting of a 15 min exercise period and then a nice spinach salad without dressing. No toppings except for onion, tomato or peppers allowed. Heart Healthy meals ordered by National Organization of Friendly And True Caring Heart Indicator Chapter Kings, [NO FATCHICKS - one for you scooter and baldeagle].
12.45-1pm - former smoking time now used for non-smoking classes, propaganda on environmental issues and understanding how we call can help our local politicians save the environment.
1-5.30pm work.
5.30-6pm - cocktail hour. Various vegetable and fruit smoothies designed to pick up your body at the end of the day.
6p-7p - mandatory exercise. Everyone exercises.
7p-8pm - dinner - various menus provided and you may select a heart healthy or cancer cleansing option from the menus, including various shapes of tofu, fruit and legumes, vegetable toss, and, once every other day, a 4oz selection of free range chicken or beef slaughtered humanely with respect to the great animal Gods of mother Earth. If it is your birthday, you are permitted one serving, 2"x3", of low fat, flourless cake made with products derived from seaweed, including generous doses of heart healthy Omega 3.
8p-10p - play with kids, talk with wife, attend community meetings on 'giving back to those less fortunate, or on starting a neighborhood recycling program.' Television, other than PBS and C=Span 1 through 9 have been banned.

Does that sound about right the anti-smoking, anti-eating and anti-everything else nazis?

Oh, you mean you don't mean that? Then what do you mean? Something 'less' restrictive? Well then, who gets to decide how much 'less' restrictive it is? So you want 'some' freedom of thought and expression? Who sets that boundary as well?

Once we get to national health care, only the poorest and most favored minorities will be able to be fat and receive health care, to 'make up' for a hundred years of poor nuitrition. The rest of us will be 'required' to be within a range of weight in order to receive health care for ANY disease that could be linked to weight. The other restrictions will start to come in - the liberals in this nation have made it clear that is their agenda. e.g., if you come in a carpool or on public transport, your wait will be shorter.

Just be careful what you wish for. . .