Friday, April 18, 2014

I’m tired of all you sissy’s talking crap about guns. I hunted and fished all my life. When the big one hits don’t come around my house looking for dinner. I also have gone very hungry in my life, and would just look at you as dinner. Even if I gave you a deer to eat you starve to death trying to talk him into taking his clothes off and jumping on the BBQ.

Gesundheit!

I had three refrigerators go out this year in January. He fixed one, I bought one new, and retired one. Business Directory

[Pot Delivery

I was shocked at my buddy’s innocence in transporting Class 1 Narcotics across state lines via the US Mail–a double felony. Not only did he get a tracking number, and put his actual return address on the package, but he wrote a note and signed it on the back of his wife’s signed medical release form.

Yard sale Saturday 4/19 lots of stuff, household, dvd’s, cd’s, restaurant quality goods, dishes, mixing bowls, etc, baseball cards, collectibles, lawn and garden, etc. 29168 Palm Ave,Big Pine, Eden Pines 305-515-0051 for info.

Prince William and Kate are down under on a PR tour. I think they really want to see the Pistorius murder trial.

Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian novelist whose “One Hundred Years of Solitude” sold 50,000,000 books is dead. He’s been compared to Charles Dickens and other great writers. García Márquez was a great story teller who incorporated magical realism as matters of fact in his books.

Moore’s law

The period is often quoted as 18 months because of Intel executive David House, who predicted that chip performance would double every 18 months (being a combination of the effect of more transistors and their being faster).

Although this trend has continued for more than half a century, Moore’s law should be considered an observation or conjecture and not a physical or natural law. Sources in 2005 expected it to continue until at least 2015 or 2020. However, the 2010 update to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors predicted that growth will slow at the end of 2013, when transistor counts and densities are to double only every three years.

[Sniper] They think they captured the Kansas City sniper yesterday. The sniper has shot 13 cars, hitting some people, but killing no one so far.

courtesies (gin and tonic, cucumber sandwiches) that protocol decrees, the retiring colonel said, “You must meet Captain Smithers, my right-hand man. God, he’s really the strength of this office. His talent is simply boundless.” Smithers was summoned and introduced to the new CO, who was surprised to meet a toothless, hairless, scabbed and pockmarked specimen of humanity, a particularly unattractive man less than three feet tall. “Smithers, old man, tell your new CO about yourself.” “Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst , joined the regiment and won the Military Cross and Bar after three expeditions behind enemy lines. I’ve represented Great Britain in equestrian events and won a Silver Medal in the middleweight division of the Olympics. I have researched the history of… ” Here the colonel interrupted, “Yes, yes; never mind that, Smithers; the CO can find all that in your file. Tell him about the day you called the witch doctor a motherf**ker.”

Slicer. Commercial Hobart meat/cheese slicer, used, works great of course it’s a Hobart, top of the line. $400 Big Pine, other restaurant items also. Classified Ads > Household

$.99 Cookies packed in a steel can, imported from Denmark almost 5,000 miles away. How good can these be selling at this price? The can alone must cast a buck!

Also, I tried to buy one quart of low fat milk, but every single container had today’s expiration date on them. Or was it sell by? Who knows? I didn’t buy it.

TGIF from Springers Bar and Grill!

Don’t forget tonight we have Doug Yeomans on our patio starting at 7:30. In 2004 Doug Yeomans was inducted into the Buffalo music Hall of Fame. The Buffalo Music Awards have named him the best bluegrass, country and all around guitarist. He has played lead guitar for the broadway shows Ring of Fire and Ain’t Nothin But the Blues. This is a musical event not to be missed. So join us tonight for a toe tappin, boot stompin good time.

Weekends, always something special at Springers, definitely a step above.

I don’t buy toilet paper there anymore!

Reservations in advance are $20.00 per person and $27.00 at the door.  Visa/Mastercard are accepted.  Call the Chamber 872-2411 now to reserve your spot.  Congressman Joe Garcia will be the guest speaker with information on flood insurance and more.  Great food and a great atmosphere.  We look forward to seeing you there! info@lowerkeyschamber.com

[New Planet] Pack you bags as they’ve discovered a planet similar to Earth 500 light years from here. Kepler 186F could support life, but you’d better pack a lunch because the trip is a long one.

Do they still do the Bunny Hop at weddings?

The Applejacks – Bunny Hop (1959)

VNA/Hospice, the only not-for-profit home health, hospice and palliative care provider serving all of Monroe County, has been the recipient of the funds raised since the tournament began in 1986. This year’s tournament was also part of the year long celebration of VNA/Hospice’s 30th Anniversary of caring for the Keys.  To mark the occasion, VNA/Hospice COO Kathleen Ryzoc cast her line as part of the Hillbilly Deluxe team, which was captained by Scott Stoky.  Ryzoc and her team captured the First Runner-Up award in the newly instated Amateur Division.

“There are three things in life that I love,” stated Ryzoc.  “I love being a nurse.  I love the work that VNA/Hospice does for this community.  And I really love to fish.

On this date in 1775 Paul Revere & William Dawes ride from Charleston to Lexington warning the “Regulars are coming!”

He phoned the police, who asked “Is someone in your house?”

He said “No,” but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.

Then the police dispatcher said “All  patrols are busy. You should lock your doors  and an officer will be along when one is available”

George said, “Okay.”

He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again.

“Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both; the dogs are eating them right now,” and he hung up.

Within five minutes, six Police Cars , a SWAT Team , a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips’ residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George, “I thought you said that you’d shot them!”

George said, “I thought you said there was nobody available!” (true story)

FTR’s RESPONSE: The issue of climate change has become so politically divisive that it has spawned a near cult of people who desperately want to believe that man is killing our planet. Their obsession approaches religiosity.

The fact is that this old earth over the eons has been much warmer than it is today, and much cooler than it is today. There is no question that as recently as 10k years ago the coast of Florida was miles offshore of where it is today. And before that, the site of your home was under many feet of water. These islands are nothing more than ancient coral reefs that have been exposed as the ocean receded.

There is no question but that more and more scientists are questioning the claim that climate change is anthropogenic. There actually are many scientists who claim that a warmer world would be better for humanity. They claim it would open up millions of square miles to agriculture.

Climate is changing, it has always changed, it always will. The reason the right resists the political initiatives of leftist global warmers is that their schemes would be a massive waste of public money, would be massively intrusive on our way of life, and would seriously damage our stature in the world.

In recent years we’ve been bombarded by warmers dire predictions that hurricanes would devastate our shores and our nation would soon be a nearly uninhabitable hot box.  The evidence is that the number of hurricanes has been steadily declining, now they only forecast three this year. Why? Climate change; and an El Nino situation in the Pacific. Plus, and perhaps most important,  the South Atlantic waters have become much cooler.  Did you catch that, the South Atlantic is cooler.

Last winter was one of the most difficult in decades.  Thousands of snow fall and low temp records were broken. Today is April 16th, last night about 4 inches of snow fell in my home town of Old Forge New York. That’s unheard of.

I caution any who are warmers NOT to read the link, you might have to actually think about the issue: Link

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/11/scientists_in_revolt_against_global_warming.html

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A POSTER WROTE:  “FTR 3 –  Irate Gunny – 0.    Again, IG offers no proof, citations or links that back up his rant, while FTR provided 5 links in his last “debate” with this poor, misguided person.”

FTR’S RESPONSE: None needed, thank you for taking the time.

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A POSTER WROTE, and I quote: “You wrote, “Very recently Steve Israel, prominent Democrat legislator stated the Republicans are racist.”  Steve Israel said Sunday, responding to a direct question from CNN’s Candy Crowley on “State of the Union.”  But, the New York Democrat added, “To a significant extent, the Republican base does have elements that are animated by racism, and that’s unfortunate.”

“FTR, I gather you aren’t too concerned with accuracy, only your slant. I believe it is fair to say that the base “does have elements that are animated by racism, and that’s unfortunate.” But, that is different than your slant that sounds as if he said all Republicans are racist. On balance the Dems have there fair share of assholes too.”

FTR’S RESPONSE: Your posting has merit. What you reported seems to be fairly accurate. But, the point I was trying to make is that the Democrat strategy for the upcoming election is to try to brand Republicans as being racists.

We see evidence of it everywhere. Recently Nancy Pelosi pushed that theme and pushed it hard.  She told an NBC reporter: “I think race has something to do with them (the Republicans) not bringing up the immigration bill,” Pelosi told reporters Thursday. “I’ve heard them say to the Irish, ‘If it was just you, it would be easy,” Pelosi told NBC News.

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, a Republican, and an American of African ancestry, scalded Harry Reid for comments suggesting that Republican opposition to President Barack Obama is the result of racism.

Attorney General Eric Holder, in a speech to Al Sharpton’s action group, shamefully and strongly suggested that the Congressional inquiry into Fast and Furious, the Benghazi murders, the inquiry into the  Obama admin using the IRS as a political weapon were nothing more than Republican racism. The record is replete with these scurrilous Democrat accusations. The Dems never provide or even suggest that there is proof. The absolutely false charge of Republican racism is their strategy to motivate their base. In this fight, hate is in the corner of the Democrats.

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By the way: The price of gas is now about $3.90 and climbing. It was half as much when Obama took office, he and his are a very happy crowd. Where is the Keystone Pipeline?

Thanks for stopping by.   FTR