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Too Funny!

Tracy Merriman — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:46:45 -0500

Brian,

Thanks for the laughs, that was great! I was born and raised in Northern New Jersey, so I have an accent that is very distinct and well a bit, umm, loud. My accent always catches the attention of the New England natives. They either find it annoying (in a whinning Brooklyn/Jewish lady kinda' way) or cute (in a "I am talking to a real live Jersey Girl kinda' way)

In Jersey we eat hot dawgs (not chili dogs but rather, how dawgs 'all the way') and we drink cawfee. It's a sub not a grinder or hero. No evening out at the bar is complete without a trip to the 24-hour diner for fries with cheese an' gravy. Breakfast on the run is always a hard roll with butta or Taylor Ham, egg and cheese on a hard roll. We have bagels, the real ones! When we hang outside, we sit on a stoop (not a step or a porch). We watch footbawl and basebawl. More importantly we don't understand....we capiche!

We do tend to curse a bit, can handle a roundabout with only one hand on the wheel, we know what a jug handle is on the highway, and the state bird is the middle finger, no doubtaboudit! But us Jersey folk aren't as rude and crude as people claim. We are actually just 'too funny'!

You capiche?

~Tracy M

Not alone, and in good company

The School Bus Driver — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:59:20 -0400

"Am I the only one who thinks November the forth should be the date for a new Tea Party?"

"God forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, & always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty.... what country can preserve it's liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?"

Thomas Jefferson

I wonder if we can ever restore the republic to the principles upon which it was founded.

sine cera

Kevin

Rich????

Brian Drummond — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:34:00 -0400

......(chuckling)... ...oh well, two out of three ain't bad.

What happened to your children? Simple.

Ken Braiterman — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:07:37 -0400

They had a rich father, a prosperous country, and easy credit.

ot oh!

Brian Drummond — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:17:07 -0400

The "Tea Party" comment was aimed at Congress in general. If him/her meant Hodes/Porter, I knew they "Nay"ed this one, but each have a sort of "porker" history. Otherwise, I love your comments. Like we say at work to change what might turn into a heated discussion; "How's the family?"

It's simple really...

Terri Oberg — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:26:37 -0400

How many people like your daughter are there in the US and how many of them are running for office, as well as voting for them?

To these people, it doesn't matter how the bill will be paid, as long as they get what they need (or, more properly, desire) now. These people are gearing up to elect a President just like that this November. It's downright scary.

As for the recent turn of events in DC, just the name itself should have been a dead give away to what this whole fiasco was about: "bailout". Who exactly are we bailing out? Hard working, penny pinching Americans, or lazy, arrogant, "entitled" Americans? I don't wonder why there are so many bad mortgages when people who could ill afford a house were being granted those mortgages. Why should I pay the bill to bail out these irresponsible people? I only spend what I can afford. Period. Doesn't seem like rocket science to me.

Why do we keep expecting the government to fix our mistakes, then cry over the raise in taxes to foot the bill?

Pork has always been on the menu in Washington. Next time you're chastising a politician because of his voting record, make sure that politician wasn't actually voting against the pork rolled up between those slices of bread and mustard before condemning him/her.

Roast Pork Rant - All Right!

Jehardy — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 07:27:49 -0400

My Goodness, Brian!

Your rant sounds like Common Sense. Here I was worried Common Sense was dead.

Bri-Guy - A word of advice

C. dog e. doG — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:51:53 -0400

Bri-Guy -

A word of advice to keep Uncle Sam off your back and out of your wallet: it's tax "avoidance", not "evasion"; bigggg difference. And I do fondly recall a few good things about Canada, though not enough to outweigh the tax assault: Brador beer, Waterton Lakes Park, Niagara Falls, and skintight shorts - so it's not all bad.

- C. dog e. doG

On Moving to Canada...

Jehardy — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:14:56 -0400

Brian,

Thank you for this hilarious and enlightening post. I foolishly mentioned I was considering moving to Canada 2 years ago. A dear friend gently wacked me on the head with many of your reasons stated above - and also stated "it's cold; the icicles are the size of telephone poles. Are you crazy?"

Good advice. Guess we'll stay here in Kansas.

Stress buster

Terri Oberg — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:21:10 -0400

If it weren't for my gardens and flowers, my children would probably be dead....or at the very least think their mother was some crazed beast. To me there is nothing more calming then a plot full of weeds that need pulling. The poopy smell of this hobby is actually a bit exhilarating.

Congratulations, Brian..

Jehardy — Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:04:19 -0400

On your vegatable garden success. This is also my first banner year (perhaps it is because of the rain) - for my own Strawberries, Blueberries, Peppers, tomatoes and squash and even corn.

You know something has changed in you when you're darn right excited about your own monster zuchinni. Good luck!

Nothing like eating supper and saying - "wow, we grew this.." and of course helps save the shekels in these tough economic times.

Judy

but the question begs, will

Nisa Simila — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:43:17 -0400

but the question begs, will you be the one wearing the streamlined spandex cycling outfit? :D

btw, I lived in Montreal for 4 years and I grew up in another smaller but still big (at least by NH standards) city, Winnipeg, so I know how crazy Montreal drivers are and those New England turkeys are definitely no match for a Montreal cab driver.

I'll keep an eye out

Terri Oberg — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:36:54 -0400

and just so you know, I'll be the gal swiveled around in my seat to yell at my two boys in the back seat to kindly stop beating each other, drinking coffee out of my Patriots mug, laughing, crying and swerving(in that order) as I listen to the Morning Buzz on Rock 101, and a Patriots sticker proudly displayed in my rear window, but no support our troops magnet anymore since my S.O. so kindly stole it from me...I let him, he's a veteran, or so he says.

You won't be able to miss him...he's got a big truck, probably pulling a big boat, bumper stickers that proudly proclaim his love of fishing, hunting and the Patriots and my stolen magnet. Either Eric Clapton or Stevie Ray will be blaring from the speakers and he'll be howling along with them. Or, now that I think of it, he sounds like the majority of the drivers on New Hampshire byways, at least the ones north of Concord anyway...

Happy motoring!

The Funny Thing Is

Bill Bunker — Thu, 8 May 2008 11:50:50 -0400

The funny thing about the present fuel crisis is the following.

Clinton and McCain want to roll back the gas tax which would be about 45 cents on fuel for the three months of the Summer.

Opponents argue that this would save the "average" person about $75.

When fuel was $3.12, no one was complaining or calling it a crisis. Over the last two months, it has climbed in price to $3.55-$3.60, which is by all measures the same amount the roll back of the gas tax would be...45 cents.

Now if you do the math, that means that over two months the gas increase has cost the "average" person $50.

Over 8 weeks that is an increase of $6.25 in their weekly gasoline bill. Heavy commuters aside, it seems to me that is not alot of money. Anyone who is anxious about the increase should be able to find a way to shift the burden and save $6.25 elsewhere.

Long commuters are the ones that would be most affected.

The second half of that story is that some politicians are saying that we would ONLY save $75. That tells me that those same politicians can not care much that we have ONLY spent $50 more over the last two months if we were an "average" person.

Americans feel entitled to certain things and I am not sure why. Fuel and health care are front and center.

Terri is correct that we do not need to drive monster vehicles. The ones that give me the biggest anxiety are the four wheel drive Dodge RAM trucks that many of the contractors and their employees drive 100 miles an hour on the interstate. These guys drive like they are shielded like a tank and as if they are invincible. There sitting on the back is strapped a ladder and nothing else in the truck and most of the time no passengers.

The speed and offensive driving aside, they are flushing fuel down the toilet!

American way of life

Terri Oberg — Wed, 7 May 2008 09:07:09 -0400

....that is essentially what it boils down to. We are a country made up of spoiled children. We have become a nation of people who like the freedom of just hopping in our cars and driving where ever we wish to go, from around the block to the pizza joint to cross country to visit friends or explore some wondrous place.

I am as guilty as the next guy. Until gas prices started sky rocketing, I thought nothing of making more then one trip into Concord in one day (a 15 + mile round trip each time). Trains went the way of the dinosaurs because they weren't as convenient as hopping in the car. There are schedules to keep, one would have to plan their trip to Boston around the train schedule. How much more convenient is it to just come and go when you want and/or need? Who wants to share a ride with strangers when we can go in the solitude and comfort of our own cars? New Hampshire is growing by leaps and bounds from the influx of people wanting to experience that solitude and comfort.

This is the mentality of the country we live in. I mean, seriously, do we really need to drive a vehicle that is nearly the size of a small house? Until I start using a bicycle to get around, walk to the pizza joint to get dinner and sell my S.O.'s big truck and boat I won't be complaining about the rising gas prices.

I remember the gas shortages in the 70's. That's when car companies started producing smaller, "compact" cars. I remember my Dad getting a Vega and calling it "the bug" because it was so much smaller than any other car they'd ever owned. Now it would be considered a mid-size car by today's standards. We are a nation that waits until there is a crisis that effects our way of life before we demand changes be made. This spike in gas prices is no different.

Also, those countries that have been around for so much longer then us, have an infrastructure that won't accomodate our big, gas guzzling vehicles. There is more then one reason they drive minis and find other modes of transport. There are plenty of times I think simpler is better. There are even times I think some of God's other creatures are smater then we are because they aren't raping and mutilating Earth; they just take what they need and leave the rest alone.