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(A Fairway, Kan. man is suing Time Warner because they force customers to buy their cable boxes to receive premium channels.)

I don't know if suing is the answer but paying for things to make someone else's equipment work has always been a sore spot for me.

You pay your water bill-- you have to buy the meter first, You buy propane gas--- you have to buy or rent the Tank first,  you have satellite for internet--- you buy the box and dish first. You buy  Electricity from the Electric Co. You have to pay for the Electric wires and meter from the pole to your house...  You have to pay the bill every month that should be enough. I have no problem paying for a product, but I don't think you should pay for containers, boxes, pipes and  other things to make there product accessible.

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Have I been in the dark all this time?  The report is that the Woodlands had around 900 dogs? I thought that Owners Raced their dogs at the track and people bet on the dogs. Are Horse races the same way?  Do the Tracks owns the horses too?

If the Woodlands owns all the dogs then they should be responsible for the dogs in the future. And not have them killed.. or the Polite way of say it is euthanasia.  They say no one at  the track is talking about it, So why is it brought up in the News?  Just like other Leaks that get to the News Room. Is there a possibility of it happening?

If I owned 200 dogs and even Thought  Out loud that I was going to have them Euthanized, there would be cops at my door and every animal rights group in the state on my back. I'd probably be in jail.  It will be interesting to see how this plays out.. My bet is, The subject will just disappear..  Looks like you can't make as much on dogs as you can on Cards and slot machines. You have to go where the Profit is.


 

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I may be all messed up here but here goes.

We the People of the United States have the right to Vote and make this the best Government in the world..

Problem is We only have the choice of voting for the best of the ones running. If you have a Clean Moral and upstanding background you won't make it to the Ballot box little lone be in the winners circle.

We had about 8 to 10 who started running for President.. Either they ran out of money or didn't have the right backing. So the ones left had the most money, and was able to hold out to the end. So how do you vote for your choice to correct the wrong that is in the Government? You can only Vote for the Best of What's Left.

Hillary and Obama threw so much mud that, I wonder  who's going to vote for either one of them. And now they are "Best Buds" and support each other.. You know that's a Lie. How could you trust either one of them? How can they trust each other? McClain won because every one else ran out of money too. I'll Vote for the one I think is best for our Country, but I still would like to know ( How do we change this Government?) A Snow Ball Rolling Down Hill Comes to Mind..

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I think the Gas Holladay from May to Sept is another joke..   I'm I getting this wrong?

What is the chances of Everybody Saving all their Gas Receipts for 5 months?  And then where do you have to turn them in? And How long will it take to get your money back?

Why not just Roll the Pump prices back for 5 Months? That way no paper work for all the people to deal with. No hassle

Help me out here

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I was reading the latest news that said:  the Police caught a man, driving a pickup truck with 200 pounds of marijuana in the Bed. Does any one really think about the Consequences of there actions?

Now this guy gets caught and goes to Jail. ( that's a good thing ) The cops get 200 lbs. of weed off the street. ( that's a good thing ).  What about After the Bad guy gets out of Jail? Provided he gets the 100,000 bale money. What then???

Is he responsible to the Original Bad Guys that put he 200 lbs. of weed in his truck?? Because I know they're going to be ticked off for him loosing there product. Does he owe them the 180,000 thousand dollars? And just where is he going to get the 180,000  to keep the Original Bad Guy for braking his arms and legs to make up for there loss?

I think that if More people would give more thought, to the Consequences of there actions or to the Reactions to the Consequences, there would be less crime..  

Just something to think about.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

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I personally believe they should leave the name alone. When you say (
Grandview triangle ) everybody knows, what and where your talking about.

If you say ( Three Trails Crossing ) It sounds like they just put a new road on an Indian Reservation.  I have nothing against Indians because i am part Indian. But there is no reason to spend even more Money to replace all the road signs for miles around  and all goes with that.

I guess what I'm saying is : If it ain't broke don't fix it.. My Vote is for them to call it  (( Grandview Traingle ))
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I was reading about Why Kc  can't enforce there Fireworks ordinance.

They said:  Police said they need to focus on solving the shooting, rather than stopping the fireworks.

This just goes to show you How Stupid it is to keep voting more Laws and Ordinances that there is no possible way to enforce. The police are stretched pretty thin as it is. Drive by's and overnight shootings are more important than some kid shooting off fire crackers.

I was at a friends house on the Forth and we were playing some music out side his garage. From the time I was there, ( around 6:00 pm  till after 10:00 pm) there were fireworks going off constantly. Where were the Cops...???? They were one street over shooting off fireworks just like everybody else. The neighbor hood sounded like war zone. I have no problem with fireworks.. People can go out of town and buy all the fireworks they want and bring them back.. I say Dump the Ordinance.. it's just one less thing to worry about.

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As I was watching Fox 4 this morning and reading all the School Closings, I got to thinking.

Every time we get a couple of inches of snow, half the schools close. Which means Parents have to find somewhere for there kids to go. ( other than school. )  BUT You don't hear much about  where People work. They ( the work place ) Never Close do to the weather. You are expected to be there and on time. 

I know we have to take care of the kids and think of there safety but who's watching out for us??? 

Several years ago, During an Ice storm, I left early and carefully making my way on solid ice to work. I got to work and went inside and found out that we would not be working because the locals couldn't get to work. I had just driven 30 miles on Ice to find out that there would not be any work. So I had another 30 trip on ice back home.  I can understand our place of business not working that day. but Usually the Work Places do not close.

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Can someone help me to understand "Why" I need the new Vista system? I struggled when the XP came out. Now the Hipe is we all need the Windows® Vista operating system. I have seen what's on the Fox4 site and don't see why Everyone NEEDS the opperating system.

I would ask someone to draw me a picture but there are pictures on the Fox 4 site too.
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I wonder why there are no Movies on the regular channels anymore?
Each night there are dozens of 30 minutes sitcoms but no movies anymore. Has the Cable companies bought up all the rights?
I did watch Smokey and the Bandit the other night. And Smokey and the Bandit II. It was a weekend of movies, The next night , Guess what? It was Smokey and the bandit again.

If you don't have Cable I guess the Movie house is the only option.
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There has been talk about Cloned Food. I for one do not want anything to do with cloned food. I don't want to be a lab rat to find out in a few years down the road that "it" causes Cancer or genetic defects. The only reason that the FDA doesn't want to label the Cloned meat is they know people would not knowingly buy it. They tell us we have no worry about Mad Cow disease. We have no worry about Ecoli in spinach and other leafy foods. It's a don't ask don't tell situation. I just think it's wrong. We don't know what's in our foods now.
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Chapstick

I'm a Retired autoworker. I play bass guitar at my local church. I like to work with Wood and work on my old tractor.

Member Since: 12/12/2006