On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:55:45 -0400, HK wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
On 31 May 2007 18:05:45 GMT, "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute"
wrote:


All these companies are far more profitable than you are, and they are 100%
dependent on the buying decisions of consumers. So are you more envious of
the successful, or disdainful of your fellow citizens?

My wife teaches middle school.

She has students that tell her that she can teach them nothing
worthwhile, since they can make more money on a street corner in a
weekend than she makes in a month. They are neither lying nor
exaggerating.

They are much more profitable than she is, but she thinks they are
wrong.

So, should I tell her that she is mere envious of the more successful,
or just disdainful of her students?


Your boy Fred here is a living example of precisely what is wrong with
this country: ignorant, selfish, and stupid beyond belief. Oh, and no
balls, either.

But Harrie is an example of the best Yale has to offer. He is the best
name-caller in the group, except for, perhaps, basskisser.

He is a neat guy!

In article , jherring1
@yahoo.com says...
On Wed, 30 May 2007 10:24:20 -0400, HK wrote:

Jim wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup panel survey finds the public bracing
for continued rising gas prices this summer. A majority of poll
respondents expect gas prices to reach the $4.00 per gallon level in
their local area this summer, though only a small minority expects it to
reach the $5.00 mark. Roughly two in three Americans say they have
already been affected financially in some meaningful way by the high gas
prices. The public most often mentions oil company greed as the reason
for the high gas prices, though it also mentions other more practical
reasons such as problems with refineries.

They'll mention whatever the talking heads tell them to mention as
reasons. Remember "increased demand in China"? That's the reason I heard
for the latest run-up. Same thing last year. But, when the price dropped
last year, nobody said "decreased demand in China". I don't listen any
more. The only info I'd believe would come from Rex Tillerson, who was
being waterboarded in return for real details about the pricing scheme.
All other explanations thus far are an insult to our intelligence.

The "problems with refineries" reason is a tad too predictable. There's no
reason to doubt "refinery" and big oil greed, though.

It's pretty hard to ignore big oil's announcement of record profits every
quarter. Maybe it's time to sell the boat and buy Exxon Mobil stock.
Jim




Maybe it is time to elect a president who gives a damn about those with
middle or lower class incomes. We've had six and a half years of
corporate payoff in the White House. It's time to make sure the public's
interest is represented in such key, high-cost to the public industries
as oil and health care.

Yes, the president sets gas prices.

Bumper sticker brain. Some things just don't change.

Tell me if this make sense...

Under this president and administration, the oil companies know that
they'll benefit from the sort of oversight afforded a regular golf
partner who likes to kick his ball out of the rough.

Stock holders won't benefit, just the cocksuckers running things.

jps

"HK" wrote in message
news
Gene Kearns wrote:
On 31 May 2007 18:04:35 GMT, "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute"
wrote:

In message , Gene Kearns
sprach forth the following:

Maybe if we didn't have an influx of cheap crap
"An influx of cheap crap" - a perfect description of illegal
immigration.

I don't know that I'd stoop to using those words, but it is virtually
the same problem as walmart, et al.

Illegal immigration should and MUST be stopped, but it is not in the
interests of this administration to do so. I hope the next
administration can read immigration laws for content and develop
enough courage to do the right thing.



Bush has been a major player in the desire to sell out American workers,
he's not the only one to blame. Look to corporate America, whose goal it
is to revert back to the 18th and 19th Centuries in this country when
employees were little more than chattel. Real wages are going down the
toilet, and benefits are disappearing. Unlike most of the rest of the
civilized Western world, we don't have any system of national health care
or even a serious system to retrain workers whose jobs are disappearing.


It is not Bush's fault. The fault goes *both* to the unions and head
management. However, the fault goes mainly to management as they are the
ones who gave in to the demands of the unions.

Look at the new CEO of Ford. He took over in September '06 and after one of
the worse years Ford ever had he was *rewarded* with over $30 million in
salary, bonus and stock options for those blundered 3 months of work.

No wonder the Big 3 is going bust.

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:34:41 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On 31 May 2007 18:04:35 GMT, "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute"
wrote:

In message , Gene Kearns
sprach forth the following:

Maybe if we didn't have an influx of cheap crap

"An influx of cheap crap" - a perfect description of illegal immigration.

I don't know that I'd stoop to using those words, but it is virtually
the same problem as walmart, et al.

Illegal immigration should and MUST be stopped, but it is not in the
interests of this administration to do so. I hope the next
administration can read immigration laws for content and develop
enough courage to do the right thing.

It's for sure in the interest of Democrats to allow illegal immigration.
That will become their voting base soon. The Republican Party will become
history, and we'll have a one party country. Luckily, I'll be dead and
gone
then.

BTW, I just got back from Home Depot. I checked fluorescent light bulbs.
All of them were made in China. Then I checked GE's regular light bulbs.
Same result. Then I looked at a few other things, all made in China. I
think, except for lumber, it may be hard to find something in Home Depot
that's *not* made in China. BUT - the Black and Decker edger blade wasn't
made in China! It was made in Mexico!

I also noticed that all the big overhead signs are now in two languages,
English is still printed a little bigger, but I imagine that'll change
soon. Doesn't it cost the consumer money to reprint all those signs? Am I
not paying for the failure of the Spanish speaking immigrants to learn a
little English?

Hee hee..welcome to my world. Best thing to do is learn Spanish
pronto.....and like it a lot.

On Thu, 31 May 2007 13:48:24 -0700, jps wrote:

In article , jherring1
says...
On Wed, 30 May 2007 10:24:20 -0400, HK wrote:

Jim wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup panel survey finds the public bracing
for continued rising gas prices this summer. A majority of poll
respondents expect gas prices to reach the $4.00 per gallon level in
their local area this summer, though only a small minority expects it to
reach the $5.00 mark. Roughly two in three Americans say they have
already been affected financially in some meaningful way by the high gas
prices. The public most often mentions oil company greed as the reason
for the high gas prices, though it also mentions other more practical
reasons such as problems with refineries.

They'll mention whatever the talking heads tell them to mention as
reasons. Remember "increased demand in China"? That's the reason I heard
for the latest run-up. Same thing last year. But, when the price dropped
last year, nobody said "decreased demand in China". I don't listen any
more. The only info I'd believe would come from Rex Tillerson, who was
being waterboarded in return for real details about the pricing scheme.
All other explanations thus far are an insult to our intelligence.

The "problems with refineries" reason is a tad too predictable. There's no
reason to doubt "refinery" and big oil greed, though.

It's pretty hard to ignore big oil's announcement of record profits every
quarter. Maybe it's time to sell the boat and buy Exxon Mobil stock.
Jim




Maybe it is time to elect a president who gives a damn about those with
middle or lower class incomes. We've had six and a half years of
corporate payoff in the White House. It's time to make sure the public's
interest is represented in such key, high-cost to the public industries
as oil and health care.

Yes, the president sets gas prices.

Bumper sticker brain. Some things just don't change.

Tell me if this make sense...

Under this president and administration, the oil companies know that
they'll benefit from the sort of oversight afforded a regular golf
partner who likes to kick his ball out of the rough.

Stock holders won't benefit, just the cocksuckers running things.

jps

Please tell me why the Democrats have done nothing about it. They control
Congress. Why've they not pinpointed the problem with all their hearings?
Or, are they in on the scam?

BTW, stockholders have and do benefit - greatly!

In article , jherring1
@yahoo.com says...
On Thu, 31 May 2007 13:48:24 -0700, jps wrote:

In article , jherring1
says...
On Wed, 30 May 2007 10:24:20 -0400, HK wrote:

Jim wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup panel survey finds the public bracing
for continued rising gas prices this summer. A majority of poll
respondents expect gas prices to reach the $4.00 per gallon level in
their local area this summer, though only a small minority expects it to
reach the $5.00 mark. Roughly two in three Americans say they have
already been affected financially in some meaningful way by the high gas
prices. The public most often mentions oil company greed as the reason
for the high gas prices, though it also mentions other more practical
reasons such as problems with refineries.

They'll mention whatever the talking heads tell them to mention as
reasons. Remember "increased demand in China"? That's the reason I heard
for the latest run-up. Same thing last year. But, when the price dropped
last year, nobody said "decreased demand in China". I don't listen any
more. The only info I'd believe would come from Rex Tillerson, who was
being waterboarded in return for real details about the pricing scheme.
All other explanations thus far are an insult to our intelligence.

The "problems with refineries" reason is a tad too predictable. There's no
reason to doubt "refinery" and big oil greed, though.

It's pretty hard to ignore big oil's announcement of record profits every
quarter. Maybe it's time to sell the boat and buy Exxon Mobil stock.
Jim




Maybe it is time to elect a president who gives a damn about those with
middle or lower class incomes. We've had six and a half years of
corporate payoff in the White House. It's time to make sure the public's
interest is represented in such key, high-cost to the public industries
as oil and health care.

Yes, the president sets gas prices.

Bumper sticker brain. Some things just don't change.

Tell me if this make sense...

Under this president and administration, the oil companies know that
they'll benefit from the sort of oversight afforded a regular golf
partner who likes to kick his ball out of the rough.

Stock holders won't benefit, just the cocksuckers running things.

jps

Please tell me why the Democrats have done nothing about it. They control
Congress. Why've they not pinpointed the problem with all their hearings?
Or, are they in on the scam?

BTW, stockholders have and do benefit - greatly!

Let's start by saying that the Democrats have their hands full trying to
bring this ****ed up administration under control. Plus, they're a
bunch of spineless pussies.

Each party turns their heads based on who funds them. Industry has a
(non-exclusive) friend in the Republicans based on their penchant for
"free market" enterprise. Democrats drink at other wells.

They're all on someone's bankroll. Have you seen how much it costs to
fund a campaign? The system is ****ed.

However, let's get back on point. Energy has a friend in this
administration. It's the reason we're in Iraq, the reason Enron debacle
wasn't a surprise, the reason oil companies are enjoying their greatest
profits in history.

The Democrats are only slightly less corrupt.

If you want to change the system, support campaign finance reform.
Nothing is going to change until we find a different way to finance
elections.

jps

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 31 May 2007 19:55:18 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

"John H." wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:42:46 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On 31 May 2007 18:05:45 GMT, "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute"
wrote:



All these companies are far more profitable than you are, and they are
100%
dependent on the buying decisions of consumers. So are you more
envious
of
the successful, or disdainful of your fellow citizens?

My wife teaches middle school.

She has students that tell her that she can teach them nothing
worthwhile, since they can make more money on a street corner in a
weekend than she makes in a month. They are neither lying nor
exaggerating.

They are much more profitable than she is, but she thinks they are
wrong.

So, should I tell her that she is mere envious of the more successful,
or just disdainful of her students?

You should tell her she has one of the most difficult jobs in the world.
The fact that she can put up with it, day after day, is a testament to
her
patience. I lasted only ten years, by which time I was totally sick of
8th
graders.

Everybody wave the flag and get out your hankies.


Trust me, been there, done that, bought the T-shirt........

he deserves credit.....


I just spent the evening with a bunch of REAL teachers - the ones who were
able to put up with their kids for more than 10 years. I have zero sympathy
for John's troubles with teaching.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:31:03 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:



I just spent the evening with a bunch of REAL teachers - the ones who were
able to put up with their kids for more than 10 years. I have zero
sympathy
for John's troubles with teaching.


I've been in the business for 34 years.

There are a lot of variables. Lacking an administration that has
sufficient male genitalia to actually administrate.... 10 years is a
lifetime.

Perhaps assertiveness training should be a requirement for students training
to be teachers.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:02:06 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
. ..
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:31:03 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:



I just spent the evening with a bunch of REAL teachers - the ones who
were
able to put up with their kids for more than 10 years. I have zero
sympathy
for John's troubles with teaching.


I've been in the business for 34 years.

There are a lot of variables. Lacking an administration that has
sufficient male genitalia to actually administrate.... 10 years is a
lifetime.

Perhaps assertiveness training should be a requirement for students
training
to be teachers.


Assertiveness isn't a problem for teachers. Administrators that see
themselves only as good will ambassadors to the community need the
training.

I remember a distinct attitude among my best teachers (late 1960s): **** the
community. Take care of the students.

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:42:46 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On 31 May 2007 18:05:45 GMT, "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute"
wrote:



All these companies are far more profitable than you are, and they are
100%
dependent on the buying decisions of consumers. So are you more envious
of
the successful, or disdainful of your fellow citizens?

My wife teaches middle school.

She has students that tell her that she can teach them nothing
worthwhile, since they can make more money on a street corner in a
weekend than she makes in a month. They are neither lying nor
exaggerating.

They are much more profitable than she is, but she thinks they are
wrong.

So, should I tell her that she is mere envious of the more successful,
or just disdainful of her students?


I lasted only ten years, by which time I was totally sick of 8th
graders.

Everybody wave the flag and get out your hankies.


I think a group of 4th graders would eventually be able to intimidate the
old man to the point of him begging to teach preschoolers. No wonder he
retired.