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Subject: More stupid stuff

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Gene

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Date Posted: 13:12:56 08/28/05 Sun
In reply to: Tom Koulos 's message, "Earth Foods like the Enviroment are in constant metamorphosis:):)" on 15:04:40 08/27/05 Sat

Tom did you see in the public notices, in Livingston, you have to go before the zoning board and have a hearing to keep a couple of midget donkeys on your property. Pay taxes on your property, but do what we want you to with it. Just more out of control policies by our Nimby bretherns. Socialism at its best, less freedom is good for you.

Went to the land use meeting in Hillsdale, more smoke and mirrors by the saviors of our planet. There is just so much money to provide the services that our society demands. Yet they want to shift the burden to those of use who are least able to make use of their newly devined system for open space. The "expert" speakers must of went to the Depew school for public bloviating as they often spoke in circles and could not be pin downed. As the Redman says Whiteman speak with forked tongue. Which can now be applied to the saviors of our Planet.

Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

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Ned Depew
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Date Posted: 19:29:35 08/28/05 Sun

Gene -

You might be comfortable with a pile of donkeys**t next to your patio or the aroma of it wafting in the windows on the breeze from your neighbor's yard, but not everyone is.

Would it be OK with you if your next-door neighbor opened an all-night Disco and blared loud music and invited kids to hang around outside till dawn? Would it be "Socialist" to have community standards in place (they already are!) that prevent that from happening? What if someone wanted to put a dump next to your house. After all, it's their property, right?

What a silly argument!

We have already decided, as local communities and as a nation, to work together to solve our problems, under the law. We've chosen to set all kinds of limits on our own and other's behavior, in order to protect our mututal rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." And by-and-large it's worked pretty well.

You are good at making generalized complaints and accusing others of "speaking with forked tongue," but when it comes to positive ideas and suggestions - let alone positive actions - you just aren't around.

The truth is, we don't need any more whiners. We already have plenty. What we need is people who'll stand up for what they believe is best for all of us and work to make it happen.