So many things are going on right now.
A local town had been having problems with people not controlling their dogs. The town council tried to get a state representative to introduce a bill allowing them to pass local laws regarding specific breeds. Right now it is illegal in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to do that. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. Many people worked hard to make sure that real facts were studied and not just feel good information passing as facts. After all his investigating the representative found that local laws on the books, when enforced, would take care of the problems they were having. Bummer for a local councilwoman from that town who will now have to walk her two wiener dogs on a leash. Much to the pleasure of some locals who had been charged by those wieners in the past.
Also, in our area. A large local hospital network has announced that it will no longer hire people who smoke. Current employees will be grandfathered. They will be testing for nicotine along with illegal drugs. I don't smoke, just so you know. What's next? Sorry you're BMI is too high you can't do this or that. You dye your hair, no job for you. Cigarettes are not illegal. They are a personal choice. Should the hospital be allowed to ban smoking on their grounds? Sure it's their property. Last time I checked we still have a constitution that allows us personal rights. One of those rights is to slowly kill yourself with tobacco, alcohol, or food. It's your choice as long as you don't take anyone with you.
After the bombing in two of Russia's train stations recently Russia said it's not gonna take any crap from Islamic extremists. When Russia says it's not going to take any crap from someone or a group, you don't want to be a part of that group or even appear to be part of that group. During WWII Germans were terrified of being sent to the Russian front. Russia couldn't be bothered taking care of prisoners. So all prisoners we questioned and killed. Kept down on their prison camp overhead.
Some people are still complaining about Vice President Biden dropping the F-bomb during what he thought was a private moment with the President. Give me a break people. It wasn't directed towards you. It was said in a private conversation. Are we trying to control private conversations now too? If you don't like it don't listen to it. It wasn't intended for your ears anyway. The media should have just ignored it. They couldn't resist the possible rating coup over their latest media fueled so called scandal. What a waste of electrons, trees and ink over that whole dog pile.
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Oooooh! Lots of good stuff today!
ReplyDeleteNothing irks me more than to see dogs running around loose. (Most of my neighbors thought I was of that ilk until I explained the fence to them.)
One of the worst offenders was a lady two doors from me who'd let her dog roam at 4:00 a.m., and that dog inevitably decided to do its thing in Strudel's turf. You remember how high strung Strudel was. In spring we'd throw the windows open wide; she'd hear that blasted dog's tags jingling and go berserk.
The second offender is a chihuahua around the corner, and he was one nasty-a@@ed dog, a mean, slobbering little Napoleon that would charge your ankles, and those stupid people did nothing to control it. It was so bad I didn't walk Knucklehead on that street. I figured she'd eventually snap that dog's neck and I'D BE in a heap of trouble with a vicious German Shepherd.
So, a hospital is going to hire only non-smoking staff? I sincerely hope that the prospective employees denied employment file a huge class-action suit. Until tobacco is outlawed, I don't think the hospital has a legal leg to stand on.
I agree with you on the Biden "issue" too. I wasn't at all bothered by what he said; and as much as I disagree with the legislation, it IS a "BFD."
Still, a person with his experience should better skilled at generally curbing his words around the press, and he should certainly know better than to drop the F-bomb in front of an open microphone. It makes him look like a buffoon. Either the man is chronically prone to such blunders, or the media is really good and finding them.