Fat Kids & Adults

There's an article in todays newspaper about obesity in children. Now they want to give them cholesterol medication, fat free milk (then they'll complain of brittle bones) and what have you.Anyone think of lowering their caloric intake and and getting them to do some physical activity on a daily basis? Granted thanks to lawyers and lawsuits pick -up games of baseball, football, dodge ball and the like don't exist. I don't think they've outlawed playing tag or going for walks or runs yet. In my mind outside of the small 5-10% of people who have a metabolic problem (or are on certain medications) the reason the rest of them be they kids or adults are morbidly or grossly obese is because they eat to much and don't do anything because they are lazy. Get up to answer the phone instead of keeping it with you anything to move a little.I can still get into my uniform from '82. No I don't go to gyms or workout. I stay active, I go on the walking path when I can, I walk my dogs, I cut my lawn (not with a riding lawn mower) I do my own yard work. In parking lots I park far away so I have to walk. I watch what I eat and when, the bigger meal you have before you go to bed the fatter you get. The biggest meal should be breakfast so you can burn the calories before you lie down. I read that after you turn 30 your body doesn't metabolize food the same way so if you want to stay the same weight you have to maintain the same activity and eat less.If your not one of the 5-10% stop whining the problem is YOU you are lazy stop eating and do some exercise.
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4 day work week for government?

The Record Journal today reports some towns are considering going to a 4 day work week to save fuel costs for the town. Someone said some towns could save up to $50000 a year in fuel costs. The only people who should be driving constantly should be the cops, followed by fire and ambulance. If by stopping non emergency personnel from driving 1 day a week you can save that much you have little to no grasp on budgets or financial responsibility. If the officials feel that these people don't need to be on the road 5 days don't have them on the road, have them in the office available to help the public. Please don't even tell me by closing the buildings you will save on heating and cooling they don't shut off any of that. I keep my house at 65 during the winter why don't public buildings do the same, and in the summer 78 that would save a lot of money right there. I'll combine this with another vent. Public offices tax, zoning, town clerk etc. should work 11a to 8p to allow the taxpayers of the town to do business with the town without having to take time off from work. We pay the salaries and all the bills so we shouldn't have to lose money or time from work to do our business with the town, this should not be on overtime it should be the normal hours, remember the town hall is a service business just like any retail store and should be available to the taxpayers just as a retail store is available to it's customers.

Motorcycle Manners and Dress Code

I'll start this with a public service announcement of sorts.If you are going to start riding a motorcycle or scooter because of the gas mileage, TAKE THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOUNDATION (MSF) BEGINNER RIDERS COURSE. They are given at the community colleges so just call and sign up the cost is about $150 and worth every penny. This applies to those of you who are buying a 49cc scooter because you don't need a license you have the same risks as those on full dressed Harley's. Those who last rode when "Easy Rider" was first released, your skills are rusty there are more cages on the road take the course.Now for the vent.Dress like a biker. Plaid Bermuda shorts and white tee shirts don't cut it. We don't wear our leather and chains to your golf courses or tennis courts so show some respect. Also one 3rd degree burn on your leg from the pipes will show you the error of your ways.This doesn't apply to crotch rocket riders. You guys have your own style and your not right in the head anyway.Manners on the road. Wave to other bikers, extend your left hand slightly out and down, the passenger can also wave. When you see a broken down bike (you can usually tell by the body language) if they're alone pull over and ask if they need help even if it's only to use your cell phone. Remember you are part of a brother and sisterhood this is what separates us from the cagers.So take the course learn how to dress with pride as a biker and show some manners out there and you'll have years of happy memories.Ride Safe and Free
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Cell phone morons

I've been noticing more and more when I'm driving people weaving from side to side, totally ignoring those white signs with the numbers on them either 10-15 mph below or at warp drive, braking for green lights, right turns on red without stopping, traffic control signs mean nothing. Are these people driving under the influence? No they are talking on a cell phone when they should be driving. It's illegal to talk on a cell phone without a hands free device in Connecticut and other states. I think it should be illegal with a hands free device. You're operating a piece of steel that weighs several thousand pounds and you're not paying attention. You should receive the same penalties as a drunk driver because you're just as much out of control of that vehicle as a drunk is.
Why do people need to talk while they are driving, shopping, eating or just walking? Are you really that important? Or do you just hang with a bunch of losers who call each other all the time to make each other feel important? Get some lives and maybe some day you actually may do something decent for humanity. Oh and lets not forget Mr. & Ms business person you are such a multitasker that you probably need the phone to look at pictures of your kids and spouse and need the name that goes with it, is your tombstone going to be in the shape of laptop or blackberry and the coffin that of a cell phone. Epitaph 'I didn't spend enough time at work'.
You need a life too. When was the last time you did something that really on a human personal level helped someone? You probably don't have a clue what a human personal level is unless you can Google it so my question is pretty much worthless.
Some medical studies are now showing that close prolonged exposure to the rays coming off a cell phone cause brain cancer. Maybe you should have to be over 18 to use one just like cigarettes or maybe 21 like booze? Then again I'm not sure how they could prove this causes brain cancer because in my mind anyone with a brain and using it would not talk on a phone the amount of time needed to get the cancer.
To all you who feel as I do let's help suppress this disease, when you see someone talking on the cell phone driving a car, blow your horn at them, in a restaurant or store ask them to put it on speaker so you can hear both sides of the conversation. Most important contact your elected officials and have them ban cell phone use by people under 18 or 21 until they prove that the use of a cell phone doesn't cause cancer. We know it causes atrophy of human personal relationships. Insurance companies are now finding out how many accidents are caused by drivers talking on the cell phone hands free or otherwise and with the money they're paying out those laws will change soon.
In your wondering, yes I do have a cell phone it's prepaid and I carry it in my car and on my bike and use it very sparingly, I had 300 minutes on it at the end of January and still have over 200 left.

There should be a law

We just went thru a heat wave out here in the North East. Ok it's called weather, mother nature normal happenings. So why does every media outlet make such a big deal of it? Why do they close schools? A lot of taxpayers are out working in the heat so why should kids and teachers not have to? Years ago there was no a/c in schools you just dressed cool drank a little more water and guess what you lived. Now the front page of the newspaper has rules to survive in the heat. I don't think our ancestors needed rules when they settled this country they just had common sense, when it's hot drink more liquid, work slower, dress cooler, our military personnel in the Mideast are fighting in temperatures that are higher then these the wimps are crying about. The same thing happens in the winter, when temperatures drop to freezing or below the media is putting out rules so people will stay alive.
I think that should be illegal. If you are past the age of reason and have what passes for normal intelligence these days and you don't know how to survive in different temperatures that's your problem. In my mind you're stupid and we don't need your DNA in the gene pool if we want the human species to survive. Based on that the media should not be allowed to help keep you alive. Even little kids or people with mental handicaps realize that when it's cold dress warmer, when it's hot dress cooler and when you get thirsty drink. If a "normal" person can't figure that out or they want to be so stylish in how the dress or act that they die because of it, oh well they'll be a stylish corpse. The gene pool will be better of with out them and there will be one less carbon footprint to waste oxygen and water on.

Jimmy Bonz

The Demise of the United States of America

I wonder what thoughts go thru the minds of Bush and Cheney about the damage they've done to the USA. I wonder if they even care. In 4 years the 2 men who were elected to protect, lead and guide the greatest nation history has ever known have brought it to it's knees possibly even down for the count.

4 years ago Saddam Hussien ruled Iraq he was selling oil at $19 a barrel everything in the world was proceeding in what was normal fashion. Then Bush and Cheney were "re-elected" some say they were given the election because Bush's brother was Governor of FL the state who's recount gave the election to Bush and Cheney.

Bush had a problem with Saddam Hussien since back around 1990 when Saddam kicked daddy Bush's ass in the first gulf war it was now payback time. Bush had no problem enlisting the help of Cheney, they were both oil men and their other oil friends didn't like Saddam either because he sold oil too cheap.

The Bush Cheney administration declares that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction (never proved) then send in the US military, capture Saddam execute him and turn the oil fields over to their friends. In 4 year oil is hovering around $130 per barrel heating oil and gas are over $4. per gal from under $1. for heating oil and maybe about $1.25 for gas 4 years ago. Why is the US not getting the Iraq oil for free since we are giving them billions in aid per month not counting the 4000+ American lives lost and the 100,000+ American lives ruined. Thanks Bush and Cheney in any other country you would have been impeached and tried for treason. I can't find a valid reason it hasn't happened. I can only hope who ever is elected in November remembers their responsibility is to the USA not oil companies, multinational corporations, or other countries but America over and above all others.

Chlorinate the Gene Pool

Why do we keep certain people alive? Some evil sick criminal gets into a shoot out with the cops after raping or killing someone, the cops shoot him and then our tax dollars are used to pay medical bills to keep him alive. Why? File the incident under did society a favor bury the criminal, give the cops a couple a days off and get on with life. Suicide in prison or jail why stop it or punish the guards for not stopping it? If someone wants to kill themselves let them. Wasting our tax dollars on them is ridiculous. On the same subject why should criminals get free medical and dental when many law abiding taxpayers on the outside can't afford it? If they need it let their families pay or suck their bank accounts and any other assets they have dry. As a matter of fact charge them room and board until they run out of money. So what if they don't have a nice house and a large bank account to come out to why should taxpayers go broke keeping these criminals alive and healthy when if they weren't in there they'd have to pay. In addition why waste tax dollars chasing down criminals who kill or rob other criminals. If 2 drug dealers or rapists or murderers get in a fight and one or both die so what. If they're both dead bury them. If one is dead and the other running bury the dead one and don't waste tax dollars chasing the other. As long as they are not hurting innocent people who cares what happens to them. Hopefully they'll all end up killing each other off. Who would really care not me. We don't need these people procreating, their DNA line needs to end now.

Jimmy Bonz