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4th Of July
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:15 pm
by ruger22
It's been quiet as a cemetary at midnight on GTO. I'll wish everyone a pleasant and safe 4th. Let's hope that by the next one we have a lot more to celebrate.
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:12 pm
by Jack D
I get really frustrated and a bit angry that they cancelled fireworks displays at military bases this year citing sequestration. I have no doubt they could find somewhere else to cut, but chose the most visable for political reasons. The big wigs party on our dollars then cancel the vets Independence Day party.
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:26 pm
by Georgezilla
Sorry, Jack. However, as we all know, it was much more important for the State Dept. to spend $600,000 of our tax dollars on gaining more facebook likes than hosting a celebratory fireworks display in your area.
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:35 pm
by Jack D
Not my area I'm talking about. I'm referring to the military bases that cancelled the firewarks displays for military folks and their families. I'm way past my Navy days by about 50 years.
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:18 pm
by Georgezilla
Ah, I assumed you liked to go to the event at the nearest base. I think it was sort of a tradition for my sister and brother-in-law to go to the 4th firework display, too. I'm sure they were a little upset about it as well.
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 6:42 am
by Bullseye
Sequestration is just the best excuse they can come up with to cancel things they just don't want to do anymore. They, the government, seem to have no problem wasting money but only on their pet projects. There's plenty of pork going into those bills they're passing.
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:50 pm
by greener
Belated happy 4th, folks.
Interesting conversation on sequestration. Maybe it's time to demand that our elected reps get serious about waste fraud and abuse.
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:56 pm
by Jack D
greener wrote:Belated happy 4th, folks.
Interesting conversation on sequestration. Maybe it's time to demand that our elected reps get serious about waste fraud and abuse.
Way past time, IMO. Been going on for as long as I can remember. That's a long time, but getting shorter all the time. Make sense?