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cola
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Having flown in and out of Reagan more than a few times, and being generally familiar with the area, this was an accident waiting to happen. Pay attention to the helicopter routes this former army pilot discusses. The one that created the problem this time was one that comes directly down from Maryland staying on the Eastern side of the Potomac River to the area in question. To reach the landing runway in question planes need to cross over from the Eastern land side of river, to the Western side in Virginia, in order to land. I watched an even better graphic representation of these pathways but lost it in the internet shuffle and can't locate it now. Looks like this specific helicopter route has been shut down, at least for now. IMHO they should close it permanently. There are other designated routes helicopters can use.
Travis Kelcee
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Crashed US Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness
The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials to safety in the event of an attack on the U.S., officials say. The military mission, known as...
ca.news.yahoo.com
Good idea!
Dem bastards
Finally got a few pics of the grandson uploaded from camera.
cute little bugger.
cute little bugger.
Oh, Subbie Dear, you are so sneaky. That sweet-eyed doggie above is in St. Cloud... Pretty much in Brother Boo's front yard.I love rescues too but I think boo is looking for a specific bloodline. They do have sweet dog rescues tho I’m sure with no paperwork but certainly sweet doggos. Like this one
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cola
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Below is the link discussing the shortage of workers in the South in 2012, estimated at a 40% worker shortage, after Georgia passed a tough new immigration law. Farmers were left high and dry, and without the necessary workers:
The Law Of Unintended Consequences: Georgia's Immigration Law Backfires
Although many Americans believe immigrants “steal” our jobs and push down our wages, economists find little evidence of that.
www.forbes.com
Not many folks, except perhaps those living in CA, and some of the farmers in the South, understand the role migrants play in getting crops to the table. They did this migrant deportation threat once before fairly recently, and not just CA was affected. Farmers in the South could not even locate workers to pick their berries, or even corn, to get it to harvest. So the crops sat in the field & rotted. This is back breaking, often dangerous work, most Americans simply will not do.
It is a well known fact that in Germany, for example. Polish seasonal workers for decades traveled to Germany to pick their crops. Once again, the Germans were simply not willing to do this work. The Polish economy began getting stronger, with a more developed middle class, and they too became less and less interested in traveling to Germany to perform this task. One of the reasons, in my belief, that Germany allowed 2+ million Syrians into their country. My very strong supposition, and belief, now that Poles are no longer doing it, is that the newly emigrated Syrians pick the crops.
It is a complicated issue that looks good on a broader scale, but on the ground is very different. Right now we need these migrants. You cannot "develop" people to pick crops and do the work, that they very simply are unwilling to do.
I am completely apolitical about this. I have zero affiliation. I am simply expressing and noting the very obvious dilemma.
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Who's going to bake something for dessert? A raspberry cream roll would be nice
That’s a lot of bean soup you must make enough for all winter
I didn’t forget how old you are GW…ha ha
sadly, no...the breeder and his wife got divorced and his wife is bitter and refuses to give me his contact info...he has kennels in both Greece and Norway...Dutch was purpose bred from a collaboration of the two...I'll not likely find another Dutch but Ivan is checking off all the boxes...neighbors comment on what a different dog he is since Dutch left us...he is extremely aware of his surroundings and doesn't lean in when he sees other animals...we have a herd of longhorns at the end of our walk, they always come running when the see Ivan...they stop about 15' from the fence and they eyeball each other...Dutch would bite them on the nose...he wasn't popular with the cows...
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When somebody asks me what I want for desert….I say “I’m drinking it”.
dogzter
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Not what you're looking for but the guy I got Bubba and DaBaby from has fresh pups a week or so old.sadly, no...the breeder and his wife got divorced and his wife is bitter and refuses to give me his contact info...he has kennels in both Greece and Norway...Dutch was purpose bred from a collaboration of the two...I'll not likely find another Dutch but Ivan is checking off all the boxes...neighbors comment on what a different dog he is since Dutch left us...he is extremely aware of his surroundings and doesn't lean in when he sees other animals...we have a herd of longhorns at the end of our walk, they always come running when the see Dutch...they stop about 15' from the fence and they eyeball each other...Dutch would bite them on the nose...he wasn't popular with the cows...
dogzter
Drapetomaniac
Not many folks, except perhaps those living in CA, and some of the farmers in the South, understand the role migrants play in getting crops to the table. They did this migrant deportation threat once before fairly recently, and not just CA was affected. Farmers in the South could not even locate workers to pick their berries, or even corn, to get it to harvest. So the crops sat in the field & rotted. This is back breaking, often dangerous work, most Americans simply will not do.
It is a well known fact that in Germany, for example. Polish seasonal workers for years traveled to Germany to pick their crops. Once again, the Germans were simply not willing to do this work. The Polish economy began getting stronger, with a more developed middle class, and they too became less and less interested in traveling to Germany to perform this task. One of the reasons, in my belief, that Germany allowed 2+ million Syrians into their country. My strong supposition, and belief, now that the Poles are no longer doing it, is that the newly emigrated Syrians are picking crops.
It is a complicated issue that looks good on a broader scale, but on the ground is very different. Right now we need these migrants. You cannot "develop" people to pick crops and do the work, that they very simply are unwilling to do.
I picked tomatos,watermelons,cantaloupe, cukes,citrus growing up.
I don't buy the Americans won't do it line.......should be Americans won't do it for that pay.
Same with construction we have plenty of labor just don't have anyone willing to pay for it.
I love following bubba and dababy but it's the breed that has had me since '81...I know what to expect and the proper dog delivers in spades...no longhairs in my future...
