Lively Case Discussion #484 6/30 - 7/1/2006

[mishy]

Mishy... after the KG, I had a station wagon... woody no less... toyota drove that into the ground  when "Josephine" died... she had 400k miles... and Peaches, you will appreciate this... drove in ATL with no air conditioning....

Mrs. Red, I once drove a pine green Hornet Sportabout station wagon. I used to take it out on motorcycle trails...

I used to drive the chevette (the one with 4 on the floor) out in the woods where only trucks would go...I always treated my cars like trucks  

[klaasend]

Anyone that wants to watch the launch of the shuttle on their PC, go to this link and then WATCH NASA TV:

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/sts-121_front/index.html

[mrs. red]

Mishy... after the KG, I had a station wagon... woody no less... toyota drove that into the ground  when "Josephine" died... she had 400k miles... and Peaches, you will appreciate this... drove in ATL with no air conditioning....

 

That was pretty brave.  Did you only go out at nite?  Most days I don't even put the top down on the Sebring because I'm afraid I will roast at a stoplight!

 

Oh no, I lived around the corner from where you live and worked in Colony Square.... and had to wear panty hose no less....    always looked melted...  

Sun that is awesome!!!

[Peaches]

Sunfreak, Mr. Peaches is nosy.  How old were you when you went to medical school?  What kinda doc were you?  

(Okay I'm nosy too.)

[Easywriter]

I had a '76 Fiat Spider I loved.  It turned into a real rust bucket, but I loved that little car.

Ooooh Easy...I bet the girls were swooning over the lovely blonde haired blue eyed cutie in the Fiat Spider....

It had a few miles on it and leaked like a sieve by the time I got it, but it was fun.  What makes you think I had blonde hair?  I had very dark brown air as a young fellow.  Now there is just so much gray intermingled that it is a non-descript color. lol

[mrs. red]

Where is Jacq??  I want to hear about the state closing down.....

[mishy]

Thanks Klaas,

when is it scheduled to launch?

[Peaches]

Where is Jacq??  I want to hear about the state closing down.....

Dare I ask which state?

[mrs. red]

Where is Jacq??  I want to hear about the state closing down.....

Dare I ask which state?

CNN just talked about NJ shutting down...

[mishy]

I had a '76 Fiat Spider I loved.  It turned into a real rust bucket, but I loved that little car.

Ooooh Easy...I bet the girls were swooning over the lovely blonde haired blue eyed cutie in the Fiat Spider....

It had a few miles on it and leaked like a sieve by the time I got it, but it was fun.  What makes you think I had blonde hair?  I had very dark brown air as a young fellow.  Now there is just so much gray intermingled that it is a non-descript color. lol

I don't know...some of your pix have looked blonde to me...Don't tell me you don't have piercing blue eyes      

[mrs. red]

K... talk to y'all later... save my place!!

[klaasend]

Where is Jacq??  I want to hear about the state closing down.....

Budget Impasse Shuts Down N.J. Government

Jul 1, 1:14 PM (ET)

By TOM HESTER Jr.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Jon S. Corzine closed the state government Saturday amid a bitter dispute with fellow Democrats in the Assembly over his plan to increase the sales tax, threatening to shutter beaches, parks and possibly casinos in the coming days.

After Saturday's constitutional deadline to adopt a new balanced budget passed without agreement, Corzine signed an executive order just after 9:30 a.m., a grim climax to weeks of budget squabbling among Democrats who control state government but haven't been able to agree on a budget bill.

"It gives me no joy, no satisfaction, no sense of empowerment to do what I'm forced to do here," Corzine said.

Within minutes of Corzine signing the order, road construction projects were required to begin winding down. Motor vehicle offices planned to close at noon. About 45,000 state employees were immediately furloughed. State courts were closed for anything but emergencies.

State-run parks, beaches and historic sites were to be closed by Wednesday but were expected to remain open through the July Fourth holiday.

Services such as state police, prisons, mental hospitals and child welfare were to keep operating. The casinos could be forced to close because they require state monitoring, though the casino industry is challenging a possible closure in court.

A bid by Atlantic City's 12 casinos Friday to get state monitors declared "essential employees" who would stay on the job despite a government shutdown is now before an emergency appellate court panel, casino association lawyer John Kearney said Saturday.

The dispute centers on Corzine's determination to raise the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent to help close a $4.5 billion budget deficit.

Corzine sees the increase as a vital step toward providing reliable annual revenue, but most Democrats in the Assembly - the lower house of the state Legislature - and several Senate Democrats say the plan is unnecessary.

Opponents have questioned the need for a sales tax increase, predicting voter backlash and demanding that any increase be reserved for property tax reform. No formal talks between Corzine and legislators were scheduled Saturday.

The shutdown marks the first time the state government has had to close because of a budget dispute.

"What's happening in the Statehouse is shameful," said Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce, a Republican.

The state Constitution requires a balanced budget by July 1, but the deadline has been missed four times in five years. Nothing happened when deadlines were missed before, but the state never went past the morning of July 2 without an adopted budget. Without one, the state has no authority to spend money. The shutdown lasts until a budget agreement is signed.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20060701/D8IJARDG0.html

[mishy]

Where is Jacq??  I want to hear about the state closing down.....

Dare I ask which state?

CNN just talked about NJ shutting down...

Shutting down what? Why for, Mrs?

[Nut44x4]

Anybody wanna see pics of my Yugo??  How about my Pinto w/the flame decals??  Anyone??

reading back...LOL

Why you laughing Scarlett?  Can't a guy drive a pinto w/flame decals without EVERYBODY making fun of him??  Gosh!!  

honey hush... did you see my Kharman Ghia story

Did anybody besides me ever drive a Chevette?  

Don't tell anybody, but I actually drove 2!!

No.......but when I was 18 I had a Chevy Vega, lol.....I blew the motor at 2500 miles. Yes 2500, not 25,000, lmao.

[klaasend]

Thanks Klaas,

when is it scheduled to launch?

In about one hour weather permitting.

[Peaches]

Thanks Klaas,

when is it scheduled to launch?

In about one hour weather permitting.

They should be in my backyard.  It's hotter than  twelve yards of hell and sunny to boot!

[mishy]

No.......but when I was 18 I had a Chevy Vega, lol.....I blew the motor at 2500 miles. Yes 2500, not 25,000, lmao.

               

[Easywriter]

I had a '76 Fiat Spider I loved.  It turned into a real rust bucket, but I loved that little car.

Ooooh Easy...I bet the girls were swooning over the lovely blonde haired blue eyed cutie in the Fiat Spider....

It had a few miles on it and leaked like a sieve by the time I got it, but it was fun.  What makes you think I had blonde hair?  I had very dark brown air as a young fellow.  Now there is just so much gray intermingled that it is a non-descript color. lol

I don't know...some of your pix have looked blonde to me...Don't tell me you don't have piercing blue eyes      

Still have the eyes, but the hair went through a metamorphism over the years.  Here is a trip down memory lane.      

[SunFreak2]

Sunfreak, Mr. Peaches is nosy.  How old were you when you went to medical school?  What kinda doc were you?  

(Okay I'm nosy too.)

Peaches - I was in my mid thirties and finished in my early 40's with my Residency in Family Medicine.  I worked in the ER for many years. After that I did occupational medicine and ended up doing a combo practice of family medicine, pain management & injury rehab.  My career was cut short by my own accidents and medical problems, and am now retired/disabled (way too young) as a result.  Thankfully, I had bought a great disability insurance policy specific to my occupation.  I'm doing better now, but not enough to ever practice again.     But I still love my life, it's just different.  BTW, I'm on the NE side of the perimeter below the Lake L.

[Peaches]

Sunfreak, Mr. Peaches is nosy.  How old were you when you went to medical school?  What kinda doc were you?  

(Okay I'm nosy too.)

Peaches - I was in my mid thirties and finished in my early 40's with my Residency in Family Medicine.  I worked in the ER for many years. After that I did occupational medicine and ended up doing a combo practice of family medicine, pain management & injury rehab.  My career was cut short by my own accidents and medical problems, and am now retired/disabled (way too young) as a result.  Thankfully, I had bought a great disability insurance policy specific to my occupation.  I'm doing better now, but not enough to ever practice again.     But I still love my life, it's just different.  BTW, I'm on the NE side of the perimeter below the Lake L.

We're nearly NEIGHBORS!  I'm in the crack where Cherokee, Cobb and Fulton meet.  Live in Cherokee.  Work at 75 & West Paces Ferry.  Metro lives in Duluth.