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>ABOUT PEOPLE IN MICHIGAN.
>
>
> THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT
>
> The Mining Journal News, Marquette , Mi.
>
> This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western part
>of Michigan state after a snow storm last winter.
>
> WEATHER BULLETIN
>
> Up here in the Northern Plains we just recovered from a Historic
>event--- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" ---
>with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH
>that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of
>motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of
>communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.
>
> FYI:
>
> George Bush did not come.
>
> FEMA did nothing.
>
> No one howled for the government.
>
> No one blamed the government.
>
> No one even uttered an expletive on TV.
>
> Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
>
> Our Mayor's did not blame Bush or anyone else.
>
> Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else either
>
> CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC did not visit - or report on this
>category 5 snow storm nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
>
> No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.
>
> No one looted.
>
> Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
>
> Nobody expected the government to do anything either.
>
> No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No
>Geraldo Rivera.
>
> No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.
>
> Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
>
> Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed
>cars.
>
> The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for
>a penny.
>
> Local restaurants made food, an d the police and fire departments
>delivered it to the snow bound families..
>
> Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.
>
> We Fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman
>lanterns.
>
> We put on an extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or
>Die".
>
> We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out
>of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades
>votes for 'sittin at home' checks.
>
> Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen
>this early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.
>
> "In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of
>about 48 degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems
>evaporate."
>
> It does seem that way, at least to me.
>
> I hope this gets passed on..
>
> Maybe . SOME people will get the message .. The world does Not owe
>you a living
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT
>
> The Mining Journal News, Marquette , Mi.
>
> This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western part
>of Michigan state after a snow storm last winter.
>
> WEATHER BULLETIN
>
> Up here in the Northern Plains we just recovered from a Historic
>event--- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" ---
>with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH
>that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of
>motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of
>communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.
>
> FYI:
>
> George Bush did not come.
>
> FEMA did nothing.
>
> No one howled for the government.
>
> No one blamed the government.
>
> No one even uttered an expletive on TV.
>
> Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
>
> Our Mayor's did not blame Bush or anyone else.
>
> Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else either
>
> CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC did not visit - or report on this
>category 5 snow storm nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
>
> No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.
>
> No one looted.
>
> Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
>
> Nobody expected the government to do anything either.
>
> No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No
>Geraldo Rivera.
>
> No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.
>
> Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
>
> Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed
>cars.
>
> The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for
>a penny.
>
> Local restaurants made food, an d the police and fire departments
>delivered it to the snow bound families..
>
> Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.
>
> We Fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman
>lanterns.
>
> We put on an extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or
>Die".
>
> We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out
>of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades
>votes for 'sittin at home' checks.
>
> Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen
>this early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.
>
> "In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of
>about 48 degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems
>evaporate."
>
> It does seem that way, at least to me.
>
> I hope this gets passed on..
>
> Maybe . SOME people will get the message .. The world does Not owe
>you a living
>
>
>
>
>
