Monday, January 31, 2011

A little fun...

I altered an old Black Velvet ad to have some fun.
This 'advertisement' has not been endorsed by the Seattle Pipe Club.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Wakeup New York City Taxpayers


Life's tough for $144,000 garbage collectors


I was stumped at what to title this blog entry. I wanted something pithy but it's too early in the morning for the creative juices to be flowing. If you are a N.Y. City garbage collector, I understand you have little mouths to feed and that your job is tough but at the same time some where deep inside you must have felt that the gravy train couldn't continue forever.

There are people that sacrifice working and going to school to be able to make half of that sort of money and benefits. There are military members being told that they have to do more with less and in some cases the less is less personnel. So whatever sad story you have please spare the rest of us. Now if being a Sanitation Engineer was an actual professional degree that required years of schooling and training there could be an argument made for this level of salary and benefits.

The same for all the unionized city worked across the fruited plain. How can you justify your salary and benefits when soldiers living and dying away from their families in the name of defending those of us at home make far less than half of what your union bosses have strong- armed for you?


Tuesday, January 11, 2011

TV! New threat to health!!!


Watching television 'damages the heart'

Imagine if TV gets the same treatment as tobacco and alcohol for being a public health threat...

- A new tax on TVs and computers to cover the burden they cause on the health care
system

- Ban TVs in public places due to the health risks now associated with TV/Internet viewing

- Impose a ban on TVs in privately owned businesses to include bars and casinos (yes this includes video slots)

- Anyone caught viewing a TV within view of minors will be subject to fine or imprisonment for endangering their health

- To protect you from yourself a timer will be mandated for all electronic devices with a screen limiting viewing to the safe amount of time established by a committee of unelected officials

Get the picture?

Today's cheeky speculation is tomorrow's reality.




Thursday, January 6, 2011

Prohibition by a 1000 cuts.


Great Neck Bans Smoking on Public Sidewalks


It should be interesting to see how this is enforced. I can see it now; some Gomer Pyle type of individual chasing a smoker down yelling, "Citizens Arrest! Citizens Arrest!" (Ref: Andy Griffith Show and you get the picture).

Come on - Really? Government is addicted to tobacco tax money but doing everything it can to discourage use. Really?

I can see some poor old man walking down the street smoking his pipe with tobacco he can barely afford due to taxation and some nanny state Nazi would like nothing better to do than hit him with a $1000 fine.

End Rant.


Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Great article from Pipesmagazine.com

The Smug Alert