Re: 87 Billion for Iraq...Minus 55 Bil. for Calif.
Well Jay, I raised a family in this town. And in my 14 years here I've seen the value of my property go from 80k to 185K.<br />Five, six years ago there was a Mexican bar downtown that was shut down by the city council with 4 of the 8 members being Hispanic. The Hispanic Police Chief got tiered of all the trouble. In fact it's about a 50/50 mix white to brown.<br /><br />Two years ago not far from here, was one of those **** fighting games going on. The Hispanic Rancher that ran 1500 head of Herefords on his 4500 acres next to it called the law on them. That same rancher roped (Vaquero Style)a few of them as they scattered.<br /><br />There's a lot of gunfire alright. Since Dove season opened last weekend. Rifle season on the river will open soon. My nieghbor Tereso has asked if I want to go up into the mountains on horseback with him for a buck and I may do that instead.<br /><br />My local fishing hole, the Sacramento River, is pretty clean here. However, on Labor Day all the students from Chico State gather and tube down a stretch of it. It usually takes 2 weeks and several frontend loaders, and massive county resources to clean up after them.<br />I gotta tell you, the guy that still has stuff laying around all from a yard sale he had three years ago. Plus the old refrigerators, sofas and derelict vehicles is a white fella named Jim Funny thing because Tereso told me one time in his Mexican accent, "Dat guy, he no whipe his azz"<br /><br />I haven't had a problem with stray dogs here. Tereso, Jesus (another nieghbor)and I shoot the ones that don't wear collars.<br /><br />All the Mexicans have jobs here. They work thier own orchards or cattle. Work at the truck stops, Walmart Distribution Center, or thier own businesses. The yearly transients are surely welcome also. Without them the Olive, Prunes, Almonds/Walnuts won't get harvested.<br /><br />There sure are a lot of churches here. But none are as full as the Catholic church here come Sunday for the Hispanic mass. More then all the others combined!<br /><br />And I'll tell you why my nieghborhood/community is like this. And it not for the reasons you've said in error. It's because this County and community is not a democracy and majority doesn't rule. Instead it's one of laws and ordinances. And all of our citizens here want our kids to be better then we were. <br /><br />Now don't get me wrong it isn't perfect. And you'll not find the place that is. We have problems with the "Mexican Nationals" growing pot up in the Mendocino. <br />And every couple months or so there is a crank lab that is found. However, it'll be some whacked out, ****lely, greasy haired, blue eyed dude that has priors for smacking his bleach blond ole' lady around. There will be 3 or 4 cute little kids that will have to go into the "system" to be raised while thier scumbag parents serve time for Meth and child endangerment. (Well, I don't hold that agaist them, not all white people are like that ya know.) <br /><br />Well Jay, again I'm sorry for your bad luck too.<br />And again, like I said before, your hate and discontent doesn't apply to me or mine. You see what you want to see and live with the misery. Because this "whitey" doesn't share or care about your crappy azzed view of the world.<br /><br />BTW, If you really cared about who or what and I am, and truely paid attention, you'd already have read who I was voting for at the top of this thread........
