Archive for January 31, 2008

It’s not “impeach”, it’s “recall”

January 31, 2008 / Jersey / 5 comments

[Understanding that I'm risking getting a boot put on each wheel of my car, I'm going to go ahead and post this anyway] 

Over the past several years, we’ve seen what seems to be a new financial fiasco in this city every single month.

What comes to immediate mind is The Incinerator Debacle ($300 Million and counting), The Harrisburg Authority Legal Bill Fiasco ($1 Million and counting), The Wild West Museum Snafu ($25 Million? Does anyone really know?) and quite recently, The Parking Garage Land Swap Flim Flam (not really a loss…yet, but it’s kind of like taking a couple million dollars from your left pocket and placing it directly into your right).

The message boards and blogosphere light up with each new found puddle of filth left behind in the trail of money and power hungry politicos in this town…all on the backs of the citizens…the taxpayers.

Taxpayer monies- over one million dollars (or ten new police officers, a bunch of new police cars, new fire equipment, etcetera) was just spent on an absolutely FRIVOLOUS and UNNECESSARY lawsuit to maintain control of The Harrisburg Authority.

That MILLION DOLLARS was WASTED.

PISSED AWAY.

And our police officers are clunking around in 1994 Caprice Classics that are LESS reliable than my beat up old Saab. (Seriously.)

Over the years, people have uttered the word “impeach” with regards to Mayor Steven Reed.

But we cannot impeach our Mayor. It is not in the rule book.

We MAY, however, recall our Mayor.

Read for yourself- some communities in this great country have begun proceedings with as few as five persons involved- with the majority of the action taken by the President of City Council.

Read on:

Kansas City, MO.- Residents Seek Recall of Mayor

Berkley, CA- Recall Mayor Tom Bates

New Underwood, SD- Recall Mayor Oliff

Spokane, WA- Mayor Recalled Over Sex-Scandal

Wildwood NJ- Mayor Recalled for abuse of power and misleading financial deals.

Does ANY of that sound familiar to any of you?

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I live my life like there’s no tomorrow (or backing band)

January 30, 2008 / Jersey / One comment

From the “dude, that’s pretty f&*$ing cool” files-

Surfing around today, I came across an uber-rare gem of an MP3-

Fan of Van Halen?

Yeah, me too-

Then check THIS out-

It’s an isolated vocal track of David Lee Roth singing Runnin With The Devil-

“GoddamnitbabyyouknowIain’tlyintoya, I’monlygointellyouonetime!”

Enjoy!

Runnin With The Devil

(Dig it? Please link back to where you found it)

Category: Simply Amazing, Stalk Me /

Fire on 2nd Street

January 30, 2008 / Jersey / 3 comments

Laying in bed with 31 Flavors, we heard the sound of firetrucks and sirens.

Nothing new, we thought.

In fact, she asked me if I thought we’d ever see a night in Harrisburg that we didn’t hear sirens.

After about ten minutes of siren after siren after siren, we decided to go and see what all the commotion was about.

Trekking up to Second Street, we could see the lights in the distance- and here’s a crappy view of what we saw.

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Category: News?, Simply Amazing /

True Story-

January 29, 2008 / Jersey / No comments

The following are actual stories- copied and pasted from public message forums and emails gathered by me.

You tell ME if you see a pattern-

From the forums at PennLive.com-

The year was 1987 and I lived in a high rise in the 2300 block of front street. one of the residents of the apt. bldg. parked in the synagogue lot next door and was sitting on riverfront park with a lady friend when Don’s was called in by the temple to tow his car. well, the car owner came right over and didn’t want to be towed so got in his car to try to move it.the tow truck driver and then, Don himself, proceeded to beat on this man through his sun roof. the man had a heart attack and died on the spot. this is a true story, I was a witness. It went to trial and of course, Don’s towing company was found not guilty. It was July 1987, true to God story…and it appears that some things with Don’s have never changed!!!

From a comment on this site:

Years ago, I was shaken down by Don’s towing.

I parked in the parking lot across the street from the old State Restaurant. There was a tiny sign that said, “No parking ” in the parking lot of what used to be the business “Reprographics”.

Well, I didn’t see the sign, suffice it to say, so I parked there. No sooner did I walk away, when I saw Don’s

I ran up to the driver and said, “Please don’t tow me.” The operator said that he wouldn’t if I gave him money, so I went across the street to the ATM and couldn’t get money out at the time; I can’t recall why. I explained this to the driver, so he agreed to take all my jewelry, watches, rings, necklace, in lieu of the money I “owed.”

I had to send someone out to their “office” and give them cash to get my jewelry out of hock. Keep in MIND that they never even towed my car.

I went to the Patriot News to report this and the story was ready to run (Allied Pix even took a shot of me beside my car) and in the end they cut the story.

I asked why and was told that the editor didn’t want to “hurt the small businessman.”

Do you have a story to share about an interaction with Don’s Towing in Harrisburg? Good or bad, I want to hear it- email me. Confidentiality, if requested, is assured.

Category: News?, Simply Amazing, The Battle of Don's /

What The City Can Do With My $1,071 in Parking Tickets

January 28, 2008 / Jersey / 2 comments

Next time you go to the MLK Building on Second Street to pay a parking ticket, ask the clerk for a printout showing all of the parking tickets you’ve been issued thus far.

Here are mine- and a couple of suggestions of what The City can do with the money I’ve paid- the $65 items are the ones that I slacked on and let go to the DJ, the $15 ones are the ones paid after the 96 hour “grace period” and the $14 ones were paid that day. (See a pattern?)

1.27.06- Penn St- $65
2.15.06- N 3rd St- $65
3.1.06- Locust St- $65
3.1.06- Locust St- $65
3.22.06- Penn St- $65
3.24.06- 2nd St- $65
3.24.06- 2nd St- $65
4.28.06- Penn St- $15
4.28.06- Penn St- $15
7.12.06- Walnut St- $65
8.24.06- 2nd St- $65
11.17.06- Kelker St- $65
12.05.06- Penn St- $65
3.9.07- Calder St- $65
4.2.07- Calder St. $65
5.2.07- Calder St- $15
6.14.07- 2nd St- $15
6.16.07- 3rd St- $15
7.17.07- 2nd St- $15
9.17.07- 2nd St- $15
9.28.07- Penn St- $65
11.8.07- Harris St- $14
12.28.07- Harris St- $14
1.8.08- Harris St- $14
1.11.08- Harris St- $14

That’s a grand total of one thousand seventy one dollars.

One thousand seventy one dollars is approximately one seven hundredth of the current legal bills.

Or, if the city feels thrifty, they can go browse the For Sale section of Craigslist and find some pretty neat stuff for a grand or less- for example:

A 2005 Moto Fina Scooter (could be a great, economical way to get those meter maids out of the old Chevy Blazers)

A Mitusbishi 60″ HDTV- (’cause the Mayor could use a bigger screen to watch the council meetings on Ch 20)

Twelve HUNDRED Matchbox Cars! (’cause who doesn’t LOVE Matchbox cars? vrooom vrooom!)

A Torro Snowblower (’cause somebody’s gotta plow the streets!)

Engagement Ring and Wedding Ring Set (for that special someone)

An Oak Pool Table (for those late nights in the Mayors office)

A JVC Time Lapse Video Camera (to videotape the School Board meetings?)

Or! How about a VERY RARE Schwinn Henderson?

Okay, obviously I’m kidding. I don’t think the city really needs to buy any of that crap. But isn’t time for some fiscal responsibility in this town?

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