This is great news america, finally our lawmakers are doing something responsible for the american people. Gas prices are averaging over 4 dollars a gallon across the USA. Yes I know europe pays more for oil but we produce allot of oil in the US aswell. But anyways I know it passed the house and still has to go through the senate and then has to be signed by the president. However H.R 6377, the Energy Markets Emergency Act passed the House overwhelmingly by a bipartisan vote of 402 - 19. I’m hoping that the hot air in the senate vote to enact this bill bipartisan just like the house did so that we can show these speculators and market analysis that enough is enough and to control their gross negligance in spectulating the futures of oil. I’m so tired of the oil companies in the US making money off the poor and middle class. The rich have nothing to worry about as they can afford to spend money on gas however its the people who keep this country running that the constant increase is bleeding us dry. We need our cars to go to work some of us have to travel more than an hour to work in someplaces. Yes we could carpool and use public transportation however in some places like in Maine and other rural locations where we depend upon our vehicles to get us around we cannot rely on services that are not their. This is hurting us because we have to choose gas over food and other things because we need to keep a roof over our heads. The cost of living is not keeping up with the pay scales especially in rural area;’s were wages are low like in Maine. Thank god I work for t-mobile and they pay decent in central maine however wages in central maine to northern maine unless your a doctor or someone very skilled pay chicken feed. But hey i’m starting to feel the pain it costs me on average every fillup to just fill half my tank 40 dollars on average now and I hate to see what winter is goign to be like when I have to fill my oil tank last winter was horrible we had to choose heat over food and other things. I find it funny that now that its starting to hurt small businesses and big businesses that the government is going to start to get involved. The government should have been involved a long time ago. They need to protect the American people that’s why we elected them however yes I know that’s a myth because we don’t elect them businesses and groups elect them. The American people don’t vote people into office money does these days. And in all honesty I hate government control but the oil industry and energy markets are out of control and who is going to stop them. We could stop them but that would take a everyone in the USA to stop purchasing gas a general boycott for a week or so. Litterly shut down this country to a stand still. I know small boycotts of gas around the country have been tried but they failed because we need one which is country wide and organized. I know that is very hard to do because I have to work to keep a roof over my head and I know people have their families to take care of. Family is first in my mind and I understand how a mass boycott would effect families that is why i reluctantly agree to a control over the trading of oil and energy because temporary government control of this is what is needed to stop the madness of the market and its analysis. We all know if someone spills a barrel of oil the price increases 50 dollars lol. Its priceless. Its time the oil companies and its manipulators to be put on notice that the American people will not put up with their bull shit. If you would like to read more about this go to Fresh Talk @ Blogspot
Daily Archive for June 28th, 2008
We are having a bit of fun with the contractors up here in Maine. Are bank that we are going through will not give out any money to the contractors until the work has been done and inspected and well, most of the contractors are wanting to either put 1/3 of the money down now or get a little money for supplies. The bank will allow us to get money upfront for each job but their are several jobs on the outside that need to be done. And well every time a job is done we would have to pay an inspector to actually come out to the house before he can get paid and start the next job and not only will that take time it also costs a ton of cash which we do not have to be able to get this job done. So we are looking for more contractors we found someone who is willing to take a look at our property to do some work for our place who is willing to wait for the cash but who knows its like night and day one minute they tell you one thing the next minute they tell you something different. Its not like they are not going to get their money its fucking guaranteed. Now to play devils advocate a bit in my own situation I know that cost of supplies and possibly men which they employ does cost them money and I understand the situation. And that they have certain restrictions on their credit with their suppliers for products. But for pete’s sake its a job its guaranteed money and give me a break its costing us an arm and a leg to buy this house and all the fee’s with purchasing the house money is kinda tight and to come up with this huge down payment while in the process of buying a house is crazy. But oh well end of my rant lol.
Well, let me just tell you about my day on Friday. I was going to work talking on my cellphone and all of a sudden going down towards KMD near the century 21 in waterville was a freaking moose. Now well living in Maine I am used to seeing moose but well lol, not in the city. My friends at work just laughed at me and my friend Kim rather told me yep moose like downtown. Then she goes on to tell me that moose like to hangout in Bangor but anyways. It was quite shocking to me. Then i go to work and well still haven’t been scored for the week was great. I’m like wonderful though I was scored later in the day and well unfortunately I didn’t peak above 3 for a monthly average it was a good recovery from getting a 2.0 for a score earlier this month. I received a 3.5 and a 3.25 my senior was excited as it is good stats for the team we are on. Anyways things are great at work so far can’t wait to start a new month. And the kewl thing is that I actually have the a 3 day work week next week is great as I have the 4th of July off and the kewlest thing is that since Thursday is my normal day off I get Thurs-Sunday off a nice 4 day weekend. A nice break from t-mobile.
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