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Wednesday August 31,
2005 |
The
illegal alien problem can be
easily fixed. All we have to do is make the bleeding heart right wingers
house them, feed them, cloth them, raise their mutants, and put them to work
building a big boat to get them back to wherever they came from. Oops, I
forgot, sterilize them too! |
| Moondogs. I hope we don't have one our famous Labor
Day hurricanes and the band can play. I can't take much more wind. |
 As the general
contractor for the Habitat Shutter Program let me say that our
procedure is to install the tracks for the panel shutters and actually
install the panels only on one window. This is due to the fact that the
building inspector may have many other inspections on other projects and may
take a few days to actually perform the final inspection. I'm quite certain
that the great majority of people do not want to live in a completely
shuttered home while waiting for the inspector to arrive. It's bad enough
when we are actually under a hurricane watch.
The actual panel installation should be very easy, certainly no challenge
for a young adult. In all cases building permits have been issued by the
governing body (city or county) and all installations have to be signed-off
by the appropriate inspector. This also includes the sign-off of the
insurance letter that allows the homeowner to receive a significant discount
on their windstorm insurance.
Mr. Loewy was instrumental in obtaining this very significant grant for
free shutters and this community should be very grateful as this is one of
the few areas to participate in this program. As the saying goes "No good
deed goes unpunished." |
 OK, I say we
track and send back all of the Illegal Aliens. Perhaps we can
attract them to eat the deadly rhubarb plant. On the other hand: Believe
me, I cannot believe our government hands out what they do to these
people. Could we not spend some money to try to help our own country
without inviting everyone else from another country in and giving them
free medical? (You would not believe what I pay monthly on catastrophic
only benefits.) I believe in helping others, but when our own country
cannot support itself, it is time to sit back and reconsider what we can
do to cut to the chase. Send them back!
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| Moondogs do Picnic Island. We can't wait for
Saturday. Let's party. I'm ready. |
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Could someone
please describe Art, the fellow whose houseboat sunk? Is he the fellow
who used to ride his bike all over from Summerland to Big Pine, with long
light colored hair and rather thin build? Well Art, no hard feelings, but
it's time to clean up your mess over there in Pine Channel and start
looking for a nice place in the Avenues. One less live aboard!
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 Ed
Swift v. MTV. The shoe is on the other foot now. If you've ever lived in
Old Town you know how irritating it is to have the Conch Train's loud
speakers pointing at you and your house. We can't sit on our front porch
because of that. For this reason there have been suits against them for
years. Now when it's in Mr. Swift's own backyard he finally knows what it's
like to be in the spotlight (pun intended). |
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To the person crying about the
liveaboards. Don't be upset because you had to put money into your
house and have to pay the electric bill. You increased the value of your
house and will recoup the money. A liveaboard owner will not get the value
of their houseboat returned the way you will however he probably won't
complain when you bank the huge check from your house sale. The Keys are a
special place where we live and let live. Complain to the FWC about
pulling the vessels from their graves don't force others that are living
and maintaining their boats to jump thru hoops because you had to work on
your own house. Be a grown up. Worry about your own. Welcome to the land
of freedom. Even for the people in the lower economic levels. Whining is
not allowed.
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I would like to see a boat poker run from Big
Pine to maybe Key West, or Geiger Key Marina on a Sunday. They have a
killer barbecue outdoors every Sunday and you can tie up to the dock.
Sometimes it gets a little boring sitting at picnic
island and drinking beer, especially if the women are not taking their
clothes off. If anyone is interested let's try to get something going. I
don't want to go to key Biscayne or Islamorada as one person suggested. I
do not live there. Let's get something local going.
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Dear Completely in Love. What's up with
someone who recognizes that they are being fed a load of crap and refuses
to find better territory?
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I was wondering why the ad about Diana Harris and
Tom Stump was put on and than taken off? Is there something wrong with
offering a reward for new information to two unsolved cases. There is
no evidence that the killers have been caught. Both cases are still
opened. I can send proof of this to you if needed. I am the daughter of
Diana. Her case was reinvestigated as a homicide in 1995 and has remained
opened since.
(Ed: After checking with the Sheriff, our investigative dept. found
that there was no guarantee of reward and no bond had been taken out that
they were aware of. Plus we're not comfortable posting murder stuff. We
prefer to leave that to our law enforcement pros. Old murder
investigations are way over our heads. We are sorry for your loss,
but this forum is not intended for that purpose.)
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Re:5 times the
number of average people showed up to support President
Bush (incorrect).
Could it be because they are all from Texas? Duh.
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 I am the
surveyor of record for the Habitat for Humanity program for
affordable housing. I was involved in the program since its inception
including wetland delineation, the method used to actually determine the
location of wetlands, if any.
A certified biologist visited the site and staked out the areas that were
wetlands and these areas were then surveyed by my firm and shown on the map
of the site. Somehow, over a year after this process, the Corps again
visited the site and "found" new wetlands. These areas coincidentally seemed
to be in areas where trailers, concrete, cesspits and other man made
improvements existed and had been removed. The Corps would not listen to
reason as to the creation of these manmade wetlands and insanely insisted on
mitigation.
Anyone who thinks that the current residents at The Landing will reap
fabulous rewards due to the increase in value is obviously totally
uneducated as to how the program actually works. Could it be that there is a
bit of "sour grapes"? |
| My heart
goes out to the people in New Orleans and Biloxi. The news makes me
just cry. I wanted to load up and go out there and help, but they say they
need donations instead. Come on people, let's help out our fellow Americans.
They need us. |
| Dear Edwina: To completely in love. Do you mean that
he won't "keep" you--as in support you? Or do you mean that he's willing to
let you go? Does he say he loves you in the throes of passion or at other
times. Do you have to drag it out of him? I need this information in order
to give you the correct advice. |
Live Cameras
- PanCanal.com The Panama canal's two entrances were designed to
be out of cannon range from attacking ships. When it was built, the Wright
Brothers had just made their first flight and no one really took them
seriously, yet.
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Why is it people
complain about having tourists and tourist facilities in a tourist
town? For most of us, that's our bread and butter. Whoever made the
comment about Ed Swift's lawsuit against MTV clearly doesn't care about
the working people of the Keys. Ed and his partners run a very
professional, caring company. The majority of their employees have worked
for them for many, many years. The Conch Train and Trolleys were here
long before the whiners who complain about them. Guess what, you can't
buy a house in a tourist town and then expect everyone to change their way
of life because you've arrived. HTA cares about their employees. They
love Key West and don't want to see it turned into a town where the
"little people" are driven out. They strive to provide affordable housing
for their employees and others. I would love to see what this person
would say if MTV set up shop next door to him/her and floodlit their
neighborhood. Don't believe what a few ignorant people say about Ed Swift
and his partners. You have no idea how much they give to Key West and the
Keys because they don't brag about it. They just do it.
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| This Cindy Sheehan thing is a bunch
of BS. Just another media bandwagon story to try and blow completely out of
proportion. Remember "Wag the Dog"? This one's the fallen war hero's Mom.
Maybe they'll come out with a theme song and a rubber bra. |
As I drive to work in Big Pine Key, I marvel at the way the
collection of sunken boats,
just laying in the sun, is being maintained for the tourists. More junk
boats is what we need. Can the USCG send more or shall we wait until
"Season" for the bums to come back from following the scum?
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I don't know who told Art to leave Key Deer
Grill the day he lost everything. I do know that that person should be
fired. Capt. Dan, please find out who was that cruel; and remove him/
her.
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If any of you bleeding heart liberals still
think that the justice system is racist look at the pictures from
new Orleans. All the pictures of looters are black! That's why they are
the bigger jail population because they commit the most crime. Not all
blacks are bad, but a far greater number than whites. It isn't racist it's
fact.
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After seeing the Gulf Coast I hope all of
you will learn and get out when a category 4 hurricane is coming.
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I was talking to my wife at the Tiki Bar and saying I wanted to watch the
program about Frank Lloyd Wright
tonight. A bar fly sitting next to me said, "I knew that Dude, he was a
bartender at Schooners. Belch!
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I should've sent this in a long time ago,
I didn't realize we could send in videos. Hey, let me see the general
consensus on this very sweet clip. I'm sure many of you have seen it.
(Ed: I did it once, but can't figure out how I did it. I've been trying
for two days to do it again. Does anyone know how to get a Windows Media
video file to a HTML site?) |
Kosovo A great
music video put together by our troops over there sung to the tune of
Kokomo by the Beachboys.
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Brad Fresharra is alleged to be the new owner of the Looe Key Tiki
Bar. If he is not a millionaire, he sure does have a "million-dollar
smile!"
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| Cindy Sheehan has not slapped any idea of
moral cause "in the face". War is negative energy being fed by evil and
greed. We as evolved humans should have enough spiritual maturity to never
entertain the idea of war again. War is murder, primitive, and evil. I
invite all Bush ass-kissers to volunteer for an Iraqi tour of duty. Our
military needs to be right here in the USA protecting our own country,
patrolling our own borders; not cleaning out the filthy Middle East
cesspools of inhumanity. |
| Hurricane Katrina. Where's the National Guard? They
should be there. Are they all in Iraq? |
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Re: Who
bought Looe Key Reef Resort?
Some one from Quebec, of course, eh!
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I looked at the personal ad in the classifieds
that someone wrote in about. I have to agree with the person who
commented about it and take my hat off to that guy. It says what he wants
and is very up front. As he said in the ad, "Why beat around the bush?".
I wish everyone was that bold and truthful. No BS in that ad.
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 Did you hear
some of the news announcers talking to Mr. "Bowdrow" about "Meltaire,
La"? The map was of Metairie and I'm guessing Mr. Boudreaux was
biting his tongue. That's almost as good as the other announcer talking
to a senator from Mississippi about the "Redneck Riviera". The senator
didn't bite his tongue, he said "we call it the Gulf Coast".
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Re: Atheist. I'm an atheist too. Swear to GOD.
Let's get together some time and have a prayer meeting.
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The person praising Waterless Car Wash is 100%
right. A coworker of mine turned me onto her and my car looks like I
bought it yesterday. Laurie does a great job and it has to be tough
work. She will be in that direct sun all day and just keeps going. She
does a great job and is much less money than the other local car
detailers. Thanks Laurie. Your hard work makes me look good.
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I heard that the Tiki Bar sold. Rumor has it that a French guy bought
it. The other rumor I heard is that they are going to make it into a
clothing optional pool and bar. I also heard that they are going to rent the
rooms by the hour instead of the night. I can't wait to see what going down
on a dive trip is going to be like. Tell me it's so. Can anyone verify
these rumors? |
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Wednesday August 31, 2005 |
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Tuesday August 30, 2005 |
| The Moondogs will be at Picnic Island this Labor Day
weekend September 4, Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and all are welcome to come and
party with us.
The boat the band will be on needs 4 1/2 feet of water so if you like to
hear the Moondogs play try to get close and raft up to us. We will have beer
and and lots of ice for making frozen drinks like strawberry daiquiris, piňa
coladas and margarita mixers so bring your favorite bottle of alcohol and we
will make your frozen drink. The kids had there party on the 4th of July;
now its time for the adults to have their party.
Check back with Bigpinekey.com this Saturday for more information.
weather report or call Rick for more info MetroPCS at The Phone Depot
305-896-0650. You all have a safe weekend. |
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Re: Lost Dog. Near the Flea Market.
We are missing a small reddish brown dog, dachshund/retriever mix. Her
name is "Roxanne." If found, please contact Michelle at 954-701-8696.
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| We lost another very special Keys
resident from cancer. Dean Moorcroft of Ramrod Key died early
Sunday morning. Dean and her beloved husband, Peter, could often be seen
walking their Greyhounds on Ramrod. A tall, elegant lady who knew
everyone and was loved by all who knew her. A memorial service will be
held on Wednesday, Aug 31, at 1PM at Dean-Lopez on Big Pine Key. Our
dear friend Dean will be missed. "...and flights of angels sing thee to
thy rest." |
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Dear Edwina: What's up with someone
that you're completely in love with. Who tells you that they love you
back, but they don't want to keep you. It sounds like a load of crap,
right? Help.
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Who bought Looe Key Reef Resort & Tiki Bar? I heard it sold for
almost $6 mil. |
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The guy that is looking to "hook up" with a
Key's lady is likely to catch something he doesn't want; and I don't mean
a Grunt. Hey, there may be a potential song forming here.
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Cindy Sheehan isn't my voice, and
never will be. Her son signed up for the military, he wasn't forced to,
he wasn't drafted. When you do that you know there's a possibility you
could go to war; and there's a possibility of death. She has no dignity
and self respect for herself or her son's wishes. He fought for his
country, and died for it. I'm sure if he was alive he would not agree
with his mother's whiny miserable attitude, and her little camp-out that
has turned into a 3 ring circus. Yes I'm sorry she lost her son, its a
terrible thing, but that's the job he chose, with its own inherent risks.
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| I don't care how many people take advantage of Cindy
Sheehan as long as they get the message out that the war is the wrong
war in the wrong country for the wrong reasons. |
| It's a sad week. Martha's of Key West
and is closing their doors. What are they thinking? Everyone loved that
place and now they are putting up more condos. Just what we don't need. |
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The nice thing about being senile is you can hide your own Easter
eggs. |
In answer to the letter about illegal aliens
receiving food stamps, free lunches, free medical care, etc. Oh, yes,
they certainly do receive these things--no questions asked. They do not
have to prove legal status to receive benefits. Medical personnel are not
allowed to ask. Haven't you heard about all these states giving illegal
alien children resident-status tuition at their universities?
Legal American children from another state must
pay non-residential tuition. Here in Georgia, taxpayer money is used to
put on health fairs and job fairs for illegal aliens only! Babies are
delivered free and, in most cases, the parents are given car seats
to take the babies home. My daughter is an RN at an health department,
she has had parents come back when the babies outgrow the little carriers
and demand larger car seats. Not only that, but taxpayer money is
used to provide an interpreter for those that can't (or won't) speak
English. Full time interpreters that don't do anything else except sit in
a chair until they are needed. Your tax money at work. Get your head out
of the sand and know what is going on around you.
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Cindy Sheehan speaks for me. She is the corner stone of the anti-war
movement in this country. We need to be heard. That's how protests usually
start; with one determined person. |
| Will the storm debris be picked up? |
| Re: Boat poker runs: The Florida
Powerboat Club holds one starting in Biscayne Bay and heading to Key West.
Not sure where the stops are. I think it's a spring event. I think Holiday
Isle also has one more local, not as much distance to cover. |
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Cindy Sheehan does not speak for me.
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Nice, there are a lot of new things on
the website since I cane last. I just wanted to say, though, why isn't
Marc Kresser on the sex offender list?
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Free Ad: I recently had my truck cleaned by the "Waterless Car Wash
System." The truck looks great, she even came out the day after Katrina.
That's what I call customer service. If your interested in having your
vehicle cleaned this way, make the call. (305) 923-1245 |
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I thank God every day, that I'm an
atheist.
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| I heard a rumor that someone had stolen "Ugh" from
in front of the cow palace, but I saw him driving his Red Mercedes so it
must not be true. |
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Recent
photos of Cindy Sheehan show a smiling individual who is obviously
enjoying her newfound attention and fame. Too bad her misplaced grief over
the loss of her son has caused her to cheapen his memory and slap the face
of our other men and women in service to our country all for her personal
“15 minutes of fame.” (Stand-by for a book or movie deal) She has become a
less than credible individual who is simply being used by too many people
with their own agendas and axes to grind. Now the so called ‘Reverend’ Al
Sharpton has shown up to put his face on the national news and typically
grab a piece of the action for himself. That is the last of her
credibility. |
What happened to the nice Eden Pines Colony sign? is anyone going to
fix it? That is a nice sign. |
| Re: Boat poker runs: It sounds like a
fun thing. Where would the stops be? I think the run should be designed with
the small boater in mind so more of us could participate. Maybe we could
have it at different peoples' canal homes and end at Parrotdise.
BigPineKey.com could publish a chart of the canals and the various stops. |
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Here a couple of links that people may be interested
in to stay on top of issues, storms and such:
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| Cindy Sheehan has a lot of
supporters, so I would say she speaks for more than herself. We are sick of
this oily war, and even sicker of yellow-bellied Bushwack. He's not man
enough to admit his failures. Hmmm, maybe that's because he cannot hold a
thought long enough to form a complete sentence. |
Sometimes, when you cry, no one sees your tears.
Sometimes, when you’re worried, no one sees your pain.
Sometimes, when you’re happy, no one sees your smile.
But, break wind just one time... |
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Re: The whiner whining about the front entrance
and the duplexes at Port Pine Heights. What's so awful about
either? Go back to New Jersey.
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| Re: Comcast Up and running Before
Bellsouth. Another Delusional Comcast person maybe? Bellsouth never went
down! Face it, Comcast is the worse service you can get.Whether it be TV or
broadband. Death to Comcast! |
 I
say get rid of all those liveaboards be they sailboaters, engine
powered, and most especially, the home made pieces of junk whose owners
pollute the surrounding waters with sewage and garbage. Two years ago my
neighbor and I were forced to install $20,000 aerobic treatment plants
because there was no County documentation of my new septic system. Now
I'm spending $78 a month in electric to run the darn thing. And, oh yes,
my house hasn't floated into the power lines either. Find a legal dockage
freeloaders!
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Cindy Sheehan was joined by Martin Sheen and
Al Sharpton near Crawford TX this weekend. Their well-funded protest
provided catered food, several 15 passenger vans to carry their supporters
to and from town, and plenty of national media coverage. The "You Don't
Speak For Me, Cindy" gathering, also in Crawford, had no funding, vans,
food or celebrities, but 5 times the number of average people showed up to
support President Bush. Somehow the national media missed that one.
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| I just
heard on the radio that Ed Swift filed a law suite against MTV. He
said the reality show is going to be a nuisance. He's in fear of his family
being filmed and his privacy invaded. Mr Swift, the biggest nusiance in
this town is your trolly cars and trains. |
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If engine manufacturers designed an aircraft. |
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Panama Canal: There are two sets
of locks not just two locks. |
| We lost another very special Keys resident from cancer --
Dean Moorcroft of Ramrod Key died early Sunday morning. Dean and her beloved
husband, Peter, could often be seen walking their Greyhounds on Ramrod -- a
tall, elegant lady who knew everyone and was loved by all who knew her. A
memorial service will be held on Wednesday, Aug 31, at 1PM at Dean-Lopez on
Big Pine Key. Our dear friend Dean will be missed. "...and flights of angels
sing thee to thy rest." |
 ESL teachers
are teachers who teach "English as a SECOND Language". Every school requires
ESL teachers and this is an added burden of expense to our school taxes.
Classes are overcrowded, some cities cannot build new schools fast enough to
keep up with the daily influx of illegals and immigrants. Stores cater to
illegals by using Spanish signs and Spanish overhead announcements. Yes,
Medicare and Medicaid pick up the unpaid illegals medical tabs to the tune
of hundreds of millions per year. INS is a joke. I want a bumper sticker
that says "Welcome to America, now speak ENGLISH." |
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The day that Art was plucked out of the water
after his boat sank and he nearly drowned, he went to the Key Deer to have
a beer and was told to leave and not come back because he didn't have
money to tip.
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Tuesday August 30, 2005 |
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Monday August 29, 2005 |
 I
commend the person or persons who are trying to make the entrances of
Port Pine Heights look better. They really need it. Thank you. It's been
a long time coming. Keep up the good work. |
| Extreme kudos to Keys Energy System and Comcast.
Most of Big Pine had power and cable though the whole thing. I also would
like to thank the Ed for the lovely girl extruding Easter eggs, keep em'
coming. |
| Vote for your favorite ad.
Advertising Week Voting : Home |
| Those of us
who live in the Keys are all too familiar with hurricanes. Recently
we’ve had Dennis and the surprise visit by Katrina. Now however, Katrina is
going to deliver a devastating blow to the New Orleans area. We can be
thankful that a storm of that magnitude has spared the Keys since the Labor
Day storm of ‘35. There would be little or nothing left. I think we should
all be grateful that we have been spared and the many thousands now in harms
way will find safe harbor and hope Katrina’s devastation is somehow
minimized. Louisiana, you’re in our thoughts and prayers tonight. |
Yes. If you drink Pepsi and work at Coca Cola they will fire you.
If you get caught, that is.
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Looks like we survived another one. Mother
Nature's big blow. Good Luck Louisiana, this one is going to be big!
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For you hurricane fans:
Gulf Live: Beach Cam Central
Gulf Shores Alabama
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| Comcast did well this time. They were
up and running before Bell South. That was a surprise! |
 Coastal Warning
Display Signals can be seen at following address.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/cwd.htm |
| Port Pine Heights. Just get rid of the awful
entrance signs and we'll be okay. And those awful duplexes. |
| To the woman (Jane Bell) who walks up
and down Key Deer blvd. picking up trash. Kudos to her. We'd be up to our
necks in trash if it wasn't for her. Does she do it for the exercise or just
because she cares. I commend her. |
| Cindy Sheehan is the voice of
herself. Not anyone else. |
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Somebody told me that a Chicago band called
"Montana and the Breast Snatchers" is playing at the Green Parrot in
October. Anybody ever hear of them? Are they any good?
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What the heck was going on at the Tiki Saturday night? There were more
bare boobs shown than on a Girls Gone Wild video, not that I am
complaining or anything.
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Has anyone seen the personal ad on here where the guy
comes right out and says he's looking to hook up? I got to take my
hat off to him. True honesty and cajones to match it. If everyone
was that open and straight forward the whole dating game would be a
breeze. I hope he has gotten a lot of good response.
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This months new administration mantra is that "the
insurgency can be beaten only politically, by the success of Iraq's new
government." Can it be true that we've finally figured that bullets and
bombs can't solve every problem facing us? |
 To
the big tease who is accusing Kathy and Larry Sullivan of abandoning
their pet cat: If you are talking about Sophie, our cat of 18 years; she
died just before we moved. We buried her in our side yard. If you are
talking about Scotty, who was a feral cat that hung around our house before
and after we moved to and from Big Pine. This is how ugly rumors get
started. Get your facts straight, big tease, before you go accusing people
of abandoning their pets.
P.S. As I read some of your e-mails, I am reminded of a bunch of drunken
sailors who spout any old myths or lies that come off the top of their
heads. I read some of you trying to write rationally and intelligently to
these drunken, ignoramuses, citing facts and reason…don’t bother, it doesn’t
help, leave them to their misery and ignorance; they will get theirs.
Believe me. They will get theirs. Ignorance is not bliss! |
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Had a great time with Kiss Army on
Friday night and thought I would see some postings about it. Everyone was
out of their seats and they rocked the House!
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So far as I know fire ants survive floods by floating in big piles
of ants, because that's one of the reasons the news reporters give for
people not to go wading.
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Storm Flags: One red pennant is a small
craft advisory. wind up to 33 knots
Two red pennants are a gale warning. 34 to 47 knots
One red square flag with a black square center is a
storm warning 48 knots and above
Two red square flags with black centers indicate a
hurricane with winds above 64 knots
Note: Only tropical cyclones are given the two square
flag designation
Source: Chapman's, Piloting
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| Darren Bell: This man did not
intentionally set out that fateful day to commit murder. His reckless
stupidity resulted in the killing of a woman. How does anyone know the
remorse that Darren feels? Just because the woman had children does not
automatically elevate her status to sainthood. She was an innocent victim,
(God bless her.) This is a terrible tragedy. No offense intended, but when a
man is killed, why doesn't everyone whine that he was a "daddy"? |
August full moon |
| I would like to educate the person who claims that
illegal immigrants "do not" receive free school lunch, food stamps, and
free medical. I personally know an extended family of immigrants (about 70
in one family) whose children get free lunch, some receive food stamps, and
any county hospital cannot turn down a patient, illegal or not.
The pregnant illegal gives birth in the US county hospitals for free
because they rarely marry, (or if they do marry it is in Mexico) everything
is in the father's name, and the Prego has nothing in her maiden name. Thus,
no one to bill for services. The county hospital is constantly crawling with
illegals. Birth after birth, after birth! I called the school free-lunch
program director who told me it did not matter if a student was illegal. The
only qualification for free lunch was how many were in the household. I
personally know an illegal family who owns a new 3,000 s/f home and receives
free lunch for their children. I know of others as well. I feel the free
lunches should go to American's first. Medicaid and Medicare take care of
the illegals, yet many Americans who work hard every day cannot afford
medical insurance. The illegals are bleeding our system dry. If the INS were
doing such a fabulous job enforcing the law, why is America filled with
illegals? Duh! Why does every school require ESL(?) teachers? Take Spanish
lessons because the US Constitution will soon be rewritten in Spanish. |
Are there any boat poker runs here locally? |
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Sorry the Storm turned on the Keys. Wish I was
there to help. Art, I am truly sorry for your loss, but you are in
good hands with Capt. Dan and the Big Pine crew. I miss you all.
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| Hello there, Capt. Dan. I haven't seen you on for
awhile. I hope all is well with you and hope you enjoy the summer. |
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Monday August 29, 2005 |
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Sunday August 28, 2005 |
Do the fire ants drown when my yard floods? I've looked for them up
the sides of trees, but don't see any that might have climbed to safety.
That would be a real nice benefit of Katrina. I saw a land crab swimming
underwater. I didn't know they could hold their breath. |
| Cindy Sheehan. It appears that she is becoming the
rallying point for the growing anti-war protest regardless of what she says.
All movements look for a rallying point and I think she is the Iraqi war's. |
| Hunter Thompson and I have done so many of the same
thing except he was brilliant and I'm dull. |
Sailors. Rule Number One: always lower your sails when a hurricane
approaches.
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| To the person that said that someone was too harsh on
Darren Bell, since he "allegedly" did not realize his
license was suspended. I'm just perplexed by the ignorance that you directed
towards whoever you think is inaccurately portraying this crime of his. The
suspended license charge was an "add-on" charge that paled in comparison to
his murdering of the woman that fateful Sunday afternoon.
Yes, it was witnessed by many. His actions were not remotely an accident
based on what he did behind the wheel. Four children are motherless and
injured. Yep. You're right. Drop the suspended license charge.
Bell will still get a small
percentage of what justice he deserves. |
The sound that a gecko makes is not unlike the sound that a cat makes
when it scratches itself. Chsk, chsk, chsk. |
| Immigration. One out of eight people born in Mexico
now live in the United States. And you don't think we need to do anything
about immigration? |
| Remember when W/D was opened 24 hours a day? You'd
go in there in the night and there wasn't a soul in sight. Corporate didn't
know that BPK only has a few thousand people and we go to bed by 10pm. |
|
 (Ed: Does
anyone know what flag to raise for a tropical storm warning? Gale? We know
what flags to raise for a hurricane, but the others elude us. The
combinations available are made from two square flags and two pennants.
We've tried to find a list on USCG sites, but can't.) |
Louisiana Hurricane Cams:
Can you even imagine getting hit with a Category 5 hurricane?
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Four religious truths:
1. Muslims do not recognize Jews as God's chosen people.
2. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
3. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian
World.
4. Baptists do not recognize each other at Hooters. |
Hot damn, it's almost poker run! Hurry get the bitching done early.
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| I would like to educate the person who thinks illegal
immigrants get free lunches, free medical, food stamps. This is totally
false! If you are illegal in this country you are not entitled to any of
those things because you run the risk of deportation by applying for
anything you mentioned. If an American citizen sponsors any immigrant they
have to sign an affidavit swearing that they are able to support their
relative or spouse and can never receive public assistance.
The only group that is entitled to free housing, food stamps, medical
services are the Cubans because they come form a communist country. Here is
a link to the INS read for yourself. Look at the forms. Please stop
spreading false rumors and turning people against one another with your
lies. Teachers are under paid and under appreciated in this country. We need
to pay them what they are worth and stop looking for excuses. Let's cut the
President's wasteful expenses first.
USCIS Internet Home Page |
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Support Cindy Sheenan. She is the voice for
all of us.
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Pat Robertson and his 700 Club is the Christian equivalent of Al Queda.
Both are religious extremists distorting good for evil. |
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Just don't take all the debris to the
Sugarloaf School. They need a break from the stench. The field/park
needs to be started.
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Dear Editor, Please type all comments in the
same size font. It is difficult to read the smaller print size.
(Ed: All print is 10 point Verdana with some italics and bold
highlights.) |
Did you know that the Panama Canal is East of Florida and runs
north and south and only has two locks that are filled and emptied by
gravity--there are no pumps? |
| My BellSouth internet rocks. even though I had to
switch to laptop and dialup, but it worked! So did my Direct TV dish (so
much for those lies Comcast pays big bucks to advertise). And look here,
those of you screaming on Biz-Baz about your neighbors stuff and the
sailboats breaking free get over it. We survived a hurricane that was not
forecast to come here. Nobody was ready for it. There is something to
be learned here. When the county says "evacuate" get ready for a party;
when they say "stay put" run like hell! |
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Did anyone notice that you have
Friday, August 25,
2005. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be Friday, August 26,
2005. |
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I hope everybody is ok from the hurricane. Hi,
Art, sorry about your boat and belongings, I miss you. Paradise Petroleum,
sorry about you getting robbed. I miss you guys. I will be back one day.
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Sunday August 28, 2005 |
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Friday August 25, 2005 |
Katrina Update: 2:25pm. We, here at the Big Pine weather service have
downgraded the Web Cam flag to a gale warning. |
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I could use some part-time help for hurricane cleanup in yards and
businesses. Call 304-6682. |
The worst has passed. Thank God! It sure caught my family unprepared.
Our yard won't need watering anytime soon. |
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Best of
luck to all of you! (former Floridian now in Va.) |
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Abbey, the picture of the beautiful Easter Egg
donator will encourage the right wing Christian fanatics to go
elsewhere to spew there drivel.
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New
Blues Society Starts
this Sunday August 28th 7:30pm at the Big Pine House Of Music.
Blues Festival in January. |
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Hoo-Ah! |
Katrina Update: 11.52am |
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The electricity just went out. Bye! |
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Has anyone else noticed how slow the internet is? |
Katrina Update: 11:35am |
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Katrina is
now a Category 2
hurricane! |
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At 11:00am Katrina has gained strength and the winds are now 80mph
gusting to 90mph. |
 To the
person stating that the Key deer are not an endangered
species, you are truly showing
your ignorance. They are a subspecies of the Virginia
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus Virginianus Clavium), not found
anywhere else in the world. The term Clavium in their name
indicates the skull structure is different from that of mainland
white-tail, plus they have some other differences other than size. It is
theorized their ancestors were regular Virginia white-tailed deer, that
were stranded here, when the glaciers melted and formed these islands, but
they have evolved over that time into a true subspecies. Why don't you do
a little reading before making such absurd remarks?
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The
initials of the rock
group KISS do not
stand for "Knights In Service to Satan" (or Satin as you spelled it).
Check out Snopes.com for urban legends like this before spreading
this kind of bullcrap.
http://www.snopes.com/music/hidden/kiss.htm
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Marathon and Key West are at 99 percent strike possibility. Go
figure! |
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The moving away by the Sullivans, is Big Pine's loss. |
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Web Cam from Islam-arada. Refreshes every 5 seconds
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Dear Editor, Before you get bombarded by a mountain of e-mail condemning you
for posting "porn" on your site, I'd like to back you up. I love the
pictures you post next to everyone ramblings every day, and the message
board wouldn't really be the same without them. We constantly read them and
point out to the nonbelievers, "You don't see the Citizen's Voice publishing
that, do you?" (in a good way).
I proudly support your initiative to keep things fresh and funny, and
your fortitude to stand up to the whiny parents who claim, "kids might see
it." Believe me, if your kids are surfing the net, they've seen that,
and a whole lot more. This is just part of a larger problem we are facing in
society where the rules for everyone are dictated by the needs of
sheltering children from "offensive" material. Thusly, the responsible
adults that want to have some fun, play violent video games, watch
controversial movies in the theatre, and have funny pictures posted by
comments on Bigpinekey.com, all suffer.
Why should I have to go out of my way to purchase Grand Theft
Auto, just because you decided to have a kid, and can't control his
entertainment? Either way, Ed., please keep up the good work and try not to
let the whining get to you. There are plenty of us out here, every day, who
appreciate the time you put in. Long live the first amendment! |
Katrina Update: 10:45am |
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KW Rumor Hot line 809-1108 |
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Kudos to US1 radio. They're back doing the great storm coverage that
we need. |
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No power on Big Coppitt, but my
BellSouth account is still getting me on-line thru dial-up service. Death
to ComcASS. Long live BellSouth!
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The Greyhound bus is running. Are they kidding? Imagine going over a
bridge in one of those big things in a 70 mph wind gust? |
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Is the TV Cable out? We have satellite and it goes out every once in
a while, but comes back on within a couple of minutes. I like it. |
Sombrero Key, Buoy (smkf1)
Local Time: 10:10 AM EDT on August 26, 2005
Current Weather/Wave Observations Updated: 9:00 AM EDT on August 26,
2005
| Air Temperature |
77 °F / 25 °C |
| Humidity |
100 |
| Wind direction |
SSW (205 - 214 Degrees) |
| Wind Speed |
49.0 kts (56.4 mph / 90.7 km/h) |
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Turn your refrigerator to high and freeze water in case the
electricity goes out. |
Paradise Petroleum got robbed last night. The tables were turned. |
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Southernmost Point
Guest House, Key West Florida a crummy web cam, but you still can
see the storm. |
Tides for Big Pine Key,
Spanish Harbor starting with August 26, 2005.
Day High Tide Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Sunset Visible
F 26 High 2:16 AM 7:04 AM Rise 12:01 AM 57
26 Low 10:17 AM 7:50 PM Set 2:03 PM
26 High 4:15 PM
26 Low 8:59 PM
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Katrina Update: 9:40am |
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I am writing in regards to US1 Radio, I am very unhappy with their
new method of broadcasting. Back in the days of Georges the radio was our
life line to the real world. However with the new system every time we have
some strong winds their signal goes in and out. As we all know the winds
down here hardly ever blow, or at least that's what they sold US1 to
believe. Its sad that during this storm the cable company is more dependable
then our very own local information station. Please go back to the original
method and more reliable method of broadcasting. |
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I'm surprised to see you still have power, but
glad about it. Hang on!
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3-8" of rain are expected. it's 45 miles NNW of KW and only moving at
6mph towards the west. 75 mph sustained winds. |
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I'm surprised that the electric is still on. This storm is worse than
Hurricane Dennis was. My whole yard has 6" of water in it. |
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Maybe you can add a chat room to the site. At
times like this. It would be nice to know how people on the other side of
the island are doing.
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The Larson family in a 24 foot boat left Banana Bay Resort in
Marathon yesterday. They were heading up to Florida. they are missing and
the Coast Guard is looking for them. |
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Evacuation rule-of-thumb; when Jim Cantori
shows up, leave.
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Emergency Services and rumor control is not activated in the Keys.
This caught us by surprise. |
I wonder if the pedophile weatherman, Bill Kamal is tracking the storm from
jail? |
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Key Deer Blvd., in front of Winn Dixie, is completely flooded. Use
Wilder Road. |
Katrina Update: 9:10am |
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Allison Higgins' sailboat was one of the boats that were in Pine
channel and are now on the other side of the bridge. She is all right! |
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Oh, oh. What is up with
the porn on the site? I don't think it belongs here. Why did you post
that picture? But since she is there, an we name her Katrina? |
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Winds are Southwest to West. Answering that persons question about
the direction of hurricanes down here and their always being from the East. |
Never trust the weatherman! |
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Marathon Airport: One hanger and 11 aircraft damaged. |
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Expect 3-6" more rain is expected |
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Winds are steady 40mph gusting to about 70mph |
Katrine Update: 8:34am Hurricane Katrina is 50 miles NNW of Key west. |
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Authorities are requesting gawkers to stay home as conditions are
very dangerous. |
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Electric is out north to the 7 mile bridges. |
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A tornado damaged two homes in Marathon and some hangers at the
airport. |
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 We here at
Stand Up for Animals would like to take a few minutes to recognize
some outstanding members of our community for some much needed help.
A big thanks to John and Gigi Harrison of
Dot Palm Inc. who removed a large limb from the roof of the shelter, free
of charge. We owe another debt of gratitude to Rico of Time Out magazine
and Susan of Big Pine liquors, who provide free advertising space for us
-- that means we get them into good homes that much more quickly! All of
us here at Stand Up for Animals are grateful for your contributions --
most especially, of course, the animals!
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| Two sailboats hit the tie line at North
Pine Channel this morning. |
| Now Hiring. I have been authorized to announce that
we are now hiring for all positions, including management at W/D. If you
need employment or know someone who does, we will help direct you in our
store through the employment process. Come help us make a difference! Thank
you for all of your patience we really are trying to keep you satisfied.
Dave Irick Asst. Mgr. Night Shift. |
| I wish I'd paid more attention to the impending
hurricane. I've got water coming in my windows. I shudda shuttered. |
Has anyone seen this women? Diana Harris, she worked at the No Name Pub in
the summer of 1981. |
It always amazes me how quickly people are to jump
to conclusions without knowing all the facts. Darren Bell was not
knowingly driving on a suspended license when the accident occurred. He
did not knowingly have a suspended license while working at Little Palm.
Fact is the license was suspended in error and re-instated.
He did not pass several cars on the right the day
of the accident. Tragically someone died in the accident, but he did not
set out to hurt anyone that day. Those small minded people who attack
someone without knowing all the circumstances with their expletives
simply are displaying how ignorant they really are.
If you knew Darren, you would know how remorseful he is for what
happened that day. Why would you make such mean and hateful comments
about someone you don't even know, especially when you know nothing of
the circumstances that occurred on that day?
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Aren't they cute? |
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The band Kiss Army
will be playing a concert at the Big Pine House Of Music on Friday, August
26th, 2005. The concert is scheduled to begin at 7pm. Kiss Army is
The Only Kiss Tribute Band endorsed by the official Kiss Band. Ticket price
$10.( I just noticed the House of Music ad says the Kiss Army concert is
free. Our agreement with them states that we have to charge
$10 admission. I hope this doesn't create a problem. Thanks. [Ed: I'm sorry
I wrote that it was free. I apologize for any smashed dreams.]) |
The initials for the rock group
KISS
stands for “Knights In Service to Satin. If anyone cares. |
| I went to FishCutters for the first time last week.
The portions were huge "Fresh off the Boat", great service and the price was
right. It was very local friendly. Great people. I went back three times
since last week with my family. |
| Web Cam. Trying to see how
much Katrina is affecting you. Little breezy, some drops flying by the
lens. (8:48pm Thurs.) |
 Sea Beans,
also called drift seeds come from plants growing along tropical shores all
over the world. The seeds fall from the plants into the water and drift
with the currents until they wash up somewhere, sometimes thousands of miles
from their origin. They have an air pocket allowing them to float and some
are hard beans called “shinies” that can be polished to a nice luster.
Others have a softer covering and are called “corkies.” Look for them after
higher than normal tides along the shoreline. Wind, hurricane activity,
time of year and the gulf stream have a lot to do with the distribution of
the beans. In south Florida, September and October are the best months for
“beaning.” Tides leave a line of seaweed, tar, driftwood and trash. This
line is called a “wrack” and that’s where the beans can be found. |
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Pot roast recipe. I didn't care for the sweet
taste of the brown sugar or the barbeque sauce . I think I will stay with
my crock pot recipe of carrots, celery, spices, beef broth, meat,
mushrooms, green peppers, etc. Thanks anyway.
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Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.
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Re: My God's better than you God, Continued.
That born again Christian fanatic says he sins everyday. I don't sin
everyday or every week, for that matter. I must try harder to be good than
he does. |
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If a
911 operator has a heart attack, whom does he/she call? |
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Has anyone ever seen a fat woman eat? They are
never seen wolfing down copious quantities of food in public that would
be needed to maintain their girth. They must be closet eaters or air
plants.
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 In calling people
obese, you include children in that 20%. You must not be a parent or
you wouldn't talk the way you do. Something does need to be done; and
that is someone should put you in your place with your rude comments. I'd
like to see a photo of you to see just how perfect you really are? There
may be some things about you that others don't care for and find gross.
Please keep your inferior comments to your own household of probable
turncoats.
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Cindy Sheehan should move overseas and see
what is it like to live in another country, along with a discount for
therapy. Many of us have lost our sons in war. Some of us have relatives
that have been POW's in more than one war who, for years, were being
treated worst than some of us treat our animals. Years of darkness,
steamed eggplant for food, no communication with any human. These heroes
still live today, they love their country and support their troops. They
don't call their own President a terrorist. I give her condolence but
that's it. You're not my voice Cindy Sheehan. My voice speaks for my
heroes that are living and those that died for me. Those who support their
country not a voice against this wonderful country.
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I think Captain Tony was the first to look at a cow and want to
squeeze those dangly things.
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| On the subject of Key Deer: As much
as I hate to break the hearts of the misguided, the "Key Deer" are not an
"endangered species." In fact, it is of course a misplaced, runt version of
the Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer, an abundant species
of animal more common to the northern parts of America. You could say it has
been misplaced in the Keys like other weeds, i.e. Australian Pines. And, as
it is not native to the Keys it might be prudent to exterminate it as you
would a rat or cockroach, rather than attempting to propagate it with pipe
dreams and galvanized fencing. Oh, and heaven forbid you hit one after it
aimlessly walks in front of your vehicle! |
 Re: Aruba.
The majority of psychics are really good at finding people that will give
them money, not finding people. And whatever happened to that
TV super-scammer John Edward, the jerk who claimed he could talk to
the dead? If he ever spoke with my dear departed Grandmother, God rest
her soul, she would tell him to go screw himself.
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Do you know thy neighbor? Tom Noe from Ohio
purchased a home in the FL Keys. What did he use for money? Allegedly
money from the workman's comp fund. His wife's name is Bernadette. Are
they your neighbors? [mamarose7251@yahoo.com]
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| Was
yesterday's picture of the three Heifers taken at the Cow Palace? The
reason I ask is that I think I dated the middle one |
 BPK Funny Fridays...
(formerly Fridays With Mitch)
You ever got one thing to do all day but you just can't get yourself to do
it? "I gotta go to the post office ...but I'd probably have to put on pants.
They're only open until 5. I'm going to have to do that next week." -Jim
Gaffigan
I'm actually one of six kids, Catholic. You ever notice people from
big Catholic families, they always throw in that "Catholic" after the
number? Like if you didn't hear the "Catholic" part, you'd think, "Six
kids? His mother really likes sex." -Jim Gaffigan
It would be kinda embarrassing trying to explain what an appetizer is to
someone from a starving country, though. "Yeah the appetizer, that's the
food we eat before we have our food... No, no... you're thinking of
dessert, that's food we eat after we have our food." -Jim Gaffigan
I am single, I don't drink. It's kind of hard to get a woman buzzed when you
don't drink. You'll be like, "Yeah, I'll have a glass of water, you want a
shot of Jäger? You want eight of 'em?" -Jim Gaffigan
Frisbeetarianism
is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets
stuck. -George Carlin
If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten. -George Carlin
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as
they get older; then it dawned on me... they're cramming for their final
exam. -George Carlin
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time,
somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people
over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
-George Carlin
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity. -George Carlin
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick
boxing. -Emo Phillips
I love to go down to the schoolyard and watch all the little children jump
up and down and run around yelling and screaming. They don't know I'm only
using blanks. -Emo Phillips
I wonder what the most intelligent thing ever said was that started
with the word 'dude.' "Dude, these are isotopes." "Dude, we removed your
kidney. You're gonna be fine." "Dude, I am so stoked to win this Nobel
Prize." -Demetri Martin
I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning,
because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous. "How was
breakfast?" "Unbelievable." -Demetri Martin |
Re: Who was the first person
to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things
here, and drink whatever comes out?" It was probably the same person
who saw an egg fall out of a chicken's azz and he screamed, "Hey, let's eat
that white thing that fell out of that bird's azz. I bet that'll be good!" |
| How do we
get in touch with Mr. Sailing lessons? That is something I have
always wanted to learn |
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Re: Bike path rocks. Get stoned on
the bike path.
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A
fairly well substantiated rumor has it that the old Montego Bay property
will once again see a bar/restaurant. Unfortunately it is also rumored that
Rob’s Island Grill will be relocated to fill the spot (possibly under a
different name). So the answer to the question is: No. The name of the
restaurant won’t be Cheesedick’s. That name is reserved for the owner. |
|
 To the person who
says that there is a reason that they do divorces behind closed doors.
You say it's for privacy. Believe me it has absolutely nothing to do with
privacy. The reason is that if the American public saw what went on behind
those closed doors they would be outraged. What goes on in there is akin to
rape. There will be no justice in their courtroom until the public sees what
is happening. If you don't want anyone to be a part of your divorce then
that's your choice. I just went through a divorce and would love for
everyone to see all the lies and deceit, and how that all powerful Judge
conducts her business. |
| For those who love to talk trash on this website.
What makes you any better than Suzie, Willie, or any of the others you are
talking trash about. Think about the last time you could call yourself
perfect. Probably can't remember, can you? Get off your high horse and
look into yourself. If you have to talk trash in writing instead of to
peoples faces I would say you are a hell of a lot worse person than anyone
you are talking shit about. Grow up. |
 One of
the news channels had a few people on talking about abortion issues.
The anti-abortion guest states that when a unborn baby needs surgery,
the mother is given anesthesia "in case" the baby may feel pain. Why
then would a baby undergoing an abortion (which by the way is brutal),
not feel pain? I would think that the brain would have to be developed
for the pain transmitters to work. Just think about it, any feedback?
Abortion is cruel, and inhumane. Read up on it, see
video on just how they remove that baby. How would you like it if
someone sucked your brains out, and broke up your bones, or injected
saline into your brain stem? Get the picture? Outlaw abortion.
Understand that with abortion being legal, it gives all the young girls
the "ok" to get pregnant and know they can go somewhere and "fix it". If
it is outlawed , then they should think twice about doing something they
shouldn't, because they will have no where to go but to mom and dad.
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Re: Vagina Monologues. We pity your poor
husband if you forced him to see that drivel. (Yes dear, of course dear.)
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Re: Heaven (and the title they put on my
thoughts) My God is Better than Your God. There was nothing in my thoughts
that constituted that kind of thought. There are no other Gods. There
is one God. Period. "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me". One of the
ten commandments. Just sharing my beliefs and praying for all the lost
souls in the world. .
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I Love Tussa!
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Friday August 25, 2005 |
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Thursday August 25, 2005 |
| Another religious hypocrite. Pat Robertson calling
for the assassination of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and then denying
he said it. Then latter admitting he said it. (calling for murder). What
asses all his ilk are. The only difference between the Taliban and
right-wing Christians is that our God is better than their God. |
Web Cam. I like your gale warning flag. If that's what it is. |
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Re: Summer vacation too long? Never. Never
did I wish for school to resume! Never did I run out of things to do on
my own at home. Even now I shudder inwardly when the "back to school" ads
start showing up.
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RE: Response to School Calendar. It is true
that the school calendar is being moved up in order to give as much time
as possible to prepare students for the FCAT and also to meet the
requirements of the federal NoChildLeftBehind Act. What the writer and
most people are perhaps not aware of is the penalties schools are
beginning to suffer for not meeting the standard set by the State and
Federal governments. One of the penalties is a loss of funding. Another
is loss of teachers. Another is the voucher system. Sure some people
like the idea of vouchers, but down here there is not a plethora of
alternatives for schooling. Is it fair to expect teachers to teach only
what is on these tests? No, but that is what is happening in order to
pass them. What about life skills, vocational programs and fine arts
programs? All of these are being pushed to the side for the sake of test
scores.
 Teachers
are being threatened that if their students don't make the required grades
on these tests, they will be replaced. With who? Enrollment in programs
for educational degrees and teaching are at an all time low. Why?
Because the teaching profession is unable to offer a salary competitive
enough to attract young people. Are teachers happy about any of this? Of
course not. Teachers put in many hours helping students before and after
school. Teachers are required to continue their education in order to
remain certified. Teachers are being required to become certified in
areas they don't even teach, such as Reading and Math to meet a standard
set by the state for teachers to be qualified. Who pays for all of this
? The teachers do ! Yes, some schools choose to spend the "extra" money
they receive for making the grade on bonuses for teachers and personnel at
the school involved in the children's education. Don't begrudge this much
needed "pat on the back" for members of a beleaguered profession who are
responsible for the future of the world through our children.
You were right about one thing, we have the greatest
teachers and schools in Monroe County. Believe me, I've been elsewhere
and this is the best I've seen.
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Good Morning Editor : I sent the Challenge Day
info in again yesterday because that one was pertaining to Marathon High
School. The original one was for Key West High School. Can you please
run the Marathon High School Challenge Day information for the parents of
Big Pine teens that attend Marathon High School? Thank you in advance.
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Why does nobody clear the stones from in front of their property on
the bike path? It is their stones on our bike path. The stones in front of
Breeszs stumps are a danger! These stones are your stones not our stones
are you stoned or just to lazy? Maybe you should get stoned
and do it. Maybe we should stone you to do it.
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If that is true: The people that were disabled were
able to get shutters from Habitat for Humanity; and then got them
dumped off in their front yard? Who got to pocket the money that was saved
on installation? This is so wrong someone needs to look at this like
the state attorney. This is so wrong.
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| Re: Ame. I mistakenly sent a picture
of my granddaughter to you. I thought I was sending it to her mom in Big
Pine Key. Can you please remove it from your site. My daughter in law
called me and was very upset. (Ed: Ame is now gone from our roster of
celebrities). |
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If those who put Bush in office can honestly
say that he has done good for our country in the turmoil it's in now, God,
help America.
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Re: Vagina Monologues. Anybody else
notice how many negative comments have been sent in in reference to the
Vagina Monologues by people that didn't even go see the play? Shows me how
many of you guys don't like women or their opinions very much. I saw the
play twice. Once in Key West and once here in Big Pine. Both times it was
excellent. My husband saw it also and laughed a lot because there were
some very funny parts. If you are interested, the screen play is available
in book stores. The play has gotten rave reviews around this country and
around the world because it is very poignant and enjoyable. It isn't just
a bunch of kitty cats bitching about what guys do wrong. My favorite part
is called "the flood". Guess what that might be about? Check it out?
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No see ums look like the things in the movie Langoliers.
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To Larry and Kathy Sullivan. For two people
that supposedly love animal's and are so loving, how could you abandon one
of your cat's when you moved and left it for the new owner's to take care
of!? We don't miss you here in the key's. Sorry. [thebigtease@msn.com]
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God bless Cindy Sheehan.
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| Parrotdise
just keeps getting better and better. The latest addition to their team is
Debbie (the "cute little critter" who used to work at Rob's) as the daytime
bartender. We like the food, the view, the FULL bar, Tom bartending
weeknights, and now Debbie Doing Days... who can ask for anything more? |
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There once was a Heifer named Alice,
Who hung out at the local Cow Palace,
Some guy picked her up,
But in the back of his truck,
He found out Alice, had a phallus.
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 On Wednesday
my response to the ranting republican was published, so I thought I
would beat him to the punch a little.
1. He will use the term "liberal" at least 2
times even though I told him, honestly, I am not.
2. He will throw insults such as "dumb" or
"stupid." It's been working for him since 3rd grade.
3. He is required to use the name "Clinton"
somehow in his post. Its a republican talking point.
4. He will call the people against the war
to build an Islamic religious government anti-America, he does not
understand the type of government being put in place is identical to the
ones we are fighting.
Watch, I think
I aced this test.
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| To the person who thinks we have too many Key Deer. What
are you thinking? Is the Michigan mentality such that you would remove one
endangered species (cougars) from its natural habitat to eat another
endangered species? I would suggest you return to Michigan where thinking
like that apparently makes sense. Here we are proud of our wild life,
including the Hemmingway house cats, the Key West chickens, the iguanas and
even the tourists. While I would agree that this may seem unorthodox to
some, the Keys has always had a tradition of believing all have a right to
live free including the animals. Our animals may sometimes be a pain, but
killing them all or feeding them to another species does not go along with
the lifestyle we have chosen. Therefore, I would again respectfully
request that you find another vacation spot or just return to Michigan and
stay there. |
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I can't
speak for the Civic
group, but I do remember
something about the third grade being added, when the original school set
up stated there would only be two grades. Maybe they were questioning
that if a third grade were to be allowed, then later there might be more
grades, and so on. I know I thought about it...and don't start
screaming...I'm not against kids.
 As
far as I'm concerned, what they go up against is the "something
good" that they do! They have attempted to preserve the "rural lifestyle"
by trying to stop any additional development here. This rural lifestyle
of Big Pine is what so many of us fell in love with and was one of the
reasons we moved here. I, for one, pray that they continue to fight to
keep this lifestyle. What you call progress, I call ruination.
I have also
seen their group on the highway, picking up trash during the Earth Day
festivities. Steve Estes of the Barometer even took pictures of them
cleaning up one year. I know the last couple of years, they've had a big
yard sale, along with the Key Deer Protection Alliance and FAVOR, and
donated a sum, from the proceeds, to the Big Pine Charter School, for
allowing them to use one of their buildings. I also saw in the paper a
few months ago where they made a donation to the wildlife rescue
organization on Big Pine. And I'm just pulling these off the top of my
head. I know I see their organization's name come up from time to time,
and it's not negative at all. I wish you people would just let this
rest. Your obvious hatred of this good organization is unhealthy for you.
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Your sight was recently brought to my attention by an
employee. As a business owner and divorcee, I find it extremely sad that
you spend your time gossiping about them, rather than dealing with your own
problems. I recently had the opportunity to
 meet Carolyn as
was impressed with her spirit and warm wishes for the continued success
towards the business. As far as divorce: there is a reason why divorce
settlements and separation clauses are not public information, it is because
it is truly none of your business. Leave them alone and deal with
the skeletons you have hanging in your own closet first. Don't sit in
judgment, because you too have probably had to deal with issues in your
life or made mistakes along the way. As to her daughter and her husband,
Thank you for the sacrifice you made in preserving freedom world wide and
your commitment to serve our country. |
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To the part
time visitor recommending
"sound" conservation:
Hello! You're suggesting bringing cougars, another animal that is not
native to the Keys, to thin out an endangered species of deer we
have here? Now I've heard everything. I'm glad you're just a part timer.
And just
one more time about the iguanas. All of the islands surrounding the Keys
have iguanas naturally. In an article about iguanas in the Free Press
dated July of 2003, it stated "But their classification as non-native
invasive exotics, is questioned by Doug Mader, a local veterinarian who
is the author of "Reptile Medicine and Surgery", the standard textbook in
the field. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, Mader watched an iguana
ride ashore upon a raft of branches. It likely came across the straights
from Cuba, he said. Iguana can be found throughout the Caribbean. Mader
also disagrees with the popular assertion that iguana have no natural
predators in the Keys. Black racers and other snakes, raptors such as
sparrow and broad-winged hawks, raccoons and dogs will all kill them."
Granted,
there are a lot more iguanas here now than there were ten years ago, but
so are there a lot more people, more raccoons, more deer, etc. When the
human population increases, it seems the animal population tries to keep
up with them. In the article, Dr. Mader said he "believes their
population will plateau due to predators and a shortage of food supply."
Dr. Mader
suggested people with gardens deal with them as they have dealt with the
Key deer, by not planting food the iguanas will eat. That is what I have
done in my own yard. We have mostly native plants that the iguanas won't
touch. I have many iguanas hanging out in my yard every day, and I have a
beautiful, lush yard. We have learned to live with them, not try to kill
them. Plant native trees and bushes
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I think that the part time resident ment Panther not cougar. |
| It's difficult to know exactly what's being alleged when
one is confronted by the slogan "No Blood for Oil!" Didn't the French
...continues on Long
Winded Tomes |
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I read some of the comments about Larry
Sullivan and his spouse and I believe they came here to be "Big fish
in a small pond", but what they didn't realize is that the Keys has it's
own way of dealing with people. "The Keys pick you, you don't pick the
Keys". I for one was not sorry to see them leave. Now if we could get rid
of the people slowing down the development of the Mariners Park for what
is left of our children, this might be a nice place to raise your kids.
|
 This site
has lists of people's names that are owed money by the government.
naupa :
owners Treasure hunt. |
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Only
true Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and
"a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be one
mile or twenty miles. |
| "It looks like Darren Bell is finally going to get
his head handed to him. Rot in hell you miserable *****. What is it about
suspended license you don't understand?" What about Bell's former supervisor
Willie Bailey, the current Guest Services Manager at Little Palm Island?
He got arrested just a handful of weeks later for habitually driving with a
suspended license, is still driving, and even drives guests of Little Palm
Island back and forth to the airport, etc. Suzy Styles deserves an award for
her amazing hiring practices as L.P.I.'s Human Resource Director.
Astounding. No accountability. [sandbergds@yahoo.com] |
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Hello! Let's put the blame where it should go on the
gas price increase. That would be Bush.
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Why have no psychics come forward to tell where the body of missing
teenager Natalie Holloway is hidden in Aruba? |
| I think we need Ted Nugent to visit
Big Pine Key for just a few days |
I predict that Darren Bell will be found guilty of manslaughter. As
tragic as the accident was, he did not plan to kill anyone on
purpose. There are people who lay in wait, plan to viciously murder; what
are their sentences? 40 years? Darren Bell should not have that same
sentence, even though he was very stupid in his actions. |
| As a fulltime, lifelong working Keys resident I think we
should have part-time resident hunting season. After all, its the
part-timers who are most detrimental to our established lifestyle down here
followed closely by the retirees. If not for the idiot Yankees paying 6
figures for a run down termite invested clapboard Conch house that only cost
5-10 grand to build, those of us who work here would have a real world
priced place to live.
So part timers and retirees your opinions mean very, very little to those
of us who work here and suffer your constant complaints. And "Evil community
person" take heart. To some of us, you will still be a outsider 20 years
from now. Don't go away mad, just go away! Happiness is 20,000 New Yorkers
going home with a Michiganer and Jersyite under each arm. |
KISS has long been one of the best selling bands of all time. Their music
may not be memorable to you, but they sure did put on a show. If KISS
Army is approved by them, they must really work hard at it.
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If memory
serves me correctly, the Sullivan duet, Larry and Kathy, after often
stating in writing to the local paper their dislike of nearly everything
about Big Pine, provided a great public service locally and moved from Big
Pine and relocated elsewhere. Since they no longer are directly associated
with Big Pine we can assume that they are again writing verbose, venomous
letters to the editor of their new local paper criticizing most local
affairs and anyone not subscribing to their extreme far left views.
Of course
they will be providing lofty incite to their new community by telling their
new neighbors how to live, what they can and cannot do with their property
and what’s wrong with everyone else in general. As the old adage goes:
“Some people bring happiness when they arrive, others when they leave!” |
20% of Floridians are obese. They tax our health system, making us
all pay for their insatiable desires. From the DickyDoo (someone whose
belly sticks out farther than his dicky do) Jerseyites to the Keys heifer
that started singing "We Are Family" when she spotted a pod of whales.
Something needs to be done to stop all this grossness.
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My God's better than you God, Continued. Re:
Heaven. Try reading a new King James bible. God's word is throughout
this book, it should be a best seller. Those of us who have given our
life to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, will see heaven and be with
Jesus. Read your bible. You have to be saved, a born again Christian to
get to heaven. I really stress to you to take God's word seriously. So
many think that by being a nice person, and doing good things will get
you to heaven, this is not so. That is a false teaching.
There is only one God. Hell is not a joke
either. Many think it will be a big party with their friends. Wrong. Try
focusing on the words "eternal fire". There will not be any water, only
hot and fire, gnashing of teeth. Read it for yourself and believe it.
Study it. Go to a new testament bible based church that teaches the word
of God straight out of the bible. Be careful of your bibles. So many of
the new ones have taken many words, and books, chapters, verses out of
theirs to make it more "appeasing" to people. Revelation talks about
adding and taking away words in the bible, and what will happen if it is
done.
I thank God for finding me, and touching my heart to make me come to him
after years of torment in my life. I am a born again Christian, and my
life is so much better now with God in it. I am not perfect and never
will be, I still sin every day. A true Christian will admit to that. No
one is sinless except God himself. I still have bad things happen
to me, but instead of getting mad about it, I accept it, and learn from
it, and always... something good comes out of something bad. I pray for
those that do not know Christ as their Lord and Savior, that their
hearts will be touched by the Holy Spirit. By the way, you will not need
anything in heaven...all you have on earth will not matter anymore. God
provides everything for you. Jesus died a horrific death for us here on
earth, what have you done for him today?
God Bless You All
P.S. I have read some comments that bash
Christians. Sadly, not all people that say they are Christians are. We
are not to judge them, God will do that. He knows what is in all our
hearts if we are thinking of him during church service, or when the
preacher is going to stop. He sees and knows all. Please don't judge all
Christians by some that have made a bad impression.
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If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you? |
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Re: Iraqi people have not known freedom for well
over 30 years. Correct. Thirty years ago they had a democratic leader
and England asked the US's help in getting rid of him. (He nationalized the
oil which England had a monopoly on.) We hired gangs to discredit him. We
used violence and lies. It worked. |
| Since the second world war, America has started many
wars and always backs out before the job was finished. We like starting
them, but we have no stomach for finishing them; and the rest of the world
knows it. Leave this country and ask around and you'll find this to be just
about everyone's opinion. |
| Does anyone know those 2 scumbags that are charged with
elderly abuse of the senior in Big Pine? Thank God that couple looked in
on him and called the cops. I checked their disgusting mugs in the arrest
report. I hope I never served them or was in anyway pleasant to them. |
 Re: US
Political climate: Don't alienate people who aren't necessarily your
enemy. The red/blue business is 78 percent B.S. There's a lot of purple
going around, and mauve and magenta. Red or blue, we know that life can be
unfair, and hard work is not necessarily rewarded. The world can be
merciless. Time marches on. The precipice lies ahead. This is not a
Democratic or Republican point of view -- it's common knowledge. |
Sailing Lessons. I will give free lessons to the person who first said
he, she or it hated sailors. (Note to the Editor You may give my phone
number to that one person.) For all others the lessons are affordable,
prorated, based on annual income: Free if less than $30,000. It is $50 per
hour if annual income is $100,000 or more. $65,000 is $25 per hour.
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Re: Blog = web + log. Kind of an online
diary.
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| Common Sense has it that politics and
religion should not be brought up at social gatherings. Both seem to be
appearing at this site more and more. I am out of here, looking for a better
party. Would the last one to leave please turn out the lights. |
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Yes, Michelle D. has a very strong and
beautiful voice. Brad F., however sounds like someone stepping on a cat's
tail. Can he possibly be at the Tiki seven days a week?
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Is it true
that someone is going to open a restaurant at the old Montego Bay
location and it will be called Cheesedicks? |
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Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll
squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out!" |
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Thursday August 25, 2005 |
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Wednesday August 24,
2005 |
| Tom Sawyer passed away Tuesday. He
was the mayor of KW in 1985 and dedicated his life to community service.
There wasn't many organizations or events that Mr. Sawyer wasn't
involved in. |
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| Darrell Bell has been arrested and
charged with murder for killing the mother on US1. He passed a bunch of cars
on the right gravel shoulder of the road and lost control. Justice has been
served. |
 As a part time
visitor, I am amazed by the lack of real conservation in the Keys.
Iguanas, chickens and feral cats are not native to the Keys and therefore
should have no legal protection. Even in Michigan, we don't protect stray
cats. Iguanas are not protected by Florida Law. The Key Deer should be
controlled. Excess should be either moved to other keys or harvested. It
sounds like you have too many deer on Big Pine. Another solution would be to
have the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission live trap a few cougars from
the everglades and relocate them to Big Pine Key. This would reduce the deer
population along with other problems. However, children may show up missing.
Therefore, sound conservation would be the best approach. |
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To Carolyn Holloway.
That was very classy. Good luck to you |
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Re: Evil Community.
I am sorry these folks have had such a bad experience in Big Pine. I feel
lucky that I have had the opposite experience. We were made to feel welcome
from the first week we moved to the Keys. The people in the Lower Keys are
some of the most caring people on the planet. Scarcely a week goes by that
there isn't a fund raiser for someone who has health problems, etc -- Piners
take care of each other. When my husband died, the outpouring of love and
support from everyone was overwhelming. I love this community and bless
everyone who lives here. There are always going to be some people who just
see the negatives, but I don't know of another community that is as loving
and giving as this one. |
| Re: Rubber bands. Rubbers last longer
when frozen. and should be used before they defrost. |
 When you
die, you are not "done". Earth is a spiritual learning ground for the human
race to try and understand the Golden Rule. If you excel, you may go to
"heaven", otherwise you are reincarnated to go through the same trials of
learning that you previously failed. No, nothing to do with that freaky
Muslim religion, this is Novus Spiritus. Christians claim to worship Jesus.
Novus Spiritus believers try to act as Jesus did.
If you choose to be evil, you will go into a dark hellish, joyless hole
where you ponder your evil, greedy deeds, and are surrounded by other evil
souls; for what could be thousands of years in earth time. Have a good time
but do unto others so you can enjoy heaven. Earth life is but a blink of an
eye. |
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I agree Daughter of Bob and Carolyn in Iceland,
lets give them some privacy, what do you say Ed?
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Yes,
Married Beans are also called Sea Beans. Do you have some
information on them?
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We are close to paying $3/gallon for gasoline. Let's blame someone. Let's
blame liberal tree huggers who rant, rave and protest about the
danger of drilling for oil and expanding the number of oil refineries. The
same ones who scream about high gas prices are stopping us from exploring
and drilling for more oil to ease the prices. |
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Re: Carolyn's divorce. It's a damn shame that
you have to come on the site to ask people to stop talking crap about your
family. It's nice to see that you snap it in half straight from your own
self, I tell you it's to be applauded. If your life as it is can't be
helped and you and your husband has been able to talk and decide that you
want something different in your lives, hopefully the good people of Big
Pine Key will give you respect and move on themselves.
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| Let's thank our President for invading Iraq.
Saddam Hussein used weapons of mass destruction on his own people and killed
thousands upon thousands of his own countrymen. Sooner or later Hussein
would have found a way to use the weapons of mass destruction on us. Those
of you who don't see this point are blind. |
To The Person who Hates Sailors. My annual gasoline cost is
$3.04.
Total for the year. That is one gallon. That is cheap!
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| All the people who made trouble here and
had ordinances put into effect that forced people's life style to change
have either moved or are on there way to jail. (Jack London) now I'm sure
this site will be tied up with long winded letters from Larry and Kathy
Sullivan. |
| I was really hoping the Bush haters would jump
on the "Who Said It" from last Friday. I guess it was a little to
obvious, or maybe nobody wants to play. The actual name of the person who
made that idiotic comment was, in fact, the former Vice President of the
United States of America and distinguished Senator from the great state of
Tennessee, Al Gore. |
I may be a bit slow, but I finally figured out where the Cow Palace is.
Hey, there are some real cute heifers in there, so lay off, Ok? I met this
cute mooer at the bar, and she took me home for a great milk shake.
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To my friend, the ranting republican,
calling me stupid and using the the word liberal as much as possible
when discussing Cindy Sheehan. I'm not a liberal. Now don't you feel like
an idiot since your entire rant was based on that? As for Cindy Sheehan
all I can say is welcome to America where people are allowed their own
views and vigils for troops are a sign of respect. Enjoy your visit and
have a safe trip back to the country you call home. Update your republican
talking points because you're firing blanks left and right.
I must
admit I do disagree with your support of using American troops to give
Allah a new land for his wacko Islamic followers to commit atrocities
from. You support Allah, I'm supporting American troops. The only shred of
dignity and honor in the war for lies.
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I was looking thru the Keysso.net and noticed Darren Bell on August
22. Please say it's for going to court for that horrible accident several
weeks ago. I hope he was not driving on our roads again!
Arrest Record
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I truly believe there are only two to three people
with a sense of humor who write in to this site. Without their
comments, this is just another bitch session like the Citizen's Voice. My
Grandmother, God rest her soul, had a word that she would express to
cranky, fiber- deficient people like the ones writing in - BIOYA.(?)
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Kudos to the anti-liberal rant person. Well
said, and most important, the truth. There are a lot of us out here that
read this liberal crap, and laugh. We free thinkers should all stand up
and shout it to the stars. This country is great, and it sure wasn't built
on liberal values. I am with you, and I am sure that there are a lot of
people here with you also.
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No see ums are from hell! |
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Re: Rubber bands
last longer when refrigerated. So do rubbers, but don't let your Mom catch
you putting them in there. |
| All of a sudden this new word pops up--Blog.
What the heck is that? |
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Last night I heard Michelle Dravis and Brad
Fresharra performing at the Ramrod Tiki. What incredible
harmonies. I have not heard better vocals since I have been down here.
Great job.
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Is it true Doctors hit all women between their legs with a hatchet
when they are born? This has been puzzling me for some time.
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Carolyn and Mindy. Congratulation. Double
kudos to you both. I have also been on the nasty end of this site and I
remember how horrible it makes you feel. Just remember by next week they
will have moved on to someone else. We are not all horrible here, just
the ones with lives so pathetic they try to make themselves look better by
putting someone else down. You both deserve big hugs. It is no one
else's business what goes on in your personal lives and I am glad you both
stood up to our village idiots. Maybe they need to attend this Challenge
Day for self-esteem, social oppression and teasing issues. Too bad it's
not offered to them as well. Good luck to you in whatever life has planned
for you.
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Re: KISS Army. No war paint?
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What's with the pedantic individual picking on
the gentle editor? Go back to your New York Times crossword puzzle and
leave Ed alone.
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It looks like Darren Bell is finally going to get his
head handed to him. Rot in hell you miserable *****. What is it about
suspended license you don't understand? I hope you get many years
working on the road gang maintaining U.S. 1; or better yet, I hope you get
to be someone else's mistress in prison.
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What a ridiculous idea. A Kiss cover band. Somebody must be really
desperate to hear something live. I can't call anything to do with Kiss
music.
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It's a shame that all of this resentfulness cannot be
channeled into the insurance rate hike for homeowners. The unfair
rate hikes will not change unless, as a community, people come together to
stand against it. Writing individual letters won't do it. As a
community, Florida Keys residents, need to come together to approach the
State of Florida about the rising insurance costs. I bet other areas
aren't paying as much as we are, they are only sticking it too us because
we already pay a high amount, while we were not affected last year by
storms. We are paying for every one else on the mainland's recovery
costs. The substantial increase needs to be in those areas hit by
hurricanes that aren't paying very much for windstorm, not here. Some of
you people against everything, should be against this issue too.
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Re: Breezeswept dock. Is anyone planning on going to that dock
hearing at the County Commissioner's office?
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I'm still waiting for someone to challenge what I
said about the Civic Assoc going against the Big Pine Charter
School wanting to add a third grade class. And, still waiting to here
about something good they have done, not just what they go up against.
|
 To any one who
thinks they may have a comment about the couple who own the fish place,
you need to mind your own business. Their divorce is no one's business
but their own. I don't even know them or shop there (I don't eat
seafood), but that is their life and all of you need to butt out. From
the comments written, the wife seems like a very gracious person. Again,
their divorce is none of your business.
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Re: Rubber bands. Human beings last
longer when they are refrigerated!
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I have lived here for 20 years. Does someone
have a job that pays enough to live here. I need one bad!
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Re: What has changed with the school
calendar? It's simple. Here in Florida, our children are going
to school earlier and earlier to get our kids ready for the FCATs. You
know, the test that determines just how much extra money each school gets
each year as a reward for our children's grades on the test that
determines how much our children are learning. Money that is supposed to
go towards student enrichment, but instead goes to rewards for teachers
and teacher bonus's.
 Something
else that is relatively new is the monthly professional day off and
teacher work days that are everywhere in our school calendar. Don't get
me wrong, the teachers here are wonderful and deserve time off and
bonus's. But...I believe the state should reward the teachers and schools
by not taking money away from the school system each year and by
giving back some of the excess dollars the state collected. Our children
are our greatest natural resource and this state is not on the list of the
top 10 states in our country in education. We should be.
I remember when I was young, the three
months we had off in the summertime was way to long. By the end of the
second month, every child I knew was bored and secretly couldn't wait
until school started again. We drove our parents nuts also. I don't
complain about the less time off in the summer. We also didn't have as
much time off for Christmas/New Years and had only a week off for Easter.
The kids still go 180 days, just scheduled differently.
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Re: Vagina Monologues. Here's another idea for
a great play, "Tampon Talk". Now if we can only find a sponsor or two.
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Wednesday August 24, 2005 |
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Tuesday August 23, 2005 |
 Dear
friends. It’s Carolyn Holloway and I would like to start by saying
thanks for all your support. At this time there is a lot going on in my
life and in Roberts. Yes it’s true that we are no long together and a
divorce is on the way. We started Fanci seafood (E Fish) about 4 years
ago a dream that we both had of having only the freshest seafood brought
in by the local fishermen. And that way we knew it was fresh. Robert has
and will do a great job running the store on his own. Just because I’m not
there does not mean the store will be less fresh seafood. Robert has
worked real hard to keep the store going while I was away when my
step-father took ill and passed away.
He will always take good care of the locals
and he will make sure everything is top of the line in seafood. Please
stop the story. It is only hurtful to us and at this time that is not what
I want or need. I will go on with my life some place else; and trust me,
Robert will take good care of all your needs. Thanks for your caring
Carolyn Holloway
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I too am glad we didn't incorporate. Who
would be the mayor here in Big Pine Key? A group of developers or the
business owners or just someone popular or even one of us Big Pine trailer
trash? How would that help the "little man"? Business men would be for
themselves and friends the popular ones may not have the ability and the
Piner', well we all know where that road would take us. I don't know
anything about "lies" but glad for the outcome.
|
 Dear
Editor/Publisher: I understand you have a perfect right to present
this blog in any fashion that pleases you, even in ancient Sanskrit if you
wish. But out of curiosity, how is it "nutsac", or "dickweed" fly right on
in, presumably without editing, when "hie" (a real word) is expunged, and
substituted. "I hied myself to the post office". I mean it's a true
irony to me, in light of the medium you are working in. The English
language. Print. It seems to me that it is a real currency. Being as how the
daily posts are rife with misspelled and misused words, improper syntax and
the like, seems like a grammatically correct submission might accidentally
make it on. And also, how do you perceive your blog site? Has it met your
expectations? If not, what ideally do you envision? Thank you for your
service.
(Ed: I don't have enough education to notice wrong spelling. I slept all
through English class. Now, I'm an editor. How ironic. If spell check
doesn't get it, I'm lost. I never heard of the word "hie", but I believe
you. You have no idea the gibberish that we have to sort out. We have to try
to understand the writers' reasoning and logic and try to interpret so many
of these muddled postings to the tune of 30 to 50 a day. With over 100,000
visitors a month we're quite pleased. Thanks for asking.) |
I suppose that the person saying that Cindy
Sheehan was alone staging her vigil, was there to see that in person.
No newsmen were around. And by the way, it's "Newsperson" for you
politically correct Liberals) Give me a break. You Liberals always paint
the picture that suits your cause. I have no idea what her intentions
were, but the fact and the end result is that her Son chose to be there
and was proud to serve his country, and that's a fact.
 And as for
no WMD, you have to be stupid not to know that all of the 150,00 mass
shallow graves that were found were a result of Hussein using them on his
own people. They are not there right now. So what? At least he never got
to use them on us. And also, if you don't think he was testing on his own
people to use on us, you're stupid. He hated us and that is also a fact.
The reason that we are still there is that the Iraqi people have not known
freedom for well over 30 years and we are still teaching them how to live
under a democracy and protecting them at the same time. Not leaving them
to the wolves so to speak. We are protecting them against the gutless
insurgents who don't want anything to do with the kind of freedom that we
enjoy. So when you talk about lies, try looking in the mirror. It's all
about being anti- Bush with the liberals. Keep on trying to spread your
lies. There are plenty of us free thinkers around that see the truth and
you will not get us down. We laugh at the liberal ramblings and in the end
the liberals always lose. God bless this country and God bless George W.
Bush.
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| Methinks Larry Sullivan and the BPK Civic
Association doth protest too much. In a letter to Vic Anderson of the Army
Corps, Sullivan says of the Habitat Landing project "Please count me as a
vote against." He calls the wetland area "waterfront," but it's not on the
water. He says the project would "destroy mangroves," but there were never
any mangroves there to begin with. He says the project would "take habitat
away from endangered species," But Fish and Wildlife had already signed off
on the project, saying it was not a threat.
When questioned by the media (doing their job) Sullivan changed his story
several times in an attempt to save face. (It didn't work.) When it came
time to find a solution and work out a compromise (with the county, Army
Corps and Habitat) Larry was nowhere to be found. Everything after
Sullivan's initial erroneous protest of the Habitat Landing project should
be chalked up to "damage control." |
I got up this morning and reread my submission. It's full of typos,
so humble apologies. |
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Re: Clothes in heaven. Your spirit will be
raised not you body...please read carefully.
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| Check out this old film clip with Bob Hope
Pages/Greatest_Movie_Line_Ever.wmv |
|
I need to rephrase my comment on WD some how the
wording was mixed up. I work at WD and I took the stress test. It moved
slowly. I guess I'm good for a while. I enjoy my job and the
security guard does not make me nervous.
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| It isn't about oil, any clear thinking informed
observer will concede. In short, you will remember in 2002 the domestic oil
lobby (Bush's "cronies") had taken a decidedly anti-invasion political
stance (why would they want more middle eastern oil on the market?). The
Saudi's were equally of the same mindset. Where then, does it follow that
the president profits by the Iraq invasion? Where's the backdoor deal? Are
the soldiers bringing barrels home in their pockets? If the U.S. had
acquiesced, it would have lost all credibility with a profoundly treacherous
element, and been perceived as a pushover. Does anyone remember the retreat
of the Iraqi's out of Kuwait in 1990, as they torched seemingly hundreds of
oil wells, and flooded the Gulf in the region with oil? It was the worst
environmental disaster ever, but what the hell, who cares? In the memory of
the common heard, it doesn't even amount to a vague dream.
 The Iraq
campaign didn't start with 9/11, it's a fifteen year old war. Like a broken
record, the unrelenting Bush bashers beat the WMD line into the ground,
however, it was only one part of a whole lot of other compelling reasons
that alone would have precipitated our actions. But the incestuous pop star
intellect desperately hopes for failure of this administration no matter
what the cost. It won't matter if Iraq is a shining success, because the
inveterate Bush haters wouldn't or couldn't think of conceding one jot. So
they lose credibility. There can be no debate with a blind howling maw, that
resides in the comfort of victimhood, like Sheehan, who is exalted to the
skies, and who contribute nothing to the greatness of this country, but only
attack it with a sneering cynicism.
Why aren't they screaming about the back-stabbers like Russia, France,
and Germany for instance? Countries that operate in blatant self-interest,
and who drop us in the meat grinder without a second thought. Where's the
outrage? Or the UN? An institution that is irrefutably rife with corruption.
No, they're the blame America first crowd, and they're loud, ungrateful
Quislings. |
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Once again, and for the last time, Publix
never had or will have any interest in opening a store in Big Pine. It
was all rumor, speculation and bull!
|
Parents of Key West Students. I am trying to
get the word out on a wonderful idea brought on by the horrible events of
Columbine. It is called Challenge Day. It is being offered at Key
West High School, Thursday, September 1.
 The
students enrolled in this all day, at school event, will discuss a wide
range of topics dealing with self-esteem, social oppression, drug abuse,
violence, teasing, etc. It is a very emotional, eye-opening, empowering,
and fun program. It has proven to decrease the percentages (up
to 75%) of teen pregnancy, drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse, violence,
suspensions and numerous more related teen problems. Please take the time
to look at the Challenge Day web site at
www.challengeday.org or you can
call a Challenge Associate at 925-957-0234. If after reviewing the web
site you decide this might help your teen you can contact Heidi Golightly
at Key West High School (293-1549 ex 375). Please take the time to go over
their web site, this is truly an excellent program.
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| OK next bashing will be Father Tony. (God forbid!)
Re: The shutters. They are installed by the company not by the home owners.
Why wasn't your elevator installed by the company you bought it from? |
|
I'm glad someone noticed the good customer service
at WD, especially the ladies working the aisles. They are always so
helpful they know exactly where to find whatever you need.
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|
Re: In Heaven we are all in the prime of life, age
30. What page does it say that in the bible? You sound like the Moslems
with their seven virgins in heaven. Get real. When you're dead, you're done!
So let the good times roll. |
I don't hate sailboats! Think I could qualify for those free sailing
lessons, still? See I taught my wife to shoot really well. Now if I
leave her I got to go to South America or somewhere out of range of a deer
rifle. With fuel cost so high a sailboat is my only option. That and she
would never think to look on something that moves so slow for me.
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| It sure was interesting to hear from the Sullivans
and get the real truth about everything. I'm glad incorporation failed
because there aren't enough people willing to run for office on this
sparsely populated island and those that would, would probably be the same
old people year after year. How awful that would have been. The island would
really have been divisive if that happened. |
|
Here's some fun things you can print on you computer to make back to
school more fun. |
| Larry
Sullivan. Are you saying you were never on the Morning Magazine?
Remember a lot of us were here then. And for you to say you stopped
incorporation... what an ego. I voted against incorporation and most
everyone I know did; and we all feel about your association as we do about
incorporation. Boy, you really think you are something special. Well you are
not. |
 In response
to the Evil Community post I only have one thing to say, Whatever!
Sorry you moved to the barrio (I guess). My neighborhood is the best.
Back where the Key Deer roam, the iguana's eat my leftover greens and
everyone waves at each other. It's just like where I grew up in the north
east; a very warm and kind community. I love it here in paradise. Oh,
even though US 1 is perhaps considered a highway, it's a highway going
through a rural area. So if you don't like the speed limits go back to
wherever you came from please. Thank you. It's always a beautiful day
in paradise.
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| Also I would like to point out that my parents at
E-fish/Fanci Seafood were great people during this war on Iraq. My
husband was in Iraq while we were stationed in Key West. We put up a jar to
raise money to send care packages to the Seabees and Doctors of Camp Viper.
They were very happy to receive these items which included everything they
could possibly need from toilet paper to goodies. Both of My parents were
very supportive of my husband and his fellow soldiers. They let me come home
and live with them while I was pregnant. Thank you to everyone who told me a
kind word when they saw me at the fish house. Chey is doing great and is 2
years old now. My husband said thank you to everyone who helped and prayed
for him and gave money or products to send in those care packages. |
|
 Beware
internet e-mail users. New scams are going around. I use Bellsouth
internet and e-mail and have received three fraudulent e-mails in the past
few days. Two wanted me to “verify” passwords and a third claimed to be
from Bellsouth with important information about my “account” and contained
an attachment. My virus checker caught it and I called Bellsouth tech
support. After checking it out they verified is was a virus laden
attachment and said they would pursue the matter. They were quite helpful.
Beware of any e-mails from senders you do not recognize and don’t open any
attachments that you have not checked for virus or are from unknown
senders. |
|
I just took the stress test and I'm seeing
dots all over the place! Now I think I need some LSD.
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| Re: Fanci Seafood aka E-Fish. I think that Robert
does excellent with the business. Fish and other products are fresh, store
is clean, smells good, and Robert does take care of the locals; unlike some
other fish houses around. As far as airing their "dirty laundry" on this
site, it's not anyone's business but Carolyn and Robert's. |
 Re:
Bill Lowey bashing: Someone better get their facts straight. If you
received shutters from the Habitat program, you would have had them
installed, free of charge, by the habitat folks. I know this for a fact
since I am a beneficiary of the shutter program. When the new shutters
arrive, the habitat crew not only install them, but they remove any existing
"homemade" shutters that are on the windows. So if you're going to tell
stories, make sure you get the facts straight. |
| "I have reached an age at which, if someone
tells me to put my shoes on, I don't have to." -Albert Einstein |
|
Maybe the Conch Train needs some competition
from some Jeepneys with routes to the other islands' businesses. I still
wish some entrepreneur would import a few!
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|
I want to transfer files from my PC to my laptop
using my USB connections. How can I do that?
(Ed: Go to the Computer Club meeting this Saturday. They'll tell you.) |
 Punishment for
murderers: The reason that people murder in the USA is that they know
being caught carries little consequence. They can torture, mutilate, rape,
do unspeakable things to their victims, but come time to face the music,
Ooh, give da poor widdle murderer free cable TV, three free hot meals a day,
free magazines, free newspapers, visitors, free lodging, free attorneys, and
free medical attention.
Maybe if we crack down on these murdering parasites (who laugh at the
legal system) we would have fewer murders. The murderers deserve the same
exact execution as their victims. Swift and with zero tolerance. That is not
lowering the executioner, that is cleaning away the scum that clogs our
legal system. |
| I, too
missed the "Dick Weed" discussions. They were funny. Maybe the
lower class establishments finally decided they are not as good as Rob's and
gave up. Rob's may be the best in Big Pine Key, but Square Grouper is still
my favorite in the Lower Keys. |
|
Re: Vagina Monologues, it was mentioned that
we forgot the Dickweed Discussion and the Nutsac Notations, but we need to
add the Testicle Testaments as well as Rectal Referendum (which many of
the contributors to this site are unknowing participants).
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| I admire Kathy and Larry Sullivan for not being
afraid to speak out against Lowery and Becker. Keep fighting for your rights
and those of Big Piners. |
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. |
| Larry Sullivan. Ooh, yes Larry. Were have you been?
You really got into everything. Came into town and just stuck your nose into
everything, just everything. I did like your dog. I sure do miss him. |
| Re: I missed the Vagina Monologues and the Dickweed
Discussions but did see the NutSac Notations, it was great! This comment
could only have come from a very insecure man. Thanks for your opinion, but
I am sure it is not your fault your mother never told you the saying; "If
you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." I did see
the play and I found it quite good. Not to mention the fact it is also for a
good cause. See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and
only enough blood to run one at a time. -Robin Williams |
Reading the rants by Larry and Kathy Sullivan reminds me of the
George Orwell book "Animal Farm" where the pigs try to re-write history.
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|
I did see the sour old man in the
photos of Key West's finest. Monroe County jail. Now who is the one that
is so wrong?
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My name is Mindy Brewster. I am currently stationed in
Iceland right now. I am the daughter of Carolyn and Robert Holloway
the owners of E-Fish. To let you all know it is actually called Fanci
Seafood. Neither one of them need to be talked about because of how they run
their business. I think no matter what they are doing they have always done
a great job. My mom has been dealing with family issues up north. Mom and
dad wish not to be in the company of each other. And yes they are
 separating.
My father is a hard worker and has a severe back injury that puts him in
pain every single night. And sometimes he can hardly move, but he still gets
up every morning to take care of that fish house. To make sure that everyone
has the quality seafood they deserve. When I worked with them there was no
such thing as poor quality. That cinnamon smell is cleanser/deodorizer it is
FDA approved to make sure the germs and smell stays out. It is the same
stuff my mother used when she cleaned there.
So what if they don't get along; it is no one else's business. Everyone
has problems but you do not see my father closing down that store because of
personal problems. My mother has not been legally ordered to stay away from
that place. Neither one of them should get everything. They have been
married for 24 years. Half and half. My father might be a sour old man, but
he deserves it after 21 years of military service and 2 kids. My mom is a
good woman. She is always there if someone needs her and she deserves a fair
judgment just as my dad does. Get over yourselves leave them alone. Everyone
has marital problems. Don't judge them. At lease you are still getting good
seafood. Unlike some other seafood companies who are in the Keys. It is
pretty bad when I hear about your stupid gossip all the way up here in
Iceland. And if you want to criticize more post your email lets talk.
Mindy Brewster proud daughter of Carolyn and Robert Holloway. |
This is bizarre but strangely addicting. You won't want to stop messing
with it. Just use the pointer and Click on one or more of the boxes in the
upper right corner. Keep your sound on. (I don't know if you have time for
this but it is
fun).
http://www.chezmaya.com/applet/valentin.htm
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| Roy Boy. Are you out there? We haven't heard from
you in a long time. |
|
Tuesday August 23, 2005 |
|
Monday August 22, 2005 |
| Re: Truth. The President of the Big Pine Key Civic
Association in 2002 was me, Larry Sullivan. Whoever said I said we were
going to stop the building at Habitat Landing lied. I never said that and it
was never on the radio. Bill Becker and Gene Michaels ran nothing but
anti-Civic Association stuff on the air. I was never quoted. How can
you hear something I said when your boys at the radio station never
let me say anything? Really, you guys should get a better group of lies.
Larry Sullivan, Proud to have killed Big Pine Incorporation! |
|
The band Kiss Army will be playing a concert at the Big Pine House Of
Music on Friday, August 26th, 2005. The concert is scheduled to begin at
7pm.
Kiss Army is The
Only Kiss Tribute Band endorsed by the official Kiss Band. |
| I have earned the right to call Bill Loewy a two-faced
fraud! During late November and early December, 2002 and continuing
through the worst Christmas of my life, Bill Loewy and Bill Becker ran a
smear campaign of character bashing Larry Sullivan and the Civic Assoc.
accusing them of delaying the Habitat project opening that had been
scheduled for Christmas. This was an erroneous and terrible lie. And when I
complained about the one-sided smear campaign in a letter to the Citizen,
they bashed me too. The delay was of Bill Loewy’s own doing. Not only
because he did not pay the required mitigations for the wetland on the
county property he had acquired for the project. (Habitat was originally
fined $118,000 by the Army Corp. of Engineers for this.) But also because
the project (according to a member of the Habitat board) had been behind
from the beginning “because of other delays” and would never be ready by
Christmas! And Bill Loewy knew this! But Bill Loewy had a better plan.
He blamed Larry Sullivan and the Civic Assoc. for the delay and because he
had unlimited air time on US 1 Radio, he proceeded with Bill Becker’s help,
to fan a huge fireball of lies and twisted facts. He accused Larry Sullivan
and myself of being rich got-miners. (Never mind that I worked for Bealls
and Larry had a Big Pine newspaper route with the Citizen.) They had a huge
radio blitz, the gist, which was, “these poor people will not be able to
move into their homes by Christmas and it is all rich got-miner, Larry
Sullivan’s fault.” And while fanning the flames, Bill Loewy had fundraiser
after fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity.
The pro-incorporation losers, Chamber of Commerce followers, Larry
Sullivan and Civic Assoc. haters opened their wallets to the tomes and lies
of Bill Loewy. I doubt that more money has ever been made by Habitat for
Humanity in one single devious radio blitz than this one in evil Larry
Sullivan’s name. Not only was Bill Loewy getting to blame someone else for
his trying to evade mitigations for Habitat’s wetland but he was also using
it to blame the delay of the project which he knew, would never be finished
by Christmas anyway. And he was making money off it at the same time.
As it turned out, Habitat did not have their opening celebration until
September 20, 2003, a full 9 months after Christmas. He couldn’t blame Larry
Sullivan for that because the mitigation issue had been settled before
Christmas on December 13, 2002 when the US Army Corps of Engineers and
Habitat for Humanity of Key West and the Lower Keys agreed to exchange the
filled-in wetlands for a section of wetlands exactly the same size on an
adjoining piece of county land. The fine was dropped. The funding was
forthcoming. The officer in charge that day from the US Army Corps of
Engineers, explained to Bill Loewy of Habitat, Monroe County Commissioners
George Neugent and Murray Nelson, and other assembled officials and
reporters that the mitigations/fines were NEVER caused by any action
other than Habitat trying to fill-in a large, long-standing wetland.
Signed: Kathy Sullivan
P.S. My husband was instrumental in saving your island from incorporation
and saving it from the insults which the other incorporated islands continue
to suffer. I don’t expect that he will ever be thanked for this. My only
regret is that such a beautiful place still has some small hateful minds. |
 Re: The
girl singers at the Parrotdise. I don't know the specifics of their
individual schedules, as I know they have recently changed, but I do know
that they both perform with The Root Band and I heard Adrienne
will be playing with them every Tuesday in September at Sloppy Joes
from 5:30-9:30. I've also seen her after her gig at the Parrotdise perform
with the Root Band at the Looe Key Tiki Bar. Every now and then you
can hear both girls perform with them late night at Coconuts when the
band is there, but both Adrienne and Michele Dravis will definitely
be performing with them all night at the Schooner Wharf Bar Friday
and Saturday night the 9th and 10th of September. |
|
Back to
school: Someone asked, “We used to start the 180 day school year in the
first week of September. I wonder what has changed?” After much study and
consultation with experts on the subject and I found the answer: The Date!
|
|
I work at WD and took the stress test
today and it moved slowly, so I guess I'm good for a
while. I enjoy my job and job security does not make
me nervous.
|
|
Sour old man? It seems someone is
having a problem with who's running E Fish. Every time I have been in
there the "sour old man" must be in the back. It sure can't be the short
fellow that is always helping out during storms or local groups with free
ice and such. Oh, well it seems the place is during a good business for
quite a while now.
|
 Re:
Same clothes in heaven as when you die. When you die and go to heaven,
you may wear anything your heart desires. You have but to think of a
deceased person you want to see, or place you want to visit, and behold!
There it is. When we go home to the other side, we are all in the prime of
life, age 30. If we appear to loved ones on earth, we appear as how that
person knew us (say 65 years old) but revert to age 30 back home.
When we return home, all illness, all disabilities, all negative worries are
instantly healed. Your life review is shown to you, and the Golden Rule is
all that matters. Treat others as you wish to be treated. Greed is the worst
trait, it is the opposite of love. Behind all evil deeds lies the same
bottom line- greed. So, go out and help someone today. You will be rewarded. |
| Re.
Evil community. You sound like you need a good psychiatrist |
|
I missed the Vagina Monologues and the
Dickweed Discussions but did see the NutSac Notations, it was
great!
|
 As a long time
customer of Fanci Seafood (E-Fish) I would like to say that
Robert H has done a wonderful job of keeping the business going in the last
few months while his partner has been mostly absent. Robert consistently
keeps his cases full of the freshest fish and seafood available in our
area. From the locals that I have spoken with, they are all as pleased with
the products and service as I have been. I find it refreshing that he cares
enough to have a pleasant smell in the fish house. I don't believe the
terms of their divorce need to become fuel for the gossip in all of us. We
all wish Carolyn the best of luck in her new life, but let's be fair in
wishing Robert continued success in a business her puts his heart and back
into on a daily basis. |
| I hope the gentleman at E-Fish gets everything in
the divorce. She's probably been legally ordered to stay away from the
business because she has caused many scenes in front of customers. He is
always helpful and kind. This is just another one of her attempts to spread
rumors. |
 Cindy
Sheehan: Maybe it is time we Americans get fed up enough to protest this
oily war. Bush should resign from conflict of interest. But, ooh, no, he's
not man enough. Bush reminds me of a greedy little inept troll whose daddy
got his cohorts to "vote" him into office. Do the red states represent
spilt blood? |
| Has anyone who has been helped, assisted or shown good
customer service at W/D ever complimented the employee that went out of
their way to help them on this website? It seems things are changing. Let us
start giving kudos now, it may get you even better customer service. |
|
I saw the Vagina Monologues in Key
West several years ago. I did not know what to expect, but it surpassed
anything I had imagined. By all means Go!!
|
 When Habitat
for Humanity began, it provided very basic housing for the most
impoverished people, mostly in extremely depressed areas of the country.
These people lived in squalid shacks with no other hope of finding decent
housing. Since then, the organization's building program has become
increasingly diverse, upscale, and generous. Though formerly a trailer park,
the Habitat Landing parcel on Big Pine Key is prime waterfront property,
paid for by the County for several million dollars prior to the skyrocketing
real estate increases of the past several years. This makes the houses
easily worth $500,000 and up each (substantially more for those closest to
the water). There are fortunes to be made if the the lucky residents figure
out a way to sell them for their true worth. |
| Re: Stress Test. Boy, I flunked badly. Those things
were spinning like crazy. |
Cindy Sheehan is not the only parent to lose a son,
or daughter in action. Her graceless and vulgar charade is only to bring
attention to herself, away from her son, and embarrass and demoralize the
president, the administration, and worse, the families who have suffered
their losses, their pain and frustration, in quiet dignity because
they believe in the greatness of this country. Do you understand that these
 people are
offering their lives in sacrifice for things they believe in? And what do
you do? You come along and try to disabuse them of their belief by telling
them they're wrong and that their country sucks. Well, to the extent that
this country sucks it's because of you and the Cindy Sheehan's, and the
Michael Moore's efforts to constantly undermine this country's best
interests and our desires and efforts to protect the the people of this
country and to bring freedom to as many others around the world.
Does Sheehan enjoy unassailability and get a pass because of her loss?
For what she is doing, she sacrifices our respect and empathy. For a
resident of this country to call the president a terrorist, heartens and
emboldens the worst of the subhuman element in the world. The effort in Iraq
and Afghanistan, and the rest of the world have nothing whatever to do
with oil, and if you think that it does, you'll never know "what's
really going on", however many countries you visit. If you believe there are
better countries elsewhere, may I be among the first to invite you to pack
bag and baggage and move yourself to any one of them. I hear Iran is nice in
the fall |
 I say
kudos to the person that wrote yesterday, telling the pro-incorporation
people to get over losing in
2000. I am one of those people who listened to both sides prior to the
elections, and I chose to vote against incorporation, not because I was
"misled" by the anti-incorporation people, but because I saw how dirty the
pro-incorporation campaign was, using the local media to push their
message (very unprofessional, one-sided reporting) and with in-your-face
attitudes. I saw one of the pro-incorporation people walk past the
anti-incorporation booth at Winn-Dixie, and start screaming "Liars" at the
top of his voice. I won't mention any names, but he has a business on Big
Pine. He hasn't gotten any of my business since. I, for one, was not
misled by anyone, so don't insult my intelligence by suggesting such. I
thank those people who had the guts to fight against the incorporation
issue, when so many of us were afraid to publicly agree with them, for
fear of retaliation by some in the business community. Oh, and guess
what, I'm not a member of the Civic group either.
|
 Trash:
Flatten all your boxes to create less volume in your trash cans. Very simple
and it works. Now, about those "white bomb" loaded baby diapers. Do not
throw those stink bombs out of your car windows, you dimwitted
littering moos! Who do you think has to pick those nasty things up? A fairy
godmother? |
| On the subject of Publix coming to BPK.
It would be wonderful if they moved to the Winn Dixie spot. BPK cannot
support both; and Winn Dixie and shops in the plaza would lose. So cut to
the chase and put Publix in. Winn Dixie is a poor excuse for a supermarket.
Keep the character of the small town and do not let Walgreens move into
Scotty's. |
What's wrong here? The City of Key West pays the Conch Train almost a
half million dollars a year to pick up cruise chip passengers and take them
to the shops that Conch Train owns! |
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I have to agree with the person who has had bad
experiences with some locals' hostility. But they are not all bad, and
you can find that anywhere. Being born and raised in Florida, I prefer
just to ignore the a--holes, seeing as how most of them have no teeth and
a huge gut, no hair (Which is o.k. Baldness doesn't discriminate.) I'm
going to have a great Sunday afternoon in Big Pine Key, my hometown.
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Re: E Fish Co. I'm sorry to hear about Bob and
Carolyns personal problems, but I can say that the both of them have
always treated me great. And it is "Fanci fish" and has been since they
bought it.
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 At
a risk for decreased fertility, young men are being warned that the
best place for their laptop may be the table - not their lap. Application of
high heat to the groin area, such as with laptops, which operate at high
internal temperatures, can reduce the quality and number of a man's sperm.
Not only is the risk of using laptops associated with actually turning on
and using the laptop, the simple act of sitting with thighs together to
balance the machine raises the temperature of the groin area. Although no
formal warning has been issued, it is a good idea to place laptops on tables
or other furniture, and keep them off laps.
(Until recently the Catholic Church thought a laptop was an alter boy.-J.
Leno) |
SaferCar.gov
See how your vehicle compares with others in safety.
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There will be a party on labor day but it will
be just offshore of Cuba and the featured band will be Los Peros de La
Luna.
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Just would like to send a big kudos to
Parrotdise for a job well done! Keep up the good work and
good luck to all the hard workers
who make it such a nice establishment to wine and dine.
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This blasphemy of Willy Nelson has to stop. He is a great American
and has written songs that will live on long after that pissant mocking
him dies. He is so popular down here that about 1/3 of the men try to look
like him.
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To all who have commended Bill Lowey from Habitat.
Open your eyes and ears while in any local establishment on Big Pine Key
if you want to hear some inside crap about what's going on; especially
those that are frequented by these do gooders. I would not recommend
Bill Lowey to get the time of day.
Fact # 1 My husband is disabled and we purchased
an elevator for our home. He called Bill Lowey for assistance in
installing the elevator. After some discussion Bill said he would get
back to us. Two days later, the person we purchased the elevator from
called to let us know that Bill Lowey called him and offered him the same
amount of money because he knew someone else who needed one. Fact # 2, we
applied into the shutter program and once approved we again asked for help
installing the shutters. Bill Lowey response was "we have two healthy sons
(age 14 and 16 at the time) that could install them. Having children do
the work of adults, hmmm, what's wrong with this picture? Oh yes,
regarding the hurricane shutter program; just how much money did you, Bill
Lowey and a certain local surveyor, pocket for yourselves?
-RATBPK@aol.com
|
 Menopause.
Fact or Fiction? A recent Italian study finds that the month in which a baby
girl is born can profoundly effect the age at which she will experience
menopause. Women who were born in the month of March tend to experience
menopause earliest, at the average age of 48 years and 9 months. Meanwhile,
women born in October experience it latest, at 50 years and 3 months of age.
Researchers believe that sunlight and temperature may be responsible for
influencing the development of the fetus. |
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Just a reminder to the Cindy Sheehan
haters who feel she is degrading her son. She was staging her vigil
when there was no newsmen around and no press. They came to her. They made
it the big deal it is not her. And she is right. The president should be
honest and tell us the reasons we are still in harms way. There were no
WMD, no eminent threat of attack within 45 minutes and no nuclear programs
in the works. Republicans were sold a bill of goods and would rather
support the war instead of admitting fault. Now there is conversation in
Iraq about rolling back freedoms for Iraq women because its going to be an
Islamic based country. Sorry again. We were told it would be a democracy.
Yet another lie in the string. God bless and protect the American troops.
We have failed them.
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Re: Punishment. Friends and Family can't be in charge of the
sentence of a murderer. They are over emotional and too close to the
situation. That is why we have a justice system. I don't agree that
anyone, even a murderer be punished in ways that are not legal, as you
suggest (try to remember that is not how our wonderful country works,
thank God). Irrational conduct towards a human being is not what this
country stands on. You would just be lowering yourself to the murderer's
level. Get control of yourself!
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So, two
Big Pine residents are suing to stop the lighting of the Mariner’s Park
claiming that the lights will have a negative impact on the movement of the
deer. You know what? Bulls**t! I live in an area loaded with the
critters and have no close neighbors. My side yard can be illuminated like
high noon with 4 very bright sodium vapor floodlights and guess what? The
deer don’t care! On any given evening I have numerous deer
grazing on, and passing through my property, lights or no lights. Sometimes
6-8 deer are bedded down in the yard and I can turn the lights on and step
onto the deck and watch them. They look up for a few moments when the
lights come on and then go about their business. They don’t care.
So, to the
persons who have filed suit I say once again, bulls**t! Don’t give us any
crap-ola about caring about the dear deer. You don’t want the park in your
neighborhood and the deer are just a convenient excuse to try to stop it or
delay it as long as possible. If the deer issue doesn’t work for you try
claiming you saw a Silver Rice Rat on the property, or perhaps the
Abominable Snowman. Also, if you have not already done so, you might want
to check with the Civic Association. You seem to have a similar approach to
things. And, they’re already against the park and would like nothing better
than to halt or delay yet another community improvement project. Especially
a nice park with facilities for our local kids with recreational facilities
for adults as well. |
To the person who hates Sailors. I have been a sailor and power
boater for over fifty years. I love both sports and all boaters: oared,
paddled, sailed or motored. But my first love is my 19-foot racing sloop. I
plead guilty to “Slow” but to get into this thoroughbred it is anything but
Cheap. the boat, fully rigged, was around $25,000. As a sailing instructor,
I teach my students all about boat handling and the rules of the road. Rule
1 Observe the right-of way Rule 2 Assume boaters that hate are
ignorant of the rules. Yield! Gad, I love it here!
PS: I offer the “Sailor Hater” free sailing lessons (Normally 4 hours per
week for 20 weeks at $50 per hour) just to see the look on his, her or its
face, the first time the boat gets up on plane in 20 knots of wind. |
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My sympathy goes out to Sue's husband and all
that loved her. She will Be missed dearly.
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| God bless
you Sussie and Steve. Hugs and kisses. I love ya'll. |
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Monday August 22, 2005 |
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Sunday August 21, 2005 |
| Re:
Moondogs Labor Day at Picnic Island. Yes. Party on Sunday. We need to
recoup on Monday. |
The two dumpsters in the Tropical Bay subdivision are for the
exclusive use of Tropical Bay homeowners. Further, they are for yard
waste only, not trash. Cut your yard waste up so that it fits inside the
dumpster, and if you find that it is full come back after it has been
emptied. Do not throw it on the ground. This dump site is being
monitored and illegal dumpers will be prosecuted, spayed or neutered.
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An open
comment to newcomer County Administrator Tom Willi: Thanks for
letting us know so soon in your tenure what a petty, money grubbing
bureaucrat you are. You have demonstrated to the entire taxpaying
population of Monroe County by your unbelievable gall what is wrong with
County management. While most of us are struggling to make it from month to
month due to the ever escalating cost of living in the Keys, (due in no
small part to the fiscal irresponsibility of County government), you want to
squeeze and additional few thousand dollars out of the taxpayers pocket to
supplement your sweetheart deal family income of nearly $300,000. What you
have brought to Monroe County is not fresh, responsible management but
rather a cheap, low class act worthy of nothing but taxpayer wrath and
contempt. |
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Once
you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were
buried in for eternity? |
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35 MPH. Are you kidding? Route 1 is a
major highway, not a path through a stinking zoo. Get real!
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 Conspiracy.
The Constitution was part of the Justice System when it existed. The Justice
System has been replaced by a Legal System, which is operated for the
benefit of it's managers and their families and friends. The Constitution is
now whatever it's managers say it is.
Government is not only just like a business, it is The business. To
keep profits growing, the business needs an ever increasing number of
criminals on the streets. Dead or imprisoned criminals don't produce any
profit unless they are on death row, where we give them free lawyers.
Allowing citizens to arm themselves is a hindrance to profits. Dead
criminals are non-productive to the Legal System. Crime always pays lawyers!
Logic says that's the way our lawmakers wanted it to turn out after tweaking
the legal system for the past 50 years. Or else they have been grossly
incompetent. It must be one or the other, there's no other logical answer. |
 More
conspiracy. Can't you people see what is happening? It's all a big
conspiracy. Giant mutant iguanas are causing those pile-ups on the 18-Mile
Stretch. Then they come out and devour the humans, while Steven Spielberg
is filming the whole thing for his next movie. I'm switching to Card Sound
Road!
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Another good day of shopping at WD. The store
is looking cleaner and a lot more space in
the aisles. I'm looking forward to seeing a lot more
improvements.
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Did anyone see the problems with West Palm people
for Habitat making money on sales of the homes. Has anything like
that happened here?
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The word is out that the
owners of E. Fish are divorcing and that he will get the
store. This is so sad to me because I only go in to see Carolyn. She always
has a big smile and a kind word to say. He, on the other hand, is a sour old
man with a bad disposition. He is only after the money and has no respect
for the locals. The store was always clean and smelled great; not like a
fish house. Now when you go in, the place smells of cinnamon or something.
It seams that they are trying to cover the bad odor of bad fish. I hope the
new girl friends are as happy and pleasant as Carolyn has always been. We
will miss you so much and wish you the best in life as you go on to other
places and live a peaceful life. |
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Has anyone else noticed the new plastic cutting edge on the boxes of
Winn Dixie plastic wrap? It really cuts the plastic. The old metal edges
never cut the plastic very well, just your fingers. I'm so happy that I just
had to share this with the world. |
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I'm not "house of spirit", but I would like
to respond to your ranting. When will you pro-incorporation people
quit whining about losing? We had to listen to your constant accusations
towards the anti-incorporation folks about the misinformation and
distorted facts they were putting out, but if memory serves me correctly,
it was just the opposite. One of your biggest ads you were running in the
papers claimed that from 1990 to 1998, the county had collected
$76,400,000 in infrastructure taxes, but only spent the sum of $236,000.00
on Big Pine and $307,000 in other lower Keys. It turned out the figure
you used was one line item in a long list of expenditures that the county
had spent in the Lower Keys. I took the time to get this info. from the
county and put it together into a worksheet, and it turned out, dollar for
dollar, we had received our "fair share" from this particular tax, which
funds only certain type improvements. Your ad was a complete lie! When
Jim Cameron was asked about this, he made the comment that they got the
figure they were using from the county...yeah, right.
 I
have to question the validity of your comment that one Civic Assn.
representative stationed at Winn-Dixie told you that the real backers of
the pro-incorporation movement were big developers from out of state. As
usual, you people are really good at twisting what was said. Number one,
why do you still keep referring to the anti-incorporation group as the
Civic Association? The Civic Assn. never took a public stand one way
or another, but many of its members were against incorporation. I was
one of the people at that booth, and what we showed was a list of the
persons or businesses that had contributed to the pro and anti groups, and
almost 13% of the contributions to the pro-incorporation group came
from OUT OF TOWN businesses, including the management consulting firms and
engineering firms that Marathon and Islamorada had hired to run their
governments.
It turned out that the good people of Big
Pine, as well as the lower Keys, were intelligent enough to see through
your
agendas and false accusations and voted 2-to-1 against what you were
trying to sell us. Evidently, the silent majority liked our version of
lifestyle and community. Don't question the majority of the
public's intelligence by continuing with this drabble, insinuating they
were "misled" by the anti-folks.
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 Serial
murderer "sorry" for his actions? Are you kidding? People who
intentionally murder are only sorry they get caught and have to face
murder charges! Murderers are the scum of the earth. The death penalty is
too good for them, their suffering would be over.
The family and friends of the victim should be in charge of the
murderer's sentence. I would gladly torture the murdering scumbag who
murdered and mutilated my dearest love, my soul mate. First, I would gouge
out their eyes, then break every finger, and both knee caps. Let them rot in
hell-jail for the rest of their days.
No music, no TV, no visitors. No outside exercise breaks. EVER! No
medical attention, no attorneys, no spiritual advisors. No air conditioning,
no heat, no toilet paper. Let them eat moldy slop. Oh, and they should be
beat up and raped with a splintery broom handle at least once a week. Their
rotting bodies should be burned at the stake before they take their last
breath of life. |
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A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves
himself. |
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I never saw the Vagina Monologues, but I heard
a rumor that there is going to be a play called "Dickweed Discussions"
coming soon. I can't wait.
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 Let's start a
community group, here on Big Pine called N.A.V.E (Not Against Virtually
Everything).
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I dropped my shorts and looked in the mirror
and couldn't believe it! Someone tattooed Willy Nelson on my butthole too!
How long has he had corn in his beard, anyone know?
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Has anyone heard about Delta Airlines going under? Will it be soon
or could it take years?
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I did the stress test and am so glad
you found it for me. Two hits of LSD and they still wouldn't move for me.
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The Moondogs should play both Sunday
and Monday. How about a Starlight Concert?
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Re: 35mph. When does Deer Hunting Season open in the Keys? Can we use
firearms, bows or vehicles? |
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All I can say
about W/D employees is they all, for the most part, work very hard for an
honest days wage. The new security in the building is causing them
some stress, due to the fact they are being taught to protect the W/D
assets.
Any change in a persons life will cause
stress. (Stress Test)
However, when you are doing a job, you get paid to do it,
and that means adhering to the directives handed down from the management.
If you are honest, and concentrating on
your work, you have nothing to worry about. If you think that the
work place is a playground, go
elsewhere, we don't need you. If you are a
crook, you may already be
caught. Let us just see who weathers the storm.
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Re: Cindy Sheehan. Kudos to the guy that wrote
about the mother that is hounding glory over herself in the name of a dead
American soldier son. You hit the nail on the head and I am proud to know
that there are people down here who understand and get it.
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 What's all this
negative stuff about Cindy Sheehan? She is a mother, she was
pregnant with this child, delivered him and raised him. Now he is dead -
why? So you can drive your big ass gas sucking monster trucks? This war is
only about the oil and it's killing too many innocent people. At least
Cindy Sheehan has some strength to go public with her pain and
frustration. I think she is a very brave woman and as the mother of 2
children I don't want to know how it is when they die. I want to die
before my children! One more thing to the gas prizes: America is the
cheapest country on earth with gas prizes, stop your whining, build
different cars and look what's going on outside the box (USA). Patriots
recognize, there are different countries on this earth and USA is not the
best. Did you ever visit another country? Most people that think America
is the best, never saw another country. Hello wake up. Stop the war and go
back to "Love & Peace" and please be more open minded, go travel and see
what's really going on.
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You are right about Parrotdise. They also have
two of the best woman singers in the Keys that perform there. Keb sure got
the best of the best when he got them. Kudos to Parrotdise and keep up the
work. Speaking of the girls, does anyone know anything about them or where
else they perform. They are awesome!
Entertainment
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 Evil
Community and Website. We moved here a few years ago for the waters and
sunshine. We gave pints of blood and actively volunteered in the Big Pine
community in several endeavors which cost us our time, money and energy,
which we were happy to do. We have chosen to not associate with or
spend/give our money in Big Pine because most of the stores and 90% of the
people are way below par.
Piners don’t trust people for a year and then the newcomers want nothing
to do with them when they've decided. In most communities, there is a
Welcome Wagon and neighbors drop by with a plant or something. We received
dirty looks and still do even after giving them smiles for years! With all
the “ma’am and sir” we hear, you’d think there’d be more hospitality, but
we’re reading and seeing extreme and unwarranted hostility from neighbors
with dilapidated homes, yards, bodies and souls. This is an Evil Community
and this Website and living here establishes this fact. Nobody warned us:
Buy, rent or visit the other Keys but understand that BPK is not a warm,
happy, kind community. |
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Sunday August 21, 2005 |
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Saturday August 20, 2005 |
Mandatory Stress test. All you Piner-Whiner people have to take this
test. It is mandatory. If you flunk you have to move back to the mainland.
(I flunked and my wife already bought me my bus ticket to New Jersey, of all
places.) Stress Test |
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please use the link above because our spam software filters out just about
everything else that doesn't have "Kudos and Whiners" on the Subject line.
We want your every comment and hate to miss any one; so please use the above
link or write "Kudos and Whiners" in the Subject line.) |
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Bill Lowey from Habitat deserves nothing but
praise and good wishes and encouragement to keep up the good work. He is
a dedicated man that will help anyone and everyone he can. So get over it
you negative peons! Go away already!
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The Parrotdise ad looks real good! Love the
pics, looks like a nice place. I'll have to check it out in person next
time I'm out your way.
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 I
can't wait until the speed limit is 35mph from Big Pine thru Sugarloaf.
Let's face it there's Key Deer everywhere, all up and down US1. Big fence,
blinking lights, big signs. That's what's going to happen. I see Key Deer on
Cudjoe, Summerland, and all the Torch Keys. I don't get down to Sugarloaf
much, but I'm sure there all over down there to. They're up on W.
Summerland and Bahia Honda, too. What are we going to do? Save the Key Deer
below the bridges, rip up the roads and start a buyout of homeowners? Or
just use the government's authority and imminent domain everything. No
Publix, no Walgreens, no new building. It's a giant Key Deer conspiracy.
This sucks don't you think? |
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Moondogs Labor Day. Yes. 20 yes's to you
Rick. Sunday would be the best for the bash at sea Labor Day because
we'll need the Monday to regroup. (all 20 of us be there). Rock on!
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Are "married beans" the same as sea beans? |
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Someone should tell Parrotdise Bar and
Grill to bring back the free sunset trip.
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Thanks the readers that submitted recipes. I
appreciate them a lot. Keep them coming.
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| I just read this article in the Citizen
about a new park going to be built in Big Pine and the lights associated
with it:
http://www.keysnews.com/285382619275567.bsp.htm
and I'd like to whine about it...
 "Big Pine Key
residents William Mallers and Curtis Brown are suing Gale Norton, secretary
of the U.S. Department of Interior. Norton oversees the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, which issued a biological opinion that said the park will
have minimal impact on endangered Key deer that roam the area."
1) I would hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's biological
opinion on Key Deer would be accurate. Not sure why anyone would challenge
them.
2) Day or night Key Deer are afraid of nothing! Not cars or people or
animals or light.
3) Solution: Install the lights and then make sure they are turned off by
9:00 PM every night not to make the deer happy (they won't care either way)
but to make Mallers, Brown and those against light pollution happy. Was that
so hard? Do we need to sue the government to get that point across?
4) People frustrate me sometimes. After the park is built and the lights
go up, let's have a late night Venison BBQ to raise money for the next
Mallers/Brown lawsuit against something that might upset the stupid deer. |
 The
arrest page does not list many ho's because they aren't that many here. At
least not in the traditional sense. Wish we did have a few Biscayne type
street walkers down here. Sure gets expensive calling escort
service when the ol' lady is away on business. But the plus side after a
couple of 23 year old eastern Euro girls get done with you is that you do
feel about 19 again for a few days. A few $100 lighter though.
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Re: Bill Loewy.To the
person that said "What I do know is there are a lot of people who wouldn't
have had a roof over their heads after Hurricane Georges if it wasn't for
Bill Loewy."
I thought it was Habitat for Humanity that helped these people, not just
one person. I know he's the head of it, but I would give credit to all
the people of Habitat, not just him. Maybe the writer that "bashed" him
and Bill Becker knows something that you and I don't...hmmm? Just because
an organization is credible doesn't automatically mean all those running
it are. Look at the Catholic Church, for example.
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I am offended by that rude person who said Willy Nelson looks like an
A-hole. He is a great man, and deserves a little respect. Why don't any of
the bands down here play his songs? |
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Re:
married beans. I don't know anything
about that married beans stuff, but I do know that I'm married
and if I eat beans I wind up sleeping in the guest bedroom.
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Vagina Monologues should be renamed Mumbling
Crotches. Those things are impossible to understand.
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Keep it short. I am not sure if it's the same
person doing this, but somebody writing to the Piner is windier than a
popcorn fart. Ever hear of the word succinct?
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 Re: Cicada’s
wings. You’ve got to be s**tting me. A “W” for war and a “P” for
peace? How about turning the bug around to predict the viewers mentality?
An “M” for moron and a “D” for dumb! Quit! You’re polluting our gene pool. |
| Neighbors are suing the deer to stop the lights at the new
Mariner's Park. I agree with them about the lights, but suing the
deer is a weak premise for the suit. They should sue the County to guarantee
that the lights are turned off at a reasonable time. (I'm sure glad they're
not ruining my neighborhood with a noisy, brightly lit park next door. Those
poor neighbors have my complete sympathy. So much for their dream home.) |
To the person looking for the lost dog: Is this your dog? If so, please
come and take it away. The mutt is giving me the creeps.
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| Re: Vagina
Monologues. I saw this stupid, so called entertainment in Key West. If
you like sitting for way too long and listening to some brainless twit
talking endlessly about, you guessed it, her vagina in a variety of ways,
you’ll like it. Otherwise it’s just a dull, droll, ignorant attempt at
shock comedy. A better evening would be spent with your lady having a
martini, a nice up-scale dinner, some wine, an after dinner aperitif’ and
doing your own version of a vagina monologue when you get home. |
Hi, this is
Laurie with Waterless Car Wash. My sincere apology for not having a
phone number on that gift certificate. Please give me a call at (305)
923-1245
Business Directory>Automotive. |
I hate sailboats and sail
boaters. They're slow and their owners are cheap.
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To the person giving kudos to the iguana
murderer at the SR4A boat ramp, why would you think such a jerk would
remove the bodies? They did their dirty deed, and do you think they care
if they pollute the waters even more with rotting bodies? It's just shows
the mindset of such scum, and you're just as bad for congratulating them.
This iguana issue has really got me worried that we have such people that
think this way, living among us. I hope I don't know any of you
personally.
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Re: Vagina Monologue. I saw it in DC and loved it. Very funny and
also moving in parts. I guess it depends on the actors who are performing
it. |
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I think the issue of delay in the Habitat homes
was after the homes were completed. The prospective residents had to still
wait a year to get in them. Delays prior to and during are normal, but
after they were totally completed is when the delay happened.
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Re: Loss of Common Sense. That would be an
obituary. I do mourn the loss myself. I do miss her every day.
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I hope everyone read Friday's newspaper. Front page, Big Pine residents sues
over lighting at sands park. Really? They're saying that the lighting "may"
have an effect on the deer. Who are you trying to fool here, guys. Your
pissed off because the parks there, period. Stop holding the project up and
wasting our damn tax dollars |
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To “house
of spirit”: You will note that in all of the debate here among the pro and
anti-Civic Association factions no one has stooped to blatant name calling
and the defamation of individuals until you spoke up. Your vitriolic attack
against Misters Lowey and Becker was entirely un-called for and way
out-of-line. I have no way of knowing how much of your time you contribute
to this community (I would guess not much) but Bill Lowey gives nearly all
of his and Bill Becker has given much more than most. During the
incorporation movement (which I supported in an effort to wrest some of our
property rights back from the oppressive County), I heard and read time and
time again the misinformation, outright falsehoods, distorted facts and
various versions of “the sky will fall and they’ll be no more Big Pine as we
know it” scare tactics from the Civic Association. One Civic Association
representative stationed at Winn-Dixie actually told me that the real
backers of the pro-incorporation movement were big developers from out of
state. That was an outright lie and an example of the Associations so
called ‘facts’.
The
incorporation effort was a grassroots movement with its origin right here on
Big Pine. Some supporters were prominent local people but most were hard
working home owners and hard working small business people tired of having
their rights challenged by extremist groups like the Civic Association and
trampled by the County. There will always be small, vocal minorities whose
lofty mission in life is to shove their myopic version of lifestyle and
community down the throat of everyone else. And, fortunately, other groups
who oppose them. Difference of opinion and healthy debate are good things
for both sides. But, sinking to name calling and accusing people by name of
being a “two-faced fraud” and making the accusation that he “paid off a lot
of people” is demonstrative of your immaturity and inability to enter into
debate at an adult level. |
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Back to school. It seems that the school children go back earlier. We
used to start the 180 day school year in the first week of September. I
wonder what has changed? |
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Saturday August 20, 2005 |
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Friday August 19, 2005 |
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How dare you attack Bill
Loewy and Bill Becker. You should
do as much for your community as these two men. |
Labor Day Party at Picnic Island with the Moondogs. All in favor call
Rick at Metro PCS 305-896-0650 and let the good times rock and roll! Should
we party on Sunday or Monday? |
Found, small dog. I am writing this morning to report
a found, small dog on Key Deer Blvd. I don't know much about him other than
he is male, pointed ears, maybe blind in one eye, small, dark and tan, with
a choke collar. (possibly a Corgi) For further info please contact Vicki
Gardner at 872-2228.
http://www.bigpinekey.com/Pages/classified_ads.htm#Lost%20and%20Found
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 Glad
to see Parrotdise join the list of advertisers here. I am a regular
customer and love the place for the food, service, cocktails and the
attitude of the owner and staff. They genuinely care about their customers
and welcome all comments and critiques. They’re continuing to make really
nice re-model changes and have many plans to continue improvements.
Congrats to Keb, Ken, Austin, Tom, Erin and the kitchen crew for the quality
all the hard work.
(Ed: We welcome Parrotdise more than anyone. It's a pleasure to advertise
another restaurant with good food. ) |
 Big
Mako Shark caught while sword fishing by John Takovich and Jig Jonitas
on the boat the Fly Trap out of Summerland Key it was 12 ft long
and over 600 pounds and good on the grill. |
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Hey, Paradise Petrol. Why don't you go ahead
and put it up to $3.00 a gallon so you can be the first to get there and
brag about that also.
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The person talking about the dock in Breezeswept
Beach saying how Monroe County says "Yes" to one and "No" to another
one is so right. They seem to have no reason or pattern they just
answer the way they feel like that day. Everyone who has been turned down
for a dock should attend that County Meeting and demand a permit if they
allow this one. It would be interesting to see the reaction of the County
Commission if we all showed up at the meeting.
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I am just wondering if anyone has been to the Vagina Monologues at
the Marathon theatre. I am planning to go to the play on the 21st. What can
I expect? Is it all the ratings say it is? |
| Bill Lowey is
a credit to the community and we are lucky to have him. Comparing the Civic
Association/wetland issue to "payback for the incorporation defeat" is
ludicrous; the poster doesn't know who's who around here. |
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I'm glad the Rhino Iguana got back home.
They are not like the green iguana's because they are globally endangered
and are few and far between. you go Robert!
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Why doesn't the Monroe County Arrests Web Page include photos and addresses
of women arrested for prostitution? Would this constitute free
advertising? Just curious.
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A Obituary.
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Mr. Common Sense.
Mr. Sense had been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he
was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He
will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons such as
knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm
and that life isn't always fair.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more
than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in
charge). His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a
classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and
a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his
condition.
Mr. Sense declined even further when schools were required to get parental
consent to administer aspirin to a student; but, could not inform the
parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Finally, Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became
contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better
treatment than their victims.
Common Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that
a steaming cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was
awarded a huge financial settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his
wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is
survived by two stepbrothers; My Rights and Ima Whiner. Not many attended
his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him,
pass this on; if not, join the majority and do nothing. |
 Here
is a photo of one of the native orchids of Big Pine Key. Now you
don't have to go and take your own. they are very delicate and don't
tolerate too many people finding them and taking pieces home. That has
happened to many of the wild ones here. Please just look and enjoy.
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| Kudos to who ever killed all the iguanas
at the SR4A boat ramp, but you should have removed the bodies instead of
throwing them in the water. |
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I don't know about the letters on a cicada's wings,
but I know something about markings on Heifers. One of the smaller ones
followed me home from the Cow Palace the other night. I soon discovered
that she had a face tattooed on each of her bottom cheeks. She asked me if
I recognized them. I told her I had no clue to who the one on the left or
right cheek was, but the one in the middle looked just like Willy Nelson.
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| Forget not that the earth
delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. -Kahlil
Gibran (A. Age 29) |
Re: The Eagles should pay Terrell Owens what he wants. I agree and it
is about time someone said so! I have been an E-A-G-L-E-S fan all my life
and I am skeptical about whether they will have another shot at the big game
this year. Pay the man; and plat the man! |
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I don't have any
first hand knowledge of what went on with Habitat Landing and the
wetlands. What I do know is there are a lot of people who wouldn't have
had a roof over their heads after Hurricane Georges if it wasn't for
Bill Loewy.
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| Re: Native Orchid. They also call them
worm orchids because of their vines. They usually grow from the ground up
the trunk of a pine tree. The flower is about one inch. I've only seen one
bloom in all my years. The mice usually eat the buds before they can bloom.
I'm seeing less and less of this beautiful flower as the years go by. |
 For someone
looking for a good, easy recipe for cooking fish, here it is:
Lightly dredge your fillets in seasoned flour (salt, pepper, and whatever
else suits your fancy). Sauté the filets in a little butter and olive oil
combo until lightly browned. Keeping the fillets in pan add a little white
wine; you've got to have key lime juice and garlic. Simmer a few minutes
and serve with rice. A very refreshing light meal in the heat of the
summer. for someone looking for a good, easy recipe for cooking
fish...here it is: lightly dredge your fillets in seasoned flour (salt,
pepper, and whatever else suits your fancy). sauté the filets in a little
butter and olive oil combo until lightly browned. keeping fillets in pan
and add a little white wine, got to have key lime juice, and garlic.
Simmer a few minutes and serve with rice. A very refreshing light meal in
the heat of the summer. Good eats to all.
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If any of you have followed the serial killer
who killed children as well as adults I hope you are all happy with the
sentence. I think God will forgive him, if he truly is sorry, but I don't
think he is.
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Has anyone heard the legend of "married beans"? They are supposed
to be found on the shore of Belize and the Keys. The legend goes, if you
find a male and female bean (male beans float and female beans sink), and
carry them in your back pocket it will cure some illnesses.
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In reference to Cindy Sheehan. I sympathize
with anyone that has lost a loved one. It's a horrible pain that at times
seems impossible to bear. At first there is denial, then anger and then
finally acceptance and recovery. From everything that I have read about
Casey Sheehan, he re-enlisted. It was his choice to serve our
country! Not his mother's. He was an adult that lost his life protecting
us all. Whether we agree with the war in Iraq or we disagree, bottom line
this young man and many other young men and women have died protecting
us. Whether it is an immediate threat or a preventative measure. Would
she have been protesting if her son was killed in a training accident? If
he was killed by a terrorist attack in this country or another? What
exactly is she protesting? The war against terror? The war in Iraq,
(because it is the "in" thing to do)? Would she be protesting if her
child died in the terror attacks of September 11?
 When I say
I am proud to be an American, those aren't just words for me. I would
gladly die for my country. To give my life for my fellow Americans, my
family, the land of my birth. Maybe many of you will think this is just
corny or a load of crap. But how many supporters and protesters can truly
say this and mean it. Just ask the brave men and women who risk their
lives everyday. I'm not upset by her protest. It is her right as an
American. I am troubled by the sacrifice that her child made for us all
and it seems to be minimized. Not only his sacrifice, but all of our
fallen heroes. America is not a perfect country. (God save us from
perfection.) But is there any better country out there? If there is
please move there. I love my country imperfections and all.
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During the problems with Habitat for
Humanity getting building permits, the president of the Civic Ass.
came on the radio to say they were going to stop the building.
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Let's do a poll on who's for the Big Pine Key
Civic Association and who's against it!
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| That Marathon blonde guy looking for illegal
drugs asked us too and my wife and I thought it was strange since he's
lived here for years and is always looking for new connections. You would
think he'd know where to score and not ask normal people who are not Keys
Diseased! |
Who Said It? “I share your view that
the urgent problems of species extinction and the conservation of biological
diversity should be addressed. The first step in saving any plant or animal
from extinction is to become aware of and respect the fragile ecosystems
that make up our own planet”
 _____,
answering a letter from a Dallas couple who complained that Amtrak service
cuts were eliminating the “Texas Eagle” connecting Dallas to the West Coast
and Chicago. Any of y’all wanna take a guess who gave this classic for all
of us to giggle at? Your Ed. will give you the answer next week. |
Re: Cindy Sheehan. I would hate to
think that any member of my family - particularly my parent, would have
taken the opportunity to use my corpse as a soap box to bray disparaging
hypocritical drivel twisting public perception of my beliefs, and mutilating
any distinction that would credit me. My perception of Ms. Sheehan is of an
hysterical fabricator, a contemptible, opportunistic wretch, and an
embarrassment to her son's memory. I hope she will be exposed as the fraud
she is, before the media becomes bored and fades her from the public's short
memory. At this point I don't give a goddamn if he was her son. He was a
man, an American soldier, who died in the line of fire performing a duty he
volunteered for.
Anyone who takes up Ms. Sheehan's "cause" or it's ilk, has no idea of the
history of this country, and doesn't deserve the liberty that's been bought
them with the blood of their predecessors, and I would also hate to think
while on the battlefield, that I was laying my life on the line for the
likes of them. That group would rather see this country crippled before it
sacrificed a drop of sweat for anything.
“That's all he wanted to do was serve God and his
country his whole life,” Carly Sheehan said (of her brother). “He was
a boy scout from age 6 or 7 and an Eagle Scout. It was kind of a natural
progression to go into the military from that. He said he was enjoying the
military because it was just like the boy scouts but they got guns.” (April,
2004)— Associated Press |
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You can’t do 45 mph along
the fenced Key Deer area on US1 because the deer huggers say so and
the FDOT agree. The FWC boys will be glad to write you an expensive
reminder should you forget. |
I Don't Care. What's all the fuss? Are we
fighting war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by
Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001? Were
people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered
that day, in downtown Manhattan, as well as across the Potomac from our
nation's capitol; and in addition a field in Pennsylvania? Did nearly
three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing
death that day or didn't they?
And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran
was "desecrated" when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it
wet? Well, I don't. I don't care at all! I'll start caring when Osama Bin
Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent
people on 9/11.I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle
East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a
crime in Saudi Arabia. I'll care when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi tells the world
he is sorry for hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through
his gurgling, slashed throat. I'll care when cowardly so-called
"insurgents" in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting
their own religion by hiding in mosques. I'll care when the mindless
zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana (or Allah's Paradise)
care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs. I'll
care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment
liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United
States Constitution's Bill of Rights. I'll care when judges stop ordering
my government to release photos of the abuses at Abu Ghraib, which are
sure to set off the Islamic extremist just as Newsweek's lies did a
while back.
 In the
meantime, when I hear a story about a brave Marine roughing up an Iraqi
terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care. When I see a
fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in
what amounts to a college hazing incident, rest assured that I don't care.
When I see wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to
move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank that I
don't care. When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a
prayer mat, and fed "special" food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is
complaining that his holy book is being "mishandled," you can absolutely
believe in your heart of hearts that I don't care. And oh, by the way,
I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled "Koran" and other times it's
spelled "Quran." Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and -You guessed it- I don't care.
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| While shopping at Winn Dixie I came across a
lady handing out some kind of advertisements and a gift book for children.
The only problem is it was only in Spanish and no English version to
be had. The last I checked this still was America and the native language is
English. I have no problem with hand-outs in Spanish and English both, but I
think Winn Dixie slapped every English speaking person in the face with
this. |
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If Tiger Woods was married to the Big Legged woman pictured
here last Saturday he’s be playing better golf! |
| Illegal war? You people are idiots. |
| Bill Lowey is
a credit to the community and we are lucky to have him. Comparing the Civic
Association/wetland issue to "payback for the incorporation defeat" is
ludicrous; the poster doesn't know who's who around here. |
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 It's
almost SB season, that's snowbird, not the other meaning! The same
trick to get these "do everything in one week types", that worked for the
lobster freaks is to drive exactly at the speed limit. It drives
them crazy!
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To the person
that said "The piece explaining how the civic assoc delayed the
building of habitat's landing was not erroneous. If it was, than all the
articles in the paper as it was happening must have been errors also. You
are obviously one of those people that believes everything they read in
the paper or hear in the news. All of the papers just picked up on the
original story, which was reported on the local radio station, and ran
with it, without verifying any of the claims with the Army Corps of
Engineers, who actually caused the so-called "delay" on the Habitat
project. This so-called "delay" is a normal part of the permitting
process, and would be there even if NO ONE protested during the time set
aside for public comment.
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| Earlier this year this site had
a Classified advertisement for computer repair. The guy lives on Big
Pine and repairs computers in the Lower Leys. He took my son's computer home
to repair and I lost the phone number. I would like the guy or someone who
knows who I'm talking about to provide a phone number. |
It's sad how divisive the Incorporation issue was, and still is. |
Here it is, laugh fans: Fridays With Mitch–
Last Call
I wish I could play Little League now, I'd kick some ass.... I'd be way
better than before... They'd back up now!
The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how much you play,
You'll never be as good as a wall. I played a wall once. They're f**king
relentless.
I had a stick of Carefree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while
I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was
back to pondering my mortality.
I opened up a container of yogurt, and under the lid it said "Please Try
Again." Apparently I was in a contest I was unaware of. But I thought I
might have opened the yogurt wrong, or maybe Yoplait was trying to inspire
me. "C'mon, Mitchell, don't give up. Please try again. A message of
inspiration from your friends at Yoplait. Fruit on the bottom, hope on top."
My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana, and I said, "No, but I want
a regular banana later, so yeah."
I went to the park and saw this kid flying a kite. The kid was really
excited. I don't know why, that's what they're supposed to do. Now if
he had had a chair on the other end of that string, I would have been
impressed. Imagine trying to fly a chair. You'd have to run like a motherf**ker.
 Rice is great if
you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something.
If you had a friend who was a tightrope walker, and you were walking down a
sidewalk, and he fell, that would be completely unacceptable.
What's a sesame seed grow into? I don't know we never give them a chance,
what the fuck is a sesame?! It's a street... It's a way to open shit...
I'm at a hotel room and my friend comes over and he says, "Can I use the
phone?" I said, "Certainly." He said, "Do I need to dial nine?" "Yeah,
especially if it's in the number. You can try four and five back to back
real quick."
I would imagine that if you could understand morse code, a tap dancer would
drive you crazy.
I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling, I'm addicted to
sitting in a semi-circle.
I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.
My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. So which
one's the real hero?
Have you ever seen the size of Pringles' containers? They look like tennis
ball containers. I think Pringles' initial intention was to make tennis
balls. But on the day that the rubber was supposed to show up, a big
truckload of potatoes arrived. But Pringles was a laid-back company. They
said "F**k it. Cut 'em up."
I got an ant farm. Them fellas don't grow sh*t.
I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's
fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a
large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run. He's fuzzy. Get
outta here.
An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. You would never see
an escalator "Temporarily Out of Order" sign, just "Escalator Temporarily
Stairs... Sorry for the Convenience ... We apologize for the fact that you
can still get up there."
I was in a casino, minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and
said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if
there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammable and have legs, you
are never blocking a fire exit.
A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer.
You know when they have a fishing show on TV? They catch the fish and then
let it go. They don't want to eat the fish; they just want to make it late
for something. "Why were you late?" "I got caught !" "Show me the inside of
your lip !"
I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut. I don't
need a receipt for the doughnut - I'll just give you money and you give me
the doughnut. End of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into
this. I can't imagine a scenario in which I would need to prove that
I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend? "Don’t even act like I didn't
buy a doughnut, I've got the documentation right here. Oh wait, it's back
home in the file... under 'D', for doughnut."
As a comedian you have to start a show strong and end the show strong, those
are the two key elements: You can't be like pancakes... all exciting at
first but at the end, you're f**king sick of them. |
 I expect
Casey Sheehan's son would protest her protest. Casey Sheehan is
disrespecting her own son and all the soldiers who serve. Most of us support
our President. Those of you who don't support him and our effort give
comfort to the enemy. Why don't you just move out of the USA? |
Does anyone clean pools on Big Pine Key? I've called everyone in
the yellow pages, I've asked those I know. I've had a few incompetent
wanabe-pool cleaners, but so far no luck getting my previously always
clean pool, clean again. Help! Please. Where are you?
(Bigpinekey.com Business Directory
http://www.bigpinekey.com/Business_Directory/P_.htm#Pool ) |
 Download
details: Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) free, automatic, worthwhile.
Tech lady: We use it here in our corporate headquarter IT Dept. It has an
auto scan feature that scans when you're not around. We also use Ad-Aware
and Spy-Bot., but less and less.
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| I recently won a certificate for
a Waterless Car Wash by Laurie, but the certificate did not
provide a phone number. If anyone has the number please post it, or give me
a call 292-7532. Thanks. |
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| Why Bike shorts are black. In case this
was a burning question for you: I thought it was to hide grease from the
bike. I was so wrong!
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Friday August 19, 2005 |
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Thursday August 18, 2005 |
| To: "That's my Story and I'm sticking to it!"
I've got only one thing to say: Your story is a fairy tale conjured up by
Bill Lowey and Bill Becker to discredit the Civic Association. Shame on
you for believing what you hear on the radio or the newspaper. You should
know better. If truth be told the Habitat for Humanity fiasco was payback
for the non-incorporation of Big Pine. There were many moneyed and political
powers that wanted Big Pine incorporated. When they were stymied in their
efforts to incorporate Big Pine, they were furious. They retaliated and
twisted the facts on the Habitat for Humanity project. There's only one fact
you need concern yourself with if you are a law-abiding resident of Big Pine
and that is who got fined for breaking the law? Habitat for Humanity. End of
story. P.S. I'm just sorry that the person who is running Habitat for
Humanity on Big Pine is such a two-faced fraud (but I guess he has paid off
a lot of people) because I really believe in the organization as a whole. -houseofspirit@earthlink.net |
The Rhino Iguana (not Komodo Dragon) made it home safe and sound.
Thanks, Robert and the Robert's for helping. |
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This may
be an old “wives tale” but, I was told that the cicadas’ wings will
have a “W” or a “P” on them. If you look closely on the upper tip of the
wings, you can see a “W”. The only reason this interested me, was because
the last time they were here, there was a P on the wings. The “W”
represents that we are at war. The last time they were here, there was a
“P”. It was about 7-8 years ago. I didn’t think much of it until I saw the
wings the last time they were here. The “P” represents that we are in
peace time. I just thought it was strange, until I saw it myself. Next
time you see one of these, look at its wings! |
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Habitat
bashing. Is nothing sacred anymore?
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  Summer
delight
- 4 cups of watermelon (with the rinds, seeds removed)
- 1 cup lemon vodka
- 1/2 cup Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 2 limes, squeezed
- 1 cup of ice cubes
- 1 tablespoon sugar (or sugar substitute)
- Garnish; pieces of watermelon, lime, sugar cane
In a blender, combine the watermelon chunks and puree.
Remove pureed fruit and pour into a pitcher and keep very cold, even a
little frozen to make it icy.
For two generous martinis, add one cup of watermelon puree, 1/4 cup of lemon
vodka, and one tablespoon of Cointreau or Triple Sec to the blender with
three ice cubes and blend. Pour into a nice festive glass, garnish with
watermelon chunks, limes and a stick of sugar cane.
For those that prefer virgins, just omit it, and add ice cubes, a splash of
cranberry juice, and a splash of lime juice. Don't forget the festive party
garnish! |
| Re: Starting Fridays With Mitch from
beginning. I won't totally abandon Mitch on Fridays. I'll toss some of
his stuff in occasionally. I've got some material from Jim Gaffigan, Brian
Regan, Dane Cook, Stephen Wright, and others slated for future Fridays. At
least if anyone needs a Mitch fix, we've got the BPK.com archives! |
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Tim
Dorsey’s new novel, Torpedo Juice takes place on Big Pine. Serge and
Coleman fit right in. You've got to love it.
 Nobody is who
they seem. On a quest to improve himself, Serge goes to a community center
full of twelve-step meetings and runs into his old buddy Coleman. Coleman is
drinking his way through an AA meeting. Serge gains a group of followers,
people who are prone to join cults. He starts conducting weekly meetings,
decides to get married, and picks a shy wallflower who's a tiger in bed.
Soon, he's having marital problems for using the wrong towels, and winds up
in counseling. Meanwhile, Anna, a woman in a Trans Am, is on the run from
gangsters who want to kill her. She hooks up with a bartender friend who
works at No Name Bar. There's also someone in a brown Plymouth Duster with
Ohio plates who keeps trying to kill Serge. By the time it's all said and
done, no one is who they seem. I'm not sure if this is fiction or
nonfiction. |
Re: Seamark Electronics. I heartily agree with the person who
recommended Seamark. I am in the electronics business myself, but no
longer repair marine electronics, so whenever a customer comes in with a
problem involving marine electronics, I send them to Seamark. I have not
known one person that they have not been able to help.
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Enough about the iguanas, cats, and chickens.
They are animals, creatures of nature. It is not their fault they live in
the wild. Maybe we can comb the country to find Little Palm's famous
Captain Pervert and bring him back to Big Pine. At least he is a human
who chose to behave in the disgusting way he did. I could see shooting a
BB gun at him. The iguanas did not choose to live on your dock. I would
like to take every iguana shooter and shoot them.
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 Has
anyone see the star or planet or big brother in the south eastern
sky the past couple of nights it turns red, blue and green. I thought it
was a plane but did not move from about 5:00 am until sunrise. Maybe I'm
seeing things. u.f.o. help.
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| All the US soldiers killed in
the Iraqi war should be buried on Bush's ranch, and Bush should
pay for all the headstones, graveyard upkeep, and pay compensation to the
soldier's families. |
Those arrest reports with people who are
classified "Disabled" are not necessarily what you think. SS
Disability insurance is taken from every paycheck that a person earns. When
that person becomes disabled (physically or mentally) that deduction is what
they draw from for disability insurance. They have already paid into the
system, maybe for 30-40 years. Their paltry disability income is not coming
out of anyone else's pocket.
The exception is retarded people. From the time the retarded baby is
diagnosed, the parents can collect disability for them. If anyone is so
worried that money is coming out of their personal pockets to aid others,
then complain to Bush about rebuilding Iraq. Complain to INS about the
illegals sucking the system dry. These people have never paid into the
system that they are now abusing. |
Did anyone know there is a Big Pine, California?
I typed in www.bigpine.com by
accident and the town's site came up.
(Ed: Usurper!)
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The square root of pi is 1.78125 (Amy, Age 29) |
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Let me first say this before everyone jumps down my
throat about what I write. I am not a fan of the President, nor a
supporter of this War, but if I am not mistaken, Cindy Sheehan's son
wasn't drafted. Now that must mean that he joined the armed forces
voluntarily, knowing that being a soldier had at least something to do
with warfare. And in war there is bound to be death, whether us or them, a
few soldiers are going to be killed and a few are going to be killers.
Unless he just joined for the "free education" and a paycheck. I am sorry
that her son was killed, and sorry that many innocent and maybe not so
innocent people are dying and being maimed for the sake of oil and ego.
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The piece explaining how the civic assoc
delayed the building of habitat's landing was not erroneous.. If it was
than all the articles in the paper as it was happening must have been
errors also.
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Re: Long Hair Ranch. Try
long-hair-ranch@msn.com It may be obsolete, though. |
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Does anyone have any information on the proposed
dock in Breezeswept Beach? I have been trying to get the county to
allow me to put a dock on the lot I own directly across the street from my
house on West Indies. I was told that no docks or boat storage was
allowed on a lot unless the lot was adjoined to the lot my house is on.
It seems that is the way permits are given. Say "No" to one and "Yes" to
another.
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| Casey Sheehan is a distraught mother
being used by others. Her son voluntarily joined the armed forces of this
country and re-enlisted after a four year tour of duty. He knew what he was
getting into and made his decision. He was a man that made his decision and
his mother ignores the fact that he was in control of his life at that
point. I don't agree with what we are doing in Iraq, but I think people
should get out and Vote, not just bitch. |
Wild orchids are never as showy as
cultivated orchids. But they are wild and un-tampered with by human hands.
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It is very tough to be a
Republican in 2005, because somehow, (through
all the distortion) you have to believe concurrently that:
continued...Long Winded Tomes |
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I hear about these "Native Orchids" on Big Pine?
Does anyone know where they grow? I would love to see and/or photograph
them.
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While being driven across Big Pine today ( I
usually don't get to ride since I am driving most of the time.) I noticed
how shabby Big Pine looks along US 1. When the best looking
building in a community is a NAPA store something is wrong. Most of the
buildings are old and run down. The empty ones are not getting rented out.
In general it make Big Pine look like dog do do.
So all you people who have been fighting to
stop any development on Big Pine should be very happy now. It has come to
the point that no one wants to have to put up with the BS that you throw
at them. So, I guess that we will have to watch as it all goes down hill.
As the buildings get older and more run down.
Don't get me wrong I don't
want to see Big Pine overdeveloped either, but come on, people take a good
look at what you are working so hard to keep the same. It looks like s**
t.
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We didn't ask for the, so called, Key Deer to be relocated, but
o.k. you started it.
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| This is one of the most beautiful and greatest
places in the world, but there is a small and vocal minority of
intolerant people here that always seem to be down on people of other
types; whether it be differing ethnicities, religions, income levels, sexual
orientations, vehicle preferences, countries, and even different regions of
this country.
They must grudgingly accept the presence of such people and do little
more than grumble about them. Some of them are just as intolerant of animals
and even seem to feel that they have the right to get rid of the wildlife
that they do not like. They share the same mentality as people who abuse
women and children, seeking to prey on those that seem weaker, inferior, or
irritating to them. Knowing how difficult it has become to get away with
hurting and killing people, they sometimes take their feelings out on
animals. These people are the real pests, but they are running scared
because making animals suffer is a serious crime and increasingly runs the
risk of landing them in jail. |
Have a wonderful day! And, if you aren't
having such a great day, make sure someone else does! Your day will
improve greatly!
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Thursday August 18, 2005 |
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Wednesday August 17,
2005 |
For those looking to support Cindy Sheehan and raise up our
voices against the illegal war, check this site out and see you there.
Candlelight vigil in support of Cindy Sheehan yoga platform at Higgs
Beach, at the end of White St., Key West. Tonight, Wednesday, 17 Aug 2005,
7:30 pm
http://www.moveonpac.org/event/events/attendees/index.html?event_id=3457&id=-2253680-6puv9sn7ru_agq0mxubbpw
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We, on Cudjoe Key, are really enjoying the
Key Deer you Big Piner's donated to the cause! Cause you
didn't want them either. Reciprocation is in the works collecting lizards,
cats, rats, and any other "threatened" species we can get our hands on,
which will be cheerfully moved the Big Pine Key as a token of our
appreciation. Again, thank you very much.
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 Joey Gilmore
will be at the House Of Music Thursday, outside in the amphitheater
starting at 7:30pm. This should make it easy on the ears. There will be no
warm-up band so if you wait to come, you could miss half of the show.
The show is free to attend.
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A about 5 years ago I stayed at a place on Big Pine
Key called the Long Hair Ranch. I would like to stay there again,
but cannot find a contact. Do you have any information on this?
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My dogs love the
Cicadas.
Every once in a while my Yorkie's mouth is buzzing! Too funny. |
| Leah on Biz Baz. Why do you not let the people sell
their items at the price they want to sell them at? |
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Blood plasma. Fact: The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a
substitute for blood plasma. |
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On the subject of street lights. It was nice and dark on my street in
Sands Sub division. Then the power company decided to put new bulbs in the
street lights that had been burned out for years. This happened almost two
years ago. Get this, there are lights on 2 poles that are about 50 ft apart
and on same side of the street. That makes no sense. Plus the closest one
to me lights up my house like crazy, my porch, living room and worse of all
my bedroom. I liked the dark and have a telescope so I could star and moon
gaze, well no longer.
I called Keys Energy and they claimed Monroe County owned the lights. I
called them and they claimed Keys Energy owns them. I ask for the closest
one to my house to be removed. I got the run around from both Keys Energy
and Monroe County Engineers. I drafted a petition and everyone from mid
block to the corner with the 2 lights signed to have at least one removed.
This was faxed to both Keys Energy and Monroe County Engineers per their
request; not once or twice but 3 times in 6 months. Guess what? After many
promises that one will be either removed or blocked so it does not shine in
my house, nothing has been done. This has been after 6 months of
sending petitions, calls and more calls, and all I have is promises from the
county engineers.
I had one power company person tell me the best thing to do was to go out
one night and shoot it out. Seems after following all the rules and playing
their game and getting nowhere in almost 2 years, shoot it is all that's
left. For the big city folk that are scared of the dark, go back to the
mainland where you can have all the light pollution you want. I moved here
to get away from that, now you are trying to force it on us again.. |
John Stewart (Daily Show) Sunday night was hilarious. Kudos! |
In regards to the people that are for the Big Pine
Civic Association. I see that there are no comments trying to defend
or deny what they attempted to do with the Big Pine Charter School. Their
previous president tried to stop the addition of the third grade class,
since he was their president at the time, he did represent the Civic Assoc
in this issue and all other issues. If you like or are a member of the
Civic Assoc, why don't you try to prove to us in Big Pine that you are for
something, not just against. Don't you read the comments about this
group? Tell us what the Civic Association is for, beautification of Big
Pine, central sewers, what? Don't tell us your mission statement, tell us
about the projects that you agree with or want to see accomplished. That
is why people have a problem with this group, we don't hear anything but
what they are opposed to.
You constantly publicly block or try to block
issues, but we never see anything like 'Big Pine Civic Association wants
to organize summer camp for kids, or help beautify our parks, or organize
an island wide cleanup of public roads, or anything. That is why the
public has the impression that the Civic Assoc. is an "against everything
group". We never hear of anything good they want to do.
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Animal Laws.
Ok, folks, seeing that you people won't quit bitching about everything here
are the Laws for Monroe County, I looked them up for you.
continued...Long Winded Tomes |
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Cindy Sheehan had her meeting with Bush after
her son was KIA. Now she wants another one. Also, she has opinions to
pass along about Israel and various other world problems. Don't we
all. How many opinionated citizens have you heard pop off who actually had
something to say worth hearing?
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| Have you
noticed the large number of dirt bags on the Monroe County arrest
report that claim their occupation to be "disabled"? I want to know what
social security office they went to to create this scam and why the public
servants let these guys get away with this B.S. Why should us taxpayers pay
for supporting these low lifer's beer and drug habits? |
 Moondogs
labor day: Let me say the Dogs will be more than happy to Rock Picnic
Island. It really depends on our Main Man Rick from PCS Phones.
Without him we would have to locate another boat and generator to
accommodate. So if Rick is willing the Dogs are up for a howling good
time. All in favor respond. (I guess all those not in favor respond also)
I'm not sure if it was Johnny Winter, Hendrix or who, but in those famous
words: "Come on baby let the good times roll."
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Garmin
electronics: To the person having problems with his Garmin 185
MapSounder. Take the unit to Seamark Electronics in Marathon. They
can diagnose the problem and provide the solution/repair. I have used them
and find them to be reliable and fairly priced.
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Re: Sheehan see August 16 entry. Email Oprah.
http://www.washingtonscribbles.com/archives/2005/08/index.html
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| Re: Enough about killing
animals. Sometime crazy people scare me more than at other times and
this is one time I'm scared. This lady says that shooting iguanas will lead
to killing people. (It has to be a woman because who else could have such
convoluted logic.) She probably believes that marijuana leads to heroin
addiction too. |
Does President Bush's bike have training wheels? |
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I'm happy with WD. Yes it does need
improvements and I think with the new manager things will get better.
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Can't we start Friday's with Mitch from the
beginning again?
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Does anyone out there have recipes they could
share? If so, please post on this site. Thanks in advance!!
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To the responder for the Garmin. I
will try anything to get this up and running again. Can you e mail me at
vincentformisano@bellsouth.net "subject Garmin". Thanks and I will
call Garmin to see if that will work.
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 Kudos
to the person that did all that research, concerning the local Civic
Assn. being erroneously blamed for the Habitat project's delay. It's
easy to see how the media can distort information by obviously not
verifying the info. they were given by one party. Once the story was
reported erroneously on US1 Radio, then the rest of the media picked it up
and ran with it. Once the facts came out, the media dropped it, saying
that it was old news. Actually, they were ashamed to have to admit that
they were wrong. I see this happen a lot in the news media, not just
locally.
I'm glad to see the Habitat project got
completed, no matter what caused any delays. I don't agree with them on
some issues (and no, I am not a member), but it's just a shame that the
Civic group's reputation had to be drug through the mud in error. I hope
someone apologized to them, but I doubt that. That takes a person with
much integrity to admit when they're wrong.
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Re: Top four enemies: I,
too, read this site frequently and pay attention to the various opinions
expressed here. Lately I have been informed via this medium that the four
things on Big Pine most disliked are the iguana haters, the wild chicken
haters, the feral cat haters, and the Civic Association bashers, not
necessarily in that order. Puleeze!
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Six Feet Under on HBO Rocks! |
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Knuckleheads review: I finally tried Knuckleheads and came away with
mixed opinions. It’s very clean, bright and attractive inside and out but,
of course, it’s brand new. The greeting was quite nice and the service
prompt and attentive. Due to lack of good acoustics it will be loud when
crowded, but not bad during my visit. I thought the prices were somewhat
high for most items including bar beverages, but not to the outrageous
stage. My meal fell into the average to pretty good category. Nothing to
complain about, but average/pretty good food at a somewhat high price tends
to take some of the shine off of the experience. My friend thought most of
the meal was good except that her large salad was not as cold and crisp as
it should have been, more towards room temperature and slightly limp. Being
a huge salad person she was disappointed. I give them three and a half
stars out of five. A slight downward adjustment in pricing and a slight
upward adjustment in the kitchen will make a significant difference. By
far, Parrotdise and Square Grouper remain at the very top of my list and Key
Deer Bar stays in the cellar. |
 Kudos to the nit
who authorized the Bike Racks in the Winn Dixie parking lot. Not
only do they take up parking spots (you could have cleaned the grass areas
between the car stops and put them there), but they are made of thin
aluminum. Like I would really chain my $450 bike to this junk.
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Kudos to Waste Management for picking up all
of the various trash people were dumping by the boat ramp in Eden Pines.
(Who dumped the hot tub?)
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Re: West Palm Beach guy. He is just asking for people to get riled
up. Don't waste your time on this idiot. I say we don't waste time on
someone who doesn't want to give the West Palm Beach guy his say, and if we
don't want to pay attention to you. Is that OK? |
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Cindy Sheehan is a grief stricken mother who is
quickly becoming a pawn to every liberal cause in America. In case you
didn't know, President Bush met with her two weeks after her son was killed.
Bush has met with over 900 relatives of soldiers killed in both Iraq and
Afghanistan. It's sad to read her conflicting statements between then and
now. Sheehan's husband filed for divorce last week and the rest of the
family is speaking out against her; not wanting to be cast in the same light
as her personal vendetta. What she really needs is a therapist to help her
cope with the loss of her son.
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 Toxic Rhubarb.
Rheum rhaponticum (dock family)
TOXICITY RATING: Low, unless animals are fed the leaves intentionally.
ANIMALS AFFECTED: All animals may be affected, those being fed garden
trimmings are particularly at risk (cattle, swine, sheep and goats).
CLASS OF SIGNS: Staggering, trembling, breathing difficulties, weakness,
diarrhea, increased drinking and urinating, death.
PLANT DESCRIPTION: This herbaceous garden perennial (fig. 9) develops from a
heavy rootstock. Its leaves grow from the base of the plant on stout, shiny,
red stalks. Heart-shaped and 1 to 2 feet long by 1/2 to 11/2 feet wide, the
leaf blades have a smooth and shiny surface, darker above, with five main
veins and wavy margins. The hollow stems end in greenish-white flower
clusters in late spring.
SIGNS: The leaves contain oxalic acid, soluble oxalates,and citric acid,
although the stems are edible. Some oxalates are insoluble and cause local
irritation but the oxalates in rhubarb (and other species, such as sorrel or
dock, Rumex) are soluble, and cause systemic problems, especially in the
kidneys, or they can affect the electrolytes in the body, such as the
balance of calcium and magnesium. Poisoning can be acute, when large amounts
of oxalates are consumed quickly, or may be chronic, where smaller amounts
are eaten over a longer period of time. Low blood levels of calcium and
kidney failure are commonly reported findings in soluble oxalate toxicity.
Affected animals will appear depressed, and may stagger and tremble and be
weak. Often, they will drink and urinate more as kidney function declines.
Diarrhea may be noted, and affected animals may die if the electrolyte
balance is extremely deranged or if the kidneys fail. |
Screw you people and your precious Karma and your precious Chi.
There's my "let's everybody get along" statement for the day. |
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Bill Loewy, founder of Habitat for Humanity of Key West and the Lower
Florida Keys, said he didn't know anything about the wetlands he tried to
illegally fill for Habitat Landing in 2000. The head biologist for Monroe
County told the then owner, Millennium Corporation, and Monroe County that
there was a long standing wetland on the south end of the property between
1/2 acre and 1/3 acre in size. Bill says he didn't know anything about that
report. He also didn't know that Mr. Anderson, at the Corps of Engineers,
had been doing a report on that wetland in 1988, Then, in 2002 a county
biologist says there was a wetland on that property. All this is public
information. Is Bill Loewy stupid or illiterate? No. So, how come only Larry
Sullivan, President of the Big Pine Key Civic Association from 2001-2003
know these facts? Inquiring minds want to know. |
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Re: Is
Lynyrd Skynyrd still dead? No. I saw him hanging out in KW with
Jethro Tull and Steeley Dan. |
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The new parking scheme at Watson Field sure does
work, but they could have saved a lot of time and money if they simply had
the vehicles parallel park. There are so many parking spaces in that whole
area that losing a couple of spots wouldn't matter. Oh, silly me, I forgot,
were dealing with bureaucrats. |
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In Sunday's posts, the person explaining how
the Civic group was blamed in error for the Habitat project's
delay, wrote the following about the wetlands in question: "On
Friday, December 6, I spoke with Victor Anderson of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, who sent the letter of October 29 to Habitat. He stated that
those wetlands were NOT formed by Hurricane Georges’ cleanup, as he
observed them himself in 1988, ten years before Hurricane Georges. After
this fact came out on the radio on Tuesday, December 10, Habitat said
there is no way that area was wetlands, because there were trailers in
that area. However, aerial photographs taken over a period of years
indicate that trailers were never parked in that area for any length of
time. One old time resident explained that that was because the area was
always wet and the trailers would sink down."
I agree with this person, as I used to live
there, and they tried putting trailers, vehicles, etc. there, but not for
very long, because it was always yucky. This was long before Hurricane
Georges came along. I thought this explanation, even though it was rather
long, was well researched and well written. Can you people not read?
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A great link to taking care of the Key Deer problems;
Enjoy!
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Wednesday August 17, 2005 |
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Tuesday August 16, 2005 |
Kudos to the Israelis for pulling
out of Gaza. If they want any kind of peace this is a great first step.
Note: Israel, today asked Washington for two billion more dollars to
pay for the Jews' resettlement. |
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To the
person stating that the wetlands at Habitat's Landing
were in fact, not wetlands.
You'd need to take that up with the Army Corps of Engineers, because they
were the ones that required the mitigation for filling wetlands.
According to one of their guys, he had identified these as wetlands many
years before. And just for your info., the piece explaining how the Civic
Assn. was blamed erroneously for the project delay was not written by the
Civic Assn. I wrote it, and I am not a member, just someone that
did a little research on my own.
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A young Piner should be called a Pine Cone. |
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Re: Lynyrd Skynyrd. I thought he was dead. Is he
still dead? |
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Monroe County has two nice computers for the
public's use. They are located in the Senior Center behind the
firehouse. If the library computers are busy try the County's. |
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A pretty good show on Keys' outdoors/
environment is called "Waterways," on channel 19 at 7:30 p.m. on Monday
and Friday evenings.
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Re: 35mph in fenced zone. After they put the
fence up along Alligator Alley they raised the speed limit to 55( I think
It might be 60) Point is Why can't we do at least 45? Anyone have any
answers?
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The Cicadas are back. You know it's deep summer when our buzz
saw-sounding friends show up. |
| I tried this driving skills game and
ruined all my fenders. How about you?
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Re: Unlocking car over cell phone. I
am afraid this is another urban legend. Note that one of the persons
tested the idea and claimed it worked. I suspect the only way it would
work is when the cell phone with the remote is less than 300yard from the
car. Here is the reason it won't work with today's technology.
Your remote car key operates by sending a weak,
encrypted radio signal to a receiver inside the automobile, which in turn
activates the door locks.
 Since the
system works on radio waves, not sound, the only conceivable way a signal
from your spare remote could be picked up by one cell phone and relayed to
your car's onboard receiver by another would be if both phones were
capable of sending and receiving at exactly the same frequency as the
remote itself — which they can't be, given that all remote entry devices
operate at frequencies between 300 and 500 MHz, while all mobile phones,
by law, operate at 800 MHz and higher.
It's apples vs. oranges, in other words. Your cell
phone can no more transmit the type of signal needed to unlock a car door
than your remote key is capable of dialing up your Aunt Mary ... though no
one can predict what miracles the future may bring.
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You would think that WD owned the County Rd
apartments since they all work at WD. It's just a
matter of who you know. But, hey, it's affordable
housing and there's none cheaper on BP.
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Re: Garmin. I have a GPS map 168 Sounder and I
believe that the power cord would be the same as yours. If so, you are
welcome to try it on my boat. Phone Garmin and ask if the cords are the
same. Garmin technicians are pretty helpful; but you may have to be on "
hold" for several minutes before one waits on you.
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Our native orchid here is Encyclia tampensis. Not as showy as some of the
exotics, I hear.
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I never
thought I’d say it but Kudos to Comcast. My cable bill is over
$100.00 a month because I chose to have all the available channels. In for
a penny, in for a pound. Now they have On Demand which allows me to view
all my favorite shows that I sometimes miss because they are on too late.
There is no extra charge for this service. Just when I can conveniently
catch Six Feet Under there is only one episode left. There are a lot of
movies as well. I feel as if the service is now worth what they charge.
Now if they would prorate for the outages. |
 Today was the
first chance I’ve had to check and see how the Publix poll went. I’m
so glad to see the majority of the people would like to have a Publix on Big
Pine. You won’t regret it. I lived near Big Pine for 25 years and then moved
to Key West. I love being near Publix and Walgreens. I visited the Big Pine
Winn Dixie a Few months ago and I couldn’t believe the difference between
the two stores.
On the other hand, I remember being grateful when the Winn Dixie was
built many years Ago, as we all had to go to Marathon or Key West for our
groceries. But if a Publix is built on Big Pine, you will all love having it
there. It’s the best grocery store in Florida. Ditto for Walgreens. They
have great sales, great holiday items, and their pharmacists are extremely
knowledgeable, patient, and helpful when you have a Problem. Between these
two stores, you will never have to leave Big Pine if you don’t want to! |
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Re: West Palm Beach guy. He is just asking
for people to get riled up. Don't waste your time on this idiot.
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I hope bluesman Joey Gilmore at the House of Music this Thurs.
won't be as loud as Joanna Connor was. That was ridiculous. I could not
even stay; anything over 90 dB hurts and is probably harmful.
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I just read in the mullet wrapper that a
member of the property appraisers staff just received her new windstorm
insurance rate increase notice. She's talking about how cheap things
are in Costa Rica. If everyone decides to leave, there will be such a glut
on the housing market that you will soon see the cost of houses plummit.
Then we will see a mass migration of all the working class from the
Avenues out to Long Beach. Waterfront housing for everyone. Hoorah!
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Tell me if I'm wrong, but isn't that
Mike Ditka making love to the SUV in yesterday's Kudos? Boy, how he
misses da bears.
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Moondogs over Labor Day is a great
idea. Do it Dogs!
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Dear editor, Maybe you can
add a department like this on the Big Pine Key site.
http://www.freecycle.org/ Just free
stuff. Stuff people want to get rid of and stuff people need but can not
afford. Of course e-mail address would have to be listed so the parties
could communicate. I think it would be a great way to help one another.
(Ed: We do. And it's empty.
http://www.bigpinekey.com/Pages/classified_ads.htm#Free ) |
I have an orchid in bloom that has a nine foot stem upon which
the flowers bloom. |
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Definition of redneck hick; one who sits in
his back yard shooting at the iguana's because he has no life and is a
loser alcoholic. Get a life people. Karma will come around for you.
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Top
four enemies. I read this web site frequently and pay attention to the
various opinions expresses here. The topics change form week to week and
that tends to keep the site fresh. Lately I have been informed via this
medium that the four things on Big Pine most disliked are the iguanas, wild
chickens, feral cats and the Civic Association. Not necessarily in that
order. |
Casey Sheehan. Crowds are gathering around her. I'd like to see them
grow into a real massive protest like we did against the Vietnam war. |
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O.k.
enough about killing animals. If you will stop and think about it,
God put those creatures here for a reason, just as he put us here for a
reason. It has been the ignorance and neglect of the human race for the
over population of the animals we don’t like. As for the cats, we need to
start with spaying and neutering. I realize that there are feral cats in
abundance, but if there could be a program where the local veterinarians
would sponsor a low cost spay/neuter program, the problem would not be
fixed, but would significantly help. Ultimately, what will this lead to?
This will snowball into people thinking that it is o.k. to just kill
animals. Then it will be o.k. to shoot the neighbors we don’t like? Think
about it. What is the difference? We are all God’s creations. Put
yourself in the animals’ place. It is just like people being irresponsible
for having kids. Are you just going to start shooting kids that are
bothering you? Some might think that is a good way to stop these people who
just lay around and breed just to get more welfare benefits. But that is
another day and another chapter. We need to address the situation now.
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Since Florida repealed the helmet law a couple of years ago, head
injury deaths have increased 80%. |
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Funny, I've
been feeding rhubarb
to my pet iguanas along with
their other veggies for a long time. It hasn't killed them yet!
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The
comment about the Civic Association and the so called Habitat Landing
‘wetlands’ that were never wetlands to start with but rather native
vegetation that grew in place of the scarified trailer lots after hurricane
Georges is a perfect example of how this organization distorts facts and mis-represents
itself to further their narrow agenda. |
| Re: Small businesses on Big Pine
article. Such a nice article and soooo true. And as a small businessman it
covered my exact sentiments. Good to see some good Karma in the Pines. |
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Rhubarb: You can buy rhubarb seeds at
www.bountifulgardens.org
or www.johnnyseed.com The
lizards love the leaves (for awhile) and you’ll love the pies |
| Bush on Sheehan: "I've got a
life to live" George W. Bush has only one sort of plausible
explanation for not meeting with Cindy Sheehan: He's the president of the
United States, and he's too busy solving the world's problems to have
face-to-face meetings with every American who asks, no matter who she is or
how much she has suffered as a result of his war of choice in Iraq.
It's not much of an explanation, but it's what he's got -- at least until
the president of the United States somehow finds time for a bicycle ride,
some fishing, a nap and a Little League baseball game on a single day at his
Crawford, Texas, ranch. When that's what his schedule looks like, the
president of the United States needs a new explanation. And as Bush set off
on a two-hour bike ride with reporters and aides Saturday, he had one.
 The president
told
Cox News that he's aware that Sheehan is
waiting to talk with him just outside his ranch. "But whether it be here or
in Washington or anywhere else," he said, "there's somebody who has got
something to say to the president, that's part of the job. And I think it's
important for me to be thoughtful and sensitive to those who have got
something to say.
"But I think it's also important for me to go on with my life, to keep a
balanced life ... I think the people want the president to be in a position
to make good, crisp decisions and to stay healthy. And part of my being is
to be outside exercising. So I'm mindful of what goes on around me. On the
other hand, I'm also mindful that I've got a life to live and will do so.''
Casey Sheehan might have enjoyed a bicycle ride Saturday, too. |
at B/D's. Yes. It was me! |
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Tuesday August 16, 2005 |
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Monday August 15, 2005 |
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, or V-J Day,
when the last Axis power surrendered after its cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki
were devastated by atomic bombs. |
|
Are there really wild native orchids on Big
Pine? I never knew they were indigenous to Fl. they must be beautiful. I
just recently got into orchids and love my new hobby.
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Re: Cindy Sheehan in Crawford TX. You Go Girl! |
| Heads up on a blonde guy who
lives and works in Marathon: His M.O. is that he ingratiates himself where
you think you have a new best friend. Then, he invites himself over
to your house and begs you to help him buy some illegal drugs. After he
takes a good, long look over your property, he calls code enforcement on you
and the Police if you are able to hook him up. You will know this fellow by
the way he washes his hands every five minutes. |
 Re:
Cat damaged baby Cardinal. Unfortunately cats have a bacteria in
their mouths that is fatal to birds, so even if the bird somehow escapes
it probably dies later. Keep cats indoors I agree with the other posters
who say that outdoor cats and iguanas should be somehow permanently
removed from the Keys by whatever means possible. In Wisconsin, biologists
studied house cats with radio collars over four years. They estimated that
they probably killed 19 million songbirds and 140,000 game birds each
year. I am not making this up. Our Lower keys marsh rabbit probably
doesn't stand a chance. Guess what it's number one predator is.
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Re: rhubarb poisons iguanas. OK, you iguana experts. Where can I
find some rhubarb plants locally? (Not that I'd want to feed them to the
darling little reptiles, mind you!)
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Re. Third Grader in the White House.
Honesty and integrity? We are talking about the same person, right? That
man is the dumbest leader in the history of the world. He has lied to
everyone with just about everything that has come out of his mouth. It
astonishes me that there're people like you that believe and defend him.
My little sister is in the third grade and she asked me what Iraq has to
do with the whole war on terrorism. Absolutely nothing! If my 7 year old
sister realized that the two had nothing to do with each other, why cant
the rest of you get it.
Every other country had no problem going
to Afghanistan after 9/11. Yet none would follow this deranged retard into
Iraq. Why do suppose that is? Most do know, but for those of you who
don't, George W. has failed at everything he's tried to do and after he's
finished doing this country, I guarantee that it will be as devastated as
all of his precious businesses. You can defend him all you like because
people with brains before him gave you that right. I just want you to know
that the rest of the world (like you really care about it) sees the truth,
and because your so blinded by this forced patriotism that you look as
dumb as the leader you chose. If the majority of America wants this man in
office then you surely deserve him. For the rest of you who know better
I'm sorry that this is the state of America and hope things get better
real fast or all of you will be in for a very rude awakening.
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 To the person
complaining about paying $3.50 for a draft beer at Knuckleheads. Don't you
know that when I go to my other home in West Palm Beach I gladly pay $18
for a draft beer and I think that it's great and I wouldn't have it any
other way. I wouldn't even go out if I couldn't pay some ridiculous price
for a drink. In fact, the more that I pay, the cooler that I think that I
am. You should be happy to pay whatever the establishment wants to charge
because if you aren't, then you must be barefoot and toothless. Did I
mention that I'm an idiot? |
| "Oysters' balls
are called pearls." (James age 6) |
Re: Big leg woman. They did give statistics on
average weight gain by American men in the past 10 years--about 30 pounds.
The airlines are the ones doing the research. Big butts don't seem to fit
very well into those narrow seats. The planes of the future will have to
go to "wide body" designs.
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| Don't judge
folks by their relatives. |
This man appears to have some sort of car fetish among other personal
problems. The man seems to be turned on. I hope, for his sake, the engine
isn't! |
|
Civic association clarification. The
wetlands that the Civic Association were complaining about Habitat
clearing for their construction at Habitat's Landing were in fact, not
wetlands but the result of having to remove the residue of the Trailer
Park (that housed about 40 trailers) that was located in that area before
Hurricane Georges demolished it. The "wetlands" were the result of Habitat
having to wait years to get approval for their affordable housing plan for
that area, and the natural plants that grew up on the scarified land that
had prior habitation on. Remember, Habitat replaced 40 (or so) trailers
with 15 (or so) homes. Please don't believe everything you read written
by the BP Civic Assoc. until you have researched what they say. They are
in it only for themselves.
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Keep an eye out. The final "Fridays With Mitch" installment this
Friday. Strictly best-of. It makes me happy that some people really looked
forward to them. |
 Re: Street
Lighting: If your street light is beaming into your house, or
disturbing you in other ways, you can call Monroe County and have them
adjust it and put a blocking shield on the lens. The light should only be
on the road way anyway. Most states are passing laws regarding street,
business and home out door lighting, to the effect that installation of
such lighting shall not bother others. People who have spot lights
shinning straight out to illuminate their yards, also are bothering
neighbors.
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Re: Big leg woman: That was no
Walrus, that was my systa', mon!
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I say get rid of the rooster's along with iguana's. If I wanted to
hear a rooster crow I would have moved to a farm. |
| My name is Dejah, and I wanted to thank the
residents of Big Pine for making this summer the best ever. I have been
staying with my dad for the past three months (I'm from California) and,
like I said, have had a wonderful time. The following is basically a thank
you list and a...
continued...Long Winded Tomes |
 Will all you
whiners stop all your whining about prime rib and other mainland imports?
Where can you find meat raised anywhere in the Keys? This is the
seafood capital of the USA, so let's be thankful for what we've got!
|
 Kudos
to all of you tree-huggers and alligator rights activists for keeping our
18 Mile Stretch narrow and dangerous. If it weren't for you and the
people who are afraid of an invasion from the mainland, we would have a
much safer highway and much duller lives. Now, could some of you help me
find my car? I know it's in here somewhere.
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| Most of the stuff
people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway. |
 To the
Eagles
Terrell Owens fan. T.O. is
indeed a great receiver, but the best one in football I think is a bit
much. The Eagles made the playoffs and went to the NFC championship games
3 years before he got there and made it again last year thru the playoffs
to the big game without him. If you sign a huge 3-4 year contract be man
enough to stand behind your word. I'm not an Eagles fan, but in this case
the team is right. They would be fine if the cry baby went
elsewhere and brought turmoil to another team. He's a cancer on a team not
a difference maker.
|
Kudos to the City of Marathon for planning a Surf and Turf event starring
Lynyrd Skynyrd. Tracy Holder, you rock!
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| I Have A huge whine and I am
wondering if I am the only one. The County spent millions of dollars
creating 2 new bridges, putting up miles of chain link fence, and they
rerouted the Key Deer Stretch. All in the name to protect the Key Deer that
are not even technically biological true Key Deer anymore. Please understand
that I do not want any harm done to the deer, but what about the residents
of Big Pine? Here is my whine. Why, after all that construction work done
and money spent, why are we still having to go the speed limit of 35 MPH
at night on this stretch? They spent all this money to make sure that
the deer can no longer get on this piece of the highway. As far as I know,
there have not been any deer deaths on this road since the "improvements"
have been made. So why not keep the speed limit at 45 MPH day and
night? I can understand if they want us to do 35 MPH once we hit St. Peters
Church if you are headed in the direction of Key West. I know that I am not
the only one that scratches my head and says "hmmmm." |
I need a li'l bit of help here. I have a Garmin 185 Map sounder.
The depth/fish finder just stopped working. Does anyone have the same type
of unit so I can hook up my Garmin to your system to see if it's the
transducer or unit. Can anyone help or steer me in the right direction?
Thank You.
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Re: Moondogs. We had a great time at Picnic
Island during the fourth of July holiday with the Moondogs. Is there a
chance to have another party during the Labor Day week-end?
|
 To the
person that needs a flash light to get to their neighbors. How
lucky you are. It seems just like another case of someone wanting things
to be like where they came from. I am sure you will want sidewalks next.
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Monogamy leaves a lot to be
desired, but only if you do not have the foresight to marry a bi-sexual
wife.
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Turns out that we have a celebrity living here on BPK. He was
in the Wizard of Oz! Do we call him a munchkin or a dwarf and why are their
voices so funny? They must have tiny voice boxes to go along with other body
parts. If you see the little fellow, give him a lollipop and a pat on his
little round head. |
|
Gotminer. Have any of our Breezeswept Beach
Estates neighbors seen the notice for a hearing on the proposed dock on
West Indies Dr.? Is anyone going to the hearing to hear this? A snow
bird who lives about four houses down on the other side of the street owns
the lot and wants to keep his boat there. Do we need more construction in
our neighborhood? Do we need more people walking up the street with their
boat gear dropping hooks and bottles for our tires to run over? Do we
need to allow someone to turn a vacant lot into his personal marina?
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So why don't we insist that when the old worn out stores are replaced here
on Big Pine Key that there be a buffer between the stores and US 1
like there is for the Tradewinds shopping center in Key Largo? That way
we have the natural beauty of the Keys repaired, not destroyed and we can
have a variety of shopping choices here.
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|
(?)Is there a congratulation's to Winn Dixie
for now owning the Apartments at the end of County Road? I thought
you had to be a Commercial Fisherman to qualify for renting one, but I
guess if Winn Dixie owns it, their employees would be able to live there.
Most of the tenants wouldn't want a fish if it jumped on their bar-b-q
grill. They would say, "You and I owe them a Steak."
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Monday August 15, 2005 |
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Sunday August 13, 2005 |
 Street lights.
Most of us moved down here for the rural environment. If you can't
appreciate darkness and a sky full of stars, please go back to where you
came from. Even one street light a half mile away disrupts sky watching.
You just don't know any better. I shot out the one down the street with a
pellet gun and they never replaced it. You might want to get right beneath
it when you do; that way you only have to break the bulb, not the other
glass.
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| I don't think anyone is against chain stores
per se, It's the changing of US1's appearance going through Big Pine
that most of us oppose. We're just about the only developed place in America
that still looks rural on the main strip. Why is everyone confusing the
issue? I love big chain stores. They have better prices, selection and
service. But I don't want to live in "Anywhere USA" and every town in
Anywhere USA has the exact same appearance. You could be anywhere until you
look at the zip code on the Post Office. I don't want to live anywhere, I
love Big Pine Key. |
Re: Big leg woman: I was disappointed that I could not click on the
image to enlarge it. Where on earth did you get that photo? Was that real?
It looked like a woman's head superimposed on the body of a walrus. Poor
thing, now that is worth sympathy.
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|
I still
think your poll on
Publix should have been to pick
one of three choices: No, Yes (No Matter Where), and Yes (Only if Taking
Over Winn-Dixie's place). I know a couple of people that just voted yes
without putting the comment about only if taking over Winn-Dixie. Still,
a poll on an anonymous message board is not a bonafide count, as people
might have voted many times. You admitted that you couldn't control that.
|
 Snakes.
At present, we have red rat snakes, yellow rat snakes (upper keys), indigo
snake, black racer, Keys' ring neck snake, green snake, mangrove water
snake, Florida brown snake, ribbon snake, blind snake (exotic),
diamondback rattlesnake. Some others have probably been extirpated thru
loss of habitat and by the biggest scourge to wildlife, the free-roaming
cat (an exotic predator). For a real good introduction to our wonderful
environment and critters that we have here, read,
"Wildlife of the Florida Keys," by James D. Lazell.
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| When we had a legal petition for incorporation
the yes vote, was more than the no vote and look where we are. One of the
reasons for no incorporation was the fact people were afraid that US.1 would
be lined with fast food chain's and over built. So my thought is, "Show me
the money; whatever you want is yours" and Jack London has proved
that. |
Re: Lightning. I guess, since the verb for lightning is
lightninged, it would mean that it was lightninging last night.
Although that just seems ridiculous. Even my spell-check didn't think that
was kosher. |
|
Shooting the iguanas
is not cool, but using them for bait is.
We might try the same idea with all illegal aliens.
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|
Re: What kind of snakes are there on Big Pine
and does anybody have any pix of them? Just visit a law office and bring
your camera.
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I wonder whose idea it was to do the Card Sound Road project now? I
mean isn't that a little silly since the 18 mile stretch construction is
going on also. I can see it now... you all thought evacuation was bad
before!
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| I've been thinking about what I read here about
domestic cats doing more damage to nature than the iguanas when my
eighteen year old wreck of a cat caught a baby Cardinal. Fortunately my cat
only has one tooth so I was able to rescue the chic. |
|
Yes indeedy. I had a street light put up to
light the dark cul-de-sac my house is on and pay $8 a month for security.
Ok with me!
|
 If you lock your
keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone on your
cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have
the other person at your home press the unlock button of your key fob
(clicker), holding it near the phone on their end. Your car doors will
unlock. It saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is
no object you could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone
who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the
trunk!).
This actually works, but only on the newer cars that have a sound that
accompanies the locking mechanism. It did not work on my older Chevrolet
that has no sound other than the lock releasing |
 Isn't Karma a
wonderful thing? It doesn't cost anything and is guaranteed to come around
full-circle. For every little trash can there is a lid and together they
follow the yellow brick road to Karmaland.
What a great show that money or favors can't buy. Know that many of the
nasties which write in to this column are experiencing the full wrath of
Karma combined with Mother Nature. Doesn't stuff happen in three's?
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| I dined at Knucklehead's last night. In
my opinion, that was a mistake. The establishment was clean and the
atmosphere was nice. The service was friendly and prompt. The servings were
of ample size so the prices would have been fine if the food had been good.
The soup probably would have been great if it had been hot. Likewise for my
entree Caesar salad, if it had been chilled. The rolls were hot and crusty
on the outside, but the interior was leathery. I did enjoy the iced tea,
though. Hope others have or will have better experience. |
For those who were playing Putt Putt here is another site that you
can still play the same game since Kerman94 apparently went belly up.
They also have mini-putt 2 which is hell of a lot harder. Oh, and I can
still do a 20 on the first one, mortal.
http://www.addictinggames.com/miniputt.html
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I
can't believe that someone is still writing on here, trying to
blame the Civic Assn.
for the Habitat fiasco on Big Pine a few years ago. The Civic Assn.
did not oppose the Habitat Landing. They opposed the filling of a
wetland area on the property without additional mitigation, which is
required by the Army Corps of Engineers. When all of this came out in the
media, I did some research, and attached is a lengthy recap, which was
submitted to their newsletter. The wetland area only involved about 6
homes, and the delays were caused by Habitat's dragging their feet on the
permitting process, not because the Civic Assn. "objected". Because the
Habitat project was a very sensitive one, it was very easy for Mr. Lowey
and the local radio station's news director to use the Civic Assn. as a
scapegoat.
You are the
one distorting the facts, which came out in most of the newspapers. It
sounds like you have a personal grudge against someone that is a member of
this organization and lives close to you. Did you do something illegal
and got caught, and assumed that that person turned you in? Otherwise,
show us some proof of what you are talking about, accusing their members
of turning in people to Code Enforcement? Heck, I've got neighbors that
would turn someone in in a heartbeat, but they're not members of the Civic
Assn. Ridiculous comments, but go ahead and stick to your distorted lies.
continued...Long Winded Tomes.
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I know where the native orchids
are. I just wondered if you did. You're right, too many people know where
they are. They are beautiful, but need to be left alone.
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|
Big Pine Sailing Club. I have been a
sailor for 60 years. I belonged to a sailing club in the Midwest for 15
years. I know how this club focused on training the youth of the community.
Many went on to collegiate and Olympic levels of competition. I am aware
that scholarships await qualified young men and women (under Title 9). I am
also aware that a sailboat cannot distinguish the age or gender of the
sailor. This sport is a clean outdoor sport and family recreation that
leaves no bad stuff in its wake. Sailboats use no gas, emit no fumes and are
as quiet as the wind.
Last year, when the pilot whales were
stranded, I took a wetsuit to the old resort on the east side of Big Pine. I
was thrilled to see an abandoned harbor perfect for a sailing club. It is
remote and the prevailing winds will take a tired sailor directly into the
harbor. At the same time I was aware that some dedicated people were trying
to organize a Youth Sailing Program, under the Recreation Authority.
 Not being
tuned into local politics, I was not familiar with the heated debate and
wounded feelings of the polarized groups involved. Some want the harbor
filled in some want it to stay unused as it is. I have no dog in this fight.
But what I would like to do for both sides is to find a way to a practical
compromise, taking all sensitivities into consideration.
One way to do this is to take movies of and
record the sounds of the little sailing club in Ohio, at the height of
activities (Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.) This would show just how
neighbor-friendly it is. A second way is to demonstrate directly by bringing
in ten small sailboats and have a race, out in the bay, using the harbor as
the port for the activities. I sincerely believe that the people who want
the harbor filled in will be pleasantly surprised and welcome the youth of
the lower Keys to learn all the good things about sailing, working on boats
and learning to be a team. Maybe all the soccer moms could turn out in
support of this youth sailing program.
If this did become a Harbor for Family
Sailing, I would insist that no live-aboard; boats more than 21-feet; or
inboard motor sailboats be allowed. Further, I would insist that “kickers”
be limited to 2 HP and be of the 4 cycle gas powered outboard and only be
used to get into or out of the harbor when the wind is against the sailor
But above all, lets get behind the kids and
get the sailing club going, so we all can say” Gad, I love it here.” |
 The Eagles should
pay Terrell Owens what he wants; and lets play football. I don't
care what comes out of his mouth. It's a business, and he is the best
receiver in football period.
The Eagles have done this before with a guy named Reggie, who turned out
to be one of, if not, the best defensive player of all time. There are a
lot of less talented people out there making less then T.O. is, so come on
you cheapskates, how many more opportunities do you think you will have at
the Super Bowl?
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|
I went to Knuckleheads once. Never
again. The prices are nuts. $3.50 for a draft beer that costs around 8
cents to pour. $4.50 for a Well Drink that's all ice. I wonder if they
would charge more if I said, "No ice please." Probably. Their drink
prices do match the prices in the Key West bars. Why? Because the KW Bars
are greedy whores too! The food prices are nuts also. Then there's the
noise. Ear plugs are mandatory, especially when caring parents bring their
little darlings with them to see the overly intellectual TV dramas staring
The Three Stooges. It gets ridicules. No, I will not go to Knucklebrain's
again.
|
 The
eloquent person commenting about streetlights not impacting star gazing
hasn't got a clue. Even a few lights in the area can diminish the splendor
of viewing a night sky. When the house next to me is rented, the people
always seem to leave the outside lights on. I can state categorically that
even these little 100 watt lights impact viewing the night sky; and
streetlights are in the 250 to 400 watt range. If you must have light, get
some of those solar yard lights and carry a flashlight. If you are afraid
of being robbed, get a big dog and a Glock.
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| If another large chain store
wants to move here and fight it out with a competitor for the community's
business, why should anyone try to stop them? We live in a society where
competition is central to our way of life. It will benefit the community to
have them both here. It will make them both better! If they can't survive
the fight, one will go away. That's the way America works folks. It seems
Publix and Walgreens are willing to take the risk.
Key West eliminated Ed Swift's competition by not allowing the Duck Tours
business to operate. The highest courts have ruled that it gave Historic
Tours of America an illegal monopoly. It is not the business of cities and
counties to decide who should compete in a market nor to protect the
business interests of "friends" by blocking competitive activity. |
It's great that they have a new manager at Winn Dixie. I hope he can
"over-achieve" and figure out how every other grocery store in America keeps
milk in stock. |
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Re: Big Leg woman. Oh, brother, I bet they also gave
statistics on weight gain by American men too. Lets hear it. |
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I like this BigPineKey.com web site
only because it is open and free to say anything. The Citizens Voice has
become so censored, that it is just wasting trees to print that crap!
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Stargazing
is ruined by light pollution as well. I work on a street in Big Pine
that has no light and the stars are twice as bright as in my sisters yard
on Big Coppitt. I wish they would remove all the nasty street lights in
the Keys. We got along fine without them. If you are that scared of the
dark move to Miami.
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For people who like peace and quiet - a phoneless cord. |
| Re: Small businesses on Big Pine. I have
owned a small business on BPK for 18 years. We try to take good care of
customers, keep our property looking nice (sans hurricanes), support our
community and be a good neighbor. I have been blessed with terrific
employees who have been with me a long time. No magic formula here: pick
people who will treat your customers like you would, pay them as much as you
can afford, and treat them with dignity and respect. I feel truly blessed to
have such a wonderful staff -- and I don't hesitate to tell them. Our
customers are the best and I think they should be treated like the valuable
folks they are. I want them to enjoy visiting our place. It ain't rocket
science; it's the old fashioned Golden Rule. It's the Mom and Pop's that
contribute to all the benefits and fund raisers in the community. We are
asked for donations for one event or another on a daily basis. Most of us
rarely say no. So before you knock small businesses, think about what they
add to your community. I love Big Pine! |
| Monogamy leaves a lot to be desired. |
Aug 13 was the birthday of
Alfred Hitchcock, London
(1899), the "Master of Suspense," who made Strangers on a Train,
Rear Window, Psycho, and many other movies. He said, "I [want to]
give [my audience] pleasure—the same pleasure they have when they wake up
from a nightmare." |
|
Update on too many
streetlights. One of our neighbors called The Electric Co. about the new
streetlight. They were told that Monroe County had asked to put it up and
were paying for it. Another neighbor called the Monroe County Engineering
Dept. and spoke to a very nice person named Judy. Judy asked for the number
on the pole that the light was on. The caller complied and Judy agreed to
call him back. A short time later Judy called back and explained that when
the Electric Company was doing hurricane repair they noticed the street
light was missing, so they replaced it. The caller explained that the light
had been requested for removal and was taken down more than a year ago. Judy
explained that if the caller would write a letter requesting the light be
removed and signed by several neighbors, she would see to it the lights
would be removed. If true, this will be just another example of what great
personal attention Monroe County public servants like Judy give us. I’ll get
back to you. I am suspicious however of the motives of the Electric Company.
The more lights the County pays for the more the Electric Company makes yes?
The more taxes we pay, yes?
To the writer in Eden
Pines. I'm sorry you live there. Maybe you too could call Judy and ask her
to put up a light or two that the County can pay for, but please check with
your neighbors first. I think BBs fired at this new light hit my house the
other night!
About stargazing, come to
Hall Road stand under the brightest street light and count the stars (don't
forget to duck). Then find a dark open spot on Key Deer Boulevard away from
all lights and count the stars (watch out for cars). Let me know where you
count more stars? Ever hear of light pollution? I bet you think there's no
global warming too? |
 Since
most of the public boat ramps are in disrepair as far as the gravel
tapering off the edge to the water, why not ask the concrete companies to
dump their excess loads and smear it around to fix these drop offs? They
have to get rid of the hot loads anyway, and it doesn't take much to level
the stuff at low tide. Blimp roads ramp is getting too high for boat
trailers to use without damaging the frames. I'm sure other ramps are in
the same shape!
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Sunday August 13, 2005 |
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Saturday August 13, 2005 |
 Last week Big
Pine's County Commissioner George Nugent's office contacted BigPineKey.com
to ask if we would conduct an informal poll to see if Piners are for or
against a new Publix Grocery on BP.
The results are in. Publix wins! 145 Yes to Publix and 23 no to
Publix coming to BP. We must note that about one third of all Yes votes were
conditional on Publix taking over Winn-Dixie's place in the existing
shopping center. Thank all of you who took the time to send in your vote. |
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Yard Sale. Saturday. Big Pine
Key, Eden Pines, Camellia Lane, by the boat ramp. Multi Family- Tools-
Boys and Women's clothing- shoes knick knacks - Vehicles, too much to
list.
|
 It's Bealls
(pronounced "Bells") not Beals (pronounced Beels). If everyone would learn
to spell they would stop calling my home and asking "what my hours are"
Sigh! |
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How do you say, "It was lightning last night?"
Light-en-ing? or Light-ning-ing? |
If you don't know where the native orchids are, you don't need to
know because too many people know where they are already. Enough said.
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|
Chain Gang. I heard a rumor that a bunch of
prisoners from Big Pine (not the Avenues) were going to be given the
opportunity to run a second-hand clothing store. Would this then be a
chain-gang store? And should we oppose it?
|
 Big Leg woman.
On TV today they listed an airline statistic that said in the past 10
years, the average weight of the American woman has increased by 40
pounds. If you want to see some examples of women who skewed those
statistic upward, check out the Cow Place on a Friday night. "I'm not fat,
I'm big boned".
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| Re: Gas prices person who thinks Paradise is ripping
you off. If you don't like the gas prices today, wait till tomorrow. If they
were up 18 cents that means they got a load more recently than your cheap
buddies in Key West. Like I said, wait until tomorrow, you'll be bitching
more. Wuah, ha, ha, ha. |
These are the kinds of sharks that live here. |
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Re: Bealls has become the "Avenues" of
stores? Stay out of my "Hood."
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Why don't we just not have animals? I say that
in jest. One reason why I love BIg Pine and have for 20+ yrs is because it
was an animal friendly place. I like to think it still is to the
true locals. We know who we are. Why would anyone want to kill?
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I should have said something earlier, and thank you for your concern. The
dogs' (Husky lost last week) owner was indeed found, very quickly,
and the dog is a happy doggie! I love that we are such a animal-friendly
place. |
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Dilly of a Deli. I've been going to Aroma's
for my cold cuts simply because I don't want to wait forever
to get waited on at WD. Last night there were 7
people at the WD deli. All were annoyed
because they were waiting too long for service. The
women said we only have one machine working, so I bought packaged meat.
Aroma's is closed for vacation. I would like to get my cold cuts at WD and
do one stop shopping. WD please start the deli improvements.
|
 I read where
people mention "got-miners". People think you have to have a lot of money to
be considered "successful". Wrong! Success is in the spirit. A large home is
empty when the owner is too self-centered to help others who are less
fortunate. Mother Teresa is a great example of how people should care
for others. Mother Teresa will be remembered throughout history... will you
be remembered? |
| If you have 2 grand to spare:
http://foxbronzeart.com/Bush.htm
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The real reason the dinos became extinct. |
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Too bad they can't catch and neuter some of the
Keys people. It would do more good than fixing the cats.
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Re: Bahama Jack's is now doing car detailing? Did I
read that right? What a joke. I'll stick with Laurie at Waterless Car
Wash. She does a great job.
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The person who criticized the Property Owner's
Association obviously hasn't
been to a meeting lately. It is mostly social club and in the three years
I have been going the programs haven't been political at all. I
especially enjoyed the one on Florida State Parks.
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I have been reading all the whines on your
website. It seems to me that there is a very parochial view taken by
residents. We, in the UK, have a name for people with this syndrome, i.e.
a NIMBY. "Not In My Back Yard." Three other thoughts have occurred
to me, 1. Tourists not welcome, just send your money. 2. Did it
ever occur to those nimbys that the only unnaterl residents of the Keys
are the nimbys themselves? 3. I am now going to get a lot of abusively
verbal comments.
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The guy with the 12 string guitar is a very nice guy. Why he plays the
same bar 4 nights a week is a mystery to me too. It is rumored that he
invented the reverb unit back in 1957. (It still works really well
too!)
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Re:
Cats vs. iguanas:
I would love to see the statistics on what percentage of the feral cats
have been caught and neutered or spayed - probably a very low percentage
of those out there. There are a bunch of feral cats in my neighborhood
that are still reproducing. And what about the pet cats that are allowed
to run loose outside?
You are
totally wrong about the iguanas' reproduction. Yes, they can lay up to 50
eggs in one batch (not 90 as stated by Commissioner Dixie Spehar on the
news), but the mortality rate in the wild is extremely high. Most of
the sources I've read say that only an average of 2-5% survive, and yes,
they do have natural predators, as listed in the previous message (hawks,
egrets, herons, snakes, raccoons, alligators, etc.).
I don't
advocate killing anything, but I do know that the cats are a much bigger
problem than the iguanas as to their impact on our natural
environment.
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What kind of snakes are there on Big Pine and does anybody have any
pix of them? |
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I agree
with everything said here about the Civic Association being against
every conceivable effort at improvement or change of any type on Big Pine.
These narrow minded individuals have opposed every single issue no matter
how good it may be for the community at large.
Come on
BPKCA, how could a third grade class at the Charter School possibly create a
negative impact on Big Pine or your self-centered life style? Really now,
are a couple of dozen 8 year olds that you would probably never even see, a
threat to you, your way of life and the community? I doubt that these mean
spirited people have children at home anymore allowing them to use their
time and effort to try to force parents of youngsters to bus their kids for
miles rather than having a nice facility here in our community for local
children. This issue alone speaks for the mentality of this group.
The
Habitat community looks a lot better than the old dump that was there before
and they were, of course, opposed to that. God forbid that some deserving
folks might be able to get into a marginally affordable home, but apparently
that threatens the Civic Associations sense of community as well. It’s not
much of a surprise that they also support the idea of making tattle-tale,
anonymous telephone complaints against their neighbors to County Code
Enforcement. (Nothing like having a sneak for a neighbor eh?) Fortunately
they are a small minority but quite vocal and not opposed to using the
courts, mis-information and distorted, so called ‘facts’, to further their
obstructionist agenda. I believe that the majority of people on Big Pine
don’t subscribe to their ideas but rather see the BPKCA as a small group of
irrational pests rather than an intelligent group of citizens in favor of
improvement, progress and the beautification of U.S.1. And that’s my story
and I’m sticking to it! |
 Re:
Drink prices. I went to two very fine places in L. A. for drinks and
both places charged $15 for a mixed drink or Champagne. It does tend to keep
out the riff-raff. |
| Re: The WD in Marathon is much worst then this one
in BP. At least some of them here speak english. |
| Re: Drink prices: In case you haven't
noticed, the Keys is not Palm Beach or Soth Beach. We don't spend $500 on an
outfit and then spend weeks agonizing over whether we'll look hot enough to
get into the hip club of the moment. If we did, maybe we'd be deluded enough
to think that $8 drinks are reasonably priced. Might I suggest you sell
your home here and drive your overpriced, gas-guzzling SUV (just a guess)
back up to WPB, where you'll feel more at home? And since you're heading
that way anyhow, why don't you take along a couple of the overdressed Miami
tourons who have so little to do in the "real world" on weekends that they
find it necessary to get sloppy drunk in the streets of KW. You can drop
them off at Mansion, where they can grow old waiting in line to get in, only
to be rejected because their full set of teeth isn't quite white enough.
For those of you silly enough to pay $8 for a drink down here, might I
introduce you to the magic aisles of Big Pine Liquors or Winn-Dixie, where
you can quench the thirst of a party of four for that price? |
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Joanna Connors' bass and drums were
great. They kept the groove without trying to steal the limelight.
Awesome!
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What the hell is this chi people are writing about? Do they
mean chi? I am thinking these folks may have eaten too many Cheesy
Poofs with their Budweiser's. |
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Re: The kinds of sharks that live here.
Are the kind that eat people! Now if we could just get the
Gotminers to wear a squid swimsuit and go snorkeling life would be great.
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| All you people talk about are critters and Winn-Dixie. This
is definately a small town. |
If you want to see bull sharks, tie a hunk of Bonita to your waist
and dive in the back waters where most of the bull sharks are, and make sure
the water is murky that day. |
| This is in response to the person upset about his/her
well-lit street in Port Pine Heights. My opinion is quite opposite of
yours: I feel that this area is severely lacking in lighting and would be
thrilled to be living on a street that is not completely dark. I live on a
cul-de-sac street in Eden Pines that has about 20 homes on it. On my entire
street, there is a sole street light about half-way down that provides light
to a maximum of 4 homes. Both the beginning and end of the street are
uncomfortably dark at all hours of the night; so dark that it is advisable
to take along with you a flashlight even when walking to a neighbor's home.
Most communities with a similar density of development have one
streetlight every third home, ensuring that entire streets and neighborhoods
are well-lit. Although I do understand that certain parts of Big Pine Key
are semi-rural, neighborhoods such as Eden Pines, Pine Channel Estates,
Cahill Pines and Palms, and Port Pine Heights are suburban
enclaves deserving of basic services such as lighting. I think it is quite
odd that homeowners in Big Pine Key must personally finance the light bill
if a streetlight is built in front of their homes. Normally, a community
finances basic things such as lighting through property taxes.
 And about
stargazing: if the number of homes on this island were to double and a
streetlight were to be built in front of each home, your stargazing
conditions would still be good. You would have to go to the center of a
large metropolitan area full of millions of lights and blanketed by
pollution and smog (i.e. Los Angeles) to have your stargazing severely
impeded. Even among the glittering beachfront high-rises of Miami stargazing
is enjoyable due to open skies and a general lack of air pollution
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Saturday August 13, 2005 |
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Friday August 12, 2005 |
Who
supports Publix coming to Big Pine Key?
publixpoll@bigpinekey.com
Yes or No
This is an informal poll to gauge your opinion at the behest of our politicos. We
will post this poll for one week and publish the results Saturday,
August 13. Please take a moment to vote. |
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Brazilian Pepper.
I should not even respond, but I'm curious. First off, if you would go
back and read my statement about the Brazilian Pepper, I was referring to
the fact that people planting it in their yards has done more harm to the
environment, because the Brazilian Pepper has spread. I never said
anything about iguanas eating it, but since you brought it up, how do you
know they don't eat it? And by the way, Key Lime trees are not native to
here, and exactly where are the native orchid flowers that you've seen
them eating? I've been seeing iguanas here a lot longer than 15 years.
And lastly, those cute little Cuban tree frogs can also carry salmonella!
All amphibians and reptiles can carry it, but as long as you don't handle
them and then put your hands in your mouth, you needn't worry. There's a
lot more of a chance of catching salmonella from handling raw meat or
eating undercooked meat, such as chicken.
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 Attention WD
New manager. Do you think you could start your improvement in the deli
section? It is the worse for customer service. I hate to go there if
there is more than one customer. You only have one slicing machine for meat,
but you have several people behind the counter doing nothing and a line of
people waiting to be serviced for cold cuts. Since I don't want to be
aggravated waiting for some one to finish slicing 3 lbs of shaved ham, I now
get my cold cuts from Murray's as do my friends and neighbors. And those
ladies could stand a few lessons in how to talk to a customer. |
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I am a long time resident and I have gotten
mine, but I believe the Civic Association are like the Property
Owners Association they just want to tell the rest of us how to live.
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Grow rhubarb. Iguanas love the leaves that contain oxalic acid
(same chemical found in some rust removers). It will poison them.
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| Winn Dixie improvements? Last night at 9:00 there
was one register open with an actual American working the register. However,
there were 10 of us in line for said register. Some of us do not like to
have what we buy come over the intercom on the "check yourselves out" lanes.
I realize they are probably hurting for employees, but come on! A girl was
walking around cleaning the belts on the check out lanes, noticed the line,
and chose to ignore it. Couldn't she have at least helped the poor fellow by
bagging groceries because, God forbid, most people still expect to have
their groceries bagged for them. Imagine that concept. Yes, it was cleaner,
but it still sucks. |
You who are so concerned about the iguana's need to infiltrate our fair
land. You don't want to hurt anything, but you clean your dock, etc.
with bleach and let it run into the canal and kill the indigenous
fish. Please, reconsider what you do and care about. That is a terrible
oxymoron.
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| This is a weird site. It's all stuff that was found.
http://www.foundmagazine.com/ |
 Hall Road is
the only short street in Port Pine Heights
BPK that has three street
lights. A new one was added yesterday. When I called they had it
on record that one was being paid for by a resident who moved away years
ago. What a runaround that was. They removed it after months of calls.
Now it's back!
Forget about star gazing. If you are wondering why
your electric bills are going up and why every light attracted bug and
critter is in Port Pine Heights. It's
this kind of waste and abuse that's the reason. Put up lights and raise
everyone's bill. Maybe one light at the corner is more than enough.
I don't think we even need that one. Fellow Piners please call and help
lower your electric costs. 9 houses on the street and three
streetlights within the first three
houses is way too much. Is there a crime wave
over there or just short term renters everywhere? Did the electric
company have a permit? Did they post notice? Oh, that's right, they're
above Code Enforcement.
|
 This
is groovy because it zooms you from outer space right down to the nucleus of
an atom.
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| Joanna Connor
rocked the House of Music last night. Not only was she a fantastic
guitarist, but her bass player was one of the best I've heard in years. |
 The cats
are at least caught, neutered or spayed and do not reproduce in the
mighty fashion that the iguanas do. Iguana's lay a huge amount of eggs and
here where there are no natural predators, they all survive. Cats, when
not neutered, have a handful at a time. Not quite the same. Still, we
should get rid of all the feral cats and the ownerless dogs and many of
the people. Quit complaining and look at the sunsets here people. We are
in paradise
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|
Re: Bush is honest and has integrity? Is your
picture in the dictionary next to the word naive? The head bull at the cow
palace has no idea of those two concepts either as well as loyalty.
|
 Hey,
you Bush lover stop telling the rest of us to wake up; and open your
own eyes. We are still waiting for the weapons of mass destruction that we
were promised were hidden all around Iraq. The same question I have been
asking is still where are they? Don't you think if there were any, we would
have found at least an inkling of them? |
 Your
friend Lloyd is right, Bull sharks swim here in abundance, so do
Mako's (If you don't believe me, ask about the over 600 pounder caught
last week by a long time resident here. All night fight and many of the
local restaurants are serving it up for dinner. We also have Tigers,
Nurse, Duskys, Lemon, Hammerheads, Bonnet heads, Black Tips, Reef, and
I'm sure many other types. If you haven't noticed them, you haven't looked
in the right places. They usually don't get that close to you, but look up
and behind you. They are there.
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Big Pine Philosopher.
We are adults. We are living in a time when we can get on an airplane, or
on the telephone or on the Internet and be in direct contact with anyone,
anywhere on the globe. In our lifetime, the ability to communicate with
other humans has grown from the simple operator managed telephone to the
many mechanical and electronic devices, which we can do ourselves to bring
us together, e.g.: telephone, radio, television*, computer, to name a few,
with automobiles, steamships, airplanes, submarines among others. Forget
the means and think of how great it is to have all the options that were
denied to all our historical ancestors.
*Television was
the one tool that could have been the one to raise the level of education
for all of us all around the world. It has failed miserably. Instead of
being the best teaching tool ever invented, it has become the whore of
global corporations to plug stuff such as Pringles, a junk snack
made from no known food group.
 We are living
in the best of times. All times have had troubles, but none have ever had
the opportunities we have to pursue happiness, as well as the “band-aid’s”
we need if we stub our toes. It is up to us to use all the “clubs in our
bag.” All it takes to make me happy is to wake up and see the sun
and feel a pulse, but that is just the start of it. We are surrounded by
everything that would make the average “belly button” happy.
One invention to work
against human contact is the Home and Auto air-conditioning unit. There
was a time when you could pedal down the street or paddle up a canal and
hear the sounds of living people. The residential parts of many towns have
become a vast wasteland of “white-sound”.
Open up the windows,
kick your TV to the curb, turn off the computer (MAC or IBM) and get on
your bike or in your canoe. There is a world out here, on this side of the
big boob tubes. The best-kept secret is that all the social life takes
place on the canal side rather than the street. I would love it more if we
could change this “bitching” site into a bitchin’ promotion of the great
life style we have here in the Lower Keys. Gad, I love it here!
What ever happened to
good old gossip? It might be fun to read things such as, “Who was that
good looking blond in the pink hot pants talking to that grumpy old man
near the battery display in the quiet south east corner of Winn-Dixie?” It
would be better than hearing people hating other people for differences
such as the choice of home computer systems.
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A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog can cure
depression. The down side is, the minute you stop licking, the frog gets
depressed again. |
| Iguana: The other green meat. |
Re: maimed soldiers at Walter Reed refusing to see W: I say they
should request to see W so that he might possibly see them. They could give
him a piece of their mind. They would feel better getting their complaints
off their chests and W might benefit from seeing the results of his
ill-conceived war. |
 Re: The
Divine Plan & insignificant prayers. Tim Dorsey, who's Torpedo Juice
novel takes place mainly in Big Pine Key, had a great bit on the Almighty's
functions in his book, Triggerfish Twist. The main character, (and
fervent Floridaphile), Serge, gave a speech to graduating alumni from a
Floridian university. Here's a snippet...
"Those twin impostors in the bell-fringed jester hats, Justice and Fairness–
they aren't constants of the natural order like entropy or the periodic
table. They're completely alien notions to the way things happen out there
in the human rain forest. Justice and Fairness are the things we're
supposed to contribute back to the world for giving us the gift of life– not
birthrights we should expect and demand every second of the day. What do you
say we drop the intellectual cowardice? There is no fate, and there is no
safety net. I'm not saying God doesn't exist. I believe in God. But
he's not a micromanager, so stop asking Him to drop the crisis in Rwanda and
help find your wallet."
I believe that. God does not micromanage. |
|
Oh, boy. Let's pick on Beals for a couple of weeks.
I'll start: Beals has become the "Avenues" of BPK stores. Did they
finally take down their storm plywood? |
 For the person
looking for good prime rib you can try Mangrove Mama's, but if you
want great prime rib try Knuckleheads. I am very picky about prime rib
and I think it is the best I have found. Also try the seared tuna it is very
good. They are now open for lunch. I stopped by the other day for luch and I
had a burger and it was very good. Try it out. You won't be
disappointed. |
| Re. Chain stores. I have no objection to them, but
we don't need two of anything here on Big Pine except bars and restaurants.
They do well. You are right they do need new management for the WD shopping
center. All they are doing is taking the money and not giving their tenants
anything. The center is dirty and won't allow benches outside of the stores.
If I were a business owner there, I would start a tenant association. |
Re: Forget the Iguanas, lets shoot the cats! To the wet-brained
person who made this comment; I really hope that was a joke. If your
intentions were to piss off cat lovers you have succeeded. You are a waste
of oxygen. |
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Here’s wishing Dianne and Penny at
Aroma’s a great and well deserved vacation. I’m going to miss the Ruben
sandwich for a week, but I’ll live. Have a great time, catch some fish and
rest up. See you on the 16th. |
 Friday with Mitch.
I eat a lot of sandwiches, who doesn’t man? Sandwiches are easy to eat. But
I hate sandwiches at New York delis– too much f**kin’ meat on the sandwich.
It’s like a cow with a cracker on either side. “What would you like sir?” “A
pastrami sandwich.” “Anything else?” “Yeah, a loaf of bread and some other
people.” “What kind of bread?” “Rye... no, banana... you got banana
bread?” “What kind of cheese?” “Cottage.” “Get the f**k out! I’m not makin’
a banana bread, pastrami, cottage cheese sandwich. That will severely ruin
my reputation.”
Vending machines are a big part of my life. I like when you reach into the
vending machine to grab your candy bar, that flap goes up to block you from
reaching up. That's a good invention. Before that it was hard times for the
vending machine owners. "What candy bar you getting?" "That one ... and
every one on the bottom row!"
When you go to a restaurant on the weekends and it's busy
they start a waiting list. They start calling out names, they say "Dufrane,
party of four. Dufrane, party of four." And if no one answers they'll say
their name again. "Dufrane, party of four, Dufrane, party of four." But
then, if no one answers, they'll just go right on to the next name. "Bush,
party of three." Yeah, but what happened to the Dufranes? No one seems to
give a sh*t. Who can eat at a time like this? - people are missing. You f**kers
are selfish... the Dufranes are in someone's trunk right now, with duct tape
over their mouths. And they're hungry! That's a double whammy. We
need help. Bush– search party of three! You can eat when you find the
Dufranes.
I went to see a heavy metal band in New York... called Monster Magnet. Man,
they were heavy, boy. The lead singer got on the monitor, and he said "How
many of you people feel like human beings tonight?" Then he said "How many
of you feel like animals?" And everyone cheered after the animals
part. But the thing is, I cheered after the human being part because
I did not know that there was a second part to the question. "Yes, I do feel
like a human, I do not feel like a tree."
I have long hair, and see, people associate long hair with drug use. I wish
long hair was associated with something other than drug use, like 'an
extreme longing for cake'. People would see a guy with long hair and
say "Damn, that f**ker eats cake! He's on bundt cake". Mothers telling their
daughters "Don't bring the cake-eater over here anymore, he smells like
flour. Did you notice how his eyes widened when he found out your birthday
was fast approaching?"
This product that was on TV was available for four easy payments of $19.95.
I would like a product that was available for three easy payments and one
f**king complicated payment. We can't tell you which payment it is,
but one of these payments is going to be a bitch. The mailman will
get shot to death, the envelope will not seal, and the stamp will be in the
wrong denomination. Good luck f**ker... The last payment must be made in
wampum.
I find that duck's opinions of me are very much influenced over whether or
not I have bread.
I don't like black lights. Everybody looks cool under a black light.
Except me. Cuz I was under the impression the mustard stain came out.
People say that stagediving is dangerous, but not me. Cause people are made
of 95% water. That means that the audience is 5% away from being a pool.
Some songs have a special meaning to a man in regards to a special woman.
But sometimes the meanings'll get mixed up. And they won't mean what they
were supposed to. 'We are the world. We are the children. We are the ones
who make a better day, so keep on givin.' "Remember that song baby? The
night I porked you in the pet cemetery? Yeah. That's our song." |
When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty. |
|
To the
person chastising the defender of the local Civic group for calling the
person bashing the Civic group a little person:
You say "it is usually the little person who makes derogatory statements
of others who disagree with them." You need to go back and read what the
basher of the Civic group said. All the comments were very derogatory, so
I think the defender was justified in calling that person a little person.
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|
 Gas Prices: I
don't care how many sincere letters (or excuses) Paradise Petroleum
writes explaining how they don't gauge customers for the price of gas. The
facts are there for all to see. A few days ago the price in KW was $2.46 in
BPK at Tom Thumb it was $2.44 and Paradise Petro: $2.64. That's
eighteen cents more than KW, which is supposed to have the highest prices
because of "cost of delivery." What a rip off. |
| To the person that wrote on 08/08/05 about the drink
prices that I gave, they are not coming from a airport. I have a
second home in West Palm Beach and that is the average price in the whole
city and every other surrounding city. Those prices are not happy hour
prices. Those prices aren't coming from night clubs either, otherwise they
would be even higher then that. These prices are coming from local bars, and
even franchise resturantes. So why don't you try and put some shoes on and
pop in a few extra teeth and venture up to the real world and pay real
prices then you can talk. My suggestion to people that complain about prices
that are too high for food and drinks is: maybe you should reconsider if you
can afford to go out if you are going to complain about resonable prices. |
I also met the new manager of Winn-Dixie. He was walking around the
store. He has a lot of experience and just might be able to turn this
store around. Good luck to him. (Even the employees had good things to
say about him.)
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Friday August 12, 2005 |
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Thursday August 11, 2005 |
Who
supports Publix coming to Big Pine Key?
publixpoll@bigpinekey.com
Yes or No
This is an informal poll to gauge your opinion at the behest of our politicos. We
will post this poll for one week and publish the results Saturday,
August 13. Please take a moment to vote.
(Ed: I forgot to put this poll in yesterday's Kudos. That will probably
screw up the poll) |
|
Iguana Poop. Today one of those poor innocent
deserving-to-live iguanas took a salmonella dump on top of my cooler and
it ran all the way down the side and onto the boat deck. Yuk! Of course I
then had to brush, bleach, rinse, for quite a while before I could feel
safe to let my family use that cooler.
|
 Kathleen
from the House of Music here. I thought I'd take this opportunity to
offer an update on our improvements (or a shameless plug, depending on how
you look at it.) We have not been sitting idle over the summer. While
there are still some cosmetic issues to address, the "odor" that has been
haunting this building is gone. If you haven't been in for a while stop
by and see (smell) for yourself. The Joanna Connor show on Thursday is
going to be a great time and there is no cover, so don't miss it it. When
you come in, be sure to introduce yourself and let us know what you think
about the work we've done. Oh, and by the way, for the person looking for
prime rib, we serve prime rib every Sunday. We'll even deliver if you
like!
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To the
person that said "read between the lines of the
BP Civic Assn.'s
mission statement", you say that most of us long term residents oppose
everything they are about. I have to disagree with you totally. I am a
long term resident (and not a member of the Civic Assn.), and I can
remember five years ago, during the incorporation battle on Big Pine, many
of the pro-incorporation supporters were constantly blaming the Civic
Assn. on opposing incorporation, calling them Gotminers. Well, if you'll
remember, a two to one vote beat the incorporation issue, so evidently, a
lot of people agreed (the majority) with their line of thinking, hmmm?
What you're
trying to read between the lines is not there. Why would they be
supporting the Mom and Pop stores and fighting to keep the big guys out?
Is that saying "We got ours and you can't have yours?" I think you've got
it totally twisted.
Anyone that
calls another person a gotminer is usually someone that is jealous because
they are still working to get theirs. You are like me, a
hopingtogetminersoon. If you and I work at it long enough and hard
enough, maybe we will get there someday.
|
 Bahama Jack's
owner is now on Big Pine detailing cars on County Road. Something I think
he is good at and is probably planning on continuing for a while. Go by
and ask him about his former business if you are so interested. If not,
shut up already.
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| It's not the pace of life that concerns me, it's the
sudden stop at the end |
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Re: sex offenders. Get your facts straight. It is a
fact that the majority of sex offenders are straight. I'm gay and
never has the thought of a innocent child come into my fantasy! Get
a life. And it is very weird you know of a group that's into such horrible
act's you need to seek counseling.
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The iguanas would be doing me a really big favor by not shitting on
my porch. Honestly, the pile is the size of Toledo! |
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Re: Did Jeb Bush sign the DCA/State/County
deal into law on Tuesday? No, he reprimanded our local officials for
inaction and reneging on promises made. They go back to Tallahassee Aug.
23 to report whether they did what the Cabinet told them they need to do.
There are two stories plus an editorial in Wednesday's Keynoter explaining
what happened in Tallahassee on Tuesday.
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Iguana's do not eat Brazilian
pepper. They do, however, eat key lime flowers, joe wood flowers, native
orchid flowers and seeds, and every other native flower that is not
poisonous. Maybe you know nothing about plant reproduction, In case of
that let me inform you that a plant cannot seed unless it has flowered and
been pollinated. If the flowers are eaten before pollination, the native
plants cannot reproduce.
 Reason enough to
get rid of the iguanas here on Big Pine Key. Why are we arguing about
getting rid of something that was introduced by the local pet stores when
they decided our kids would like to own these lizards about 15 years ago?
There is already a huge imbalance of nature here because of all the other
exotic life introduced here. Let's get rid of these salmonella carrying
critters and be back to having the little Cuban tree frog as our cute
reptilian invader. At least they don't carry such a horrible disease and
are kind of cute.
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Re: Missing Dog. If one of the owners
is Laura, maybe somebody should tell her dad that her dog is abandoned. Or
maybe her son she gave up. They are both wonderful people with hearts for
animals and would probably take care of the dog.
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 To the
smoking basher. You are interfering with my "chee" so I ask that you
stop. Are we perhaps a reformed smoker ourselves? They are usually the
loudest complainers. Please allow the rest of us a slow painful
death...quietly, without handing down judgment and statistics. If I want to
be a complete dumb ass, please respect my ability to do so. |
| Refuse Novocain: Transcend Dental Medication. |
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Name calling.
Wow, I didn't know that calling someone a "little person" is name
calling. I think the person that called them that was being pretty held
back. Now calling someone "a..hole", "scumbag", "white trash", "crack
who..", that would be name calling.
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Glad to see people are noticing the improvements
at WD. More to come.
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The American Heart and Lung Association surveyed doctors and found that 9
out of 10 doctors who tried Camels went back to women. |
| To the person who thinks we have a third grader in the
White House. Wrong! He is a real person who is trying to do everything
in his power to help this nation. When are all you idiots going to wake up?
He may not be the most articulate President, but to me, he is honest and has
integrity. |
 I am glad to see
the good comments about the new manager at Winn Dixie. I have worked
for the company for a long time and can tell you that he really cares and
will do a great job. I know the store has had it's share of problems, but
being the largest employer on Big Pine (I think) and needing so many more
people to work is a big problem. It's not easy to hire people to work in a
grocery store in these parts. Winn Dixie has even been sending a lot of
employees from Miami to come and help at our store. Let's give Robert a
chance. If you have had a bad opinion of the store, I think you should go
meet Robert and talk to him about it. |
| Re: Found Husky/Malamute. If you are unable to keep
the dog please contact one of these two rescue organizations. Husky Rescue
of Florida (727)391-8934. Florida Malamute Rescue.
LHende4133@aol.com
772-287-2986 , Cell 772-485-8633. Almost all breeds have rescue groups and
most will take mixes too. We adopted our dog from a purebred rescue group.
They will keep a dog in foster care until the right home is found. Give them
a call and give this dog a chance at a better home than the one it came
from. |
 For some
people, playing video games can be addictive. Police in South Korea
said that may have cost a man his life. Police said a 28-year-old man
collapsed at an Internet cafe and died after playing the battle simulation
game Starcraft non-stop for 49 hours. They said he'd barely eaten anything
while he was glued to the keyboard. Doctors think the man might have had a
heart attack. Police said he was fired from his job last month because he
kept missing work to play computer games.
Why doesn't he play games at work like the rest of us? |
I've often thought people treat God rather
rudely, don't you? Asking trillions and trillions of prayers every day.
Asking and pleading and begging for favors. "Do this, gimme that, I need a
new car, I want a better job. Forgive me" is another. And most of
this praying takes place on Sunday. His day off. It's not nice. And it's no
way to treat a friend.
 But
people do pray, and they pray for a lot of different things. And I say,
fine. Pray for anything you want. Pray for anything, but what about the
Divine Plan? Remember that? The Divine Plan. Long time ago, God made a
Divine Plan. Gave it a lot of thought, decided it was a good plan, put it
into practice. And for billions and billions of years, the Divine Plan has
been doing just fine. Now, you come along, and pray for something. Well
suppose the thing you want - isn't in God's Divine Plan? What do you want
Him to do? Change His plan? Just for you? Doesn't it seem a little arrogant?
It's a Divine Plan. What's the use of being God if every run-down shmuck
with a two-dollar prayer book can come along and frick up Your Plan?
And here's something else, another problem you
might have: Suppose your prayers aren't answered. What do you say? "Well,
it's God's will." "Thy Will Be Done." Fine, but if it's God's will, and He's
going to do what He wants to anyway, why the hell bother praying in the
first place? Seems like a big waste of time to me. Couldn't you just skip
the praying part and go right to His Will? It's all very confusing.
|
 Barbara Bel
Geddes, the US actress best known as matriarch Miss Ellie Ewing in the
TV series Dallas, has died at 82.
The former stage and screen actress died of lung cancer at her home in
Northeast Harbor, Maine |
| The last time I went to Mangrove Mamas
to eat (admittedly, a long time ago) we were eaten by
mosquitos. |
I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night. I
must say I am a huge fan of the first film (Gene Wilder) but this one was
entertaining. Johnny Depp (who I also adore) was creepy, but the movie was
good. |
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I’ve been wondering why
NASA has to wait for shuttle Discovery to get back to Florida and get
ready to be back up to Atlantis for it’s lift off. They have another
shuttle – Endeavour. It turns out,
Endeavour is too heavy to send to the space station. It would take too much
fuel that they can not send it there. They are working to figure out how to
lighten it. I thought that was interesting. He also thought that one of
the boy scout moms, Heidi Piper, might be on the next
shuttle crew. |
 My friend Lloyd
says that there are many Bull sharks here in Paradise. I have
snorkeled most of the reefs and coral heads for years and have never seen a
Bull shark in our waters. What kinds of shark swim in our local waters? |
| Re: the Supremes. And another thing, now the
conservatives are opposed to Roberts because he helped some gays.
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| Now this is logic. In a rare move, the Army relieved a
four-star general of his command amid allegations that he had an
extramarital affair with a civilian, Army officials said yesterday.
 Gen. Kevin P.
Byrnes, 55, who several military sources said had a previously
unblemished record, was set to retire in November after 36 years of service.
Having an extramarital affair can be deemed adultery and a violation of
the Uniform Code of Military Justice. But such cases rarely go to
court-martial and usually end in administrative punishment such as a letter
of reprimand, according to military lawyers. Relieving a general of his
command amid such allegations is extremely unusual, especially given that he
was about to retire.
The Army has been hurt over the past year by detainee-abuse cases and has
been accused of not going after top officers allegedly involved in such
abuse. Army officials said relieving Byrnes was meant to show the public
that the service takes issues of integrity seriously. |
The Civic Association doesn't seem to allow
for any development that would be good for the community. They go up
against all development. They are the ones who held up the Habitat
for Humanity project, after it was built and kept those people out
of their new homes for a year. They are the ones holding up the park at
the old Mariner's. They were also the ones who tried to stop the Big Pine
Charter School from adding a 3rd grade class, in order to help the school
be more financially stable.
If they were more objective about development
issues in Big Pine, I might have even joined, but they get so against
everything for the reason of just being against that. I have no respect
for them at all. Fortunately, they are a small group who can be
overlooked. Their Habitat issue fell apart, the Charter school got their
3rd grade class. Don't worry about them, they just bitch a lot. I agree
with aspects of some of their issues, but most of them I do not. It's a
shame that it can't be an organization that would help give Big Pine a
face lift, but I've never heard them want anything for Big Pine at all,
just what they don't want. It's too one sided of a group
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Kudos to the House of Music for their new sign. Don't give in to
the whiners. You can have it all. Rock, roll and reek. How about a new
band, The Fantasy Flushers? Maybe a new beer, Stinkweiser? Make money by
selling your stalls to the highest bidders, like Condominiums. Closed
circuit smell-o-vision! Only in America!
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| New
business on Big Pine. Let me see if I understand the writer correctly
concerning new business on Big Pine. It’s
not O.K. for an established
company with a chain of clean, well run, profitable outlets to come to the
island and tear down old, ugly, dirty looking, out of hurricane code
buildings and re-developing and beautifying the property with newer, modern,
up to code, attractive and well landscaped property. However, it
is O.K. if a mom and
pop (who would just happen to have a few million in disposable assets) to
come to Big Pine and develop their version of a business of whatever type
simply because they are not considered a so called chain.
I guess if this mom and pop
bought a big lot on U.S. 1 and built a big store that specialized in food
and dry goods and called it “Mom & Pop’s” that would be alright because
they’re not one of those horrible chain demons. Now, I don’t want to see
anyone tearing out protected wetlands or preserve areas or filling in the
Blue Hole or ripping out existing undeveloped property to develop new
commercial areas. I do, however, have absolutely no problem with a company
of any size who wants to tear down old, ugly structures and replace them
with nice, new businesses with attractive design and landscape.
And no, I don’t like the
Civic Association and consider them obstructionist and anti-everything to
the extreme. So, I’m out of my ‘hole’ as you call it, and these are my
opinions. I certainly have the right to express them as do you with yours.
And I will work just as hard to support re-development of existing
commercial properties and to support those businesses, chains or not, who
want to invest in Big Pine as the anti-development people will to stop them.
Many folks in business on BPK have made their money and are selling out to
retire. Commercial property values are astronomical on BPK and only the
biggest players have the resource to buy in. Moms and Pops can’t afford it
anymore.
 So
if you don’t let anyone re-develop you will, as I have said before,
eventually see Big Pine along the highway populated by numerous abandoned,
deteriorating buildings and lot after lot of overgrown, weed strewn, trashed
out, vacant real estate.
(Take a look at the old Monty’s) It seems to me and many others that the
anti-everything crowd apparently likes that future image and will be happy
with a mini-slum on U.S.1. |
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Ok, to the person who wrote about the
pedophile-gay thing. You have got to be kidding. The only reason
that you believe what you have written is because you are uneducated. If
you actually investigate a little bit you'll find that most sex offenders
are straight, not gay. If you knew any gay people you would know this to
be true. But what I find interesting in your blog is that you seem to
know a lot about this NAMBLA group, are you upset that they denied you
membership? You know nothing about the subject of gays. Most of the sex
offender's in Key West are heterosexual and got caught having relations
with under age girls. But, people like you who spew false information
like you did, are just as bad. Pay a little more attention to society, it
seems to me that you have been living in a dark closet for too long. You
sound like many of the ignorant hate mongers of our time, that hate many
different types of people in the world, without actually knowing any of
the different types of people.
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Did anyone see
the CNN stuff last night about lung cancer? It affects twice as many
women as breast cancer. Once you stop smoking your risk for heart disease
goes down, but not your risk for lung cancer (The question is, then why
stop?). Also, they interviewed a woman who never smoked and the Dr. wouldn't
scan her for lung cancer because she didn't smoke and was young. Now she is
terminal. She said she gets no sympathy because people figured she smoked
and "brought it on herself." The medical community has no protocol to
routinely scan for lung cancer. Even if you are a smoker and if you wait
until you have symptoms it is too late. They scan for colon cancer and
breast cancer and do PAP smears. Odd isn't it? But this crazy administration
would rather spend billions on a war than on research for cures for cancers.
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| Sorry, but the Civic Association does not speak for
us all here on Big Pine. And your right the Mom and Pop business are a thing
of the past. Number one because they stopped putting effort into their
business and number two, there are no employees around here that want to
work. So there's your answer to what will happen eventually.
 And
still we will never be just another strip mall city. I, myself as a long
time resident and business owner, am tired of our little US1 area being so
dumpy. I mean business owner's can't even slap some paint on their
building's for god's sake. I say yes to beautifying Big Pine. The Key Deer
will be just fine. And for what they want for rent over in the Winn Dixie
shopping plaza is absurd; and if I was their tenant I'd insist they'd put a
little more money into their building and definitely change building
management. Come on, how long has Floating Island been without electricity
over there? Even though they did fix lake Winn Dixie it still look's like a
dumpy, old shopping center. Is that your idea of living in a great rural
area |
| If you don't like the Civic association join the Lower
Keys Chamber of Commerce they are diametrically opposed organizations. |
 On
why he declined to meet with President Bush while recuperating at the
Walter Reed Army Hospital, he explained: "I don't want anything to do with
him. My belief is that his ego is getting people killed and mutilated for
no reason -- just his ego and his reputation. If we really wanted to, we
could pull out of Iraq. Maybe not completely but enough that we wouldn't
be losing people -- at least not at this rate. So I think he himself is
responsible for quite a few American deaths."
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I have
hunted all my life and the first thing you learn is not to shoot what you
don't want to eat. This is responsible hunting. If you don't want to
eat them then give them to someone who will. As far as hunting goes, try
Newman Outfitters. He has air guns that are legal for taking these critters.
Some are pretty impressive, and will put them out humanely. |
Maybe the House of Music could put those little blue or pink disks
that are used in urinals, for the smell, on all of the tables.
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To the manager of the Tiki bar. Enough of the
guy with the 12-string, already. How about something new?
|
 Cindy
Sheehan, a 48-year-old Californian with a knack for P.R., says she will
camp out in the dusty heat near the President's ranch until she gets to tell
Mr. Bush face to face that he must pull all U.S. troops out of Iraq. Her
son, Casey, a 24-year-old Army specialist, was killed in a Sadr City ambush
last year.
It's amazing that the White House does not have the elementary shrewdness
to have Mr. Bush simply walk down the driveway and hear the woman out, or
invite her in for a cup of tea. But W., who has spent nearly 20 percent of
his presidency at his ranch, is burrowed into his five-week vacation and
two-hour daily workouts. He may be in great shape, but Iraq sure isn't. |
 Well
I see the liberal anti-American crowd is bashing hard working rednecks
again! i haven't seen too many rednecks getting there hippy hair caught in
machinery and killed lately, have you? We need to bring back the kerosene
and newspaper haircuts down here. Many a hippy left the Keys just a little
cleaner back in the 60's. And remember, you weasly beta males and your skank
moo women, even Howard Dean knew rednecks are a substantial, if not majority
of Americans. So you go ahead and sing Kumby-ya or whatever the hell you
liberals do these days. We will keep voting and protecting our country from
anymore liberal agenda crap. I'm damn proud to be a redneck. |
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It is great to hear that Winn Dixie has a new
manager. Let's hope he can turn things around. I have not been in
since he came. I always drove to Key West to shop at Publix or Albertsons
due to the poor quality of the Big Pine Winn Dixie. I need to go shopping
tonight. I'm going to go to Big Pine Winn Dixie and see if there is a
difference. If the manager reads this, I believe someone wrote in that
his name is Robert; I want to welcome you to out community and look
forward to an improved Winn Dixie. I hope to see you there.
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 You
got it wrong again. Rednecks, most usually, are home by 10 so they
can get up for work they are the guys that proudly still have the rebel
flags and gun racks in their trucks. (the ones Howard Dean was crucified
for courting their votes) They do tend to love American motorcycles and
believe a man should take care of his own (not Welfare be taxed to feed
welfare babies). Don't worry come Bike week this year Eden Pines will meet
a few dozen of our redneck Harley driving mainland friends when we host an
after poker run party at our place. And, yes, the Budweiser will be
flowing from the keg all night Friday and Saturday. In the words of CDB
what this world needs is a few more rednecks. By the way, rednecks are the
majority of voters here in Monroe county so deal, already.
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| It is funny that some folks call it "Beals" and others
call it "Bells". It is Bells, that letter A is a picture of a
bell. And I agree that store is a dump. Up in the mainland These stores are
quite nice. |
I saw the Rockettes last year and they were anything but boring;
one of them wasn't wearing underwear.
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Kill the cats.
Regarding the comments from the person wishing the county would approve
shooting the iguanas...where do you people get your information? Iguanas
do have natural predators: I have seen hawks (even the smallest of
which, the American Kestrel), egrets, and herons catch them and eat them.
We even had a Bald Eagle swoop down last winter on our canal and get one
of the larger ones. I have seen black racers (snakes) and corn snakes
catch and eat them. Alligators and raccoons also will eat them. Do I
need to list any more?
Shooting is
not humane unless you are very good at it, and can kill them instantly
with one bullet to the head. I heard of a guy that shot one five or six
times and it was still alive. So that's humane?
Yes, they
are known to carry salmonella, but so do our native box turtles and other
native reptiles. If you're not touching them or handling their poop (and
why should you?), you don't have to worry about that. There is such a
thing as proper sanitation.
 There are
many exotic creatures running around the Keys, such as the Cuban Anole, as
well as several other type anoles some types of geckos, feral cats, and
guess what...people. Unless you are a direct descendant of the native
Indians that lived here once, you are one of the worst exotics of all down
here in the Keys. If you're going to pick on one particular exotic to get
rid of, why don't you choose the cats? Cats do much more harm to the
natural balance of our environment than iguanas or any other exotics do,
other than man, of course. And I'm not just talking about the feral
cats; the pet cats that are allowed to run around outside are just as bad,
if not worse, than the feral cats. They are killers of so many native
birds, frogs, snakes, etc. Cats are a much bigger problem for the
environment than iguanas are, but the iguanas are affecting people
directly by eating their plants and pooping in their yards, so they are
getting the blunt of the criticism.
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| Kerry we miss you I don't have a
drinking friend now. I sure miss you Kerry. Hope your class is a good one
and say hi to Feddie and Willie. |
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Thursday August 11, 2005 |
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Wednesday August 10,
2005 |
Re: New Winn-Dixie Manager. I am a customer not an employee. I was
shopping Saturday and he came up my aisle and...greeted me! The last
manager looked like he was sucking on a lime most of the time. Never saw a
smile and never spoke the whole time he worked there. Keep up the good
work.
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| Black snake: Buy a litter box, lock
kitty inside for the night. |
|
The Joanna Connor concert at the
House Of Music is free to attend. It starts at 9pm (Keys time).
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| To the person who wanted a good prime rib, try
Mangrove Mama's. The food is expensive, but you get what you pay for. The
portions are huge and the best quality around. The prime rib cuts like
butter. |
 El taco
is here to drive you loco you bigot Sears-buying-appliancer. You are lucky
that el taco showed up. If you look around el taco is everywhere. El taco
will not speak to you because of your snobbish attitude. From now on you
will be cursed by el taco and one of these nights you will have el
Chihuahua humping you in your dreams. Not only that, you will have speedy
Gonzales running around you. May be you should go to Miami where we have
cafe con leche. Adois estupido.
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It is true! There is a new manager at Winn Dixie,
Robert has already started with improvements? There will be a change for
the better at WD. He also lives in our community. He will
strive to make the store the best of the best.
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After going to the BPK Civic Association
site, just who do these people think they are? "Nazi" comes to mind.
Either agree with them or they will call code endorsement and hide. Turn
in your neighbors if they do not agree with you. Who do these people think
they are?
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Who would want to go see the Rockettes (I think they now have four
shows across the country.) How old fashioned can an act be? So your going to
go, just to watch them lining up and high kicking in unison. Droll! How
dull. For my money I'd like to go see Circ de Sole in one of their 5 [I
think] shows. Now, there's something special, new and exciting. |
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Did Jeb Bush sign the DCA/State/County
deal into law on Tuesday?
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I bought a Crossman single shot from Jig's and
I think it was closer to $65. I wish I had your gun, (you know what for).
Unfortunately it seems that most people here don't understand enough about
exotic pests.
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Re: Missing dog. Malamute Husky. The owners are two crack heads Laura
and Fat Sam. Laura is in jail and Sam will be soon. So take care of the dog
please. She is a good dog. Not like her owners. [hidizzy@hotmail.com] |
| To the person defending the local civic association.
It is usually the little person who makes derogatory statements of others
who disagree with them like calling them "small". I was taught in school and
life that the person who has a weak argument, like you, usually stoops to
name calling. I will admit that I would like to see a Publix here, if for no
other reason than to compete with Winn Dixie and make them shape up or ship
out. I believe that the Civic Organization has an agenda that is at odds
with what a lot of people want. I am sure a lot of the people in the Civic
Organization have friends who are business people or are business people
themselves who don't want any more completion. They are trying to hold back
the 21st century. I wonder if this same person calling someone else "small"
is not a member himself of the Civic Organization. If this is so, I
certainly would not want a name caller representing my side of an argument.
It shows that one either has a weak argument or they are just down
right ignorant. |
 Thanks to
the person who explained a little about the Civic Assn. and
included their URL. I checked it out and read some of the newsletters.
They are an intelligent group and never give up the fight to keep Big Pine
safe from developers. I admire them.
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I see Aromas is taking some time off for
mental health. Everyone needs a break. Aromas is a great little place to
get good home made food. Is Bahama Jacks also on a mental health break?
God knows they need it along with cooking and service lessons. The closed
for vacation sign is getting old. A place that did no business and they
are on vacation for 6 months. Give it up guys and admit your going out of
business.
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| I agree with the person who wrote that the bathrooms at the
House of Music are atrocious. I was at the establishment once and will not
go back. Who wants to eat a meal and be offended by that odor. I would
love to go and see Joanne Conner, but I will not step foot in the
House of Music until they clean up their act. I have heard that patrons
leave the House of Music and use the facilities at Key Deer and then
return. Maybe House of Music can post an ad when their facilities are
clean. |
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Cigarette smoking killed Peter Jennings. There is sooooo much evidence.
When will you smokers learn? Maybe you don’t care, but there are people who
will be devastated when you die from this ridiculous habit. |
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I'm so glad to see that you love the person
that shot the two iguanas, and that he/she impressed the hell out
of you. You two sound like you're truly fit for one another...at the same
low level of decency and intelligence. Any person that thinks it is
impressive or cool to kill a defenseless, innocent creature, just because
it got in the way is as low as the person that did the killing.
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 Rednecks
are easy to find. You just have to know where they hang out. They tend
to migrate to bars with cheap beer, cheap women and country music. Sometimes
they gather in small herds outside of these bars to smoke and whoop it up.
Lots of motorcycles are a dead giveaway that rednecks will be nearby. For
pictures of some of these folks, go to Arrest Record site |
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Anybody been to Beals lately? What a mess. You
can't even get down an isle. The manager there should be ashamed of
themselves. It used to be a fun place to shop, now you can't find anything
through the dirt (yes dirt) and debris all over the store.
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Cat Tote. Having trouble taking your cat to the vet? Kitty doesn’t
like to be handled and scratches and claws? Try this new and effective cat
carrier that will make you claw and bite safe and secure kitty during
transport |
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Wisdom
from the Avenues: Hard work
pays off in the future, laziness pays off now. |
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Great picture of Discovery's landing! Thanks.
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Re: Snake in cat door. Lock the cat door at
night, put the cat in a small room with his own facilities and shut the
door. Bedtime 'treats' will help. I have one that likes to midnight
serenade, too, but he got used to the new routine in a few days.
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Wasn't Cartman the poster boy for NAMBLA?
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| Regarding Bush's comment of Jennings' passing.
You were listening to a third grader speak, or at least somebody qualified
as a genuine graduate of the third grade. Yessiree, he is a man of distinct
qualified higher education. As his public comment on current events
frequently exemplifies. I'd like to meet the person who attended all his
college classes and took the exams for him. I'm sure daddy paid high
dollar for that helpful person. |
Forget the Iguanas, lets shoot the cats.
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|
Fact: Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S.
president whose name contains all the letters from the word “criminal.” The
second? William Jefferson Clinton. |
| Read between the lines of the Big Pine
Civic Association's mission statement. I read "We got ours and you can't
have yours." That is what they have been advocating for many years. Most of
us long term residents oppose everything they are about. |
I wish the county would approve of shooting the iguanas to get rid
of them. Believe it or not, that is the most humane way to rid our island
of these exotic guests that have no natural predator that is also known to
carry salmonella.
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I'm shocked about the young Captain in KW who
was checking the engine on a dive boat and caught his long hair on the drive
shaft. The hair wrapped around the shaft so fast that it snapped his neck
and killed him dead. What a freak accident and terrible loss. |
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I visited Winn Dixie last night because I had
to. They actually have some cashiers who speak English. No yelling at
each other. No making fun of the customers. No hateful attitudes. Can
you believe this? Things are picking up!
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 I am sick to
death of people using the race card. Everyone in American has a
chance for an education. "Blacks in prison"- oh please, if more blacks tried
to learn English instead of Ebonics maybe they would end up somewhere other
than prison. I guess wearing their pants down below their butts is just
practicing for prison sex. |
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Peter Jennings
is getting some well-deserved kudos following his untimely passing. But my
memory of him will always be marred by his consistent left-wing bias
in news reporting. During his tenure, he never had a bad thing to say
about the liberal viewpoint on a key issue, and nothing good to say about
the conservative side. I hope that his replacement will be someone who is
dedicated to fairness in reporting. There are two sides (sometimes more)
to every story.
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 To the
iguana hunter
with the pictures: You say you wouldn't kill anything otherwise, but
because they are invasive exotic pests disturbing the natural chee
of our island, you shot them? Exactly what is the natural "chee"
of our island? What exactly are they doing to it? Inquiring minds need
to know!
I think you
need to ask God's forgiveness for shooting innocent creatures that are
not disturbing the natural chee of our island. Eating
people's exotic plants in their yards does not disturb the natural
balance. In fact, some of the exotics people have planted in their yards
are doing much more damage to the natural balance than anything could. For
example, Florida Holly, which is Brazilian Pepper, which is now a very bad
invasive exotic. Maybe the iguanas are doing us a favor.
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Wednesday August 10, 2005 |
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Tuesday August 9, 2005 |
Who
supports Publix coming to Big Pine Key?
publixpoll@bigpinekey.com
Yes or No
This is an informal pole to gauge your opinion at the behest of our politicos. We
will post this poll for one week and publish the results Saturday,
August 13. Please take a moment to vote. |
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To the person bashing the local Civic Association:
What hole do you climb out of every few weeks to bring this subject up,
calling them the Citizens Against Virtually Everything? Yep, they
evidently oppose any new development to the island, especially by
big chain stores, but I don't think they oppose another "Mom & Pop" buying
these properties and fixing them up. I just wonder why the current "Mom
and Pop" owners haven't done this themselves? I know some of them don't
own the properties outright and only lease the building, but they've
allowed their places to look so shoddy.
The problem is, most of the businesses that are for sale,
are priced so exorbitantly high, that the only ones that can afford to
make offers on them are the big chain stores. I moved to Big Pine because
of it's rural lifestyle. Yes, we already have a few big chain stores such
as Winn Dixie, CVS, etc., but we don't need anymore. I don't have a
problem with Walgreens moving in here, because they would be replacing
another corporate entity (Scotty's). I don't have a problem with Publix
taking Winn Dixie's spot in the shopping center, but I do have a problem
with it replacing current Mom and Pop businesses.
I have to agree with the Civic Association's mission
statement, part of which states "cessation of growth and protection of the
rural residential environment and natural resources, preservation of our
island's unique ecology, and protection of endangered species such as the
Key deer." Check out www.BPKCA.com.
I am not a member, but I say kudos to this association for fighting the
fight for many of us that don't have the time (or sometimes the guts) to
do so, so our island on the highway doesn't look like another strip mall
like Marathon does. Thank God for them. Now go back in your hole, little
person.
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"...nose gear touchdown...and Discovery is home." Welcome home Discovery!
Video (A brief commercial precedes the video)
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I would urge anyone who likes music and the blues to check
out Joanne Conner at the House of Music. I have seen her at the
Green Parrot and she will blow you away. Even if there is a cover it will
be worth it.
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It' not Publix I object too, it's the building of
another shopping complex. We all know Winn Dixie sucks.
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Winn-Dixie manager. I have worked at Winn-Dixie for about one year
and I think we finally have a Manager who cares about the customers and
what their needs are. His name is Robert and he is constantly walking
around the store to make sure everything is in its right place.
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BPK update. Aromas will be taking some mental health time We will be
closed from Wed. Aug. 10th thru Mon. Aug. 15th. We will re-open on Tues.
Aug. 16th at 7.a.m. Thanks and have a good week. Dianne & Penny |
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Black snake. I say bar
the cat door then let the snake shut the cat up for you. Problem solved.
Next?
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Get rid of the cat. Then the Black Snake problem
will go away.
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I inadvertently neglected to give the website that tells how to do
anything that might need to be done. It is called
www.ehow.com
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To the iguana lover: The guy that shot 2 of them and took the
picture, impressed the hell out of me. I think he is great, I love him. To
the shooter. Check out the web site:
www.cheaperthandirt.com
They have a good supply of sub-sonic ammunition, very quiet. Good luck to
you and happy hunting.
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 Re: Iguana
hunter. To rid the island of those two iguanas I used a Crossman $50
ten-pump pellet pistol. The big iguana was a head shot from 50 feet and the
smaller iguana was another head shot from 60 feet away. I was even
surprised at that one! The only reason I shot them is because they are
invasive exotic pests disturbing the natural chee of our island. Ommmmmm. I
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Iguanas. I really don't get why everyone is in a uproar about the
iguanas. I'm not a tree hugger, but how do you point a gun at n innocent
animal and just shoot it? Does it make you feel bigger? Does it make you
feel like a good marksman? "Well gollie i dun did hit dat der erguana from
20 boot step!" Or "Those Iguanas disturb my peace just like those rotten
neighborhood kids!"
I have noticed that there are a lot more of them here recently, and I
love seeing them. If you take a step back instead of trying to pet it and
getting the crap knocked out of you, you may just see that they are
beautiful animals. My sister had one as a pet for years and was at one
point as big as her. It never once hurt her because she respected it.
Sharks eat people, no one is getting rid of them here, deer eat your
flowers too, you wouldn't dare shoot one. Hornets sting your kids....do
you kill them every chance you get? No because you wouldn't be able to
shoot them, "Tex". Cars will hurt your children as well, what do you tell
your kids about cars? "Don't go near a moving one!" Duh! So the real
problem at hand is this, you do not respect them. Yes, they look mean and
if you get too close or molest them, guess what, buddy, they will protect
themselves just like any other wild animal.
Just my 4 and a half cents. Find something really bad to complain
about...like drunk drivers or drug dealers.
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 Why
are you so surprised that there are so many registered sex offenders
living in Key West? Key West has a large gay population, and a large
percentage of gay men (much higher than heterosexual men) are attracted to
young boys. Many go on to have pedophile sexual relations with them. This
is a taboo subject, and you'll never read about it in the KW Citizen. Most
gay rights organizations deny it, and only a few gay activists will admit
it. Do your homework, find the legitimate studi |
To the person who
wrote in about the robbery at Paradise Petroleum and the tables being
turned - thanks a lot you uncaring a******. I work there and it's
extremely frightening that you could find humor in something so horrible.
