Texas Hobo
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Thought I read the rudder was stuck at 15 degrees to starboardMoving at 3 knots because of rudder issues
Thought I read the rudder was stuck at 15 degrees to starboardMoving at 3 knots because of rudder issues
Yep. I saw the Harry Reid interview. it was goofy, but I think what Reid was trying to say was the same thing the IRS says. They rely on voluntary compliance with the law, just like not speeding, not burning your neighbor's house down, not shoplifting, or any law you choose to name.Taxes are voluntary. So is obeying the law. God gave man free will. Fortunately, most people have a moral compass that points north.
thanks for posting this and the earlier post. I have been checking Online for the live updates. Thankfully it made it to the dry dock, but $35 million for repairs! I sure hope folks understand the history and what this battleship stood for and achievedWell, they got the Texas to the dry dock. When I last checked they were in the process of centering her in the dry dock. I took a screen shot as she passed Seawolf Park. Prior to being a park, it was a quarantine station, nick named "Ellis Island of the South". When I was in the Coast Guard, the base was directly across from the quarantine station. The buildings had thatched roofs. They are all gone now. So in the screen shot, in the back is the Boliver Lighthouse, then mid screen the Texas, at the park the submarine USS Cavalla, the destroyer escort, USS Stewart. Though not in this photo, just off to the left would be the SS Selma, the largest concrete ship ever constructed.
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To the left the Houston Ship Channel and to the right the Gulf of Mexico.
Back to you, Mel
The Texas stood offshore shelling Omaha Beach, my dad was one of the Rangers making the beachI sure hope folks understand the history and what this battleship stood for and achieved
My only thought would be the angle of that crossing, and whether or not it's available off the shelf. Looks like 30 degrees to my eye....As always, I decided to build a big (for me !) figure 8 layout using Hornby and Peco track. As usual, all your advices comments and criticisms will be greatly appreciated !
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Dunno about the Texas, but mine sure is. Aimed off to the right, that is. Does that count?Thought I read the rudder was stuck at 15 degrees to starboard
I have encountered similar individuals. I was giving the benefit of the doubt. They made their beds...It seems to be quite common among many of my peers, neighbors and other acquaintances of my age bracket. Why? Because they did it a lot when younger and failed to save and now get very little Social Security. One next door neighbor who is 76, only draws $1100/month and saved very little during his years of working. Between groceries, gas, utilities and medical expenses, that $1100 is not even enough. But he has an electrician's license and pays his son (off the books of course) to do the manual labor.
Many of these folks thought that SS was a consistent handout to everyone without realizing until it was too late to make a meaningful change. That realization usually came in their mid-50's when the SSA begins sending you those benefits summaries. My best man draws less than $600/mo, but he is fortunate to have started saving a little during his later years, plus his wife was a 45 year employee of ATT, with both a 401K and a pretty good SS payment each month.
Very valid point that people that either exhaust their unemployment bennies or outright get denied(that happened to me when I moved to WI with the promise of a job transfer awaiting me, which vanished & I was denied UI, because NJ said that, since I didn’t have documentation of the transfer, it was considered job abandonment), drop out of the job market numbers. I had to prove 8 weeks of bonafied employment before they would entertain a new claim. Once I got laid off from my winter merchandising job, I was able to reopen my original NJ claim. I shortly found PT work, which let me stretch out my claim longer than 26 weeks(didn’t need to, as I moved up to FT within 3-4 months & didn’t need UI).I have always thought the job reports open and filled were political propaganda!
Remember that when unemployment runs out for out of work folks those numbers drop off any reporting mechanism. We have many more unemployed folks in the USA then the official numbers tell us. We also have the undocumented (not saying illegals) worker who barters for his/her services or gets paid cash. I am personally am aware of 2 Veterinarians who officially retired but now work for cash only and come to where they are needed. Terry will no longer use them in the stables. There are Combine Operators in our County who only work for a percentage of the harvest, no paperwork, no cash, no checks. Say they harvest 10,000 bushels, a portion of that is taken by the combine folks with no records. Lots of that happens and is therefore skewing our “OFFICAL” numbers. Artists are notorious for off the book stuff. Unknowingly years ago I had a trio of dinosaurs fabricated for off the entrance to the driveway. I like whimsical and when he delivered and installed them he said I only take cash! I knew he didn’t take credit cards but also no checks, no invoices, nothing just cash!
Some States have also adjusted the hours that qualify a worker as full time or part time.
I truly do not believe any government reported numbers.
Help is expensive. Mental Illness carries a lot of unwarranted stigma, and doesn't resonate in voter focus groups, so it is low priority. Meanwhile, numerous human lives are wasted.(This was a response to Boris' reply earlier on homelessness and "lack of workers. Somehow reply did not show up)
I know there are other issues, however I believe some of these are symptoms of a broken economic system.
Mental health counseling on the scale apparently necessary is unimaginable.
It took me 4 months to get into therapy, and it cost me $525 for a referral and evaluation of which insurance covered less than $40. Subsequent visits are $175, insurance covers $15. That is because I work and earn over $12,000 per year. My employer Employee Assistance Program was unable to provide any counseling.
Developing a positive work ethic can and will fill the need that is currently filled with drug use and distribution.
However, the rewards, or remuneration offered by capitalism in this day and age is soooo out of whack that many come out far ahead financially by doing nothing, plus they are not getting dumped on by co workers.
The current incentive is to not work, for many.
In my opinion.
Dave LASM
Alan: Having dealt with the IRS, I'm inclined to agree with you that you probably will never see an agent face to face. The unnerving part of this is that the intentof these new employees is to go after non compliance from affluent types, (per the Times, the over $400K club). Again acording to the NY Times, the target for compliance is more likely to employ tax attorneys and accountants who "may" overwhelm these agents. The pressure to get tangible results will force these people to seek out non compliance in earners of less than $400K, who are less likely to employ professional help, and are more likely to acquiesce to IRS inquires...Yep. I saw the Harry Reid interview. it was goofy, but I think what Reid was trying to say was the same thing the IRS says. They rely on voluntary compliance with the law, just like not speeding, not burning your neighbor's house down, not shoplifting, or any law you choose to name.
As for all those new IRS agents, before you hunker down in your basement with your Pew-Pew and your cash, you might want to consider that you aren't very likely to encounter an armed agent unless you're a drug dealer, a money launderer, or some similar unsavory character. That money recently allocated to the IRS going to the entire agency, for things like IT personnel, new equipment, and enough people to get the phones answered and your refund processed, and to replace people who are retiring. (took me a year to get my refund the year before last!)