Also, next time I go cruising through Virginia I just might have to
stop and say "howdy" to stormy. I like to meet people when I go out and
about. But you have to be careful around her kind. You know , the
a-t-h-l-e-t-i-c ones . They try to ruin what we've worked for years to
achive .......lolol :) Just kidding stormy, having a lil' fun at your
expence .... lol. Ricky
J

Taino, only one problem with that . Florida was named by the
spaniards! If we give IT back, where will all the old people go .....
lol :)

Well, I've been sitting back on this one , but I'm gonna' through in
my 2 cents, too. One reason other countries learn english is because it
is the easiest language to learn. and as far as the illegals coming and
taking our jobs/money; I live in Illinois where we have seasonal
contract labor bussed up from Mexico to work for Green Giant, Flavorite,
Joan of Arc, Economawoc, etc., to help harvest sweet corn, asparigus,
pumpkins, several types of beans, etc.. They all get a small 3 room
building to every 3-4 workers with gas, electric, and water, and a
decent wage on top of it. These are people who take the time to do the
paperwork and keep it legal, and at the end of the season they get a
free ride back home. Most of them are well mannered, but you'll always
get a couple of trouble makers, but you won't see them the next year.
Now, if you go to Chicago, it's a whole different story. I was
sitting in my 18 wheeler at Helene Curtis ( you know, shampoo, deodoant,
etc.) when all of a sudden a bunch of cars and SUVs and a few busses
pull through the gate and go up front, then people start running into
the building, out of the building over the fences, on top the train
cars, just total chaos. It was the INS, coming to collect some illegals.
Even with all the ones that got away, they filled the busses and had a
few stashed in the other vehicles, and still had a bunch standing
around. After the ones standing around were run through their computers,
they just let them go. No way to take them away today so they just went
back to work. All the others were "processed" and returned to Mexico.
The guard told us (me and some other drivers)that some of these people
would be back in a couple of days, but most would return within 2 weeks.
I witnessed this twice there. Now multiply that by 3 shifts a day, then
the big one, multiply that by how many factories in Chicago do this. And
most of these are jobs that people DO want, but can't get.And I am not
saying that these are all Mexicans, either. Don't forget your Iraqies,
Iranians, Pakistans, Indians(India), etc. that can get 3-6 month work
visa's to the good ol' US of A. They will buy a business ( you don't
have to be an American to buy land, buildings, auto's, etc.), then just
before their Visa is up, Here Comes a couple of uncles, aunts, cousins,
brothers , sister, etc. in any combination, to work for 3-6 months till
the owner can return on yet another visa.
The worst is what I heard about California. I guess out there they
are giving free federal assistance (aid, food stamps, section 8 housing,
free medical/dental, etc.) while some of our fellow Americans are
raoming the steets homeless and hungry.They even lowered pensions and
retirement money that the elderly worked their entire lives for just so
the illegals can have enough to live on.
I'm sorry, but if these people want to do it leagel, then fine, but
the illegal ones I have no sympathy for.
I just hope that didn't sound too prejudice, because it wasn't ment
to be . Ricky J

i was a trucker , too . i was an owner /operator and was only home a
couple of times a month . that's probably why it worked for me ..

hmmmmmmmmm , so if someone like me got on here and said i was married
for 11 yrs and then found out she was screwing someone else , so i got
the divorced , and i gave her everything so our three kids would have a
roof over their heads . neither of us moved out and she quit the other
dude . she finally moved out , 19 years after we were divorced and the
kids are all grown . the kids are doing great , well, except our younger
son . after 18 months in iraq he was home less than a year and got
killed on his harley . but the kids liked having us both around , and i
think it was good for them !

Johnny who ? ..... lol