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09-08-2006, 02:05 PM
Went to Southgate Lowes last night for some simple hardware stuff, 10x1.5 metric nuts for my car. All the signs are now bilingual Spanish. :pow: All the nuts and bolts signs on the drawers, every aisle.:bs:
Then I got this email today........
> Let's say I break into your house
>
> A lady wrote the best letter in the Editorials in ages!! It explains
things
> better than all the baloney you hear on TV.
>
> Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country
protesting
> the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal
> immigration.
>
> Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might
> make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay
> indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind
these
> protests.
>
> Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in
> your house, you insist that I leave. But I say, "I've made all the beds
and
> washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors; I've done all
> the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for
> when I broke into your house).
>
> According to the protesters, not only must you let me stay, you must add
me
> to your family's insurance plan, educate my kids, and provide other
benefits
> to me and to my family (my husband will do your yard work because he too
is
> hard-working and honest, except for that breaking in part). If you try to
> call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket
your
> house carrying signs that proclaim my right to be there.
>
> It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and
> I'm just trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working and honest, person,
> except for well, you know.
>
> And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your house, contributing only a
> fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it
> without being accused of selfishness, prejudice and being an
> anti-housebreaker. Oh yeah, I want you to learn my language so you can
> communicate with me.
>
> Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?! Only in America....if you
> agree, pass it on (in English). Share it if you see the value of it as a
> good smile. If not blow it off along with your future Social Security
funds,
> and a lot of other things.
what the fuck? Downriver........ Rust Belt....... I don't like it
Then I got this email today........
> Let's say I break into your house
>
> A lady wrote the best letter in the Editorials in ages!! It explains
things
> better than all the baloney you hear on TV.
>
> Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country
protesting
> the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal
> immigration.
>
> Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might
> make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay
> indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind
these
> protests.
>
> Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in
> your house, you insist that I leave. But I say, "I've made all the beds
and
> washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors; I've done all
> the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for
> when I broke into your house).
>
> According to the protesters, not only must you let me stay, you must add
me
> to your family's insurance plan, educate my kids, and provide other
benefits
> to me and to my family (my husband will do your yard work because he too
is
> hard-working and honest, except for that breaking in part). If you try to
> call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket
your
> house carrying signs that proclaim my right to be there.
>
> It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and
> I'm just trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working and honest, person,
> except for well, you know.
>
> And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your house, contributing only a
> fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it
> without being accused of selfishness, prejudice and being an
> anti-housebreaker. Oh yeah, I want you to learn my language so you can
> communicate with me.
>
> Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?! Only in America....if you
> agree, pass it on (in English). Share it if you see the value of it as a
> good smile. If not blow it off along with your future Social Security
funds,
> and a lot of other things.
what the fuck? Downriver........ Rust Belt....... I don't like it