"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 19:29:17 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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You should introduce yourself to these Mexicans...I'll bet they all
work
hard, and have good, strong family values, and those attributes would
be
an eye-opener for someone like you, who has spent his career hiding out
in the military and not teaching in the public schools.

Welfare checks...what an asshole you are, Herring. No ethnic group in
the United States works harder and at crappier jobs than Hispanics.

I have to side with Harry on this one. The Mexicans (and other hispanic
workers) here in Southwest Florida (and there's a lot of 'em) are some of
the hardest-working and most-reliable people you can do business with.
They
also work in a variety of outdoor jobs that would send most gringos to
the
hospital with heat exhaustion. Fortunately, most of them are employed by
bosses who are also Mexican, but had the smarts to go out on their own
and
work for themselves. I have as patients a wife and husband who both
passed
the General Contracting exam last month...and are now licensed
contractors.
They were in the drywall business before, but are now getting into
new-home
contruction. I guarantee that if you built a house with them, it would
be
on time and within budget...which is more than I can say for even the
most-reputable non-hispanic GC's down here.


Crap, now everyone thinks I'm an asshole. Oh well!

You're not an asshole...and I'm not "everyone".



I do agree that Mexicans are hard workers. I don't, however, like what is
occurring in my neighborhood with several families living in one house,
cars
parked in the yard, loud parties, etc. I will admit that they have calmed
down
after a few police calls, but it shouldn't be necessary.

Naples has pretty strict and well-enforced ordinances against cars parked in
yards, and too many people living in one single-family residence. I guess
that's why I don't see what you see as often as you see it.



The folks that live in the houses are not the ones purchasing the homes.
They
appear to be renters.

We have strict rental property ordinances as well. Perhaps you need to
address this with your county commissioners?