In article 1968570934378612007.736238bmckeenospam-
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:44:24 -0500, BAR wrote:

The only places I've been shot at in the United States have been in the
South, once in Mississippi and once in south Louisiana, and both times
the shooter was white, and the areas were rural.

They don't like tax dodgers down south.

Probably an Air Force "marksman!"

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If Harry was as big an ass then as he is now, he'd have been hit even
by an Air Force marksman. :-)

The only time I was shot was by an Air Force marksman. Hit by a ricochet
during the annual qualifying that was required. We were using pistols and
a round must have hit the frame, and hit me in the leg as I sat behind the
firing line.

Purple Heart?

BAR wrote:
In article 1968570934378612007.736238bmckeenospam-
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:44:24 -0500, BAR wrote:

The only places I've been shot at in the United States have been in the
South, once in Mississippi and once in south Louisiana, and both times
the shooter was white, and the areas were rural.

They don't like tax dodgers down south.

Probably an Air Force "marksman!"

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If Harry was as big an ass then as he is now, he'd have been hit even
by an Air Force marksman. :-)

The only time I was shot was by an Air Force marksman. Hit by a ricochet
during the annual qualifying that was required. We were using pistols and
a round must have hit the frame, and hit me in the leg as I sat behind the
firing line.

Purple Heart?

Not combat. Was at the Novato, CA police range. Where the AF used
pistols, as opposed to the base range with rifles. Hamilton AFB. I fixed
radios and radars. Was at both Hamilton and Travis, about 40 miles apart,

In article 257750401378612203.816643bmckeenospam-
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JustWait wrote:
On 12/30/2012 2:23 PM, Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:48:16 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:02:38 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:07:36 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:



What does DC have to offer the US in the form of revenue and expansion?

Tourism.

Most people who visit DC stay in Maryland or Virginia.
Other than street vendors, DC does not make much money off of them,.
Virtually all of the attractions are free.
Tourists seldom get out of the national monument area.
Tour guides advise them to stay south of Pennsylvania avenue.

Those would be the areas the government would hold on to in any
circumstance.

Tourists need food, transportation, lodging, etc. Ever look at the taxes
generated by lodging alone? Tourists generate more than half of D.C's
sales tax alone!!

http://tinyurl.com/cmryjf3

Those "conventions" and most of the hotel stays are to lobby congress.
The price of a decent hotel in DC is far beyond the budget of the
average tourist. (you have to have "lobbyist money for that)

Of course there are still some flop houses that you might be able to
afford but I wouldn't go there without a police escort.

Most tourists will stay in Maryland or Virginia and hop the Metro to
get into town. The last time we were there we stayed in Old Town
(Alexandria)

Gee, that's not what the cite says......

Why would a puff piece about how wonderful DC is tell the truth about
how many people don't stay there?
You also notice they said there were not enough hotel rooms and that
DC was $322 million in the hole (in spite of huge federal infusions
of money)

We stayed in Maryland and took the rapid transit in to DC in the late 80's
when we took the kids there. Took the White House tour of the East Wing at
8 am and then got a private West Wing tour in the evening. Lots of things
to see in DC but most were like the monuments and the Smithsonian. Mt.
Vernon, etc. But we were in an 27' RV for the 7 weeks we toured the
country.


Ha... I "saw" the white house once... I won't tell you all about it as
some of you would have too much fun but suffice to say, I got lost in DC
once and I am pretty sure the Secret Service heard me protesting the
construction and lack of signage...

My father in law was friends with top Secret Service people, so that is how
the family got the tour.

NOW Harry will have to one up you, can't wait to hear the Harrytale!!!

On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:09:45 -0500, ESAD wrote:

On 12/30/12 10:46 AM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:17:21 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 09:20:50 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:


Those "conventions" and most of the hotel stays are to lobby congress.
The price of a decent hotel in DC is far beyond the budget of the
average tourist. (you have to have "lobbyist money for that)

Of course there are still some flop houses that you might be able to
afford but I wouldn't go there without a police escort.

Most tourists will stay in Maryland or Virginia and hop the Metro to
get into town. The last time we were there we stayed in Old Town
(Alexandria)

Gee, that's not what the cite says......

It's an advertisement. Notice the reference to the 'backyard'. That's where folks stay - Virginia
and Maryland. It's why the Metro is so crowded whenever something is happening in DC. Folks are
coming in from MD and VA.

Most federal employees live in Md and DC too. That is why traffic is
such a nightmare. They now try to get as far away from DC as they can.
People are commuting in from as far away as Harry's neighborhood.

I think you meant to say most live in MD and 'VA' too. And you're right about Harry's area. Driving
south on Rt 4, during rush hour, is packed.


It is, indeed, though the traffic does keep moving pretty well, even
with the lights, until Prince Frederick, where it jams up for 10 minutes
or so between 4 and 7 pm. That's why we use the commuter bus and let the
bus driver deal with the traffic.

Even with our rush traffic, though, we're still in a much nicer area
than your overcrowded, heavily polluted, gang-and-racist-infested part
of Fairfax County.

Absolutely! ESAD, you live in the nicest area in the entire Atlantic seacoast area!

This area in which I live is miserable. But, we're tough.

I, like most people here, just think everything about you is 'the best'! And, I know you agree with
us.

wrote:
On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:14:56 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/c59s6hm
Yeah, it is working great in Chicago and DC where hand guns are
virtually banned
Yup.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1602692.html

iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...
On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:14:56 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/c59s6hm
Yeah, it is working great in Chicago and DC where hand guns are
virtually banned
Did you read the article and note the facts given?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1602692.html

ESAD wrote:
On 12/29/12 1:35 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:22:56 -0500, ESAD wrote:

I just saw a link for DIJ.GOV where they were mapping crime hot spots
and on page 4 they use the area north of Pa ave as the example.

http://www.nij.gov/topics/technology...letin-v1i1.pdf


Your hot spots map from five years ago?

"This is a hot spot map for robberies during 2007 in Washington, D.C.
The Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights area, U Street/Shaw, and Chinatown
have experienced gentrification in recent years, with homicide rates
going down."

Hey, if it keeps racist white trash like Herring out of DC...

That is really only 3 years old in statistical terms. The FBI
reporting is 2 years behind.

I doubt it really looks any different today. That map could be 30
years old and it would still look about the same.

I bet if they went out East of the Anacostia river the whole map would
be a hot spot, all the way out past the beltway.


Many parts of Anacostia are pretty grim. About once every two weeks, I
have to drive to DC rather than take the commuter bus or the Metro,
and many times I drive along Pennsylvania Avenue into and out of the
city, right through Anacostia. I've also Metro'd in to see the Nats
play, and that goes right through Anacostia, too. Over the years, I've
been on commerical and large scale residential jobsites all over DC,
including Anacostia. I've parked in Anacostia and walked several
blocks to job sites when onsite parking wasn't available. You'd think
by now I would have seen a few reasons for those hot spots, eh?

The only places I've been shot at in the United States have been in
the South, once in Mississippi and once in south Louisiana, and both
times the shooter was white, and the areas were rural.
It's too bad they missed. One less draft/tax-dodger.

In article , earl8477
@hotmail.com says...

wrote:
On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:14:56 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/c59s6hm
Yeah, it is working great in Chicago and DC where hand guns are
virtually banned
Yup.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1602692.html

The good thing we have learned about Rahm Emanuel is that he is not an
effective executive or leader. Since he was sworn in as mayor Chicago
has turned into an even bigger cesspool.