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Bud comments on I-95 John Galt billboard mystery solved

Bud — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:23:34 +0000

I just drove to Florida and for this drive I chose to listen to the audio book "Atlas Shrugged." I broke out laughing when I saw the billboard!! It was perfect! Thank you, Craig Root!

[I'm sure many are now saying, "who is Craig Root?"]

Kay B. Day comments on Jacksonville courthouse project rife with illegal worker documents

Kay B. Day — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:19:19 +0000

We appreciate your input, but there is nothing false in our story as far as we can tell. We stand by what we wrote.--Kay B. Day/editor

worker Duval county court house comments on Jacksonville courthouse project rife with illegal worker documents

worker Duval county court house — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:06 +0000

Iam a construction worker on this project some of this is false Turner did know about the problem and let it slide by because it would cost money to stop pouring concrete your city of jacksonville knew this was going on as they have field consultants walking on site everyday they all knew this was going on .But the big problem is the concrete work on site its badly installed work ! meaning poured concrete there are beams with big air pockets inside also columns out of place not the correct rebar installed in decks i work there .

Iam scared the decks might come down while working there but i have no other job to go to. And yet turner talks safety all day long . There all about themselfs to look good for what the public sees yet they back stab there own contractors !

Next they hire anyone off the street now to do the work of the mexicans that were run off by INS but yet i still see mexicans everyday on all concrete work they are going too fast and screwing up the structure . When you drive by you see the mayors fathers work looks good but the main structure is not .

This job is all about the mayors fathers work getting done and not any other trade . Turners only conrern is to the precast contractors issue they are treated special but all other contractors are not this job is a joke . I can not wait to get off this job !

SARAH24 comments on Ft. Jackson investigation continues over poisoning rumors

SARAH24 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:27:55 +0000

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Gene Retske comments on Ft. Jackson investigation continues over poisoning rumors

Gene Retske — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:26:58 +0000

Crushing Chris - You are absolutely right, the Islamists have knitted themselves a cloak of invincibility by use of political correctness. There is a trial in the Netherlands that all of us should be watching carefully, that of Geert Wilders. Wilders is a Dutch MP (Member of Parliament) who has been very outspoken about the Islamic threat in the Netherlands and Europe. He is on trial for "hate speech." As goes this trial, so goes Europe. . . . .

Chris Carter comments on Ft. Jackson investigation continues over poisoning rumors

Chris Carter — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:09:13 +0000

The government won't publish anything to do with Islam or jihad: Both the Bush and Obama administrations have policy banning such language that could be viewed as inflammatory to Muslims. But honestly, these languages are spoken in countries that have vast majorities - if not 100% Muslim populations. And they may have been in contact with Pakistani terrorists. But does it matter what religion they are? If they are a threat to our national security, let's investigate. According to the Constitution, we are all equal under the law, regardless of religious affiliation.

Kay B. Day comments on Leno leaves gap Lopez fills, with remarkable political incorrectness

Kay B. Day — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:27:04 +0000

Susan, don't call me a racist. I have my views and you have yours. You assume everyone seeing that 'creepy little white girl' will place her in the context of those popular thrillers you mention. You also admit those thrillers, products of the entertainment industry, feature 'little Caucasian girls.' Did you stop to think about that? Probably not. The end result is simply another weak attempt at humor based on racism.

I welcome all who comment here. But I'd appreciate your refraining from name-calling based on hysteria rather than fact.

Susan comments on Leno leaves gap Lopez fills, with remarkable political incorrectness

Susan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:58:31 +0000

I think you missed the mark completely, Ms. Day. What do you think these popular thriller movies have in common. . . The Shining, The Exoricist, Poltergeist, Silent Hill, The Uninvited, The Bad Seed etc.? Duh! They all have a creepy little white girl character! Not a little girl of color or even a boy as you suggest! The Creepy Little White Girl on Lopez Tonight is not racist, but rather follows in the footsteps of all the little Caucasian girls who played scary or creepy roles in these very popular films. Further, if you want "politcal correctness" then tune in to CNN. Wake up America and LAUGH a little -- it's not all about skin color as this "racist" writer would have you believe.

kelly virdin comments on USAF reservist battles injury and government insurance system

kelly virdin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:15:46 +0000

To who it may Concern,

hi my name is Kelly. I have had RDS/CRPS since 10-10-08. I stepped off a hay ride while I was working it and thought I twisted my ankle. Turns out I have a torn tendon, oschondral lesion, nerve damage, drop foot and RSD/ C.R.P.S.
I have not been able to walk since then. I have been in a wheel chair. I have tried a dyno splint, regular splint, air cast, cam walker ,physical therapy, aqua therapy ,bier blocks, lumbar sympathetic blocks,steriods, bone stimulator, oxygen chamber, TMR, tens unit and presently use a sneaker which is 5 sizes bigger then my right foot. I am on a whole host of meds for my rsd/ CRPS
Sometimes my foot,ankle, calf and knee get so swollen I cant wear the sneaker with the brace on it.
I sleep with a small plastic brace on my ankle so I don't bump my foot at night. If I don't take my pain meds I am in severe pain all day and all night. If I do take my pain meds I am in less pain but I am a zombie.
I am in a wheel chair ( I cant walk)..
this is a crippling, very painful disease and along with that comes depression. No one understanding the pain I'm in. Feeling helplessness. isolation and frustration. I wasn't a dancer or anything but I did enjoy walking my dog and going out to the movies or just walking the boardwalk with friends. I don't even want to be around people anymore. They don't know how to act around me. Do they help? do they not? I've become an emotional wreck
physical therapy 3 days a week and aqua therapy 3 days a week.. is the only reason why I even come out of the house. and I seriously don't think after these past 15 months that either of the therapy is working.
My foot, ankle shin calf knee and all the way up my left leg is always cold. I find it hard to get my body warm due to the coldness

just a few other facts you should know. I am divorced and live on my own in Heritage Manor which is an elderly and handicapped facility in Harrington Delaware. I am the youngest resident in this community. I have a set of twin boys who are 21 years old / out on their own. One in Brooklyn NY and the other in Maryland. My mom and sister are alive and well In New York. My sister on long island and my mother in Breezy Point NY. I have no family around me at all.
My lifeline, my sanity is saved by my precious dog who unlike friend and family just simply understand that I am in pain. she is there for me wether I have had a good day or a bad day. when she feels I am upset or crying due to pain she will bring me her teddy bear and lay her head on my lap. I cant walk her. I roll my wheel chair to the back door and let her out while I sit on the porch and watch her.

considering the painful days I have had which kick me into a depression, not unlike others. I too have thought about ending the pain threw suicide

. I am 41 years old. I was over weight to begin with and with the lack of moving I have gained more weight. I am a diabetic on insulin. Yet, I am a fighter. I try to hard to do things without help. I am too independent for my own good. I have good days and bad days.

I have always worked two jobs , thus also the fact when I got hurt at the hay ride. I was a full time night audit clerk and part time monitor on a hay ride. Here I sit 16 plus months later, haven't worked , haven't walked since that day in October 2008. Now, I receive workers comp. waiting for what they consider a fair settlement. a settlement that is supposed to last me the rest of my life in pain and needing things like special shoes, wheel chair, cushions for the chair, crutches, ted stockings ect...

I have been approved for Para transit to get me around.
I have a high school education, a certificate in teachers aide, medical secretary and computer software specialist. I hold a commercial drivers licence with a passenger enforcement and a taxi enforcement and here I sit. wasting my days away. waiting on my hearing for social security because I cant work. from the moment my foot gets out of the bed, even sitting up, it starts to swell and turn colors and then pain sets in. numerous pain meds gets me threw the day.. one painful minute at a time.
Just to help one person, just one person. achieve more painless moments in a day is a success.
thank you for your time and understanding
Kelly virdin

Jess Maloy comments on USAF reservist battles injury and government insurance system

Jess Maloy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:13:22 +0000

My fellow Rsd friends,
I can sympathize with all of you. I fell out of a display at work almost two years ago, chipping my elbow. I was put in a brace for 6 weeks, then thru ot/pt for another couple of months till I started complaining of pain in the elbow area. The ortho dr assumed it was my nerve having scar tissue around it. Surgery was performed to move the ulnar nerve. After that, my upper arm swelled two times its size. The ortho dr thought it was a bloodclot, did ultrasound nothing. I had a routine drs appointment with my regular physican. I showed him and he dx it as RSD as soon as he seen it. I was floored. I was like what is that...My life from that point forward was never the same. Hours I spent researching till I had my neruro appointment. And as suspected, I did intead have this crippling diease..Nerve blocks, meds, ot and pt, nothing worked. So, they finally told me the next step is a spinal cord stimulator. Surgery once more.. It has helped some, but I am still in pain alot. It has now spread from one arm to the other , and possilbly my knee and thigh. There is not a day that does not go by that I dont have pain somewhere. Burning in my elbow and the site where my stimulator scar is. I am scared that one day I will become disabled. That one morning may be the morning that I wont be able to move. I am 38 years old, I feel like I am 70. The coldness, color changing, pain, difficulty in doing just everyday things are so very hard to cope with. I do not wish this diease on my worse enemy. No one knows the true meaning pain unless heaven forbid they experience a chronic pain syndrome such as Rsd. It is not something that is in your head, it is a real and true diease that needs awareness brought to it. So please pass the word...THIS IS REAL PAIN... God Bless you all..