Sometimes you just can’t tell who will be able to convey information to you and who will not. Disregarding folks who are new to an area, or just visiting, there’s still a huge number of people, or so it seems sometimes, who simply don’t know the basics about where they are, and which way is up.
Well, I suppose they can figure out which way is up, but trying to get north, east, south, or west out of them is like pulling those proverbial teeth out of those proverbial hens. Some folks just have no clue.
Now, they’ll tell us it’s “to the left”, but, really…. that doesn’t help. Turn around and your “left” is now the opposite direction! And telling me that it’s now to your right won’t improve the situation!
You guessed it… another 9-1-1 caller without a clue, calling in on a cell phone. No idea of the address of the house they live in, no idea which way east is, and unclear on what “get a piece of mail and read me the address” means.
It’s most annoying when they get mad at US for not knowing where THEY are! I want to reach through that phone and slap them silly. That’s probably why that particular feature is not activated on our systems. Part of our job is protecting the public. Even from us! 😉 Kidding! (sort of)
Can you believe that shit? The unmitigated gall it takes to put something like that out on the Internet is just mind boggling. And they expect people to believe it! It must be that whole “Bronze Age superstition with the 19th Century con man update” mindset at work.
The fingers have been flying recently, writing letters to the editor. Our local paper, The 
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
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November 10, 2012
Jim Reeves commentary, News, Personal Democratic Party, Devin Nunes, Otto Lee, Tulare County Democratic Party, US Congress 1 Comment
This afternoon I attended a gathering at the Tulare County Democratic Party’s office in Visalia. The event was hosted by Otto Lee, who ran against Devin Nunes for the office of Congressional Representative for the 22nd District of California. Nunes won, but Otto made a respectable showing, even with Nunes refusing all offers to debate or appear together to discuss issues.
I spent two hours at the event, meeting a few people, talking with Otto and others, and came away hopeful for the future. In a very red area, there’s real potential for putting a bluer hue on the picture. The future may surprise Nunes, especially if he continues to discount competition for his seat. Nothing in politics is guaranteed, and taking your constituents for granted is never wise. Next election, Nunes will have been in office for 12 years, and his district has next to nothing to show for it. It’s still one of the poorest in California, with some of the highest unemployment, and that has not changed during his tenure.
I don’t know if Otto Lee will run again in two years, but I hope he does. This district could use new ideas, and a fresh perspective. Sometimes, it’s possible to be to close to a problem to see a solution, and having the viewpoint of someone new to the area might just be the fresh air we need. Regardless of whether the next election sees Otto run again, or some other Democrat steps up, the demographics of the region are rapidly changing, and the GOP has been doing everything in it’s power to run from the very groups that will dominate the future. If they don’t change, their party faces a future of marginalization and irrelevance.
Otto Lee 2014! 😉
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