will there still be Monday Night Football tonight? oh wait, the govt isn’t shutting down until midnight…should I wake up early and make sure the water still works and the lights come on? funny, but if the company I work for let itself get in this kind of financial trouble I seriously doubt we could just all get together and “work it out”…first move, no more money to Egypt…as long as they don’t take my federally funded beer fridge I’ll survive this thing…as you were…
Vacation all I ever wanted: Need to get away? Well, you can’t. At least not to national parks. Or to national zoos. Or to national museums. They’d all be closed. That’s 368 National Park Service sites closed, millions of visitors turned away.
Were you thinking more along the lines of a trip to France? If you don’t already have a passport, you might have to bid that adieu – you might not get your blue book in time. The last time the government threw a hissy fit, 200,000 applications for passports went unprocessed. Tourism and airline revenues reeled.
But according to the State Department’s current shutdown plan, offices will remain open because they generate enough in fees to support their operation. Any offices located in a federal building affected by the shutdown, however, may not be able to open.
Holiday. Celebrate: Don’t come to work if you’re a federal employee. You’re on furlough. (Offer not valid for workers in “critical services,” such as air traffic controllers, hazardous waste handlers and food inspectors.)
Do take some time to celebrate. In previous shutdowns, everyone who stayed home was paid retroactively after peace returned to Washington.
I won’t back down: The good news (for you) is that the men and women in uniform would continue to keep you safe. The bad news (for them) is that they’d be paid in IOUs until the shutdown ended. In January, Sens. Mark Udall, D-Colorado, and Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, introduced legislation that would have protected pay for the troops during a shutdown, but it didn’t get anywhere.
Rep. C.W. Young, chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, told the Air Force Times, “All military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available.”
Their mid-October paycheck would be the first affected. In addition, the congressman told the paper, changes of station would be delayed, medical offerings would be scaled back, facility and weapons maintenance would be suspended and m
Sj is going to be PO’d at you. Sometimes its fun but dang at the dissertations that come out plus the wiener measuring contests.
Shut it down. Since when does this president worry about anyone getting paid but himself. Since when was he worried about the full faith and credit of the USA, his watch got it downgraded.
Mark
Pioneer 222 Sportfish Yamaha F300
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.
“Life’s tough…It’s even tougher if you’re stupid” John Wayne
Ouch salty, that really hurts... BTW, I don't really post in there that much. I do make an occasional appearance, but I think if you did the stats, I'm probably in the lower percentile.
Ouch salty, that really hurts... BTW, I don't really post in there that much. I do make an occasional appearance, but I think if you did the stats, I'm probably in the lower percentile.
Tongue in cheek, I enjoy your arguments and POV much more than some of the other diatribes that come out. I enjoy a good political debate but it’s a bit much anymore.
Mark
Pioneer 222 Sportfish Yamaha F300
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.
“Life’s tough…It’s even tougher if you’re stupid” John Wayne
Tongue in cheek, I enjoy your arguments and POV much more than some of the other diatribes that come out. I enjoy a good political debate but it’s a bit much anymore.
Yeah, that section can suck the life out of your quick. It takes a lot of energy to hang in there for more than a handful of posts. I don't think I have posted in there in a while (relatively speaking). I thought Chris Caudle took ownership of that forum for a Catholic Crusade.
