Vents: Random Acts of Venting!

[Henry Hawk]

BLOOMBERG ORDERS: 3 PEOPLE PER CAR COMING INTO NYC...

That is about the STUPIDEST thing I have heard in a long time........as if the Police in NY don't already have enough on their plate, but now they get to monitor how many people are in a car.....and what if a single person has a parent in the Hospital.........they have to grab a couple of people to ride along or get a ticket........this is right up there with banning 64 oz drinks....

[Locutus]

BLOOMBERG ORDERS: 3 PEOPLE PER CAR COMING INTO NYC...

That is about the STUPIDEST thing I have heard in a long time........as if the Police in NY don't already have enough on their plate, but now they get to monitor how many people are in a car.....and what if a single person has a parent in the Hospital.........they have to grab a couple of people to ride along or get a ticket........this is right up there with banning 64 oz drinks....

Why is that stupid given the mass transit system that moves an average of 4,000,000 people per day is still offline?  Can you imagine what would happen if everyone who normally takes mass transit into Manhattan suddenly decided to drive?

[Exterminator]

Why is that stupid given the mass transit system that moves an average of 4,000,000 people per day is still offline?  Can you imagine what would happen if everyone who normally takes mass transit into Manhattan suddenly decided to drive?

No, because that isn't how conservatives think.  It is never about what is best for everyone or what is best for society, it is about what they want for themselves.

[Henry Hawk]

Why is that stupid given the mass transit system that moves on average of 4,000,000 people per day is still offline?  Can you imagine what would happen if everyone who normally takes mass transit into Manhattan suddenly decided to drive?

I think I clearly stated as to why I think it is stupid.........I am positive, many of those people don't even have cars.

It is the whole idea is just sheer ignorance and adding burden to a situation that is already overwhelming.

[Locutus]

No, because that isn't how conservatives think.  It is never about what is best for everyone or what is best for society, it is about what they want for themselves.

Maybe so, or maybe it's because HH has never been in any sort of large scale disaster.  Temporary preventative measures like that are commonplace in the aftermath of these kind of events. 

[Locutus]

I think I clearly stated as to why I think it is stupid.........I am positive, many of those people don't even have cars.

It is the whole idea is just sheer ignorance and adding burden to a situation that is already overwhelming.

Trust me; the burden that it's adding isn't anywhere close to the level of burden it's intended to prevent.   

[Henry Hawk]

Trust me; the burden that it's adding isn't anywhere close to the level of burden it's intended to prevent.   

I believe HE (Bloomberg) has good intentions, I just don't think he thought it through....I think there are bigger fish to fry than having police enforcing this.

[Locutus]

I believe HE (Bloomberg) has good intentions, I just don't think he thought it through....I think there are bigger fish to fry than having police enforcing this.

Did you read the whole thing?  I think he's being generous by allowing a minimum of three.  You still think he's being unreasonable?  They have intersections where traffic lights aren't functional and you're opposed to an effort to limit the amount of traffic on the streets?

From the article you posted:


"I think anybody that tried to drive around New York City today realized there are a lot of cars on the road; traffic is heavy. To reduce the number of cars coming into Manhattan we have to take some steps because the streets just cannot handle the numbers of cars that have tried to come in."

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"People should use extreme caution when driving on the streets, particularly where there are no traffic lights operating," Bloomberg said. "We'll have Police Department recruits at these intersections starting tonight to direct traffic."

[Henry Hawk]

Did you read the whole thing?  I think he's being generous by allowing a minimum of three.  You still think he's being unreasonable?  They have intersections where traffic lights aren't functional and you're opposed to an effort to limit the amount of traffic on the streets?

From the article you posted:


“I think anybody that tried to drive around New York City today realized there are a lot of cars on the road; traffic is heavy. To reduce the number of cars coming into Manhattan we have to take some steps because the streets just cannot handle the numbers of cars that have tried to come in.”

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“People should use extreme caution when driving on the streets, particularly where there are no traffic lights operating,” Bloomberg said. “We’ll have Police Department recruits at these intersections starting tonight to direct traffic.”

I may just be in a bitchy mood........he kind of blew it for me when he outlawed large cokes....

I think they should just declare it a state of emergency, and only if you have legit reason to be there...such work, health issues and such.....if someone is going there to try to shop or be a nib-nose, then throw the book at them.

[Locutus]

I may just be in a bitchy mood........he kind of blew it for me when he outlawed large cokes....

I think they should just declare it a state of emergency, and only if you have legit reason to be there...such work, health issues and such.....if someone is going there to try to shop or be a nib-nose, then throw the book at them.

This is a bit different than outlawing large cokes, but that's an acceptable answer. 

[The Troll]

This is a bit different than outlawing large cokes, but that's an acceptable answer. 

  Do you think this is a good way to harvest money from the people.  This is just another way to make money for the city. $$$$$$$$$$  Just like parking meters. $$$$$$$$$$$$   

  It's more or less like Mitch Daniels selling the Indiana Toll Road.  It was all about money $$$$$$$$$ and just think all that money has already been spent.  Thank you Mitch and the Republican controlled state house.     The countries that bought it has 70 more years to make money on it.    Vote Republican if you like to get screwed. 

[Locutus]

If it were intended to make money, it would be a permanent measure. It's not.  The point of that is to keep traffic to a minimum while there are still areas in Manhattan without power, and without functioning traffic lights. 

[The Troll]

If it were intended to make money, it would be a permanent measure. It's not.  The point of that is to keep traffic to a minimum while there are still areas in Manhattan without power, and without functioning traffic lights.

  If they make some money off of it, do you think it just might be permanent.  Can you remember when the officials just ask us to wear seat belts.  Not to long a go Indianapolis had cops sitting at stop signs looking for and fining people who didn't have their seat belt on.    I couldn't be about the money later on.   

[Locutus]

  If they make some money off of it, do you think it just might be permanent.  Can you remember when the officials just ask us to wear seat belts.  Not to long a go Indianapolis had cops sitting at stop signs looking for and fining people who didn't have their seat belt on.    I couldn't be about the money later on.   

There's no indication from the article that there will be any fines associated with it.  Most likely, non-compliant traffic will simply be turned back, and not allowed to enter the city.

[Palehorse]

Police in Indiana are investigating two separate incidents involving foreign objects found in Halloween candy.

Mooresville Schools in Morgan County sent out an urgent note to parents Thursday letting them know that a needle was found inside a Kit Kat bar amongst the candy a child collected Halloween night. The child had been trick or treating in the Commons area of Heartland Crossing. The child's parents discovered the needle before the candy was eaten.

Parents are urged to look through their children's candy before letting the child eat it. Anything suspicious should be reported to the sheriff's department at 765-342-5544 or the Mooresville Police Department at 317-831-3434.

Also, Columbus Police investigated a report of a heavy staple found in a Tootsie Roll. A woman told police that her five-year-old son was eating the candy when she discovered the staple. The boy did not swallow it and was not injured. Police say the candy wrapper had a hole in it consistent with a piece of metal being forced through it.

The boy had been trick or treating in Columbus from the 800 block of Lafayette up to the 2000 block and then south on Washington Street back to 8th.

Columbus Police took the candy wrapper and piece of metal to process as evidence.

Update: As police look into the Columbus case, they are finding inconsistencies. But they are still urging parents to look over their children's candy.

http://www.wthr.com/story/19978867/needle-staple-found-in-halloween-candy?Clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass