Comments for Area 45 http://area-45.com/blog Once Known as Lake County, Indiana - Now America's First Political Wilderness Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:07:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 Comment on Dispatch 01.01.08 by I B WORKIN http://area-45.com/blog/2008/01/01/dispatch-010108/#comment-1099 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:20:59 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/01/01/dispatch-010108/#comment-1099 CONGRATS TO ROY ON HIS NEW RIDE, A ONE M I L L I O N DOLLAR HELICOPTER, LIKE IT SERVES ANY REAL PURPOSE EXCEPT TO INFLICT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THE TAXPAYERS OF AREA 45 CONGRATS TO ROY ON HIS NEW RIDE, A ONE M I L L I O N DOLLAR HELICOPTER, LIKE IT SERVES ANY REAL PURPOSE EXCEPT TO INFLICT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THE TAXPAYERS OF AREA 45

]]> Comment on Dispatch 07.25.08 by IB WORKIN HARD http://area-45.com/blog/2008/07/25/dispatch-072508/#comment-974 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:22:56 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/07/25/dispatch-072508/#comment-974 I would like to nominate all the guys who work in the "grass shack" , next to the dog pound at the Lake co gov't complex. these are real professional slackers, who check in at 7 am, do nothing until 11 am, at which point they break for a 2 hr lunch. after lunch comes the customary 2 hr nap, and then its time to get ready to go home. I'm sure they learned this from their superiors, who instructed them in the fine art of slacking. The real kicker, is how they unload the scrap metal junk from various buildings from around the county and city of gary, and turn the scrap metal into cash, using free labor from day release at the jail, and free labor from community service pools. this seems to be the way the whole of lake county is run, from the bottom up.. <strong>UC Reply:  Sounds like the ditty from T<em>he Wizard of Oz - </em>"We get up at noon and start to work at one, take an hour for lunch and then at two we're done."  And if memory serves, didn't the term "grass shack" have multiple meanings at one point?  </strong> <strong>Well done, IB Working Hard.</strong> I would like to nominate all the guys who work in the “grass shack” , next to the dog pound at the Lake co gov’t complex. these are real professional slackers, who check in at 7 am, do nothing until 11 am, at which point they break for a 2 hr lunch. after lunch comes the customary 2 hr nap, and then its time to get ready to go home. I’m sure they learned this from their superiors, who instructed them in the fine art of slacking. The real kicker, is how they unload the scrap metal junk from various buildings from around the county and city of gary, and turn the scrap metal into cash, using free labor from day release at the jail, and free labor from community service pools. this seems to be the way the whole of lake county is run, from the bottom up..

UC Reply:  Sounds like the ditty from The Wizard of Oz - “We get up at noon and start to work at one, take an hour for lunch and then at two we’re done.”  And if memory serves, didn’t the term “grass shack” have multiple meanings at one point? 

Well done, IB Working Hard.

]]> Comment on Sewer Trip 06.01.08 by Willie Harris http://area-45.com/blog/2008/06/01/sewer-trip-060108/#comment-807 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:43:33 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/06/01/sewer-trip-060108/#comment-807 Here's the real conflict for ARD. As an employee of the Gary City CCourt, she is director of Pre-Trial Services, meaning that she decides who is eligble for pre-trial diversion. Within her discretion, is the ability to recommend a counseling service, including her own employer, in exchange for the dismissal of charges. Wonder if she receives a "bonus" for all referrals. <em>UC Responds:  Kinda nice to be in a position to order up customers for your employer, yes?  Thanks for the kite, Will.</em> Here’s the real conflict for ARD. As an employee of the Gary City CCourt, she is director of Pre-Trial Services, meaning that she decides who is eligble for pre-trial diversion. Within her discretion, is the ability to recommend a counseling service, including her own employer, in exchange for the dismissal of charges. Wonder if she receives a “bonus” for all referrals.

UC Responds:  Kinda nice to be in a position to order up customers for your employer, yes?  Thanks for the kite, Will.

]]> Comment on Breaking News!!! by Dave Yaros http://area-45.com/blog/2007/07/06/hello-world/#comment-781 Wed, 28 May 2008 11:07:07 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2007/07/06/hello-world/#comment-781 There is a modicum of humor in the story. I do believe one must have experienced the Region first hand to truly appreciate it, though. It does remind me of an incident I personally witnessed at the Indiana Statehouse in the early '70's. Some yahoo legislator actually stood up and introduced a bill to cede Lake County to Illinois! Being from Gary, I was livid! Whether the bill was a sick attempt at humor, or who knows what, it infuriated me that this was how are hard earned tax dollars were being expended on our behalf. Lake County has a rich history. One can be proud of their Region roots. To explore some of the history, geography, economics, politics and culture of the area, check out the offerings at <a href="http://GDYNets.WebNG.com" rel="nofollow">Dave's Den</a>. The url for the site is <a href="http://gdynets.webng.com/">http://GDYNets.WebNG.com</a>. <em>UC Responds:  Good points.  But there's a sense that the "rich history" will vanish, and the "economics, politics and culture of the area" will further decay, in the absence of some fundamental change in local government and local politics.  Unless that happens, we may become the Island of Misfit Toys here.  And see the "Dispatch" on 01.21.08 to get some idea of the purpose behind the humor here.</em>  There is a modicum of humor in the story. I do believe one must have experienced the Region first hand to truly appreciate it, though.

It does remind me of an incident I personally witnessed at the Indiana Statehouse in the early ’70’s. Some yahoo legislator actually stood up and introduced a bill to cede Lake County to Illinois! Being from Gary, I was livid! Whether the bill was a sick attempt at humor, or who knows what, it infuriated me that this was how are hard earned tax dollars were being expended on our behalf.

Lake County has a rich history. One can be proud of their Region roots. To explore some of the history, geography, economics, politics and culture of the area, check out the offerings at Dave’s Den. The url for the site is http://GDYNets.WebNG.com.

UC Responds:  Good points.  But there’s a sense that the “rich history” will vanish, and the “economics, politics and culture of the area” will further decay, in the absence of some fundamental change in local government and local politics.  Unless that happens, we may become the Island of Misfit Toys here.  And see the “Dispatch” on 01.21.08 to get some idea of the purpose behind the humor here. 

]]> Comment on Amber Alert!!! by dave http://area-45.com/blog/2008/05/08/amber-alert/#comment-648 Sat, 10 May 2008 19:06:44 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/05/08/amber-alert/#comment-648 he is hiding with all the votes that rudy has. Did anybody see if any of the 11000 absentee votes voted electronically? he is hiding with all the votes that rudy has.

Did anybody see if any of the 11000 absentee votes voted electronically?

]]> Comment on Dispatch 02.13.08 by NWI Blog Carnival Time! | NWI Blogs http://area-45.com/blog/2008/02/13/dispatch-021308/#comment-308 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:43:29 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/02/13/dispatch-021308/#comment-308 [...] NWI Blog Carnival presents Dispatch 02.13.08 posted at Area 45, saying, &#8220;If you haven&#8217;t had a chance to visit the &#8216;Unknown Correspondent&#8217;s&#8217; blog, make sure to check out his writings from inside &#8216;America&#8217;s First Political Wilderness.&#8217;&#8221; [...] […] NWI Blog Carnival presents Dispatch 02.13.08 posted at Area 45, saying, “If you haven’t had a chance to visit the ‘Unknown Correspondent’s’ blog, make sure to check out his writings from inside ‘America’s First Political Wilderness.’” […]

]]> Comment on Dispatch 02/09/08 by Chris http://area-45.com/blog/2008/02/09/dispatch-020908/#comment-300 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:11:15 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/02/09/dispatch-020908/#comment-300 Right back to you, Unknown Correspondent. Always enjoy the posts! Keep them coming. Right back to you, Unknown Correspondent.

Always enjoy the posts! Keep them coming.

]]> Comment on Dispatch 02.13.08 by I Hope This Rumor Isn’t True | Christopher Hedges http://area-45.com/blog/2008/02/13/dispatch-021308/#comment-298 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:58:44 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/02/13/dispatch-021308/#comment-298 [...] Area 45 says that there is a well-placed rumor that Gary, Indiana&#8217;s financial problems may soon come to a head. The prospect that Barden may turn off the financial faucet might explain the recent rumor (a well-placed rumor, but a rumor nonetheless) that some sort of municipal bankruptcy looms on Gary’s horizon. [...] […] Area 45 says that there is a well-placed rumor that Gary, Indiana’s financial problems may soon come to a head. The prospect that Barden may turn off the financial faucet might explain the recent rumor (a well-placed rumor, but a rumor nonetheless) that some sort of municipal bankruptcy looms on Gary’s horizon. […]

]]> Comment on Dispatch 01.21.08 by Kakistocracy | NWI Blogs http://area-45.com/blog/2008/01/21/dispatch-012108/#comment-153 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:48:31 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/01/21/dispatch-012108/#comment-153 [...] Area 45 defines Lake County&#8217;s leaders as a kakistocracy. My own paint-with-a-broad-brush nomination for the term that best approximates conditions here in Area 45 is kakistocracy, which is government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. [...] […] Area 45 defines Lake County’s leaders as a kakistocracy. My own paint-with-a-broad-brush nomination for the term that best approximates conditions here in Area 45 is kakistocracy, which is government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. […]

]]> Comment on Dispatch 01.13.08 by Looking Back At Gary From The Distant Future | NWI Blogs http://area-45.com/blog/2008/01/13/dispatch-011308/#comment-145 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:56:09 +0000 http://area-45.com/blog/2008/01/13/dispatch-011308/#comment-145 [...] Area 45 takes on journey of the mind to see what historians years from now will see when they look back on Gary, Indiana today. Let’s try a dystopian exercise in imagination and assume, for the sake of argument, that the lamentable decline of Gary is irreversible. What will its ruins look like? In the centuries to come, will the Genesis Center be Lake County’s answer to the Coliseum in Rome? [...] […] Area 45 takes on journey of the mind to see what historians years from now will see when they look back on Gary, Indiana today. Let’s try a dystopian exercise in imagination and assume, for the sake of argument, that the lamentable decline of Gary is irreversible. What will its ruins look like? In the centuries to come, will the Genesis Center be Lake County’s answer to the Coliseum in Rome? […]

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