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U.S. gov closing its offices Thursday in entire Washington metropolitan area due to Hurricane Isabel
Haaretz News Ticker ^
| 9/17/2003
| Reuters
Posted on 09/17/2003 6:24:33 PM PDT by yonif
U.S. government closing its offices Thursday in entire Washington metropolitan area due to Hurricane Isabel (Reuters)
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: hurricaneisabel; isabel; usgov
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posted on
09/17/2003 6:24:34 PM PDT
by
yonif
To: yonif
Thank God! Now, if they could do this every day, America would be a far better place...
Chad "Praying for more Hurricanes" Fairbanks
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posted on
09/17/2003 6:26:08 PM PDT
by
Chad Fairbanks
("I guess we got so focused on the rubber penis we didn't even pay attention to what he was saying.")
To: Chad Fairbanks
Well, when they tell all "non-essential personnel" to stay home, I have to wonder, why are they "essential" at any time ;-)
To: yonif
The federal government up in DC is going to be closed down, but I still don't get the day off tomorrow? There is no justice in the world =(.
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posted on
09/17/2003 6:31:26 PM PDT
by
Ex-Dem
(batten down the hatchs)
To: Inspectorette
"non-essential" LOL
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posted on
09/17/2003 6:32:22 PM PDT
by
Chad Fairbanks
("I guess we got so focused on the rubber penis we didn't even pay attention to what he was saying.")
To: yonif
Yea!! A (no) snow (job) day
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posted on
09/17/2003 6:37:00 PM PDT
by
tophat9000
(The price for Tom to drop is ....Parsky goes ....let Tom have the CA party purse strings)
To: yonif
Hurry! Somebody call Sheila Jackson Lee. Sure, they are shutting the government down for Hurricane Isabel but would they do that if it was Hurricane Shaniequa? Heck no because of racism engrained in the system!
To: yonif
I just come back from visiting D.C.
I keep saying to my son almost the entire day.
"That building would make an excellent hotel"
But Dad, "that's the Dept of Education, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Labor..."
My reply.................and your point is.................
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posted on
09/17/2003 6:43:49 PM PDT
by
JZoback
To: yonif
LOL...the bureaucrats never miss a beat when it comes to taking time off and figuring out how not to get their job done.
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posted on
09/17/2003 7:21:35 PM PDT
by
clockwork
To: yonif
Any chance of Isabel moving to, say, Sacramento? I'd like to see those dinks take a few weeks off.....
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posted on
09/17/2003 7:33:53 PM PDT
by
Othniel
(It's Clobberin' Time!!!)
To: yonif
Latest pic of Isabel captured on my system from NOAA-17 at 10:11pm tonight.
To: yonif
"U.S. government closing its offices Thursday in entire Washington metropolitan area due to Hurricane Isabel (Reuters)"
If they did this annually we could declare September 18th a holiday as "The Most Productive Day of Every Year".
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posted on
09/17/2003 7:52:02 PM PDT
by
Beck_isright
(Shenandoah and Blue Ridge will re-emerge as the investment of the 21st Century....)
To: yonif
OMG!!! Whatever will we do with the govt. closed down. HORRORS!
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posted on
09/17/2003 7:53:05 PM PDT
by
Rightone
To: Beck_isright
On a serious note, I hear from friends online in that area that they're quite concerned.
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posted on
09/17/2003 7:53:33 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
To: Ciexyz
Having been through 2 hurricanes and 2 tropical storms, I'd be more concerned when the government works. However for those folks on the coastline (like me) it's no fun and quite loud.
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posted on
09/17/2003 7:59:07 PM PDT
by
Beck_isright
(Shenandoah and Blue Ridge will re-emerge as the investment of the 21st Century....)
To: Chad Fairbanks
That was my first thought too! Any day Fedgov shuts down is a good day in my book.
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posted on
09/17/2003 8:27:45 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Hate pop-up ads? Here's the fix: http://www.mozilla.org/ Now Version 1.4!)
To: JZoback
That building would make an excellent hotel" But Dad, "that's the Dept of Education, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Labor..."
We can always hope that Isabel levels those structures.
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posted on
09/17/2003 8:36:07 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Islam : totalitarian political ideology / meme cloaked under the cover of religion)
To: clockwork
LOL...the bureaucrats never miss a beat when it comes to taking time off and figuring out how not to get their job done.Oh come on. I'm employed by North Carolina (the state getting creamed first), and if I want tomorrow off, I have to use a vacation day. (if anyone has heard differently please let me know)
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posted on
09/17/2003 9:38:40 PM PDT
by
lafroste
To: lafroste
Obviously, the standard of 'close enough for government work' is somewhat flexible.
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