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Federal Government Water Resource Inspector
July 28, 2008 | Jeff Head

Posted on 07/28/2008 8:41:42 AM PDT by Jeff Head

A federal government water resources inspector went out to a Texas ranch to investigate water use at the large Texas property.

The old rancher met him in the drive and told him that he appreciated and understood his job, but that there was one irrigated pasture that the government man simply would not be able to inspect or check out.

The government man became a little irritated and said, "What do you mean I can't inspect or check it out?"

The inspector then pulled out his official government ID and told the rancher,

"You see this ID? It says here that I represent the United States Federal Government and that in the execution of my duties for inspecting water resource use I can inspect and analyze any part of your, or anyone else's property to ensure that there are no violations.

"So I WILL be looking at that pasture...and now I'm going to make sure and look at it particularly close."

The old rancher simply said, "OK, suite yourself."

About ten minutes later the old rancher was startled by a wild yell coming from the field in question.

When he looked over towards the field, he saw the government man being chased and rapidly overtaken by the rancher's large Brahma bull.

The rancher chuckled to himself and then cupped his hands to his moutth and yelled,

"Be sure and show HIM your official government ID card. See what he thinks of it!"


TOPICS: Government; Humor; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: governmentjokes; govwatch; regulation; regulator; waronthewest
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To: econjack
When I asked the grounds for the charge, their reply was that any company with our level of sales and such a small amount of sales taxes collected was guilty of not paying sales taxes due.

Didn't Walt Disney invent this guy? Name starts with a "G" or some such (a-hyuk).

21 posted on 07/28/2008 7:59:52 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Drill Here! Drill Now! Pay Less! Sign the petition at http://www.americansolutions.com/)
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To: Jeff Head

LOL GOOD ONE.


22 posted on 07/28/2008 8:19:46 PM PDT by Dubya (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
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They aren't impressed by much of anything and we always gave them a very wide berth. Even then, as I said, sometimes that wasn't enough...they'd come a running at you from a quarter mile away and you'd best hope you had enouugh time and room to get out of their field.

Cows obviously like "bad boys", just as many young women seem to.

23 posted on 07/28/2008 10:30:21 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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