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Posted on 09/23/2005 8:01:35 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Thanks much for the info .. I'm going to get the specific language and "enlighten" him.
I sometimes get tired of Fox but I just love Neil Cavuto.(and Britt):)
Please ask your son how to file for those, because I could use one. :-)
I don't really understand Judge Eckels role in this but perhaps NO needs to get a similar position!
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He's the county judge for Harris County. Bill White is the mayor of Houston. That's how it works in Texas.
Thanks Dixie. Earlier pics that I saw showed lots of cars stranded, either out of gas or broken down. Fourteen hours of driving to go two hundred miles is tough on cars. My wife's sister and family made it from Port Aurthor(sp?) to Tulsa, Oklahoma before finding a place to stay.
Truth be told, I can't decide which would be worse. If she looped around and back into the gulf, she probably wouldn't intensify past tropical storm strength, and if the high moved out of the way by then, she'd go through faster the second time, perhaps dumping less rain overall than if she stalled.
That doesn't EXPLAIN his position. NO has Judges too.
I believe certain SUV's get tax breaks. I believe the Ford Excursion, Hummer, Chevy Surburban, and others in that class get breaks. Or, they use to..
On SUVs with a weight of more than 6000 pounds, a business owner could take up to $100,000 of depreciation off their taxable income in the first year. It made those big luxury SUVs very attractive to doctors, lawyers, real estate agents, and so on. Toyota made a mistake one year with a new model of their large SUV that came in at just under 6000 pounds...
The loophole seems to be closing, and it is complicated, so consult your accountant before buying one.
thanks, we are fine.
Augh, trying to wake up...
Did you just hear Neal saying that earlier they (Neal & co.) were predicting Katrina to be a 10-15 billion dollar storm, then looking like it is going to be ten times that? Heck, I remember some here before the storm hit, correctly estimating the 100-200 billion dollar range.
EXCELLENT!
The looters were out.. 22 reports .. 16 arrested .. homes, Target store, check cashing stores .... HANG the vermin that do this to the diaster afflicted!
Prayers for all in Rita's path. I hope there isn't too much damage.
Port Arthur reporter by phone:
Many trees down blocking roads. Dont come back yet.
Consideraable damage.
No fatalities reported for TX or La, yet. :)
My MIL is in Brookshire(?) by Jasper. We haven't been able to get in touch with her either.
Aaron is a puke. Using a poor old lady's death like that is beneath contempt!
I do remember the president talking about tax breaks for small business owners with SUV's.
Nah, THey will just claim it was done differently this time due to Feds realizing they screwed up in NO.
http://www.judgeeckels.org/
"County Judge Robert Eckels
Harris County, Texas
Judge Eckels is the presiding officer of Harris County Commissioners Court. He is the only member of the five member Court that is elected countywide. His position involves executive, judicial, and legislative functions. As County Judge, he is the director of Harris Countys Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Judge Eckels is also the chairman of the countys Juvenile Justice programs. He represents the county on numerous boards and committees, and regional councils of government.
Harris County, with a population of 3.6 million, is the third most populous county in the United States. There are 34 municipalities within the county, including the City of Houston, which is the fourth largest city in the country. Over 1.2 million people live in unincorporated Harris County and rely on the county to be the primary provider of basic government services."
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