Posted on 01/01/2012 8:10:22 AM PST by Gen.Blather
I met some illegal Mexicans last night at a party. Several years ago I stayed with a couple of wonderful Mexican families in the Baja below California. These were well-off people. The homes, on average were beautifully tiled and some of them had mahogany inlaid walls, bookshelves and cabinetry that would cost a hundred-thousand dollars here. So, I’m guessing if they aren’t rich they’re very comfortable. The elderly not as well-off grandfather, while living in Mexico was receiving Social Security from the United States and owned a rent-free apartment in California which he used as his address to receive several forms of assistance checks from Californian agencies. He visited the apartment once a week to re-arrange things and make it looked lived in. He had a car, a Toyota Corolla that looked quite nice and had working air-conditioning. I gathered it was supplied as some form of assistance and he generally left it in California at the apartment. The apartment was about 1100 square feet and very livable. The grandfather told me most of entire complex, easily a 1000 units, were like him, on Californian assistance, but actually living in Mexico.
At the party were a couple of teenage boys from this family. Very nice kids. I’d be proud to have them as my own; diligent, hard working, trouble-free and much more adult than you’d expect from that age. They told me that they’d decided to go to high school in California instead of Mexico. They said that the (California) government gave them an apartment and they travel back to Mexico on the weekends. (I don’t know if they’re staying alone or if a family member is staying with them, but if I had to guess, they came alone.)
When I posted information on this family last time, Freepers angrily asked why I hadn’t reported them. Firstly, I was a well-treated guest. Secondly, this must be obvious to the casual observer. Even if I knew who to report it to in California, which I don’t, it is obvious that this is how it’s done. These people are only taking advantage of “benefits” put there for them. Not to avail themselves of these benefits would be like deciding not to take candy freely offered to you.
I am off to the Blanket Show. My back is killing me.
See all y’all tomorrow!
I knew you were going to pounce on that.
It was my turn. Besides: I’m a creature of habit.
And you like me. So there. ;oþ
Looks infectious.
OK watched...the nearest Library for us is over 2hrs away.
Sun?
Yep.
Sionnsar hated big yellow face. He liked the clouds in Seattle. :-)
Embarrassed to say, grammar isn’t a subject I do well at.. as you all can tell.
LOL, that’s OK Sis.
I was more upset that Kathleen wouldn’t wait. ;-)
Happy late birthday! It’s been a busy month for birthdays - a bunch among the NC forum people, and I think six out of my eight Cub Scouts had their birthdays this month. Folks with spring fever the preceding April, I guess ...
Kathleen and I are enjoying “Lie to Me.” Great cast. Ash often gets up and watches with us, and then goes back to her crate when I take Kathleen back to bed.
“Sun. It was a running joke with Sionnsar, bless his heart. He was a true Northwesterner, loved the gray drizzle. Scot, and all that ...”
TC, you say everything the way I wish I could have said it.
It’s a profession ;-).
Sionnsar was usually the last one up on the UT, being in the Pacific time zone and having poor health, so he always got the early-morning kitteh and came back later with the mizzly weather report.
Thanks TC!
I am glad you are enjoying Lie to Me.
I think my favorite is the show “Bones”, based on the Dr. Kathy Reichs books.
I was suprised to learn that the selection of shows and movies available on Netflix differ in the US and Canada.
I’ve had him about a year & a half. He’s been fine that whole time. It’s just the last few days. We cleaned his tank completely, even putting new stones down the day before yesterday. The last few days he’s suddenly changed, I’d been doing everything the same till then.
Well, I’m a fan of your work. :-)
You know, Sion never gave me the impression of any suffering.
He was such a strong man.
*HUGs LoM*
Thanks for sharing him with us. :-)
Why?
A fake plant, stones a thermometer, filter & a heater. He’s by himself.
We haven’t had fish in years, we had a cat who would fish them out with a
single claw just to watch them flop around behind the tank till they stopped.
I was just a kid then, it was seven fish for my seventh birthday. The only
fish who lived for any great length of time was our Plecostomus, Ptolemy.
We had him like six or eight years, our cat couldn’t bait him.
My bad sleep patterns must confuse the h3!! out of mine. He hasn’t
greeted me since he started keeling onto his side in the bottom.
How long is that in dog years?
If I thought it helped in any way, I'd be encouraged that in dog years, I'm a millionaire.
That does ring a bell...!
Maresitmase, and Doeseatoats, and ...
Hmmm. Anyone else remember it that way?
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