Posted on 08/11/2012 11:28:26 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Daddy, and his friends, helped block the Carpenter's Union from taking over his 'shop' at a large corporation in my hometown. This was facilitated by the actions of a couple of pro-Union goons who showed up at our house one mid-day when my Mama was 8 months pregnant with one of my older bothers. Daddy was at work, as they knew he would be, and they proceeded to inform my mother that she'd better work to convince my Daddy to vote for the Union, if he knew what was good for him. She told them that if they wanted to talk to her husband he'd be home at 4:15, and in the meantime they'd better get the hell off her front porch. Needless to say, that didn't go down well with my Daddy, and when he informed the crowd, at the time of the vote, about what had happened, they didn't like it either, and voted against the Union.
As far as I know, the Union never made headway at that company, even in the 30 years after my Daddy had retired.
I would lose a lot of sleep from non-stop partying and massive week long bender. I can dream can't I ?
Thanks for posting this.
This is reflective of the actual reality in the country, rather than the preposterous “Obama is still popular” polls.
It may be time for those 11 states to start planning their next escape attempt from the perverted USSA.
I’m sure the next Treasonous attempt anxiously awaiting your brilliant leadership.
“It may be time for those 11 states to start planning their next escape attempt from the perverted USSA.”
I’m sure the next Treasonous attempt anxiously awaiting your brilliant leadership.
NYC was one of the Slaver’s strongest bastions before the Rat Rebellion AND during it.
NYC was ALWAYS one of the strongest supporters of the RAT party after the alliance forged by Jefferson and Burr in 1800.
Little man, go away. Haters got to hate in your case....
Roger that manc! both posts.
Not so amazing when one considers that they stole or plagiarized almost everything they wanted.
It was the Haters who tried to destroy the greatest nation on the face of the Earth.
That is so much statist bull crap. The USA, without the CSA, was so crippled it was barely able to defeat those nasty southern hayseeds. /sarcasm
true, then its also me dreaming.
“did you ever go to the chapel and the ovwer 200 foot cross?”
No. I’ll have to go next time I’m in town.
“It’s going to be a massive celebration and that would be a great time to take a vacation here if you ever get the time.”
What’s the timeframe on that?
http://staugustine.com/stories/102809/opinions_102809_021.shtml
450th birthday of the city, the oldest city in the coujtry and the place where the first Christian prayer was eevr said in North America.
The cross which marks the spot is nearly 300 feet and lit up at night, must really piss of the lefty loons LOL.
The birthday party will be going on for some time I ma led to believe and hopefully the Queen, Pope, and royal family from Spain can attend.
The cross is near the fountain of youth which I might add does not workfor me or anyone i know thus far.
If you ever think of coming down and you need info and whee to stay in order to not get ripped off then just drop me a line.
we welcome any conservatives here, FL needs your vote too LOL.
That sounds like it going to be a GREAT time!
“The cross is near the fountain of youth”
I’ve been there twice, so I was near the Cross.
“If you ever think of coming down and you need info and whee to stay in order to not get ripped off then just drop me a line.”
Will do!
“we welcome any conservatives here, FL needs your vote too LOL.”
Yes, it can get very disheartening knowing that your vote (here in MA) means nothing 99.8% of the time.
Works for me!
The reason that most of the “real” South doesn’t claim Florida is because it is full of snow birds from up North, Mexicans and Cubans. I grew up there from age 2 to age 13 due to severe asthma and not able to live in TN until I was older. No good meds at that time. There is nothing Southern about Florida. In fact, I was even bullied due to my Southern accent. Yes, I lived there but my Southern roots ran deep with a father from Chattanooga and a lot of time in summers in Chattanooga with my grandparents. We moved back to TN in 1968 and I never looked back. I’ve only been to Florida on vacation once in 44 years.
No way I would give up my TN mountain home for Florida!
I might add that I lived in Ft. Lauderdale in South Florida. I didn’t get very much exposure to North Florida except to travel through there to TN so I shouldn’t judge the Northern part of the state so harshly.
that’s you but even on here many do not agree with you.
I suggest you get to go to the north of FL, or central FL and you saying you were picked on way back decades ago in FL might not have something to do with your accent as there are many here right now who have accents, southern accents and they have no problem.
But like you said you’ve only bee to FL once in 44 years and yet you think you know the state
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