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.
Well, you probably did, but you know: Two things happen when you start to age: 1. You forget things, and 2. I can’t recall what the other one was...
So I included you again. I mean, you’re worth it, right? (Say yes, or it will be your turn to whip the dwarves into shape...)
Nuke em...from orbit
Ooooohhhhh! That SO works!!!
They have Content-Free Sentence Generators. It used to be that only politicians had them, but there must be a resale market, because they're turning up everywhere now.
Warming up here - almost 50 now. I have to go to the Dollar Store for some supplies to teach the Cub Scouts how to wrap packages. Maybe they can all wrap one another for mailing, and I can ship them off to the UPS lost-package depot for a couple of months, until it’s light in the evenings again and they can go OUTSIDE.
We’re IN orbit!! We have been since we left Scotland several years ago, with our Flying Castle.
We have habitats, “He’s Touching me!” “Are We There Yet?” and “I Have To Go To The Bathroom!” Well, the last one, I’m not really sure of, but I’m sure Bob will correct me when he reads this.
Each habitat runs on a 24-hour day, with eight hours’ separation. (I think that’s how it goes...I need to shut up. I may be speaking with my hummingbird brain...)
Wow. That lost package depot sounds really cool. What little boy wouldn’t want to go THERE??? Maybe we should talk to Bob and see if we can make one in an out-of-the-way cubbyhole?
Sort of like Coventry, but with guards...
Try spritzing it with diluted tea-tree oil.
Now scouts, this is for your “Infiltration Ninja Skills” merit badge.
We’re wrapping you up in these big containers like so, then shiping you to the Warehouse of Lost Items.
There you must find these listed items and then arrange to have yourself, and the item, shipped back.
Lost food packages, lost electronics deliveries, camping gear, weapons ... it's probably a lot like the Room of Requirement in its Ultimate Attic manifestation. Only with mice.
I like it!
It’d be a great joke, but somebody somewhere would have a complete meltdown and then litigate.
That same person would also see nothing wrong with a serial pedophile running a boys camp.
Maybe if we made it into a reality show instead?
The kids have to complete the tasks within a certain amount of time?
That way the aforementioned serial litigator wouldn’t have an issue with it since it’d be reality TV?
Really?
Yah...Room of Requirement...THAT’S the ticket! LOL!
It seems like you can get away with anything if it's "reality tv." But otherwise, you can't do anything fun because someone might sue.
I supposed I’d have to send Tom along as Den Chief, since the Wolf Cubs are only 7 years old.
You didn’t tell me dwarf-whipping was an option until now because . . . ?
She didn't want to be responsible for the outcome.
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