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.
But fortunately, the kudzu and parsley can’t run very fast. Fast for plants, but they’re not going to catch a person moving at normal speed.
Wekkum back to the land of the virtually living.
I can’t stay ‘cuz I’m doing something I haven’t done much in the last three months: [whispers] working. Shhhh. Don’t tell; it might sully my reputation.
C U later.
I’ll PM lib27. She hosts the Saturday FReeper recipe thread. This will open up a whole new vista!
I wouldn’t be so cock-sure about the kudzu...
Hasn’t stoppped them from trying.
They did try to catch Ash the one day.
Good to know, thanks. Catz are agitating for lunch, so gotta feed them. They will, however, refer to it properly as brunch. They can manipulate me mercilessly, but the nomenclature must be accurate.
See ya later, y’all!
Fanks!
It’s good to be back. Posting from the phone was something sion did, and I’m not nearly in his league. It took me two days to figure out how to do it.
Anyway, congratulations on being gainfully employed. I hate the alternative for anyone.
Pretty much!
FEED ME, SEYMORE!!!!
Good morning. 56 and sunny. Jake says it’s our nap time.
LOL!
And yoiks!
I just got a photo of my grandson (ex-army) and he looks old and wise. War does that. If I can figure out how to send all these photos to my own email, I’ll share some!
It will be about 60 today, with a cooling trend the next week. Last year we had highs of 37.
You're welcome. If that's not enough to complete the fence let me know. I have some chicken wire around here. We don't need it because we have one of the new Linksys Wireless Chicken Routers. It's password-protected and has fairly decent range. I can fry with 100' of the kitchen; poach within 150'. Although there's a dead spot under the gingko tree.
“FEED ME, SEYMORE!!!!” I apologize for my cultural ignorance, but is that from Rocky Horror Picture Show, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits?
I went to high school with that plant.
I’ll see your Kudzu and Parsley Monsters, and I’ll raise you a Calvin and Hobbes Spinach Monster. (That was one scary dude.) (Dudette?) (Forget it. This is a family thread.)
Um...no. It’s from...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7SkrYF8lCU ...THIS!!!
C&H Spinach Monster??? Almost anything his Mum put on his plate was out to GET HIM!!! I know, because I have almost all the books. (Except for the one my un-named co-worker stole from my desk. May s/he forever have nightmares because of the theft...)
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