tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post6653745468912471772..comments2023-07-07T00:32:17.629-07:00Comments on BendBubble2: Goodbye Bend Aeronautical DreamsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-4997167004989746092009-09-01T21:07:55.662-07:002009-09-01T21:07:55.662-07:00bitter?bitter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-24590216527259461162009-08-22T21:51:15.149-07:002009-08-22T21:51:15.149-07:00"Hmmm...no takers."
It's because mo..."Hmmm...no takers."<br /><br />It's because most of us are asleep. You see, it's Pacific time out here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-83333842299042410292009-08-22T19:42:38.543-07:002009-08-22T19:42:38.543-07:00Hmmm...no takers.Hmmm...no takers.Bewerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389021459268558541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-91347155077476096662009-08-22T18:04:25.790-07:002009-08-22T18:04:25.790-07:00I bet Obama is happy that Scotland and England are...I bet Obama is happy that Scotland and England are getting all the bad press this weekend. What a relief!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-65156919725074783222009-08-22T11:02:53.882-07:002009-08-22T11:02:53.882-07:00"Duncan, I hope that's a rhetorical quest..."Duncan, I hope that's a rhetorical question."<br /><br />You talking to me, table lamp? You taking to me?<br /><br />heh.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-63319200036475263632009-08-22T10:32:04.703-07:002009-08-22T10:32:04.703-07:00And Eugene is having problems of their own, though...And Eugene is having problems of their own, though not as severe a Bend's.timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558612755834018291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-90379358973902515602009-08-22T09:26:25.512-07:002009-08-22T09:26:25.512-07:00Eugene U-Haul is running a special for trucks goin...Eugene U-Haul is running a special for trucks going TO Bend- $108.<br />Apparently, there are not enough trucks in Bend to handle the number of people moving OUT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-14484068700379384122009-08-22T07:34:26.619-07:002009-08-22T07:34:26.619-07:00Re: loonies on both sides...
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A right wing l...Re: loonies on both sides...<br /><br />####<br /><br />A right wing loonie, a "death panel" preacher, gets eviscerated with the facts <a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/56008/death-panel-myth-creator-betsy-mccaughey-resigns-from-medical-board" rel="nofollow">resigns from medical board</a> in disgrace.<br /><br />http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-17-2009/exclusive---betsy-mccaughey-extended-interview-pt--1<br /><br />How about one of you comes up with a similar interview where a progressive being interviewed results in the facts shoving their lies right into their face.<br /><br />You are welcome to comb the archives of Rush, O'Reilly, Beck, Savage, or whomever you want.<br /><br />Even Krauthammer, although he as actually <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/08/charles-krauthammer-on-end-of-life-counseling.html" rel="nofollow">acknowledged the truth</a> lately.<br /><br />Simple solution: open Medicare to anyone who wants it. The bureaucracy already exists, the tens of millions happy with their employer-based private insurance can keep it (as long as they are employed, anyway), and costs can be renegotiated as there is already a mechanism to do so.<br /><br />This is what scares the private insurance industry the most. Because it could be implemented long before the next election.Bewerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389021459268558541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-43544980024919314982009-08-22T06:53:51.725-07:002009-08-22T06:53:51.725-07:00On a local note, building for the future of Bend:
...On a local note, building for the future of Bend:<br /><br />AGENDA<br />Juniper Ridge Management Board<br />Tuesday, August 25, 2009<br />Time: 3:00 p.m.<br />Location: Council Chambers, City Hall<br /><br />Roll Call<br /><br />1. Infrastructure Planning:<br />a. Presentation by David Stangel (Murray Smith & Associates) on Juniper Ridge<br />Wastewater Collection & Water System projects<br />b. Natural Gas Planning<br />c. Water System Pressure Zone issue<br /><br />2. Codes, Covenants & Restrictions: Status Update on Document Development<br /><br />3. Design Guidelines: Status Update on Consultant Selection Process and Document<br />Development<br /><br />4. Suterra: Update on Construction Schedule Milestones and Tentative Date for Close of Escrow<br /><br />5. PacifiCorp: Update on construction Schedule Milestones and Tentative Date for Close of<br />Escrow<br /><br />6. Administrative Matters:<br />a. Date & Time of Next Meeting<br />b. Review of COB Minutes from the February, April and May, 2009 meetings<br />c. Bend 2030 Action Items<br />d. EDCO Board Seat<br /><br />7. Executive Session Pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2) (a-e)<br /><br />8. Adjourn<br /><br />####<br /><br /><i>c. Water System Pressure Zone issue<br /></i><br /><br />Hmmm, never heard of that one before. Sounds expensive...Bewerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389021459268558541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-20159357952779218912009-08-21T19:57:30.443-07:002009-08-21T19:57:30.443-07:00"What the hell am I doing arguing with furnit..."What the hell am I doing arguing with furniture?"<br /><br />Duncan, I hope that's a rhetorical question.timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558612755834018291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-1890536983067578892009-08-21T19:47:00.871-07:002009-08-21T19:47:00.871-07:00"I watch Fox channel"
Dunc, you have a ..."I watch Fox channel"<br /><br />Dunc, you have a much sterner constitution than I do. Hell, who even has time to watch TV when there's a pile of books to read besides my bed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-12157957952229064112009-08-21T17:55:45.008-07:002009-08-21T17:55:45.008-07:00"But don't tell hbm that, he thinks it sn..."But don't tell hbm that, he thinks it snows all the time in Bend."<br /><br />I never said it snows all the time -- only from November through May. And sometimes June.hbmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-9309873127726926412009-08-21T17:51:50.652-07:002009-08-21T17:51:50.652-07:00"Leave the debating to the adults."
Dun..."Leave the debating to the adults."<br /><br />Duncan is more adult than all the anonymous items of household furniture on this blog combined.hbmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-68001395552443559642009-08-21T16:14:15.126-07:002009-08-21T16:14:15.126-07:00Nah, all solved. Since you won't name yoursel...Nah, all solved. Since you won't name yourself, I'll just name you, <br /><br />Right wing crazy #1. Kitchen Table.<br /><br />Right wing crazy #2. Living Room Sofa.<br /><br />If I confuse the two of you, no problem, you're both Household furniture.<br /><br />What the hell am I doing arguing with furniture?Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-35509376126694196142009-08-21T15:40:53.941-07:002009-08-21T15:40:53.941-07:00"Hell, you're all Kitchen Tables."
=..."Hell, you're all Kitchen Tables."<br />===<br /><br />Calm down, Dunc. You are (again) getting confused between Anonymous and his brother Anonymous, and his other brother Anonymous.<br /><br />Calm down. Take your meds.<br /><br />Remember what happened last year, when you were also confused by the many Anonymous' you argued with. You had a melt down, when you were supposed to be getting over you sickness.<br /><br />Calm down. Take your meds.<br /><br />Leave the debating to the adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-81429701729569954192009-08-21T15:39:47.335-07:002009-08-21T15:39:47.335-07:00Interesting. Didn't think my tone was that ha...Interesting. Didn't think my tone was that harsh. Just playing around.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-46021444483489397082009-08-21T15:09:05.367-07:002009-08-21T15:09:05.367-07:00Calm down, everyone. No need to get all wee weed.
...Calm down, everyone. No need to get all wee weed.<br /><br />That's exactly what the Realtors, developers, and builders want us to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-15870960436775981382009-08-21T14:55:21.439-07:002009-08-21T14:55:21.439-07:00I was talking to Kitchen Table. Are you Kitchen T...I was talking to Kitchen Table. Are you Kitchen Table, or do you just talk like Kitchen Table. <br /><br />Hell, you're all Kitchen Tables.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-7090545035293316252009-08-21T14:49:13.868-07:002009-08-21T14:49:13.868-07:00OK. I did not at all believe there would be anyone...OK. I did not at all believe there would be anyone who believes Bush started a fire dropped a match from a helicopter (let's teach some physics in our schools, by the way), but these people have been documented at Salon, as I discovered via Google. One of you is a Salon reader, eh?<br /><br />What can I say, but Oh. My. God.<br /><br />http://dir.salon.com/news/feature/2003/09/08/oregon/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-5756811453700707992009-08-21T14:42:16.625-07:002009-08-21T14:42:16.625-07:00Are you responding only to me, Dunc, or to the pre...Are you responding only to me, Dunc, or to the previous anonymous posters as well?<br /><br />I know it's frustrating to have multiple people use "anonymous," but I was first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-56101201646105081172009-08-21T14:32:47.664-07:002009-08-21T14:32:47.664-07:00"This is where I have to give credit to Bruce..."This is where I have to give credit to Bruce. He sometimes had a weakness for parroting party line, but he would semi-regularly snap out of it and give opinions that sounded as if he personally had thought through the issue at hand."<br /><br />Bullshit, you never let up.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-4768799171253237502009-08-21T14:18:01.860-07:002009-08-21T14:18:01.860-07:00This is where I have to give credit to Bruce. He s...This is where I have to give credit to Bruce. He sometimes had a weakness for parroting party line, but he would semi-regularly snap out of it and give opinions that sounded as if he <i>personally</i> had thought through the issue at hand.<br /><br />That made him much more interesting than any robotic cliché regurgitater, left or right.<br /><br />There's a sometimes irritating stubbornness about him, but also some redeeming hint of self-reflection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-54377457534433039712009-08-21T14:09:56.202-07:002009-08-21T14:09:56.202-07:00If anything, the left has a more interesting fixat...If anything, the left has a more interesting fixation on conspiracy theories than the right does. Of course, it could be argued that it was Bush that made them crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-12262971705338709872009-08-21T14:05:12.057-07:002009-08-21T14:05:12.057-07:00Dunc, no looney left? Surely you jest.
I know peo...Dunc, no looney left? Surely you jest.<br /><br />I know people who think that Bush dropped a match out into the forest to start fires on his visit here. <i>From an airplane or a helicopter!</i><br /><br />There's plenty of looney to go around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449433527135568372.post-26912124504807608432009-08-21T13:20:03.509-07:002009-08-21T13:20:03.509-07:00"You believe that there is no "Loony Lef..."You believe that there is no "Loony Left"<br /><br />Yes, there is. I know a few. They include the wackos who think Bush blew up the World Trade Center. But they are less numerous and far less noisy than the loony right.<br /><br />"because you are so left, there is nobody left of you"<br /><br />Because you are so far right, you have no idea that by the standards of the hard-core leftists I'm considered practically conservative.<br /><br />But you think anybody who supports even moderate health care reform is a "communist," so what else can I expect?<br /><br />BTW I like Dunc's name for you. Seeya later, Kitchen Table.hbmnoreply@blogger.com