Not motorcycle related and not exactly political, a short story

[solo1]

When I was a city councilman in New Haven,(about 12,000 population) I answered my phone at home one day and it was one of my constituents. He complained to me that the vacant property next door had an eight foot high, 10 foot long section of fence that was fallen down and he was concerned that the nails sticking up would puncture the foot of some kid that was playing nearby. Now this guy was a big guy about 40 years old and had 100% disability for an alleged work related injury to his back. Now this being a small neighborhood I saw that he didn't seem to have any back problems when no one was looking, 'nuff said.

Any way, when i got there, he was wringing his hands and kept repeating what should we do?  Call the Board of Health? The police? the county abandoned property division, what?

Sure enough, he was right about the nails, they were at least 10 penny and sticking up vertical just waiting for some kid to come along.

I looked at it for awhile and then reached down, grabbed the top of the fence,  lifted it vertical and then let it fall over again with the nails pointed down.

"Hows that?" I asked.  He was dumbfounded. 

Sorta like the able bodied citizen who calls a busy Utility Department after a rain storm about a flooded street when he can simply go out with a rake and unclog the storm drain that's causing the problem.

No moral to this story, just telling one of many stories that I have about being a city councilman in a small town.

[Black Dog]

Folks like that are why there are 'Warning' labels on things like Glass Cleaner & Bug Spray (don't spray in eyes...).  Did he call you if his shoes came untied? 

Black Dog

[Hoosier Valk]

A lot of times, common sense is most uncommon.

[R J]

Ya'll fur get ted he had a back problem.    Dat fence was too heavy for him to move.

Now ya bring in a big ole strong council member and he just tossed it around like a leaf.   LOL

[Jabba]

Ya'll fur get ted he had a back problem.    Dat fence was too heavy for him to move.

Now ya bring in a big ole strong council member and he just tossed it around like a leaf.   LOL

Solo was probably 70 when he did that too.

It's an example of what's WRONG in America if you ask me.  People expecting the government to take care of EVERYTHING. 

the 11 scaries words in America

"I am with the Government and I am here to help!"


Jabba