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Old 01-14-2010, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak View Post
Yeah, Haiti is a mess. And I can't imagine that it's going to get cleaned up in a timely manor. I see our government has generously offered to pay the bill though............

Having travelled the world whilst in the service of my country, I've seen all too many countries like Haiti. It is truly shocking and eye opening to see what other people have to live with. And all too easy for folks from the "Western World" to get jaded and lose sight of how good we have it.

One of my favorite quotes from one of the morons I work with; "We're gonna end up like Canada!!"

I asked,
"Ever been there?"

"No."

"It' s a beautiful place. Very nice people. Heck, you can hardly tell you've left the U.S.."

"Oh." Turns and walks away...............

Dave
Hey, what's the big idea, Dave. You trying to get to the point of this post. Just trying to make the rest of us look bad, I suppose.

Regards,

D-Ray
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