Workers have been dispatched to upgrade the gas stoves in 100,000 FEMA
trailers positioned along the Gulf Coast.

They have one job: To paint the gas knob red.

That's exactly right. Crews are visiting 100,000 trailers, scattered over
all hell-and-gone, to daub red paint on the gas control.

"...workers in Mississippi have painted the knobs on about 85 percent of the
30,000 to 40,000 trailers there. In Louisiana, around 20 percent of the
knobs in 70,000 trailers have been painted red."

The original plan called for replacing the knobs. A federal knob-census was
commissioned and FEMA found there were not enough red knobs in inventories
to handle the job.

Story includes goodness picture of resulting knob:
http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2006/10/14/news/local/doc453081fb469e2327723517.txt

I saw that and could not believe what I was reading. Probably some
congressman's relative got the contract.

Here they had a new apartment complex for poor people (projects) and
they had to take out the garbage disposals cause people were too stupid
to use them properly.

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:10:41 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:37:35 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Workers have been dispatched to upgrade the gas stoves in 100,000 FEMA
trailers positioned along the Gulf Coast.

They have one job: To paint the gas knob red.

That's exactly right. Crews are visiting 100,000 trailers, scattered over
all hell-and-gone, to daub red paint on the gas control.

"...workers in Mississippi have painted the knobs on about 85 percent of the
30,000 to 40,000 trailers there. In Louisiana, around 20 percent of the
knobs in 70,000 trailers have been painted red."

The original plan called for replacing the knobs. A federal knob-census was
commissioned and FEMA found there were not enough red knobs in inventories
to handle the job.

Story includes goodness picture of resulting knob:
http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2006/10/14/news/local/doc453081fb469e2327723517.txt



The government is out of control

Also, they had to replace the locks on umpty trailers where Katrina
victims were moved? Turns out there were only three different locks,
so your friendly neighbor could enter your trailer whenever they
wanted.

Indeed, the govt. is rising to its level of competence.

Aspasia

On 17 Oct 2006 11:19:49 -0700, wrote:

I saw that and could not believe what I was reading. Probably some
congressman's relative got the contract.

Here they had a new apartment complex for poor people (projects) and
they had to take out the garbage disposals cause people were too stupid
to use them properly.

I'm not familiar with the situation you SAY you know about? Or just
"HEARD" about?

If, indeed, there's any substance to this story, It would have been
much cheaper to send in a skilled people-person to explain the garbage
disposals. The tenants would have been happy to use them, once they
understood.

aspasia wrote:
On 17 Oct 2006 11:19:49 -0700, wrote:

I saw that and could not believe what I was reading. Probably some
congressman's relative got the contract.

Here they had a new apartment complex for poor people (projects) and
they had to take out the garbage disposals cause people were too
stupid to use them properly.

I'm not familiar with the situation you SAY you know about? Or just
"HEARD" about?

If, indeed, there's any substance to this story, It would have been
much cheaper to send in a skilled people-person to explain the garbage
disposals. The tenants would have been happy to use them, once they
understood.

Do you KNOW the tenants would have been capable of understanding the purpose
of a garbage disposal or happy to use them, or are you just guessing?

Dunno about the referenced story but Emerson Electric is suing NBC for
displaying an "InSinkErator" disposal in the latest episode of "Heros" that
showed a mangled hand, so evidently there is the possiblity for
misunderstanding the function of a disposal.

They used to call this "Product Placement."

http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/17/comm...ion=2006101711

aspasia wrote:

Also, they had to replace the locks on umpty trailers where Katrina
victims were moved? Turns out there were only three different locks,
so your friendly neighbor could enter your trailer whenever they
wanted.

Indeed, the govt. is rising to its level of competence.


The story I found said there were three "types" of locks ("type" = ?). Does
that mean only three key combinations?

Still, with, say, 35,000 inexpensive locks, there has to be SOME duplication
of keyways....

"HeyBub" wrote in message
...
Workers have been dispatched to upgrade the gas stoves in 100,000 FEMA
trailers positioned along the Gulf Coast.

They have one job: To paint the gas knob red.



I'll do it for $75 per nob.

Does that reflect on the tenants intelligence, or the government?

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
..

"HeyBub" wrote in message
...
Workers have been dispatched to upgrade the gas stoves in 100,000 FEMA
trailers positioned along the Gulf Coast.

They have one job: To paint the gas knob red.

That's exactly right. Crews are visiting 100,000 trailers, scattered
over
all hell-and-gone, to daub red paint on the gas control.

"...workers in Mississippi have painted the knobs on about 85 percent
of the
30,000 to 40,000 trailers there. In Louisiana, around 20 percent of
the
knobs in 70,000 trailers have been painted red."

The original plan called for replacing the knobs. A federal
knob-census was
commissioned and FEMA found there were not enough red knobs in
inventories
to handle the job.

Story includes goodness picture of resulting knob:
http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2006...oc453081fb469e
2327723517.txt

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:54:54 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

aspasia wrote:
On 17 Oct 2006 11:19:49 -0700, wrote:

I saw that and could not believe what I was reading. Probably some
congressman's relative got the contract.

Here they had a new apartment complex for poor people (projects) and
they had to take out the garbage disposals cause people were too
stupid to use them properly.

I'm not familiar with the situation you SAY you know about? Or just
"HEARD" about?

If, indeed, there's any substance to this story, It would have been
much cheaper to send in a skilled people-person to explain the garbage
disposals. The tenants would have been happy to use them, once they
understood.

Do you KNOW the tenants would have been capable of understanding the purpose
of a garbage disposal or happy to use them, or are you just guessing?

Dunno about the referenced story but Emerson Electric is suing NBC for
displaying an "InSinkErator" disposal in the latest episode of "Heros" that
showed a mangled hand, so evidently there is the possiblity for
misunderstanding the function of a disposal.

I bet they picked that up from a great little movie called "Mother,
Jugs and Speed". About a Mom & Pop ambulance company.
Scene where the techs are trying to free woman's hand caught in
disposal.

They used to call this "Product Placement."

http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/17/comm...ion=2006101711

aspasia wrote in :

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:54:54 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

aspasia wrote:
On 17 Oct 2006 11:19:49 -0700, wrote:

I saw that and could not believe what I was reading. Probably some
congressman's relative got the contract.

Here they had a new apartment complex for poor people (projects)
and they had to take out the garbage disposals cause people were
too stupid to use them properly.

I'm not familiar with the situation you SAY you know about? Or just
"HEARD" about?

If, indeed, there's any substance to this story, It would have been
much cheaper to send in a skilled people-person to explain the
garbage disposals. The tenants would have been happy to use them,
once they understood.

Do you KNOW the tenants would have been capable of understanding the
purpose of a garbage disposal or happy to use them, or are you just
guessing?

Dunno about the referenced story but Emerson Electric is suing NBC for
displaying an "InSinkErator" disposal in the latest episode of "Heros"
that showed a mangled hand, so evidently there is the possiblity for
misunderstanding the function of a disposal.

I bet they picked that up from a great little movie called "Mother,
Jugs and Speed". About a Mom & Pop ambulance company.
Scene where the techs are trying to free woman's hand caught in
disposal.

They used to call this "Product Placement."

http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/17/comm...version=200610
1711




a great little movie called "Mother,
Jugs and Speed".

Holy crap! That is an oldie. I could Google it but I'm offline. If I
recall, Raquel Welsh was Jugs. A black guy, Prior maybe?, was Mother. 3rd
escapes me totally.

In article ,
Al Bundy wrote:


Holy crap! That is an oldie. I could Google it but I'm offline. If I
recall, Raquel Welsh was Jugs. A black guy, Prior maybe?, was Mother. 3rd
escapes me totally.

Bill Cosby. There was also a very forgettable one-season TV version.

"Al Bundy" wrote in message
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aspasia wrote in :

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:54:54 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

aspasia wrote:
(snip)


a great little movie called "Mother,
Jugs and Speed".

Holy crap! That is an oldie. I could Google it but I'm offline. If I
recall, Raquel Welsh was Jugs. A black guy, Prior maybe?, was Mother. 3rd
escapes me totally.

Welch, Bill Cosby, and the third guy, the one that gets shot, is Harvey
Keitel. I couldn't remember the 3rd guy either, so I looked it up on IMDB. A
post-Jeanie, pre-Dallas Larry Hagman also had a role as a scumbag. He did
several similar roles in that era.

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