The Pool And Other Random Shenanigans

What can I say in the age of not wanting to spend money on projects like the hospital, when I see money being spent on the swimming pool. Will this thing ever pay for itself? Sorry by the way for not posting on the weekly newspaper sooner but my time has been rather cramped as of late but things seem to be getting better. Now, back to the show. According to our local newspaper editor the lovely and alluring Beverly Burks(where did Rambo go?) and I am not kidding I think she is attractive and would not dare to speak to her because she is so far out of my league it isn't even funny and I don't know if she is married, blah blah yadda yadda, the city of Monticello is prepared to spend 268,000 to repair the city pool.


Now that long pause was to let that sink in for a moment. 268,000 dollars. And the really interesting thing is the next line stating that the exact amount needed has not yet been determined. Now I know that in the world of construction and contracting that more often you get money back after the work is completed than having to pay more (yeah in fantasy land) so the fact is that this might not be over yet. what would 268,000 dollars buy for a hospital? How many police officers would get radios, weapons, computers, that would help them protect us? How many firefighters would get new turnouts, and hey how about a raise in the volunteer fireman's pay. When I was there you got ten dollars for a structure fire and five dollars for everything else. It may be different now but it can't be that much different. Oh and by the way I posted several weeks ago about there being "zero grade" on the playing fields at the new sports complex. I see that this week they are trying to solve the mystery of water standing on the baseball fields. "HELLO!!!!!" The heating didn't work either because everyone knows that if you have a car that the air conditioning doesn't work in you sell it in the winter and the reverse goes true for the heat. Who checks the heat in the summer to make sure its working? Someone who isn't a complete idiot that is who. Who are these people that our running our great city? Ask yourself some questions. Who has the termite "contract" for city property? Why do some police officers check the door of my parent's store and not mine?(The buildings are actually the same building with a wall separating and the front doors 15 feet apart). What dentists are city employees "preferred" to use? Why is the sky blue? Interestingly enough I can answer that last one. You see honey the light from the sun travels through our atmosphere and is reflected by..........Well, you know the rest.