GOVEROTRAGEOUS: California mocked over $11 billion high-speed rail bridge to nowhere

Sunday, May 12, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/05/04/us-news/california-mocked-over-high-speed-rail-bridge-to-nowhere-that-took-9-years-to-build/

California mocked over $11 billion high-speed rail bridge to nowhere that took 9 years to build
By Rich Calder
Published May 4, 2024, 5:17 p.m. ET

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California is taking of heat for celebrating the completion of an high-speed rail bridge that has cost taxpayers $11 billion and took nine years to build — and clearly goes nowhere.

Critics — including Tesla founder Elon Musk and Dogecoin creator Billy Markus — are ripping the California High Speed Rail Authority after it boasted about last year’s completion of a “Fresno River Viaduct,” a mere sliver of the state’s long-delayed, bullet-train project attempting to link San Francisco to Los Angeles

“This is the most remarkable human achievement ever,” joked Markus, the creator of the jokey cryptocurrency, on X Friday. 

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If this wasn’t so sad and frustrating, then it might be funny ha ha.

As it is, it is evidence that the political class of the Pepuls Republik of Kaliforkneeah need to be replaced by nothing,

11 BILLION dollars to go no where?

Who’s brother-in-law got that contract?

If nothing else, the time value of money is ignored.  And, by the time something connects with it, it’s going to be obsolete or decayed.

Argh!

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Scofflaw finds a way to skate by

Monday, January 1, 2024

https://nypost.com/2023/12/23/metro/ues-man-avoids-parking-tickets-and-tows-by-removing-license-plates/

Ghost car: Post catches serial scofflaw in the act of removing license plates to avoid tickets , tows
By Georgia Worrell, Matthew Sedacca, and Rich Calder
Published Dec. 23, 2023, 7:45 a.m. ET

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A rogue driver on the Upper East Side has found a loophole to get around parking tickets — removing his license plates. 

The Post witnessed a man in a blue Honda Odyssey park on East 85th Street between York and First Avenues, before yanking the Connecticut license plate off the back of the car and stashing it in a plastic bag.

The man then strutted into a nearby apartment building at 424 E. 85th Street, where he works as a super. 

Neighborhood residents say the slippery scofflaw had been pulling the same trick for months, to avoid being slapped with parking tickets and being towed. 

They said they called the cops multiple times on the serial parking abuser but officials said police are not able to tow vehicles that have no plates — so-called “ghost cars” — unless the city Sanitation Department first marks them for removal. 

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Here’s a novel idea: team a Policeman, Sanitation official, and a few tow trucks.  Sanitation tags the car, the Police ticket it, and the tow truck takes it away.  Ez Pee Zee. 

I like street justice by the Fire Department when someone blocks a hydrane; let the fire folks practice breaking car windows and hooking up a leaky hose for a few hours.  Good practice and I bet you only need the NY Post to photo it.  Problem solved.

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RANT: Don’t punish the dogs for weather

Monday, March 28, 2022

https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/iditarod-race-punishes-mushers-for-sheltering-dogs-from-storm/

Alaska’s Iditarod race punishes mushers for sheltering dogs from storm
By Rich Calder
March 26, 2022 2:21pm  Updated

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Iditarod rules say dogs cannot be taken inside shelters except for race veterinarians’ medical examination or treatment. However, cruel or inhumane treatment of dogs is also prohibited during the event.

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I suggest that rule writers be kept outside.  The humans and dogs should be inside.  Then let’s see if the “rules” change.

Sorry but the dogs should be inside and the humans outside.

Argh!

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