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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The New Kid in Town






NorCal CRUSH is an open, transparent organization engaged in uniting residents in the vital mission of making our cities and counties, our state, and our nation better places to live and work. Our core values include confidence in the benefits of limited, accountable government and personal freedom and responsibility for individuals. We are convinced a healthy economy is obtained by promoting private sector enterprises and employment. We believe in and are working tirelessly to sustain the unique character of our beloved home, Northern California. We invite you to join us in our specific endeavors:
WATCHDOGS: CRUSH representatives attend city council meetings, county supervisors meetings, and other political and community meetings whose policies affect us all. You can participate too as an observer/reporter.  WORKSHOPS: CRUSH will hold various mentoring and informational gatherings for young people and for people of every age. All are welcome.
ACTIVITIES: CRUSH plans to DO, not just talk. Call it explanation through action. Clean up a beach or a park together. Collect signatures on reform petitions. The possibilities are endless.
RESOURCES FOR  POLITICAL CANDIDATES: CRUSH will provide first-time office seekers with advice and guidance based experience. Why should new candidates have to re-invent the wheel? It is time like-minded candidates had a resource, a center of gravity, they can count on.
NEWS AND OPINION: CRUSH, besides presenting a gallery of recurring commentators on this website, will be your voice. Bring an issue to the table. Bring us facts, or investigative pieces. Bring an opinion about a local, state, or federal law, agency, events or other situations. We are determined to print “the other side — the right side” of the story.
We who proudly reside in the wine country can think of ourselves as the fruit of the vine of the heritage our forefathers “planted.” Now, as we face today’s considerable challenges, we must harvest the power of knowledge to ensure a fruitful future too. It’s up to us — all of us.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

OIL COMPANY ROLLING BOYCOTT


This is a rolling boycott to send a message, loud and clear to the oil companies that we are not happy. Now it must be understood that this protest will affect the local gas station owner. For that we feel for you. But you chose the product that you sell and we as Americans are afforded the freedom to choose. And today we reject the rising price of fuel. Today we stand together as American consumers with our collective voices and those voices say NO! We will NOT be held hostage by the oil industry and here is what we will be doing:
Mayday – Each gas station will be boycotted for two weeks starting May 1, 2011 at the strike of 12:01 AM. Patrons will drive by and on to the next gas station. True, ‘the next gas station’ may see an increase of volume during our protest. However they are next in line. This is all about working capital and cash flow. How long can YOU hold on without selling a drop? We’ll find out as this dips into your required regulatory compliance expense. It will be the responsibility of the station owner to contact their supplier. It will be the supplier’s responsibility to contact the manufacturer (the oil company). Don’t mess with us. We are not amused.







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SCHEDULE:

  • May 1, 2011 – May 15, 2011 ALL SHELL STATIONS
  • May 16, 2011 – May 30, 2011 ALL CHEVRON STATIONS
  • May 31, 2011 – June 14, 2011 ALL ARCO / BP STATIONS
  • June 15, 2011 – June 29, 2011 ALL UNION 76 STATIONS
  • June 30, 2011 – July 14, 2011 ALL EXXON MOBILE STATIONS
  • July 15, 2011 – July 29, 2011 ALL TEXACO STATIONS
  • July 30, 2011 – August 13, 2011 ALL HESS STATIONS
OPEC SUCKS !

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

TAX DAY - TAX REVOLT - TAX SPENDING

I’m doing my taxes using TurboTax Home & Business. It is a truly amazing product. But that’s not really the point. I run a small business in California which is a double-whammy. Now that the entire United States of America has become California, paying these taxes is more repugnant than ever.
Why do I have to go through this exercise? I will be doing this for hours or I could hire someone to do it for me. Neither should be in play. Since taxes are imposed and the penalties are harsh we are all stuck doing the paperwork weather itemized or not. It feels like there is a fee to exist. ‘The Existence Fee’
Currently business is slow. The days of Regan-2-Bush-2-Clinton are over. George Herbert Walker Bush however strong on foreign policy, gleefully signed off on any expensive bill that landed on his desk. I respectfully disagreed with the Fanny / Freddie / TARP spending. I respectfully disagreed with the health care bill. I respectfully disagreed with the propping up of the unions, namely SEIU. They should have all been left to implode and languish. Small and large businesses have the wherewithal to adjust and change to survive. In a capitalist setting the economy has the ability to replant for next year’s crop. D.C. is completely clueless on the inner workings of capitalism. In fact they are showing that they despise capitalism.  This is known as ‘biting the hand that feeds you’.
So let’s get back to my point about the awful process of doing my taxes. Why am I doing this? What have I purchased for this amount of money? I see only one thing that makes filling out these forms and paying this kind of money palatable; our men and women of the armed services. They are the most honorable government employee in history. They are under paid, overworked, and have a lackey retirement program. In contrast, those big-bellied, booze swilling, pasta eating, woman-renting, 10-hours-a-week working, bloviating, useless, self righteous apparent humans in D.C., who claim to represent our best interests are sitting back comfortable being serviced by their SEIU enabled workforce. The bulk of our tax dollars are going to them and their ridiculous pet projects. So here I am hunkering down as I navigate through a horrible economy and I have asked for nothing from the Fed or the State. Nothing! I’m on my own out here and so are you (who seek nothing from the government).
In a nutshell:
Show up to the Tax Day Rally down town. It’s the least you can do.

TSA GESTAPO SEARCHES (GROPES) 6 YEAR OLD

THE NAZIS HAVE ARRIVED


Are you dusgusted? What do you think of this?!





Monday, April 11, 2011

LYNN WOOLSEY OWES ME $700







In 1988 I retained Lynn Woolsey to find me a candidate technician for my new company. She had me sign a contract and pay her a deposit.
Upon a phone call she advised me that she had just the person. Lynn and I came to an agreement that if it did not work out that I would lose my deposit but would be able to recover my placement fee. Lynn touted this potential employee as a rock star and would put my company on the map.

The gentleman was a great person, well organized, and had excellent people skills with my customers. Here's the deal; he knew nothing of my industry and there was a serious and expensive training curve.

So in a nutshell... a great guy but not a fit.

Now the costs that I had incurred at such an early era in my business (having an inexperienced employee recommended by Lynn), put me in a position that it would be more prudent to wait another year before hiring.

When I called Woolsey Personnel Service  I repeatedly got Lynn's answering machine (sound familiar?). So I went ahead and stopped by to ask for my $700 back and to cancel the deal. She became very terse with me and demanded that I hire another one of her recommendations. I declined and she became very snarky with me. She said she will not be paying me back the $700 and accused me of not sticking with her original recommendation.

Rather than stand in her doorway of that little office on Redwood Way, Petaluma, and listen to the endless excuses, I chose to leave and follow up later.

I made three more phone calls. Just an answering machine.

In summary. Lynn has an entitlement mentality and will take what ever she can, leveraging any position to do so.

Great to have Lynn representing herself and not We the People. Now give me my $700 back!

This is the way I see it.

I will let you know if she unleashes her bullies on me.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

HOPE FOR OUR FUTURE

IMPORTANT 3 MINUTE PRESENTATION. PLEASE WATCH
By Paul D. Ryan





Friday, April 1, 2011

BP to Brazil - Just seems wrong

BP to Brazil?



Face it there has been some questionable relationships and questionable deals (to be kind). I don't like the feeling I get from this. Let's keep talking.
 GLENN BECK


America the Republic - A 'Must Watch'

This should be viewed by Americans of all ages. Please watch the whole 10 minute presentation.


GLENN BECK