New Smyrna Beach native. I have watched 'progress' steal the live oaks from Lytle Avenue and the canopy from Saxon Drive. Historical buildings have fallen into disrepair and been destroyed just so the land underneath could be developed. The soul of a small town is being raped by the greedy... and it is called progress. OK, I could rant about sport fishermen -vs- commercial fishermen (too late, the sport fishermen won), but what I really want to see is real progress. Real local jobs and opportunities for local workers, not temporary growth jobs which only add to the population and leave workers looking for another job. Also, I would like to see an end to the blatant racism appearing in the forum. I'm sure there are plenty of outlets for racists on the internet without injecting racism here.
Cities Offering Clubs Sweet Deals To Lease Public Property
A lease is a lease. Learn from our mistakes and move on. (Sunday Aug 3 | post #3)
Ticked off! @ the stupid polar bears in Alaska who keep gas pri...
My apologies to Alaskans. Sure meant to capitalize. (Friday Aug 1 | post #72)
Ticked off! @ the stupid polar bears in Alaska who keep gas pri...
Saw an oil company ad today. One point some-odd trillion dollars invested. Exploration, environment, (and I'll add lobbyists and clean-ups), and all I can think is... "What if that were invested in alternative fuel?" It's not that battery power or hydrogen fuel cells are more expensive... it's just that they are not as profitable. Furthermore, any reasonable aternative fuel would lower oil prices. And oil isn't the only industry profiting from increased oil prices. Natural gas and coal are both benefiting from increased oil prices. I'm sure their lobbyists are doing their best to squelch a turn toward renewable energy. I don't care which President one blames. We need this yesterday and renewable energy needs to be addressed now. Talk about "Let alaskans decide". Let Florida decide whether we want offshore drilling. Oh, wait, we already did. It was banned. Get ready for oil slicks, folks. They may be a distant train whistle right now, but that train is headed our direction. And I think the brakes are broken. (Friday Aug 1 | post #71)
Ticked off! @ the stupid polar bears in Alaska who keep gas pri...
Yes, but take away the taxes and you are paying less. Enjoy your vacation. (Thursday Jul 31 | post #68)
Ticked off! @ the stupid polar bears in Alaska who keep gas pri...
Yeah, let Alaska decide for itself: "The Justice Department accused (GOP Senator) Stevens of accepting expensive work on his home in Girdwood, Alaska, a ski resort town outside Anchorage, from oil services contractor VECO Corp. and its executives. VECO normally builds oil processing equipment and pipelines, but its employees helped do the work on Stevens' home." (Tuesday Jul 29 | post #65)
'Mismanaged' FPL solar program killed
Sounds pretty shady to me. $350K a month and they can't say how much green energy they bought? Almost 39,000 Floridians "donating " almost $10 a month, thinking they are doing something good for the environment, and the money is sucked up by a few fat cats who don't even live in Florida. If it isn't illegal, it should be. (Tuesday Jul 29 | post #2)
Ticked off! @ the stupid polar bears in Alaska who keep gas pri...
Suicide bombers. Suicide bears. Next it will be suicide whales trying to stop the Navy from testing the ELF system. (Sunday Jul 27 | post #47)
Why does NSBShadow delete public comments ???
What I remember about the Shadow page was a lot of noise. Some posts amounted to no more than scrolling the page, repeating the same thing many times. Even when I agree with someone, there comes a point at which it is noise. As for the utility commission, I'll wait for indictments. They have been scrutinized inside and out and if there is something to all the accusations I have heard... it will come out. This is a small city with all the budget problems of most small cities in Florida and shouldn't be footing the bill for any trips outside the state. Oh, and may I add here, "I have no involvement with V-star or RSVP." Also, found this on the Shadow on Hometown News: http://www.myhomet ownnews.net/index. php?rate=4&id= 33311&article_ rate=Rate%21 (Saturday Jul 26 | post #14)
Why does NSBShadow delete public comments ???
Didn't know the Shadow edited posts. Other than the time I asked after accidently posting my email address. Haven't been there in months. A little juvenile. Not that this is much better. A few things get deleted here, mostly because of language. Otherwise, post to your heart's content. (Friday Jul 25 | post #11)
Airline shuts down, ends Daytona-Bahamas flights
Don't know about closing the airport, but I agree with you on teachers. (Tuesday Jul 22 | post #2)
New Smyrna considers fee for North Causeway boat ramp
Don't give them any ideas. (Friday Jul 11 | post #12)
New Smyrna considers fee for North Causeway boat ramp
A compromise: A fee for boats not registered in NSB. It is a city ramp which is very popular with out-of-towners. Let them pay for restoration costs. (Wednesday Jul 9 | post #9)
Court may put brakes on beach driving
But... it is a right until it is taken away. Not that that is my point. My point is the parking. Take away beach driving and you might as well walk from the mainland to go to the beach. You sure won't have a parking place when you drive there. (Wednesday Jul 9 | post #68)
Court may put brakes on beach driving
Wouldn't that be nice? Then the whole beachside could be a gated community. (Jul 7, 2008 | post #59)
Court may put brakes on beach driving
Oh, and watch your language. It might be nice to post anonymously and spew filth, but to call people rednecks in the same post? Your credibility is very low, even by redneck standards. (Jul 2, 2008 | post #49)
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