Park or Amusement Park? There is a difference! The spray pad saga!

Reading my morning Trivial Talk, I see now the three ring circus known as the city council have issues about the size of the respective spray pads in the parks in the districts they supposedly represent..

It’s a juvenile “yours is bigger than mine” issue.

But why should that surprise me?   It seems they are always in a “urinating contest” with each other.

Just what is a park? My mental picture has always been..

A quiet, tree shaded area, set aside for peace and contemplation.

A few children”s swings and slides and perhaps a sand  area for playing.

Benches for the parents so they can watch their children at play.

When it comes’s to water sports. There were places called natatoriums.

We have lost sight of what this is all about.

These were areas with pools, splash ponds, spray pad’s, etc…

Amusement parks have the things that the city council want to place in the parks.

Would it not be cheaper and more beneficial to the city cost wise, if they want an amusement park  plan, to just lease the area’s to individuals to promote and maintain.

Instead we spend a million dollars to build spray parks that will end up being torn apart within the next five years and be a maintenance nightmare  of expense. (Plus the unseen chance of injury suits.)

Well I am an old fuddy-duddy and what do I know????

It just sounds like we are wasting money for the sake of spending it.

And the circus continues at city hall. (At least it’s free admission to see it!”)

Alex

Camera’s installed at corner of Maureen & Jackson.

For your information-Camera’s (TV) have been installed  on the new Traffic lights going up at Jackson Street & Maureen Street.

 

 

They are probably not operational at the moment as they have just been installed, but why are they there???

Take notice of them as you go down Jackson…Just curious…

Probably put there to regulate the traffic flow.

Alex

Cowboy Town–quick comment.

If the police jury refuses to keep up the prime property we own and operate right now.

Why do we even need to consider an offer on the dead carcass of Cowboy Town?

Common sense people!!

Fix what you got, don’t take on a  project that has been a sinkhole from the moment construction on it began.

Alex

CNN newswoman meets her match…. A must see.

I am not a anti gun nut or a radical who thinks everyone should have a half dozen rifles in their home. But listen to the way this newswoman tries to trip up this intelligent man. I think its hilarious…

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNmi-bBhWG8

 

I am taking no sides on the issue, but God bless the car dealer!

I would buy a truck from him any day!

(And I HATE trucks!)

Alex

New Element?

New Element Discovered On The Periodic Table Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 years to complete. Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 – 6 years. It does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium’s mass will actually increase over time, since each re-organization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass. When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.

Alexandria Code enforcement..Inept? Under manned? Do nothing’s? Or lazy??

Several month’s ago members of a single family dwelling  neighborhood were shocked to see  a home on the block they lived in become a motel.

Six to eight men were staying in the home sleeping on air mattresses with little or no furniture in the home.

The neighbors on the block did manage to get the grass cut at regular periods of time, but that was as far as it went.

A petition was passed around protesting this violation. Better than 75% of the home owners signed it.

A number of them wrote statement’s  about their concern , also.

A member of the commission was called and the information was emailed to his office.

About two week’s later a follow up email was sent asking if any thing had been done.

Its been over a month and no response what-so-ever from the City code enforcement office.

Here is the gripe. We do not know anything about these men other than they are construction trade laborers.

This neighborhood is not a mobile home park or a motel….

Are some of them ex-convicts?

Are they sexual predators?

Are they prone to violence?

Do they use drugs?

Why are they allowed to rent a home in a single family dwelling area?

This home is a block and a half away from a school.

Children pass by there every day.

It is not a race thing, because we are a balanced neighborhood.

It is degrading the neighborhood, by allowing a motel environment to exist.

Are the  owner’s of the home and the large real estate company exempt from following the letter of the law?

I am sure it is very lucrative for the Realtor and home owner, renting probably to a large construction Company to perhaps get around paying their

employee’s a daily rent allowance.

Is the Code enforcement of Alexandria inept?

Perhaps they think we as a group are not important enough to give consideration to? (after all, we are not realtor’s or business establishments.)

Is the Code enforcement, Undermanned?

Do not care?

Corrupt?

Lazy?

I am astounded at the “devil may care”   attitude of the people that work for us… the property owners and tax payers of Alexandria..

This is how good neighborhoods run down.

SHAME!

But then, who give’s  a damn? (They will get over it, nuge, nuge, wink, wink.)

Alex

Political Correctness, An interesting quote.

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

That is attributed to a contest for definitions at Texas A&M.

Alex

View of 3rd Street from a time machine. Alexandria, La. 1908 to present. Part 2 in an over the shoulder look.

 

 

In keeping with my promise to show you the effects of “progress” as a reason for historic preservation, I give you 3rd Street in Alexandria.

 

 

Once a busy auto and people packed main thoroughfare in our fair city. Today a bland semi-decorated has- been.

Many groups have and are currently working on their respective ideas to revitalize this area.

I have spoken with and listened to their ideas or read about them.

Is there an answer on how to change this area?  I think so. It just has not materialized so far.

 Third Street was once the center of Alexandria’s commerical district.

 

 

Busy and thriving from the 1800′s till the 1960′s.

 Today you could fire a shotgun down the center of 3rd Street from in front of the Hotel Bentley and not endanger anyone.

 

A lot of the empty vacant spaces could become  ofices and  living areas with a little thought and interest.

Let’s not end up with 3rd Street just an empty parking lot.

Think of what it was in the past.

Now what can it be in the future?

Alex

M.J. seen on hood of car.

What next?

Alex

Aristotle said it!

Aristotle:
“Criticism is something easily avoided by saying nothing, doing nothing, being nothing.”