Comments for NORTHEAST GEORGIA BLOG http://northeastgalinks.com/blog Northeast Georgia...and other stuff Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:45:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Yea…thats right…tax the oil companies by Dennis http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/2008/06/12/yeathats-righttax-the-oil-companies/#comment-19 Dennis Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:07:23 +0000 http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/?p=106#comment-19 Show me an industry that is heavily regulated by government and I can show you this: poor customer service, high prices, inferior products. There has never been an exception to this rule. Off the top of my head: banking, airlines, insurance, healthcare...the list is easy to compile. So...why don't we add oil / gasoline / energy to the mix? Wouldn't that be fun? Show me an industry that is heavily regulated by government and I can show you this: poor customer service, high prices, inferior products. There has never been an exception to this rule. Off the top of my head: banking, airlines, insurance, healthcare…the list is easy to compile. So…why don’t we add oil / gasoline / energy to the mix? Wouldn’t that be fun?

]]> Comment on Yea…thats right…tax the oil companies by John Miller http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/2008/06/12/yeathats-righttax-the-oil-companies/#comment-18 John Miller Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:38:44 +0000 http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/?p=106#comment-18 On the other hand, who makes more on a $4.00 gallon of gas? BIG OIL makes about $.11 profit. That's 11 cents. BIG GOVERNMENT makes about 15% between federal, state and some locals. That's about $.60. That's 60 cents. And all they had to do is find the name of the oil company and order them to pay. They didn't have to explore, get approval, drill, pump, ship, refine, deliver. And we're blaming the oil company for high oil prices? Isn't that interesting. On the other hand, who makes more on a $4.00 gallon of gas? BIG OIL makes about $.11 profit. That’s 11 cents. BIG GOVERNMENT makes about 15% between federal, state and some locals. That’s about $.60. That’s 60 cents. And all they had to do is find the name of the oil company and order them to pay. They didn’t have to explore, get approval, drill, pump, ship, refine, deliver. And we’re blaming the oil company for high oil prices? Isn’t that interesting.

]]> Comment on Camping… by John Miller http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/2008/06/01/camping/#comment-17 John Miller Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:24:45 +0000 http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/?p=92#comment-17 Dennis, I know your wife. Her idea of "camping" is visiting a Tom Beaudet "leave the light on for ya" campground. Good luck!!! John Dennis, I know your wife. Her idea of “camping” is visiting a Tom Beaudet “leave the light on for ya” campground. Good luck!!!

John

]]> Comment on Memorial Day and the Economy by marytt http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/2008/05/27/memorial-day-and-the-economy/#comment-16 marytt Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:32:35 +0000 http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/?p=87#comment-16 We found the same thing to be true, fewer cars, quiet streets and most definately less people on Lake Lanier. Due to the drought, people that are not familiar with the lake and the under water obstacles are staying off the water. The good news is there were no fatalities on the lake over Memorial Day and no real accidents to speak of. We recently had an interview with the Lake Lanier Sailing Club and they have a good thing going....SAILING....wind is their power not gas!! So anyone wanting to enjoy the water and not have to deal with high gas prices you might want to think about sailing this summer.... Check out our interview wih Jim Chinik the Commodore of the sailing club, it was very fun and informative! http://www.lakefrontradio.com We found the same thing to be true, fewer cars, quiet streets and most definately less people on Lake Lanier. Due to the drought, people that are not familiar with the lake and the under water obstacles are staying off the water. The good news is there were no fatalities on the lake over Memorial Day and no real accidents to speak of.

We recently had an interview with the Lake Lanier Sailing Club and they have a good thing going….SAILING….wind is their power not gas!! So anyone wanting to enjoy the water and not have to deal with high gas prices you might want to think about sailing this summer….

Check out our interview wih Jim Chinik the Commodore of the sailing club, it was very fun and informative!

http://www.lakefrontradio.com

]]> Comment on Memorial Day and the Economy by John Miller http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/2008/05/27/memorial-day-and-the-economy/#comment-15 John Miller Fri, 30 May 2008 12:53:14 +0000 http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15 I had occasion to drive up to Greenville, SC twice over the holiday weekend. Very interesting drives. Not an 18 wheeler in the left lane, not one going over 70mph. Cars in the left lanes and very few going over 72 mph. I guess at $3.89 a gallon we have decided to change our habits!!! Isn't that interesting!! But, at the same time, driving on Satellite Blvd. in Suwanee this morning was a young man, obviously less than 25 years old, driving his fire engine red mustang with "modified" dual exhausts, driving in a behaviour that makes Firestone/Goodyear/Michelin and QT very happy. I think his goal was to break the land speed record while between traffic lights that are not even 1/4 mile apart. Any of us ever been there in our teen age years at less than $1.00 a gallon gas? I guess the price of gas has age limitations sometimes. I had occasion to drive up to Greenville, SC twice over the holiday weekend. Very interesting drives. Not an 18 wheeler in the left lane, not one going over 70mph. Cars in the left lanes and very few going over 72 mph. I guess at $3.89 a gallon we have decided to change our habits!!! Isn’t that interesting!! But, at the same time, driving on Satellite Blvd. in Suwanee this morning was a young man, obviously less than 25 years old, driving his fire engine red mustang with “modified” dual exhausts, driving in a behaviour that makes Firestone/Goodyear/Michelin and QT very happy. I think his goal was to break the land speed record while between traffic lights that are not even 1/4 mile apart. Any of us ever been there in our teen age years at less than $1.00 a gallon gas? I guess the price of gas has age limitations sometimes.

]]> Comment on Top ten hardest things to do in sports - #5 by John Miller http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/2008/05/28/top-ten-hardest-things-to-do-in-sports-5/#comment-14 John Miller Fri, 30 May 2008 12:47:35 +0000 http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/?p=88#comment-14 I play tennis in ALTA and USTA. 130+ mph serve is difficult to see much less swing at, much less hit it, much less put it in play. Watch the pros this weekend at Roland Garros. They see them every week and still have difficulty getting more than 25% back in play. At 130mph in the length of a tennis court the ball looks about the size of a string of yellow yarn about a foot long coming at you. I play tennis in ALTA and USTA. 130+ mph serve is difficult to see much less swing at, much less hit it, much less put it in play. Watch the pros this weekend at Roland Garros. They see them every week and still have difficulty getting more than 25% back in play. At 130mph in the length of a tennis court the ball looks about the size of a string of yellow yarn about a foot long coming at you.

]]> Comment on Hard to talk the economy down… by Dennis http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/2008/05/03/hard-to-talk-the-economy-down/#comment-12 Dennis Tue, 20 May 2008 20:14:53 +0000 http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/?p=45#comment-12 Amen brother. There are really no "secrets" to finding a job or starting a business - there are better ways to do things than others - but no secrets. It takes hard work, sacrifice, and persistence. These people who believe they can read a book or check out a website have a rude awakening coming. I also chose idiot. Amen brother.

There are really no “secrets” to finding a job or starting a business - there are better ways to do things than others - but no secrets.

It takes hard work, sacrifice, and persistence. These people who believe they can read a book or check out a website have a rude awakening coming.

I also chose idiot.

]]> Comment on Hard to talk the economy down… by John Miller http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/2008/05/03/hard-to-talk-the-economy-down/#comment-11 John Miller Tue, 20 May 2008 19:40:02 +0000 http://northeastgalinks.com/blog/?p=45#comment-11 I'm off tonight to give a speech to a group of about 50 men and women who are on the job market - looking for a new job. The associate of a friend invited me to speak. With a long background in Human Resources he probably figured I know a few secrets. I do. These folks with hear a few of them. They won't like them. That's because when you're unemployed and the price of two essential products is on the rise (that would be gasoline and food), all you want to know is "what's the secret?" The basic secret is - - it's going to take about 1 month (maybe a day or two longer) for each $10,000 in salary you're looking for from the new job. That's why so many people think hard about starting a business. You can get it going faster, or at least you think you can. Sorry, finding a job or starting a business is just damn hard work that takes a lot of time. You're just trying to decide if you want to work for a fool or an idiot. By the way - I chose idiot. I’m off tonight to give a speech to a group of about 50 men and women who are on the job market - looking for a new job. The associate of a friend invited me to speak. With a long background in Human Resources he probably figured I know a few secrets. I do. These folks with hear a few of them. They won’t like them. That’s because when you’re unemployed and the price of two essential products is on the rise (that would be gasoline and food), all you want to know is “what’s the secret?” The basic secret is - - it’s going to take about 1 month (maybe a day or two longer) for each $10,000 in salary you’re looking for from the new job. That’s why so many people think hard about starting a business. You can get it going faster, or at least you think you can. Sorry, finding a job or starting a business is just damn hard work that takes a lot of time. You’re just trying to decide if you want to work for a fool or an idiot. By the way - I chose idiot.

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