Subj : Re: Recession to Depressi
To : Dumas Walker
From : Moondog
Date : Thu Jul 28 2022 11:46 pm
Re: Re: Recession to Depressi
By: Dumas Walker to MOONDOG on Thu Jul 28 2022 04:25 pm
> > Not sure how that works after the houses were built, but I do know one of
> > house our H4H volunteers at the place I worked at was for a lady whose kid
> > were finally at an age where she could go to work, and she was provided
> > supplemental education from the local junior college to provide certs to
> > prove she had employable skills. The family had to help in building the
> > house, and the families have to go through a selection process so the home
> > is going to someone who can sustain a home and keep it up versus giving a
> > hood rat a new crack house.
>
> Exactly. I have a family member who has been involved with H4H,
> participating on the building crews, for years now. They don't initially
> help just anyone get a home. They do have to help in building it, and they
> do have to go through a selection process.
>
> > One year we had Jimmy Carter and his wife come out and help build some hou
> > in a new community project. Several old rotting houses were torn down and
> > replaced by modern housing built up to code. He was still protected by
> > Secret Service, and instead of looking like extras from Men in Black, they
> > were wearing polo shirts, jeans, and work boots.
>
> I am guessing that Jimmy puts them to work. :) 20+ years ago, Carter was
> here in KY working with a similar group in an event called "Hammering in
> the Hills" where they were building homes in poorer areas of Appalachia.
>
> Jimmy Carter was not great as a President when it comes to economics, but
> he is one of the few recent ones that has really put an effort behind
> trying to make lives better for people.
>
>
> * SLMR 2.1a * What is mind? No matter! What is matter? Never mind!
>
Indeed. Carter is better know for what he did outside the office than when
he was in the office.
One of the my teachers was a member of the Sotuhwest Michigan Economics Club,
and each month they would bring in a speaker. He attended the time Carter
spoke. He liked Carter becuase there were times when Carter failed, but was
also ahead of the curve when it came to energy conservation.
After the speech, the line was long for getting autographs, so he went tothe
restroom first. While finishing up a tthe urinal, a Secret Serviceman came
in, checked all the stalls, then gave the "all clear" for Carter to use the ba
throom. Of all the stalls and urinals, he parks himself right next to my
teacher. My teacher started talking politics and economics, then asked if
he he could shake his hand. Carter said, " I hate to be impolite, but maybe
we should wash our hands first." i guess it's standard operating procedure
for Sercet Service to check the hands of people before they shake hands with
the people they protect to make sure they do not have blades or needles or
other dangerous items.
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