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Wave of Concern
I don't know. I was told they would call me if they needed details. But by the nature of the person receiving the call, help was on its way.— April 4, 2010 5:34 p.m.
Wave of Concern
On Friday, while walking in OB, I witnessed three dogs locked in a car in scalding conditions. The owner was surfing. Many people, including myself, went up to the car to see why these dogs were barking so loudly. Everyone was astounded to see three dogs panting and obviously in distress but not a single person did anything about it. I continued my walk until I could take it no longer. I walked back once, was told by someone that there was a police officer around, and upon going to the site of same said non-existent PO I went back to the car. The dogs were by now laying low in the seats, trying to conserve what little resources they had left. I called animal control. While I did this, I was threatened by other surfers to "get away from that car". I can identify with this post because so many people were unwilling to get "involved". As if saving lives is something to be embarrassed by. I was looked upon as the bad guy until I called. The person that took my call told me "you did the right thing". When I explained that I was surrounded by people threatening me because I was breaking some awful code of surfer "ethics" she reminded me to ignore the ignorance of those who preach much and practice little.— April 4, 2010 5:05 p.m.
Union-Tribune sold cheap to Platinum Equity
"Loan Officer / Entry Level / No Experience - Will Train Company: Universal Bancorp / American National Realty Description Become a Loan Officer and make great money. No experience necessary, we will train the right candidates. Full-Time or Part-Time positions available" Actual posting recruiting loan officers - JobBank Part of a story I wrote about greed in the mortgage industry. Greed drove the last market. Refried, these "no experience necessary" loan "specialists" made an obscene amout of money. With no experience.— April 4, 2010 3:13 p.m.
Even More Homeless Now
And "homeless" should not be a crime. On the other hand, that a state of economic, situational or any other occurrence out of your control could render you susceptible to incarceration is criminal.— April 4, 2010 2:48 p.m.
SD Landlords Doing Fine
The termination of defense contracts capitulated the downturn in the early nineties. Rents dropped because people moved. The REO market is an entirely different animal. Most purchasers of REO property are speculators and investors and ultimately landlords. The displaced have to go somewhere when they lose their homes - they go into rentals.— April 1, 2010 7:04 p.m.
April Fools..!!!
Sure did, the old prankster!!— April 1, 2010 5:26 p.m.
April Fools..!!!
Yes, that one was the best!! But my favorite of all time, though not originally intended as a hoax, was the Orson Welles "War of the Worlds" broadcast. People went nuts!!— April 1, 2010 12:36 p.m.
April Fools..!!!
Where you goin'? Thanks for laughs!!— April 1, 2010 11:24 a.m.
Tundra # 11
"Death becomes tweets." ROTFLMAO - I am ashamed to admit I have no idea what this means. I know the last part - LMAO.— March 30, 2010 8:31 p.m.
Tundra # 11
Noooooo!! Well, we will just resort to our usual method of coping with this particular breed of time-suck comforted by the fact that we are doing our bodies good - and milk is not a factor!! http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/healthies…— March 30, 2010 6:39 p.m.