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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jun 15, 2008, at 5:50 PM, Bunjov AT aol.com wrote:
> There's a CERT training session planned for next month, but there we  
> go
> again, leaning on the dreaded Big Brother. Good stuff to know, but  
> don't expect
> anyone but YOURself to help you. We had CalTrans out to our last  
> meeting, and
> they do have a plan, but are terribly under-manned (translate to
> under-monied). . . . I've probably said all this before. There are  
> free cellphones available,
> that will only dial 911...I think they should include GPS  
> capabilities, but
> then, I'd have to start dealing the the bureaucracy. Ptooey.

One of the dilemmas I have been chewing on as I worked on the  
permanent garden bed today ended with this decision:

I would rather have more government than I want,
than have less government than is needed to preserve order.