Crazy Folks with Too Much Money.

 Crazy Folks with Too Much Money.

 

Apparently, some folks just can’t stand having only Americans in this country. Seems that one of the Walmart heirs has decided to fund a few riots and other types of disturbances. Back when the immigrant “trains” were headed out of South America, folks were saying that George Soros was paying their way—transportation, food, a phone or whatever was needed. Yesterday, in Michigan, a business had to shut down because the entire workforce was composed of illegal aliens. Made me think about old Joe Brown who had a couple of Mexican peons working his peach orchard years ago. He swore that he could not hire anyone else to do the work and stay in the camp out there. Well, that is probably true since he paid them some pitiful wage and barely provided a place for them to stay. Probably the same thing happened in Michigan—totally low wages and no housing. It’s true that most Americans would not work in those circumstances.

 

Then Patty was telling me that folks up in Martha’s Vineyard were up in arms because all their maids, housekeepers, pool boys, and lawn services had been shut down due to lack of employees after all of them were arrested and sent back home to whatever country they were from. Hire for a living wage and it would not be difficult to find someone to do the work. Just guessing. Oh, but the rich folks have been inconvenienced by the lack of cheap labor!

 

Greed has always been a problem. Innovation does not necessarily include cheap labor. Thinking about how the U.S. government sent men to the moon when they always chose the lowest bidder for their missile parts to get them there. And how many of the astronauts have died due to some minor part blowing up because it was cheaper to use than a more expensive part? American made used to mean quality. But it is not always so any longer. Sterling said that his two-wheeled weed whacker had a part that totally cratered. The replacement part was unbelievably expensive, so he managed to make one to work on the thing by using a little Southern engineering. Sometimes wood and enough screws and clamps can be used to recreate a substitute for a plastic part!

 

 Michelle Malay promised that she sent a link to the Web MD to show me what can be done to a knee other than replacing it with metal. Lewis had some kind of arthroscopic surgery long before his knees finally gave out. It was never really explained to us, but if it can be done so that knee replacement is not necessary, maybe that would be for the best. Guess the surgeon will tell me on Monday.

 

Meanwhile, looking forward to seeing the Petrolia students in the Route 66 Group tomorrow. Hoping to come home to find my yard and the east lots all trimmed up with a major buzz cut. Just want to be able to see the snakes coming my direction, don’t you see!

 

Let us be grateful for the pleasant weather before the summer heat sets in. And we should be praying for those in the Hill Country that they will get enough rain to make a difference.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.