In The News (09/20/2017) PART 1

*** The Morning Call reported on a Allentown plan to limit Muhlenberg College student housing debate-- " Muhlenberg College students who recently returned to campus may face a crackdown on their living arrangements thanks to a proposed expansion of the zoning district around the school."

I'm not going to go into all the ins and outs. Rather how people responded on social media. In the past I've read over and again those who blamed oldsters leaving the city (white flight) for the decay Allentown now is forced to deal with. Accordingly they are criticized for not staying and fighting to maintain their neighborhoods. Ah but now when something like this comes along the residents in the West End are called snobs and elitists for doing just that. Ya just gotta love social media. No matter which side you're on--it's always the wrong one :-)


*** Speaking of ending up on the wrong side of things. ‘Horse’s Ass!’ Mike Francesa Shreds Penn State Coach For Calling a Timeout Up 56-0--"With 11 seconds remaining in his team’s game against Georgia State Saturday, Penn State coach James Franklin called a timeout just as Georgia State was set to attempt a field goal. The problem? Penn State was leading the game 56-0."

Let's not jump to conclusions. Maybe one of the defense players had to pee and couldn't hold it. OR the broadcaster notified the coach they needed to get in a few more ads. Either way seemed like a way over reaction to the play.


*** Which brings me to another "over reaction". Today I stopped for gasoline. I charged $42 to my credit card. The next stop I made was at a beer distributor where a $55 charge was declined. Two hours later I received an automated message a fraud might have been conducted. I responded both were legitimate purchases by pressing 1 for each. OMG now this is where things start to go off the rails. When my card was declined at the beer distributor I used a different credit card. OH, OH looks like I'm gonna get double charged. Gotta make some calls. OMG after funneling down dozens of recorded messages it says there' a 1 hour hold time-- WTF!!! Who needs a credit freeze--looks like card companies are doing it on their own. Damn--life is so much easier for hackers.


*** Huffington Post reports, Fentanyl Seized In Record NYC Bust Was Enough To Kill 32 Million-- "Authorities confiscated more than 200 pounds of the potent synthetic opioid from a Queens apartment last month."

Ye gads--as if nukes and outside enemies weren't enough to worry about. The way we're going all our enemies need to do is stand down and wait for us to wreck ourselves.


*** Ours tax dollars HARDLY at work. According to Mediaite--"Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has been using private jets to fly across America... Just last week Price, who often touts the virtues of fiscal responsibility in health policy, “took private jets on five separate flights for official business... One flight Price chartered last week, from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, cost roughly $25,000 — while commercial flights at the same time cost a few hundred, and an Amtrak train just $72."

This while we're being told government sponsored healthcare is too expensive.





*** U.S. Attorney General, Philadelphia Man Charged with Social Security Fraud--"The defendant’s alleged actions resulted in a loss to the government of approximately $148,526...If convicted, the defendant faces a term of imprisonment, a 3‑year period of supervised release, restitution to the government of $148,526, a $1,250,000 fine, and a $500 special assessment."

There take that you A-hole!