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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mt_mike who wrote (5596)	9/2/2002 11:36:47 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Respond to of 89467

on the road with Mountain Mike... sounds good I have done a small amount of sampling of american opinion on the road also planning to do much more a very bright night gas station operator in Poconos talked I was halfway, 300 miles out, in need of leg stretching, back stretching, and a drain of the main vein he was eager to talk, since almost midnight and alone he was frustrated about losing a telecom job in south shore of Boston a year ago he is doing well in Poconos with a Sunoco station I really appreciated the spotless bathroom, which is very important to a young man these days we had a good laugh when I complimented on the bathroom cleanliness he said the following... I dont know what numbers to trust, either the companies reporting for their stocks or the govt on the economy they all seem phoney all they care about is themselves, and preserving power and besides, many seem to be hiding bad stuff here & there when I pick up a dollar, I dont know what it stands for anymore [I told him it stood for a dollar credited debt] he said he would not invest in stocks again anytime soon he didnt trust much of anything in "that world" he lost his job with Verizon after big cutbacks he was frustrated but had a contented manner about him [maybe because he is in the Pocono region, forests, resorts, etc] he said business was ok, just ok, some tourism, not tons he is nervous about the world situation in every sense politics, economy, stock market, pensions, mideast, iraq and doesnt think the leaders are up to the task at all he thinks all hell might break loose before long, that terrorists might play something out in anniversary, that leaders dont seem to get it about citizen anger and disgust with the leaders themselves nice guy, about 40's I almost asked him for a free Peppermint Patty just one man's opinion he was clearly bigger than the job he manages maybe he is just biding time, like many others Mikey, if you have a dog named Charlie, that would be too much keep sampling opinions, and I will do the same I like to strike up conversations with unsuspecting folks mostly curiosity, some actual caring, tiny boredom, and more loneliness than I admit / jim