Maybe OT: Europe and Their Biocides Directives

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In a message dated 12/11/2003 6:20:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,

butchbsi writes:

 

> but I think it has more

> to do with dislike for royalty and the privileged few who can afford the

> sport than it does about saving the few foxes they have left.

>

 

Not really. Most of us who are/were against fox hunting was because of the

wanton, unnecessary cruelty... had nothing to do with a prejudice against the

toffs.

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

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Hey Nancy,

 

> Butch,

> Sorry I just picked this part to answer.

 

No need for sorry .. its a good observation.

 

> I remember being so happy when the Wall came down.

 

Yep .. and history gonna give the credit for that to Ronald Reagan.

 

> It never occurred to me that W Germany wouldn't be happy about this.

 

They were elated at the time .. it was mind-boggling.

 

> This past year I was shocked when my friend from Germany told me what a

> a hardship it was for W Germany, because the people from E Berlin were

> taking so many jobs.

 

Then reality struck them.

 

> Also the people from W Germany were paying taxes to help those from

> behind the wall.

 

They ARE paying taxes to help those who WERE behind the wall. But one

thing is happening for them whut wuz behind the wall .. it is going to

negatively affect the German economy even more. Court cases are being

resolved (slowly) and lands once belonging to German citizens that were

lost to the Commies are being returned or paid for .. got a couple of

friends who escaped from East Germany in the late 50s who sometime next

year will become either land owners again or will have a stash of cash.

 

> Too me this is so sad, as we have been helping many countrys as long as

> I can remember.

 

We kept the East Germans and Russians at bay and protected the borders

of West Germany .. especially the highly vulnerable area of the Fulda

Gap, for 50 plus years .. keeping hundreds of thousands of US military

folk on the ground and armed for combat .. and the USA paid the bill!!!

 

> Just my 2 cents.

> Nancy

 

That observation was (methinks ) worth a helluva lot more than that.

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

> So they had this idea of embracing Germany to make sure the future

> would be secure for all the folks in Europe and America would not have

> to come back and save their asses for the third time. Then they began

> to realize that Germany was not gonna be a problem .. Germany didn't

> have the what for to be a problem because the country got deep in

> financial hock when they started absorbing their East German brothers.

[Guest guest]

Good Morning Butch,

 

No need for sorry .. its a good observation.

>>>> I still haven't even got back to read the whole post. Just that sure

caught my eye.

> I remember being so happy when the Wall came down.

 

Yep .. and history gonna give the credit for that to Ronald Reagan.

 

> It never occurred to me that W Germany wouldn't be happy about

this.

 

They were elated at the time .. it was mind-boggling.

>>>>Yes that I did remember.

 

> This past year I was shocked when my friend from Germany told me

what a a hardship it was for W Germany, because the people from E Berlin

were taking so many jobs.

 

Then reality struck them.

>>>> Thats the sad part, we do pay to help them out too.

 

> Also the people from W Germany were paying taxes to help those from

> behind the wall.

 

They ARE paying taxes to help those who WERE behind the wall. But

one thing is happening for them whut wuz behind the wall .. it is going

to negatively affect the German economy even more. Court cases are

being resolved (slowly) and lands once belonging to German citizens that

were lost to the Commies are being returned or paid for .. got a couple of

friends who escaped from East Germany in the late 50s who sometime

next year will become either land owners again or will have a stash of

cash.

>>>>That will be great.

 

> Too me this is so sad, as we have been helping many countrys as

long as I can remember.

 

We kept the East Germans and Russians at bay and protected the

borders of West Germany .. especially the highly vulnerable area of the Fulda

Gap, for 50 plus years .. keeping hundreds of thousands of US military

folk on the ground and armed for combat .. and the USA paid the bill!!!

>>>>Yes we also spent time there, my husband had to go guard the Wall for a week

or 2.

 

> Just my 2 cents.

> Nancy

 

That observation was (methinks ) worth a helluva lot more than that.

>>>> I'm a sucker for the underdog.

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

Have a Good One Nancy