Observations...

Beautiful, but so deadly.
Who said there was Global Warming? Somehow it has missed Grove. One Grove official described the recent ice storm as "our Katrina." Two weeks without power in some places. We ran into two power crews from Ft. Smith at a local restaurant and when they entered, they got a round of applause for their help. But still, it seemed that REC was very slow, initially, in responding to the major areas of Grove but we can't criticize their efforts in this dangerous profession. ...Someone had posted on our blog the fact that our publication had been spotty the past two months. We have just had a good glimpse of what Hell looks like, at the edge, with two surgeries on the neck and lumbar region of the back. If you don't need to do this, then don't! The surgery isn't so bad, it's the side effects and other stuff that kills you.
You want pain? You'll get it. Strangely, when we quit taking the pain pills, the pain went mostly away. Maybe that's why they call them pain pills. Recovery time is four months and we are now finished with month one, so we are slowly working our way back... In the meantime we'll proceed with abbreviated versions of the blog...The people that we feel for are the poor, who's power pole was ripped from their houses by the ice storm. It costs around $1,000 per home to have an electrician re-wire this thing up and many don't have the money for it. Should we wait for FEMA?...It's going to be hard to find qualified candidates for the next Grove Council election April 7 since the current council has been put through the wringer by opposition groups. The pay is $50 per meeting, less deductions, and the aggravation is high, with worry about lawsuits, pressure from interest groups, and other stuff...We will publish the candidates names next week...Our friendly telephone company, AT&T, won't give you credit for down time unless you first call to report it, although they know when it went down and when it came up. We wonder how you are supposed to call them when the power is out, your phone won't work, and the cell tower is frozen up (which they also own)...Meanwhile, DirecTV will give you credit for down time no questions asked if you call them...Have American Airlines Advantage Miles? Better check your account. AA has gone into many accounts and removed the miles, saying they were not being used, even though bookings were being made for future travel, and paid for.
Despite what the Tulsa World says, AA is as guilty as the rest of the bad guy airlines...Did you hear about the AA flight from San Francisco to DFW that was derailed to Austin? They kept the passengers on the airplane there for 12 hours, until the pilot disregarded instructions and taxied to a gate and let them off. Then there was another case, with a flight to DFW that was diverted to Little Rock. Some of the passengers lived within 20 minutes of the Little Rock airport and wanted off, but no way. They flew them back to Dallas where they missed their flight to Little Rock, where they had just spent 5 hours sitting on the tarmac. Who is running this airline anyway???