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OK, it is Tuesday morning. I am getting ready for my daily TREK to work which involves walking a few miles (to the bus stop if I am taking the bus), calling several people to line up rides to and from my destination, or if I have business in the Cheshire/Southington area, riding my bicycle.
There is a really nice song by Michael Jackson called “You are not alone” Well in all respect to the songwriters I sort of took some artistic liberty and re-wrote some of it to fit my situation and others I am sure. THIS IS SATIRE.
YOU ARE STILL AT HOME
Another day has gone, I still am sitting home;
How could this be, you (driver license) are not here with me?
You never said goodbye, DMV tell me why
Did you have to go, and leave my world a constant whirl of walking, biking or rideshares and calling on the phone?
Everyday I sit and ask myself, how did my driver license slip away?
The CPD whispers in my ear and says:
“You don’t have your license, it isn’t here with you,
You wanted to play a game, now you are really lame.”
‘You are sitting home alone.”
But I know even though my license is in Wethersfield far away,
I am here to stay. Though we are far apart, you are always in my heart.
But I am still sitting home. Home, Home, Home. WHY?? Home Home.
Just the other night, I thought I would sneak out and drive,
but my spouse said don’t try, I won’t give the cops an alibi.
He said “I can hear your prayers, your driving burdens I will bear,
But first I need your car keys and they the journey can began.
“Every day I sit and ask myself how did my driver license slip away,
The DMV sends me notices in the mail
“Your license is still no good. We can’t give it back even if we could, you need a medical note, and then we will take forever to make it right. the way it should.
“So you have to sit tight, tight, OH OH SIT TIGHT TIGHT.”
Oh DMV whisper these four words (your license is valid) and I’ll come driving, yeah.
And license I know that you’ll be there—you’ll be there.
You are still not driving, you are still alone, and my license though you are far away, I am here to stay, you are still not driving, not driving.
YOU ARE NOT DRIVING, YOU ARE NOT DRIVING, SAY AGAIN, YOU ARE STILL AT HOME, YOU ARE STILL AT HOME, STILL AT HOME, HOME. YOU CAN’T REACH OUT TO ANYONE, IN THE MORNING, IN THE EVENING-STILL AT HOME, STILL, STILL AT HOME, WAITING FOR THE DMV, FOREVER–FOREVER-FOREVER.
I WILL POST SOME OF MY MEDICAL REPORT AND SOME OF THE POLICE REPORT SO YOU CAN BE THE JUDGE. JUST GIVE ME ANOTHER DAY I REALLY BUSY GOING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND NOW I HURT MY LEFT LEG AND CAN’T STAND ON IT. UGH!!!
I AM GETTING REALLY DISCOURAGED NOW BECAUSE IT IS TAKING SO LONG. IT IS TERRIBLE ONE WAY BUT ACTUALLY BETTER IN ANOTHER WAY. I AM A LOT CALMER BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE DRIVING STRESS AND I AM FINDING MY WAY AROUND ON MASS TRANSIT WHICH ISN’T ALL THAT BAD. YOU HAVE TO PLAN IT OUT BUT YOU AVOID ALL SORTS OF ISSUES NOT DRIVING. YOU DEFINITELY AVOID THE POLICE. THAT IS WHY MANY CRIMINALS TAKE MASS TRANSIT.
In the meantime, enjoy this brief: “DRIVING: A RIGHT VS A PRIVILEGE” I HOPE “ROBBIE” READS THIS ONE BECAUSE IT IS A REAL GOOD ARGUMENT. I MIGHT TRY IT IN COURT.
Also WTNH on “Cleaning up in Bridgeport after the Tornado.”
Many people are out of their homes, especially hard hit are the renters. I went down today (on the bus, well like four buses later, I was in Bridgeport) and it is really bad on the East Side. Unbelievable. Of course none of the newspaper media around the Cheshire area like the Register, Record Journal or Republican American are even bothering to mention this dramatic story because it did NOT AFFECT THEM so they could care less. Talk about closed minded.
IN OTHER NEWS:
I had sent an email to Cheshire CT Town Council member Justin Adinolfi, who is always open to different ideas. I told him about that Sprung Instant Structure and he thought it was something to look into.This may be the way to go with this pool, this was one of my options I had explored a few years ago. The military uses these structures because they are well built, weather resistant, CAN BE MOVED and can be put up in less than a weeks time for a reasonable price. This may be more cost effective than building onto the high school.
CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO OF THE SPRUNG INSTANT STRUCTURE OVER A MUNICIPAL POOL.
I know some people don’t like Justin, but you know what, you don’t like anyone!!! The guy goes out and hustles to make a living, is that why you don’t like him?? Try getting off your fat ass or like my dad used say: “Move before they throw dirt on you.”
Anyway, I am scheduled to go to the doctors this week. Hopefully, he will sign that medical form and I will be able to get my driver license back soon. The DMV has 90 days to make a decision so I could be without the license for the entire summer into the fall and I am moving which makes it even worse. But I will get by I always do.
I am also contacting the ACLU and sending them a photo my friend took the night I was pulled over showing the Cheshire Police Department sitting in the Congregational Church parking lot which is in my opinion a violation of church and state. I mean look, if the town of Enfield CT could not have a graduation in the church, I don’t think we can have the STATE enforcing their laws on CHURCH PROPERTY!! PEOPLE CAN TAKE REFUGE IN A CHURCH AND ON THEIR PROPERTY. THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION THERE. It is uncanny, that since June 3, no one I know has seen them parking there anymore. IF they do, we will snap another picture and add another nail to their coffin.
Here is the comment from my pal Robbie:
I don’t believe that your church & state argument holds any water. If somebody vandalized the church, stole from the collection box or assaulted the minister, don’t you think that the police would investigate? Certainly they would! In this case, for an alleged motor vehicle violation, it doesn’t matter where the officer was when making the observation. Further, I believe that the Enfield case would be overturned on appeal. Enfield was renting a hall, not endorsing any one religion.
I agree with your point about Enfield. The First Amendment meant no ESTABLISHED RELIGION. England had an established religion, Anglican-The Church of England. You had to belong. This is what our forefathers did not wish to happen in the United States. BUT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY WAS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE ACTUAL CHURCH.
HERE IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT TAKING REFUGE IN A CHURCH
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OK ROBBIE HERE IS THE SOLUTION TO COPS SITTING IN THEIR PATROL CARS TO CATCH MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATORS AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IF I SEE COP CAR IN CHESHIRE PARKED ON THE ROAD, I AM GOING TO GET THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS PERMISSION AND PUT A SIGN UP LIKE THIS!!! PERFECTLY LEGAL!!!!
Also this interesting article:
Utah Cops Set Up Radar Speed Trap at Church
Provo, Utah mayor instructs police not to use church parking lots for speed trap.
Provo, Utah Mayor Lewis Billings has instructed city police not to set up speed traps on private property without the consent of the owner. His directive came after complaints about a police sting operation being run out of a church.
Last April, five officers used a Mormon church located at 4775 N. 300 West as the center of a radar speed trap. Police would flag down speeding drivers and direct them into the church parking lot to be ticketed.
James Wilson, an official with the Church of Latter Day Saints responsible for the lot, was outraged. “Church property should be used for church activities,” he said. “I’m trying to investigate what was going on.”
“In this instance, they used the parking lot to get people off the street, but it is not our policy to direct people into private areas,” [Raylene Ireland, spokesman for Provo] said. “My understanding is this was a one-time type of situation, and it won’t happen again.”
Source: Provo officers ‘flagged’ for using church parking lot for speed trap (Provo Daily Herald (UT), 5/11/2005)
I have another comment from “Hawaii 5-0″
Cindy,
Who is this Robbie? Is it a cop? Do you think he or she is on the Cheshire Police Department? What is his or her problem? Why is Robbie so worried about the ACLU? If your comment about the Police parking in the Congregational Church property doesnt hold water, what is he or she commenting about it for? Also, isn’t someone from public works going to the police department to replace a secretary position there. don’t ask me how i know. now you know. do you thing the police are following you to see if you are driving? what is going on?
Dear Hawaii 5-0
I have your IP address and your real name so that is fine. I don’t know if the police are trying to see if I am driving or not. Why would they not? What a flag in their cap. Because if I drive without a license and get caught, I think it is a felony. I also know from an internet article I read that cops get a commission every time they give out a ticket. It is getting stressful but I won’t give them the satisfaction believe me. I will be honest, if I did not have a family and earn a decent wage, I would bust the system down. They can be broken down but it takes stamina, time and money. I have the stamina but no time and I have some money, but I don’t feel like giving it to them in court fines. Look at the G-20 Protestors in Toronto. They knew just how to bust the system down and it worked. I don’t condone violence and property destruction but they kept up the pressure, the system kept arresting them and arresting they, they kept at it, until the system could not afford to do it anymore. Look what has happened over the years in traffic court in Connecticut. Unless it is something egregious, if you have a good driving record, they let you plead your case by mail. This was not true years ago-everyone had to go to traffic court even if you had a clean record. But people starting fighting back and they clogged up the court system, so the system backed down. It can happen and it does happen, where the average person can win. Case in point, this cell phone law. So many just ignore it-the law is basically useless.
I know someone who has not had a driver license in 15 years. She has been caught many times, had her car towed, impounded, fined by the court thousands of dollars. But she has never gone to jail and is still driving without the license which she now cannot get because she has had too many violations. In fact, I went to court with her a year ago, and the prosecutor basically laughed it off. Too bad because now it is a downward spiral. She lost her license because she could not afford insurance. She works but is basically the working poor. She has two young children. It is sad. Hopefully I can help her straighten it out but now I have my own problems, but I admire her tenacity. It truly is a “system of a down.”
Not having a car, as I did for many years before I moved to Cheshire CT is one thing, but not having a license is another. It is really depressing. I have NEVER HURT ANYONE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE. NEVER CAUSED ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE. DON’T DRINK, DON’T DO DRUGS. I TAKE PRIDE IN MY DRIVING AND ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT.
The reason I have been able to keep my driving record so clean is because I DON’T DRIVE IN CHESHIRE THAT MUCH. I GO OUT OF TOWN. I GO TO HAMDEN, VIA 691 and the PARKWAY, I GO TO SOUTHINGTON. I JUST GOT OUT OF THE HABIT OF DRIVING HERE. THE ONLY TIME I WOULD DRIVE IN CHESHIRE WOULD BE TO PICK UP MY SON FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE OR FROM SCHOOL.
I know there is a reason for this, I must reflect and I am. But I must be honest, I feel as if I am trapped everyday. I have to constantly have people drive me here and there. They say they don’t mind, but I know it is a hassle. I wish I had not gone to Staples in Cheshire that day to get a mousepad. But what is done is done and I have to go on. It is hard when you just can’t pick up and go, but I have to do more planning. I AM SAVING A TON NOT DRIVING THOUGH. NO GAS NO MAINTENANCE NOTHING. I am from Bridgeport and a you can see, people from Bridgeport have LEARNED OVER THE YEARS HOW TO SURVIVE AND TAKE IT ON THE CHIN AND KEEP GOING. BRIDGEPORT HANDLED THIS TORNADO VERY WELL. IT WAS VERY CALM. THE PEOPLE WERE CALM. WERE YOU SURPRISED?? I WASN’T.
WE HAVE PUT UP WITH A BAD IMAGE, PLEASURE BEACH BEING DESTROYED, ST. MARY’S BY THE SEA BEING VANDALIZED WHEN THE TREES WERE CUT DOWN, BANKRUPTCY, POVERTY, CRIME, THE UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT LAW SCHOOL BEING SOLD, THE BEARDSLEY ZOO BEING SOLD TO THE STATE, MANY THINGS. LIFE GOES ON. AND NOW APPARENTLY THE BARNUM MUSEUM HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED.
