FB: Liberty League

[Jonny Utah]

nice gro still lmao on that ...+k....pbr finds that ny state troopers especially like the out of staters as pbr has been bagged numerous times in a train of cars as most of the time 3  in front of pbr and at least 2 behind and they only pull pbr over wtf? but they all had ny license plates whereas pbr w/ pennsylvania tags they know pbr wont come back to fight the ticket its not worth it and pbr will just end up paying it....everytime pbr has found the ny troopers to be nothing but aholes and mpbr concurs wholeheartedly after witnessing their 'tudes and pbr was nothing but cordial towards them....

I think that the troopers want you to appeal the ticket so that they can get paid for when they go to court with you......

[Jonny Utah]

KS doesn't understand how anyone can be dumb enough to mouth off to a judge.

Maybe they are trying to get their money's worth.

JT's pretty good.  Usually never the fastest guy on the road, but right behind him.  Proper 'tude and right time of the month (yes they have quotas, watch out EOM) get one far.

JT learned a long time ago.  Dome light on, windows down, hands on wheel when pulled over.  Had an Arkansas trooper put a 9mm to JT's head back 1991.  JT was pulled over, then JT started fishing for paperwork in the glove box.... big mistake.

Also helps to have the PBA stuff, not the **** you get in the mail, but the real stuff that only officers and troopers give out.  JT has a few friends that are NJ troopers.  JT's license is tucked right behind a NJ State PBA card.

NJ Troopers are the real deal.  They are legit and usually commonsense and good people.  Conn State troopers are the biggest losers on the planet.  I got an $85 ticket back in 1999 or so for a frickin broken tailight.  What a bunch of losers.

It'll be interesting to see how the NJ Turnpike is run re: troopers if and when it is privatized.  Was reading an article earlier today of how states are selling off assets like their lottery systems (Illinois charging $10 billion for a 75-year privatization agreement for theirs) -- and it mentioned that NJ was seeking to shop the Turnpike.  Perhaps they'll use rent-a-cops to ticket you -- or maybe remove the speed limit altogether?  Not like you can go fast at the Exit 9 "Merge" anyway...

Yea, the troopers will still have a say if a private company runs the tolls and stuff like that.  Its not like state vehicle statutes change on private property (which it still wouldnt be anyway even if private companys run it)

Its like in the City of Boston where a private agency (boston transportation Athority?) gives out parking tickets and tows cars....

[superman57]

my buddy is playing at that game...Josh Beekman is playing for the North

reppin section II... AmsterRico!!

I'm gonna ignore the AmsterRico comment.....Josh is a good guy I had chemistry with him, we had the ghetto style desks where they were connected to the seat and he sat down one day right before christmas and he broke the desk...Josh is by far one of the nicest guys I've ever met...

[Senor RedTackle]

ok..so how does this happen in 2007??

Someone from NYC (Frank??) please advise...although, looking at this dude doesn't inspire much confidence

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/new-york-newcomer-gets-lost-for-five/20070123133709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

[mattvsmith]

This is a long read, but good material...

101 dumbest moments in business

#50 is the best.

50. British food processor
Oh, like "monosodium benzoate" tastes so much better...
Mick Woods purchases a package of cooked ham made by British food processor H.R. Hargreaves & Son. After reviewing the complete list of ingredients, which includes "dog ****," he loses his appetite.

Hargreaves fires the employee responsible for the prank and begins a recall of the mislabeled packages.

[Frank Rossi]

ok..so how does this happen in 2007??

Someone from NYC (Frank??) please advise...although, looking at this dude doesn't inspire much confidence

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/new-york-newcomer-gets-lost-for-five/20070123133709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Where was the guy that helped him when I was wandering aimlessly in Queens during the power outage a few years back?  I had to hoof it to a bus, over a bridge and to my place -- and climb 45 flights to my apartment.  I didn't get a friggin sandwich.

My thought is this about that article -- if you've heard such terrible things about a city, then WHY THE HELL DID YOU COME HERE?!  To pay high rents, higher taxes and face supposedly terrible attitudes?  I think a guy like that should be detained, taken directly to Pier 43, and kicked into the freezing cold West River to give him hypothermia with his frostbite.

I will now descend from my soapbox.  Thank you.

[Frank Rossi]

This is a long read, but good material...

101 dumbest moments in business

#50 is the best.

50. British food processor
Oh, like "monosodium benzoate" tastes so much better...
Mick Woods purchases a package of cooked ham made by British food processor H.R. Hargreaves & Son. After reviewing the complete list of ingredients, which includes "dog ****," he loses his appetite.

Hargreaves fires the employee responsible for the prank and begins a recall of the mislabeled packages.

I liked the one that stated how Greece's GDP was revised upward by 25% because it added in the prostitution and money laundering industries -- and thus forced Greece to pay a higher amount for its EU membership because of the recalculation.  Nothing's sacred anymore -- I thought the whole idea of prostitution was "no strings."

[JT]

ok..so how does this happen in 2007??

Someone from NYC (Frank??) please advise...although, looking at this dude doesn't inspire much confidence

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/new-york-newcomer-gets-lost-for-five/20070123133709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

JT has seen people fall flat on their face and watched NYC'ers step over them w/o helping them up.  This guy never had a chance if he was afraid to speak to people.  He had to have walked by a few patrol cars in his journey.  A cop would have helped.

[JT]

#19 video paradies were pretty funny, people are way too uptight.

#32 JT recommends that the LLPP start the Bunny fund.  The investment portfolio picked by Playboy Playmates.  Tagline: "Hey we are hot, and we beat the S&P 500.  Free swim in the grotto for investments over $500,000."

#42 Ethics in Business is an oxymoron.

#87 A patriotic banana hammock???

[realistic]

ok..so how does this happen in 2007??

Someone from NYC (Frank??) please advise...although, looking at this dude doesn't inspire much confidence

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/new-york-newcomer-gets-lost-for-five/20070123133709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

JT has seen people fall flat on their face and watched NYC'ers step over them w/o helping them up.  This guy never had a chance if he was afraid to speak to people.  He had to have walked by a few patrol cars in his journey.  A cop would have helped.

WOW - thats a little harsh.  This comes within a week of 2 different people literally jumping in front of oncoming subway trains to save strangers.  Yeah - are there some bad apples in NYC, of course.  Is the stereotype of all NYers being bad people wildly untrue, absolutely.

As for that guy....he was dumb not to ask for help, but he had been in the country for less than like 6 hours.  He was lost and scared.  Obviously he should have asked someone for help but I can't imagine being in his situation.

[JT]

ok..so how does this happen in 2007??

Someone from NYC (Frank??) please advise...although, looking at this dude doesn't inspire much confidence

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/new-york-newcomer-gets-lost-for-five/20070123133709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

JT has seen people fall flat on their face and watched NYC'ers step over them w/o helping them up.  This guy never had a chance if he was afraid to speak to people.  He had to have walked by a few patrol cars in his journey.  A cop would have helped.

WOW - thats a little harsh.  This comes within a week of 2 different people literally jumping in front of oncoming subway trains to save strangers.  Yeah - are there some bad apples in NYC, of course.  Is the stereotype of all NYers being bad people wildly untrue, absolutely.

As for that guy....he was dumb not to ask for help, but he had been in the country for less than like 6 hours.  He was lost and scared.  Obviously he should have asked someone for help but I can't imagine being in his situation.

There are caring people, but many are very self involved.  With Ipods, cellphones, babies in strollers, and pets a lot of people just aren't paying attention.  JT held more than one Mom/Nanny back from walking a baby stroller right in front of fast moving traffic.  Walk/Don't Walk signs have no meaning in Manhattan, people rarely look at them.

[realistic]

well...."people falling flat on their faces and having NYers step right over them" to "ipods .... a lot of people just not paying attention" is a big stretch, wouldn't you say?

[PBR...]

good point jt ...pbr concurs....he worked in our nyc office for awhile and did the daily cattle car commute planes/trains/automobiles everyday and people really arent paying attention...from cellphones/ipods/crackberries no one is really paying attention to whats going on around them also w/ a number of homeless/emotionally disturbed people patrolling the streets doing everything from begging for money to running up to you and swearing non stop (this was a pbr fav....) you tend to really not pay attention and disregard everything going on around you...unless someone literally grabs your arm you have your game face on for the commute and/or other meetings etc...

['gro]

w/ a number of homeless/emotionally disturbed people patrolling the streets doing everything from begging for money to running up to you and swearing non stop (this was a pbr fav....)

Crazy like Mickey Rooney

[JT]

well...."people falling flat on their faces and having NYers step right over them" to "ipods .... a lot of people just not paying attention" is a big stretch, wouldn't you say?

JT doesn't know why people act that way.  JT helps people up.  But PBR is right, you have to be careful who/what you look at in NYC.  There are far too many doods/chicks walking around just looking for a reason to go off.

Last year, some guy was just standing around when a crazy dood grabbed a power saw and just started hacking him up.  The poor guy was just waiting for the subway.

For JT, getting around NYC is kinda like playing special teams in football.... gotta keep that head on a swivel looking out for crap.