I am sitting here contemplating the US auto maker bailout debate watching my blood pressure raise with each article I read. If, as a US citizen, I am expected to be financially responsible, pay my bills on time, pay my taxes on time and in the proper way then I wholly expect that my fellow citizens including the US auto makers do the same!
Is it my responsibility that they did not have the for-sight to be competitive? Did I not have to make financial decisions based on my income? Did I not skip buying the big fancy Hummer H-3 that I have dreamed about for years? Skip the kitchen re-do that desperately needs to be done, the plumbing Issues that have cropped up over the last few months? I work my ass off every day and do a lot of planning to ensure that tomorrow there is enough money to pay bills, buy food and have a few pleasures along the way. I do not expect that anyone will come save my ass if I over do it and spend beyond my abilities. I too have to stay competitive in my job, think about today and then plan for tomorrow. I get that what I do is on a smaller scale but at the end of the day I have my own business - me and as I have to plan so do they.
I am livid that my representatives would even consider that a short term bail out is the answer. Then we have the United Auto Workers (UAW). I'd like to see the concessions they are making to help the problem, of which high paying wages are one of the problems that keep the US Auto Makers from being competitive. What are they willing to do? Not a lot from what I can see. So as I sit and watch my 401k tank, plan for my business strategy next year, my blood continues to boil.
So... I am off to dream of more interesting times and give my blood pressure a rest. I have managed to sort through the rest of the pictures from my trip home.
I found a very interesting ghost town on the way home. About 2 hours or so outside of Albuquerque is a tiny little town called Cuevos New Mexico. The Highway runs smack dab down the middle of the town. One side of the town has life to it (not much: gas, a little store) and a few uninhabited buildings.
The other side of the the highway holds what for the most part appears to have some life - not much but at least a stopping point in the middle of nowhere!
The little ghost town was amazing! The old homes and business of days gone by made for quite a fun morning. It was very cold and windy and at the end of my time there I spent about 20 minutes pulling cactus thorns out of my feet. But well worth it. Here is what I found that morning.
Here is the culprit for the cactus in my feet - note to self - don't wear mules when trekking around an old over grown ghost town.
Interestingly, the church appears to be used from time to time. The grass is manicured and the all windows appear to be in good condition with a lock on the door giving hint that there is life around this area.
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