Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 12:27:49 -0400
From: Eric F. Shook
Subject: Squirrels, Bird Feeders & Jobs

I hate to solve a problem too quickly in this forum, because I enjoy watching the process unfold slowly over a few weeks.

However I cannot resist it any longer.

Are squirrels  a problem with your bird feeder?

If so: Add 1tsp of cayenne pepper to each l pound of bird see and mix thoroughly. Sometimes more pepper brings out more birds.

Whist I’m here.

I’m looking for a JOB in Pittsboro.

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:23:48 -0400
From: Karen Crowell
Subject: LTT and the Real Estate Industry

“the Land Transfer Tax was not defeated because of money spent by the Real Estate Industry or developers.  It was defeated because NC citizens overwhelmingly voted it down everywhere it was voted on.
Why?
A.  It was/is a bad idea, and B. people are fed up with the Left always wanting to tax them as their solution to problems.   You may debate A. but not B.”

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:44:01 -0400
From: Mike Fox
Subject: Candelori “facts”

Usually Steve Candelori’s rants aren’t worth responding to,  in this case he asserted two facts in paragraph that need following up on. He wrote (about the LTT):

What bothered me about it was, once voted in, the actual rate could be  raised without going back to the voters.

This is incorrect.  The maximum tax rate of 0.4% was set by the legislature and could not be raised by commissioners

He also wrote:

Also, the pro-tax crowd in this  county, largely, don’t own land and have not plans to buy any.

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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:58:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jimmy & Ida Pharr
Subject: Living in the real world

Night is dark, day is light, Monday comes after Sunday, Bruce Wayne is Batman, and the Land Transfer Tax was not defeated because of money spent by the Real Estate Industry or developers.  It was defeated because NC citizens overwhelmingly voted it down everywhere it was voted on.

Why?

A.  It was/is a bad idea, and B. people are fed up with the Left always wanting to tax them as their solution to problems.

You may debate A. but not B.

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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:54:39 -0400
From: Steve Candelori
Subject: RE: Jason Strickland

Hello Jason,

Yes, much was said about the LTT when it was an issue, I’m sorry if you missed most of it. I’m sure an archive search will put you on it, I urge you to check it out.

What bothered me about it was, once voted in, the actual rate could be raised without going back to the voters. Also, the pro-tax crowd in this county, largely, don’t own land and have not plans to buy any.

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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:59:49 -0400
From: Karen Crowell
Subject: complaining about taxes?

“I have owned a house in Chatham County for 25 years and am preparing to sell it. I voted against the LTT because I didn’t want to be gouged by the lefties. I am paying enough in property taxes now.”

Well, you’d better hurry up and sell your house because one, if not both, of the following is going to happen:

(1) your property taxes will go up,  BECAUSE the LTT was voted down, and the county still needs money for all that infrastructure

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Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:19:53 +0000
From: Donna Bianco
Subject: WRAL Tar Heel Traveler Story

Scott Mason from WRAL’s Tar Heel Traveler did a story on Our Neighborhood School. I thought he did a great job telling my little story and Efrain looked great too!

A big thank you to everyone who has helped our little enterprise over the past year. We were 1 year old this month and couldn’t have done it without you.

Donna Bianco

http://wral.com/lifestyles/travel/page/2827222/?navkeyword=tar+heel+traveler

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Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 13:47:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Wandra Farrell
Subject: “Ikey”

Hello Chathamites,

Just want to say “DITTO” to the lady who wrote about Ikey Straughn, who was the bright light, of the collection site behind Food Lion.  You would never have known what a kind and generous man he was, if you had not taken the time to say hello.

He never met a stranger and when you can say that about a person, you know he is the “real deal” of a man.  Yes he was kind and gracious, funny and a barrel of laughs when he told his jokes.  But he was most of all a good Christian husband and family man.

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Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 12:17:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kit Donner
Subject: Stealing animals is not a solution to animal abuse!

I hope others were as outraged as I am about Aurora’s post advocating stealing animals.

I hardly know where to start.

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Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 09:29:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Robert Sprenger
Subject: Why Are We Feeding Squirrels…..

….if we aren’t going to eat them?

Hi Ahnie Rising…..perhaps you could try mounting a board,etc. above your feeder, large enough so that the squirrels aren’t able to reach the food without stepping on the shutoff?

It appears we’re having pretty good luck with a modification to our tube feeder. I removed all the perches, base and anything the squirrels can sit on. Then I put some plastic wire ties through the former perch holes, which are below the feeder openings.

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