Even with or without a possible Blue Flu, crime has been down in the Big Apple. The biggest drop was in robberies, which fell 14 percent, from 17,490 at this time last year to 14,976 in 2014.
Murders are down 6.8 percent. Rapes, burglaries, and grand larcenies also fell, bringing the overall drop to 4.4 percent compared to this time a year ago. If you feel a little bit safer, thank a cop.
By now everyone has seen the miraculous story of the two skydiver airplanes that collided in midair. Everyone, including the pilot of the plane that was destroyed by fire, landed safely. This is one sport that I just don’t get. Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane if you don’t have to?
Every now and then, I see a terrific bumper sticker that I jot down to share with you. Today I saw a sign near a house that fell into the same category. “Burglars will be shot! Survivors will be shot again!”
President Obama recently stated that race relations are a lot better since he took office. Huh? I thought he was in Hawaii for his vacation … not in Colorado where the grass is more plentiful.
“You are a white lady telling me what is racist to you.” That was Whoopi sounding off at Rosie on live television. To some on the right, this argument was a dream come true.
Why have I been receiving photos of homely, overweight women with messy, sloppy hairdos, dressed like pigs with parts of their anatomies sticking out and punchlines referring to the livestock as Walmart shoppers? I am a Walmart shopper and I’ve never noticed customers that are as nasty looking and poorly dressed as those in the photos. So who in the world would be sending out these revolting, disgusting photos? My guess, and it is only a guess, is that it is someone who would like to see Walmart hurt. This company is not the most union friendly on the planet. Perhaps it’s the competition. Target? Naah! In any case, I doubt if these disgusting pictures hurt the company one bit.
I salute retiring Congressmen, Howard Coble of North Carolina and Norman Hastings of Washington State. They both declined their lucrative pensions of $53,000 a year for Mr. Hastings and $130,500 a year for Mr. Coble. Like I always said, rich or poor, it’s good to have money.
By now, everybody knows that the handles on supermarket carts are filthy with bacteria, so much so that most markets have a can of disinfectant wipes near the entrance. While you’re wiping the handles, after you read this you might want to take a few extra wipes and clean the inside of the basket also. Mommies frequently put their diapered babies inside the cart and with a bit of leakage, you know what happens. How about the carts that are chained up in the parking lot outside the store? Have you ever noticed the birds that are flying around above the lot? They’re doing their thing as well.
Last Tuesday, as I was about to park my car at the Walgreens lot, a very elderly woman passenger in the car parked in the spot on the left opened her door a bit and held out her hand for me to stop.
“Don’t worry, my dear.” I said. “I never run over a beautiful woman like you on a Tuesday.”
Hearing that, her husband, who was behind the wheel, shouted: “Beatrice! Stay in the car. We’ll come back tomorrow.”
I am StanGershbein@Bellsouth.net saying that often, the truth is funnier than fiction.
