So we packed our stuff and went to the beach. It's about time we start beach going because that is what summer is all about, and we really don't want to do anything else.
The beauty of going out during the week is that it is not crowded and therefore much more pleasant. It also contribute to the pleasantness that right now there are are no kids since schools are still open.
Officially the park or beach is already open but there are no lifeguards on the beach which is just as well since the water was still very cold. At least for us. There were a few brave souls who ventured in but I think we will wait a few more days.
Young children are funny. I am convinced they either have no nerves on their bodies or just don't realize what they feel. Because they can go into cold water and stay there like nothing is happening.
The fee rules are peculiar. The use of the beach is free. It is public property. What we are paying for is parking. Last year it was $8 per car, this year they increased it to $10 per car. It is the same in all New York State Parks.
Similar rules apply at skiing too. Skiing is free. The use of the mountain is free since most ski places leasing it from the State. What we are paying is the use of the ski lifts. If I wish to climb up the hill and ski down I'm welcome to it.
That is how I learned to ski. But how fast we forget and get used to the comforts of life.
Now, back to the beach.
It is interesting to look at the people out there. At first look people might come to the opinion that how come all those older couples have young children. Then one realizes that they are the grandparents taking the kids out while the parents are off to work.
A funny, or stupid apropos. When I came to this country and knew better I lived in Manhattan. I used to see a lot of black women with white children on the street and thought it interesting that all those women have white kids.
Until I realized that they were the nannies. That same 'phenomenon' still prevails but now I know better.
Whenever one sees a family on the beach with mother and father present it can be assumed that they are out of work. And lately this can be seen fairly frequently.
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I do not like unions. I already expressed my views on that issue but I will repeat it again. I don't see what good they do.
If a large company can deal with its white collar employees on individual bases, on their merits why is there a need for unions or other kind of organizations to deal collectively with the work force.
In a collective environment one totally loses his identity. One will become a number, a statistic, a category.
Any employer if managed right should be able to deal with his employees without having to deal with high priced uppity union representatives who represent only themselves and nobody else.
What really irks me is that unions don't care about the public one iota. The public interest is about as far from their interest as Mars from Earth. If their actions cause inconvenience to the public it is just too bad. We just have to weather it.
But when they need help the first they turn for help is the public. They want our sympathy, they want our assistance, they want our political clout.
For my money, they can all just go to hell!
The economy is struggling for its survival
Nobody is irreplaceable. Reagan was right, fired all the striking air controllers and the country survived it.
My motto is if they don't like what they are doing they should have become brain surgeons! America is the land of opportunities, everybody had an equal chance.
If a large company can deal with its white collar employees on individual bases, on their merits why is there a need for unions or other kind of organizations to deal collectively with the work force.
In a collective environment one totally loses his identity. One will become a number, a statistic, a category.
Any employer if managed right should be able to deal with his employees without having to deal with high priced uppity union representatives who represent only themselves and nobody else.
What really irks me is that unions don't care about the public one iota. The public interest is about as far from their interest as Mars from Earth. If their actions cause inconvenience to the public it is just too bad. We just have to weather it.
But when they need help the first they turn for help is the public. They want our sympathy, they want our assistance, they want our political clout.
For my money, they can all just go to hell!
The economy is struggling for its survival
Nobody is irreplaceable. Reagan was right, fired all the striking air controllers and the country survived it.
My motto is if they don't like what they are doing they should have become brain surgeons! America is the land of opportunities, everybody had an equal chance.
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