tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650605.post4037960406244525065..comments2024-02-01T09:21:35.833-05:00Comments on The Coltons Point Times: Snow, Blizzard, Winds and Ice - Mother Nature Shuts Up PoliticiansJim Putnamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12209035120639959756noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650605.post-45156050474642927932010-02-06T18:26:59.020-05:002010-02-06T18:26:59.020-05:00Interesting take on the conspiracy theory, but it&...Interesting take on the conspiracy theory, but it's plagued with problems. There's always the demand pulled forward problem, where people won't be in the stores much in the weeks ahead, because they're stocked up. I doubt they were buying perishable products. There's the problem of the cost to remove all of this white stuff on county and state budgets, which are already on the verge of being bankrupt. There's the problem that a good number of the people that spent money on this storm are unemployed and probably spent funds they didn't have. There's the problem of all the auto damage from wrecks etc from which always has out-of-pocket expenses such as deductibles, missed work, etc. And while the utility companies are no doubt counting the dough rolling in the front door from the insane power usage from heat pumps all over the area that can't function in these temperatures, the money is going right out the back door to repair all the infrastructure damage.<br /><br />I've no doubt missed a few, but I don't see any winners here.<br /><br />Now on a more serious note: can you start adding Todd to your Palin stories, since we now know he's been telling old Sarah what to do all these years.Glenn Bnoreply@blogger.com