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Sunday, July 26, 1998 Page:
SAYSO
The person that wrote in SAYSO they were going to get rid of somebody from
Park Avenue because of what they were doing in their own yard is almost the
exact example of what happened in the neighborhood around here. The man told
that person that they were going to get rid of them, and guess what, three
weeks later that man had a heart attack and died at work. So, the man that
threatened was the one that left the neighborhoodIf a husband is making enough
money to support a family, and they have children, the wife should be home
with those kids, not running around trying to drive two cars or two homes, or
buy modern clothes and modern makeup. They should be home with those kids
until they’re out of school.
Boo, hoo. Poor PP&L, unable to gouge consumers for 4.5 billion, and alas,
even being forced to cut their rates to the average consumer by $4 a month,
they have no recourse but to eliminate 37 jobs and reduce charitable
contributions. Maybe spokesman Dan McCarthy and other PP&L big deals, should
start cutting their own bloated salaries and leave the real workers alone.
To the ambulance of Luzerne, I’d just like you to know that at your
Larksville parade that you made a lot of children happy. Your donation is
beautiful, she looks beautiful with her little bow. You made a lot of children
happy at that parade. We’d just like to thank you. You did a wonderful job.
I’m calling in response to John Pytleski’s column on the homosexual young
man. It was just a wonderful column, and I think his conclusion says it all.
If he’s a fine young man, does anything else really matter? Which is why I
just can’t understand some of these supposedly religious people trying to hurt
people just because of their sexual orientation rather than looking at the
whole person. My God cares how people treat each other, not about something
like that. Thank you, Jack, for that column.
Editor’s note: The column inspired similar calls.
I was at the Irem Temple on Saturday, July 18 for Chuck Paul’s Concert for
the Luzerne County Special Olympics. This show was one of the best I’ve seen
in a long time. I don’t know the guy personally, but this valley better keep
their ears open to this musician’s music. I’m a song writer myself, and after
hearing his songs, I was inspired to dig a little deeper inside myself.
I’m calling about all these people making these comments about the children
at the beer party, that they don’t belong in the hose company. Well, I’m so
tired of hearing about it. They’re probably the same people that go around and
smoke in front of their children, and let them all inhale their second-hand
smoke. I think they should think about what they’re doing to their children,
as far as smoking is concerned.
I put in SAYSO about the pierogi we bought at a bazaar recently, and it
wasn’t put in The Times Leader.
I just have one question. I’d like to know when all the able-bodied persons
on welfare are finally going to go to work, so us taxpayers don’t have to
continue to support them every day? It really makes me sick, seeing them up at
the picnic grounds everyday, on picnics, hunting, fishing. Why are we
supporting these able-bodied people?
Our organization requested a photographer from The Times Leader for one of
our events. The Times Leader sent Donna Phillips. We found her to be extremely
professional, very courteous, very polite, and very personal. Thank you, Times
Leader.
Today is July 23. I’m calling in regards to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield
getting large increases, they saying their expenses are up. I’m 41 years old;
I have First Priority, not First Priority 65, but I keep receiving literature
to join up for First Priority 65. I’m only 41 as I stated. I wonder how many
other people in the Wyoming Valley that they keep wasting mail to? I’d like to
see The Times Leader do an indepth study on this.
I’m calling about the lady who called in and said to get rid of the cats
before the authorities get her out of the neighborhood. Who is she to tell
everybody else what to do? Why don’t she mind her own business.
Wil Toole, if you’re looking for the sympathy of the Irish-Catholic in
Pittston, forget it. You belong in jail.
I just got done reading the article in SAYSO today regarding the Wyoming
borough sub-station in the Midway Shopping Center. I’m a businessman and I’ve
been in that Midway Shopping Center for the past seven years, and I’d like to
inform the person that wrote in that the old sub-station that they had there
was nothing but a hangout for the police officers to eat pizza and whatever
else they did in there. It was a just a hangout.
I’m calling about most of the bazaars in the area. It’s the Job Johnies,
how bad they smell. I just wondered maybe if they could change them daily,
empty them out daily, or something. I took my children and you can’t even go
in there; they’re terrible.
Just a few comments for you people standing in them long Beanie Baby lines.
Tickle Me Elmo, Cabbage Patch Kids. Think about it.
I just got a pool put in, and I just wanted to say thank you to the two
nice young men who put it in for me; their names were Mark and Pat. I just
wanted to let their boss know what good people they are and they did a
beautiful job.
I’m responding to the methadone clinic in West Pittston. I am up in years.
I try so hard to make my own way. I work with some of the good people; they
don’t last at the jobs and it’s frustrating in this day and age to cope with
people and their addictions walking around like the undead. No more! I’m tired
of this whole drug situation. I’m addicted. I’m addicted to work so I can keep
my taxes and my bills paid. I’m not being cruel, but I’m sick of this
environment. Get out of my face! Your mind isn’t in your head. I’m selling my
home. I work with a lot of you people but I am certainly not going to live
with you.
Just catching up on my newspapers and I notice that there is this big
article about drinking water. Bob Butz has been saying this for a couple of
years now and no one’s paying attention. Isn’t it amazing how accurate he’s
been?
Yes, this is in regard to that Carl Zawatski squandering the taxpayers’
money on a trip that he went. How dare he think he can go beyond the moral
obligations of a community and squander money like that. This man has only
been in office a few years. It’s time to take him out. He could care less
about the community, about our opinion, our lifestyle. He ate like a pig.
Lived like a king. At our expenses. The man must go. Each one of us taxpayers
must zero in on this man and remove him and make an example out of him. Use
Mr. Zawatski as an example.
I moved to Wilkes-Barre three years ago after being transferred and I’m
sitting in my backyard, I’m hearing this noise that’s like a crunch, crunch
like 20, 30 times in a row. Finally, I look over at my neighbor; it’s a can
cruncher and he’s crunching beer cans. And I’ve noticed that almost every
backyard or every other backyard in the Wilkes-Barre surroundings has a can
cruncher. And the young people in this area talk about beer money. “That’s my
beer money.” Everything is beer money. They learn this from their adults in
this area. I wonder if it’s just in this area or if it’s prevalent throughout
that people crunch cans and work for beer money. Unbelievable.
Editor’s note: As a self-proclaimed can cruncher- and proud of it- I cash
in my recycled soda and beer cans to get money to buy toy trains that the kids
and I play with.