Entries from February 2008 ↓

Well, not as the title would seem but I am “fedup” and I am featured in the lastest Spree WNY BLOGOSPHERE! Awesome!

Thanks to Grilled Cheese who noted it, otherwise I’d have never known.

Got a gripe? Need to vent about things like Jamie Lynn Spears and Bratz dolls? What about tolls and politics in the area? Maybe you had a really bad experience buying a new jeep and you need to tell everyone. Well, Fed Up in WNY is the blog for you! Submit your gripe and discuss it with other pissed-off people at www.fedup.wnymedia.net

The “gripes” … they are all mine and there’s more to being “fedup” than meets the eye While the captioning of “Fed up in WNY” is a little off, (I generally don’t take requests) the appreciation of being mentioned is an honor, to say the least. So, Thank you Buffalo Spree.

Congrats to Paul Dub who was also mentioned.

Click here to see all 6 featured.

There are three WNYmedia.net blog posts running equally & simultaneously asking for Buffalo stories covering 3 different angles.

The Tao of Paul: Why did you stay?

Buffalo Geek: Why did you leave and why did you come back?

Buffalo Pundit: Updating his story of why he’s settled in Buffalo .

I left my story with PaulDub because his question best fit me.

This is my story. I, along with 3 siblings & 2 parents were all born, raised, educated and made a life for ourselves in the City of Buffalo. I am the only family member stilling living within. Some living in other towns, some living in other states. Why do I stay? Because I still beleive in the dream that Buffalo is the greatest place to live, work & raise a family.

Read the rest here

Comments are closed so you can visit & share your Buffalo stories with the other great bloggers who began the conversations.

Did you know that the Sabres have a new Jumbo-tron at the Arena? I didn’t know. Here are some awesome pictures from the 300 level of last night’s game in downtown Buffalo.

My friend was at the game tonight and sent to my email a picture from their seats.

OMG… how ever shall we live in Buffalo without Brian Campbell in the blue, yellow & white?

This was said to be “breaking news” earlier today.

(pause to roll my eyes)

Every time a heavily paid sports figure leaves we should be filled with sorrow? Like we can’t live without him?

Now this…

Not so fast spring-time, a Winter Storm Warning has been posted for all of WNY until Noon on Wednesday, with anywhere from 6″ to 14″ of snow expected depending upon where you live. A total of 6-12 inches of snow could fall, and be mixed in with rain and sleet at times.

Hello people! It’s February in Buffalo! Does everyone really need to be reminded of this?

Are we not a Northeastern city during a winter season? Every time it snows …. “Oh no…. oh no… what will be do with a couple inches of snow on the ground?”

(pause to roll my eyes again)

One of my most fave bloggers on the net is Chris Byrd, I saw this post he made and thought how I relate to his optimism.

You know you are in B-F when…

…the city replaces a one way sign with a recycled one! (Paderewski and Clark Streets)

Nice…speaks volumes don’t you think?

I guess you have to look at the positives…at least there is a sign!

I got this in an email today:

There was a lot of talk last week about John McCain’s blatant hypocrisy on ethics and integrity in Washington.

Here we go again.

McCain is now breaking the law by ignoring the campaign spending restrictions for the Republican primary that came when he asked for federal matching funds — funds he used as collateral on a loan that helped keep his campaign going.

But now that the lobbyist and special interest money has started pouring into his campaign, he’s trying to back out of the promise he made just a few months ago. They’re feeding so much cash into his bank account, this “reformer” wants nothing to do with federal campaign finance laws anymore.

That’s why today, we’re filing a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission demanding that John McCain be held to the campaign finance laws. Trying to back out shows a total lack of integrity and honesty — he made a deal with the American people to to abide by the law, and in return, he was guaranteed taxpayer money that he used to back a loan.

I’d like you to add your name in support of our complaint, and ask as many people as you can to sign on. American taxpayers made a deal with John McCain — now that he’s flush with lobbyist cash, he wants to pretend that it never happened.

Sign on right now:

democrats.org/McCainBusted

Here’s the background on the situation.

A few months ago, John McCain applied for and was approved to receive federal matching funds. Because he couldn’t find enough people to fund his campaign, he was also forced to apply for a $4 million line of credit, which he secured by using the federal matching funds as collateral.

By taking the federal funding, he agreed to spend no more than $57 million until the Republican convention. But so far, his campaign has spent at least $49 million — leaving him with less than $10 million to campaign with through September.

Now that he’s won the nomination and has the support of the Republican lobbyist and special interest machine, he’s trying to ignore that the whole thing ever happened. He recently wrote a letter to the FEC telling them that he was backing out, even though the FEC is very clear that any request to withdraw from the agreement must be approved; you can’t just change your mind and take it back — legally, you have to be given permission.

McCain isn’t asking because he knows he’ll never be granted permission, and he doesn’t want to have to accept the funding restrictions he agreed to when he used the money as collateral for a loan. He’s ripping a page right from George Bush’s playbook: ignoring the laws when they aren’t convenient and hoping no one will notice.

Stand up and show him that hundreds of thousands of people have noticed — he can’t change the rules in the middle of the game because he doesn’t like how things are going for him:

democrats.org/McCainBusted

Using government programs when it’s politically convenient and breaking the rules when it’s not … remind you of anyone?

Just like George Bush, John McCain thinks he’s above the law. McCain poses as a reformer, but seems to think reforms apply to everyone but him.

Time to send him a message.

I posted a picture from the other day of my “day away” in Niagara Falls

I (as passenger) took this picture while on one of the Grand Island bridges to Niagara Falls, note the “granny square” patchwork of the surface. We have been taxed for more than I have been alive to ride over these bridges and I wonder every time… what are those tolls being collected for?

Reading on Rus Thompson’s blog today about the tolls, it makes me so “fedup” that I, a life long Buffalo resident, am taxed to see one of the greatest wonders of the world for which our state “works” on bridges (and roadways) that show no results of improving the surfaces that we drive on.

HT Rus Thompson

I came up with this idea to give this section of road to the D.O.T. in late November and discussed it with Senator Maziarz and got his full support. He wrote the Bill sent it to me on Jan 18th for my approval and here we are today Feb 22 having it introduced in Albany.

See we can effect change and the way we do it is by coming up with commonsense ideas and passing them on. It also helps to be a little bit of a thorn in their side. But, the hardest part is keeping it in the forefront, that alone is a full time job. After all we have work to do to support ourselves and family.

I hope & I pray that our politicians won’t “meet & greet” with pats on the back onto each other without standing up for the hard work & dedication of the average citizen who has faught this effort the most. His name is Rus Thompson and don’t no one forget it!

I caught this headline on Yahoo! News, I thought it was something to be heard on Jay Leno.

Snow interrupts mild Northeast winter

I may be wrong, but isn’t snow a part of our “Northeast” winters?

I love when we get to stay over night in Niagara Falls. The view from SNC is awesome!

This is from the 19th floor