Pretty soon . . . wake up!

Pretty soon . . . this current government will have total control of your health and well being . . . wake up!

Pretty soon . . . this current government will regulate what you can and cannot eat (tied to health care and it’s already begun in some areas of this country) . . . wake up!

Pretty soon . . . this current government will control the food supply (also tied to health care, which healthy and unhealthy foods you can buy) . . . wake up!

Pretty soon . . . this current government will control all sectors of private business (regulating food manufacturers, retail grocery, pharmacy, pharmaceutical manufacturers — all tied to health care) . . . wake up!

Pretty soon . . . this current government will dictate what you can and cannot drive (reference: cap and trade and government takeovers of auto companies) . . . wake up!

Pretty soon . . . this current government will confiscate even more of your money you worked hard for to pay the people who won’t work . . . wake up!

Pretty soon . . . this current government will have prohibit you and me from writing and speaking out against them like this . . . wake up!

Pretty soon . . . we have an election coming up and will have the choice to choose between freedom . . . or total government control of your life (i.e., slavery).

Folks, if you haven’t already, please . . . wake up!

Carter Garnett
Aylett

Hit the brakes, not the horn

To the driver who was riding my bumper the morning of July 27 at approximately 7:30 a.m. as we approached the Lowe’s intersection traveling west on 360, having signaled well in advance of my intent of turning right at the light onto Compass Pointe, just so you know, Mr. Driver with the loud horn, —
—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  represents a valid turning lane — and
________________________ does not.

Take notice the next time you cross the intersection, there is no right hand turning lane at Compass Pointe. 

So if someone is turning right at this intersection and you are traveling in the right hand lane, you are going to have to lay on those brakes and not that horn.

Tammy Vincent
Mechanicsville

Deputies and firemen praised

On July 15, around lunch time, I got a call from a co-worker who had just left the office. She was broken down at a busy traffic light about a quarter-mile away.

I went to assist her with a jumpstarter. I arrived minutes later; a Hanover deputy was already there with his lights on.

Soon, another deputy showed up to help with traffic control. A fire truck from Company 10 also stopped nearby to offer assistance.

The car would not start, so Deputy Clator called for a tow truck. The firefighters assisted by pushing the car into a nearby gas station’s parking lot.

I want to say thanks and that you are a big part of making Hanover a great place to be.

Chuck Maceda
Ashland

Thanks for reporting wreck

We are writing this letter to thank the individual or individuals responsible for reporting an accident that happened in the early morning, around 12:30 a.m., on Sunday, July 18, in King and Queen County on Route 14 and Fleets Mill Road.

We believe this act of concern and kindess saved our beloved son, brother, friend and co-worker, Henry Kirby. He was involved in a serious single-vehicle accident early that morning, where the pickup he was driving ran off the road and hit a tree.

We are grateful beyond words and thank you so much for responding to the need of someone you may not have ever known, and a special thanks to the fire department, King and Queen Sheriff’s Office, rescue squad and all his friends.

The Kirby Family
(Melissa Kirby)
Mechanicsville

Responding to chimps’ escape

In response to Animal Control officer (Chief Kevin) Kilgore’s statement that there was no danger when the chimpanzees got loose last week, there is a lady in Stamford, Conn., who lost her face and hands who may have a different opinion.

Mr. Kilgore would also do well to read the non-fiction book “Hot Zone,” which the movie “Outbreak” was based on.

The only saving grace for the real sleepy little town of Reston, Va., was that the disease did not “go airborne.”

Primates can carry diseases that humans do not walk away from.

The Board of Supervisors was ill-advised to vote for the conditional use permit that allowed primates to be kept in the eastern Hanover area, and more than enough infractions have now occurred with these animals to revisit that permit.

I only hope that the permit requires ample liability insurance to be kept by the owners, because now that the numerous escapes have been documented, the county has to absorb some culpability should something bad happen.

I had the opportunity to talk to several officers who have responded to these escapes when they came to my home to capture one of the spider monkeys last year.

The officers were less than thrilled with the idea of trying to capture these animals. I soon learned why when I noticed that the owners were ill-equipped to perform a capture.

They responded to my home in flip-flops with one leather glove.

They had to borrow a net from a neighbor and when queried about a tranquilizer gun they told the Animal Control officer on scene that they had no darts available for them.

It was also very clear that this particular primate had no desire to be captured.

When it opened its mouth to bite the owner, it had canine teeth much longer and larger than any large breed of dog.

I have seen what a full-sized raccoon can do to a large dog and the inside of a house.

I can only imagine what one of these animals is capable of.

I will regard these animals as a clear and present danger to my pets, my home and my family members should they get loose on my property again.

C.E. “Kip” Davis
Mechanicsville

Correction

A letter from Emmet Dene of Mechanicsville that appeared in the July 28, 2010, edition of The Mechanicsville Local incorrectly listed a figure as $800 when it should have been $800,000.

We apologize for the error.