Where my money at? or where's it going. (649 hits)
Category: PoliticsRating: 0.55 on 26 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by FALLEN (View user info) at 2008-02-25 12:38:45 EST
People wonder why it's so hard to do business in New York. Taxes are crazy; companies are closing or relocating all the time. Honestly, it's because of bullshit like this.
As part of my job, I need to access project blueprints on line. This online service I use has almost every job that goes out for public bid accessible. I accidentally broadened my list of filters and wound up looking at everything bidding today, not just construction projects.
I noticed a bid for mowing the lawn at a local park. Not ever seeing a bid for a "service" job I clicked and looked at the specifications.
Just out of curiosity, not that I was looking to mow someone else's lawn or anything.
The job entails one (1) spring cleanup and weekly mowing of a 7-acre park.
Seven acres is about 1,100' x 275' area, or a little less than seven American Football fields.
The thing that got me ranting (and posting) is that the request to bid is TWENTY THREE PAGES LONG.
Twenty-three pages?
It goes on about length of grass (3" if you were wondering), removal of trimmings and all other mundane details. What is irritating is how much did the city pay the person that makes these requests? 50K? 60K? More? Plus benefits?
90% of that bid is legal crap they just cut-n-past from bid to bid.
Let me help NY save some of my tax money,
"Help Wanted"
"Guys needed to cut grass and clean up after themselves once a week."
"Must have insurance and be finished in one day."
"Apply in person with pixs of lawn mower and rake at Mayors office"
Feel free to copy and stick in store windows around town.
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Submitted by jimilovw (user info) at 2008-02-26 15:29:14 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Hey here's an idea.. Blow your brains out. You owe this one to mankind.
Submitted by Ejryuu (user info) at 2008-02-26 14:31:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Hooray for paperwork!
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-02-26 12:49:28 EST (#)
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Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2008-02-25 15:02:12 CST (#)
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NYC once put out for tender a request for proposals to fuck Method's Mom. The warden of Sing Sing put the entire prison population on buses and drove them into the city. The buses stopped at City Hall and the mayor came out. He looked at all the black guys and said "Not enough". Louisiana ended up winning the contract. True story.
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*dies*
Holy crap, that's GOT to be the funniest one yet, Quint...
Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2008-02-26 09:32:07 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Right now I love NYC bc I just got my Stop Work Order lifted!!
yay!
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2008-02-25 19:16:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
seat or no seat, i bet he still wipes with his fingers
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2008-02-25 16:45:16 EST (#)
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:44:47 EST (#)
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First of all...I love that NYC is constantly changing because all of those fuckers want new offices when they move in....and we get to reap. Oddly enough they all seem to want work done on their homes in the Hamptons and that is where the real money is.
Secondly....I used to get a magazine or paper called the PCN and they listed all the public bids...some things are just ridiculous.
Fifthly this does seem to be an over complication of a lawn mowing job however the length to cut grass to is rather important as it is damaging to cut more than a third of the blade off at one time.
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My God, a grass expert! You sure you didn't get your training in the 60s?
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-02-25 16:03:03 EST (#)
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Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2008-02-25 15:02:12 CST (#)
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NYC once put out for tender a request for proposals to fuck Method's Mom. The warden of Sing Sing put the entire prison population on buses and drove them into the city. The buses stopped at City Hall and the mayor came out. He looked at all the black guys and said "Not enough". Louisiana ended up winning the contract. True story.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2008-02-25 16:02:12 EST (#)
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NYC once put out for tender a request for proposals to fuck Method's Mom. The warden of Sing Sing put the entire prison population on buses and drove them into the city. The buses stopped at City Hall and the mayor came out. He looked at all the black guys and said "Not enough". Louisiana ended up winning the contract. True story.
Submitted by FATMANTPK (user info) at 2008-02-25 14:33:41 EST (#)
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Politicians should be the first to give up their tax-supported offices. They should have cubicles like me and FG. Is it not bad enough our tax money pays for an office that is used less than 4 full days a week?
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:27:32 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
heh...
Fg, you slay me.
now they're going to be after you about the death of a national treasure (yes, I DID just refer to myself)
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:23:21 EST (#)
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Hard to say but they were wearing mirrored shades, and had ear intercoms.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:15:47 EST (#)
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you mean in like a formal inquiry or just casual questioning of said seat?
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:15:07 EST (#)
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Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:02:21 EST (#)
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Now included another hour or 2 of inspections. Inspections of the seat, the people installing it and the process for which it is disposed of (can't have the Presidential Ass Catcher up for sale on Ebay now can we)
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I thought I saw a show about Secret service agents that had to collect the presidential poop, when he's in another country. So they cant make a genetic specific bio weapon or something like that.
It was a "dirty jobs" type show possibly?
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MANswers. And it's so they can't analyze DNA from his ass hairs to figure out what diseases he'll get.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:15:07 EST (#)
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The Secret Service just showed up at my cube and demanded to know why I was spreading Anti-American rumors about White House plumbing and bathroom fixtures.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:13:42 EST (#)
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I've been told it's UnAmerican to question the President's toilet seat.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:11:28 EST (#)
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found it!
http://www.rense.com/general72/fexc.htm
although Rense.com may not be a totaly credible source.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:05:10 EST (#)
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you could argue that every hour I accounted for there would be billed at no less than $100 per.
Don't we all take enough shit from Bush to qualify for that job?
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2008-02-25 13:02:21 EST (#)
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Now included another hour or 2 of inspections. Inspections of the seat, the people installing it and the process for which it is disposed of (can't have the Presidential Ass Catcher up for sale on Ebay now can we)
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I thought I saw a show about Secret service agents that had to collect the presidential poop, when he's in another country. So they cant make a genetic specific bio weapon or something like that.
It was a "dirty jobs" type show possibly?
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:58:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
well lets say the seat cost....100 that's high but not totally out of reason.
now included 1 hour of BS paperwork to be done to log such a transaction...keeping in mind that the President can't just run down to the Homo Depot and pick one up.
Now included another hour or 2 of inspections. Inspections of the seat, the people installing it and the process for which it is disposed of (can't have the Presidential Ass Catcher up for sale on Ebay now can we)
Now included 4 hours of labor (2 would be high for one guy to install a toilet seat but not too much) but remember that nothing ever gets done by 1 person so make it 4 hours
I could see a price tag of 600-800 for a toilet seat...especially if it gets installed on a saturday or sunday.
I'm not saying it's right but I can see the process.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:54:26 EST (#)
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what exactly needs to be included to make a toilet seat worth 500$
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:52:50 EST (#)
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what is included with the $500 toilet seat?
where did 500 come from, rumor or fact.
does it included the installation of said seat and disposal of the expired seat?
you wnat to talk about money...Pickup the latest Architectural Digest and leaf through pages of Interior Design that Barbara BUsh has had done to rooms in the White House.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:50:21 EST (#)
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Someone tell me why the President needs a $500 toilet seat?
Go to Home Depot and buy a $20 one and SAVE THE US THE FUCKING MONEY!
I pee fine sitting on a $20 toilet seat. I'm sure the President can take a comfortable dump sitting on a $20 toilet seat.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:44:57 EST (#)
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but how are you going to "weed" out the illegals and the illiterate that way?
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:44:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
First of all...I love that NYC is constantly changing because all of those fuckers want new offices when they move in....and we get to reap. Oddly enough they all seem to want work done on their homes in the Hamptons and that is where the real money is.
Secondly....I used to get a magazine or paper called the PCN and they listed all the public bids...some things are just ridiculous.
Fifthly this does seem to be an over complication of a lawn mowing job however the length to cut grass to is rather important as it is damaging to cut more than a third of the blade off at one time.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:43:48 EST (#)
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mecka lecka hi mecka hiney ho
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-02-25 12:43:01 EST (#)
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bureaucratization springs from the democratic process like fruit from a well manured tree.