Hoover Dam

Creeping closer inch by inch, 900 feet above the mighty Colorado River, the two sides of a $160 million bridge at the Hoover Dam slowly take shape. The bridge will carry a new
section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and
winding around and across the dam itself.

When complete, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona.
In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be supported on the two massive
concrete arches which jut out of the rock face.

The arches are made up of 53 individual sections each 24 feet long which have been cast on-site and are being lifted into place using an improvised high-wire crane strung between temporary steel pylons.
The arches will eventually measure more than 1,000 feet across. At the moment, the structure looks like a traditional suspension bridge. But once the arches are complete, the suspending cables on each side will be removed. Extra vertical columns will then be installed on the arches to carry the road.
The bridge has become known as the Hoover Dam bypass, although it is officially called the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, after a former governor of Nevada and an American Football player from Arizona who joined the US Army and was killed in Afghanistan.
Work on the bridge started in 2005 and should finish next year. An estimated 17,000 cars and trucks will cross it every day.
The dam was started in 1931 and used enough concrete to build a road from New York to San Francisco. The stretch of water it created, Lake Mead, is 110 miles long and took six years to fill. The original road was opened at the same time as the famous dam in 1936.
An extra note: The top of the white band of rock in Lake Mead is the old waterline prior to the drought and development in the Las Vegas area. It is over 100 feet above the current water level.

What happen?

What happen to the idea of the developer building retirement homes across from the Lake Ashton Community? I guess that idea went down the tubes along with all the house lots at Lake Ashton West. We all know he never paid taxes on these house lots since 2006 and he is selling all the lots for $50,000,000. All these lots are in forecloser. It will be just a matter of time he will be selling the land across from Lake Ashton.

All his money is being used to hired lawyers to fight all the law suits he brought on by his greed. This is not the end of the story

TWO SHOCKING VOTES

"Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ~ Anonymous

(1) The following senators voted against making English the official language of America:

Akaka (D-HI)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)

(2) Now, the following are the senators who voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a state is not listed, there was no voting representative.

Alaska : Stevens (R)
Arizona : McCain (R)
Arkansas : Lincoln (D) Pryor (D)
California : Boxer (D) Feinstein (D)
Colorado : Salazar (D)
Connecticut : Dodd (D) Lieberman (D)
Delaware : Biden (D) Carper (D)
Florida : Martinez (R)
Hawaii : Akaka (D) Inouye (D)
Illinois : Durbin (D) Obama (D)
Indiana: Bayh (D) Lugar (R)
Iowa: Harkin (D)
Kansas: Brownback (R)
Louisiana: Landrieu (D)
Maryland: Mikulski (D) Sarbanes (D)
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D) Kerry (D)
Montana: Baucus (D)
Nebraska: Hagel (R)
Nevada: Reid (D)
New Jersey: Lautenberg (D) Menendez (D)
New Mexico: Bingaman (D)
New York: Clinton (D) Schumer (D)
North Dakota : Dorgan (D)
Ohio DeWine (R) Voinovich(R)
Oregon : Wyden (D)
Pennsylvania : Specter (R)
Rhode Island : Chafee (R) Reed (D)
South Carolina : Graham (R)
South Dakota : Johnson (D)
Vermont : Jeffords (I) Leahy (D)
Washington : Cantwell (D) Murray (D)
West Virginia : Rockefeller (D), by Not Voting
Wisconsin : Feingold (D) Kohl (D)

SEND THIS TO ALL YOU KNOW. THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION, UNLESS THEY DON'T MIND SHARING THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY WITH FOREIGN WORKERS WHO DIDN'T PAY IN A DIME.

This coming week is National Mental Health Care week.

You can do your part by remembering to contact at least one unstable person to show you care. Well .. .. . my job is done. Your turn! Please send an encouraging message to a disturbed friend. just as I've done. I don't care if you lick windows or take the special bus.... you hang in there sunshine, you're special.. Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset or mad, is a full minute of happiness you'll never get back. Today's Message of the Day is: Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile Send to all the people you love and don't want to lose in 2010, even me. If you get 3 back, you are a great friend. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance

HFC Home Lots for Sale for $50,000,000 total

Our Developer is selling all these lots in the West, approx 300 lots give or take, (go count them) for 50 Million dollars, approx $150,000 for a lot. This is your big chance bird brain anonymous This is the guy that never says anything good about me and spells like a little 2 year old kid and knows nothing. He is just like Paul Pontious and Joe Hunter, they talk a lot and know nothing and you can't tell them anything. If your so damn smart why don't you buy these properties or start your own web blog, dummy.

Why is it that I know everything and you know nothing?

2 Polk deputies shot; suspect dead

Neighbor describes shooting
LAKELAND - Two Polk County sheriff's deputies were shot when they confronted a man in Lakeland early this morning, the sheriff's office says. A suspect is dead.

The man opened fire on the deputies about 2:30 a.m. near Plateau Avenue and Josephine Street, according to Donna Wood, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office. That's down the street from Keen Elementary School.

"I was on my cell phone on my front porch and heard the gunshots going off: pow, pow, pow, pow. Then a brief silence; then I heard another three or four gunshots," said Dayton Carver, who lives nearby.

Reports from the scene say the deputies were taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Their injuries are not life-threatening, the sheriff's office said. The deputies' names and conditions have not been released.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd met with his detectives and was on the scene.

Maintenance Fees

Maintenance fees will be going though the roof, so don't be surprise when you get the bill, it could double, then we will have more home fore closers. Joe Hunter does nothing and will not even try to cut expenses at Lake Ashton. Joe Hunter must go.

No Taxes has been paid since 2006 on house lots at the HFC

The developer has not paid taxes on the house lots in the West by the HFC clubhouse.
The Bank has foreclosed on the property and the bond holders are in receivership of this land. 58 acres and more than 300 lots. Yes, he is going though hard times, everyone is suing him and he just won't give in. He screw me out of $5,000 so I am glad, now he is getting all the crap back. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

"THE GREAT OUTDOORS"

An Opinion By Jan Bergemann
President, Cyber Citizens For Justice, Inc.
Published June 22, 2010

It seems that this community in Titusville , Florida has all the right ingredients for being a nice place for great outdoor living, starting with the name: THE GREAT OUTDOORS PREMIER RV/GOLF RESORT. Nice homes with amenities like a privately owned and operated golf course are inviting potential buyers to purchase their dream home in Florida at "THE GREAT OUTDOORS." Unfortunately, it is mandatory that you become a member of the Master HOA (CSA), as a condition of ownership.

Considering all these nice surroundings, why is it that owners are selling their homes and can't wait for the day they are moving away -- totally disgusted with the people "running" this community? If you are not familiar with the circumstances, you may ask WHY?

Let's face it: Homeowners' associations and great living are oxymorons -- they just don’t go together. The association system itself already has too many flaws to make it work, but if you add board members and owners with financial interest and a dictatorial community association manager (CAM) into the mix, you have soon a hostile environment, exactly the opposite of what people had hoped for when looking for the "THE GREAT OUTDOORS" living.

As usual, it's about power and money. According to documents, e-mails, official complaints and statements from involved parties, the situation in this community has turned from bad to worse since community association manager Hiram Keith Lamb ( CAM license 30710) took over. Complaints filed with the DBPR speak their own language. The complaints ranged from lack of professional care, financial irregularities – payment of employees -- to lack of oversight.

CSA board members seem to have their own private financial agenda, considering an amendment that would eliminate even more of the private property rights of the owners.

HERE GOES THE AMERICAN DREAM!
The PLANNED AMENDMENT has two main issues, combined in one amendment.

A. General Common Expenses shall also include the costs of:

1.) Collecting and removing trash and debris

2.) Providing sod lawn mowing, trimming, fertilization, weed and insect control, and irrigation head maintenance and repair on all individual Parcels and Units (That's where the money is!)

B. The Association shall have a perpetual non-exclusive easement over all individual Parcels and Units.

Since the board knows that it will be difficult to get the super majority of votes of approval from the members, here goes the scare tactic: "If you don't vote in favor of the amendment we will stop your trash collection!" But that is definitely an empty threat since the Community Services Association (CSA) has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the waste collection company who contracts with the County. Meaning if they would stop collecting the waste, the CSA would breach the existing contract. And the contract can only be canceled by Waste Management, not by CSA! Empty threat, yes, but the board hopes that there are enough gullible owners who would believe nearly everything -- and quickly vote to approve the amendment. The main issue of this amendment: They want to force the owners to pay for their lawn and garden maintenance as a common expense. Never forget, quite a few of the folks in charge have a serious financial interest in enacting this amendment.

Furthermore the board seems to be determined to buy a building known as the Hospitality House (aka the Killing House), a pretty run-down building that from the looks of it would be more expensive to maintain than to buy it. But the best part of this planned purchase is the explanation of a board member on the voting for the purchase. Since the purchase would, according to Florida statutes, require a super majority vote of approval, the board is scrambling to find the right statute that allows them to approve the purchase with the lowest number of votes. The great idea of the people behind this purchase: Use Florida Statutes 617 and 720 -- whatever fits the purpose. MIX and MATCH! They quoted FS 720.302(2) Unless expressly stated to the contrary, corporations that operate residential homeowners' associations in this state shall be governed by and subject to chapter 607, if the association was incorporated under that chapter, or to chapter 617, if the association was incorporated under that chapter, and this chapter. This subsection is intended to clarify existing law.

Nice quote, but it doesn't fit according to specialized attorneys. In mandatory homeowners’ associations FS 720 governs the corporation. And only if FS 720 is silent on a specific matter, FS 617 kicks in. If you check FS 720, it's really not silent on this matter! But you can always try – can’t you? Especially if private agendas are at stake!

There have been lots of arguments about the COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION MEDIA. From “board directors using it to defame members” to “banning members from posting" – all the usual issues are being argued. While in former times videotapes of board meetings were posted on the dedicated cable channel, these tapes are now BANNED, as editing before posting was mandated by Mr. Lamb, the Manager/CAM. The original tapes are now edited before posting to eliminate anything the board doesn’t want heard by members that were not personally at the meeting.

Let's face it, HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION and PEACEFUL COMMUNITY LIVING are OXYMORONS, as proven over and over again. And as usual the war doesn't rage because of restrictions and regulations that were in place when the owners bought their homes, but because of changes board members are trying to force upon the owners.

Another HOA battle that is killing the commonly used argument: "You should have read the governing documents before buying into the community."

Free Dinner for all residents

When this blog reaches 50,000 hits, (2,000 more hits to go) I am taken everyone of you out for a prime rib dinner and will give the bill to "Do Nothing" Joe Hunter. Thanks

48,000 hits on this web site

Anonymous has spoken.

Anonymous has left a new comment on my post "The lake at Lake Ashton is black and dirty".

You are so right. We really need to get rid of the people pushing all these law suits. It is just like throwing the money in the lake. Chickness and Cruz are Salvin puppets that are pushing continued litigation. Our maintainance fees will continue to go up.

Notice the spelling of maintenance, This guy wrote me many notes but I just couldn't read them because of the spelling and his remarks.

Chinese drywall Info

This Thursday June 24 on Channel 11 at 11am, ABC will have all the answers on Chinese Drywall on what you should do and who should pay. Don't miss it.