After a ‘short’ little trip of 32 hours, in place down under…
Met Julie for a quick cuppa (as they call it. And no I DID NOT go to sleep in the coffee) after arrival and passed her a copy of the book. We were chatting about the ‘issues’ with the takers vs. the earners and drug testing.
So this morning (my time) this popped in via the mil-email string…
We’d pretty much agreed that this WOULD be fair… And no, they don’t require it down here either… Much to her displeasure…
Been up since 0400, spent an hour trying to get the #@% computer to connect to the local network… sigh…
Now off to breakfast, then off to work. And try like hell to stay awake in the meetingzzzzZZZZ.
The Georgia legislature just passed that law here last week – it still needs to be signed by Gov. Deal and whether it stands up to judicial scrutiny is debatable, but it’s a start…
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/georgia-may-drug-test-food-stamp-recipients
Just before the close of Georgia’s 2014 legislative session last week, the state’s General Assembly granted final approval to a law that would allow state workers to drug test food stamp recipients. The law, H.B. 772, now awaits the signature of Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican.
An earlier version of the bill would have made drug testing mandatory for all food stamp recipients, but members of the House changed the bill’s wording after a federal judge ruled that a similar law in Florida violated the Fourth Amendment. To avoid the same fate, H.B. 772 was rewritten to require “reasonable suspicion” that a food stamp recipient was using illegal drugs before caseworkers could order a drug test.
Cheers,
Differ
I have several friends down in Oz. If you see’um, tell them I said Hi. Sleep will come and it will be well received. I think the trip to Oz should be like the si-fi space movies where you are put to sleep in a capsule and awaken with fresh coffee and a shower.
Don’t be running amok sport.
Sounds like you need a coffee IV
Sleep deprivation and time zone displacement can cause insanity.
Anyone wanna take book on when oldNFO pops his pin-curls?
He volunteered to drone around over the ocean for hours on end, during the Cold War, in an unarmed box.
I think you’re a bit late.
Hey – are you in my neighbourhood? Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
How long are you in Oz?
Differ- GOOD news!!! And the left is going bats**t, right???
CP- Need LOTS of coffee… sigh
WSF- LOL, fat chance… sigh
Rick- TWO one in each arm…
Stretch- Sanity??? What is this sanity of which you speak???
Karen- Sadly not this trip- Out in WA only this time. I was in Melbourne two months ago. But didn’t have your contact info. Sorry.
Hey, Wake UP! The meetings over.
It’s 24º here – just sayin’.
Hey Old NFO;
Man you spend a lot of time “Down Under” You might want to go for part time resident there or something…..
Just don’t drink the coffee off the airplane unless they bring it on in a thermos.
Ed- LOL, trying to stay awake so I can go to sleep…
Mrs. C- a balmy 78 here today… 😛
Bob- Yeah, I know… and I don’t… Bottled water only!