NYC: Do You Really Need A ID To Shovel Snow?

 I read through forty commentaries....with all the freaking snow in NYC in the past week or two.....it's reached a point where the mayor needs regular people to 'stand-up' and shovel snow.  

But there is a catch....you need a ID.  

I read through all the BS, and here's the deal....if you want to be a paid emergency snow shoveler with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) for city-contracted work during major storms...like clearing bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants, and step streets, then actual requirements occur....to include specific forms of identification and other documents. 

 This is a temporary, per diem role paying around $19 per hour, activated during significant weather events.

So you could work 12 hours in a day....making $228?  Well...NO....after taxes and Social Security is taken out....you'd likely get around $100 for a 12-hour job.

But here's the odd part to the story....you must be 18 or older....be eligible to work in the United States (no non-citizens)....and be capable of performing heavy physical labor. How you prove the heavy labor thing?  Unknown.

Then you must bring the followings for registration....two small photos (1-1/2 inch square each).....a Social Security card (original)....and two original forms of ID (plus one copy of each), such as a driver's license, passport, state-issued ID, or birth certificate.

If you have no birth certificate (like in the case of 75-percent of Democrats)?  Well...some state ID and the license would do.

Complicated? Yeah.  My advice....move to Florida and avoid snow.

Note....after you get registered and have a snow-shovler-ID.....you can probably use it for voting purposes.

Also note....you don't have to be a NYC resident. If you felt some passion for shoveling snow....you could fly up for a week, get the ID, and shovel some.  Note, your food expenses per day....likely exceed the paycheck.

This Chicago Bears Situation

 The Bears said 'enough'....giving notice, and will move across the state line (roughly a 40-minute drive)  to another state.  Four observations:

1.  I don't think the mayor or Governor ever thought this day would come.  They acted 'shocked'....but I would suggest half the population knew it was coming.

2. If you were a fan....you'd probably park your car in the Chicago stadium/parking  lot, and take a party-bus over to Indiana.   So Chicago will still make 'some' money.

3.  Fans flying in?  There's likely to be five or six hotels built around the new park, but how will they make money in the non-NFL season?  This part of the talk...makes no sense.

4.  I  could see five or six other NFL teams doing the same thing....particularly around Seattle, SF, and central  Cal.

Four Observations

1.  I watched a 30-second clip of Governor Newsom explaining something....with at least 12 hand-signals given (like a 3rd base coach).  To be honest....I watch the hand-signals more than paying attention to the words.

2.  Odd page three story I noted this week.....there was this car that rammed into LADWP power substation in Nevada, prompting investigation of a ‘terrorism-related event.’

Rental car....inside....two shotguns, an assault rifle-style pistol, and flamethrowers.  Driver?  Wearing “soft-body armor.” Guy dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound.

I'll guarantee....unresolved and closed case within a week.

3.  Kamala Harris comment this week: "We have so many stars in our party. There are so many stars. And let's not be afraid of them. You talk about Mamdani… Crockett… I mean we have so many stars."

I just can't put either Crockett or Mamdani in a 3-star or 4-star status.

4.  This week, I noted the numbers.....3,920,028 illegals were given Social Security and Medicaid over 4 years.  The chief issue?   If you think about the formula....the low-paying jobs these people will have because of zero professional skills.....most all of them will never get more than $500 a month upon retirement.  The Biden crew created a special category of people....the ultra-poverty status.

Four Humble Observations

 1.  Rumors exist that Kamala Harris intends to run again in 2028.

For the 107 days of the 2024 campaign....she spent $1.5-billion. For a 300-day campaign, with a primary? I'd imagine she'd require $3.5-billion. 

2.  Emmanuel Macron, President of France....gave a talk: "Free speech is a pure bullshit if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech, especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech."

I had to read over it five times....realizing it was never meant to make sense.

3. Something I learned today.   Erika Kirk (widow of Charlie Kirk)....several years ago....landed a job at the Corcoran Group, the luxury international real estate dealer. 

So here's the curious thing....before that, she had zero background/experience....in real estate.

Who were the Corcoran Group?  Well....they handled Epstein’s properties, and that of Epstein's best buddy....Les Wexner.

4.  Anytime  you have some joker wanting to blab on-and-on about the evil super-rich/ultra-rich....gaze over at their watch. Hint: it won't be a Timex or $99 type.

The Essential Problem

I  contemplated this idea today that some people in the US....perhaps even over the age of sixty....have NO birth certificate (ZERO).

According to a 2024 national survey conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice, VoteRiders, Public Wise, and the University of Maryland's Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement....somewhere around 3.8 million voting-age US citizens have no form of documentary proof of citizenship at all. This means they lack a U.S. birth certificate, passport, naturalization certificate, or certificate of citizenship. 

Truth to the matter?  No one has ever jumped into this issue. You can't say x-number from this state or that state....have no birth certificate.  You can't say 300,000 Indians exist with no birth certificate.  You can't say 44,000 folks granted citizenship in the 1990s....arrived with no birth certificate, and were given paperwork for citizenship, but lacking the certificate.

Do we even want to open up this discussion?

The solution?  Well.....you'd have to appoint some gov't  folks to make up birth certificates....with minimum data or facts.  I don't see this going well.

Couric Comment

 Katie Couric commentary: "The socio-economic disparities are significant, and class resentment is widespread. Anti-intellectualism and elitism are driving many of these anti-establishment individuals — who are largely Trump voters — so I think that is a huge problem we have to address."

I pondered over the 'lecture'.

To be honest, I haven't really thought much about Couric since the late 1990s.

On the anti-intellectualism BS? What I'd generally say.....a whole lot of people have appeared since the 1990s....claiming to be intellectual, but apparently skipped about half of the classes, and seem to be hooked-up to some type of fake-intellectualism.

The other issue....it's bad enough on 'elitism' now....that you have to use a fake-elite  index....assigning folks a score, and simply admitting that you 'mute' a fair amount of their commentary.

But then I come to the central theme....what the intellectuals need to do....to recapture the bulk of society.  If your 'brand' or message doesn't work....you might want to start learning a new skill or trade.

The Back-Pack Reasoning?

 The Guthrie situation in Tucson presents an odd factor.  I watched the video of 'Hocus-Pocus-Joe' at the door (with mask/gloves on)....and this overly-filled back-pack.  I ran through it a dozen times.

So first, if you were on a kidnapping adventure....why bring a full-up back-pack?  This wasn't a kid's type (small bag).....this was the type you'd use for a full-up day hike....with water, snacks, change of clothing, etc.

Then I wondered....is the back-pack bulked up with newspapers (we used to bring deployment bags to a Air Force 4 AM recall like that)?

Then I got onto this....guy parks the car/van near  the house....why put the back-pack on...if you were grabbing the old gal, and escaping to the car?

Then I thought about....is the idiot bringing something to drop off?

For about two hours this AM.....I've pondered this.  It makes no sense, unless the purpose is to 'trick' you into thinking it was full for some reason.