Brent Calloway

[war eagle6 0]

Was that APCO or the their contractor that does tree trimming along power line right of ways?

Some of both, at different times over the past two months. Prior to this, last fall, a Nice Young Man from Costa Rica (AL Power employee) stopped here for directions. His English wasn't so hot, but between us and his GPS map I got him oriented. He was working alone, a self-starter type if you will, in a Power Company truck. What he was doing seemed like a job that required some higher level of responsibility and knowledge. I wondered why one of our native born wasn't doing this job. Then I looked in the back of his truck and saw my answer. His working supplies included heavy gloves, a hard hat, backpack sprayer and chain saw.

If I had to guess I'd say this was around a 50k a year job that required some paper work but also required sweating on hot days, dealing with bugs and snakes and so forth. Clearly beneath the dignity of those that "can't find work".

I have been on this farm for a long time. Up until roughly ten years ago our native born, both black and white, were doing these jobs. Tree planting jobs too. Now we're paying the Brent Calloways of the USA to sit on their steps and gripe about the amount of funding on their EBT cards while the Latinos are glad to have a job. I'm happy that these people are coming here in droves, they want to work.

don't our "native born" live on reservations and own casinos?

Yes they do

[AU64 10,122]

Was that APCO or the their contractor that does tree trimming along power line right of ways?

Some of both, at different times over the past two months. Prior to this, last fall, a Nice Young Man from Costa Rica (AL Power employee) stopped here for directions. His English wasn't so hot, but between us and his GPS map I got him oriented. He was working alone, a self-starter type if you will, in a Power Company truck. What he was doing seemed like a job that required some higher level of responsibility and knowledge. I wondered why one of our native born wasn't doing this job. Then I looked in the back of his truck and saw my answer. His working supplies included heavy gloves, a hard hat, backpack sprayer and chain saw.

If I had to guess I'd say this was around a 50k a year job that required some paper work but also required sweating on hot days, dealing with bugs and snakes and so forth. Clearly beneath the dignity of those that "can't find work".

I have been on this farm for a long time. Up until roughly ten years ago our native born, both black and white, were doing these jobs. Tree planting jobs too. Now we're paying the Brent Calloways of the USA to sit on their steps and gripe about the amount of funding on their EBT cards while the Latinos are glad to have a job. I'm happy that these people are coming here in droves, they want to work.

don't our "native born" live on reservations and own casinos?

Yes they do

Do a little research ..and go back a ways. The "native born" as some call them are the people who took the land from someone else that lived here before them. The history or our world is nothing but groups of people migrating from one place to another...and often taking over the land from the people who occupied it when the interlopers arrived. Been happening for thousands of years...and the "native Americans" of this country are the first ones to be in a place where they can assert some legal claims that anyone pays attention to them. How many Jews and Poles got their homes and land back after WW ll ?

But, Mikey is right.....a friend told me after Katrina wiped out the gulf coast that if it weren't for Mexicans and church groups nothing would have gotten done to restore those destroyed towns. From what I observed while working down there,....he was basically correct. The work is there...

[Mikey 16,597]

Was that APCO or the their contractor that does tree trimming along power line right of ways?

Some of both, at different times over the past two months. Prior to this, last fall, a Nice Young Man from Costa Rica (AL Power employee) stopped here for directions. His English wasn't so hot, but between us and his GPS map I got him oriented. He was working alone, a self-starter type if you will, in a Power Company truck. What he was doing seemed like a job that required some higher level of responsibility and knowledge. I wondered why one of our native born wasn't doing this job. Then I looked in the back of his truck and saw my answer. His working supplies included heavy gloves, a hard hat, backpack sprayer and chain saw.

If I had to guess I'd say this was around a 50k a year job that required some paper work but also required sweating on hot days, dealing with bugs and snakes and so forth. Clearly beneath the dignity of those that "can't find work".

I have been on this farm for a long time. Up until roughly ten years ago our native born, both black and white, were doing these jobs. Tree planting jobs too. Now we're paying the Brent Calloways of the USA to sit on their steps and gripe about the amount of funding on their EBT cards while the Latinos are glad to have a job. I'm happy that these people are coming here in droves, they want to work.

don't our "native born" live on reservations and own casinos?

"Native born" is anyone born in the United States, as opposed to an immigrant. The term is not ambiguous in the least.

[juscAUse 1]

Was that APCO or the their contractor that does tree trimming along power line right of ways?

Some of both, at different times over the past two months. Prior to this, last fall, a Nice Young Man from Costa Rica (AL Power employee) stopped here for directions. His English wasn't so hot, but between us and his GPS map I got him oriented. He was working alone, a self-starter type if you will, in a Power Company truck. What he was doing seemed like a job that required some higher level of responsibility and knowledge. I wondered why one of our native born wasn't doing this job. Then I looked in the back of his truck and saw my answer. His working supplies included heavy gloves, a hard hat, backpack sprayer and chain saw.

If I had to guess I'd say this was around a 50k a year job that required some paper work but also required sweating on hot days, dealing with bugs and snakes and so forth. Clearly beneath the dignity of those that "can't find work".

I have been on this farm for a long time. Up until roughly ten years ago our native born, both black and white, were doing these jobs. Tree planting jobs too. Now we're paying the Brent Calloways of the USA to sit on their steps and gripe about the amount of funding on their EBT cards while the Latinos are glad to have a job. I'm happy that these people are coming here in droves, they want to work.

don't our "native born" live on reservations and own casinos?

"Native born" is anyone born in the United States, as opposed to an immigrant. The term is not ambiguous in the least.

While I love all people and appreciate the work effort of some illegal immigrants, I would suggest the answer to ending folks living off the government would be to end the the government freebies- not an open border policy. I think the fact that we are again fighting diseases that we had "conquered" decades ago backs up my statement. Also, working on the sales end of construction, you see all kinds of people. Hispanics are no better or worse than any others. Especially after they get their family here and people bend over backwards to get them government "benefits".

[Mikey 16,597]

Quote: "While I love all people and appreciate the work effort of some illegal immigrants, I would suggest the answer to ending folks living off the government would be to end the the government freebies- not an open border policy."

Pretty much my point. By giving away too much to our native born, we've made sitting on the porch and cashing food stamps a viable alternative to beginning level work. Thus Latinos are now filling the jobs that our own should be filling. Our own people can have housing, food, clothing, a car, TV and cell phone thanks to the taxpayers. Slow all that down, they'll go to work and the flood of immigrants will slow down. There is plenty of work, all a person needs is the will to do it.

PS: Not all immigrants are illegal.

[war eagle6 0]

They can't have it if they are not hired. Most of the ones on food stamps have to work 2&3 jobs just to make ends meet. Especially in the shoals area. Although I see your point but your also way off base on that one. I know lots of people who work and still need government funding because most have family's. Single and 2 parent homes

[alexava 6,973]

not making excuses for anyone but war eagle6 has a point. there are not many good jobs in the Florence area. I have coworkers in Huntsville who drive 75 miles one way to work. they say there is nothing closer to home except for food service. i am still not sure how this discussion got here.

[juscAUse 1]

Quote: "While I love all people and appreciate the work effort of some illegal immigrants, I would suggest the answer to ending folks living off the government would be to end the the government freebies- not an open border policy."

Pretty much my point. By giving away too much to our native born, we've made sitting on the porch and cashing food stamps a viable alternative to beginning level work. Thus Latinos are now filling the jobs that our own should be filling. Our own people can have housing, food, clothing, a car, TV and cell phone thanks to the taxpayers. Slow all that down, they'll go to work and the flood of immigrants will slow down. There is plenty of work, all a person needs is the will to do it.

PS: Not all immigrants are illegal.

I know. They are US citizens or waiting to be considered citizens. My grandfather was carried off the boat from Italy. With papers. His father declared their family "Americans" as soon as he became a citizen.

[AURaptor 1,122]

Not to be the party pooper, but, these are kids doing the same stupid crap some of us did at their ages.

I am just going to move along here. Sorry to hear Brent. Thought he really had a lot going his way.

Most of us didn't have an unbelievable free ride to an amazing university weighing in the balance if we screwed up. I have to think that between upper class men, coaches, parents and a basic sense of self preservation would have kept us from doing a good number of those stupid things we did at that age.

[augolf1716 21,130]

If you want to talk politics take it to that forum. If not its time to shut down this thread.

thanks

[juscAUse 1]

If you want to talk politics take it to that forum. If not its time to shut down this thread.

thanks

You are right. Heck, I forgot what the topic was. But that could be age....

[alexava 6,973]

If you want to talk politics take it to that forum. If not its time to shut down this thread.

thanks

You are right. Heck, I forgot what the topic was. But that could be age....

he can relate.

[augolf1716 21,130]

If you want to talk politics take it to that forum. If not its time to shut down this thread.

thanks

You are right. Heck, I forgot what the topic was. But that could be age....

he can relate.

I am not related to juse

[cole256 17,065]

Smh at this entire thread. And lol at bringing up Alabama power while talking jobs in the shoals. ...what happened to if you don't know what you are talking about then just don't say anything?

[Tigerbelle 5,299]

What about that updyke booster who took Brent to the beach in the middle of winter? Surely he could help the kid out since he was so concerned about Brent and the recruiting pressure he was under back then. Can't he help now? What about a job for Brent? Surely he could find some way to help the young man he was "mentoring" back then.

[AURaptor 1,122]

What about that updyke booster who took Brent to the beach in the middle of winter? Surely he could help the kid out since he was so concerned about Brent and the recruiting pressure he was under back then. Can't he help now? What about a job for Brent? Surely he could find some way to help the young man he was "mentoring" back then.

Keeping him from going to Auburn or anywhere else is all the booster had to do. His job is done now.