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You Know You're a Redneck When......
1. You take your dog for a walk and you both use the same
Annual Idiot Awards
Number One Idiot
A woman called the Emergency Poison Center very upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. She was quickly reassured that ants are not harmful and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital. She calmed down and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants. She was told that she better bring her daughter into the Emergency Room right away.
Number Two Idiot
Early this year, some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. Shortly after they took it for a float on the river, they noticed a Coast Guard helicopter coming towards them. It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator beacon that activated when the raft was inflated. They are no longer employed at Boeing.
Number Three Idiot
A true story out of San Francisco: A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch and wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag" While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller's window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the Brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, "OK" and left. He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America.
Number Five Idiot
A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all of the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of Scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but the cashier refused and said, "because I don't believe you are over 21. " The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because she didn't believe him. At this point, the robber took his driver's license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and he put the Scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later.
Idiot Number Six
A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.
Idiot Number Seven
Seems this guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. It seems the liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape. Oh, that smarts.
Idiot Number Eight
Ann Arbor: The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 12:50 A.M., flashed a gun and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.
Why Rednecks are Not Paramedics
A couple of rednecks are out in the Tenn. woods hunting when Bubba suddenly
grabs his chest and falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing;
his eyes are rolled back in his head.
Welfare Mama
A woman walks into the downtown welfare office, trailed by 15 kids . "WOW," the social worker exclaims,"are they ALL YOURS???"
"Yep they are all mine," the flustered momma sighs, having heard that question a thousand times before. She says, "Sit down Leroy." All the children rush to find seats. "Well," says the social worker, "then you must be here to sign up. I'll need all your children's names."
"This one's my oldest - he is Leroy." "OK, and who's next?" "Well, this one he is Leroy, also." The social worker raises an eyebrow but continues. One by one, through the oldest four, all boys, all named Leroy. Then she is introduced to the oldest girl, named Leighroy! "All right," says the caseworker.
"I'm seeing a pattern here. Are they ALL named Leroy?" Their Momma replied, "Well, yes-it makes it easier. W hen it is time to get them out of bed and ready for school, I yell, 'Leroy!' 'An' when it's time for dinner, I just yell 'Leroy!' an' they all comes a runnin.'An' if I need to stop the kid who's running into the street, I just yell 'Leroy' and all of them stop. It's the smartest idea I ever had, namin' them all Leroy."
The social worker thinks this over for a bit, then wrinkles her forehead and says tentatively, "But what if you just want ONE kid to come, and not the whole bunch?"
"I call them by their last names."
Hillbilly Medical Terms
Benign................What you be after you be eight.
Bacteria...............Back door to cafeteria.
Barium.................What you do with dead folks.
Cesarean Section.......A neighborhood in Rome.
Catscan................Searching for the cat.
Cauterize..........Made eye contact with her.
Colic...............A sheep dog.
Coma...............A punctuation mark.
D&C................Where Washington is.
Dilate.............To live longer than your kids do.
Enema.............Not a friend.
Fester............Quicker than someone else.
Fibula............A small lie.
G.I.Series.........World Series of military baseball.
Hangnail...........What you hang your coat on.
Impotent......Distinguished, well known.
Labor Pain..........Getting hurt at work.
Morbid.................A higher offer than I bid.
Nitrates................Cheaper than day rates.
Medical Staff.........A Doctor's cane, sometimes shown with a snake.
Node.....................I knew it.
Outpatient..............A person who has fainted.
Pap Smear............A fatherhood test.
Pelvis....................Second cousin to Elvis.
Post Operative......A letter carrier.
Recovery Room....Place to do upholstery.
Secretion..............Hiding something.
Tablet...................A small table to change babies on.
Seizure.................Roman emperor who lived in the Ceasarean Section.
Terminal Illness.....Getting sick at the train station.
Tumor..................More than one.
Urine...................Opposite of mine.
Varicose..............Near by.
Hospital..............The biggest building in town, other than Joe's feed warehouse or Frank's lumber mill.
More Hillbilly Medical Terms
Fibula.........A small lie.
Hangnail......What you hang your coat on.
Impotent......Distinguished, well known.
Labor Pain....Getting hurt at work.
Morbid.........A higher offer than I bid.
Nitrates........Cheaper than day rates.
Node............I knew it.
Outpatient......A person who has fainted.
Pap Smear.....A fatherhood test.
Tablet............A small table to change babies on.
Tumor............More than one.
Urine..............Opposite of mine.
Varicose.........Near by.
You're An EXTREME Redneck If.....
1. You let your 14-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids.
2. The Blue Book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas is in it.
3. You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.
4. You think a woman who is "out of your league" bowls on a different night.
5. You wonder how service stations keep their rest-rooms so clean.
6. Someone in your family died right after saying, "Hey, guys, watch this."
7. You think Dom Perignon is a Mafia leader.
8. Your wife's hairdo was once ruined by a ceiling fan.
9. Your junior prom offered day care.
10. You think the last words of the "Star-Spangled Banner" are "Gentlemen, start your engines."
11. You lit a match in the bathroom and your house exploded right off its wheels.
12. The Halloween pumpkin on your porch has more teeth than your spouse.
13. You have to go outside to get something from the fridge.
14. One of your kids was born on a pool table.
15. You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the House of Tattoos.
16. You can't get married to your sweetheart because there's a law against it.
17. You think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk.
In Business
Two businessmen in NY City are sitting down for a break in their soon-to-be new store. As yet, the store isn't ready - only a few shelves are set up.
One says to the other, "I bet any minute now some tourist is going to walk by, put his face to the window and ask what we're selling."
No sooner are the words out of his mouth when, sure enough, a curious hillbilly from the south walks to the window, has a peek, and in a Southern drawl asks, "What're y'all sellin' here?"
One of the men replies, "Oh! We're selling assholes here."
Without skipping a beat, the southerner says, "Well, I see y'all're doing really good; you only got two left!"
The Lesson: New Yorkers should never mess with Rednecks
Redneck's Wife Has a Baby
Way down in Louisiana, Boudreaux's old lady had been pregnant for some time and now the time had come. So he brought her to the doctor and the doctor began to deliver the baby. She had a little boy and the doctor looked over at Boudreaux and said, "Hey, Boudreaux! You just had you-self a son! Ain't dat grand!" Boudreaux got excited by this, but just then the doctor spoke up and said, "Hold on! We ain't finished yet!"
The doctor then delivered a little girl. He said, "Hey, Boudreaux! You got you-self a daughter! She a pretty lil ting, too." Boudreaux got kind of
puzzled by this and then the doctor said, "Hold on, we still ain't got done yet!" The doctor then delivered another boy and said, "Boudreaux, you just had you-self another boy!"
When Boudreaux and his wife went home with their 3 children, he sat down with his wife and said, "Mama, you remember dat night what we run out of Vaseline and we had to use dat dere tree-in-one Oil?"
His wife said, "Yeah, I do!"
Boudreaux said, "Man, it's a dang good ting we didn't use no WD-forty.
Railroad Redneck
Three railroad workers, a Chinese man, an Italian, and a redneck, are all sitting down to lunch.
The Chinese man says, "If I get another egg roll in my lunch, I'll kill myself."
The Italian guy says, "If I get another slice of pizza, I'll kill myself."
The redneck says, "Iffin I get another ham hock, I'll kill myself."
The next day, all three men get the same lunches, so they throw themselves in front of an oncoming train.
At the funeral the Chinese man's wife says, "If only I hadn't packed an egg roll that day."
The Italian guy's wife says, "If only I hadn't packed a slice of pizza that day."
"Don't look at me," says the redneck's wife. "He done packed his own vittles."
You May Be a Taliban If....
1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to
Top Ten Country & Western Songs
10. I Hate Every Bone In Her Body But Mine
9. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With an Ugly Woman But I've Woke Up With a Few
8. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
7. I've Missed You, But My Aim's Improvin'
6. Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Scared She'd Win
5. I'm So Miserable Without You It's Like You're Still Here
4. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Miss Him
3. She Took My Ring and Gave Me the Finger
2. She Gets Better Lookin' with Every Beer
And the Number One Country & Western song is...
1. It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed My Ass All Day.
The Supernatural
A redneck attended a lecture on the supernatural at the local Grange Hall. When the lecturer asked the audience how many of them believe in ghosts, 90 people raised their hands. The lecturer then asked how many of the believers had actually seen a ghost. About 40 hands went up.
"That's very interesting," said the lecturer. "Has anybody here ever talked to a ghost? About 15 hands went up. "Has anyone here ever touched a ghost?" Three hands responded.
"That's amazing!," exclaimed the lecturer. "Have any of you ever made love to a ghost?" Bubba, in the back row, hadn't been paying close attention, but raised his hand.
The lecturer takes off his glasses and says "Son, in all the years I've been giving this lecture, no one has ever claimed to have made love to a ghost! Tell us all about it!"
Bubba is kinda embarrassed, he hangs his head and says, "Shiiiiiiit! I thought you said a goat!"
Who Invented the Toothbrush?
A Redneck.
If it had been invented by anyone else, it would have been called a teeth brush
Redneck Drinking Age
They raised the minimum drinking for Rednecks to 32.
It seems they want to keep alcohol out of the high schools.
Redneck Motel
How do you know when you're staying in a redneck motel?
Call the front desk and tell them, "I gotta leak in my sink."
If the clerk tells you to, "Go ahead," it's a redneck motel.
Why it's Hard to Solve a Redneck Murder
The DNA is all the same
More Redneck Jokes
You consider a six-pack and a bug-zapper fun, high-quality entertainment.
Redneck Mom's Letter To Her Son
Dear Son,
I'm writing this slow 'cause I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left. Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within twenty miles of home, so we moved.
Won't be able to send you the address 'cause the family that lived here before us took the numbers with 'em for their new house so they wouldn't have to change their address.
This place has a washing machine. The first day I put four shirts in it, pulled the chain and haven't seen 'em since.
It only rained twice this week, three days the first time and four days the second time.
The coat you asked me to send to you, Aunt Sue said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with them heavy buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
We got a bill from the funeral home; it said if we didn't make the final payment on Grandma's funderal bill, up she comes.
About your sister, she had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether if it is a boy or a girl so don't know if you are an Aunt or Uncle.
Your Uncle John fell in the whiskey vat. Some men tried to get him out, but he fought them off, so he drowned. We cremated him, and he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off the bridge in a pickup. One was driving and the other two were in the back. The driver got out. He rolled down the window and swam to safery. The other 2 drowned. They couldn't get the tail gate down.
Not much more news this time. Nothing much happened. If you don't get this letter, please let me know and I will send another one.
P.S. I was going to send you some money, but the envelope was already sealed.
Redneck Juror
A redneck was on trial for murder and faced the electric chair if convicted. His brother spotted a redneck on the jury and offered him a $10,000 bribe if he could convince the rest of the jury to reduce the charge to manslaughter.
The jury was out an entire week, but finally returned with a verdict of manslaughter.
After the trial, the brother went to the redneck's home, complimented him what a great job he had done and paid him the $10,000.
The redneck replied that it wasn't easy to convince the rest of the jury to change the charge to manslaughter. They all wanted to vote "not guilty."
Even More Redneck Jokes
A Redneck passed away and left his entire estate to his beloved widow, but she can't touch it 'til she's 14.
How do you know when you're staying in a Redneck motel? When you call the front desk and say, I gotta leak in my sink, and the clerk replies, 'Go ahead'.
Did you hear about the $3 million Redneck Lottery ? The winner gets $3.00 a year for a million years.
A new Redneck law was recently passed. When a couple gets divorced, they are STILL cousins.
A State Trooper pulls over a pickup on Highway 16 and says to the driver, "Got any! I.D. ?" and the driver replies "Bout wut?"
1. No cars up on blocks for longer than three weeks.
2. No changing your oil in the street.
3. No loud and wild parties without inviting the manager.
4. You may have no more than 3 beer can wind chimes each only having no more than 6 cans each.
5. Drunkenness will not be tolerated in the streets prior to 10 am.
6. While outside of your trailer you must be at least partially clothed.*
7. If you prefer to clean your trailer in the nude, please close the curtains. *
8. When bringing in the Jerry Springer or COPS film crews, please provide the management prior written notice so that certain residents may be forewarned.
9. Empty beer bottles should not be discarded on the front lawn. However, they may remain there until you are sober enough to collect them with the understanding you will collect them within 7 days whether sober or not.
10. When bringing dates home to your trailer, please be advised that in the event the sidewalks need to be repaired or replaced due to the weight of your date, you will be responsible for all cost incurred.
Note* (Exemptions to rules 6 & 7 may be provided to women between the ages of 18 and 35. Please submit a photograph to the manager for approval.)
A filthy rich Florida man invites all of his friends and neighbors to a party around the pool in the backyard of his mansion. He also invites Leroy, the only Redneck in the neighborhood. Leroy was having a good time drinking, dancing, eating BBQ and flirting with all the women.
There was a 10 foot alligator in the pool and after a few hours of partying the host announced, "I'll give a million dollars to anyone who has the nerve to jump in the pool." The words were barely out of his mouth when there was a loud splash. Everyone turned around and Leroy was in the pool!
Leroy was fighting the gator and the water was churning and splashing everywhere. Leroy was jabbing it in the eyes with his thumbs, punching it and attempting to strangle it. He finally succeeded and left it floating in the water as he slowly climbed out of the pool. The onlookers were staring at him in disbelief.
Finally the host says, 'Well, Leroy, I guess I owe you a million dollars.'
'No, that's okay. I don't want It,' says Leroy.
The rich man says, 'I have to give you something you won the bet. How about half a million bucks?'
Leroy says, 'No thanks, I don't want it.'
The host says, 'I insist on giving you something. How about a new Porsche, a Rolex and some stock options?'
Again Leroy declines.
Confused, the man asks him, 'Well, Leroy, then what do you want?'
Leroy says, 'What I want is the name of the sumbitch who pushed me in
the pool!'
"He needed killin'" is a valid defense.
If attending a funeral in the South: remember, we stay until the last shovel of dirt is thrown on and the tent is torn down.
If you hear a Southerner exclaim, "Hey, y'all, watch this!" stay out of his way. These are likely the last words he will ever say.
Most Southerners do not use turn signals, and they ignore those who do. In fact, if you see a signal blinking on a car with a southern license plate, you may rest assured that it was on when the car was purchased.
Northerners can be identified by the spit on the inside of their car's windshield that comes from yelling at other drivers.
The winter wardrobe you always brought out in September can wait until November.
If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the tiniest accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery store. It does not matter if you need anything from the store, it is just something you're supposed to do.
Satellite dishes are very popular in the South. When you purchase one it is to be positioned directly in front of your trailer. This is logical bearing in mind that the dish cost considerably more than the trailer and should, therefore, be displayed.
Tornadoes and Southerners going through a divorce have a lot in common. In either case, you know someone is going to lose a trailer.
Florida is not considered a Southern state (except Gainesville). There are far more Yankees than Southerners living there.
As you are cursing the person driving 15 mph in a 55 mph zone, directly in the middle of the road, remember, many folks learned to drive on a vehicle known as John Deere, and this is the proper speed and lane position for the vehicle.
You can ask a Southerner for directions, but unless you already know the positions of key hills, trees and rocks, you're better off trying to find it yourself.
Save all manner of bacon grease. If it can't be fried in bacon grease, it ain't worth cooking, let alone eating.
Just because one can drive on snow and ice does not mean we can't stay home the two days of the year it snows.
If you do run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in the cab of a four-wheel-drive with a 12-pack of beer and a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them. Just stay out of their way: This is what they live for.
Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and fishing bait in the same store.
Remember: "Y'all" is singular.
"All y'all" is plural. "All y'all's" is plural possessive.
There is nothing sillier than a northerner imitating a Southern accent, unless it is a Southerner imitating a Boston accent.
People walk slower here.
Don't be worried that you don't understand anyone. They don't understand you either.
The first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective "Big ol'", as in "big ol' truck" or "big ol' boy". Eighty-five percent begin their new southern influenced dialect with this expression. One hundred percent are in denial about it.
The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper.
You might be a redneck if ....
The directions to your house include "turn off the paved road".
You've had Thanksgiving dinner on a Ping-Pong table.
And used your ironing board as a buffet table.
Thanksgiving dinner is squirrel and dumplings.
If you have a complete set of salad bowls and they all say Cool Whip on the side.
Your best dishes have Dixie printed on them.
Your stuffing's secret ingredient comes from the bait shop.
Your only condiment on the dinner table is ketchup.
Side dishes include beef jerky and Moon Pies.
Your secret family recipe is illegal.
Cowboy to cashier: Give me three packs of condoms, please.
Never take a beer to a job interview.
Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them.
It's considered poor taste to take a cooler to church.
If you have to vacuum the bed, it is time to change the sheets.
Even if you're certain that you are included in the will, it is still considered tacky to drive a U-Haul to the funeral home.
If drinking directly from the bottle, always hold it with your fingers covering the label.
Avoid throwing bones and food scraps on the floor as the restaurant may not have dogs.
A centerpiece for the table should never be anything prepared by a taxidermist.
Do not allow the dog to eat at the table no matter how good his manners are.
Redneck Dating Rules
Always offer to bait your date's hook, especially on the first date.
Be aggressive. Let her know you're interested: 'I've been wanting to go out with you since I read that stuff on the bathroom wall two years ago.'
Establish with her parents what time she is expected back. Some will
say 10:00 PM; others might say 'Monday.'
Always have a positive comment ready concerning your date's appearance, such as, 'Ya'll sure don't sweat much for a big gal.'
Livestock is a poor choice for a wedding gift.
Kissing the bride for more than 5 seconds may get you shot.
For the groom, at least, rent a tux. A leisure suit with a cummerbund and a clean bowling shirt can create too sporty an appearance.
Though uncomfortable, socks and shoes are required for this special occasion.
It is not appropriate to tell the groom how good his wife is in the sack and at oral sex during the reception.
When approaching a four-way stop, the vehicle with the largest tires always has the right of way.
Never tow another car using panty hose and duct tape.
When sending your wife/girlfriend down the road with a gas can, it is impolite to ask her to bring back beer.
Dim your headlights for approaching vehicles, even if the gun is loaded, and the deer is in sight.
Never relieve yourself from a moving vehicle, especially when driving.
Do not lay rubber while traveling in a funeral procession.
Ears need to be cleaned regularly and it should be done in private using your own truck keys
Proper use of toiletries can forestall bathing for several days.
If you live alone, deodorant is a waste of money.
Dirt and grease under the fingernails alter the taste of finger foods.
Never take a beer to a job interview.
Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them.
It's considered tacky to take a cooler to church.
If you have to vacuum the bed, it is time to change the sheets.Even if you're certain that you are included in the will,
it is still considered tacky to drive a U-Haul to the funeral home.
DATING (Outside the Family)
1. When decanting wine, make sure that you tilt the paper cup, and
2. If drinking directly from the bottle, always hold it with your
1. A centerpiece for the table should never be anything prepared by a taxidermist.
2. Do not allow the dog to eat from the table...no matter how good his manners are.
1. Livestock is usually a poor choice for a wedding gift.
2. Kissing the bride for more than 5 seconds may get you shot.
3. For the groom, at least, rent a tux. A leisure suit with a cummerbund
4. Though uncomfortable, say "yes" to socks and shoes for this
special occasion.
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Port Talk launched in Lyttelton
Port Talk launched in Lyttelton
On Saturday (28 June) Port Talk was launched in the main street of Lyttelton.
The port-run information centre is a place where the community can find out more about the Port's recently released 30 year vision and give feedback.
Andrew Turner Christchurch City Councillor representing the Banks Peninsula ward cut a ribbon to mark the official opening. The event was attended by over 30 people including, Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson, Councillor Jimmy Chen, community members of the Port Liaison Committee and Lyttelton Port chief Peter Davie.
"We are really looking forward to hearing what the community has to say about the Port's vision. We've had some fantastic feedback so far and are having some great discussions with people who are really interested in being part of the process." said Peter Davie.
"I'm really pleased to hear Peter talking about engagement with the community and consultation. This represents an opportunity for the community to really have their say on what is planned for the rebuild and redevelopment of the port that directly affects the community," said Andrew Turner
"I want to encourage the community to engage with the process."
The centre was visited by a steady stream of locals on Saturday with over 150 people calling in. Port Talk opening times are advertised in local media and its staffed by senior port people.

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Preparing Children 10-12 Years to Be Safe, When Alone at Home
The I'm Home Program is designed to help children aged 10 to 12, to be safe, when alone at home, before and after school. The goal is to support parents in preparing their children to successfully transition from a before and after-school program, to safe, home-based self care. Parents and children learn easy to follow guidelines that help them to set up their own rules, in a fair and positive manner.
The I'm Home Program is provided in partnership with the London Public Library and is conveniently offered at various neighbourhood libraries.
Children learn how to:
- respond to a stranger
- deal with a bully
- be safe walking to and from school
- follow important house rules
- handle basic first aid and home emergency situations
- feel confident, competent, safe
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To learn more contact: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 519-685-1400 ext 225
Program Pamphlet: Click here for current session dates, locations and registration:
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Feeling dismayed and worried about applying for Primary for DD(24 Posts)
Hi - we live in a large town, with lots of Primary Schools, not sure exactly how many but over 20. Where we live is on the edge of town, a nice enough area but with dodgy areas around it. The two closest schools to us are in special measures, the next after that is 'Requires Improvement' with some good aspects. These are under a mile from us, then there is another school with a better reputation about 0.2 of a mile further away.
I am just really worried that we have basically no choice - either bad, bad or not quite so bad. Then there is a Free School that we could apply to in addition to the 3 choices, as they are opening next September. Whilst it sounds good it is run by a church group and there is no way of knowing what it could be like.
I am a teacher (secondary) so I know in a way a school that has a bad ofsted isn't going to stay that way necessarily, things change with the catchment areas etc, but I know the children and families going to the schools near us are going to be one of the biggest reasons - the gradings that are 3 are for pupil attainment. They are big estates, high teenage pregnancy rates, places you don't go in the evening etc.
We are going to start looking as soon as they have open days and will I am sure feel happier then, but right now I just feel a bit miserable about it all, I feel bad that we don't live in a 'naice' area where the schools are better - it just isn't what we considered when we moved here 7 years ago - just not on our radar!
Has anyone got experience of their DC going to a school with a less than great reputation but things turning around? Is it enough to be supportive and on the ball at home, even if the school isn't great?
Cant you just move to a better place in catchment for a good school i think you need to do that if your not happy with the schools in your area where i was living before i had a good school beside me but was not happy with it as the school looked tired and results were poor so moved without me realising had one of the top schools in the area on my doorstep and applied and my child got a place and im very happy with the school but most importantly my child is too. I think its important that you like the school because if you dont that may rub off on to the child and the child may start disliking it too. There is a big difference between a good school and a bad one because as a child i went to both and if its not good dont want your child to go their. Why dont you go have a look and then make up your mind about whether you like it or not and see what kind of families kids are going their as thats important to. I think you should move though hope you get what you want when you apply good luck
Maybe you can apply to another school in a different town being as you live on the border. Look at the schools in the other town
And admissions for that town and distances offered last year for the schools in that town
Thanks - we are right in the middle of our town actually - and can't move, we don't have any spare cash for a bigger mortgage/house move unfortunately as my DH has been out of work since June. plus the applications are in for January so I think we would be hard pushed to move before then! My parents live just down the road, they help with childcare, which means picking up and dropping off from school. Without their help we are much worse off and DD and any future kids would be stuck in childcare from 7:30 till 6 every day.
SO I guess I will have to just make the best of a bad lot. Thing is, where we live isn't bad, just has bad areas, like everywhere.
Does anyone know where I would find what pizza mentioned, distances offered? At least then I could look at what was offered for the outstanding school just up the road.
Furthest distance offered should be available on your LEA's website under school admissions.
The only thing I would suggest, assuming you like the outstanding school, is put that first but use your last choice for one of the nearest SM schools. At least then if you don't get a fab school, you get a poor one that's nearby rather than a poor one on the other side of town.
The LA website should have last distance offered info in the schools section. If it doesn't, you can ask the LA and they can tell you.
Thanks - We haven't actually seen the schools yet, so maybe once we start looking we will find that the Ofsted doesn't mean much. In terms of distance there is nothing in it, .10 of a mile in some cases. We also have the complication that my mum doesn't drive, so have to manage with either public transport or bike/walking. But nothing is very far away, the one school we think might be an option is only around the corner form them and our third furthest. also the largest of the three.
DD1 is in yr 1 now and when we applied for nursery and reception the school was in special measures. They had their ofsted earlier this year and got 'good' for everything and 'outstanding' for leadership, so things should continue to improve.
We applied because it's our nearest, we knew people with children there and it has a reputation as a community school. It was quite important for us to be close as we have no car. They were rebuilding, had an exec head brought in in a federation with another school which was 'outstanding' and had other changes going on which we felt was all promising. The dodgy ofsted was based on yr 6 sats results so we felt it wasn't going to be too much of an issue lower down the school. There was another local school (next closest) in special measures with an ofsted which gave '3' for 'pupils feel safe' which was pretty shocking! However we also applied there as they had similar changes going on.
DD is very happy at her school, and I know children at the other school also v happy. I'd visit and see what your feeling is, ask what they're doing to make changes, see what the kids seem like etc. You may find that the school assessed by ofsted will be quite different by the time your daughter starts there. Good luck, it is nerve wracking!
Sorry, '4' for 'pupils feel safe', or whatever 'unstisfactory' was.
Thanks philbee that is encouraging. I do know schools can go through huge changes, this one does have an executive head, which usually helps. I think the biggest problem around here though is the children going there - it sounds awful to say it but they are from families who mostly don't have any care for how their children behave or any aspiration for them to do better. I taught at secondary and I saw just how many of the year 7 came in with just horrible attitudes to school and the teachers, I worry she will be either led astray or will be prevented from learning by the children she is there with. I don't know how much that changes, although I suppose catchment plays a part in it.
My school sounds just like that - catchment is not very mixed, mostly deprived, recently out of SM with an exec head. Attainment is alarming and progress patchy. Lots of
unconvincing talk about raising aspirations. But - it is still improving, DD has some good friends and is progressing well. I am keeping a close eye on it.
I guess at primary it is still easy for parents to help a lot - once they begin something like Phonics, reading, I could possibly read up about it and do whatever she needs if extra?
Just don't want to have to be the pushy parent, I think they go too bloody young anyway, they should be able to relax at home, there is scant chance for that once in secondary!
Plus I am an art teacher and not very good at maths.....--just colouring in--
ooops and obviously not very good at strikeouts!
Does anyone have any experience of their child going to a new Free School? that is another option for us...total unknown, but almost guaranteed to be near my parents house and to have a place for her.
"it sounds awful to say it but they are from families who mostly don't have any care for how their children behave or any aspiration for them to do better."
Well yes it does sound awful to say it. My DD goes to an inner city school with a very mixed catchment, and I can honestly say there are very few families like you describe. I think it's fair to say that most families care about how their children behave and have aspirations for them, no matter what their circumstances. Not all may be as well placed to support their children's education as you or I am, but it would be a big mistake to think that they don't care about how their children do.
I strongly advise you to have a good look round your local schools before making assumptions.
We live in a mixed London suburb.
Our school is grade 3 but I respect the head and pupils feel safe is graded 1.
Without meaning to sound class-ist, my Dd choses her own friends and without fail, they are kids on her wavelength whose parents are more "minded like me"
I always encourage her to play with everyone and friendly to everyone but the kids just seem to be drawn to their own ilk.
So look at it from the perspective that she will understand a society and class setting.
I taught in local secondaries where the students were from the area I live in, I live near to the areas where the children who go to the primaries near us live and I see the older children every day as they make their way to town or on their way home from those areas through our street. I see how they behave. I have had conversations with parents about their childrens antisocial behaviour - trust me, some of them do not care.
I have had conversations with many parents when teaching in those secondaries who told me they didn't care about how their children behave in school - that it is the teachers problem as soon as they walk through the gates. So yes, I am making assumptions, based on what I know already.
I know that not every child there will be like that, I know that to be deprived or live in a deprived area does not mean they love their children or care for them any less. However, if they are disruptive, not supported at home to do well, have low attendance, behavioural issues or purely just come from a background where the parents do not care about them doing well at school - then that affects my daughter as she will be in a class where there will just less time available for the children who might be behaving, getting on, not needing as much attention. I am not saying she is an angel and she may even be one of those children who need extra attention. But it is a worry.
Whilst I will be going to look with as much as possible an open mind, I also will be using the other information available to me.
allabout yep, that is another way to look at it. I think a walk through our local town centre on a Saturday is a lesson in social behaviour anyway!
I am sure it will all be fine - variety the spice of life etc. I think the families that are in the rougher areas tend to stick together as it were, certainly the kids from those areas did at the schools I taught at, there was a definite difference in the groups that formed.
I suppose it is a lesson too in being tolerant and waiting your turn/letting others get on with silly behaviour and not getting involved when there are disruptions or others needing more help.
* Just don't want to have to be the pushy parent*
I think teachers are so fed up dealing with pushy parents that they go too far in the opposite direction and fail to advocate for their kids. have seen it a few times and am always a bit . So try to strike a balance for the sake of your dd.
Your area sounds like mine although our local primary is level 2. level 3 would make me very wary but we were in the nursery of another local school which went from level 2 to 3 under a new novice head. the ht was replaced and some facilities modernised and we ended up impressed - bbut live too far to apply there. so find out more about how long it has been level 3 and why.
also a neighbour put his kids in a special measures school and became a governor. he helped get things improved. his kids went to grammar school and then cambridge so i think it is more about the parents than the school.
that said i went to a comp with fairly rough kids and it was tricky socially. it took a long time to.find like minded friends so if there are no other mc families i would be less keen if it were me. school without friends is a bit grim
We live in a similar area and attended every open day for our local schools. It's the best way to really get a feel for the environment, you may find out that some are not so bad and have a lot of positive things going for them!
The most important thing is that your DD is happy and safe at school
Son goes to a school with a challenging intake, 50% free school meals last year. However, raising aspirations, attainment and behaviour for all pupils is high on the priority list. The school is outstanding with 100% L4 SATs. So no it doesn't come down to the kids or their families. The school can make a difference. Ours runs an outreach program starting in the children's centre to work with parents and help them understand the value of education.
Before you make any judgments on any of the schools, pick the 6 nearest schools and arrange to go and see them - appreciate that might be easier to say than do, seeing you are also a teacher. Go with you gut feeling on them, are the children enjoying learning in the school, did you see lots of stuff on the walls that is recent and not all curled up and dog-eared. More especially was the head teacher or deputy head teacher interested in you coming to visit the school and did they make a positive impression on you.
Then look at the pros and cons of each of the schools in relation to ease of access, after school clubs, facilities etc. Finally look at the Ofsted report. But be careful, if it is more than a year old it will be on a previous inspection regime. Your outstanding school may have been outstanding but would it be outstanding if inspected now?
Thank you all - I do just need to step back and try not to worry about it. I think I just feel a bit helpless as trying to get a look around the schools will be the most difficult thing with my work - I work over 30mins from home, I never am able to leave on time, but I will have to try.
There are lots of great suggestions there - thanks all.
Tricot you are right - the pushy parent thing is a worry as we get it so much - however I have had the other end of the scale and that is definitely worse..so will make sure we always try to strike a balance.
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About the argument: A 1px border with a non-pixel font isn't generally non fitting. There are enough examples, where it does. I - for example - am happy that carebear finally ditched pixel fonts. It was just bad with them (true, it was all crispy and such) but that was all. And yes, MY opinion, too. You can now say I am wrong etc, too. It's just ... a big screen and some mini unit frames with a font you can't really read when you are sitting ~50cm away from the screen isn't functional. It's just it.
That's why I was gone from all kinds of interface forums for some years: always worshipping same style over and over again. I rarely saw something new, something good. Always the same: minimal - not always functional - unit frames with a shitload of pixel fonts. I miss the "old" days with tapestry, led's GOOD uis, rdji, ooom's, etc pp.
Edit: I may add another one or two paragraphs. Mostly memorys or trying to explain things I write. But dunno. Maybe not.
(And I know most of you don't like me, or what I say, but tbh, I don't care.)
Last edited by Lyn; 2012-12-20 at 09:23 AM.
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I personally hate any type of Pixel font. Hell, I even hate pixel art.
Whenever I tried it in my own UI; it made me cringe, and it gave me this nervous twitch that kept trying to put a gun to my own head. I had to get rid of it.
Most UI's just work better without it. In my own, superior, awesome opinion.
Let's have enough of the arguments and disagreements now, to each their own! We need more pictures and to have some love in this thread, like my love for Lyn and the many years of great addons/UIs created!
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Also, hating someone over the internet is a huge sign of idiocy! Shouldn't hate someone that you don't know and all that...
Pixel fonts don't always have to be hard to read though. The font that I use is fairly "rounded" and simple.
I find that as easy to read as a non-pixel font, but I find it looks 100x better on a pixel perfect UI.
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Bars on the top right are Bigwigs test bars
That huge bottom bar of nothingness is much more filled in during a raid :P and viewports let me see way more of the screen while tanking.
I will also post a better screenshot with more of my addons showing.
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SS with more Weakauras and other addons showing http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/110...2012150320.jpg
I moved a few things around and made some stuff bigger ( Omen and Skada)
Why i use viewports, as i've said before they let me see much more while tanking ( which is very VERY handy) and gives me a place to put my bars/minimap/chat without them getting in the way.
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Your player/target debuffs, and/or buffs, are a few pixels off the rest.
Im not sure, why you would want your timers and debuff/buffs on top, when the target stuff is down bottom. You could easily switch it around, and make pet frame above player frame, i think. But anyone to them self. Other than that, i really like your UI, looks very clean.
As far as positioning, buffs are on the bottom for both player and target (the player's don't show in the screenshot due to a filter), and debuffs on top for player. Having them there just makes them stand out more and reduces the chance of missing something. Just my personal preference.
Lyn, Tap switched to pixel fonts long before leaving the game, just sayin :P
Meanwhile, I haven't done a thing to my Ui other than update addons since the xpac dropped and I haven't even opened wow in the last month or so.
However, this font debate has sparked a desire to make a Ui without pixel fonts and Lyn will love it. Challenge accepted.
Pixel fonts are still ftw though <3
Tap used a mix of pixel and regular fonts for quite a while. And he had a way of making it not horribly bad. I miss his UIs ;-;
BUT, Care what font are you using? :3
I've been mulling over switching from a pixel font because my eyesight isn't very good (stupid prescription changed so I can't wear my glasses currently) and with my current set up I'm too far from my screen to make do.
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Maybe it is just me, but when I play on a big screen (okay, my screen isn't big, so) and I have only a small UF with a pixel font on it, my chat would have a pixel font and all ... In all that flashy stuff WoW brings (first boss hof, for example) ... there is so much going on that I would just not see what is i mportant cause my UFs or fonts are too small. And I am just sitting ~40-50 cm away from my screen.
And try it.
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Having used several different pixel fonts in the past, I can clearly say that normal fonts are much better for information you need to display during combat. Pixel fonts for elements that aren't used in combat is fine but for timers and health/power it is just way inferior to normal fonts. Milliseconds are especially hard to see with pixel fonts because they change so fast.


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I realize that, but is that a reason to keep linux from working with these? (And it's not just cisco, all the *BSDs (and therefore anything that took the BSD stack such as MS) work this way too.) As nearly as I can tell, there's no way to make linux work with these, and the situation I gave is one where linux could easily get it right, and isn't. Saying "They're broken. Tough." is not really helpful. At least can we get a "work with broken other systems in certain circumstances" switch somewhere? (Funny you should mention Cisco, as we write routing software and must interoperate with Cisco. What Cisco says *does* go in the routing community, if you wish your product to be used. Currently, when our customers come to us, we have to say "Either don't use Linux or run 2.2 with the arp fix patch.") Daniel On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 14:29, David S. Miller wrote: > On 19 Aug 2003 14:30:26 -0400 > Daniel Gryniewicz <dang@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > If you are not on a shared lan, then it will *ONLY* work if linux is > > on the other end. No other system will work. > > And these other systems are broken. (actually, older Cisco equipment > correctly responds to the ARP regardless of source IP) > > Just because some Cisco engineer says that it is correct doesn't > make it is. > > Consider the situation logically. When you're replying to an > ARP, _HOW_ do you know what IP addresses are assigned to _MY_ > outgoing interfaces and _HOW_ do you know what subnets _EXIST_ > on the LAN? > > The answer to both is, you'd don't know these things _EVEN_ if > you are a router/gateway. > > Therefore there is no valid reason not to respond to an ARP using one > source address as opposed to another. -- Daniel Gryniewicz <dang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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So what have learned in the past few days that we didn't already know?
Basically everything those nefarious white racist supporters of Darren Wilson believed has turned out to be true. [Evidence supports officer's account of shooting in Ferguson, Washington Post, 10-22-14]
Knowing an unarmed black teen can be lethal - just ask Yen Nguyen, whose 72-year husband Hoang was killed from a single punch by Elex Murphy (a black male) in St. Louis during a "Knockout Game" incident gone wrong - the revelation Michael Brown kept charging at Darren Wilson should put to bed the belief the former wasn't a threat. [Source: Darren Wilson says Michael Brown kept charging, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10-22-14]
"If Darren Wilson get off y'all better bring every army y'all got. Cause it's going down." pic.twitter.com/pexFCCawbZ
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The city where the propensity for the "Knockout Game"to be played - "Knockout king is a thrill," the kid told her. "It makes you want to keep doing it every day" - was christened the 'spirit of the times' by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on November 1, 2011.
It's time to realize the harsh truth of what the Darren Wilson/Michael Brown encounter represented: an 18-year-old black male participating in the 'spirit of the times' on Wilson's face and him using lethal force to make sure he didn't share the same fate as Hoang Nguyen.
But these facts don't matter.
To blacks and their "whites-in-skin-color-only" (WISCO) sympathizers, no amount of evidence will ever convince them that Darren Wilson didn't execute the 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Gentle Giant in cold blood.
So the city must burn. [Ferguson turns into tinderbox once again after new details leaked, Fox2Now, 10-22-14]:
One protester put it succinctly:But we already knew this, when a black protester at a Ferguson City Council meeting in mid-September promised "If Darren Wilson get off y'all better bring every army y'all got. Cause it's going down."
"If there is not an indictment, excuse my French, all hell is going to break loose."
But what if "all hell" had all broken lose in 67 percent black Ferguson (99 percent white in 1970; 86 percent white in 1980; 76 percent white in 1990; 44 percent white in 2000; and 27 percent white today), and the shooting of Michael Brown was just a symptom of the hellish conditions created by the black majority in a city whose racial character had undergone a dramatic change since white flight turned into a full-on sprint in the mid-1990s?
NPR and the WISCO commentators there can whine about the decline of Ferguson and its increasingly untenable housing situation, but the reality is the rapid collapse of the city was already in place before the first "Justice for Michael Brown" march took place.
We already knew majority black North St. Louis was home to real estate long-time white residents (who still had fond memories of when white kids trick-or-treated safely in all-white neighborhoods, now streets with boarded up houses) couldn't give away. [Blame poverty, age for weak North County home market, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8-18-2013]
|From the May 9, 2014 issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: courtesy of a racial group allowed to flood any community (many armed with Section 8 Vouchers), the greater metropolitan area of St. Louis ground zero for underwater mortgages (notice Ferguson at 49 percent)
But did you know the metropolitan St. Louis area, courtesy of the black population, is home to one of America's hot spots for 'underwater' mortgages? [St. Louis is hot spot for 'underwater' mortgages, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5-9-14]:
Metro St. Louis is a national hot spot for "underwater" mortgages, according to a new study, and the problem is particularly acute in north St. Louis County.
Half or more of homeowners with mortgages owe more than their homes are worth in ZIP code areas covering Bellefontaine Neighbors, the Spanish Lake area, Berkeley and Jennings. The same is true in Cahokia, Ill., according to the study by the Haas Institute in Berkeley, Calif.
In all, 16 St. Louis-area ZIP code areas ranked among the nation's worst in terms of homeowners stuck with their houses due to mortgage debt. Of that number, 11 were in North County, three in St. Louis city and two in the Metro East area.
People who owe more than their homes are worth can't sell unless they can bring a big check to the closing, or convince the bank to take less than it is owed. They are said to be "underwater" or "upside down" on their loans.
They are roughly twice as likely as others to default on their mortgages, leading to foreclosure. Some argue that stressed owners are less likely to improve their homes, or even maintain them, and that can affect the surrounding neighborhood.
Eric Repke is trying to escape an underwater loan on his house near Hazelwood Central High School. He bought the home in 2006, paying $146,000, and he still owes $110,000.
"I decided in 2011 not to make a major new investment in it, like a new kitchen or new floors," he said.
Then he took a job in O'Fallon in St. Charles County, and found himself commuting an hour to work. "I'm a father, and I don't want to spend all that time on the road," he said.
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The Haas Institute is a think tank at the University of California at Berkeley. It used estimates on underwater homeowners and home values from Zillow, the real estate website.
Zillow says that 24 percent of homes with mortgages in the St. Louis area were underwater as of December. CoreLogic, a private real estate data firm, puts that estimate at a much lower 12 percent.
By Zillow figures, the St. Louis area ranked 13th in underwater mortgages among all metro areas with more than 1 million people. The 16 local ZIP code areas were ranked among 395 across the U.S. with the highest concentrations of underwater homes.
FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- The Ferguson police shooting that killed Michael Brown has put the north St. Louis County town under a microscope.
The community faces enormous challenges including a housing crisis that has homeowners struggling to hang onto their homes.
Six years since the height of the housing crisis, much of the country has recovered. But Ferguson has not.
In the neighborhoods near Brown's memorial, boarded up houses dot the streets. Fifty percent of homeowners are underwater, meaning they owe more on their mortgages than the homes are worth. The national average is 17 percent. Melody Wade works full time but is still three months behind on her mortgage. "It's like modern day slavery," Wade said Tuesday. "Like you're working for free. No matter what you do you're never, ever going to get out of this."
My charge to the Commission through Executive Order will be three-fold:
1. First, to conduct a thorough, wide-ranging and unflinching study of the social and economic conditions underscored by the unrest in the wake of the death of Michael Brown;
2. Second, to tap the expertise needed to address the concerns identified by the Commission – from poverty and education, to governance and law enforcement;
3. And third, to offer specific recommendations for making this region a stronger, fairer place for everyone to live.Gov. Nixon, The Bell Curve is a book you should immediately purchase and pass out to members of this Commission, if you intend an "unflinching study of the social and economic conditions" genesis, for it's in the genetic makeup of the people who call these communities home.
The quality of a neighborhood, good or bad, is simply a reflection of the majority racial population who lives there.
- As of 2009, 60 percent of blacks were on EBT/Food Stamps in the city of St. Louis
- As of 2009, 10 percent of whites were on EBT/Food Stamps in the city of St. Louis
- As of 2009, 38 percent of blacks were on EBT/Food Stamps in the city of St. Louis
- As of 2009, 4 percent of whites were on EBT/Food Stamps in the city of St. Louis
It's time to just come out and say what the entire black response (accentuated by the WISCO collaboration to turn Michael Brown into some kind of martyr) to the Darren Wilson/Brown interaction represents: the days of mandated truce of judging by content of character are over.
Darren Wilson is a hero, who was nearly knocked unconscious by Brown in his 'knockout game' style attack as he, a white cop, merely tried to arrest the black male suspect for stealing cigars.
A hero.
That he must hide, for fear of being lynched by a black mob and attacked viciously in the columns and newscasts of WISCO journalists, is the true "sign of the times."


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Voters renew county parcel tax for libraries
Original post made on Aug 28, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 11:54 AM
Comments (4)
a resident of Monta Loma
on Aug 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Libraries will be a thing of the past, with the internet. Same with schools. Interesting, i did not receive a ballot. Wonder why?
All you renters, prepare for your rent to go even higher next Month.
a resident of Bailey Park
on Aug 28, 2013 at 4:31 pm
And residents of Mountain View have to pay $75 per year to access those libraries.
I like our local library just fine.
a resident of Bailey Park
on Aug 28, 2013 at 4:32 pm
If you don't live in "unincorporated areas of the county and the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill and Saratoga" then you didn't get a ballot because the tax doesn't affect you.
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Aug 28, 2013 at 4:59 pm
"will continue to pay".... No increase, just a continuance at the current rate.
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