Officials from several nations along the Danube, downstream from Hungary - Croatia, Serbia and Romania - have been testing the river on Thursday, hoping that the river's huge water volume would blunt the impact of the Hungarian red toxic sludge spill. Europe's second longest river, Danube flows through Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Moldova before emptying into the Black Sea.
The toxic sludge burst out of a metals plant reservoir and flooded three villages in Western Hungary, killing at least four people, injuring 120 and leaving three missing. It reached the mighty river Danube on Thursday, but a Hungarian emergency official said no immediate damage was evident. Experts are expecting contamination levels to peak over the weekend.
My daer sweet lady,
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the toxic sludge video I understand more fully what you and my daughter is doing and my hat is off to the both of you.
Humans is suppose to be the smarter than other species, we fail to look at the broader view and think things will correct themselves. Not so.
I am an older man now I learned a lot of things since joining my daughter in her fight to save her bears. I was able to see all things are connected .
It was a great meeting today, everyone is aware of the DC trip, and we needed all the help we can get, not just money, talking, putting out flyers, e-mailing their senators ,posting on their websites there is so much to do and so little time.
We started at 1:pm stopped at 5:30pm here. Joanna picked up my grands , we will have dinner at her house, I told my daughter I was sneaking off to say hello to my dear sweet lady since I missed a couple of days. My daughter told me to put my letters in two parts, so this is the first one.
My dear sweet lady,
ReplyDeleteHere I am, right back on your doorstep.
How is your dear husband ? I know you are keeping his spirits up and I can only guess what else you are doing, but it is fun.
How is your dear mother? Hope she is in fine form and happy, we so like to keep our kids jumping, it is great fun watching them trying to figure out what we will do next. You may be a little different in listening or telling your mother what to do , my son just tells me what I am going to say or do next, I don't listen it is so much fun yanking his chain.
Things are calming down just a tad here, my nephew is a fool. I asked my son how he was going to handle Henry and the rest of them , he said they was taken care of,I know my niece Shirley is on his short list. I asked him was my nephew Leon on our side and he said hell no, he has known about Leon for some time now, even before we moved to Louisiana. I told him he never said anything, he said he was biding his time , but now the time has come, he knew Leon would show his true colors when he told him he would never make partner.
My son told me the damnest thing , he said dad I have known for some time Leon was spying for the other side and as the old saying goes keep your enemies close so you can watch them. He said Leon never fooled him a bit with the chauffuer crap. When he hired Mac, Leon was fit to be tied. It worked out for the best, Mac is a pleasure to work with. Leon says Mac got the job because of my daughter, not true, Mac got the job because he was qualified for the job and my son was getting feedback from things I was saying and doing in the company that my nephew was telling the other side. My dear sweet lady I am so glad my son has true friends.
Well it is feeding time my grands said Joanna sent them after me.
So my dear sweet lady I will leave you for now and talk again soon.
Your friend and secret admirer
G.
Dear G,
ReplyDeleteI suppose we are smarter than other species. After all we invented the light bulb and landed a man on the moon. We just don't give a damn what happens to the rest of the species. We are the arseholes of the universe. Preserving the planet and protecting all the plants and animals on it is a sacred trust. We have ignored that trust to the point where we have endangered ourselves as well as all the other species. We have no excuse.
Sadly,we can't save the polar bears now. It's too late; they are starving to death right now.They are all but extinct, except for a few in zoos. But they are the symbol of all the other species we can save if we slow global warming.
You see G, you haven't retired; you just left one job and took on another. I guess you're just not ready to hang up your hat and sit on the porch until you die. Your mind is too active for that.
You have to watch that daughter of yours. When I talked to her last night she was exhausted. She takes on too much and throws her whole self into it. She over-extends herself; she has to take better care of her health. Diabetes is too serious to mess with.
You are absolutely right about keeping your kids jumping.When people pass that eightieth birthday they suddenly become more bossy and demanding. My mom has me jumping through hoops. I think you and she do it for fun. I am going to follow your example and divide my letter into two parts.
Your son is too smart for his britches. How did he know Leon was a spy for all this time? I guess Leon was an obvious choice from the other side's point of view. They needed a spy and he could infiltrate himself into Gil's firm (or so they thought). They didn't know Gil was one step ahead of them and probably fed Leon a few red herrings to throw them off track. Leon knows the jig is up and so he is already making plans to leave town and set up shop in Reno. It's a sad thing when someone as close to you as that can't be trusted.
ReplyDeleteMac is a good man. I used to talk to him on another website and liked him a lot. He is a devoted family man and he is lots of fun too. He has been in security for years.He's earned his stripes.
Gil is right about keeping your enemies close. What better way to keep a close eye on them? Your son is a man of many parts. He keeps a lot to himself. His partners are loyal friends and have his back. That must be good to know. When you get older, you look around to see just how many real friends you have. Most people can count them on one hand and consider themselves very lucky.I think if you have two or three very close friends you are fortunate. The others seem to come and go.
Thankyou for your interesting letters. They are most enjoyable and I always learn something. I sure would love to pick your brain on a number of subjects. You can't learn from books the kind of experience you've had in your life. I have felt since meeting you that you're not afraid of much; you have taken a lot of huge calculated gambles. They sure paid off so you have amazing insight or do you just have the heart of a gambler?
Your fascinated friend...Jeannie