It's for the Birds

This week there has been a report that billions of birds have died out in recent years. By that they mean that the earth now has several billion less birds than it did when we were young. For the past 35 years I have been feeding birds and enjoying their presence. But of course have no way of counting them and I think that they mean large flocks of birds they have been scientifically following.

Even so we have to decide if we believe them and if so what does it mean. They say that spraying the crops with poison is a major cause and the gain in human population is another reason.

In the bible it says; who hath believed our report? Rom 10:16, there are a lot of reports but which ones are we to believe? Here in the south there is a tendency not to believe any report that comes from north of the Mason/Dixon line. In the bible it says that we can believe a report if there are two or three witnesses.

I tend to look for motivation; does the reporter have anything to gain? In this case I see no reason to lie and with modern cameras and equipment and record keeping they surely have the ability to count. So what does it mean? Yes it probably is something like the canary in the coal mine. Something is going on and mother earth is in trouble.

The question is; what shall we do about it? In most cases it will require massive effort and action by politicians from many different countries. That means that we should be aware of the problem and encourage our leaders to take whatever action necessary to help preserve our planet for future generations.

Ten Thousand a call

THE BIG SEMI TRAVELLED DOWN AN OFF RAMP AT 70 MPH.

Then left the pavement and plowed through soft rain soaked soil for another 75 yards, where it rammed into a tree and turned over with the driver caught on the lower side. Based on observations I would say he didn't make it.
Several agencies where on scene to do their part of the recovery. The ambulance crew, the fire department, haz-mat to check for fuel spills and to check out the load for hazardous materials, the police were there to slow down traffic and to see that no crimes were being committed during the recovery.
In this case the recovery team had to unload the full trailer by hand and put the load on their roll back trucks, it took several trips to a storage place to safeguard the merchandise.
The Ron Pratt team always film their work, they have cameras mounted on their hats and on the boom and the footage is used later in many ways. For one thing it is used to protect their reputation and to justify their billing. Ron Pratt on U T.

More Than You Think

A HELPING PROFESSION THAT YOU HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

Recently I have watched several hours of Youtube videos put up by Ron Pratt.
Ron runs a multi million dollar wrecker/recovery operation in, Scott City, Missouri. He has become rich because of his location. Remember the secret of success for most business is, location, location and location.
Pratt's business is called Midwest Truck and the business site covers many acres.
What is remarkable is that Ron is in his middle forties and goes on most of the recoveries himself. Normally he drives the big 14 wheeler rig that is equipped to handle almost any of recovery.
I estimate this big rig, made by the Miller Century wrecker company of Ootewah, Tn., as costing around a half million dollars. So you know that when this rig is needed large amounts of money turn over.
Tune in for yourself, these videos has all things that make for good watching.

THE AFTERMATH

The Aftermath
Events and tragedies happen so often and in so many places that we don't get the time to really think about the after effects, especially on the minds and spirits of those involved. Sometimes tragedies create other tragedies. Take the horrible storm ( Dorian ) that hit the Bahamas this past week.
The aftermath will affect the government, the victims, the clean up crew as well as the banks, the churches and the tourist industry.
Let's take the clean up crew, working in the hot sun with most of the trees blown over and thus not able to provide shade. Walking among the debris and rubble which can cause injury in itself, they find bloated bodies. The stench itself is enough to stay in their memory for a lifetime. These good souls willing to do what must be done yet altering their lives in several ways, ways they would never have chosen on their own.
Dorian will alter their theology, their finances, their social standing, their health and will cancel out dreams they had of the future. And they are all aware that another storm may hit the island in their lifetime. 

Just relax, breath easy and sip your coffee slowly.

Why One More Blog ?

For one thing only a very few blogs are from people my age. Based upon what I observe only a few people want to hear from an 85 year old. Nevertheless my perspective is unique. Not only can I look a long way into the past but because I have studied several writers who have looked into the future I am able to use their technics and can see a little further than most. I least I won't be guilty of many who are my age, but seem to dwell only in the past.
So pull up a chair, relax and lets do a little thinking together. I will not try to change your thinking or your lifestyle. I respect you to much for that but as you know thinking has it's on way of changing us.