Fraud

I do not usually read or watch anything relating to the news because it is almost always depressing.  Today was no different as I was reading the local paper online and it was nothing but news about a serial killer in Long Island and a Serial Strangler in Pennsylvania to the discovery of a little girls remains in the woods, her father and his girlfriend stand accused of the crime.
Then I came upon the following article, “Woman accused of duping Social Services for 4 years” (taken from the Watertown Daily Times) and laughed!  There is so much fraud to the ‘system’ of Social Services it is not even funny.  Cases like this are why it is difficult at times for those people who genuinely need assistance and can not attain it.  Cheaters, in this instance, seem to always win.  Some are never caught.
I wish they would launch a huge investigation in to most cases up here in the North Country because there are a lot of people cheating the system.  From parents feeding their children chocolate bars before an exam to determine if a child has ADHD and will receive some type of benefit for this problem to people to others feigning a disability.  How do they even know to do those things?  Makes me wonder what type of job they could actually have if they are able to manipulate so well.
Some of these types of people are making more money from the system than people like my father who work very hard for every penny they get.  It is a sad and all too familar happening in the area where I live.

It’s COLD!!!

Main Street at 0730 and a high of 9 degrees!

I am sure Northern New York is not as cold as some other places but I will tell you something, last winter was amazingly warm compared to this year!  The plows alone have been out more times in the past three weeks then they were last year.  Roads last year were as if it did not even snow.

Now this is the Northern New York I remember and I know, according to my mommy, that there have been worse.

My little gremlins like to lay on the registers and huddle by the small space heater which I have told them could have a negative effect on them.  They won’t be able to tolerate ANY cold which means no snowmobiling, no snowboarding, and no snow forts.

I guess “real winter” has not even hit yet so I am prepared to not stray far from home.  I hate driving in this stuff.

In Lebanon

Flying High

Above the clouds going to Libnan!

The flight to Lebanon was wonderful.  My husband let me have his Business Class seat while he was all alone with the boys.  It was such a nice change for me even though I did worry how he would do with our two energetic boys.  Turkish Airlines was very attentive, but I guess they are like that for the Business Class anyways.  I have flown on Turkish Airlines before and sat in economy and the treatment was just as good.

My boys want to fly First Class one day though that will take saving miles and money to accomplish.  Perhaps one day I told them.  When they are older and can behave a little bit better lol.

It’s nice to see Lebanon after a year of being away.  Not much has changed and I do miss it very much.

Now for a few days in Beirut and then off to the continent of Africa!

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