They are trying to remove your weather access

It would probably be more effective to write to your own senator. Too
late for Santorum, I'm sure.

-Jim

On 22 Apr 2005 07:31:27 -0700, "Jim" wrote in
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It would probably be more effective to write to your own senator. Too
late for Santorum, I'm sure.

-Jim


I wrote the following to the author of the Palm Beach Post article
inquiring how the senator's proposed act would impact aviation safety:


Larry Dighera wrote:

Dear Mr. King:

Thank you for your insightful and informative article regarding
Sen. Rick Santorum's National Weather Service bill.

Have you any information about how the proposal might affect
weather forecasts and observations disseminated to pilots. As an
FAA certificated Commercial Pilot, I am concerned that it would
negatively impact aviation safety.

Best regards,
Larry Dighera




and received the following:


Message-ID:
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:54:17 -0400
From: "Bob King"
Organization: The Palm Beach Post
To: Larry Dighera
Subject: Feds' weather information could go dark

Hi, and thanks for writing.

I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your question. The bill says
the weather service could continue to provide information that's
required under international aviation agreements, but I'm not sure
if that would cover all the information you're concerned about. I
was unable to get anyone from Santorum's office to discuss the
bill with me, although they were kind enough to send me the text.

I will try to find out more on that question for any followup
articles I write.

Thank you again.

-- Bob King
The Palm Beach Post


I'm still waiting for a reply from Senator Santorum.

Not to mention most Senators do not accept mail or email from people not in
their own district. Your snail mail would more than likely end up in the
trash and not even opened.

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Jim" wrote in message
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It would probably be more effective to write to your own senator. Too
late for Santorum, I'm sure.

-Jim

W P Dixon wrote:
Not to mention most Senators do not accept mail or email from people not
in their own district. Your snail mail would more than likely end up in
the trash and not even opened.

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Jim" wrote in message
ups.com...

It would probably be more effective to write to your own senator. Too
late for Santorum, I'm sure.

-Jim


They way I look at it is our taxes go to the government to
pay for such services. We shouldn't have to pay twice.

I can see it now, your inflight and you need a weather update
and you hear the breifer say "how are you going to pay for this?".
I wonder if this idea is just riding on the moementum of FS21.

Matt

"Matt" " no email wrote in message
...

I can see it now, your inflight and you need a weather update
and you hear the breifer say "how are you going to pay for this?".

(Under government, it's the IRS that collects the "fee")

Have your heard about the new system they use for toll roads?

Matt" wrote:
They way I look at it is our taxes go to the government to
pay for such services. We shouldn't have to pay twice.


Exactly so. It's obviously a sweetheart deal for the weather venders. In any
case, I wrote to both of my U.S. senators today about this ill-advised
legislation to express my disapproval. Wrote them... not emailed. If I go to
the trouble of writing them, I'll get a reply in the mail. That doesn't always
happen with emails.

Have any of you gone to the trouble of writing? This should be important to all
of us.




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:38:21 GMT, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
wrote:

Matt" wrote:
They way I look at it is our taxes go to the government to
pay for such services. We shouldn't have to pay twice.


Exactly so. It's obviously a sweetheart deal for the weather venders. In any
case, I wrote to both of my U.S. senators today about this ill-advised
legislation to express my disapproval. Wrote them... not emailed. If I go to
the trouble of writing them, I'll get a reply in the mail. That doesn't always
happen with emails.

Have any of you gone to the trouble of writing? This should be important to all
of us.

When's the vote? Snail-mail (rather than fax) might not get there
through the screenings before a vote.

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message
. com...
Matt" wrote:

Have any of you gone to the trouble of writing? This should be important
to all of us.



My senator has a notice right on his web site that regular mail can have
quite a delay
these days and email or fax will be faster.

"OtisWinslow" wrote in message
...

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in
message
. com...
Matt" wrote:

Have any of you gone to the trouble of writing? This should be
important
to all of us.



My senator has a notice right on his web site that regular mail can have
quite a delay
these days and email or fax will be faster.

Mine, too and both Allard and Campbell will follow-up an email with a snail
mail response.

--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO