I wrote the following letter to try and gain some clarity about the final draft of the NDAA bill. I will post an answer when I receive one.
Dear Senator Feinstein,
I am writing from North Carolina because I am worried about the NDAA bill. I wrote my own Senators for clarity but didn't get any. I specifically asked if the final draft still allowed for the detainment of American citizens, without charges or representation, indefinitely. Senator Hagan alluded to your refinements and suggested that the government must still operate within normal laws. This could be interpreted a number of ways but when I asked more pointed questions I was sent the same response--I was disappointed to say the least.
Even though you do not represent my state I get the impression you have a real interest in our freedoms and welfare. I do not want to live in a police state and I do not want to worry that a mistake could one day result in the disappearance of myself or a family member.
Can you please sum up the final draft for me and specifically let me know whether we are "still" guaranteed due process? I've already been concerned to see our privacy eroding (NSA monitoring email and phone calls, tracking devices in our cars and phones, cameras everywhere, etc.) and believe our 4th Amendment "guarantees" have been mostly eliminated. I do not believe our governments increasing heavy-handedness has much to do with our welfare anymore.
Please give me a clear picture of where we stand as I am tired of dealing with vague communications from our supposedly transparent government. Thank you for your time and attention.
Have a nice day, Otto Ladensack
PLEASE CALL THE CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD AT: 1-877 851-6437. Connect with office of your senators and representatives and register your disdain regarding this bill. Regardless of the final draft which will be forthcoming they that would consider locking us up with no outside contact, indefinitely, are treasonous.
(Sources: Otto Ladensack, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z1J1gkVOfM; http://hagan.senate.gov/contact/)
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Cesar Millan Type of Workout
My children were just playing but this looked just like a daily workout Cesar Millan would recommend for an overactive. Our Maggie has the perfect temperment but it was fun to have her run around. I really enjoy the part where Maggie says, "Heck with it," and takes a rest on the ground. She's funny!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Despite Payment, Water Terminated, City Indifferent!
REGARDING THE DURHAM, NC WATER DEPARTMENT & THE WRONGFUL TERMINATION OF OUR WATER SERVICE ON OCTOBER 5TH AND FAILURE TO REACTIVATE IT THAT DAY AS PROMISED.
Here is an email correspondence I had with the deputy city manager today regarding the wrongful termination of our water service yesterday. He tries to downplay the city’s incompetence while side-stepping the issue of our ludicrous bills ($708+ for 563 gallons/day). Notice the absolute lack of compassion or interest for what’s been/being done to our family. Unfortunately this is typical here and none of the city council members seem interested in the matter.
Thanks for nothing to: Mayor Bill Bell, Farad Ali, Eugene Brown, Diane Catotti, Howard Clement, Cora Cole McFadden, Mike Woodard and Tom Bonfield.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Mr. Ladensack:
In your email of last Wednesday, you assert a chain of events in which the City discontinued your water despite your having paid your current bill and despite having made payment arrangements for your prior outstanding balance.
The City’s records indicate that at the time of the disconnection, you did not have a payment plan on file. To avoid disconnection, you would have either had a payment plan on file, or you would have had to pay the entire outstanding balance of your account.
Do you wish to dispute the City’s version of events?
Theodore L. Voorhees
Deputy City Manager
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
919-560-4222
City of Medicine
E-mail correspondence to and from this sender may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and can be disclosed to third parties.
________________________________________________________________
From: OTTOJR68@aol.com [mailto:OTTOJR68@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 02:09 PM
To: Voorhees, Ted
Cc: trish8698@aol.com
Subject: Re: Water Bill
Theodore L. Voorhees
My wife had spoke to someone other than Rosa when she was not available. She had an agreement in place which has since been altered and solidified by talking to Rosa. We also paid $300 a few days earlier as per that original agreement. I also dispute the bill we are paying from last year. There is no way we used 563 gallons a day for a 2-month cycle. My previous meter and/or fittings were bad. Also we were given no warning the water would be shut off. If that is your normal practice it is inconsiderate--a simple phone call could have cleared up the matter. Also, when I called the billing department around noon I was told our water would be back on by 8PM and nobody came at all after waiting all day, Wednesday.
A little consideration--not to mention accuracy, would be nice.
________________________________________________________________
Mr. Ladensack:
Thank you for the clarification.
It is customary to send a reminder letter about past due accounts that precedes disconnection. Did you not receive the reminder letter?
Was the 300 dollars in addition to the 300 paid on Monday, or are we talking about the same 300 dollars paid on October 3rd?
Theodore L. Voorhees
Deputy City Manager
City of Durham
Sent from my Blackberry device
________________________________________________________________
From: OTTOJR68@aol.com [mailto:OTTOJR68@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 02:39 PM
To: Voorhees, Ted
Subject: Re: Water Bill
Mr. Voorhees,
The $300 was paid on the 3rd and cleared the bank the on the 4th. There was an agreement in place to pay another $200 this week until Rosa Williams worked out a more agreeable arrangement with my wife, last week. And we did not receive any shut-off notice this time nor last year when we were out of town (and had been told to hold payment while Al Nelson was looking into the usage problem).
Otto Ladensack
________________________________________________________________
Thanks for the clarification.
Theodore L. Voorhees
Deputy City Manager
City of Durham
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Here is an email correspondence I had with the deputy city manager today regarding the wrongful termination of our water service yesterday. He tries to downplay the city’s incompetence while side-stepping the issue of our ludicrous bills ($708+ for 563 gallons/day). Notice the absolute lack of compassion or interest for what’s been/being done to our family. Unfortunately this is typical here and none of the city council members seem interested in the matter.
Thanks for nothing to: Mayor Bill Bell, Farad Ali, Eugene Brown, Diane Catotti, Howard Clement, Cora Cole McFadden, Mike Woodard and Tom Bonfield.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Mr. Ladensack:
In your email of last Wednesday, you assert a chain of events in which the City discontinued your water despite your having paid your current bill and despite having made payment arrangements for your prior outstanding balance.
The City’s records indicate that at the time of the disconnection, you did not have a payment plan on file. To avoid disconnection, you would have either had a payment plan on file, or you would have had to pay the entire outstanding balance of your account.
Do you wish to dispute the City’s version of events?
Theodore L. Voorhees
Deputy City Manager
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
919-560-4222
City of Medicine
E-mail correspondence to and from this sender may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and can be disclosed to third parties.
________________________________________________________________
From: OTTOJR68@aol.com [mailto:OTTOJR68@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 02:09 PM
To: Voorhees, Ted
Cc: trish8698@aol.com
Subject: Re: Water Bill
Theodore L. Voorhees
My wife had spoke to someone other than Rosa when she was not available. She had an agreement in place which has since been altered and solidified by talking to Rosa. We also paid $300 a few days earlier as per that original agreement. I also dispute the bill we are paying from last year. There is no way we used 563 gallons a day for a 2-month cycle. My previous meter and/or fittings were bad. Also we were given no warning the water would be shut off. If that is your normal practice it is inconsiderate--a simple phone call could have cleared up the matter. Also, when I called the billing department around noon I was told our water would be back on by 8PM and nobody came at all after waiting all day, Wednesday.
A little consideration--not to mention accuracy, would be nice.
________________________________________________________________
Mr. Ladensack:
Thank you for the clarification.
It is customary to send a reminder letter about past due accounts that precedes disconnection. Did you not receive the reminder letter?
Was the 300 dollars in addition to the 300 paid on Monday, or are we talking about the same 300 dollars paid on October 3rd?
Theodore L. Voorhees
Deputy City Manager
City of Durham
Sent from my Blackberry device
________________________________________________________________
From: OTTOJR68@aol.com [mailto:OTTOJR68@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 02:39 PM
To: Voorhees, Ted
Subject: Re: Water Bill
Mr. Voorhees,
The $300 was paid on the 3rd and cleared the bank the on the 4th. There was an agreement in place to pay another $200 this week until Rosa Williams worked out a more agreeable arrangement with my wife, last week. And we did not receive any shut-off notice this time nor last year when we were out of town (and had been told to hold payment while Al Nelson was looking into the usage problem).
Otto Ladensack
________________________________________________________________
Thanks for the clarification.
Theodore L. Voorhees
Deputy City Manager
City of Durham
_________________________________________________________________________________
In a message dated 10/11/2011 1:41:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Theodore.Voorhees@durhamnc.gov writes:
I really was trying to understand the specific circumstances around your water service disconnection.
Theodore L. Voorhees
Deputy City Manager - Operations
_________________________________________________________________________________
FINAL SAY:
Maybe you could help me understand how your department could in good conscience say I owe you 708.14 for supposedly using 563 gallons a day based on a meter that gave very different and erratic readings from my current one.
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