Soper Reese Magic
Time stopped at the Soper Reese August 22, 2015. Barry Melton and his all-star band in their fund raising concert for KPFZ were more than good. If we could bottle the joy that burst forth there last Saturday night, we could flood the whole earth with enough love to make that change.
It was a resurrection. They could have raised the dead. Indeed, if there were anyone present who could not walk, they left dancing. My God!
It’s not about the notes. These guys went where eagles soar and took us there high above it all looking down on what is and remembering what was. My goosebumps won’t go down. I swear. I’m not sure life begins before 60.
This was another night of wonder that for those who live in Lake County, keeps us here like a baby to its mother’s breast and for those who don’t live here or don’t get it, they never could. I’m just glad and grateful I was there.
Thanks again to KPFZ, the Soper Reese and our wonderful community that supports events like this.
Howard Glasser, Kelseyville
Smiles
I find as I get older it doesn’t take much to put a smile on my face, for example, waking up is good, a hot cup of coffee and the morning Record-Bee with the absence of a letter from Mr. M. M. (master of misinformation) in Lakeport. The other day a headline caught my attention not to mention creating a very big smile, the CPUC (Corporation’s Profits Unlimited Commission) also known as the California Public Utilities Commission, but more on this later.
Yesterday I opened the paper to the OP-ED page and to my dismay I saw a letter from Mr. Mac. To my surprise I found myself agreeing with him. This immediately sent me directly to the Obits page to see if I made a mistake in getting up this morning. His last two paragraphs re-assured me that everything was back to normal, and I was right in getting up.
Back to the CPUC and the headline indicating an investigation into Pacific Gas and Electric’s operation. This made my day (I told you it doesn’t take much). My only concern is it going to be an in depth investigation or just a little eye wash to appease the public. My concerns stem from past history. Mr. Peevey was found to be a very rotten apple and I have to wonder if there are more in the basket? One of the foxes in the hen house is going to be involved in this investigation, so how accurate will the report be?
PG&E has been allowed to run wild, a good example would the fine for blowing up a San Bruno neighborhood and killing many people. Part of the judgement against PG&E stated that they could not pass the costs on to the rate payers, so what do they do, they ask the IRS to let them right it off. What kind of a penalty is that? They get to write it off and the public pays for it in the end.
Another example would be PG&E asking to extend the hours that they charge higher rates for electricity because people are getting home latter and doing their wash and dishes latter, they were losing money. Not to mention their request to reduce the rates paid to people who sell electricity back from their rooftop solar panels.
PG&E is out of control and we need to have an unbiased and fair investigation of their company.
Ray Richards, Clearlake Park
There’s a difference
In response to Veronica Fisher’s Ed/Op dated 8-27-15, I was thinking the same thing. All those signs honoring the firefighters, where are the signs to honor the police?
There is a distinct difference between firefighters and police. You never hear of firefighters robbing/extorting drug dealers or prostitutes. They don’t instigate race riots after shooting unarmed fleeing minorities in the back or 14-year-olds with BB rifles. They don’t abuse their authority or discretion, they have one motive and one mission: put out fires and save lives!
Firefighters are the unknown heroes. They are rarely mentioned by name, only as a group. I can’t remember any fire fighters being arrested and being put on trial or going to jail. They are well behaved. They risk their lives putting out fires and dodging bullets in riots (caused by police). They also heroically extricate people trapped in cars and remove the wounded while under gunfire.
It is a physically demanding, dirty and dangerous job. We love our firefighters dearly, they are there for us, 365 days a year!
Nine Green, Nice
