It's that time of year again

It's that time of year again.

I received a phone call from a friend in the Windsong Subdivision off Eagles Landing Parkway.
He was telling me that last night he heard a sound like a baby crying so he stepped out on his deck
only to see a panther in his back yard. He said he yelled at it and it ran in to the woods. I told him that he is in a good place to see
panthers this time of year. You have Rum Creek,Reeves Creek joining Little Cotton Indian Creek. The panthers travel along the creeks and water ways
this time of year going back North to their Summer homes. I looked today in my fresh tilled garden and I found tracks as I did last year 10 feet from
my back deck. They are looking for food so be very careful leaving dog and cat food out. If you see one get inside as soon as you can. If you must get out after dark take a flashlight
and have it turned on it will help deter them from coming after you.

Alfred
Blog owner.   

At the stroke of a pen

At the stroke of a pen today the Georgia General Assembly changed the form of Government in Henry County that was approved by the voters in 1990 by a referendum. See the attached vote. Call to Governor and ask that he veto HB-554
Governor Deal's phone number 404-656-1776



See the vote here

Commissioners Messed Up Again

This article should sum up things as we currently have it here in Henry County.  First, I would like to extend my honest and heartfelt apologies to Rep. Andy Welch and Rep. Brian Strickland.  Gentleman, you were caught in the middle of a fray here in the county by the commissioners asking you all for clarification of the duties of the commissioners, the chairman and the county manager.  Thank you for being able to sit and take a beating from the constituents, but the beating should have been toward the commissioners who decided not to show up.  Only the chairman was there.  The commissioners by giving so much duty to the county manager they have taken themselves out of the governing business and put in a hired employee to run the county. Think about it gentlemen you must have to get a FOIA to get information from the county manager.  What does that say to you?  If we are going to have a county manager run everything and make the hard decisions, then we
 don’t need a BOC.  That might save a few dollars in the coffers.  But the people elected you to govern, not the county manager who will take charge and leave you with an empty poke.  Elections cost a lot of money here in this county and there would be a savings of a good deal without the election process.  But that is not how our Charter was written and you have to learn to take control and govern.  If the county manager doesn’t like it fire him.  You hired him and you can fire him.  You all effectively took the process of this decision from yourselves and the people.  The Legislature can only listen or write what is asked of them.  They are not to be scapegoats as the case has become.  Andy Welch and Brian Strickland are two good gentlemen who have only the best intentions.  I know I said I would keep my mouth shut, but I pay taxes here and I am going to have my say when I finally have all the facts at hand.  But if this continues on the path that
 it has been set upon there are going to be some very hard feelings between friends and neighbors here in this county that may not be able to repair.  So, contact those commissioners and let them listen to the griping because they are the ones who asked for all this, not the other way around.

Dr. Mike Moon.
 

5th Annual Bubbles of Love Event comes to Locust Grove for the 1st time!!!

Join me Jessica Patton as the 5th Annual Bubbles of Love Event comes to Locust Grove for the 1st time as I partner up with the City of Locust Grove and Locust Grove Day! A day filled with fun for all including great food, vendors, activities, arts and crafts, live music and so much more! Blowing bubbles of love is celebrated across the globe at noon to represent that all children deserve to love and receive love from all parents, great grandparents, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles and their extended families. This event takes place as part of Parental Alienation Awareness Day which Sonny Perdue signed and declared for the State of GA in March 2008 to only have Governor Nathan Deal in January 2015 declare it for an entire week! Mayor Robert Price will announce the signing of the same Proclamation acknowledging April 25th as Parental Alienation Awareness Day in Locust Grove as well as present me with a framed copy! Don't miss out on this very important day for the City of Locust Grove, Bubbles of Love and Parental Alienation Awareness Day. Bubbles are provided free to everyone so just bring the kids and family :)

If you would like to donate to make this event as special as it can be for our children please send me a message. Every little bit helps!! Thanks!


This Bubbles of Love Event is sponsored by Jessica Patton with the help of Mayor Robert Price and the City of Locust Grove!

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Earth We Have A Problem

In late 2014 Dr. Mike Moon and myself started gathering information on the Earthquakes that we had seen a uptick in. For one month I gathered all Earthquake information for quakes 3.0 and larger around the world. In the one month I gathered information on 360 Earthquakes. The main thing we were looking at was the depth of the quakes. The depth that stood out to us was 10Km.
Out of the 360 quakes there were 94 quakes at 10Km deep, that's 26.11% of the quakes in that one month was at 10Km deep. Why is this important? Because 10Km is 1% of the Earths crust, but that one percent is solid. So why is the solid part of the crust moving so much. We know that the core of the Earth is a solid Iron with a liquid outer core. If something is going on with the outer liquid core it would put pressure on the outer crust and cause the quakes to occur. One problem could be that we are in a time that the Earth's magnetic field is in a time of change. It has been documented the the North pole has shifted in the past 200 years. This could weaken part of the core and cause it to wobble internally displacing the liquid core and putting strain on the crust.

Another idea is the core it's self is starting to cool and become unstable. Earthquakes happen everyday and sometimes we feel them and sometimes we don't. For you reading this in Henry County, Georgia here is a little history for you. One of the strongest Earthquakes to happen in Georgia was in Henry County down at the Snapping Shoals in the South East part of the County in 1915.
A lot of people don't understand that the Earth is a living thing and it is always on the move.

Alfred Britt

Below Dr. Mike Moon who has a PhD in physics on both the Earth and space will write about a few other possibilities as to what is causing these shallow Earthquakes to happen.

 Let us take a look at astronomical features or anomalies that can likely effect earthquake activity on the earth.  As many know we are in the period of solar max and we have been bombarded by several rounds of coronal mass ejections from flares on the suns surface.  Along with these events are waves of disturbance that when reaching the earth strike points on the particular side of the earth facing the event.  These events have subtle changes on the earths upper crust, thus, the shallow earthquakes in the 10 km depth range.   S=CME/E x T   (S being the sun; CME coronal mass ejection; E the earth and T is time.)

And there has been the discovery of the phenomenon that short-term anomalous fluctuations appeared in residuals of astronomical time and latitude observations before earthquakes and the progress of related researches carried out for many years. The
relations between the anomalous variations of time and latitude residuals of astronomical time and latitude instruments in different regions and the earthquakes around these instruments as well as the characteristics of residuals’ anomalous variations have been analyzed. The significance of the anomalous fluctuations in residuals of astronomical time and latitude caused by the anomalous variations of the local plumb line before earthquake and detecting the vertical variation with astronomical time and latitude observations as well as the importance of carrying out further researches are imperative.

Other astronomical issues that need to be taken into consideration are the facts that the earth is not on a concise orbital plane around the sun.  The passage of large objects well away from the earth can cause minute variations in the earth during their passage and lead to shallow quake activity on a low range scale.

Another factor are the larger outer planets when they make their closest approach to the sun and earth.  These events only happen every couple of hundred years, but they do occur.  This puts further strain on the earth causing it to wobble or bulge thus affecting the upper crust.

Now another problem that has been shown is that there is a definite weakness in the crust in the area of the SW Pacific around Indonesia and Polynesia.  There have been scores of earthquakes in this area in the 5km level and on multiple times in a solar day.  This area is where the very large quake of 2004 that generated the large tsunami that killed so many in the Indian Ocean area.  The satellite imagery of the area indicates that the whole region is bulging and to release this type of pressure will come through the many volcanoes in the region.  The ring of fire is very active and will likely to become more active in the months ahead.

The measurements from the inner core of the earth show a bulge from the core toward the surface.  This has already caused ice to melt and break off of Antarctica.  Global Warming had nothing to do with this process as detected by instruments that show the land below warming from inside.  This will continue until the bulge subsides within.

The earth is going through various cycles that show geomagnetic changes that can effect sounds from the earth.  Much of the unusual booms that have been recorded around the world are coming from the earth itself.  It is known that the North Pole or true north has been drifting towards Siberia for some time now.  It has caused problems with air travel and ships at sea having to make adjustments to their instruments so that they will arrive at their destinations instead of off course.

We will continue to monitor the earthquake activity to see how things progress in the coming months.  We will also explain later how the area we live in here in Georgia is prone to quakes of smaller size due to subduction of the land beneath us.  Thank you for your time and Mr. Britt and I appreciate the opportunity to work on this venture.

There Will Be No Bridge On Jonesboro Rd & The RR Track

There is a lot of talk about the need to build a bridge over the rail road tracks at Jonesboro Rd in McDonough.
Lets take a look at the problem. Traffic is heavy in that part of town. But a bridge is not the answer to the problem.
I have been told that some people that want this bridge are trying to force the issue. They have said that a bridge can be built across the tracks.
Well they are right, it can be built but something they do not understand and that is at what cost the bridge could be built? This is what separates
the Men from the boys. Many that have come into Henry County from other places have not taken the time to learn and understand the history and the people
of the County. The Georgia DOT has said that a bridge is not feasible for this intersection of track. Now lets look at the cost of doing this bridge. Millions of Dollars
will need to be spent on it and where is the money going to come from, you and I in the form of tax money. The DOT has stated that the run up to the bridge
from the square would need to start a few feet behind the welcome center's back wall. They need that so by the time you get to the tracks you will be high enough to
clear the trains. Also look at the lay of the land. Going out Jonesboro Rd from the square is a down hill path to just about 50 yards before the tracks. This will require
massive amounts of fill dirt. On the other side of the tracks you will need a long down slope to about the animal hospital area. Now lets look at even more cost. If you look at the map I have made.

You will see just how much destruction this bridge would cause. In the yellow shaded area is what would be needed to fill the run up. You are talking about taking a lot of homes
and historic houses of the City of McDonough. Plus it would disturb a Confederate Camp Site that is historic as well. The Georgia DOT is not going to plow up historic homes and Civil War
sites. There are other things that can be done to help the traffic. The one way pairs is a good start, as well as the by pass that needs to be finished.
At the end of the day we need to be on the look out for people that don't know what they are doing and trying to change the County. We need to remember we are Henry County
and the outsiders are just like a gnat that needs swatting and forget about. As for the people that want the bridge at any cost lets just say what my Dad would say "you are old enough for your wants not to hurt you". The bridge will not be built Georgia and Henry County has spoken.

Blog Staff.

Smead Shutting Down Henry County Plant

More jobs have been lost in Henry County. If you believe everything you see on social media that we are doing great, then we have a gold bridge to sale you cheap. See below a news release from the Company that is leaving Henry County.
The blog staff.


  SMEAD ANNOUNCES STREAMLINING OF OPERATIONS

Georgia and Minnesota Production and Distribution Activities to Move to Other Facilities

HASTINGS, Minn. (PRWEB) (February 19, 2015) — Smead Manufacturing today announced a restructuring designed to streamline operations and improve efficiency. The restructuring will result in the closure of the production and distribution facility located in Locust Grove, Georgia, and the transfer of the majority of production and distribution activities from Hastings, Minnesota, to other Smead locations. This will result in the elimination of approximately 150 positions in Georgia and 100 production-related positions in Minnesota. Following these changes, Smead will continue to operate four production and distribution facilities located in Utah, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. Smead’s corporate headquarters will remain at its current site in Hastings.

In making this announcement, Smead President and CEO Sharon Avent said: “We’ve seen a long-term decline in the industry, with technology playing a larger role in the office, as well as consolidation in the industry and in our customer base. We have more capacity than is needed to service today’s marketplace. As a result, we must better align our production footprint with the market. Our new manufacturing and distribution structure will ensure sufficient capacity to meet current and future needs, while maintaining our historically strong levels of customer service.”

Smead plans to work with affected communities and the states of Georgia and Minnesota, and directly with its employees, to assist them in securing new employment. “This has been a difficult decision and we regret the impact that it will have on our co-workers and friends,” Avent said. “We will work with community partners to do everything we can to assist those who are affected.”