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[Large Sarge]

From a friend. You better believe it. Disgusting.




I have worked in the government on and off for 40 years. During that time I became quite familiar with requisitions, bidding, awarding contracts etc. It is a time consuming process with bean-counters and pencil-necked bureaucrats every step of the way. The simplest request takes months not days or hours.
In less than 8 hours of the shutdown, miraculously, professionally printed 3X4 foot signs appeared all over the country in the tens of thousands saying-“this [park, facility, etc. with custom logos] closed due to government shutdown. There has not been a government shutdown in 17 years. These signs were designed, specifications were determined, signs were then requisitioned, bids were posted and vetted, government contracts were awarded. The materials were then ordered and the signs manufactured then distributed U.S. Mails or freight companies.

This shutdown was orchestrated and planned well in advance at least 6-8 month ago. Millions of tax dollars were appropriated and spent in this process. There is a paper trail a mile long leading directly to the White House.

[chad]

From a friend. You better believe it. Disgusting.




I have worked in the government on and off for 40 years. During that time I became quite familiar with requisitions, bidding, awarding contracts etc. It is a time consuming process with bean-counters and pencil-necked bureaucrats every step of the way. The simplest request takes months not days or hours.
In less than 8 hours of the shutdown, miraculously, professionally printed 3X4 foot signs appeared all over the country in the tens of thousands saying-“this [park, facility, etc. with custom logos] closed due to government shutdown. There has not been a government shutdown in 17 years. These signs were designed, specifications were determined, signs were then requisitioned, bids were posted and vetted, government contracts were awarded. The materials were then ordered and the signs manufactured then distributed U.S. Mails or freight companies.

This shutdown was orchestrated and planned well in advance at least 6-8 month ago. Millions of tax dollars were appropriated and spent in this process. There is a paper trail a mile long leading directly to the White House.

having dealt with the gov. before, i would have to concur.

[Glass]

what do these signs look like?

[palani]

what do these signs look like?

http://l1.yimg.com/nn/fp/rsz/100813/images/smush/ParksClosed_homerun_635x250_1381265304.jpg

[MNeagle]

http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-131001-government-shutdown/ss-131001-government-shutdown-tease-1133p.photoblog600.jpg http://media.thenewstribune.com/smedia/2013/10/01/12/39/TZAPd.AuSt.5.JPG These are not printed out on your office copier...

[palani]

Wait. Aren't the interstates funded by the federal government? Why have the interstates not been closed? That would make for an interesting commute.

[chad]

Wait. Aren't the interstates funded by the federal government? Why have the interstates not been closed? That would make for an interesting commute.

sweet idea, i like it.

[Large Sarge]

I wonder if the govt is going into liquidation?, seriously

[Jewboo]

I wonder if the govt is going into liquidation?, seriously



http://www.asianresearch.org/news_images/2003-11-14-china_court.jpg
Foreclose on their national parks





:D China ain't gonna just tear up $2 Trillion of our IOUs

[Silver Rocket Bitches!]

I thought about this as well. This has been too well orchestrated for it to be a spontaneous shutdown.

[Large Sarge]

http://www.asianresearch.org/news_images/2003-11-14-china_court.jpg
Foreclose on their national parks





:D China ain't gonna just tear up $2 Trillion of our IOUs

you know, in a bankruptcy, bond holders come out on top,

so a true bankruptcy favors china

[Libertytree]

Those signs were possibly made during the last "shutdown"? IDK. I do know that if I ran across one it wouldn't be there when I left.

[milehi]

The places I've been recreating in lately have had locks cut on gates to parking areas. Bathrooms are open but not maintained.

[gunDriller]

maybe we should have a spray paint party.

"Israel did 9-11" on all the pretty signs.

[Ponce]

From the eleventh to the therteen the truckes will closed everything.....I hope.....get a nice supply of food just in case.

V

[govcheetos]

Feel both ways, .gov never does anything fast or cheap or very effective so the signs appearing so quickly are kind of interesting. On the other hand, I know a couple of people who are.gov bureaucrats and love to sit around doing nothing, but get real offended if you ever call them on it. Sometimes i think the federal workers are adopting a sort of union-like attitude during this thing and want to rub all our noses in it. Being that they have an axe to grind we didn't get the slow as hell business as usual from them.