http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557 I've received tentative information regarding development on the Cummings Valley sod farms&nbsp;plus acreage along Banducci,&nbsp;south of the current Grimm Way farm land.&nbsp; First, apparently Grimm Way has purchased some land west&nbsp;of Banducci, just off Pellisier.&nbsp; It is rumor at the moment, but the rumor is coming from a pretty good source:&nbsp;&nbsp;Grimm Way wants to&nbsp;construct several (7 to 10) 5,000 square foot &nbsp;&quot;green houses&quot; and that will adhere to the current agricultural zoning so nothing can be done about it.&nbsp; This is a huge advantage because watering outdoor vegetables takes more water than greenhouse vegetables.&nbsp; Water from the Cummings Valley is very expensive.&nbsp;&nbsp;I've seen some of these industrial sized green houses down near San Diego and&nbsp; they look like industrial parks.&nbsp; How ugly will that be? Second, and this is no rumor but right from the lips of one of the sod farm owners:&nbsp; he&nbsp;is actively looking to sell his land to developers out of Orange and Los Angeles Counties.&nbsp; If that happens, we can look forward to a KB-like development on that land.&nbsp;A&nbsp;large&nbsp;developer like KB&nbsp;will&nbsp;sail through zoning obstacles with ease.&nbsp;I'm sure the Cummings Valley Protection Agency is still celebrating their victory over having Stallion Springs allow this area to be annexed into the community with CC&amp;Rs that&nbsp;Stallion Springs&nbsp;would have some control over. KB homes&nbsp;is what we may get because&nbsp;so many people bought into the distortions and down right lies distributed by the Cummings Valley Protection Agency.&nbsp;We&nbsp;could have&nbsp;gotten a development&nbsp;that was conducive to the area and added value to&nbsp;Stallion Springs&nbsp;- and guaranteed good water quality and improved/updated sewage treatment facilities.&nbsp; I'll never understand these arguments:&nbsp; 1)&nbsp;we got land and built homes and we will now lobby so you can't get yours, 2)&nbsp;the purposed development will be larger then the current Stallion Springs. So what?&nbsp;&nbsp;Other current surrounding areas are&nbsp; larger: how has that effected Stallion&nbsp;Springs?&nbsp; Exactly, it hasn't.&nbsp;3)&nbsp;&nbsp;who will buy a home&nbsp;in the &quot;glare of prison lights.&quot;&nbsp; Everyone think about how illogical this is.&nbsp; How would that glare be any different or any less a disadvantage to 20 acre &quot;agricultural&quot; homesites?&nbsp; That is so dumb on so many levels that&nbsp;I'll just let each reader decide which argument against this logic they like best.&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; My favorite nonsensical reason for arguing against the sod farm owner's proposal .... those evil&nbsp;&quot;godzillas&quot;&nbsp;just want to get rich.&nbsp; Honestly - that was a much tauted argument.&nbsp; So, in that same light,&nbsp;we should all take the stand that&nbsp; the President of the Cummings Valley Protective Agency, Chuck McCullough, has too much money and because of that, he should not be allowed to take over two years to get no-where on his winery near the corner of 202 and Cummings Valley Road.&nbsp; How idiotic is that?&nbsp; I do wonder how he will&nbsp; get water up the hill from the valley aquifers - maybe the planting delay is because he has figured this will be a problem with only one, very expensive solution.&nbsp; For many, many, many months now, what he has produced for our viewing pleasure is bare land with empty posts sticking up.&nbsp; Not one green thing in sight.&nbsp; Gee - thanks Chuckie. I've received tentative information regarding development on the Cummings Valley sod farms&nbsp;plus acreage along Banducci,&nbsp;south of the current Grimm Way farm land.&nbsp; First, apparently Grimm Way has purchased some land west&nbsp;of Banducci, just off Pellisier.&nbsp; It is rumor at the moment, but the rumor is coming from a pretty good source:&nbsp;&nbsp;Grimm Way wants to&nbsp;construct several (7 to 10) 5,000 square foot &nbsp;&quot;green houses&quot; and that will adhere to the current agricultural zoning so nothing can be done about it.&nbsp; This is a huge advantage because watering outdoor vegetables takes more water than greenhouse vegetables.&nbsp; Water from the Cummings Valley is very expensive.&nbsp;&nbsp;I've seen some of these industrial sized green houses down near San Diego and&nbsp; they look like industrial parks.&nbsp; How ugly will that be? Second, and this is no rumor but right from the lips of one of the sod farm owners:&nbsp; he&nbsp;is actively looking to sell his land to developers out of Orange and Los Angeles Counties.&nbsp; If that happens, we can look forward to a KB-like development on that land.&nbsp;A&nbsp;large&nbsp;developer like KB&nbsp;will&nbsp;sail through zoning obstacles with ease.&nbsp;I'm sure the Cummings Valley Protection Agency is still celebrating their victory over having Stallion Springs allow this area to be annexed into the community with CC&amp;Rs that&nbsp;Stallion Springs&nbsp;would have some control over. KB homes&nbsp;is what we may get because&nbsp;so many people bought into the distortions and down right lies distributed by the Cummings Valley Protection Agency.&nbsp;We&nbsp;could have&nbsp;gotten a development&nbsp;that was conducive to the area and added value to&nbsp;Stallion Springs&nbsp;- and guaranteed good water quality and improved/updated sewage treatment facilities.&nbsp; I'll never understand these arguments:&nbsp; 1)&nbsp;we got land and built homes and we will now lobby so you can't get yours, 2)&nbsp;the purposed development will be larger then the current Stallion Springs. So what?&nbsp;&nbsp;Other current surrounding areas are&nbsp; larger: how has that effected Stallion&nbsp;Springs?&nbsp; Exactly, it hasn't.&nbsp;3)&nbsp;&nbsp;who will buy a home&nbsp;in the &quot;glare of prison lights.&quot;&nbsp; Everyone think about how illogical this is.&nbsp; How would that glare be any different or any less a disadvantage to 20 acre &quot;agricultural&quot; homesites?&nbsp; That is so dumb on so many levels that&nbsp;I'll just let each reader decide which argument against this logic they like best.&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; My favorite nonsensical reason for arguing against the sod farm owner's proposal .... those evil&nbsp;&quot;godzillas&quot;&nbsp;just want to get rich.&nbsp; Honestly - that was a much tauted argument.&nbsp; So, in that same light,&nbsp;we should all take the stand that&nbsp; the President of the Cummings Valley Protective Agency, Chuck McCullough, has too much money and because of that, he should not be allowed to take over two years to get no-where on his winery near the corner of 202 and Cummings Valley Road.&nbsp; How idiotic is that?&nbsp; I do wonder how he will&nbsp; get water up the hill from the valley aquifers - maybe the planting delay is because he has figured this will be a problem with only one, very expensive solution.&nbsp; For many, many, many months now, what he has produced for our viewing pleasure is bare land with empty posts sticking up.&nbsp; Not one green thing in sight.&nbsp; Gee - thanks Chuckie. en-us <p>Don't you start bashing Mr. McCullough... he is the hardest working man in Tehachapi.&nbsp; You have to do a lot of preparation to have a productive vineyard.. he is out there in all kinds of weather keeping the weeds under control, getting his vineyard set up and ready for planting.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can't just poke holes in the ground and plant a vineyard in 24 hours... give the man a break and watch what happens in the next year.&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_190445 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_190445 <p>Don't you start bashing Mr. McCullough... he is the hardest working man in Tehachapi.&nbsp; You have to do a lot of preparation to have a productive vineyard.. he is out there in all kinds of weather keeping the weeds under control, getting his vineyard set up and ready for planting.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can't just poke holes in the ground and plant a vineyard in 24 hours... give the man a break and watch what happens in the next year.&nbsp;</p> <p>ragmop -&nbsp;Why not answer the points I made regarding the propaganda produced by Chuckie?&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm&nbsp;watching his work and&nbsp;nothing is happening.&nbsp; Of course&nbsp;he's pulling weeds - that's what grows in dirt when nothing else is planted.&nbsp; Duh .....</p> <p>He's hard at work all right ---- spreading&nbsp;BS about 20 acre plots with junk cars, trailer homes and&nbsp;metal building&nbsp;barns&nbsp;as a great alternative to a nice development.&nbsp; And let us not forget his statements about water not being an issue because, be assured, &nbsp;when 70 each, 20 acre home sites dig wells,&nbsp;his wasteland will never get the quality water required and that &quot;winery&quot;&nbsp;cannot survive -&nbsp;should it ever start in the first place.&nbsp; &nbsp;Either that or he will spend his remaining years pulling weeds from the dirt.&nbsp;</p> <p>And&nbsp;Stallion Springs will have water shortages too.&nbsp; We currently have a &quot;gentlemen's agreement&quot; with the sod farms because during August &amp; September, SS gets 95% of their water from the valley aquifer and the sod farms shut down their wells near ours - otherwise we pump water too high in nitrates.&nbsp;&nbsp;When the sod farms sell out to a big developer from Orange County - what will the Cummings Valley look like?&nbsp; Will KB consider Chuckie's dirt or the needs of Stallion Springs?&nbsp;</p> <p>You are being spoon fed BS&nbsp;from that&nbsp;nice man - and his reasons are&nbsp;self serving.&nbsp; Don't take my word for it.&nbsp; Do some research instead of&nbsp;going,&nbsp;lamb-like&nbsp;to slaughter.&nbsp; Talk to LAFCO about what is required to rezone land.&nbsp; And stop listening to junk about Ashburn not signing off on rezoning - HE'S a POLITICIAN.&nbsp; He'll agree to what the monied lobbyists pay for.&nbsp; Get the statistics from the CSD about where SS gets their water in high usage seasons.&nbsp; Gee - call one of the sod farms and pretend you want to buy their land for development purposes and see if they give you a price?</p> <p>It is sooooooo dumb to think that several dozen&nbsp;smart &quot;farmers&quot; are going to buy that land and produce boutique products.&nbsp; It is NOT natural farm land.&nbsp;&nbsp;That land&nbsp;requires lots and lots and lots ---- and then even more --- water to produce anything.&nbsp; A farmer would have to charge $5.00 for a tomato just to cover his costs and there will be no buyers.&nbsp; Who's gonna do that?&nbsp; You?</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_190645 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_190645 <p>ragmop -&nbsp;Why not answer the points I made regarding the propaganda produced by Chuckie?&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm&nbsp;watching his work and&nbsp;nothing is happening.&nbsp; Of course&nbsp;he's pulling weeds - that's what grows in dirt when nothing else is planted.&nbsp; Duh .....</p> <p>He's hard at work all right ---- spreading&nbsp;BS about 20 acre plots with junk cars, trailer homes and&nbsp;metal building&nbsp;barns&nbsp;as a great alternative to a nice development.&nbsp; And let us not forget his statements about water not being an issue because, be assured, &nbsp;when 70 each, 20 acre home sites dig wells,&nbsp;his wasteland will never get the quality water required and that &quot;winery&quot;&nbsp;cannot survive -&nbsp;should it ever start in the first place.&nbsp; &nbsp;Either that or he will spend his remaining years pulling weeds from the dirt.&nbsp;</p> <p>And&nbsp;Stallion Springs will have water shortages too.&nbsp; We currently have a &quot;gentlemen's agreement&quot; with the sod farms because during August &amp; September, SS gets 95% of their water from the valley aquifer and the sod farms shut down their wells near ours - otherwise we pump water too high in nitrates.&nbsp;&nbsp;When the sod farms sell out to a big developer from Orange County - what will the Cummings Valley look like?&nbsp; Will KB consider Chuckie's dirt or the needs of Stallion Springs?&nbsp;</p> <p>You are being spoon fed BS&nbsp;from that&nbsp;nice man - and his reasons are&nbsp;self serving.&nbsp; Don't take my word for it.&nbsp; Do some research instead of&nbsp;going,&nbsp;lamb-like&nbsp;to slaughter.&nbsp; Talk to LAFCO about what is required to rezone land.&nbsp; And stop listening to junk about Ashburn not signing off on rezoning - HE'S a POLITICIAN.&nbsp; He'll agree to what the monied lobbyists pay for.&nbsp; Get the statistics from the CSD about where SS gets their water in high usage seasons.&nbsp; Gee - call one of the sod farms and pretend you want to buy their land for development purposes and see if they give you a price?</p> <p>It is sooooooo dumb to think that several dozen&nbsp;smart &quot;farmers&quot; are going to buy that land and produce boutique products.&nbsp; It is NOT natural farm land.&nbsp;&nbsp;That land&nbsp;requires lots and lots and lots ---- and then even more --- water to produce anything.&nbsp; A farmer would have to charge $5.00 for a tomato just to cover his costs and there will be no buyers.&nbsp; Who's gonna do that?&nbsp; You?</p> <p>This guy&nbsp;sounds like blendonw?</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_190650 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_190650 <p>This guy&nbsp;sounds like blendonw?</p> <p>Mind you I know nothing about any of this, or even Mr. McCullough, but I can tell you that to grow grapes for wine requires a lot of time.&nbsp; You don't just throw some seeds in the ground and run around with your watering can.&nbsp; You generally prepare the land a year before you even plan to plant to make sure the soil PH is what it should be, the fertility is what it should be, etc.&nbsp; You are growing these grapes as a business, not as your flower garden.&nbsp; You need to test out the land to see if you need to take corrective measures in order to give your grapes the best environment to grow.&nbsp; Then after that you generally plant grape vines that have already sprouted.&nbsp; And you have to constantly check to make sure they are ok -- enough water, enough or not too much sun, pray the temperatures are good, etc.</p> <p>I could go on and on but the point is that if you don't see grapes growing 12 months from now thats not an abnormal thing and certainly nothing to try to use in whatever argument you are trying to make.&nbsp; It only shows ignorance and a reluctance to type two words into google -- &quot;growing grapes.&quot;&nbsp; Which doesn't help whatever the latest diatribe around here is.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191089 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191089 <p>Mind you I know nothing about any of this, or even Mr. McCullough, but I can tell you that to grow grapes for wine requires a lot of time.&nbsp; You don't just throw some seeds in the ground and run around with your watering can.&nbsp; You generally prepare the land a year before you even plan to plant to make sure the soil PH is what it should be, the fertility is what it should be, etc.&nbsp; You are growing these grapes as a business, not as your flower garden.&nbsp; You need to test out the land to see if you need to take corrective measures in order to give your grapes the best environment to grow.&nbsp; Then after that you generally plant grape vines that have already sprouted.&nbsp; And you have to constantly check to make sure they are ok -- enough water, enough or not too much sun, pray the temperatures are good, etc.</p> <p>I could go on and on but the point is that if you don't see grapes growing 12 months from now thats not an abnormal thing and certainly nothing to try to use in whatever argument you are trying to make.&nbsp; It only shows ignorance and a reluctance to type two words into google -- &quot;growing grapes.&quot;&nbsp; Which doesn't help whatever the latest diatribe around here is.</p> <p>I wish that Ronald Reagan was still the governor.&nbsp; He was so handsome.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191286 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191286 <p>I wish that Ronald Reagan was still the governor.&nbsp; He was so handsome.</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">scottso:&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank you.&nbsp; That was the point I was trying to make about Mr. McCullough's vineyard.&nbsp;&nbsp; It takes a lot of preparation time, soil amendments, pre-emergence weed abatement,&nbsp; fencing, grape-stakes, irrigation infrastructure, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; We should all be happy that this man bought that land for&nbsp; agricultural&nbsp;use and we will have something pleasant to look at as we drive in Cummings Valley, rather than building spec houses all over the place to make a quick buck.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr. McCullough works out there constantly, tending to his own business and we should applaud his efforts.</span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191303 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191303 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">scottso:&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank you.&nbsp; That was the point I was trying to make about Mr. McCullough's vineyard.&nbsp;&nbsp; It takes a lot of preparation time, soil amendments, pre-emergence weed abatement,&nbsp; fencing, grape-stakes, irrigation infrastructure, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; We should all be happy that this man bought that land for&nbsp; agricultural&nbsp;use and we will have something pleasant to look at as we drive in Cummings Valley, rather than building spec houses all over the place to make a quick buck.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr. McCullough works out there constantly, tending to his own business and we should applaud his efforts.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">jen:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I hate to be the one to break the news, but Ronald Reagan passed away.&nbsp; He can't come back and be governor, but I agree with you that he was one handsome man.&nbsp;&nbsp; And so tall!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191304 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191304 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">jen:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I hate to be the one to break the news, but Ronald Reagan passed away.&nbsp; He can't come back and be governor, but I agree with you that he was one handsome man.&nbsp;&nbsp; And so tall!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p>Isn't it sad?&nbsp; I couldn't believe it&nbsp;when he&nbsp;left us.&nbsp; America will never be the same.&nbsp; &nbsp;And went poor Nancy passed away, it just broke my heart.&nbsp; She loved him so.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191318 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191318 <p>Isn't it sad?&nbsp; I couldn't believe it&nbsp;when he&nbsp;left us.&nbsp; America will never be the same.&nbsp; &nbsp;And went poor Nancy passed away, it just broke my heart.&nbsp; She loved him so.</p> <p>It is relatively well known&nbsp;information that beautiful vineyards take many, many, many years&nbsp;to become that way.&nbsp; So, I guess we can all agree:&nbsp;&nbsp;McCullough's &quot;winery&quot; will look sorrowful for many, many, many years.&nbsp; Again, let's all give our thanks to that nice old man who works so hard.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyone up to addressing the water issue?&nbsp;&nbsp;What does your imagination come up with when you see the sod farms cut up into 20 &quot;agricultural&quot; acres?&nbsp; Boutique farms, giant trailer park with no restrictions, industrial sized/concrete &quot;greenhouses?&quot;&nbsp; Or, if the current owners find a developer,&nbsp;KB homes&nbsp;could be our fate.&nbsp;</p> <p>Come on - if you're gonna participate, then do so.&nbsp; If you're able to&nbsp;link Ronald Reagan&nbsp;with the subject, then I'd like to read that.&nbsp; Otherwise, I don't understand&nbsp;why you would waste your time.</p> <p>The Tehachapi News editor has information&nbsp;me that some of the facts detailed in my original blog are incorrect.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I know my facts are correct.&nbsp;&nbsp;My suppositions and extrapolations are just that.&nbsp; We all get to use our minds that way.&nbsp; &nbsp;And, of course, my opinions can be mine under any and all circumstances.</p> <p>I have asked contributors to this site to go get the information for themselves.&nbsp; I&nbsp;believe the CVPA has fully documented through their publications and flyers that they have their own agenda and feel no remorse about putting out incorrect information.&nbsp; Some data stuffed in my mail box were flat out lies.&nbsp; So, if you use the CVPA as a source, please ...... check out everything you hear from any one of the members.&nbsp; If they tell you the time - check it out.&nbsp; Which is my other point about that nice old, hard working man ..... he is the President of the CVPA and responsible for distributing propaganda for his own selfish reasons.&nbsp; One of which is&nbsp;he needs someone to share the water expenses for his vines.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191327 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191327 <p>It is relatively well known&nbsp;information that beautiful vineyards take many, many, many years&nbsp;to become that way.&nbsp; So, I guess we can all agree:&nbsp;&nbsp;McCullough's &quot;winery&quot; will look sorrowful for many, many, many years.&nbsp; Again, let's all give our thanks to that nice old man who works so hard.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyone up to addressing the water issue?&nbsp;&nbsp;What does your imagination come up with when you see the sod farms cut up into 20 &quot;agricultural&quot; acres?&nbsp; Boutique farms, giant trailer park with no restrictions, industrial sized/concrete &quot;greenhouses?&quot;&nbsp; Or, if the current owners find a developer,&nbsp;KB homes&nbsp;could be our fate.&nbsp;</p> <p>Come on - if you're gonna participate, then do so.&nbsp; If you're able to&nbsp;link Ronald Reagan&nbsp;with the subject, then I'd like to read that.&nbsp; Otherwise, I don't understand&nbsp;why you would waste your time.</p> <p>The Tehachapi News editor has information&nbsp;me that some of the facts detailed in my original blog are incorrect.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I know my facts are correct.&nbsp;&nbsp;My suppositions and extrapolations are just that.&nbsp; We all get to use our minds that way.&nbsp; &nbsp;And, of course, my opinions can be mine under any and all circumstances.</p> <p>I have asked contributors to this site to go get the information for themselves.&nbsp; I&nbsp;believe the CVPA has fully documented through their publications and flyers that they have their own agenda and feel no remorse about putting out incorrect information.&nbsp; Some data stuffed in my mail box were flat out lies.&nbsp; So, if you use the CVPA as a source, please ...... check out everything you hear from any one of the members.&nbsp; If they tell you the time - check it out.&nbsp; Which is my other point about that nice old, hard working man ..... he is the President of the CVPA and responsible for distributing propaganda for his own selfish reasons.&nbsp; One of which is&nbsp;he needs someone to share the water expenses for his vines.</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">jen:&nbsp;&nbsp; washburn is touchy about his blog so we need to talk about ronald reagan somewhere else, OK dear?</span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191330 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191330 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">jen:&nbsp;&nbsp; washburn is touchy about his blog so we need to talk about ronald reagan somewhere else, OK dear?</span></p> <p>I just thought he was such a good govenor and also a good president.&nbsp; (AND he&nbsp;was so handsome,&nbsp;wasn't&nbsp;he?) &nbsp;I wasn't trying to get anyone upset.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191343 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191343 <p>I just thought he was such a good govenor and also a good president.&nbsp; (AND he&nbsp;was so handsome,&nbsp;wasn't&nbsp;he?) &nbsp;I wasn't trying to get anyone upset.</p> <p>If I remember correctly, I think they named a battle ship after him.&nbsp; If that is true, I hope they painted it red, because that was Nancy's favorite color.&nbsp; Didn't she have the prettiest dresses, and shoes to match!!!!!!!!!!</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191345 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191345 <p>If I remember correctly, I think they named a battle ship after him.&nbsp; If that is true, I hope they painted it red, because that was Nancy's favorite color.&nbsp; Didn't she have the prettiest dresses, and shoes to match!!!!!!!!!!</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">jen:&nbsp; yes, he was a good governor and a good president and they named a ship after him but they didn't paint it red because that would be a bad color for a ship that went into battle.&nbsp; You don't want your battleship glowing red on a blue ocean because the enemy could see it and try to sink it.&nbsp;&nbsp; While we're on the subject, Mrs. Reagan is still alive. At least I haven't heard of her passing, so you can be glad about that.&nbsp; She had a lot of nice clothes and shoes; being First Lady was a big role for her and she had to look her best on every occasion.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, we need to leave Mr. Washburn's blog alone and talk about Ronald and Nancy somewhere else, because Mr. Washburn wants his blog to only represent his views of Cummings Valley.&nbsp; OK, dear?</span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191351 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191351 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">jen:&nbsp; yes, he was a good governor and a good president and they named a ship after him but they didn't paint it red because that would be a bad color for a ship that went into battle.&nbsp; You don't want your battleship glowing red on a blue ocean because the enemy could see it and try to sink it.&nbsp;&nbsp; While we're on the subject, Mrs. Reagan is still alive. At least I haven't heard of her passing, so you can be glad about that.&nbsp; She had a lot of nice clothes and shoes; being First Lady was a big role for her and she had to look her best on every occasion.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, we need to leave Mr. Washburn's blog alone and talk about Ronald and Nancy somewhere else, because Mr. Washburn wants his blog to only represent his views of Cummings Valley.&nbsp; OK, dear?</span></p> <p>I am sorry to be such a pest.&nbsp; I don't know how to do this.&nbsp; I keep clicking on to the comment part.&nbsp; Am I doing things wrong, I hope I don't get in trouble for being on peoples computers in the wrong place.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191357 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191357 <p>I am sorry to be such a pest.&nbsp; I don't know how to do this.&nbsp; I keep clicking on to the comment part.&nbsp; Am I doing things wrong, I hope I don't get in trouble for being on peoples computers in the wrong place.</p> <p>I just was thinking how proud Nancy would be to have on a red dress, red shoes, and to be on a red ship named after her beloved husband.&nbsp; I don't know why I thought she had passed.&nbsp; I must be confused.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191360 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191360 <p>I just was thinking how proud Nancy would be to have on a red dress, red shoes, and to be on a red ship named after her beloved husband.&nbsp; I don't know why I thought she had passed.&nbsp; I must be confused.</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Washburn:&nbsp;&nbsp; I give up.&nbsp; You may have to start another blog for your CV rant.&nbsp; It seems this one has turned into a Reagan admiration society.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't have the heart to keep scolding a confused senior citizen, but she does have a charming way about her.&nbsp; As&nbsp;I posted elsewhere, she reminds me of Gracie Allen.&nbsp;&nbsp; Or maybe if you are patient, 'jen' will have to take a nap and you can grab your blog back.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191370 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191370 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Washburn:&nbsp;&nbsp; I give up.&nbsp; You may have to start another blog for your CV rant.&nbsp; It seems this one has turned into a Reagan admiration society.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't have the heart to keep scolding a confused senior citizen, but she does have a charming way about her.&nbsp; As&nbsp;I posted elsewhere, she reminds me of Gracie Allen.&nbsp;&nbsp; Or maybe if you are patient, 'jen' will have to take a nap and you can grab your blog back.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p>Okay, fine.&nbsp; I suppose that because I admired President Reagan and his lovely wife Nancy I can't get on the computer anymore.&nbsp; You are both being very mean.&nbsp; I was only trying to say how much I admired the man.&nbsp; For Heaven's sake.&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191376 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191376 <p>Okay, fine.&nbsp; I suppose that because I admired President Reagan and his lovely wife Nancy I can't get on the computer anymore.&nbsp; You are both being very mean.&nbsp; I was only trying to say how much I admired the man.&nbsp; For Heaven's sake.&nbsp;</p> <p>Just one more thing, I can't believe that people are mad at me again.&nbsp; Indeed.&nbsp; How am I supposed to know who to talk to.&nbsp; I thought you loved Ronald Reagan like I do.&nbsp; And, I do NOT need to take a nap.&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191378 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191378 <p>Just one more thing, I can't believe that people are mad at me again.&nbsp; Indeed.&nbsp; How am I supposed to know who to talk to.&nbsp; I thought you loved Ronald Reagan like I do.&nbsp; And, I do NOT need to take a nap.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">jen:&nbsp; Nobody is mad at you.&nbsp; We all love Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was just trying&nbsp;help Mr. Washburn because he started this blog in the first place so he got a little touchy about the subject matter changing to something that doesn't relate to his original subject.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unless we can find a way to relate Ronald Reagan to his Cummings Valley subject, we shouldn't take up his blog space.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know!!&nbsp;&nbsp; I bet Ronald Reagan ate grapes and drank wine from several types of vineyards!!&nbsp; There!&nbsp; A connection!!</span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191383 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191383 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">jen:&nbsp; Nobody is mad at you.&nbsp; We all love Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was just trying&nbsp;help Mr. Washburn because he started this blog in the first place so he got a little touchy about the subject matter changing to something that doesn't relate to his original subject.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unless we can find a way to relate Ronald Reagan to his Cummings Valley subject, we shouldn't take up his blog space.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know!!&nbsp;&nbsp; I bet Ronald Reagan ate grapes and drank wine from several types of vineyards!!&nbsp; There!&nbsp; A connection!!</span></p> <p>Reagan sucked</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191387 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191387 <p>Reagan sucked</p> <p>I am sorry, my friend, but I will never believe that President Reagan&nbsp;EVER &nbsp;indulged in spirits.&nbsp; I thought that you understood, and now you leave me this message not to bother this person.&nbsp; How on earth am I supposed to express my opinions.&nbsp; I may be old., but I am not DAFT.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191393 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191393 <p>I am sorry, my friend, but I will never believe that President Reagan&nbsp;EVER &nbsp;indulged in spirits.&nbsp; I thought that you understood, and now you leave me this message not to bother this person.&nbsp; How on earth am I supposed to express my opinions.&nbsp; I may be old., but I am not DAFT.</p> <p>jen:&nbsp; you are no doubt right.&nbsp; Ronald Reagan probably never had more than a thimble full of wine at a sitting.&nbsp; Now, I'm not trying to be mean but I think you are getting a little cranky and you might want to consider that nap.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just a suggestion, mind you.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191398 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191398 <p>jen:&nbsp; you are no doubt right.&nbsp; Ronald Reagan probably never had more than a thimble full of wine at a sitting.&nbsp; Now, I'm not trying to be mean but I think you are getting a little cranky and you might want to consider that nap.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just a suggestion, mind you.</p> <p>I knew there were dumb people in this world - but - wow!!!!&nbsp; Right here on my very own blog site.&nbsp; I feel honored and want jen and ragmop to know that it is good to have your people represented here.&nbsp; And you type too!&nbsp; Will wonders never cease.&nbsp; Your mother&nbsp;must be&nbsp;very proud.&nbsp; I encourage you to keep practicing.&nbsp;</p> <p>I still yearn for remarks regarding the subject.&nbsp; Is there anybody out there?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191460 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191460 <p>I knew there were dumb people in this world - but - wow!!!!&nbsp; Right here on my very own blog site.&nbsp; I feel honored and want jen and ragmop to know that it is good to have your people represented here.&nbsp; And you type too!&nbsp; Will wonders never cease.&nbsp; Your mother&nbsp;must be&nbsp;very proud.&nbsp; I encourage you to keep practicing.&nbsp;</p> <p>I still yearn for remarks regarding the subject.&nbsp; Is there anybody out there?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't know why you have this happy cartoon face and there is so much bad pictures.&nbsp; If I was your age I would be out there doing something about it, instead of crying and&nbsp; moaning about it.&nbsp; Who was taking those pictures??&nbsp; Were they starving too?&nbsp; Couldn't one of your fancy camera picture takers have given someone a bite of their sandwich?&nbsp; You might have a smiley cartoon face, but you are a BAD MAN.&nbsp;&nbsp; : (</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191478 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191478 <p>I don't know why you have this happy cartoon face and there is so much bad pictures.&nbsp; If I was your age I would be out there doing something about it, instead of crying and&nbsp; moaning about it.&nbsp; Who was taking those pictures??&nbsp; Were they starving too?&nbsp; Couldn't one of your fancy camera picture takers have given someone a bite of their sandwich?&nbsp; You might have a smiley cartoon face, but you are a BAD MAN.&nbsp;&nbsp; : (</p> <p>jen - what the?????????&nbsp; &quot;there is so much bad pictures&quot; ..... where did you get your education?&nbsp;&nbsp; What are you talking about now with the starving and sandwiches and picture taking?&nbsp; Take your meds.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you insist on writing, could you do so at a second grade level?&nbsp; Please.&nbsp; ragmop has some reading requirements, don't ya know - that would be second grade level - to meet her standards.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191563 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_191563 <p>jen - what the?????????&nbsp; &quot;there is so much bad pictures&quot; ..... where did you get your education?&nbsp;&nbsp; What are you talking about now with the starving and sandwiches and picture taking?&nbsp; Take your meds.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you insist on writing, could you do so at a second grade level?&nbsp; Please.&nbsp; ragmop has some reading requirements, don't ya know - that would be second grade level - to meet her standards.</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">So, what's happening in Cummings Valley?&nbsp; </span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192256 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192256 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">So, what's happening in Cummings Valley?&nbsp; </span></p> <p>Outside of the Iran / Contra affair his negligence of our inner cities, ignoring the crack epidemic, ignoring the aids epidemic, letting our domestic economy go to the toilette, and having an approval rating in the 40th percentile in his last year in office, besides all of that, Reagan was an awesome president!!! We are still paying TODAY for Reagan's HORRIBLE domestic policy.  Everything from our war on drugs, to gang violence, to illegal immigration etc. can be traced back to the Reagan era.   (I love the re-imagining of history!)  The Reagan era was horrible, for the middle class, minorities, people with mental health problems, Vietnam Veterans, Farmers.... need I go on?  Oh yeah, this is a blog about vineyards....</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192342 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192342 <p>Outside of the Iran / Contra affair his negligence of our inner cities, ignoring the crack epidemic, ignoring the aids epidemic, letting our domestic economy go to the toilette, and having an approval rating in the 40th percentile in his last year in office, besides all of that, Reagan was an awesome president!!! We are still paying TODAY for Reagan's HORRIBLE domestic policy.  Everything from our war on drugs, to gang violence, to illegal immigration etc. can be traced back to the Reagan era.   (I love the re-imagining of history!)  The Reagan era was horrible, for the middle class, minorities, people with mental health problems, Vietnam Veterans, Farmers.... need I go on?  Oh yeah, this is a blog about vineyards....</p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Well said Vader...now I think I will have a glass of Merlot.</span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192367 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192367 <p><span style="font-size: small">Well said Vader...now I think I will have a glass of Merlot.</span></p> <p>Reganism did nothing but make the rich richer and tax the middleclass!&nbsp; He was one of the downfalls of society!&nbsp; But not as bad as the Bushs'.....Jen, who are you really?&nbsp; What is your &quot;other, real name&quot;?&nbsp; You are just an alias!!!!</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192569 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192569 <p>Reganism did nothing but make the rich richer and tax the middleclass!&nbsp; He was one of the downfalls of society!&nbsp; But not as bad as the Bushs'.....Jen, who are you really?&nbsp; What is your &quot;other, real name&quot;?&nbsp; You are just an alias!!!!</p> <p>Ok P6 you're obviously drinking the Reagan Kool Aid, so I won't take anything you have to write seriously.&nbsp; What you wrote about Clinton letting Osama take power in Afghanistan is Historically incorrect and wrong.&nbsp; Reagan's administration is THE REASON Osama Bin Laden is a hero in the radical Muslim world!&nbsp; The Reagan Administration considered Osama Bin Laden a PATRIOT!&nbsp; The Reagan Administration gave money and weapons, and training to Osama Bin Laden!&nbsp; Do I really need to go on?&nbsp; Osama Bin Laden didn't declare Jihad on the U.S. until the first Bush established Military Bases in Saudi Arabia.&nbsp; Know your facts P6, NOT Propaganda!&nbsp; By the way every presidential administration since world war 2 is responsible in one way or the other for the current state we're in, in regards to global terrorism.&nbsp; I can write a 20 page dissertation on how Reagan's domestic policy ruined inner cities and was responsible for the rise in Gang Violence and Drug Trafficing.&nbsp; You did hear about the Iran&nbsp;/ Contra scandal didn't you P6?&nbsp; If you understand that Scandal and it's effect on U.S. Policy Foreign and Domestic you would not be a Reagan fan I Guarantee YOU!</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192626 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192626 <p>Ok P6 you're obviously drinking the Reagan Kool Aid, so I won't take anything you have to write seriously.&nbsp; What you wrote about Clinton letting Osama take power in Afghanistan is Historically incorrect and wrong.&nbsp; Reagan's administration is THE REASON Osama Bin Laden is a hero in the radical Muslim world!&nbsp; The Reagan Administration considered Osama Bin Laden a PATRIOT!&nbsp; The Reagan Administration gave money and weapons, and training to Osama Bin Laden!&nbsp; Do I really need to go on?&nbsp; Osama Bin Laden didn't declare Jihad on the U.S. until the first Bush established Military Bases in Saudi Arabia.&nbsp; Know your facts P6, NOT Propaganda!&nbsp; By the way every presidential administration since world war 2 is responsible in one way or the other for the current state we're in, in regards to global terrorism.&nbsp; I can write a 20 page dissertation on how Reagan's domestic policy ruined inner cities and was responsible for the rise in Gang Violence and Drug Trafficing.&nbsp; You did hear about the Iran&nbsp;/ Contra scandal didn't you P6?&nbsp; If you understand that Scandal and it's effect on U.S. Policy Foreign and Domestic you would not be a Reagan fan I Guarantee YOU!</p> <p>Vadar you speak the truth well. Only MORONS believe that Reagan was a great President.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192650 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192650 <p>Vadar you speak the truth well. Only MORONS believe that Reagan was a great President.</p> <p><img height="284" alt="yoda picture" src="http://www.isi.edu/isd/yoda/Yoda.JPG" width="200" align="center" /><span style="color: #ff00ff"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">MMMMM<span style="font-size: medium">MMMM....<span style="font-size: small">SPEAK THE TRUTH WELL VADER DOES....MMMMHMMMM....THAT REGAN WAS A GREAT PRESIDENT ONLY MORONS BELIEVE........MMMMMM......NICE HAIR HE HAD THOUGH..........AND THE WORD "NANCY" HE SAID A LOT......MMMMMM.........COCANE TOOO MUCH THAY DID DURING THE 80'S....... AND BANDS LIKE THE CLASH TOOO MUCH THAY LISTEND TOO.......MMMMMM.......RUIN THE BODY STYLE OF THE CAMARO AND CORVETTE THAY DID VERY WELL.......WORTHLESS AND NAIEVE THAY WERE DURING THE 80'S, BUT MILITARY SPENDING THAY DID VARY WELL........MMMMMMMM........STAR WARS REGAN LIKED VERY MUCH.........MMMMMMM......FOR THIS I AM VERY FORTUNATE AS I WAS IN NEED OF A JOB........MMMMMM.......AND HIRING BEINGS 500 YEARS OLD WHO ARE.....DOES NOT A LOT HAPPEN..........MMMMMMM...........</span></span></span></span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192658 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192658 <p><img height="284" alt="yoda picture" src="http://www.isi.edu/isd/yoda/Yoda.JPG" width="200" align="center" /><span style="color: #ff00ff"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">MMMMM<span style="font-size: medium">MMMM....<span style="font-size: small">SPEAK THE TRUTH WELL VADER DOES....MMMMHMMMM....THAT REGAN WAS A GREAT PRESIDENT ONLY MORONS BELIEVE........MMMMMM......NICE HAIR HE HAD THOUGH..........AND THE WORD "NANCY" HE SAID A LOT......MMMMMM.........COCANE TOOO MUCH THAY DID DURING THE 80'S....... AND BANDS LIKE THE CLASH TOOO MUCH THAY LISTEND TOO.......MMMMMM.......RUIN THE BODY STYLE OF THE CAMARO AND CORVETTE THAY DID VERY WELL.......WORTHLESS AND NAIEVE THAY WERE DURING THE 80'S, BUT MILITARY SPENDING THAY DID VARY WELL........MMMMMMMM........STAR WARS REGAN LIKED VERY MUCH.........MMMMMMM......FOR THIS I AM VERY FORTUNATE AS I WAS IN NEED OF A JOB........MMMMMM.......AND HIRING BEINGS 500 YEARS OLD WHO ARE.....DOES NOT A LOT HAPPEN..........MMMMMMM...........</span></span></span></span></p> <p>P6, you need to listen to the other folks here &amp; check your facts before posting. Clinton did not say what you claim, and a quick google search would have saved you some embarrassment.</p> <p><b>&quot;Summary: An <em>Investors' Business Daily </em>editorial falsely asserted that &quot;Bill Clinton says we must slow the economy to save the earth.&quot; In fact, Clinton said in the January 30 speech to which the editorial referred that &quot;rich&quot; countries could take that approach, but then he stated why he thought it wouldn't work and asserted that the &quot;only way&quot; to fight global warming is to prove that doing so &quot;is good economics.&quot; </b></p> <p><b><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802020002?f=s_search">http://mediamatters.org/items/200802020002?f=s_search</a></b></p> <p>I'm posting this more for the other folks who participate here, because I'm sure you're not interested in the truth. A lie can fly around the world before the truth ever gets its boots on.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192687 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_192687 <p>P6, you need to listen to the other folks here &amp; check your facts before posting. Clinton did not say what you claim, and a quick google search would have saved you some embarrassment.</p> <p><b>&quot;Summary: An <em>Investors' Business Daily </em>editorial falsely asserted that &quot;Bill Clinton says we must slow the economy to save the earth.&quot; In fact, Clinton said in the January 30 speech to which the editorial referred that &quot;rich&quot; countries could take that approach, but then he stated why he thought it wouldn't work and asserted that the &quot;only way&quot; to fight global warming is to prove that doing so &quot;is good economics.&quot; </b></p> <p><b><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802020002?f=s_search">http://mediamatters.org/items/200802020002?f=s_search</a></b></p> <p>I'm posting this more for the other folks who participate here, because I'm sure you're not interested in the truth. A lie can fly around the world before the truth ever gets its boots on.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>TN Editor:&nbsp; Sincerely waiting for that update correcting all the facts I have wrong.&nbsp; Will that be soon?</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199299 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199299 <p>TN Editor:&nbsp; Sincerely waiting for that update correcting all the facts I have wrong.&nbsp; Will that be soon?</p> <p>Since the First Ground Rule says "no...personal attacks,"  what are Washburn's comments if not a personal attack of Chuck McCollough?</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199330 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199330 <p>Since the First Ground Rule says "no...personal attacks,"  what are Washburn's comments if not a personal attack of Chuck McCollough?</p> <p>Mondolin - what attack did you read?&nbsp; There was information provided and a couple questions asked.&nbsp; I re-read and didn't see an attack.&nbsp;</p> <p>I would think that the individuals who refer to him as that &quot;poor old man&quot; should be asked why they consider him that way?&nbsp; That is kinda insulting.&nbsp; Is an old man automatically to be considered poor?&nbsp; I think that's a terrible dicpiction.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now, don't get confused, I was NOT the one who called Mr. McCullough a poor old man.&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199570 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199570 <p>Mondolin - what attack did you read?&nbsp; There was information provided and a couple questions asked.&nbsp; I re-read and didn't see an attack.&nbsp;</p> <p>I would think that the individuals who refer to him as that &quot;poor old man&quot; should be asked why they consider him that way?&nbsp; That is kinda insulting.&nbsp; Is an old man automatically to be considered poor?&nbsp; I think that's a terrible dicpiction.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now, don't get confused, I was NOT the one who called Mr. McCullough a poor old man.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">washburn, please cite who referred to Mr. McCullough as a "poor old man" on this blog.  I looked back and saw absolutely no reference to him in this way.   </span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199651 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199651 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">washburn, please cite who referred to Mr. McCullough as a "poor old man" on this blog.  I looked back and saw absolutely no reference to him in this way.   </span></p> <p>Ragmop - what brought you back here?  Did you need additional information regarding the Reagans?  OK then - yes, Ronald is dead and yes, Nancy wore a lot of red. </p> <p>As as aside:  a member of the CVPA, my neighbor, called him "a poor old man" in a conversation.  You called him the hardest working man in Tehachapi.  WOW - slight exaggeration since he doesn't actually "work."   According to my neighbor, Chuck is not running the farm.  He has CVPA members volunteering work and has turned the whole mess over to his son(s).</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199655 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199655 <p>Ragmop - what brought you back here?  Did you need additional information regarding the Reagans?  OK then - yes, Ronald is dead and yes, Nancy wore a lot of red. </p> <p>As as aside:  a member of the CVPA, my neighbor, called him "a poor old man" in a conversation.  You called him the hardest working man in Tehachapi.  WOW - slight exaggeration since he doesn't actually "work."   According to my neighbor, Chuck is not running the farm.  He has CVPA members volunteering work and has turned the whole mess over to his son(s).</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">If if was your neighbor who called him a 'poor old man' then why do you refer to that on this blog?&nbsp;&nbsp; FYI - I have personally observed Mr. McCullough in the flesh out working on his vineyard.&nbsp;&nbsp; He probably does have help and people who support him.&nbsp; Your neighbor obviously has some kind of problem with him..&nbsp; why doesn't your neighbor blog for him/herself?&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199656 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199656 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">If if was your neighbor who called him a 'poor old man' then why do you refer to that on this blog?&nbsp;&nbsp; FYI - I have personally observed Mr. McCullough in the flesh out working on his vineyard.&nbsp;&nbsp; He probably does have help and people who support him.&nbsp; Your neighbor obviously has some kind of problem with him..&nbsp; why doesn't your neighbor blog for him/herself?&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>washburn posted:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #ff0000">&quot;I would think that the individuals who refer to him as that &quot;poor old man&quot; should be asked why they consider him that way?&nbsp; That is kinda insulting.&nbsp; Is an old man automatically to be considered poor?&nbsp; I think that's a terrible dicpiction.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Then she posted:&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;<span style="color: #008080">As as aside:&nbsp; a member of the CVPA, my neighbor, called him &quot;a poor old man&quot;&nbsp;in a conversation.&quot;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="color: #000000">So my&nbsp;comment is:&nbsp;&nbsp; washburn, you need to be asking your <b>neighbor </b>why they consider him as a 'poor old man' and why they insulted him in that way.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nobody on this blog ever addressed Mr. McCullough as a 'poor old man'.&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="color: #000000">BTW.. as an ex-school teacher, if you are such a stickler for spelling.... try &quot;depiction&quot; instead of 'dicpiction'.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199668 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199668 <p>washburn posted:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #ff0000">&quot;I would think that the individuals who refer to him as that &quot;poor old man&quot; should be asked why they consider him that way?&nbsp; That is kinda insulting.&nbsp; Is an old man automatically to be considered poor?&nbsp; I think that's a terrible dicpiction.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Then she posted:&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;<span style="color: #008080">As as aside:&nbsp; a member of the CVPA, my neighbor, called him &quot;a poor old man&quot;&nbsp;in a conversation.&quot;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="color: #000000">So my&nbsp;comment is:&nbsp;&nbsp; washburn, you need to be asking your <b>neighbor </b>why they consider him as a 'poor old man' and why they insulted him in that way.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nobody on this blog ever addressed Mr. McCullough as a 'poor old man'.&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="color: #000000">BTW.. as an ex-school teacher, if you are such a stickler for spelling.... try &quot;depiction&quot; instead of 'dicpiction'.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>ragmop -  You asked a question.  I answered it.  My neighbor is a FRIEND of McCullough's and helps out at the winery.   I don't know why they consider him a poor old man  - as his friends.  Why would I dig into what I thought was an insult of my neighbor's friend? </p> <p>I encourage you - and anyone else with time on their hands - to work at bringing a winery to the corner of Cummings Valley Road and the 202.  This winery is Chuck's way of saying "boutique" farming can be accomplished in the valley.  He is very likely wrong.  </p> <p>I thank you again for correcting any of my spelling errors.  </p> <p>You may at any time address the subject and the points I have made.  Or, of course, you may continue to correct spelling errors.  I do it myself on occasion.  The spelling grievances here are usually so outrageous that I don't bother.  Since you obviously pay attention to such things,  you may agree with me - even if you won't want to align yourself with any of my opinions.</p> <p>So, to bring this back around, my issue with The Cummings Valley Protection Agency, under the leadership of Chuck McCullough, is that they misled the residents of Stallion Springs regarding water availability in the valley.  They <u>lied</u> about the the members of the board and depicted the sod farms owners as greedy, irresponsible land owners.  It is my opinion that this misrepresentation will turn out poorly for everyone living in and around the Cummings Valley.  That would include me - so it is a pet peeve of mine. </p> <p>Do you have a point regarding this?  How 'bout I agree that Chuck could be hard working? I don't know the man personally.  So, I'll give that one to you.  On subject,  I have spoken with LAFCO associates, Don Maben's office, our general manager, the CVPA, the Tehachapi Water District and countless others living and working in this area.  I have a point of view that has grown with each piece of information received.  Anything you can add, even spelling corrections, are welcome.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199833 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Washburn/20557/#c_199833 <p>ragmop -  You asked a question.  I answered it.  My neighbor is a FRIEND of McCullough's and helps out at the winery.   I don't know why they consider him a poor old man  - as his friends.  Why would I dig into what I thought was an insult of my neighbor's friend? </p> <p>I encourage you - and anyone else with time on their hands - to work at bringing a winery to the corner of Cummings Valley Road and the 202.  This winery is Chuck's way of saying "boutique" farming can be accomplished in the valley.  He is very likely wrong.  </p> <p>I thank you again for correcting any of my spelling errors.  </p> <p>You may at any time address the subject and the points I have made.  Or, of course, you may continue to correct spelling errors.  I do it myself on occasion.  The spelling grievances here are usually so outrageous that I don't bother.  Since you obviously pay attention to such things,  you may agree with me - even if you won't want to align yourself with any of my opinions.</p> <p>So, to bring this back around, my issue with The Cummings Valley Protection Agency, under the leadership of Chuck McCullough, is that they misled the residents of Stallion Springs regarding water availability in the valley.  They <u>lied</u> about the the members of the board and depicted the sod farms owners as greedy, irresponsible land owners.  It is my opinion that this misrepresentation will turn out poorly for everyone living in and around the Cummings Valley.  That would include me - so it is a pet peeve of mine. </p> <p>Do you have a point regarding this?  How 'bout I agree that Chuck could be hard working? I don't know the man personally.  So, I'll give that one to you.  On subject,  I have spoken with LAFCO associates, Don Maben's office, our general manager, the CVPA, the Tehachapi Water District and countless others living and working in this area.  I have a point of view that has grown with each piece of information received.  Anything you can add, even spelling corrections, are welcome.</p>