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God Bless Texas

The thursday before father's day we had a really bad storm come through my part of texas. We has had straight line winds from 91 to 115 miles per hour. They were as strong as category 2 hurricane. After the storm over 250,000 people where out of power, some still don't have power. I thank all the people that have helped with restoring services, opening up cooling shelters, making sure everyone that needed it had access to food, water and a place to get out of the heat. Last friday started a heat wave that saw the heat index reach over 115 degrees. Line workers from all over the country have come down to Texas to help us recover and get back on our feet. We thank you all so much for what you have done!

 

Alabama - Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-G2J3RzURA

 

"Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')"

 

There are people in this country

Who work hard every day

Not for fame or fortune do they strive

But the fruits of their labor

Are worth more than their pay

And it's time a few of them were recognized.

 

Hello Detroit auto workers,

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

Just to send it on down the line

Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers,

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

Just to send it on down the line.

 

This is for the one who swings the hammer,

Driving home the nail

Or the one behind the counter,

Ringing up the sale

Or the one who fights the fires,

The one who brings the mail

For everyone who works behind the scenes.

 

You can see them every morning

In the factories and the fields

In the city streets and the quiet country towns

Working together like spokes inside a wheel

They keep this country turning around.

 

Hello Kansas wheat field farmer,

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

Just to send it on down the line

Hello West Virginia coal miner,

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

Just to send it on down the line.

 

This is for the one who drives the big rig,

Up and down the road

Or the one out in the warehouse,

Bringing in the load

Or the waitress, the mechanic,

The policeman on patrol

For everyone who works behind the scenes.

 

With a spirit you can't replace with no machine

Hello America, let me thank you for your time...

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