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I generally do - and what day and whose time zone (plus or minus). Today is Father's Day. Mine was a Navy Veteran - a ship's cook, a boxer, a tinsmith and a fisherman. He would have lunch and a beer each day at the VFW yet never spoke once about his years in the Navy although many others have. I never had the opportunity to learn which as he committed suicide via high powered rifle through the mouth on January 4, 1999. Many US Veterans do. Their children left behind are collateral damage. To those Veterans and Fathers above ground - please think about that, for the USA has left too many children behind. And to those children above the ground who don't know what day it is? Get your noses out of your devices, look up, and please do tell us what you see. To all the Fathers out there - thank you for being there, if you could have been.
Copy of Email To Raytheon Missile Systems:
To Whom it May Concern:
Being the supposed #1 Missile Defense contractor in the world and one of the top US government subcontractors, may I make a few
suggestions:
1. Set and monitor security practices and proticols set in place or intitate them - and ensure they are
followed for the safety and security of not only your own employees but for the safety and security of
the citizens of the USA.
2. To ensure maximal productivity of your facility ensure employees are using their paid time during work hours
on work projects assigned to them.
3. To prevent backlog of parts and materials that may jeopardize the lives of our servicemen and military,
please ensure your staff is working diligently on said projects rather than external personal priorities.
If external personal priorities become necessary, allocate time off either paid or unpaid as deemed fit.
4. To prevent further burden on the US Federal Government, Veterans and taxpayers please ensure maximum productivity
by your employees and management alike to ensure work is being done during work hours - sober.
5. Please have a QA team regularly monitor your employees email activities, IM activities and texting on personal
phones activities while at work - as you can see here you have a problem, and this particular employee is not the
exception - it is the norm.
6 You have a sexual harassment clause written into your employee handbook. Enforce it. Your workplace must
be a safe environment. Both men and women employees should not fear their workplace or feel the need to provide
sexual favors in order to gain promotions or maintain their jobs, nor should that opportunity be provided. Please
check that.
7. There is obviously a problem with your hiring company, Hire Right - and whomever processes their drug screening. You may want to look into a legitimate company to do this and repeat these testings on a monthly basis as
it is evident there is an on the job alcohol and drug problem at the Louisville facility that is being participated in
by management as well. Some of your employees are Air National Guard pilots - I see a problem with this - do you?
8. You had an employee who'd lost a personal cell phone yet did not deactivate that cell phone until weeks later. Do you see a problem with that yet? And no password on that phone to lock it?
10. Your email system at the Louisville location was sloppy and careless to say the least. Employees were able to mail out
parts lists to personal emails and email personal emails out 20-30 times a day, as well as emailing sensitive
secure information to personal accounts and documents via company emails and personal cell phones with no problems.
I see a massive problem with that. And to this date it is still easily circumvented.
11. Please ensure attendance policies are adhered to and/or provide PTO/ FMLA/ Counseling as needed for employees
needing psychiatric care/substance abuse assistance/medical assistance. If those policies cannot be adhered to across
the board equally to all employees fairly please reconsider fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
Preferential treatment based on whatever reasons needs to be discussed openly by upper management or your hiring /retaining practices need to be examined more closely.
Defend, disrupt, define, dream, deliver. You, my friends, are only at the defend stage. I'm at the define stage. You do this for a living. I don't. Your employees just happened to disrupt the life of the wrong person.
At any rate, please clean up your act if you expect to defend this Nation - as it stands now you're simply draining
"the people" dry. Good Luck.
This lake is so incredibly beautiful and could be such a wonderful place for families to visit during the warmer months - this particular spot has a sandy ramp which would make a perfect little bathing beach for kids to swim and play.. It would be an ideal place for Kayak Rentals if at all feasible. There are wooded areas that could have jogging/hiking trails, also. But as with most parks in the area, there is little in the way of accessible parking for anyone hoping to fish or be near the water without needing to walk great distances making it difficult for those that are handicapped or elderly. There is a roadway surrounding the park which could easily accommodate additional parking however Metro Parks prefers to restrict this. Residents could park along this roadway however Louisville is concerned about "grass" when there is more than enough grass in this park to accommodate a car along the side of the road. All of these parks are wonderful, but without adequate accessible parking they are cheating residents out of the opportunity to enjoy them during peak season times. It would be commendable if Louisville could become even more environmentally aware, preserve, enhance and protect it's natural resources. There is one basketball court, a volleyball court, a spray park for kids and tennis courts as well as a golf course next door.
.....to the tune of Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" - youtu.be/dRpzxKsSEZg
3745 Diann Marie Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40241
This cozy yet affordable B&B has all the comforts of home situated on the outskirts of Jefferson & Oldham Counties, Kentucky. A cold can of Sunkist Orange soda awaits your arrival along with the comfortable king recliner shown above, free electric & Burger King's Wifi. Walk-ins welcome, this popular hangout for weary travelers is conveniently located near Exit 30 of the Gene Snyder Expressway (I-265) directly adjacent to Class Act Federal Credit Union. Your first stay is on the house.
A little history on this Ohio River, which runs into the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico: "It is named in Iroquoian or Seneca: Ohi:yó, lit. "Good River" or Shawnee: Pelewathiipi and Spelewathiipi. The river had great significance in the history of the Native Americans, as numerous civilizations formed along its valley." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River
If you tickle a mimosa leave it will close - if a sound was played then the mimosa tickled, eventually if only the sound was played would the mimosa close without being tickled?
Spotted between Arby's & Taco Bell - LaGrange Road, Louisville.
Mayor Fischer - "What Happened to Our Trees?"
louisvilleky.gov/news/study-shows-city-losing-54000-trees...
Something very serious caught Pancake's attention this evening. I haven't seen her ears go up like this for quite a while. After hiking and swimming for about an hour we went across to another field - lo and behold it was something a little smaller than she was and I am unsure what exactly it was. It may have been a coyote or some type of thinned out Shephard - but in this large field, she finally found a friend to romp with. She chased him (or her) away, then he (or she) came back, closer. They eyed each other at a distance and seemed to inherently know neither was a threat to the other. He (or she) would lay down in the grass to watch her but she then would not approach him (or her). This went on for at least an hour until they both decided they'd had enough excitement for the evening and the coyote disappeared into the darkness. Pancake was exhausted from the excitement and we left. I was only able to get one shot of the other one but it did not turn out well. I need to hone up on my night shooting skills.
Interestingly enough she did not foam at the mouth from anxiety as she generally does when she has interactions with other dogs. Hopefully, we'll see her new friend again.
#198 America's Largest Private Companies (July 2016)
Revenue
$2.4 Billion
IndustryConvenience Stores & Gas Stations
Founded1971
CountryUnited States
CEOMatt Thornton
CFOChris Kamer
Websitehttp://www.thorntonsinc.com
Employees2,000
Fiscal Year EndSep 30, 2016
Sales$2.35 B
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky Thorntons on Forbes Lists
#198 America's Largest Private Companies
Thorntons’ convenience stores and gas stations operate under the Thorntons QuickCafé and Market brand in six states: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. Through subsidiary Thornton Transportation, the company distributes its own fuel, and operates a river bulk storage terminal and commissary in Louisville, Kentucky.
#198 Thorntons
Revenue
$2.4 Billion
IndustryConvenience Stores & Gas Stations
Founded - 1971
CountryUnited States
CEO Matt Thornton
CFO Chris Kamer
Website www.thorntonsinc.com
Employees - 2,000
Fiscal Year End Sep 30, 2016
Sales $2.35 B
www.forbes.com/companies/thorntons/
From Thornton's website:
"Founded by James H. Thornton in 1971, the company has been recognized as one of the top independent convenience store chains in the nation. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Thorntons currently operates 192 stores that provide fresh foods, high quality beverages and fuel in six states: Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. Thorntons’ mission is not only to provide top of the line food and beverages, but makes giving back a top priority in every market. Connect with Thorntons on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @ThorntonsInc.
Environmental
Thorntons strives to be among the leaders in the industry when it comes to environmental stewardship and green initiatives.
Environmental Stewardship
As we design new stores and update our current locations, Thorntons carefully considers opportunities to improve our environment.
Some of our efforts include:
LED Lighting
In all of our currently remodeled stores as well as all future renovations, we have installed (or will install) LED cooler lights. We also have selected Beta LED exterior lighting for 39 of our stores and will continue to use them for all future renovations and new stores.
Harvesting Daylight
In an effort to reduce our energy consumption, we make strong use of natural lighting. We use window shades to help keep our stores naturally cooler and use natural lighting to reduce our usage of electric fixtures.
Recycling
We have two dumpsters on most of our premises, one for miscellaneous waste and one for cardboard recycling.
Efficient Appliances
We use Energy Star appliances in all of our locations.
Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products
Our stores are cleaned internally and externally with cleaners that are environmentally safe and friendly.
Eco-Fuels
Many Thorntons locations offer both E85 and Biodiesel for energy-efficient automobiles and trucks. "
One of the few remaining open tracts of land in the area which is now also being developed yet the roadways leading to this tract have not been improved or widened nor has the traffic flow. We have repeatedly asked for traffic lights near a hazardous railroad crossing. There has been an enormous amount of dumping by contractors on this particular site for years while the owners of the hospital turned a blind eye to it (it is adjacent to a medical facility, most of which is vacant) and the surrounding area,. There is also a quarry w. slurry ponds across from this site which spews enormous amounts of particulate into the air and they, too, are also required to adhere to standards set which are not enforced or followed. There are 22 cell towers within a 4 mile radius of this site. I've been told now this property is being developed into a Thornton's contact center.
As of Jan. 16, 2025 (9 years from the date of the above post) there are now 62 towers in the 40245 zip code area, which equates to 7 towers per sq mile, per www.celltowermaps.com/cell-towers/near/zip-code/40245