The Brockovich Report

This isn't really a blog today, just some comments I'd
like to make in reply to some of the many people who
email me or comment on my blogs in various places-

To all of you who are trying to sell me medicines
online, and dirty movies. Thank you very much, but
no matter how much I wanted or needed either of these
items, I would not get them online from strangers,
especially those who can't spell.

Thank you very much for the offer to give me lots of
Nigerian money in return for cashing your check even
though your father/uncle/husband was deposed. Would
you consider trading this so-called check for a deed
to the Golden Gate bridge? If you want to do so, you
can meet me here:

4700 Ramona Blvd._Monterey Park, CA
(This is the LA County Sheriff's office.)

To the gentleman who wanted to send me the rocket
launcher. No thank you. Furthermore, I don't
particularly trust people who leave email addresses
end in .exe

To Pedro,

I'm sorry I don't speak Portuguese. I appreciate your
cheering for my work; and I didn't even realize that
the movie Erin Brockovich had been translated into
Portuguese.

To Roxanne:
I don't recall if it was Johnson & Johnson who set the
precedent for voluntary recall when that one bottle
had been tampered with in the 80's. I agree it
certainly is an example of "good customer relations."

To Infowars:
The entire public arena is not a dog and pony show. We
are a functioning democracy, still operating on the
principles established by the founding fathers, and we
are still adjusting to the fact that the modern world
has such a highly developed media. Certainly now it is
easier to disseminate candidates points of view than
it was in the 1790's, The government barely manages
to maintain the supervision which is legally
allocated to them. I do not believe that the
government controls everything; and anyone who does
believe that is suffering from paranoia. Listen
infowars, you better watch out. You're being followed,
your phone number is bugged and they are after you.
But, hey, even CIA and FBI employees need a job.

To Frank formerly from Alcoa,
I hope you find some kind of legal and medical
assistance or compensation, especially if your
perforated septum was related to your employment.
Best wishes.

Liam,
I hope sellers will eventually be able to trust
manufacturers; and I hope manufacturers will stop
embedding formaldehyde, lead, and other lethal
chemicals in their garments, not only here, but in New
Zealand. I wish there were easy solutions, but there
never are.

Panos and Sophia,
Hopefully the Greek government and the local
authorities will rethink letting another 300
industries the "privilege" of disposing of their waste
in Asopos. An industry park where they can pollute the
river without problems or checks from the state is a
bad idea, and hopefully it will fall now that the
decision is under supreme court examination

Pam,
Congratulations on your twin grandbabies.
I agree that the contaminated cloth is bad, and I
think with concern of the workers in China who handle
this deadly fabric 12 hours a day. Let's hope the
Chinese government will start caring for their own.

Gagan,
Sadly, Delhi is not the only place in the world where
decisions are influenced by bribes. There are many
countries on the African continent where bribes are
common place. Until doing the right thing becomes more
important than blood money, what can anyone do?

Trudy,
A healthy environment is a precious thing. An
unhealthy environment can--as in your case--affect
future generations. Maybe one day genetic testing will
be able to medically or genetically patch up the
damage in your children and grandchildren that was
committed directly or indirectly by the polluters who
wrecked your parents' health.

Christine,
I'm sorry about the bone problems (and others) that
you have had resulting from ten years residence near
the Santa Susana site.

Kerry,
Who knows why cuts were made. So much money must be
allocated to ensure tomorrow's pensions that today
suffers. Certainly I don't begrudge the government if
some offices move toward telecommuting practices if
that kind of economizing can save jobs, lower expenses
and the savings are used to increase productivity.
But is that what is happening? Cutting costs wisely is
one thing, but if cuts are made purely to keep to the
bottom line, without considering the consequences, the
Consumer Protection Agency will be having the same
kind of disasters as Brazil's aviation industry.

Lee,
All you can do is do your best to inform your head
office of the situation, and suggest ways they can be
proactive.

Janie!
That V-8 commercial is bothering me too! I just know
someone is going to bash someone else and blame it on
the commercial. What were they thinking? Do you think
they'll have a follow-up commercial where these
characters are being followed around by V-8 drinking
lawyers waiting to bring up assault charges?