Thanks for the info...now, run along

Doesn't seem like they care. Hmmm. Almost seems like the powers that be have their minds made up to cancel our route. There's not much use in fighting that. A friend of mine at work sent me this Indian joke...I now pass it along to you:

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Once PVNR (PV Narasimha Rao), L.K.Advani and Laloo
Prasad Yadav were Travelling in an autorickshaw. They met with an
accident and all three of them died.

Yama Raja was waiting for this moment at the
doorstep of death.

He asks PVNR and Advani to go to HEAVEN.

But, for Laloo, Yama had already decided that he
should be sent to HELL.
Laloo is not at all happy with this decision.

He asks Yama as to why this discrimination is being
made. All the three of them had served the public. Similarly,
all took bribes, all misused public positions, etc.

Then why the differential treatment?

He felt that there should be a formal test or an
objective evaluation before a decision is made; and should not
be just based on opinion or pre-conceived notions.

Yama agrees to this and asks all the three of them
to appear for an English test.

PVNR is asked to spell ' INDIA ' and he does it
correctly.

Advani is asked to spell ' ENGLAND ' and he too
passes.

It is Laloo's turn and he is asked to spell '
CZECHOSLOVAKIA '.

Laloo protests that he doesn't know English.

He says this is not fair and that he was given a
tough question and thus forced to fail with false intent.

Yama then agrees to conduct a written test in Hindi
(to give another chance assuming that Laloo should at least
feel that Hindi would provide an equal Platform for all three).

PVNR is asked to write 'KUTTA BOLA BHOW BHOW'. He
writes it easily and passes.

Advani is asked to write 'BILLY BOLI MYAUN MYAUN'.
He too passes.

Laloo is asked to write 'BANDAR BOLA GURRRRRR.... .'
Tough one. He fails again.

Laloo is extremely unhappy.

Having been a student of history (which the other
two weren't),he now requested for all the 3 to be
subjected to a test in history.

Yama says OK but this would be the last chance and
that he would not take any more tests.

PVNR is asked: 'When did India get Independence ?'.
He replied '1947' and passed.

Advani is asked 'How many people died during the
independence struggle? '.

He gets nervous. Yama asked him to choose from 3
options:
100,000 or 200,000 or 300,000.
Advani catches it and says 200,000 and passes.

It's Laloo's turn now.

Yama asks him to give the Name and Address of each
of the 200,000 who died in the struggle.
Laloo accepts defeat and agrees to go to HELL.

Moral of the story:-

IF THE POWERS THAT BE HAVE ALREADY DECIDED WHAT TO DO TO
YOU,
THERE IS NO ESCAPE.....
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Thankfully I'm American! And I'm going to fight it! Let the games BEGIN!