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| jamarynn1 |
 Feb 24 2011, 09:25 PM
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Just read an article in the Washington Post concerning the possible upcoming federal government closedown. If agreement is not reached, the government may shut down "non-essential" operations, including national parks and monuments. During the last shut-down, 368 National Park Service Sites were shuttered for up to 17 days. I know that a lot of camping sites in national parks are run by private concessions and I don't know if a government shut-down would affect their operations, but it would really be a bummer-and-a-half to travel cross-country only to find out Yellowstone has a "closed" sign hung on the gates. Guess we'll just have to keep our collective fingers crossed for good accord.
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| kcmoedoe |
Feb 25 2011, 12:05 PM
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QUOTE(jamarynn1 @ Feb 24 2011, 10:25 PM)  Just read an article in the Washington Post concerning the possible upcoming federal government closedown. If agreement is not reached, the government may shut down "non-essential" operations, including national parks and monuments. During the last shut-down, 368 National Park Service Sites were shuttered for up to 17 days. I know that a lot of camping sites in national parks are run by private concessions and I don't know if a government shut-down would affect their operations, but it would really be a bummer-and-a-half to travel cross-country only to find out Yellowstone has a "closed" sign hung on the gates. Guess we'll just have to keep our collective fingers crossed for good accord. It won't last for long. And you can bet on one thing. The personal assistant to the aide to the secretary of the 3rd assistant to a random congressman's wife will be considered an essential operation. Somehow government shutdowns only apply to the parts of government people actually look foward to using. The IRS will be open! |
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jamarynn1 Uh-oh.... Feb 24 2011, 09:25 PM
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