| Approximately around 4 pm on May the 3rd | | | | because they have to write down the bull so |
| the Queen of England arrived in Jamestown | | | | they don't forget it. She also went to |
| Virginia to join the celebration of our 400th | | | | Virginia Tech. where some guy went crazy and |
| anniversary. She did not have to worry about | | | | killed 33 people and wounded others, to give |
| filling up the gas tank with fuel, as she | | | | a speech and express her sadness for those |
| arrived in town in a carriage pulled by | | | | who were lost. |
| horses. Sounds like a great way we could cut | | | | |
| our fuel cost in the U.S. by making our | | | | To some people this article might seem a |
| public officials do the same thing. Think | | | | little disrespectful to the Queen but I can |
| that is funny, well they are your public | | | | not understand why we fought so hard to get |
| servants you know. You are the ones' that | | | | our freedom from them, and then spend |
| excel them to some kind of higher level, but | | | | millions of dollars to come visit. They never |
| in my mind they are servants. | | | | pay Busch to go anywhere, in fact when he |
| | | | does go somewhere it cost the American tax |
| On Thursday there were not very many people | | | | payer millions he gives away. |
| out to greet the Queen because the secret | | | | |
| service and probably ever state trope in | | | | The Queen is suppose to stay with us for 6 |
| Virginia had her surrounded and made most of | | | | days and then 2 days with the President In |
| the public uncomfortable. Nothing like having | | | | Washington, I will not be on the road when |
| weird people watching your every move and | | | | she decides to leave town because it will |
| making you feel that if you make the wrong | | | | cost a fortune in gasoline to get anywhere |
| move you are going to get jumped on. | | | | between Williamsburg and Washington when they |
| | | | leave.. |
| It only cost the state 11 million dollars to | | | | |
| get her to visit, and I am not sure if that | | | | Well the Queen is off to the Kentucky Derby |
| included the hundreds of gallons of fuel the | | | | which was one of the main reasons she came |
| police and secret service used to get here. | | | | over to the U.S. This has long been a dream |
| | | | of hers to attend one of these races and see |
| At one of the local motels I must have seen | | | | the best race horses in the world compete. |
| at least a hundred police cars parked as they | | | | One of her hobbies is breading and raising |
| were inside being told what the procedure | | | | thoroughbred horses and riding them, can you |
| would be to guard here. | | | | believe it at over 8o years old she still |
| | | | rides her horse once a week when she is at |
| It would seem to me that Jamestown would have | | | | home. Most people don't even trust their |
| gotten a bigger bang for its buck if they | | | | rocking chairs to ride at that age in this |
| would have invited the remaining contestants | | | | country. |
| of American Idol There would have been | | | | |
| limited security and probably millions of | | | | The bottom line, was it worth the 11 million |
| people come to see their favorite Idol. | | | | that the government spent to have the Queen |
| Although it would have used more of our fuel | | | | of England go on vacation here is the USA? I |
| and caused major traffic jams but the area | | | | would have to say nay to that one. She really |
| would have gotten the tourism they had hope | | | | didn't even stay two full days here, and then |
| for. | | | | went elsewhere for diversion. With all the |
| | | | problems that the country is undergoing, like |
| I am not really sure why someone would take | | | | high fuel prices and trying to figure ways to |
| off time from work, or use up their vacation | | | | save fuel, the immigration issue, and the so |
| time, or spend a lot of money with the high | | | | called war which will probably going to |
| cost of fuel to drive to Jamestown to see | | | | bankrupt this country shortly, we could have |
| her, or read speeches someone else wrote? The | | | | used it more wisely on problems that need to |
| people in our government do the same thing | | | | be address here in Jamestown. |