Feds Removed Handles From 40 Public Water Pumps Along C&O Canal

CNS News ^ | October 14, 2013 | Barbara Hollingsworth

[Nachum]

(CNSNews.com) – National Park Service (NPS) rangers removed the handles from some 40 public water pumps and closed restrooms in the 184.5 mile- C&O Canal National Historical Park, but they haven’t been able to keep hikers and bikers off the popular trail known as a “cyclist’s dream.”

“It’s full every day,” said Gail Hall, who runs Mountain Side Bikes at the trailhead in Cumberland, Md. “They’re bringing in their own water and utilizing the tree-lined areas [of the park] for restrooms. Some towns like Harper’s Ferry even brought in potties to accommodate them. As long as they can pedal, they don’t care.”

Cumberland Times-News reporter Matthew Bieniek, who first reported that the handles on the park’s old-fashioned water pumps had been removed as part of the federal government shutdown, told CNSNews.com that Park Superintendent Kevin Brandt told him that the pumps had been disabled “to discourage people from attempting to use the park.”

But Michael Nardolilli, president of the non-profit C&O Canal Historical National Park Trust, which runs interpretive programs at the park’s historic lockhouses, later said that the pump handles were removed for “public health reasons.”

[Salamander]

I love Weird Al.

:)

[Jack Hammer]

Apparently, although the government is “broke,” there’s still enough dough to pay these rat b*astards, who clearly have enough time to wander around and hassle everyone - in our own national parks.

Hitler’s Gestapo never showed this kind of loyalty to their leaders insanity.

[Bullish]

Gawd, our whole govt has turned into a bunch of assholes!

[Fresh Wind]

To paraphrase Bob Dylan...

“The pump don’t work ‘cause Obama took the handle”

[Forward the Light Brigade]

dispicable—petti—vindictive. Who ever ordered this should be fired. Its not as bad as what they did to the WW II Memorial—but close.

[Joe Boucher]

going to be hard to treat park folk with anything but contempt after their crappola.

[DeaconRed]

Those mean ass Tea party people.
Can you believe how mean they are?
Poor ZERO look what he has to put up with, and also his poor wife loosing her garden because of the mean ass Tea party.

YES THIS IS SARCASIM.

[DeaconRed]

"Maybe some day Congress will mandate that the Federal Government hire mature adults."

You can't be serious?
Ever heard of the inmates running the asylum?
Most of our so called leaders are so stupid. . . . . . almost as stupid as the people who keep voting them IN.

[FES0844]

So many brown shirts. Sadly, I do believe we are outnumbered & doomed.

[mongo141]

‘WHEN will Brain Dead Democrats wake up to the arrogant Spite House Mean Tricks!”

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Probably never or at least until its way too late.

[RightLady]

But illegal aliens that cross the boarder are given bottles of water!

[LucyT]

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National Park Service (NPS) rangers removed the handles from some 40 public water pumps - and closed restrooms - in the 184.5 mile C&O Canal National Historical Park

"I’m betting the 5 gallon water jugs are still being placed on the known transit routes for illegal aliens crossing the border. Gots to have our priorities straight and look after the illegals before the taxpaying citizens"

# 34 wrote:

"did you know that the signs above those barrels of water are written in English, Spanish, -and CHINESE?

"Barry O'Cades is truly out to destroy this country.

[X-spurt]

The adage, One ahshit wipes out a thousand attaboys, is too real.

NP Rangers have been getting pretty “uppity” for some time anyway.

This PR wreck with either have them trying to regain citizen’s trust or go the way of LEO and suit up SWAT style.

[GOPJ]

... closed restrooms in the 184.5 mile- C&O Canal National Historical Park, but they haven’t been able to keep hikers and bikers off the popular trail known as a “cyclist’s dream.”

On the lighter brighter side maybe the little tin-horn park ranger creeps will 'accidentally' kill a biker who needs water... and the world will know what lowlifes our government workers are...

[bgill]

the signs above those barrels of water are written in English, Spanish, -and CHINESE?

The only thing that surprises me is he didn't start off with Urdu.

[melancholy]

This is an answer I photographed in a street of the toilet called dee cee in the 09/12/2009 rally. It's a continuous answer to anything 0b0z0.

[azishot]

Love it! Came from a horse, right?

[melancholy]

” Came from a horse, right?”

Yep! It’s very prescient because at that time the commies were working on 0kakaKare and no one new what it would involve.

As we all expected, it turned out to be what you see; horseshit!

[melancholy]

New-———> knew

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak State” PING!