OT Feel good story for Conway
The Fifeshire Bimbo
hat's off to this guy.
For the rest of the story...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/15/leonard-abess-jr-gives-60_n_167026.html
MiamiHerald.com
Posted on Sat, Feb. 14, 2009
Miami banker gives $60 million of his own to employees
BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN
Lots of bosses say they value their employees. Some even mean
it.
And then there's Leonard Abess Jr.
After selling a majority stake in Miami-based City National
Bancshares last November, all he did was take $60 million of the
proceeds -- $60 million out of his own pocket -- and hand it to his
tellers, bookkeepers, clerks, everyone on the payroll. All 399 workers
on the staff received bonuses, and he even tracked down 72 former
employees so they could share in the windfall.
For longtime employees, the bonus -- based on years of
service -- amounted to tens of thousands of dollars, and in some
cases, more than $100,000.
At a time when financial titans are being paraded before
Congress to explain how they blew billions on executives' bonuses even
as they received a taxpayer bailout, the big-hearted banker's selfless
deed stands out.
''I retired seven years ago, and all of a sudden I get this
wonderful letter and phone call,'' said Evelyn J. Budde, who spent 43
years at City National Bank of Florida, rising to vice president.
''I was shocked,'' said William Perry. In 43 ½ years at City
National, he climbed from janitor to vice president. Like many
longtime City National employees, he forged an unbreakable bond with
the bank that continued into retirement. Perry returns regularly for
the annual employees' dinner.
conwaycaine
"The Fifeshire Bimbo" <htr.@awa.an.bile.yer.heid.com> wrote in message
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> Barack Obama mentioned this in his address to Congress tonight. My hat's
> off to this guy.
He's going to be one of the good ones.
I can tell.
The Arch Conservatives ("Neocon" is so yesterday) are already nit picking
away.
They are indeed a petty lot.
(Enter Fred, stage right)
;=)
La N.
<h...@awa.an.bile.yer.heid.com> wrote:
> Barack Obama mentioned this in his address to Congress tonight. My
> hat's off to this guy.
>
> For the rest of the story...
Waaaay cool. Unfortunately I missed Obama's speech yesterday, but
love to read of these kinds of stories of benevolence.
- nilita
The Fifeshire Bimbo
"The Fifeshire Bimbo"<h...@awa.an.bile.yer.heid.com> wrote:
> Barack Obama mentioned this in his address to Congress tonight. My
> hat's off to this guy.
>
> For the rest of the story...
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/15/leonard-abess-jr-gives-60_n_...
>
> MiamiHerald.com
>
> Posted on Sat, Feb. 14, 2009
> Miami banker gives $60 million of his own to employees
> BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN
> Lots of bosses say they value their employees. Some even mean
> it.
> And then there's Leonard Abess Jr.
>
> After selling a majority stake in Miami-based City National
> Bancshares last November, all he did was take $60 million of the
> proceeds -- $60 million out of his own pocket -- and hand it to his
> tellers, bookkeepers, clerks, everyone on the payroll. All 399
> workers
> on the staff received bonuses, and he even tracked down 72 former
> employees so they could share in the windfall.
>
nilita ... Waaaay cool. Unfortunately I missed Obama's speech
yesterday,
nilita ... but love to read of these kinds of stories of benevolence.
You missed a great speech! He's quite the orator :)
Fred J. McCall
:
:"The Fifeshire Bimbo" <htr.@awa.an.bile.yer.heid.com> wrote in message
:
Nah, I'll leave that to the governors who are smart enough to
recognize an unfunded mandate from the Feds, regardless of the sugar
coating.
--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn
Fred J. McCall
:On Feb 24, 8:11 pm, "The Fifeshire Bimbo"
:
But ... but ... all bankers are evil Republicans. Conway told me so.
Elaine
<h...@awa.an.bile.yer.heid.com> wrote:
> "La N." <nilita2...@yahoo.com> wrote
>
> - Show quoted text -
I agree, Helen. Very inspiring speech. I'm hopeful, for the first
time in years.
Elaine
conwaycaine
"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> :love to read of these kinds of stories of benevolence.
> :
>
> But ... but ... all bankers are evil Republicans. Conway told me so.
Not all.
Most.
The Mom and Pop banks are full of nice folks.
(Has your banker invited you to Vegas yet?)
conwaycaine
> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :
> :"The Fifeshire Bimbo" <htr.@awa.an.bile.yer.heid.com> wrote in message
> :news:70junoF...@mid.individual.net...
> :> Barack Obama mentioned this in his address to Congress tonight. My
> hat's
> :> off to this guy.
> :
> :He's going to be one of the good ones.
> :I can tell.
> :The Arch Conservatives ("Neocon" is so yesterday) are already nit picking
> :away.
> :They are indeed a petty lot.
> :(Enter Fred, stage right)
> : ;=)
> :
>
> Nah, I'll leave that to the governors who are smart enough to
> recognize an unfunded mandate from the Feds, regardless of the sugar
> coating.
Things will be different around here, Fred.
Life is going to be a wee bit tougher for Arch Conservatives.
President Obama is already flat out stating that the rich WILL carry a
bigger share of the tax burden.
That ought to grind some Conservative teeth!
(Gather yer flowers whilst ye may, lad)
Josiah Jenkins
"Rosebuds" !
>
>
Deirdre Sholto Douglas
Not like Vegas is much of a trip given that Fred's in Arizona.
Deirdre
Fred J. McCall
:
:"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
:
I still expect a lot of you folks are going to be very surprised at
just who winds up being counted among the 'rich' when all is said and
done....
--
"Oooo, scary! Y'know, there are a lot scarier things
in the world than you ... and I'm one of them."
-- Buffy the vampire
Fred J. McCall
:
True enough, Deirdre. And of course we have a lot of local casinos as
well...
--
"We come into the world and take our chances.
Fate is just the weight of circumstances.
That's the way that Lady Luck dances.
Roll the bones...."
-- "Roll The Bones", Rush
conwaycaine
"Deirdre Sholto Douglas" <finch.e...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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With the banks paying all the expenses with their bailout money?
What blue blooded arch conservative could turn it down?
conwaycaine
> Deirdre Sholto Douglas <finch.e...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> :
> :conwaycaine wrote:
> :>
> :> "Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> :> news:d9tbq4tb0f49as9s6...@4ax.com...
> :> > "La N." <nilit...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> :> > :On Feb 24, 8:11 pm, "The Fifeshire Bimbo"
> :> :
> :> > :Waaaay cool. Unfortunately I missed Obama's speech yesterday, but
> :> > :love to read of these kinds of stories of benevolence.
> :> > :
> :> >
> :> > But ... but ... all bankers are evil Republicans. Conway told me so.
> :>
> :> Not all.
> :> Most.
> :> The Mom and Pop banks are full of nice folks.
> :> (Has your banker invited you to Vegas yet?)
> :
> :Not like Vegas is much of a trip given that Fred's in Arizona.
> :
>
> True enough, Deirdre. And of course we have a lot of local casinos as
> well...
Oh yes.
Arizona is a hotbed of gambling.
The Mexican Jumping Bean races alone draw thousands of gamblers.......
conwaycaine
"Josiah Jenkins" <josiah-jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:22:01 -0500, "conwaycaine"
>>
>>Life is going to be a wee bit tougher for Arch Conservatives.
>>President Obama is already flat out stating that the rich WILL carry a
>>bigger share of the tax burden.
>>That ought to grind some Conservative teeth!
>>(Gather yer flowers whilst ye may, lad)
>
> "Rosebuds" !
Well, yes, dammit, "Rosebuds".
conwaycaine
> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> :
> :Things will be different around here, Fred.
> :Life is going to be a wee bit tougher for Arch Conservatives.
> :President Obama is already flat out stating that the rich WILL carry a
> :bigger share of the tax burden.
> :That ought to grind some Conservative teeth!
> :(Gather yer flowers whilst ye may, lad)
> :
>
> I still expect a lot of you folks are going to be very surprised at
> just who winds up being counted among the 'rich' when all is said and
> done....
Apparently now, the rich are those making more than $250,000 a year.
Mexico beckons to you, Fred..........
Fred J. McCall
:
:"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
Think 'Indian Casinos', Conway. Surely you've heard of them?
We have a LOT of Indians around here....
--
"Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the
truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Fred J. McCall
:
:"Josiah Jenkins" <josiah-jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote in message
:
You're talking about your trusty sled now?
--
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable
man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore,
all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
--George Bernard Shaw
Fred J. McCall
:
:"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
:
Just wait for it, Conway. Just wait for it....
--
"If you grab them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
-- Chuck Colson
conwaycaine
> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> :> Deirdre Sholto Douglas <finch.e...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> :> True enough, Deirdre. And of course we have a lot of local casinos as
> :> well...
> :
> :Oh yes.
> :Arizona is a hotbed of gambling.
> :The Mexican Jumping Bean races alone draw thousands of gamblers.......
> :
>
> Think 'Indian Casinos', Conway. Surely you've heard of them?
> We have a LOT of Indians around here....
I wasn't aware the Native Americans in Arizona had gotten into supporting
casinos.
Are the Apaches involved?
conwaycaine
> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> :
> :"Josiah Jenkins" <josiah-jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote in message
> :news:a0pdq498m6qh6hcei...@4ax.com...
> :> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:22:01 -0500, "conwaycaine"
> :>>
> :>>Things will be different around here, Fred.
> :>>Life is going to be a wee bit tougher for Arch Conservatives.
> :>>President Obama is already flat out stating that the rich WILL carry a
> :>>bigger share of the tax burden.
> :>>That ought to grind some Conservative teeth!
> :>>(Gather yer flowers whilst ye may, lad)
> :>
> :> "Rosebuds" !
> :
> :Well, yes, dammit, "Rosebuds".
> :
>
> You're talking about your trusty sled now?
Nope.
I'm talking about yet another memory lapse.
conwaycaine
Problem is decent housing in Mexico and Central America has gone through the
roof.
Fred J. McCall
:
:"Fred J. McCall" <fjmc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
:
Yep. I think they have (at least) three of them.
--
"The odds get even - You blame the game.
The odds get even - The stakes are the same.
You bet your life."
-- "You Bet Your Life", Rush
conwaycaine
> "conwaycaine" <conwa...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> :> :
> :>
> :> Think 'Indian Casinos', Conway. Surely you've heard of them?
> :> We have a LOT of Indians around here....
> :
> :I wasn't aware the Native Americans in Arizona had gotten into supporting
> :casinos.
> :Are the Apaches involved?
> :
>
> Yep. I think they have (at least) three of them.
I'll bet no one tries to beat that crowd out of a gambling debt.............