Hernando County Feels the Effects of the Government Shutdown
Tim Shaw who works for Hernando County Utilities was surprised to receive a call from his boss Jim Taylor at 10am on Wednesday October 1 asking where he was. He responded that the government was shut down and that Jim should check the Internet. Jim replied that it only applied to the federal government and he needed to come into work.
William Sutton of Spring Hill explained to his mom that the government was shut down so he did not need to go to school. He heard that it was a government school and it would not be open. His Mom made him go to school and that was likely the cause of him turning to a life of crime.
Local Restaurant the Government Cheese was still open. They put out a sign letting people know that the government shutdown did not apply to them and that you could still enjoy their wonderful grilled cheese. There is no local restaurant called the Government Cheese, but it would be a cool name.
Jimbo Johnson thought that since the government was shutdown it would be a great time to moor his kayak on the Weeki Wachee and swim around. He was promptly ticketed by HCSO. On his return he crumpled up the ticket and threw it into the river which he was ticketed for by FWC. As he was pulling out his kayak he was reportedly muttering about this being the worst shutdown ever.
Henry Jones was concerned his mail would not be delivered, because he had ordered the Not the Sun print edition. His mail was still delivered, so his sleepless night was unnecessary. In fact most people’s lives were not affected.
Janna, a former Brooksville resident who recently moved to Washington DC, informed Not the Sun that the shutdown is a constant topic of conversation there. Everyone is talking about their friends and family affected by the shutdown. She was so upset by the talk of the shutdown she was off to the zoo.
