Hypocrites

I can't say it any better

This story about sums up our idiotic gun control types....both people and laws.

It's already illegal to have guns with 1,000 ft of a school

There is no need for additional gun laws.  We have thousands of them already.

They just need enforced.  taking more rights (Constitutional rights BTW) away from law abiding Citizens is not the answer.

It's already against the law to have a gun within 1,000 feet of a school.

If this one law (that's already on the books) would have been enforced, the latest nut job catastrophe would not have happened.

We need to put the crazies back in the mental hospitals.

Let the market work III

More dumb government.  Why do Ohio lawmakers want to limit our access to precious metals?

Leave us alone, we can make our own decisions.

Not very often is there a reason to agree with a federal judge, but this is one.

He must not have received the memo that the people should be forced to use the funny money that the government prints.


Dispatch story here

COLUMBUS — A federal judge has ruled that an Ohio law aimed at curbing gold- and silver-related theft by barring precious-metals dealers from advertising without a license is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Michael Watson in Columbus ordered the Ohio Department of Commerce late yesterday to stop enforcing the Precious Metals Dealers Act. The disputed law set a framework for regulating gold, silver and precious-metals dealers, including coin dealers.

The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law brought the suit on behalf of Liberty Coins of Delaware. It was threatened with closure for refusing to pay fines and obtain a license to advertise.

Watson said advertising your business classifies as speech protected by the First Amendment.

Commerce Director David Goodman urged consumers to be vigilant as the state considers its next step.

Let the market work II

Let them raise prices to control the lack of inventory. 

Let them raise gas prices, let the market work!

Of course we knew this was coming.  Forced rationing for fuel purchases in New Jersey.

Not only is Gov. Christie a loud mouth idiot.............in other words, he's from New Jersey.  He has shown his true socialist colors.  Story here.  

Big government does not work and I'm not sure why some "conservatives" are enamoured with this clown.  Hes pro-abortion, anti-gun, and now when he had a chance to embrace the market, he turns to government for the answer....which is a fiasco.

Let them raise prices at the pumps.  Rationing will not be needed.  The lines will be reduced due to folks that don't really "need" fuel won't pay even slightly higher prices.  We've all seen it, folks driving miles away to get gas for .01cent cheaper, these are the folks that will not pay higher gas prices.  They might just stay home instead of driving around unneeded.

However, there would be fuel for those the really need it.  This is not rocket science.  What's really scarey is it doesn't take a Harvard Business School graduate to figure this out, however, there are many folks that don't want the market to work and want the government to "punish" anyone that uses the market...........(remember, it's the market that will keep supplies on hand through raising and lowering of pricing, depending on demand and the amount of supplies available.)

There are way too many socialist government types (Republican and Democrat) demagogues that will suck the wall of the fuel tanks in, then start an investigation of the private sector because supplies ran out.

Gas cans and the Federal government

Apparently it's been awhile since I purchased any new gas cans.

After the July seven day power outage, I decided to go out and buy a couple.  I like to keep a few cans full of gas all the time, so when we do have issues, like power outages, I'm not stuck in a gas line.

What I found were cans with no vents and strange devices on the top that require two hands to operate.  They also have no vent to allow the removed liquid to be replaced with air.  This causes the gas to take 4 times as long to drain out of the can.



I figured that anything this stupid has government idiots finger prints all over it and it does.  See this link: http://lfb.org/today/how-government-wrecked-the-gas-can/

Here's the solution, go to this website and purchase their product.  It includes regular spouts that don't require 2 hands to operate and a vent.  All you have to do it drill a 1/2" hole in the can and insert their vent.  You need to use a wood drill bit to make a clean hole.

According to our gestopo type federal government, these folks are not allowed to sell these as gas can spouts and vents, so they are for "water" cans.

However, these spouts and vents work perfectly in gas cans and it's made of the same hydrocarbon resistant polymers that gas cans are made of.  What a coincidence!

I've bought 3 packs and have used them on all different manufacturers of gas cans.  

Just Words!

Yep, just words.....

Athens County Commissioners

Looks to me like they are making good sense.  Not sure why Sheriff Kelley doesn't understand that one just can't answer questions like this quickly.

Athens News Story

Here's a question for the Sheriff:

"Payne said that he has heard from some people who want the shooting range to be open to the public, perhaps at least just one day per month. There are no other public shooting range options in Athens County, and none since the range in question was closed last year.

Kelly responded, "That is not an option."


WHY NOT?  The tax payers will be paying for this.

Engine Brakes and unintended consequences

Engine Brakes

I've noticed many locations lately with the sign stating "engine brake prohibited".

Why would communities want semi tractor trailers to be less safe in their neighborhood?

Engine brakes recirculated exhaust through the engine to help the truck slow down.  Turning these off make the trucks rely on only their brake system to stop.

Turning these engine brakes off makes the trucks have less stopping power, hence less safe.

These signs show up in populated areas where there is increase traffic, making them needed even more.

This is another example of unintended consequences.  People really need to think before they request their compliant government officials to do things that on the surface, might sound good.........reducing noise........but it really makes the highways less safe.

Many newer trucks have engine brakes that are so quiet, one can't even tell they are being used, but with the legal requirements, truck drivers turn them off to avoid citations.

This is another set of rules that one would hope is ignored.

If communities really want to impact noise, they need signage indicated "no loud motorcycles allowed".  That would eliminate many times the noise than engine brakes and make the roads safer at the same time.

Parkersburg is the only municipality (that I know of) around that has stated publicly that they will not require engine brakes to be turned off, due to safety.

Spineless DeWine

While I'm not a fan of Romney, DeWine's reasoning for switching to supporting Santorum is sad.

He feels that Santorum has a better chance of beating the Muslim in Chief.

What happened to supporting someone because you feel they are more aligned with yourself?
What happened to loyalty?

From what I can see, neither of the Ohio GOP's DeWines are trustworthy.

Story here.

Limited supply of used cars. Anyone really wonder why?

Missed in this story is the fact that we crushed thousands of good used cars a couple of years ago. These cars would have been good used cars for folks for years to come. Another "unintended consequenses" episode of idiodic government at work.

Used-car prices on the rise

More people feel they can no longer delay replacing their old vehicles, driving up demand.

By MSN Money partner on Mon, Jan 23, 2012 9:06 AM

In the market for a used car? Kelley Blue Book urges you to buy sooner rather than later, as prices are rising.

Of course, it doesn't pay to be strong-armed into it, especially not if your current vehicle still has some life left in it. And it will make sense to consider your used-car choice carefully, as certain models command a premium.

KBB, a leading source of car-value data, says used-car prices are likely to rise by 3% to 5% in the first quarter of 2012, and even more in the second quarter. "Non-luxury cars and crossovers increased between $50 and $100 in the past week alone, and they will likely continue to rise in the weeks and months ahead," KBB reported last week.

Between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13, the average trade-in value of a 2009-2011 midsized car increased $107, from $12,096 to $12,203, or 0.9%. Most other types of cars that age gained 0.5% to 0.6% that week. A 5% increase in the coming months would raise the price of a $12,000 car to $12,600 -- and that's serious money for budget-conscious Americans.

Credit goes to unusual market conditions. Supply has been tightened by a slowdown in lease returns, a key source of used vehicles, while at the same time the average age of cars on the road is going up as drivers postpone purchases in the weak economy. Now more people feel they can delay no longer, driving up demand. Post continues below.