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.

Time to hoard Nickels

Rep. Steve Stivers thinks it's a bad thing for it to cost money to make money.

Here's his latest bill to change to composition of the Nickel to worthless steel.

Why do we let our government give us worthless money?

Paper backed by nothing.
A penny is worth; 0 cents
A dime is worth; .02 cents
A quarter is worth; .05 cents
A dollar coin is worth; .06 cents

But a Nickel is worth it's face value in the metal that it's made of; .05 cents

Coin clipping, inflation, funny money...all stuff of dishonest governments.

previous post on subject

Here's the difference, money made of metal worth something:

1909-1982 penny, made of copper (hence the name "copper penny") is worth .02 cents.
pre 64 dime; $2.08
pre 64 quarter; $5.21
pre 64 half dollar; $10.42
pre 64 dollar coin; $22.29

So, the government steals from us in more ways that confiscating our income, they give us fake money and pass it off for full value.
See what your "money" is really worth here, at coinflation.com

Merry Christmas not allow in "franked" congressional mail.

Apparently (link here), congressmen cannot wish their constituents "Merry Christmas" in tax payer funded mailings to their districts.

I say, SO WHAT? They shouldn't have franking privileges to begin with.

It's a massive waste of money. It's a way to keep their name ID up and help with their reelections.

There is no need for this in the age of emails/internet/facebook/twitter/etc....

My Representative just sent a post card telling us he supports the 2nd amendment. Um....that's his job! He took an oath to uphold the Constitution and the right to bear arms was the 2nd amendment to this Constitution.

Complete waste of tax money. It doesn't matter what party one affiliates himself with....Wilson did this and now Johnson is,.....it's a waste of money.

Law enforcement looking for a fight

Link here:

I'm surprised this family lived through it. Usually, these situations end up with the families dead, burned alive (Waco) or shot in the back(Ruby Ridge).

Talking head stupidity

Gold is "backed by nothing" and the dollar is "backed by the fed"???

I'd take gold anytime.

Government = words/Private businesses = actions

Here's a great story on how private business know how to deal with emergency situations vs the governments desire that everyone hunker down and stay indoors while the government does what it does best......talk.

Story here

Sort of like "snow emergencies" you all stay off of the roads and we'll, well, do nothing for awhile, but you better not try to do anything for yourself!

Debasing the last US coin that is worth it's face value

Stuff that deficits are made of.

Paper money is made of..........paper. Completely worthless

the penny is made of 97.5% zinc and is worth $0.005

the dime is made of nickel and copper and is worth $0.02

the quarter is made of nickel and copper is is worth $0.06

The only coin made in the US that is worth anything (when I say "worth" I mean it's made out of something worth something, in case that wasn't obvious) is the Nickel.

The Nickel is made of mostly copper and a higher percentage of nickel than the quarter and dime. It is worth $0.06

Maybe it's just me, but I think money should be worth something. This way the government can't just print / make funny money out of thin air. Seems criminal to me. Gov. Perry is correct that it is treasonous.

We need to attach our money to something valuable. Like gold and silver. Look at the inflation we've had since Pres. Nixon disassociated our money from Gold!

Now, the government is whining that it actually costs money to coin the nickel. It should cost money! Our money should be worth something.

It's time to start hording nickels. They are about to go the way of the pre-64 silver quarters and dimes.

Here's the difference:

pre 64 quarter is worth $7.63
pre 64 dime is worth $3.05

This is stuff banana republics do!

And here I thought Ohio was a sovereign state....

Kasich bows to the Governor of New York and his threats. Sad!

Instead of protecting the state of Ohio's economic future, Kasich caves in to the enviro-Nazis. Unbelievable!

Dispatch story here