Isn't it a surprise that the oil company topped the sales of WalMart, especially when we're short of oil and the gas prices keep going up.
I see the state thought up another way to tax us: Renew handgun license every five years --- what a joke. This guy is almost as bad as Obama.
Where have all you Tea Party people been over the last eight years of the Bush administration's huge government spending and tax cuts for the rich?
I think times are getting pretty bad when a neighbor can walk into their neighbor's yard and take something that they had out because they don't enjoy it.
What Pelosi and Schumer want, along with Obama, is registration then confiscation. We will not give up our guns.
Enough talk about "deadbeat dads." It's time to start cracking down on manipulative mothers as any mother who refuses to compromise or cooperate with an ex, who uses visitation and communication (with a child) as leverage to control an ex, and who expects child support to cover more than 50 percent of expenses she wouldn't have if there were no child, doesn't understand that being a positive role model is the most important aspect of your job!
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Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 30, 2009 10:52 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 30, 2009 10:51 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 30, 2009 10:15 AM:
What an irrelevant word in the 21st century!
LOL!
Thanks for showing your age, Voice of Auburn! "
Voice of Auburn wrote on Apr 30, 2009 8:37 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 30, 2009 8:18 AM:
movedsouth wrote on Apr 29, 2009 5:29 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 29, 2009 2:42 PM:
However, the ability to call 911 is not sufficient for the basic functions needed in life -- not frills, but just basic communication. People need to be able to reach you, and you them, from family to business in addition to the need for a phone for emergencies. I still don't think of a CELL phone as a necessity, but SOME phone is. "
movedsouth wrote on Apr 29, 2009 12:27 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 29, 2009 9:38 AM:
Yet another variation on the tune: The System is Corrupt and Dysfunctional. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 29, 2009 9:36 AM:
This was two relocations and a few years ago, but the other day the guy's best buddy from around here showed up on my doorstep, ostensibly some GPS thing for the census -- I should have asked for ID because it kind of creeped me out. "
brew1234 wrote on Apr 29, 2009 8:43 AM:
daydreamer wrote on Apr 29, 2009 7:47 AM:
daydreamer wrote on Apr 29, 2009 7:16 AM:
daydreamer wrote on Apr 29, 2009 7:12 AM:
The Bone wrote on Apr 29, 2009 6:37 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 28, 2009 11:32 PM:
Hahahhahahahahahaha!!!!
Is that a new Fox TV Drama? "
sick of it wrote on Apr 28, 2009 10:56 PM:
091951 wrote on Apr 28, 2009 5:50 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 28, 2009 5:05 PM:
ARLEN SPECTRE HAS SWITCHED PARTIES!!!!!
WAAHOOOOOOOO!!!!
Another blow to the "No Party"!!!!! "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 28, 2009 1:56 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 28, 2009 1:55 PM:
I don't think you can make that leap, especially when so many goods are produced in foreign countries, and/or produced here by immigrant laborers who send the majority of their pay out of the country and/or may be produced here but are owned by foreign companies with the profits also leaving this country.
There was a very good reason our Founding Fathers wanted to strictly limit corporations of any kind -- and it's been nothing but bad for the citizens of this country that corporate lawyers have found ways to subvert the intentions of those restrictions. "
daviddelker wrote on Apr 28, 2009 12:43 PM:
daviddelker wrote on Apr 28, 2009 12:37 PM:
daviddelker wrote on Apr 28, 2009 12:35 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 28, 2009 12:24 PM:
Actually, I don't have one and don't want one, but that's just me. Every once in a while I think it would be handy, but not for the cost. "
brew1234 wrote on Apr 28, 2009 12:00 PM:
Also what makes David D. think he knows more than the top economic minds in the nation? If he was such an authority then someone might care about his shoot from the hip opinions and economic voo-doo. "
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 28, 2009 11:20 AM:
daviddelker wrote on Apr 28, 2009 10:12 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 28, 2009 9:06 AM:
How does the fact that "less than half Americans support Gay Marriage" equate to "representing ALL Americans"?!
That's one of the paradoxes of Democracy--that the majority can impose tyranny on a minority by decree. But that's precisely why we have Supreme Courts, and educated people who understand the intent of the Declaration of Independence.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that ALL MEN are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
AHh--"the pursuit of Happiness"--as in, the RIGHT to be married to the person whom they love. Those who think differently are not exactly understanding the concepts upon which this country were founded. "
usdwht wrote on Apr 28, 2009 7:52 AM:
" Bone, I thought that Ms California had a perfect right to express her opinion, but an ignorant opinion I thought it was.
Too bad she doesn't seem to have made a commitment to representing ALL of America. That's why she lost, and GOOD for that. "
Representing ALL of America she should have said that less than half of the people favor gay and lesbian marriage. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 28, 2009 7:39 AM:
Since the government has moved almost all their information onto the internet, every citizen must have access tothe internet in order to have access to the Democratic process. In a pinch, you can get it at your public library, but internet is also a necessity, one way or another.
Depending where you live, a car may or may not be a necessity. In a city where there is adequate public transportation and/or goods and services within walking distance, a car is not a necessity, but if you live in the countryside where it's 7-10 miles to the closest gas station and groceries and health services may be half an hour or more away, you need a car.
Cable TV is not. A cell phone is not, though I can see where they'd be handy. Groceries are a necessity, but soda pop, donuts, chips, coffee, liquor and cigarettes are not necessities, though some of them are addictive and may feel necessary to some folks.
Clean water is a necessity. Clean air is a necessity. Clean soil is a necessity. Affordable health care and education are necessities. I'd like to see more focus on these and less on the non-necessities. "
suzee wrote on Apr 28, 2009 6:52 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 27, 2009 7:56 PM:
Too bad she doesn't seem to have made a commitment to representing ALL of America. That's why she lost, and GOOD for that. "
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 27, 2009 7:54 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 27, 2009 5:45 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 27, 2009 5:44 PM:
sick of it wrote on Apr 27, 2009 3:18 PM:
suzee wrote on Apr 27, 2009 2:31 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 27, 2009 1:53 PM:
I can cut some slack there -- a person is not himself or herself when the craving sets in. I just hope once she has had another cigarette and it has calmed her nerves and let her mind loose, she stops and spends some time honestly thinking about what it does to her kids to see their mom a slave to something that makes her -- and them -- sick. It's her private business and she need not discuss it with us, but I most earnestly hope she does stop and take the time to realize that she is NOT the only one impacted by her smoking. The kids not only have to deal with the health risks of second-hand smoke, but they also have to deal with the bad role-model which will very likely set them off as smokers, (no matter how good a role model as a mom in all other respects), AND the very good possibility that the health problems she brings on herself could leave her kids WITHOUT a mom at an early age. Not all smokers die young, but the chances are greatly increased, and you have to think about leaving your kids with no one but a dead-beat dad to finish raising them -- or maybe they grow up before the cigarettes kill her, but she never gets to see grandchildren or share the good things she knows about raising kids with her kids as they raise their own.
None of us lives in a bubble where our actions affect no one but ourselves. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 27, 2009 1:02 PM:
brew1234 wrote on Apr 27, 2009 1:02 PM:
The Bone wrote on Apr 27, 2009 12:51 PM:
The Bone wrote on Apr 27, 2009 12:23 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 27, 2009 12:17 PM:
Unknown's post was along the same lines -- Both of our notes were respectful and sympathetic.
It is indeed your right to choose to continue to smoke -- and it is your responsibility too. Remember that when your children start smoking and/or develop health problems as a result -- it was your choice, and no one could tell you what to do. "
sick of it wrote on Apr 27, 2009 10:54 AM:
bassistlearningdrums wrote on Apr 27, 2009 9:54 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 27, 2009 9:26 AM:
Let's ban rocks then too.
And roller blades.
And trampolines.
And most of all--stupid school sports like Football, Baseball, Wrestling, and soccer. I've known kids who broke bones there too.
There's my sarcastic humor for the day. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 27, 2009 9:01 AM:
Unknown... wrote on Apr 27, 2009 7:15 AM:
dan w wrote on Apr 26, 2009 11:43 PM:
sick of it wrote on Apr 26, 2009 9:10 PM:
anneominous wrote on Apr 26, 2009 1:47 PM:
I don't doubt the number of deadbeat dads out there and I am lucky not to be dealing with them, but the policies surrounding broken homes are so unbalanced! How could you throw a man in jail for falling behind on a bill? Will that make him a better father? What about the fathers that really can't afford their support. People are getting laid off left and right and I don't think it's fair to hold the financial stndards to a noncustodial parent... it's not fair to anybody especially the kids. Show me one child who has benefitted from it! "
sick of it wrote on Apr 25, 2009 10:51 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 25, 2009 6:48 AM:
You do the best you can for your own kids, and love them, and go through some terrible times sometimes, but if you lay the right groundwork, hopefully they'll come out the other side as fine adults. Good for you! "
sick of it wrote on Apr 24, 2009 7:33 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 24, 2009 6:07 PM:
I KNOW there are lots of deadbeat dads, I'd put money on them being the majority (and I don't gamble) -- but I also recognize that it is a stereotype and occasionally there are deadbeat moms too.
Mostly it's heart-breaking the way so many people -- moms and dads alike -- will USE their own children as tools to hurt their ex-spouses, when in reality, the kids are hurt more than anyone, and they don't seem to mind hurting their own kids if only they can zing it to the ex, male and female alike.
No wonder so many people are messed up in the head and heart!
Good luck to you -- and to your kids most of all. (And cm's too!) "
sick of it wrote on Apr 24, 2009 4:30 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 24, 2009 2:03 PM:
sick of it wrote on Apr 24, 2009 12:59 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 24, 2009 11:26 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 24, 2009 10:23 AM:
LOL!
What--you want to make 'em stand like John Wayne and point the thing?!
GREAT idea, david. Yup--you and your "gubment", whatever THAT is.
Does a "gubnor" run that?
You're just silly! "
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 24, 2009 10:20 AM:
I KNOW that you can use a pistol grip to fire a rifle one-handed--I've done it overseas. Leave it at that.
I don't know what else you are looking for as far as answers--I'm not going to name my guns, if that's what you're looking for. I told you where I stand on the features. I told you what I consider "paranoia". Suffice to say that I find the NRA to be a radical group with an agenda that's not as "patriotic" as they try to paint themselves.
I'm not so much sold on registering guns so much as controlling the trade and sales at gun shows, and keeping certain types of ammo off the streets. And excepting muzzle loaders, no one should be allowed to own a .50 cal. Those things can practically blow your arm off with one bullet. "
daviddelker wrote on Apr 24, 2009 7:38 AM:
Karl--what test are we taking now to determine whether or not we are capable to posses a firearm? People change over the years--we get older, we get senile--Maybe we should employ a national database where doctors are involved too. When he sees signs of dementia, he notifies the database, and the gubment questions the gun owner. We take away drivers licenses when someone is not capable to drive, right? Now, Karl, are you insinuating that when I use the word "gubment", it has racial undertones? It is not meant that way, but isn't that just like you to deflect the argument to something else when someone has a good idea that you, as a liberal media cronie, don't agree with. "
GiveMeLiberty wrote on Apr 24, 2009 7:38 AM:
Are you confused about the difference between full automatic and semi-automatic? You seem to be, since you keep talking about full-auto guns while we are discussing the "Assault Weapons Ban" which has nothing to do with full-auto guns and is merely a ban on certain cosmetic features. If you don't know the difference then I really don't see what your place is in the debate. "
theking wrote on Apr 23, 2009 9:05 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 23, 2009 7:35 PM:
David, are you serious? People don't get killed because they mistakenly hold a gun backwards, for crissake! That's just silly!
I agree that DWI's are a crime, but you can that many people who drive drunk are too impaired to recognize the consequences of their actions--again, NOT the same as a willful killing with a firearm.
By the way, I believe you mean "government"? "
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 23, 2009 7:29 PM:
I agree with the banning of pistol grips, bayonets, and high-capacity magazines. Though they may not affect the lethality of the gun itself, they give an edge to a potential killer like the latest Binghamton shooter. I know that "flash suppressors" are not what they are made out to be. But why the hell would you even NEED a bayonet? Common sense, there. Needless to say, TEC-9's and AK's should never be legal, even as I know that hey are not--but they WOULD be, if the NRA had their way.
Sorry, but I am not about to blab on a local website about which guns I own or have in my home, but suffice to say that most are hunting guns. Don't bother calling either; I'm not about to tell a private citizen what I own.
The "paranoia" to which I refer is the "confiscation" nonsense. Nobody's going to take your squirrel guns, Josey. "Confiscation" to the NRA means even one inconvenience or limitation imposed on gun ownership. And I don't trust the NRA to have any integrity anymore in the arguments--the way they lied about Obama in blatantly truthful ads during the election was shameful, plain and simple.
That's not a reactionary defense of Obama--that's a recognition of the fact that the NRA thought they had to lie to keep their obsessive pro-gun agenda intact. "
anonymous wrote on Apr 23, 2009 6:56 PM:
I am sure some morons might have difficulty comprehending this, but this poster is addressingthe morons out in Owasco crying about their neighbors windchimes because they don't like them. "
brew1234 wrote on Apr 23, 2009 4:43 PM:
The Bone wrote on Apr 23, 2009 4:33 PM:
Why would anyone be against that? "
GiveMeLiberty wrote on Apr 23, 2009 3:43 PM:
Apologies on being confused about the chain of events. Your quote I noted as #2 was in response to the following statement?
"What Pelosi and Schumer want, along with Obama, is registration then confiscation. We will not give up our guns."
That makes more sense. I would still like for you to respond to the rest of my post, if you would be so kind. I would love to know why you feel that the concern I quoted just now shows an irrational paranoia. Confiscation has ALWAYS followed registration. What other purpose could be served by the government having a list of who owns what gun? Please don't trot out "crime solving" unless you can point to specific examples of crimes being solved by gun registration. "
GiveMeLiberty wrote on Apr 23, 2009 3:28 PM:
I myself support a dirt bike ban. Who the hell needs a dirt bike to get to work?
The government should always ban things we don't "need", am I right?
Karl, I find you to be an intelligent person. I am willing to bet that if you read the ACTUAL TEXT of the 1994 law commonly known as "The Assault Weapons Ban", you would drop support of it. Please do so, and let me know if you still support it. If you do, then I would love to know which of the SPECIFIC gun characteristics it mentions are the ones you feel should be banned.
Oh, also please help me understand this chain of events:
1. Two Cents writer says "I see the state thought up another way to tax us: Renew handgun license every five years --- what a joke. This guy is almost as bad as Obama."
2. You reply: "More NRA-inspired paranoia, I see.
What a silly world these people live in."
3. You continue: "I do NOT, incidentally, support this ridiculous, window-dressing measure of re-registering my guns. How completely stooooopid, and how transparent a money grab from the thieves running New York."
It would appear that you agree 100% with the original poster . . . but also call him paranoid and imply that he is delusional. Why is that?
PS. Please point out the specific communique from the NRA which is inducing the "paranoia" (if you continue to assert that there is non-justified paranoia).
PPS. What types of handguns do you own (if you don't mind my asking)? "
daviddelker wrote on Apr 23, 2009 3:16 PM:
My point is that more deaths are attributed to DWI than handgun deaths---PERIOD. Seldom, is the perp of the crime with a handgun the legal owner. Do you really believe that restricting legal ownership is going to stop violence with illegal handguns? Look at the drug trade-----billions spent on the joke called enforcement. Drugs are as big a problem as they've ever been. Legalize pot, and remove the illegal aspect of it, gubment taxes it, and sells it----The only thing prohibition did was make Kennedy's rich-thye'd be janitors if not for Joe Kennedy the criminal. If Obama wants to make a splash, let him arrest the person who supplied the DWI defendant with the alcohol, and charge him or her with the same charges---I think you'll find that DWI would be cut in half. This toughguy act of bullying by wrapping them up in red tape stinks and will not change a thing. How about we agree on this----our drivers license is nenewed about every 10 years--how about gun owners, re-register their handguns, and take a simple test to determine their compitency--like you would an elderly driver? "
theking wrote on Apr 23, 2009 2:58 PM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 23, 2009 1:24 PM:
Daviddelker--the great divide between NRA supporters like you and people like me is that I don't see responsible gun control as "punishment", and never will.
I do NOT, incidentally, support this ridiculous, window-dressing measure of re-registering my guns. How completely stooooopid, and how transparent a money grab from the thieves running New York.
Your argument about handgun deaths vs automobile deaths is poorly presented too. You're comparing Volvo's to Uzi's. 999% percent of auto accidents are ACCIDENTAL. MOST handgun deaths are INTENTIONAL. That's not to say I want to ban them--not at all. I would never want to give up my guns. But putting in place more rules to prevent them from falling into wrong hands and stopping illegal sales would be wise, considering the explosion of drug gangs and that whole gun culture.
I DO support a reinstatement of the Assault Weapons ban, and tight, strict control of gun show sales. That's not "punishment"--that's just responsible and smart. Who the hell needs an assault weapon to get their venison? "
justventing wrote on Apr 23, 2009 1:17 PM:
Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 23, 2009 12:50 PM:
daviddelker wrote on Apr 23, 2009 12:29 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 23, 2009 12:16 PM:
Somebody will have to explain this one with its loose and unclear use of the word "they" -- Neighbor A walked into the yard of Neighbor B and took something -- so far, so good -- that they (Neighbor A of B?) had out because they (Neighbor A or B?) don't enjoy it?
Did neighbor B leave something in his yard because he didn't enjoy it? Or did Neighbor A take something Neighbor B left out because Neighbor A didn't "enjoy" it?
Here is a concrete example of how careless use of pronouns (poor grammar) leads to a lack of communication -- anyone reading that post cannot tell what the poster's meaning is. "
NoHope wrote on Apr 23, 2009 11:55 AM:
karl the 2nd wrote on Apr 23, 2009 10:52 AM:
What a silly world these people live in. "