knitwits1975
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I am however, all for the legalization of marijuana, especially for medicinal use.
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cannibis laws are good for the law enforcement industry. keeps the prisons busy, more work for cops. policemen want a paycheck too. cannibis laws also allows the cops to seize your property and sell it for profit. also allows for more minorities to be locked up. the pharmaceutical industry also dissaproves of cannibis, they would rather you buy THEIR products. the pharmaceutical industry is a powerfull govt lobby.
My poor old computer can't come up with enough pixels to fill in all the different colored dots in my neighborhood. I can't even find my house for all the dots. Big surprise.
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Pennsylvania isn't included on that site...right now. Oy.
It would be good to know about convicted sex offenders since I have two children. But unfortunately logic tells me there are waaaaaaaaay more offenders running loose who haven't been convicted yet or may never be.
I found out a few weeks ago that a guy who used to hang around the high school when I went there was arrested for soliciting a 14 year old girl online. This guy is about 37 years old. He is 7 or 8 years older than me and he used to always have younger girlfriends, like 14 year olds when he was out of high school, in his twenties. Makes me sick and I'm glad he got nabbed.
As a second thought, just to put out there..I don't have anything against age differences, I am really open about things like that. But this guy and his present situation says exactly what his intentions have always been with girls that young.
Pennsylvania isn't included on that site...right now. Oy.
It would be good to know about convicted sex offenders since I have two children. But unfortunately logic tells me there are waaaaaaaaay more offenders running loose who haven't been convicted yet or may never be.
I found out a few weeks ago that a guy who used to hang around the high school when I went there was arrested for soliciting a 14 year old girl online. This guy is about 37 years old. He is 7 or 8 years older than me and he used to always have younger girlfriends, like 14 year olds when he was out of high school, in his twenties. Makes me sick and I'm glad he got nabbed.
As a second thought, just to put out there..I don't have anything against age differences, I am really open about things like that. But this guy and his present situation says exactly what his intentions have always been with girls that young.
Police, and the rest of the enforcement & judicial system like any laws that can be enforced that don't require a lot of effort or risk, and can be prosecuted easily. Laws that provide good "return" also are favored. Law enforcement and the judicial system favors laws that have the potiental to make money through fines, property seizure, "favored" lawyers, etc.
This is one of the reason why they gravitate towards traffic laws so much. You rarely ever hear about cops pulling over people red-handed for road-rage or reckless driving. You DO however hear constantly about cops writing citations for speeding, parking violations, etc. Around here, the red-light cameras are a hot topic, and they have been proven not to really increase safety, only to shift the problem to rear-end collisions. They DO make money though! Of course the cops don't want to get involved with a potientally violent person behind the wheel that's in a fit of road-rage. Same goes for the cannabis laws. Police like these becasue typically cannabis users are non-violent, and many of the facts that Brettsomers stated are particularly true as well.
One of my biggest gripes with the sex-offender "witch hunt" is the way it victimizes people. We don't have very clear explanations on this site of what these people actually did, but I imagine, many of them could be "wrong place at wrong times" type crimes. For instance, a parent could be charged with a sex offense these days by taking pictures of their naked children in the bathtub. There was also a case a few years ago about a family that was skinnydipping off the back of their boat. The Coast guard stopped to see if everything was OK (They got a call about a stranded boat) The parents ended up getting charged with sex offenses, and loosing custody of their children!
I work with the Boy Scouts, and it we cannot even as so much as touch one of the boys in ANY way! This can be something as simple as grabbing a a scout's hand to help pull them up a steep hill during a hike, or helping him properly wear safety equipment, like positioning the head strap on goggles. In fact, the local scout camp had to spend a fortune re-engineering their showers becasue the leaders couldn't shower in the same facilities with the kids.
While I am all for protecting kids from these predators, the way these wich hunts for sexual predators are going on, everyone in this entire nation is going to end up on this list for some reason or another!
This is one of the reason why they gravitate towards traffic laws so much. You rarely ever hear about cops pulling over people red-handed for road-rage or reckless driving. You DO however hear constantly about cops writing citations for speeding, parking violations, etc. Around here, the red-light cameras are a hot topic, and they have been proven not to really increase safety, only to shift the problem to rear-end collisions. They DO make money though! Of course the cops don't want to get involved with a potientally violent person behind the wheel that's in a fit of road-rage. Same goes for the cannabis laws. Police like these becasue typically cannabis users are non-violent, and many of the facts that Brettsomers stated are particularly true as well.
One of my biggest gripes with the sex-offender "witch hunt" is the way it victimizes people. We don't have very clear explanations on this site of what these people actually did, but I imagine, many of them could be "wrong place at wrong times" type crimes. For instance, a parent could be charged with a sex offense these days by taking pictures of their naked children in the bathtub. There was also a case a few years ago about a family that was skinnydipping off the back of their boat. The Coast guard stopped to see if everything was OK (They got a call about a stranded boat) The parents ended up getting charged with sex offenses, and loosing custody of their children!
I work with the Boy Scouts, and it we cannot even as so much as touch one of the boys in ANY way! This can be something as simple as grabbing a a scout's hand to help pull them up a steep hill during a hike, or helping him properly wear safety equipment, like positioning the head strap on goggles. In fact, the local scout camp had to spend a fortune re-engineering their showers becasue the leaders couldn't shower in the same facilities with the kids.
While I am all for protecting kids from these predators, the way these wich hunts for sexual predators are going on, everyone in this entire nation is going to end up on this list for some reason or another!
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Hi Mint 46
Welcome aboard. I'm down here in Harrisburg. It seems you collect refrigerators. If you want to expand your collection, let me know. I've got a great vintage GE looking for a home.
Welcome aboard. I'm down here in Harrisburg. It seems you collect refrigerators. If you want to expand your collection, let me know. I've got a great vintage GE looking for a home.
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You're a winner
No, I can't say that I've met anyone named Winner since I settled down here. I met a "Wimmer" or two, though.
No, I can't say that I've met anyone named Winner since I settled down here. I met a "Wimmer" or two, though.
mint46
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Hey, thanks for the welcome! Have you heard of my little neck of the woods up here? I have family that lives down your way...Higgens, Lykens, Tower City area. Crazy little towns, but it's a fun drive!
You know, I didn't mean to collect refrigerators, I wanted stoves, but ended up on the cooling end of the spectrum! The nice people we bought our GE Stratoliner from offered to sell us a Westinghouse fridge, so we got it because it was love at first sight. Then when we went to pick them up, they offered us a GE monitor top and a kelvinator, absolutely free. The monitor top had given them some trouble after 10 years of good use in their posession and since my husband does HVAC for a living, they thought he might be able to work it out. The kelvinator is covered in rust on the outside, needs a new door gasket/seal and a major cleaning inside, but it runs like a pro. So, we are planning to restore the kelvinator, my husband is making himself crazy researching sulfur dioxide to get the GE back on track. It runs but after a few hours it stops cooling. He says it is vapor locking, and is anxious to fix it. He has talked with many of the old guys in refrigeration in our area about it and has become well informed of the dangers in messing about with sulfur dioxide.
Whew. That was a rant and a half. Now, about this precious that might be needing a new home......what are you offering for sale? *please tell me I read vintage dishwasher instead of refrigerator* LOL
Feel free to email me with the details!
Chris
Hey, thanks for the welcome! Have you heard of my little neck of the woods up here? I have family that lives down your way...Higgens, Lykens, Tower City area. Crazy little towns, but it's a fun drive!
You know, I didn't mean to collect refrigerators, I wanted stoves, but ended up on the cooling end of the spectrum! The nice people we bought our GE Stratoliner from offered to sell us a Westinghouse fridge, so we got it because it was love at first sight. Then when we went to pick them up, they offered us a GE monitor top and a kelvinator, absolutely free. The monitor top had given them some trouble after 10 years of good use in their posession and since my husband does HVAC for a living, they thought he might be able to work it out. The kelvinator is covered in rust on the outside, needs a new door gasket/seal and a major cleaning inside, but it runs like a pro. So, we are planning to restore the kelvinator, my husband is making himself crazy researching sulfur dioxide to get the GE back on track. It runs but after a few hours it stops cooling. He says it is vapor locking, and is anxious to fix it. He has talked with many of the old guys in refrigeration in our area about it and has become well informed of the dangers in messing about with sulfur dioxide.
Whew. That was a rant and a half. Now, about this precious that might be needing a new home......what are you offering for sale? *please tell me I read vintage dishwasher instead of refrigerator* LOL
Feel free to email me with the details!
Chris
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Hey Mint
I'll email you a pic of the fridge this weekend. I grew up in Selinsgrove and also went to WACC for three semesters, so I'm familiar with Hughsville. In fact, I seem to remember that I used to play in a club in Hughsville when I was in a band, unless it was Muncy. I still have family in Selinsgrove and Northumberland. I'll be in touch.
I'll email you a pic of the fridge this weekend. I grew up in Selinsgrove and also went to WACC for three semesters, so I'm familiar with Hughsville. In fact, I seem to remember that I used to play in a club in Hughsville when I was in a band, unless it was Muncy. I still have family in Selinsgrove and Northumberland. I'll be in touch.
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