Comments by SimpleSimon
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Posted on March 9 at 9:37 p.m.
So by your words then should we ban all sports because children might be hurt? Perhaps get rid of cars because oh yes children race them and hummm get hurt?
Dude? We are talking about the intentional breeding, raising, and training of animals to become mean and dangerous. Last time I checked my son in law who plays baseball doesnt have violent urges to beat someones head in with a bat.... or did i neglect that training? Darn it I knew I should have added the gunpowder to his grits...
Posted on March 9 at 7:33 p.m.
Well now crackbaby I see you are aptly named... For starters how can you compare dog fighting to sports. In one, sports, the players are taught to play by the rules and if there is a "broken leg" then it is an accident. In the other, dog fighting, the players are also taught to play by the rules... to maim or kill. Now, if we were teaching our kids to maim or kill on the field and calling it football then I would say you have a right to compare the two.
I am not an "animal rights/ lovers" per say but I am firmly against cruelty to animals. Kinda says a lot about the person who can watch a dog fight and walk away with a smile. Has to be a mean sadistic streak hidden in there somewhere.... so where is the next thrill.... Should we train people to do that so we can all sit around drooling cheering them on as they hack each other to pieces. Sounds really off the wall right? Well so does the idea of watching two animals go at it until one of them is dead just so some stupid human can make some money or gain some gratification. Oh, and dont tell me that they do this in the wild so its okay.... That is called securing dominance, or domain, or defense in most species out there...
Posted on November 26 at 5:36 a.m.
Most of the plants that I have seen use a turbine to generate electricity and most of the turbines are natural gas driven but the media likes to say gas because people can relate to gasoline more than natural gas. The other sources are steam turbines, wind turbines (mostly out west), and nuclear power and they use turbines in their facilities too though since I havent worked in any of them I cant tell you if they are natural gas or steam driven. I did forget the hydro dams
The same thought process can be applied to groceries too. Now that diesel prices are declined how long before that savings is passed on to the consumer? It may be that they make adjustments based on quarterly income... But it doesnt take long for the rates to rise when diesel costs go up. And why is the cost of diesel, which is the first product and the easiest to get out of oil higher than gas? Could it be the regulations and restrictions placed on the manufacturing of it or is it that the cost of the new bio diesel is actually higher than that of the old stuff to make?
Posted on May 21 at 3:52 a.m.
Actually I cant think of any constitutionally given rights that say we the people have to know every little detail about every little thing at any given time... sounds a bit like gossip mongering to me. Perhaps we should wait until the whole story is completed by the accident investigators and released to the public before we go spouting out suppositions... I have heard so many theories on this site and people saying we have a right to know. No, you have a right to know when the police release the information. Then and only then will you get the facts. As of right now they probably have a good idea of what went on but remember they are still piecing things together from all these people whos stories may or may not be all together the same.
I would go for cameras on the bridge... especially the west bound its too narrow for the 70 some folks want to drive in rush hour.
Posted on May 12 at 4:04 a.m.
To point out one in this thread alone.... and yes he is intitled to his opinion but GopherBaroque calling someone a name is insisitive to them. Are you an animal rights activist? Do you have a problem with people who hunt? Thankfully everyone else just ignored you, but I for one think that the man in the picture has feelings and deserves more respect than to be called names... I see why most of your posts are pulled... perhaps you dont think about the thoughts or feelings of others before you post!
Posted on May 12 at 3:59 a.m.
I for one love to read the forums. I check them out almost everyday. I have noticed that peoples tolerance levels on here are getting better and the humor is really great. I know may have voiced some opinions that some people didnt like, but for the most part there is a great love for debate and tolerance on here. In some ways this forum is like an online family where brother and sister dont always agree but we agree to disagree when it counts and support each other when one of us is down.
You've done a great job on here Kevin. The only ones that I really disagree with are slanderous name calling individuals.
Posted on May 12 at 12:07 a.m.
Lunatics maybe but good lunatics. I always get a chuckle when I log on here and read the forums. I reckon I am going to vacation in my back yard where the beer is always cold, theres a zero chance of DUI's, and this premium gas is kept to a minimum.
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Posted on May 9 at 4:28 a.m.
As a side note does anyone remember who it was that redesigned canal street so that a cop cant even tell if you are drunk with all the weaving from one lane to another just to go down one street. Call this a tourist town? Yeah and what if they dont realize they are in a turn here only lane until its too late... lol
Ahhh well who needs em anyway... there will be thousands flocking here soon to gamble their little souls away on the new gambling boats. ummm i mean barges with buildings on them.
Posted on May 9 at 4:21 a.m.
I have to say I am with the preservation society... I mean they got rid of all the smelly old smoke stacks around here now they only have to get rid of all the bars and non elitest resteraunts. After that all houses down town have to remodel to be civil war era houses in paint and style, cobble stone the streets, and no traffic is allowed unless by horse and buggy. Think of the jobs they will have created. Vidalia will have all the old business's... but there will be plenty of jobs selling praulines in hoop dresses on the street corner during the busy three months of the year.
Please note the sarcasm dripping: This is exactly why nobody wants to move anything into downtown Natchez. If you took offense to what I wrote dont bother writing to tell me about it... I dont care anymore than they cared when they waited till everything was just about put in place to come back and tell him to rip this out and change that. Dont they realize how much money this costs to do that? Or do they even care? There is a good reason why noone wants to go "downtown" anymore. What is there?
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Posted on March 11 at 4:47 p.m.
I have to say... I wonder what the Pilgrimage is going to look like this year? With the economy in a slump... alright verging on near disaster... everybody is scaling back and cutting corners to pinch pennies where they can. Taxes are going to be soaring higher to cover the cost of the stimulus bill that is going to "save the nation". And in the end the government is going to buy our soul cause we are going to be to poor and starved to do anything but sell just so we can survive.
Alright, now that chicken little has forecast the sky is falling... I can believe the bit about the economy scaring off the buyer. Perhaps they ran into a red tape snag on their end, they couldn't get community to sell along with regional, or they stumbled on the purported deep dark secrets concealed by the BOS. Whatever the reason... Do they really need to sell or can they make adjustments and find out why they are in the red? And shouldn't the public have a right to know? Why are or what are they scared to reveal? Would it reveal a breach of trust? Just curious is all...
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