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if you have the one that attaches to your phone and comes with a usb computer adaptor, mine worked but the connection is delicate make sure it is seated into the phone all the way. also try it on the pc if you haven't it's still pretty crappy but 12 bucks wasn't a lot of dough

Were those who wanted to ban lead fishing gear anti fishing? It is worth mentioning that only lead hunting ammo has been banned from federal lands, if you carry a pistol for protection on federal land the restriction on lead would not have affected you.

Core stated right in his post "they are not meant for towing" Additionally I think we have agreed that electric vehicles are not for everyone or everywhere. If electric cars replaced only the vehicles used in large urban areas that would be a huge chunk of the 250 million cars in the USA and reduce air pollution in those areas greatly.

izat all ya got left? picking on typos?

I was kidding of course, My family is on Ischia an island in the Bay of Naples we have 3 volcanos of our own there. Usually when visiting we will take a week in the middle and travel to another part of Italy for the experience. This year we considered Sicily but opted for the Italian Alps, Tuscany and a return to Rome. We swore we are going to take the night train to Palermo next year. The running gag is I Love Volcanos and my wife always accuses me of wanting to throw her into one. 29 years married, a dozen of so active volcanoes visited together and I still don't know what she could mean!

I see what you are saying, you don't hate consumer protections you just hate when the government does it. But who should? who will? and why haven't they? But tell me this, this airline regulation is already in place and factored in to the prices which have been at all time lows, how does eliminating this regulation help the people? It is one of many regulation they have on airlines why get rid of this one? Your wrong about America's economic history, too much to go into here. America's greatest growth happened during it's expansion years and when that couldn't be sustained the free market collapsed and was only revived by a war economy which some parts of our economy are still in today.

Rattler, the ban on lead on federal lands is not to protect hunters from lead poisoning, it's to protect wildlife.

So what you are saying is that consumers should be on their own and smart enough to navigate the market place without any protections? And while everyone will say it is not a monopoly the fact that corporation collude and conspire to take advantage of consumers is just too bad for the consumer. In 1776 the world was simpler and fewer protections were needed but in an ever increasingly complicated world you are seriously advocating that consumers need fewer protections not more. Do you agree that airlines do not have to disclose all charges and fees at the time of purchase? Do you believe that corporations operate in a free market and that corporation do not try to game the free market for an advantage? Shit, I quit commodities too soon, according to you i should have been calling old people to get them to invest in the markets, promising a bright future, screw em if they end up eating cat food they should have been better consumers!

Air rifles, especially big bore are quieter but far from silent.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/local/weather/deadly-tornadoes-rip-through-midwest/2017/03/01/6a951672-fe81-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_video.html So I have tickets to visit Italy for 4 weeks this June, gonna see mom, dad and my sis. Unfortunately the trip I had planned for Sicily might not happen. My wife keeps muttering "I ain't gonna get thrown into no volcano" I keep telling her she is using a double negative but seems unconvinced....

I worked NY commodities markets at 4 world trade center from 1980 to 1993 (trade arbitration), owned a digital imaging and information archival service called Hyper-Scan Digital (owner) from 1995 to 2005, and since then I install and service and consult on home automation and security in the Hamptons and Gold Coast of Long Island, I have an associates in paper and film conservation and BA in economics from R.I.T. (I wrote my paper on "The Wealth Of Nations" While in commodities i went to Sidney for their markets grand opening and Hong Kong for world conference on international commodities trading. Since 2015 I am semi retired and choose only the homes that interest me. I seen greed in all it's forms sir, I know better that most the forces that work against you and try to separate you from you money. Your turn...

I don't think anyone believes that electric cars will replace all gas powered cars for many many years. the fact is electric cars will find a home where the issues raised here will not be a deterrent, a home where their advantages will be better appreciated. If electric cars are adopted only in Americas largest cities, they will have a huge impact on noise, pollution and the quality of life in those places. I do think eventually they will gain advantages for even non urban environments but it will be a long time off.

I don't understand, sorry, are you saying that protecting the consumer is anti free market?

Many deride the alternative energy and it's many off shoots as money grabs. They are either ignorant of or ok with the fact that oil industries grab far more money and they are already rich, automobile companies in the past have been the biggest money grabbers of all. But most disturbing is how automobile makes bought all sorts of public transportation across the country and drove them into the ground to increase auto sales.

Once again no answer to the question just attacks seems to me no Trump Groupie has an answer as to why one would strip such a simple consumer protection.

Sly of you slipping the word "american' before corporations Philo, ha! but after a long history of pollution and cheating by all corporations i'll remain skeptical of their benevolence if you don't mind. I'm sure by this reasoning you don't care what is in you food as long as the label reads "food".

Tucker read the posts slowly and in order and you'll see my post is commenting on the one directly before my post, duh. BTW I fly often, and the regulation just states that all fees and charges of any kind must be disclosed at the time of purchase as opposed to showing up at the airport and finding out you have to pay for something extra like checking a bag. But who cares right? If it's pro-consumer it must be bad for businesses.

So if you are pro consumer you are also automatically anti-business/anti-profit?

So you are saying the federal government has no place protecting the citizenry from corporations?

Stupidest answer ever, I don't fly so I don't care.

Big Airlines Cheer as Trump Administration Suspends Obama-Era Consumer Protection by Alan Levin and Michael Sasso March 3, 2017, 12:18 PM EST March 3, 2017, 1:28 PM EST A proposal to require more transparent bag fees now on hold Reversal had been sought by airlines and their trade group The U.S. Transportation Department has taken its first steps to undo actions by the administration of Barack Obama to improve consumer protections for airline travelers, putting on hold a proposal to require more disclosure of passenger fees. The process of collecting public comments for the proposal has been suspended, President Donald Trump’s DOT said in a posting dated Thursday on the Regulations.gov website. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s move was praised by Airlines for America, the Washington trade group for large carriers. “We applaud Secretary Chao’s leadership today and look forward to an era of smarter regulation that protects consumers from unfair practices, but does not step in when action is not warranted,” A4A President and CEO Nicholas Calio said in a release. The agency is also delaying the implementation of a separate regulation requiring airlines to disclose when they mishandle wheelchairs and motorized scooters for the disabled, according to another filing. The rule, which became final on Dec. 2, won’t take effect until Jan. 1, 2019, a one-year delay, according to the DOT’s notice. The move had been sought by A4A and Delta Air Lines Inc., according to the DOT notice. Prior story: Should You Pay Airline for Bags It Misplaced? U.S. Says No Airlines generate about $4 billion a year in bag fees, and the Obama administration announced last fall it would seek to make them disclose those fees when people purchase their tickets. In a separate action required by Congress, the department is exploring whether to require a refund of those fees if luggage arrives late. Consumer groups, frustrated by the Obama administration’s slow pace of adopting new rules, will continue to push for more disclosure of fees, said Charles Leocha, president of Travelers United Inc. The transportation department hasn’t suspended all regulatory actions related to airline fees and could still resurrect them, Leocha said. “We’re basically back to where we were at the beginning of October,” he said. American Airlines Group Inc. spokesman Matt Miller referred to A4A’s statement when asked to respond. United Continental Holdings Inc., Southwest Airlines Co. and Delta didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-03/trump-administration-suspends-obama-airline-consumer-protection WHY? Just tell me why consumer protections are bad?

The common misconception is that there is no difference creating the pollution at the vehicle or at the power plant. I can tell you there are loads of differences. The first being the corrosive effect air pollution has on buildings and cityscape structures. Secondly if technology comes along that can cost effectively clean emissions would it be easier to apply it to 253 million vehicles or 7658 power plants? Battery capacity technology and renewable energy will eventually take a huge share of the pie with natural gas taking the next largest share of the pie. Next generation Nuke plants are safer but still generate fear so locating them in reasonable areas will be important. So yeah "I Get It" (Quick somebody post a picture of a strip mine and tell everyone it's a lithium mine!)

I don't love them per se, my dream vehicle if I had one is a full loaded for the plains of Africa Range Rover. I see electric cars as a solution to many problems city's and NYC in particular have with air pollution, congestion and noise.

Tesla’s Cars Will Soon Be Just As Affordable as Gas-Powered Vehicles https://futurism.com/2-tesla-pulls-down-battery-cost-by-35/ Great news for NYC!