philoshop

Like it a lot! Thanks for posting.

No one is going to come to my house and take my wood stove. That's not part of the deal. But when my wood stove needs to be replaced for whatever reason, sometime in the future, I won't have the option to buy a relatively inexpensive stove that will meet my needs. I will be forced to buy a relatively expensive stove that may or may not meet my needs, or simply give in to the way other people heat their homes. I would just like to have the option to purchase the wood stove that is best for me when that time comes. The EPA is trying to take that option away from me because there are several groups of people who would prefer that no one have a wood stove at all.

People considered to be important have different rights and privileges. They maintain those special rights and privileges by being important enough to have a say about how to keep the rest of us from having those rights and privileges. Chicken vs egg conundrum. But it's always for the public good, so there is really no need for mere mortals to even think about these issues. Just shut up and do as they say and everything will be fine, because they're important and they really do know what's best for everyone.

The citizens of the US paid 181.5 billion dollars in regulatory costs in 2014. These were provider compliance costs that were passed on to consumers. In 2014 3541 new rules and regulations, totaling 79,066 pages of print, were made by regulatory agencies such as OSHA, FDA, FCC, EPA, etc. By contrast the US congress passed 129 new laws in 2014. In other words, non-elected bureaucrats did 27 times as much lawmaking last year as elected officials.

If only it were that simple ants. You have to also consider who's signing their paychecks when you ask for their opinions. It takes a lot of digging to find a truly unbiased expert on the subject today.

The 17 does a lot of damage, but with a decent rest you can make consistent head shots on squirrels or rabbits at 100 yards. I don't eat the heads.

Drive the tractor Grow! It's made for that.

I only listen to my inner self. It said bring in firewood before it snows and then make venison stew.

I'm thinking you meant to type Nixon, rather than Nikon. The EPA and it's policy-making mission were at one time a good and admirable thing. There were very few people against it. Hence it came to be. And they did a terrific job, doing what people wanted and expected them to do. The stated mission hasn't changed, but the agenda that is easily seen with a little scrutiny has changed dramatically. The long-term wants of a few are being legislated to take precedence over the immediate needs of the many. You may argue that humanity will be better off in the future because of everything that regulation does today, I've even been confronted with the argument that the sooner I die the better off the future will be. I countered that argument by asking, "Where will that thinking stop?".

I'm a PM away my friend. I'm mostly a dumbass hick, but somewhat knowledgeable in a few areas.

A followup on a serious note; I smoked cigarettes, pretty heavily, for almost 40 years. I quit for almost a year around 1980 when I was racing motorcycles professionally because there was just no way to do both and be competitive. Turned out I wasn't good enough to keep the sponsorship anyway, but I started smoking again. Every time I tried to quit after that was a failure. Maybe I didn't want to or whatever, but the patches and gums didn't help. I picked up a basic e-cig starter kit on July 8, 2014 after talking to a few friends. The result: I haven't had a cigarette in almost 8 months. I'm pretty proud of that accomplishment. I have an interesting new hobby, and a new reason to despise the government entities that are working hard to take it away from me. I keep my vaping gear next to my guns, and neither will be given up lightly. Molon labe. Anybody interested in quitting smoking, send me a PM and I'll be happy to help you out.

Actually Elmer these things normally run at 3.5 to 5 volts. The liquids, called juices, are made of vegetable glycerine (used in almost all baked goods purchased in grocery stores), propylene glycol (also commonly used in baked goods as well as toothpaste, skin moisturizers, asthma inhalers and hospital air filtration systems), food flavorings, and a nicotine concentrate if you want. Someone gifted me some pretty amazing stuff Wooly, or I'd still be puffin' on the egos. The MVP was about my only expense other than juice. Yeah, I like MBV's Extreme Ice. It's my ADV (all day vape). Fast and cheap, just like my...hmmm...toboggan. Yeah, that's the word I was looking for. Toboggan. Get a topper that you can can build your own coils on. Tank or dripper doesn't matter. A lifetime worth of coils and wicking material for about 20 or 30 bucks. And the flavor is so much better. Like kissing a....toboggan. Yeh, a toboggan, that's it.

My understanding is that fireplaces will be exempt from the regulations. Politicritters like their fireplaces. Similar to the tobacco tax laws that exempted cigars and pipes. It's very important to not inconvenience the ruling class when making laws.

Vape on my friend!! I like your 'metal protected' nautilus tank. I'll need that before work season starts again. Exposed glass and steel tools don't work well together, as I've found out.

The way they were...

Take me away Calgon!!! For the oldsters here. Love the pics folks!

Seneca Lake looking east.

I love my HMR for 'long' range sniping (100 yards or so). Very accurate and very potent medicine for squirrels, rabbits and woodchucks. The biggest drawback IMO is that it's relatively loud. My close range choice (< 100 yards) is the .22 with subsonic target ammo. Quiet enough that people aren't likely to even notice you're shooting if there are houses in the area.

I definitely understand your feelings ants. It's like they erased part of your history.

Variation on a theme, I suppose. They're pretty cool in concept, but a real pain to do work in, like kitchens and baths, etc. Like working in an upside-down boat. The good part is you can leave your level at home.

They were called quonset huts at one time.

Understood. I'm quite ready to keep my mouth shut and listen when someone with expertise speaks. That's how I've become somewhat 'expert' in many of my pursuits. But what happens when the experts are found to be lying and hiding their lies behind their labels of being experts? It's happening right now in a number of areas in government. Is it wrong for me to question the validity of their arguments when I know they're lying, even though they're considered experts in their fields? I guess that's the point. An expert I trust has my ear, but an expert I don't trust will likely get an earful. Unfortunately there are are a lot of experts out there who need to be closely scrutinized, hence I question them. Blind faith hasn't been a part of my makeup for a long while now, and fielding questions from non-experts has become a routine part of life. That's how future experts are grown.

How exactly does one attain the official title of 'expert'? Who would convey this weighty honor upon us? And if I get the badge or hat or whatever does it mean no one can ever argue with me? Will my word be taken as gospel ever after? Would this make 'Because I said so" the rule of law? So many questions here, I need to consult an expert.

The proper response would be, ma place or yers. Dumb looks are basically getaway points, don't be afraid to use 'em.

I'm not sure what the term 'elitist' has to do with being an expert in one's field. Clarify please.