Didn't they have that in the 70's
It was called CB
I think it was stopped because truckers used it to avoid speeding tickets
Big Ben this ears a rubber duck and I'm about to put the hammer down
Oh, they didn't go away....just that most people don't put them in their cars anymore.
All the truckers still have them, and I put one in my car a couple years back for fun with my driving club when we go on the road.
I talk to truckers all the time finding out where the 'bears' are...and most of the time, I know where speed traps are WAY before my radar detector goes off.
I did find one thing on CB has changed from the 70's...you don't call anyone "Good Buddy" any more.
Apparently that is slang for being gay...and that doesn't get you much help from most truckers out there...
Or just tell people to stop following too closely... Majority of people in these accidents are doing two of the three: 1) following too closely; 2) texting/talking on the phone 3)eating while driving.
Geez, the kids today...just can't multi-task drive.
I mean, how hard is it to:
Shift
Eat
Adjust the stereo
Smoke a cigarette
And not spill the beer held between your legs.
Do they not teach the kids today these basics of driving before they let them out on the roads??
Yes...a soon to be mandated addition to your car...which eventually will find new uses to invade your privacy.
But hey...let's also include GPS in it too...that will make this proposed system even more accurate. Oh, and then....it can help them with taxation (darned cars getting better gas mileage)...and of course, to eventually just 'know where you've been' if there is a crime in the area..gather a list of all cars around there.
I guess it will be ok with me as long as it isn't against the law to disable it like I do with OnStar and the like.
I'm sure that legality won't last long...after all...this would be GREAT information for tracking terrorists!!!
I can't see how changing from 'first to invent' to 'first to file' is a good thing at all?!?!
Can someone explain that to me?? I mean, sounds like this opens things up to more theft.
You walk by Jimmie's garage with the door open, you see him working on something, you talk, look and walk home and file for a patent on it....you get $$ and Jimmie gets screwed....
...since I don't have health insurance at my W2 contract McJob.
Then, you're doing it wrong.
I hope you've incorporated yourself first...doing an S Corp is the way I went and I'd recommend it for the great payroll tax savings you can get that way.
Also, set yourself up a HSA (Health Savings Account) which is a great way to save money for routine care ALL pre-tax. Combine this with a reasonable high deductible health insurance account, only for emergencies (you know, like in the old days when it was all called "major medical")...and you're good to go.
I had to come off my last gig and take one that is currently W2...I fought and tried for 1099, but they already had too many on the contract and required more to be 'direct' W2's to them, man...I miss the deductions...freedom from having to fucking 'earn' vacation and sick hours.....
So it has to be a resident of your state to buy your gun. You don't have to ask if they are a prohibited person, but if they tell you then it is a crime for you to sell it to them.
Interesting..that you for that, I learn something new every day.
Sell a rifle to a person (private sale) who lives in another state?
As for a private weapon (rifle or handgun) I don't have to ask who it is, or where they live to sell my firearm to them in a private transaction.
What they do with it, or where they transport it (across state lines) is no business of mine once they leave me after buying my gun and we go each our own way.
And no, I don't need to keep any record of who I sold what.
um, yes.. that's exactly what he said. And your point is what? That all unions are a bad thing because of one example?
I'm not in favor of unions, but I'll say they may not be bad in all cases.
I don't, however, think they should be allowed in in PUBLIC jobs...as that the rules, pay, etc...are voted by and should be dictated by the public for those jobs.
And not to mention...govt. is inefficient enough as it is inherently....due to difficulty of getting civil servants out when they aren't effective...laws and regulations, etc.
You add in union on top of that, and it goes downhill fast into a money sucking entity that returns little if any effective service to the public that funds it with their taxes.
I've never had to 'license" a gun I've ever owned. Heck, I've never had to register one in the states I've lived in....and since I buy guns used from private owners, never had to do a background check.
I read down on some comments...one that struck me interesting...was one mentioning something about a Federal Land Patent, and a guy that used it to keep a city from annexing his land....
Your assumption that "government bureaucracy" can't get anything done is a poor one. They get things done every day, and usually with a high level of quality, just like private industry.
You obviously have NEVER been to any DMV that I've ever been to. I pretty much resign myself to take about half a day off whenever I have to get new license plate renewals or drivers license.
I shudder to think my healthcare would be metted out by such an organization.
The postal service is way way WAY too critical to leave in the hands of a company that cares nothing about quality and everything about profits.
Trouble is, we NOW have a service that cares little about quality and nothing about profits.
Maybe if we could more easily fire poor postal employees....and only have ones there that do want to work to keep and earn a job, like the rest of us out here in the private sector...we'd get better service, and a more efficient PO.
Can't do that till we get rid of the grip public unions seem to have on govt. services. That's one area, IMHO, that we don't need them, or shouldn't allow them. Let the voters decide policy...not the unions.
But let's get real, such an effort even if successful may fund one postal worker. The USPS is one of the biggest employers out there.
Cut down all underperforming post offices that are within a certain radius of other... I'm close to such a one, that is in a shack of a location, and within 7 minutes drive of it's main branch. It has one guy working there, less than 75 PO Boxes, half of them unrented (the next most rural place I know has at least 300 boxes, 90% rented). USPS has been trying to close it down for years but the union is resisting,
Hmm...sounds like the unions here are one of the problems with the post office and efficient handling of routes, outlets and # of employees they can handle.
If they make ruggedized books for kids, why not do the same with e-readers? Wrap the whole thing in an extra half in of plastic, get rid of the keyboard (kids probably won't be adding annotations to Dick and Jane), and waterproof everything else. Get it to the point where it can be tossed in a dishwasher when needed. It'd be a bit pricier, but still probably cheaper than replacing a bunch of dead tree books whenever they get vomited on.
Hmm...if you have children that are still 'vomiting' on everything in sight, and are of reading age...you might wanna give them some medical examinations. Unless you have a child prodigy toddler that can read already.
I've rooted my nook and installed cyanogen mod7...this thing makes an excellent Android tablet!!
I never thought I'd have much use for a tablet, but thought this would be a fun project and I could score a new one for about $135 with discounts I had at BB.
turns out this this is a lot of fun and quite useful! Only thing missing on the nook is a forward facing camera which it appears this lenovo will have...
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Oh, they didn't go away....just that most people don't put them in their cars anymore.
All the truckers still have them, and I put one in my car a couple years back for fun with my driving club when we go on the road.
I talk to truckers all the time finding out where the 'bears' are...and most of the time, I know where speed traps are WAY before my radar detector goes off.
I did find one thing on CB has changed from the 70's...you don't call anyone "Good Buddy" any more.
Apparently that is slang for being gay...and that doesn't get you much help from most truckers out there...
Geez, the kids today...just can't multi-task drive.
I mean, how hard is it to:
Shift
Eat
Adjust the stereo
Smoke a cigarette
And not spill the beer held between your legs.
Do they not teach the kids today these basics of driving before they let them out on the roads??
But hey...let's also include GPS in it too...that will make this proposed system even more accurate. Oh, and then....it can help them with taxation (darned cars getting better gas mileage)...and of course, to eventually just 'know where you've been' if there is a crime in the area..gather a list of all cars around there.
I guess it will be ok with me as long as it isn't against the law to disable it like I do with OnStar and the like.
I'm sure that legality won't last long...after all...this would be GREAT information for tracking terrorists!!!
Can someone explain that to me?? I mean, sounds like this opens things up to more theft.
You walk by Jimmie's garage with the door open, you see him working on something, you talk, look and walk home and file for a patent on it....you get $$ and Jimmie gets screwed....
And seriously...is someone out there complaining? Is this killing a spotted owl out there somewhere?
Then, you're doing it wrong.
I hope you've incorporated yourself first...doing an S Corp is the way I went and I'd recommend it for the great payroll tax savings you can get that way.
Also, set yourself up a HSA (Health Savings Account) which is a great way to save money for routine care ALL pre-tax. Combine this with a reasonable high deductible health insurance account, only for emergencies (you know, like in the old days when it was all called "major medical")...and you're good to go.
I had to come off my last gig and take one that is currently W2...I fought and tried for 1099, but they already had too many on the contract and required more to be 'direct' W2's to them, man...I miss the deductions...freedom from having to fucking 'earn' vacation and sick hours.....
They made some old kits that had quite good quality for audio....many still sell on eBay....
That would be cool..build your own audio or even guitar tube amp!!!!!!!!!
Next on the TSA grope protocol for women, The Shocker ....
Interesting..that you for that, I learn something new every day.
Because not every state has it available online? What if you didn't own a computer or internet connection? This method is still highly optional.
But given that, I recently was able in my state a few years back to renew online...EXCEPT for cases like:
Change of address
Change of name (marital status)
Needing a new picture....etc.
As for a private weapon (rifle or handgun) I don't have to ask who it is, or where they live to sell my firearm to them in a private transaction.
What they do with it, or where they transport it (across state lines) is no business of mine once they leave me after buying my gun and we go each our own way.
And no, I don't need to keep any record of who I sold what.
Hey, as long as it lasts till I'm dead and gone....I'm good with it!
I'm not in favor of unions, but I'll say they may not be bad in all cases.
I don't, however, think they should be allowed in in PUBLIC jobs...as that the rules, pay, etc...are voted by and should be dictated by the public for those jobs.
And not to mention...govt. is inefficient enough as it is inherently....due to difficulty of getting civil servants out when they aren't effective...laws and regulations, etc.
You add in union on top of that, and it goes downhill fast into a money sucking entity that returns little if any effective service to the public that funds it with their taxes.
Err...where do you live?
I've never had to 'license" a gun I've ever owned. Heck, I've never had to register one in the states I've lived in....and since I buy guns used from private owners, never had to do a background check.
Aside from color...they'll both do the same amount of damage, right?
I read down on some comments...one that struck me interesting...was one mentioning something about a Federal Land Patent, and a guy that used it to keep a city from annexing his land....
You obviously have NEVER been to any DMV that I've ever been to. I pretty much resign myself to take about half a day off whenever I have to get new license plate renewals or drivers license.
I shudder to think my healthcare would be metted out by such an organization.
Trouble is, we NOW have a service that cares little about quality and nothing about profits.
Maybe if we could more easily fire poor postal employees....and only have ones there that do want to work to keep and earn a job, like the rest of us out here in the private sector...we'd get better service, and a more efficient PO.
Can't do that till we get rid of the grip public unions seem to have on govt. services. That's one area, IMHO, that we don't need them, or shouldn't allow them. Let the voters decide policy...not the unions.
Hmm...sounds like the unions here are one of the problems with the post office and efficient handling of routes, outlets and # of employees they can handle.
Hmm...if you have children that are still 'vomiting' on everything in sight, and are of reading age...you might wanna give them some medical examinations. Unless you have a child prodigy toddler that can read already.
I never thought I'd have much use for a tablet, but thought this would be a fun project and I could score a new one for about $135 with discounts I had at BB.
turns out this this is a lot of fun and quite useful! Only thing missing on the nook is a forward facing camera which it appears this lenovo will have...
Just saying in my experience in the US, alcohol parties are getting in general, fewer and rarer..sadly
Pardon the US question, but what are carpet bowls?
Unfortunately, everywhere is so "PC" these days, and afraid of any kind of problems from sue happy people.
Kinda sux that some people looking to make a buck out of suing ruin it for us all.
Hell, the open bar Xmas party now is becoming a thing of the past....in some ways, the old days WERE better...at least more fun.
I see Quadaffi, Kadaffi, Gadaffi....? Which does the idiot spell his name??!
I mean..there was Osama, Usama, obama....err.
I joke!!!
But seriously....what's the deal with all these damned spellings of names? Does everyone over there spell their name 15 different ways?