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  1. I got that album on my 13th birthday, March 29, 1973. I still have it. Posters and decals are still in the jacket. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  2. My wife wouldn't even consider asking me such a silly thing. In fact, she tells me to go jump. Why, just yesterday, soon after she asked me if I have yet updated my life insurance, she insisted that I go and jump. Sadly though, they weren't yet jumping at Chicagoland Skydiving. Maybe a few jumpers will show up today. I hope so, as I won't get back down here to Rochelle for another month once I am done testing the rail down this way. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  3. Sure but, don't expect them to provide the Vaseline. Ya want it easy? Bring your own. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  4. If you have done nothing wrong then, you should have no objection to a full body cavity search "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  5. In fact, you are wrong. http://www.fletc.gov/training/programs/firearms-division In fact, my nephew is on his way there this weekend. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  6. Legalization of marijuana will free up LEO's to focus on actual dangerous drugs, like cocaine and heroin. My nephew is a drug cop. According to him, the DEA's main focus is busting pot dealers while the worst of the worst continue on with selling poison. That is just plain crazy. No real priority. Legalize and focus on the real problem. I know a woman who is a heroin addict. She has been busted a number of times yet, she is constantly let loose. They refuse to deal with her. This is in St.Louis. On the other hand, I have friends who are doing time for selling a few ounces of weed. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  7. Marc, I wish I could but, speculators have changed the game. Supply and demand plays only a small part in the rise and fall of gas price at the pump. I really wish something would change. Yesterday, I payed $90.00 for 22 gals in Dubuque. My truck has a 28 gallon tank. $90.00!!!!!! I make good money but, $90.00, that is robbery without a gun. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  8. I was testing the CP RR lines in ND last year. Staying in Minot,ND. Fast food joints were paying up to $20.00 an hour and were having a hard time finding employees, due to the oil. Great for ND and Warren Buffet and his railroad, the BNSF. Yet, price at the pump is based on speculation, not the amount of oil pumped. http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/21/markets/oil-gas-prices-speculators/index.htm I am sure you already know this. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  9. Why? XL pipeline oil is to be exported out of the U.S.. The pipeline will do nothing to bring down gas prices. The BNSF currently has the contract to transport the oil from the ND oil fields. I see at least thirty trains each day coming down the the St.Croix and Aurora sub (I test the rails these trains run on.) Warren Buffet has the contract that was the Canadian Pacific RR. If the oil coming from ND has done nothing to relieve the stress at the pump, surely oil that is to be exported will do nothing. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  10. The way I read it, the law would not prevent the woman who was raped from getting an abortion on her own free will but, place an additional charge on the rapist for forcing her to do so in order to destroy evidence. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  11. The guy in the white jump suit looks a bit like Stickman, Scott Staples. Just saw him a couple of months ago while testing the BNSF tracks up on the St. Croix Sub Division. He rode on my rail defect detector truck for a day while I as testing track. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  12. WOW They are so conservative, even they hate Fox News! "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  13. No but, it will surely stone them. AFAIK, stoning is against the law in this country. They'll stone you when you're trying to be so good They'll stone you just like they said they would They'll stone you when you're trying to go home They'll stone you when you're there all alone But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  14. I stay in hotels 46 weeks out of the year. It is not uncommon for hotels to ask for a license or other form of photo ID to copy for their records while you are there. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  15. “This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety ... While we recognize that assault-weapon legislation will not stop all assault-weapon crime, statistics prove that we can dry up the supply of these guns, making them less accessible to criminals.” Ronald Reagan, in a May 3, 1994 letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, which was also signed by Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. “I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.” Ronald Reagan, in a speech at his 78th birthday celebration in Los Angeles on February 6, 1989. “Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited.” Ronald Reagan, in an August 28, 1986 signing statement on a bill that banned the production and importation of armor-piercing bullets. “With the right to bear arms comes a great responsibility to use caution and common sense on handgun purchases.” Ronald Reagan, speech at George Washington University in a on March 29, 1991. “Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides or the tens of thousands of robberies, rapes and assaults committed with handguns. This level of violence must be stopped.” Ronald Reagan, in a March 29, 1991 New York Times op-ed in support of the Brady Bill. “I think maybe there could be some restrictions that there had to be a certain amount of training taken.” Ronald Reagan, in a press conference in Toronto on June 21, 1988, suggesting that prospective gun owners should have to receive training before purchasing a firearm. “Well, I think there has to be some [gun] control.” Ronald Reagan, during a question-and-answer session with high-school students on November 14, 1988. Love my gun but, I have to agree with the Gipper. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  16. Violence is often viewed as entertainment. It is what sells movies and video games. Our culture in America is based on violence. Just listen to someone talk about the Feds taking their gun. How many times have we heard someone claim that they will use their gun if the government tries to take it? I say, "really?." How many will actually be willing to kill another American just to keep a gun? It's the culture of violence that many believe is their god given right. They talk about how the gun was instrumental in founding this country. How the gun made America great. Actually, it was nothing more than genocide in regards to the Indians. How many of us played cowboys and Indians as children? We need to change this ill-perceived notion that we can solve our problems with a gun. Now, I am a gun owner. I deer hunt. I no more wish to lose my rifle due to to violent nature of those who should never have a gun in the first place. I would use my gun to protect myself and family, if need be. However, I do see need to find a way to reduce the number of guns that get into the wrong hands. How? Maybe, by changing the culture in America from violent entertainment to a more nurturing society by instilling a more positive outlook on life. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  17. From her website: Really???? She must be cleaning up on all of the fear mongering. She is no different than a televangelist. Scum. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  18. I had a 1975 E250 Ford van that did not qualify for the program. That's alright. I was able to part it out. $300.00 for the 300 six cylinder engine. $400.00 for the L-Bead rims and fairly new tires (hard to find and farmers love them.) $250.00 for the 9 inch rear end. $230.00 for the rest of it on the scale. I only paid $500.00 for the van in 2001. I think they did me a favor. Either way, it still ended up in the salvage yard. I suspect that many others that did not qualify met the same fate. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  19. I am assuming that you do not work on the railroad. In all of my years on the rails, I have seen a number of deaths. One that stands out the most was a suicide by train in Meridian,MS Back in 1991. An old man standing next to the crossing took several long steps to place himself in front of an Illinois Central locomotive that was rolling at 79mph. Splattered the back of my Sperry Rail Detector car with his blood and entrails. Not a pretty sight. Not one thing any person could do as it happened in the blink of an eye. I have tested the rails in the New York subways. There is not a snowball's chance in hell that I would jump from the platform in an attempt to save a person about to be ran down by a train. If you feel that you are Superman then, by all means, jump in front of a speeding train. I'm sure that you will be featured on the evening news as the idiot who thought he could beat a train and save a life. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  20. 80 years in prison! What the hell is wrong with our courts when a child molester gets only a slap on the wrist yet, a person who abides by State law concerning medical marijuana is facing life in prison for providing to those in need! Sign this petition and send a message to the courts and the DEA. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/grant-full-pardon-chris-williams-man-facing-80-years-prison-legally-growing-medical-marijuana/PgtWfvFg "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  21. Bullshit, if he were a man of honor, he would not have had the affair to begin with. And yet, he had an affair anyway. Had he not been exposed, he would not had said a word and would be hoping that his affair would never come to light. Honorable? Bullshit. He cheated on his wife, he lied to his wife and, he tried to cover his trail of deceit until he was caught. No honor in that. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  22. Yes, and Liberals in general. Jesus was a liberal. I guess he was a liar, too. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  23. My wife and I live in one of the poorer counties in Missouri. Median household income is $38,800 (my income is just under $60,000.00. With my wife returning to work, we will go above $100,000.00.) A large portion of those in the county are on government assistence (food stamps, housing, welfare...) 90% of the county vote republican, are anti-union, anti-Obama, and are strictly religous conservative. They are hypocrits, to say the least. They will never make the connection. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  24. Why does Romney hate the ederly, retirees, disabled veterans, disabled for other reason and, the working poor that make up the 47%? "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young
  25. Let's take a look at who the 47% really is. Feel free to do your own research. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/chart-of-the-day-these-are-the-47-percent.php "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young