Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

[oldrooster]

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In my area if your power goes out you loose your water only if you have a well. most all homes in my county have "city water" I'd venture to guess 99 percent of the homes even outside the city limits have "city water"

 

[oldrooster]

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What state funded companies are you talking about? I have never seen or heard of a "state funded company" much less one that plows snow. Here in Indiana the "snow plow company known as the State of Indiana highway department" removes the snow on state roads. The "snow plow company of the county highway department of such and such county" does the county road and the "snow plow company of the street department of such and such city" does the city streets. a few towns or cities may hire PRIVATE companies to supplement their snow plow fleet or very small towns may contract it out but such is a rarity.

 

[7 Biddies]

Blame it on the Weather Channel and their need to make everything a named storm

It's also due to what has become the media's desire to *create* news out of nothing. People need to wise up and turn their TVs off, except when they want to watch something specific and, I hope, worthwhile. We drive what they put on TV with our viewing habits, and poor ratings are the only way they'll get the message. So, unless you're watching something you're really interested in seeing, turn the tube off and pick up a book instead; or go for a walk, play with your chickens, garden a little, or make a snowman. But, live more without that "bluish" light constantly burning in your home. It'll be good for your health.

 

[duluthralphie]

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What state funded companies are you talking about? I have never seen or heard of a "state funded company" much less one that plows snow. Here in Indiana the "snow plow company known as the State of Indiana highway department" removes the snow on state roads. The "snow plow company of the county highway department of such and such county" does the county road and the "snow plow company of the street department of such and such city" does the city streets. a few towns or cities may hire PRIVATE companies to supplement their snow plow fleet or very small towns may contract it out but such is a rarity.


Some of the rural townships around here hire contract snowplows, but they are not "state funded companies" they are privately owned private companies that bid on contracts for snow removal.

One of the things a person has to consider is snow fall when buying a vehicle. We do not drive small vehicles with low clearance because we know we need high clearance and/or 4 wheel drive a few times a year, so I guess you could say we plan ahead. A 35 mpg vehicle would be nice 320 days a year, but it would not work the other 40 days.

 

[bigmrg74]

Maybe your local governments should stock pile more sand and salt and have a little more equipment for snow removal. We here this year after year, they are not prepared for snow there because it never snows there,,,,If that is the case why do we here about the lack of equipment, sand and salt time and time again?

Exactly!! A city like NYC should have enough snow removal capacity to be able to handle say 2 feet of snow being dumped and keep things running fairly ok. I heard that they shut down the subways there because of the snow. Most of their subway system is underground and would it really be that hard to slap some snow blades on those trains and keep em running on lines that are exposed to snow? Heck just a quick run over a line every hour would keep the snow from building up too bad there. You don't here about other snow belt cities like Toronto really freaking out about snowfall. Why the hell does NYC think its special and gotta freak out about anything more than a dusting??

 

[lazy gardener]

Quote: In my area which is very rural, snow plowing for the most part on all of the secondary roads is private contract. My road may not even see a snow plow until the day after a storm. In most of the towns around me, mine included, you have a well unless you are in the center of town. If you have city water, that's great. But, don't think that everybody lives in the same situation and has the same amenities. And, don't assume that the local tax base can support all of the frills that folks have in the urban areas. Yes, we pay a price for living away from the high population areas. I'm not complaining for myself, just suggesting that you would do well to consider the less fortunate. Such a pandora's box I opened when I suggested that a little compassion for folks in the path of the blizzard would be a good thing. Sad world we live in! Have a nice day, stay safe and warm.

 

[duluthralphie]

In my area which is very rural, snow plowing for the most part on all of the secondary roads is private contract. My road may not even see a snow plow until the day after a storm. In most of the towns around me, mine included, you have a well unless you are in the center of town. If you have city water, that's great. But, don't think that everybody lives in the same situation and has the same amenities. And, don't assume that the local tax base can support all of the frills that folks have in the urban areas. Yes, we pay a price for living away from the high population areas. I'm not complaining for myself, just suggesting that you would do well to consider the less fortunate. Such a pandora's box I opened when I suggested that a little compassion for folks in the path of the blizzard would be a good thing. Sad world we live in! Have a nice day, stay safe and warm.

It is actually an interesting discussion you started. I do not think anyone of us have a lack of compassion. I think it is how we "think" we should help the person and who should do it.

For me it is compassionate to stand back and make a person learn to survive and take care of their own needs. I would rather lend someone an axe than give them a pile of firewood. With an axe they can take care of themselves in the future. BTW I expect to get the axe back again, in one piece.



Now if that person is unable to use the axe, I will cut, chop and deliver that pile of firewood.


A little hardship and hard work makes a person a better person, BTW I have an old hand pump on one well, it never runs out of water.

 

[Kusanar]

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Some of the rural townships around here hire contract snowplows, but they are not "state funded companies" they are privately owned private companies that bid on contracts for snow removal.

One of the things a person has to consider is snow fall when buying a vehicle. We do not drive small vehicles with low clearance because we know we need high clearance and/or 4 wheel drive a few times a year, so I guess you could say we plan ahead. A 35 mpg vehicle would be nice 320 days a year, but it would not work the other 40 days.

Ok, yes, the companies are privately owned, but if they are pretty much the only company that is hired by the state, city, township, whatever it is, then it is at least partially government funded... the government writes the paycheck. That's what the taxes go to, at least part of them.

I have always lived where there were plows, maybe not WAY out in the country, but you live way out in the country, you need to have a vehicle that will go in the snow... That's why I also have a big 4 speed farm truck, it moves once a month if it is lucky, but it climbed out and went in that 2 foot of snow, no problem, I dug my car out and shoveled the road before I could take it out, but by day 3, my 38 mpg car was back out and in full force.

But, this is turning into a "dumbest things people say about snow" conversation.

 

[duluthralphie]

Ok, yes, the companies are privately owned, but if they are pretty much the only company that is hired by the state, city, township, whatever it is, then it is at least partially government funded... the government writes the paycheck. That's what the taxes go to, at least part of them.

I have always lived where there were plows, maybe not WAY out in the country, but you live way out in the country, you need to have a vehicle that will go in the snow... That's why I also have a big 4 speed farm truck, it moves once a month if it is lucky, but it climbed out and went in that 2 foot of snow, no problem, I dug my car out and shoveled the road before I could take it out, but by day 3, my 38 mpg car was back out and in full force.

But, this is turning into a "dumbest things people say about snow" conversation.

If the governmental unit hires though a open bid process, the company is not government funded. If a company does work for other companies and individuals it cannot be consider government funded. If a person gets a earned income credit refund ( which is not a refund but income redistribution) on their taxes are they a government employee?

 

[Rich1980]

Apparently they remembered the children's stories about the boy eaten by a pig and the little girl in red being eaten by a wolf.

Well I could see being worried about getting eaten by pigs or wolves as they can and do eat humans when given the chance. I don't know of any cases where chickens ate people. Though I've meet some roosters who were mean enough they might try lol