His neighbor didn't like to look at it on his way to his house. It was out in the middle of the woods. He suggested that his neighbor look to the left as he drove by. They still removed it though.
Are you talking about my dad again?
The old homestead, about a mile from where I live now, had an outhouse, a bathtub in the unheated summer kitchen and water came from the hand dug well. When MSD laid sewers in the 1960s in our part of the county, my uncle was too tight to pay the connection fee (something like $500) and they passed him by. When my mom died in 1976, my dad decided he would sell his house and move back in with his brother on the farm. He couldn't get used to the idea of using the outhouse or bathing in the summer kitchen, He also didn't think he or his brother would live long enough to benefit from the $10,000 it would now take to tie into the sewer. So he, in stealth mode, built one exactly as you described.
I'm with you that overpopulation is a problem but immigrants having a significantly higher birth rate is no longer true.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US birth rate has been plunging. Immigrant women are mostly responsible for that plunge.
For all women of childbearing age in this country, the birth rate overall has declined 7% since 2007. Immigrants contributed to most of the decline since the birth rate to foreign born women declined 13% in that time.
Both foreign born and U.S. born Hispanic women had a bigger decline in birth rate than any other group. More so than white, black or Asian households.
You might also be interested to find that among women from Mexico, from where the largest number of U.S. immigrants come, the birth rate fell by 23%. That's the immigrant group with the largest decline in birth rate. The birth rate for US born women only dropped 4% in the same period.
Just saying.
Quote:
I remember another kind of lagoon in Missouri. Anyone remember the big dioxin stories here in Missouri? There were 29 superfund sites here because of dioxin contamination. The entire town of Times Beach was evacuated and all the soil incinerated. It took 25 years to clean up. It was a big mystery for a while how such a high concentration appeared all over town. There was also a boarding stable and riding arena that was condemned.
It resulted from meeting of two less than reputable firms. Russell Bliss had a waste oil company and people would hire him to spray oil to settle dust. He really didn't care what was in the oil.
NEPACCO, a Verona, Missouri company, made a product called Hexachlorophene and another called Agent Orange. We all know what Agent Orange was used for. Hexachlorophene was an ingredient in talcum powder and other products for its antibacterial and fungicide properties. Several babies died in France when some baby powder accidentally contained 6% Hexachlorophene. It was then removed from the market and along with the end of the Vietnam War, the company went belly up.
They asked around to other chemical companies if they knew anyone that would remove toxic waste, no questions asked. They all came up with the same name.
Russell Bliss was hired to empty the lagoon, the contents of which contained dioxin levels 2000 times higher than Agent Orange. He would mix the dioxin with waste oil and spray it at stables and on roads. Some of the oil sprayed in Times Beach was transformer oil which contains dangerous levels of PCBs.
After he sprayed a stable and riding arena, 62 horses died. One of the stable hands said he watched a swarm of gnats fly into the riding arena and as the swarm entered the building they immediately fell to the ground dead. The owner lost her business and suspected Bliss. She started following his trucks around and her detective work was responsible for making the connection. The truck drivers even joked, "there she is again, wearing a wig and driving a different car." She once followed them when they took a load and dumped it right into the Mississippi river.
He was never convicted for the Dioxin but did do a year in jail for tax fraud.
Quote:
Who wants to pay a patent fee for saving seed to plant the next year? 53% of the world's commercial seed market is controlled by just three firms – Monsanto, DuPont and Syngenta.
Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser [2004] 1 S.C.R. 902, 2004 SCC 34 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada case on patent rights for biotechnology,
Monsanto had brought numerous lawsuits against farmers and found some 142 patent infringement suits against 410 farmers and 56 small businesses in more than 27 states. In total the firm has won more than $23m from its targets.
In one case, a 75-year-old farmer bought soybeans from a grain elevator near his farm in Indiana and used them to plant a late-season second crop. He then used some of the resulting seeds to replant such crops in subsequent years. Because he bought them from a third party which put no restrictions on their use, Bowman has argued he is legally able to plant and replant them and that Monsanto's patent on the seeds' genes does not apply.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...29f05a-717c-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html
The Supreme Court case.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-796_c07d.pdf
Monsanto won.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/20...Court-Sides-With-Monsanto-In-Seed-Patent-Case
So much for seed saving if you're downwind of anyone growing a patented crop that you may also grow.
Traditional/heirloom seed found with GM components.
http://gefreebc.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/traditional-seed-supply-found-to-have-gm-dna/
Can you say, Kiribati?
Or the Maldives for that matter.
Many of the Bahamas are barely out of the water.
Which is the overwhelming majority of climate scientists.
It defies logic that filling your lungs with smoke several times a day isn't a bad thing.
Scary stuff. Even in a relatively advanced society like Costa Rica, taking a shower is a death wish. They don't have water heaters but have an electrical gadget on the shower head that heats with water flow. They work similar to an instant on hot water system but with major flaws. Somewhere I have a picture of one of those gadgets at a hotel with the bare wires hanging out the side powered by an extension cord. One of the biologists at our parrot breeding facility was a very tall Kiwi. He got shocked almost every time he took a shower unless he stooped the whole time.
I borrowed some power tools and extension cords from a contractor friend there for a project. I had to repair all the wiring before I felt safe to use them. When I returned them I told him I removed the dangerous boxes and replaced them with what would meet code in the U.S.. He just shrugged. I guess because he hadn't been electrocuted yet.
Probably depends on the company. Most bigger companies have strict programs for safety.
I like AlJazeera. I wish my cable company carried it. I try to get most of my TV news from BBC.Nope not Rachel Maddow
http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/...florida-court-challengesoffthegridliving.html
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24790572/cape-woman-living-of-the-grid-challenged-by-city
And other news sources like " off the grid news", and "American freedom fighter"
Sensationalism sells.
Rush makes pretty good money.
Good news doesn't make headlines.
It was still a good point in spite of fuzzy details. It's the 'who's ox is being gored' syndrome, or who can benefit financially from policy change. It's an old story and no improvement in sight with money in politics.
I loved the part about bagging organ meats keeping Jehovah's witnesses at bay.Funny stuff? You want funny stuff? Have I got a blog for you! Insert Evil LaughHow much time do you have? First though- it is written for dog people. But there are many similarities between the poultry world and the dog world. Next- yes there is some foul language.
This one is marginally related to poultry. http://thedogsnobs.com/2013/05/21/the-vegetarian-raw-feeder-conundrum/
Even less related but it goes with the first one even though written at different times.
http://thedogsnobs.com/2014/09/23/dont-feed-your-dog-a-vegetarian-diet-you-****-hippie/
They always figure it out.
I like the doors that overlap the walls at the edges of the openings. It makes them more predator proof.
I admit I'm opinionated and get soapboxy at times. But does it seem like some people come to pick a fight?
Moles tunnels can be quite deep so I don't think a physical barrier will help.
They're there for food but also because it may be easier digging too.
My best suggestion is Mole-Go, It's 100% castor oil so shouldn't be a problem for chickens or compost.
http://www.fertilome.com/product.aspx?pid=15e48180-5aaa-4865-bb23-f73ce9ba7f6a
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Good terror speech by Obama at the UN this morning.
Love it!.... Bird swallowed whole by dog snake hybrid
