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Participantarraya,
Ironically in your first link it looks like there is a lot of pollution in the air.
I went to Beijing a few times and I’ve never been somewhere so polluted. It felt like I was inhaling directly from the exhaust pipe of a bus. My eyes watered and I couldn’t breathe. This was just stepping out from the airport. It took me a LONG time to adjust.
Can you ever wiped an alcohol-soaked cotton ball on your skin? When I was in China, it came out BLACK every time. I felt I had a constant coat of carbon monoxide.
Participantarraya,
Ironically in your first link it looks like there is a lot of pollution in the air.
I went to Beijing a few times and I’ve never been somewhere so polluted. It felt like I was inhaling directly from the exhaust pipe of a bus. My eyes watered and I couldn’t breathe. This was just stepping out from the airport. It took me a LONG time to adjust.
Can you ever wiped an alcohol-soaked cotton ball on your skin? When I was in China, it came out BLACK every time. I felt I had a constant coat of carbon monoxide.
Participantyes dharma, it’s the Costanza thing kind of. But I only measured the lobster and not any other shrinkage (the water was cold).
If any of my clients wishes to do a background check on me I always tell them about the lobster up front. Nobody has ever had a problem and in fact, I think they trust me for being so open about it!
Participantyes dharma, it’s the Costanza thing kind of. But I only measured the lobster and not any other shrinkage (the water was cold).
If any of my clients wishes to do a background check on me I always tell them about the lobster up front. Nobody has ever had a problem and in fact, I think they trust me for being so open about it!
Participantyes dharma, it’s the Costanza thing kind of. But I only measured the lobster and not any other shrinkage (the water was cold).
If any of my clients wishes to do a background check on me I always tell them about the lobster up front. Nobody has ever had a problem and in fact, I think they trust me for being so open about it!
Participantyes dharma, it’s the Costanza thing kind of. But I only measured the lobster and not any other shrinkage (the water was cold).
If any of my clients wishes to do a background check on me I always tell them about the lobster up front. Nobody has ever had a problem and in fact, I think they trust me for being so open about it!
Participantyes dharma, it’s the Costanza thing kind of. But I only measured the lobster and not any other shrinkage (the water was cold).
If any of my clients wishes to do a background check on me I always tell them about the lobster up front. Nobody has ever had a problem and in fact, I think they trust me for being so open about it!
Participantpd I don’t know if it’s the best in the world but if it is, I think that’s a horrible statement about the world.
I was crossing the street downtown and my walk light was green. All the cars turning left in front of me kept turning, none of them stopped for me even though my light was green. One of those cars was a cop. He rolled down his window and said I better not j-walk. I pointed out that my light was green, it was a crosswalk, and that HE was turning on a red light and cutting me off. He told me if I’m going to mouth off like that he’ll arrest me next time he sees me. That’s my experience # 1.
Experience #2: I was scuba-diving, hunting for lobster. To hunt lobster you must follow these laws: they must be in season, you must have a fishing license, it must be an unprotected area, and the main lobster carapace must be 3 & 1/4″ or bigger. I caught a lobster and thought I met all of those. When I got out of the water, the department of fish and game swooped down on me (it was night) armed like a swat team. They measured my lobster, to them it was 1/2mm undersized. It is well known that when the water drains out of it, the lobster shrinks a bit but even then, come on, only half a millimeter off? I had a permit, it was a legal area, it was in season, and it was clearly a borderline offense. One thing was clear: I tried my best to follow all the laws. So they cited me and in the process threatened to “confiscate my gear” which is worth about $3000.
Then I had to go to court. First, the court lost my records so when I showed up, they said to go home and forget about it. I had taken the day off thus lost income. 6 months later I got a letter, they found my records and wanted me to come back to court. Another day away from income. I met with a prosecutor who gave me a “plea” bargain that she would only charge me with an “infraction” and I’d pay $300. I accepted but in the courtroom was disgusted to see that a man who had repeatedly been caught poaching all kinds of animals, and who was caught with a truckload of baby lobsters and other creatures, was given the exact same deal. Knowing that they treat people who try to follow all the laws the exact same way they treat flagrant violators, do you think I’m going to care enough to be such a good “law-biding” citizen any more? I think our justice system actually CREATES criminals.
Now, when someone does a background check on me, I have to explain that this “criminal” infraction is about a lobster. I usually get a laugh out of it.
Participantpd I don’t know if it’s the best in the world but if it is, I think that’s a horrible statement about the world.
I was crossing the street downtown and my walk light was green. All the cars turning left in front of me kept turning, none of them stopped for me even though my light was green. One of those cars was a cop. He rolled down his window and said I better not j-walk. I pointed out that my light was green, it was a crosswalk, and that HE was turning on a red light and cutting me off. He told me if I’m going to mouth off like that he’ll arrest me next time he sees me. That’s my experience # 1.
Experience #2: I was scuba-diving, hunting for lobster. To hunt lobster you must follow these laws: they must be in season, you must have a fishing license, it must be an unprotected area, and the main lobster carapace must be 3 & 1/4″ or bigger. I caught a lobster and thought I met all of those. When I got out of the water, the department of fish and game swooped down on me (it was night) armed like a swat team. They measured my lobster, to them it was 1/2mm undersized. It is well known that when the water drains out of it, the lobster shrinks a bit but even then, come on, only half a millimeter off? I had a permit, it was a legal area, it was in season, and it was clearly a borderline offense. One thing was clear: I tried my best to follow all the laws. So they cited me and in the process threatened to “confiscate my gear” which is worth about $3000.
Then I had to go to court. First, the court lost my records so when I showed up, they said to go home and forget about it. I had taken the day off thus lost income. 6 months later I got a letter, they found my records and wanted me to come back to court. Another day away from income. I met with a prosecutor who gave me a “plea” bargain that she would only charge me with an “infraction” and I’d pay $300. I accepted but in the courtroom was disgusted to see that a man who had repeatedly been caught poaching all kinds of animals, and who was caught with a truckload of baby lobsters and other creatures, was given the exact same deal. Knowing that they treat people who try to follow all the laws the exact same way they treat flagrant violators, do you think I’m going to care enough to be such a good “law-biding” citizen any more? I think our justice system actually CREATES criminals.
Now, when someone does a background check on me, I have to explain that this “criminal” infraction is about a lobster. I usually get a laugh out of it.
Participantpd I don’t know if it’s the best in the world but if it is, I think that’s a horrible statement about the world.
I was crossing the street downtown and my walk light was green. All the cars turning left in front of me kept turning, none of them stopped for me even though my light was green. One of those cars was a cop. He rolled down his window and said I better not j-walk. I pointed out that my light was green, it was a crosswalk, and that HE was turning on a red light and cutting me off. He told me if I’m going to mouth off like that he’ll arrest me next time he sees me. That’s my experience # 1.
Experience #2: I was scuba-diving, hunting for lobster. To hunt lobster you must follow these laws: they must be in season, you must have a fishing license, it must be an unprotected area, and the main lobster carapace must be 3 & 1/4″ or bigger. I caught a lobster and thought I met all of those. When I got out of the water, the department of fish and game swooped down on me (it was night) armed like a swat team. They measured my lobster, to them it was 1/2mm undersized. It is well known that when the water drains out of it, the lobster shrinks a bit but even then, come on, only half a millimeter off? I had a permit, it was a legal area, it was in season, and it was clearly a borderline offense. One thing was clear: I tried my best to follow all the laws. So they cited me and in the process threatened to “confiscate my gear” which is worth about $3000.
Then I had to go to court. First, the court lost my records so when I showed up, they said to go home and forget about it. I had taken the day off thus lost income. 6 months later I got a letter, they found my records and wanted me to come back to court. Another day away from income. I met with a prosecutor who gave me a “plea” bargain that she would only charge me with an “infraction” and I’d pay $300. I accepted but in the courtroom was disgusted to see that a man who had repeatedly been caught poaching all kinds of animals, and who was caught with a truckload of baby lobsters and other creatures, was given the exact same deal. Knowing that they treat people who try to follow all the laws the exact same way they treat flagrant violators, do you think I’m going to care enough to be such a good “law-biding” citizen any more? I think our justice system actually CREATES criminals.
Now, when someone does a background check on me, I have to explain that this “criminal” infraction is about a lobster. I usually get a laugh out of it.
Participantpd I don’t know if it’s the best in the world but if it is, I think that’s a horrible statement about the world.
I was crossing the street downtown and my walk light was green. All the cars turning left in front of me kept turning, none of them stopped for me even though my light was green. One of those cars was a cop. He rolled down his window and said I better not j-walk. I pointed out that my light was green, it was a crosswalk, and that HE was turning on a red light and cutting me off. He told me if I’m going to mouth off like that he’ll arrest me next time he sees me. That’s my experience # 1.
Experience #2: I was scuba-diving, hunting for lobster. To hunt lobster you must follow these laws: they must be in season, you must have a fishing license, it must be an unprotected area, and the main lobster carapace must be 3 & 1/4″ or bigger. I caught a lobster and thought I met all of those. When I got out of the water, the department of fish and game swooped down on me (it was night) armed like a swat team. They measured my lobster, to them it was 1/2mm undersized. It is well known that when the water drains out of it, the lobster shrinks a bit but even then, come on, only half a millimeter off? I had a permit, it was a legal area, it was in season, and it was clearly a borderline offense. One thing was clear: I tried my best to follow all the laws. So they cited me and in the process threatened to “confiscate my gear” which is worth about $3000.
Then I had to go to court. First, the court lost my records so when I showed up, they said to go home and forget about it. I had taken the day off thus lost income. 6 months later I got a letter, they found my records and wanted me to come back to court. Another day away from income. I met with a prosecutor who gave me a “plea” bargain that she would only charge me with an “infraction” and I’d pay $300. I accepted but in the courtroom was disgusted to see that a man who had repeatedly been caught poaching all kinds of animals, and who was caught with a truckload of baby lobsters and other creatures, was given the exact same deal. Knowing that they treat people who try to follow all the laws the exact same way they treat flagrant violators, do you think I’m going to care enough to be such a good “law-biding” citizen any more? I think our justice system actually CREATES criminals.
Now, when someone does a background check on me, I have to explain that this “criminal” infraction is about a lobster. I usually get a laugh out of it.
Participantpd I don’t know if it’s the best in the world but if it is, I think that’s a horrible statement about the world.
I was crossing the street downtown and my walk light was green. All the cars turning left in front of me kept turning, none of them stopped for me even though my light was green. One of those cars was a cop. He rolled down his window and said I better not j-walk. I pointed out that my light was green, it was a crosswalk, and that HE was turning on a red light and cutting me off. He told me if I’m going to mouth off like that he’ll arrest me next time he sees me. That’s my experience # 1.
Experience #2: I was scuba-diving, hunting for lobster. To hunt lobster you must follow these laws: they must be in season, you must have a fishing license, it must be an unprotected area, and the main lobster carapace must be 3 & 1/4″ or bigger. I caught a lobster and thought I met all of those. When I got out of the water, the department of fish and game swooped down on me (it was night) armed like a swat team. They measured my lobster, to them it was 1/2mm undersized. It is well known that when the water drains out of it, the lobster shrinks a bit but even then, come on, only half a millimeter off? I had a permit, it was a legal area, it was in season, and it was clearly a borderline offense. One thing was clear: I tried my best to follow all the laws. So they cited me and in the process threatened to “confiscate my gear” which is worth about $3000.
Then I had to go to court. First, the court lost my records so when I showed up, they said to go home and forget about it. I had taken the day off thus lost income. 6 months later I got a letter, they found my records and wanted me to come back to court. Another day away from income. I met with a prosecutor who gave me a “plea” bargain that she would only charge me with an “infraction” and I’d pay $300. I accepted but in the courtroom was disgusted to see that a man who had repeatedly been caught poaching all kinds of animals, and who was caught with a truckload of baby lobsters and other creatures, was given the exact same deal. Knowing that they treat people who try to follow all the laws the exact same way they treat flagrant violators, do you think I’m going to care enough to be such a good “law-biding” citizen any more? I think our justice system actually CREATES criminals.
Now, when someone does a background check on me, I have to explain that this “criminal” infraction is about a lobster. I usually get a laugh out of it.
ParticipantI have a proposal: the price you pay for gas is directly proportional to the size of your vehicle. In other words, the price is inversely proportional to the fuel economy of your vehicle. That way, people who like to drive Hummers regardless of the pollution and the hit to fuel supply, pay much more per gallon than those who drive more fuel efficient vehicles.
They can have a scale at the pump which weighs your vehicle and sets the price!
ParticipantI have a proposal: the price you pay for gas is directly proportional to the size of your vehicle. In other words, the price is inversely proportional to the fuel economy of your vehicle. That way, people who like to drive Hummers regardless of the pollution and the hit to fuel supply, pay much more per gallon than those who drive more fuel efficient vehicles.
They can have a scale at the pump which weighs your vehicle and sets the price!
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