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16 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Police arrest business... · 0 replies · +1 points
16 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Police arrest business... · 2 replies · +1 points
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16 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Dog shot ... · 1 reply · +2 points
I intended it obviously as a cynical remark in satire to the "doggs should be shot for barking people" ..
That being said, I do h8 every1 equally ;) (somewhat J/k) and I find the "most people are bad until proven good" approach to be a safer view then the current justice systems of "innocent till proven guilty", which in my humble opinion seems to leave alot of peoples family and friends unprotected as of late if the $ is right. And i'll also mention I've had a dog stolen from me, one who was my only thing left from my moms tragic death.. losing that dog nearly destroyed my life and definitely changed my views on alot things, especially one such as this.
16 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Dog shot ... · 3 replies · +3 points
Secondly, Anyone saying a dog should be shot because of barking above needs to be dragged out to a cornfield, beaten with a Sand filled hose, and then shot in between the eyes, buried 6 feet deep and forgotten about..
and you best believe if my dog got shot, I would do it in a heartbeat... there's not a human in this world worth more then my dog and some of these posts just prove that point..
16 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Dutch authorities take... · 1 reply · +2 points
logically if a boy can be trusted & has already proven possible to sale across the Atlantic @ 14, Then anyone who's ever been out past the warm water line in the ocean should know this to be a no issue situation.. So your talking about more time & distance.., but the risks are almost all the same. Not that the dutch are sexist, but opinion above seems to think 13 is too young,,,
Would it have really been an issue if it was a 13 yr old boy? I somehow doubt it.
There should be no holding this young female back... I don't think distance & extra time, compared to that of the Atlantic voyage of Perham, is an issue..
And not one the Governments should be involved in IMHO... Parents make decisions everyday about the safety of their kids & welfare of thier kids,
This decision is like saying don't let a 10 year old goto college early because he's not mature enough, and college is a risky atmosphere (even though his IQ may be off the charts..) I start to think of all the child prodigies in Arts , sports & science that could have been stunted by such conservative thoughts.
interesting thoughts also come to mind when considering the wave of new laws enacted under the guise of protecting children (but imho really just protects insurance companies pocketbooks), ie Smoking.. Seat belts
I think it really crossed the line when they start telling your children how they can fulfill their dreams, especially one that would put her name in history books forever and pave the way to a remarkable future, even possible celebrity/olympian /Sailiors cup status.
16 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Woman billed for food ... · 0 replies · +1 points
I hope everyone remembers what they're working for..
16 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Clunker program a succ... · 0 replies · +1 points
Pretty sure the $3500-4500 went to the salesman or the salesmans' manager commission the second the car left the lot...
16 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Car rebates: Populist ... · 5 replies · 0 points
Reducing demand of something does not necessarily always reduce the cost, I admit usually eventually, but not if your on a fixed pricing schedule and definitely not in the oil/gas industry, where they can announce a barrel increase that takes 90 days to get through the refining process but will instantly be shown at the pumps, or the opposite scenario where the barrel price falls, but prices either stay the same or in this last year, increase as the oil companies announced further cuts in supply So in effect Reduce Supply = Increase Cost.. if you think you can play a demand game with the oil companies your sorely mistaken, take a look at their record profits for the last several years that stay steadily increasing despite
any lulls in demand
also, in case you haven't noticed their is one main refinery and hence a monopoly on the gas being delivered here in the NW. The cash for clunker problem is not going to solve the issues of oregon gov't allowing the monoploies they have within the gas industry.. case in point read back in '01 when an independent dealer was going to get his own jobbers license to get refinery gas & promised low prices to Oregon consumers.. I can't recall who puchased 76 at the time and denied those rights, but end result = he got a payout for his contract not being fulfilled & Oregon consumers got the corporate monopoly on Gas. Any amount saved by gas from this clunker program was lost to the Oregon consumer back then... and if youu think reducing demand of gas is going to lower the prices you need to check the stats for the last year when the barrell dropped to its lowest point, but gas prices were rising as supply was being cut to offset any reduction in demand...
as far as job increases, Sorry to say that $4,500 paid the commission to the car salesman as you drove off the lot, lol
16 years ago @ wouldyoukindly.com - Win Fallout 3 DLC Poin... · 0 replies · +1 points