en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2789532 Comments by Monkey http://www.timescall.com/ci_27904056#IDComment963895447 As you may have noticed, an overwhelming majority of those in the courtroom were there supporting Mile-Hi, not the "plaintiffs". Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:59:05 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/ci_27904056#IDComment963895447 http://www.timescall.com/ci_27904056#IDComment963879825 People who sue, with no hope of winning, just to inconvenience someone they don't like, are the worst kind of people. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:28:40 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/ci_27904056#IDComment963879825 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_27869906/boulder-home-gardeners-beekeepers-can-open-business#IDComment962654357 Cannabis is "fresh produce", right? No restrictions on the size of home gardens. Sell directly to consumers, with a $5,000 per product limit. That sounds great!! "Gardens of people who want to sell to their neighbors should be treated like other home gardens." I agree 100%. Commercial food sucks, just like commercial weed sucks. It's time to respect the home growers, regardless of what they grow. Allow the consumer to decide where they get their tomatoes, and let them get their weed from the same people, if that's what they want. They keep saying marijuana was legalized, but I just don't see it that way. Wed, 8 Apr 2015 05:03:59 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_27869906/boulder-home-gardeners-beekeepers-can-open-business#IDComment962654357 http://www.timescall.com/columnists/opinion-local/ci_27756125/ingrid-moore-suggestions-mile-hi-skydiving#IDComment959294348 Are you going to post this every week? First time was on the 13th, and now again on the 21st. Here are a few suggestions for the councilman's wife: 1. Buy earplugs. 2. Stop pretending a significant amount of people suffer from the same "low-frequency drone" you suffer from. Saying it over and over again doesn't make it true. 3. Allow local businesses that operate within the law to do so without harassing them, the airport, or the city council. And allow them to supply their demand, using legal equipment commonly used in their profession. 4. Persuade the tiny organization you support to donate "4-bladed quiet propellers", and hire a mechanic to install them. You know, do something instead of just barking commands. Finding "creative" solutions requires that all parties be motivated to participate. Will you strive to be a good neighbor and consider adopting such practices? If the past position is any indication, the answer will be a firm "none of the above." If you think you could run a better skydiving facility, do it. A second skydiving operation at the airport would be great! Competition is always good, and you can use any aircraft you want, saving us all from the imaginary noise pollution. P.S. My neighbors airconditioner is already on, every day and every night, all night. Can you start complaining about that? Maybe write up an opinion piece about how he should only operate his equipment during weekdays, get a new one, stop using it all together, etc. I realize it's nothing illegal, and only a few people are annoyed by it, but that doesn't seem to stop you from trying to control the world, and everyone in it. Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:01:11 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/columnists/opinion-local/ci_27756125/ingrid-moore-suggestions-mile-hi-skydiving#IDComment959294348 http://www.timescall.com/news/crime/ci_27598239/police-arrest-longmont-man-involved-standoff#IDComment953118639 So many times police escalate a situation to the point of homicide, but not this time. Knowing police can sometimes show restraint when dealing with a frustrating situation, and walk away, is wonderful. I hope they learn from this experience, and realize not all people refusing to cooperate with police should be surrounded until they surrender or die. These police officers, in this situation, and most likely against their personal desires, decided to walk away and come up with a less dramatic plan to apprehend their suspect. Thank you! When you show respect, you earn respect. Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:36:22 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/news/crime/ci_27598239/police-arrest-longmont-man-involved-standoff#IDComment953118639 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_27562077/editorial-creative-solution-needed-longmont#IDComment952060478 The constant drone of the few people (with different screen names) complaining makes me grit my teeth. They need to get earplugs, and I mean really good earplugs, or move somewhere else. Try living near DIA and see how crazy you get. I bet a lot of money people living there complain about planes, but the media ignores them. Why do local media outlets cater to small special interest groups constantly complaining? I am already dreading reading another article about airplane noise, when I used to think it was funny. Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:13:56 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_27562077/editorial-creative-solution-needed-longmont#IDComment952060478 http://www.timescall.com/opinion/editorial/ci_27555746/be-creative-longmont-airport-noise-solution#IDComment951690693 Earplugs, for the few obsessed with specific airplanes, would be the best noise abatement device. With helicopters and jets frequently flying in/out/near Longmont, requiring Mile-Hi to use imaginary mufflers, if that was possible, would seem like discrimination. Should other loud aircraft be suppressed if they spend a significant time near Longmont? Or is it just one airplane in Colorado we should consider restricting? Thu, 19 Feb 2015 07:06:08 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/opinion/editorial/ci_27555746/be-creative-longmont-airport-noise-solution#IDComment951690693 http://www.timescall.com/news/ci_27533223/longmonts-vance-brand-municipal-airport-labeling-some-complaints#IDComment950944976 Wow! 850 complaints (16.38 per week) from one person (crazy lady from out of town). In other words, one obsessive person is annoying the airport more than airport operations annoy the community. Mon, 16 Feb 2015 05:18:12 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/news/ci_27533223/longmonts-vance-brand-municipal-airport-labeling-some-complaints#IDComment950944976 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27502480/airport-complaint-log-discussion-dominates-longmont-council-meeting#IDComment949636565 By making 59 complaints, Kimberly was the one trying to mislead the city council on the amount of complaints against the airport, but the advisory board caught her, and rightfully defined/deleted her complaints as a statistical outliner. People with neurological disorders, like Kim, who suffer from the hatred of specific sounds (Misophonia), don't represent the general public, and would simply corrupt useful airport data. If I called 59 times, and told them how much I love the sound of airplanes, I would be considered strange (statistical outliner), not useful data regarding the airport or airplane noise. Wed, 11 Feb 2015 06:32:05 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27502480/airport-complaint-log-discussion-dominates-longmont-council-meeting#IDComment949636565 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27414050/#IDComment946411548 "better citizens" are "terrified" citizens? I disagree. Sheep do what they're told, good citizens act responsibly without threats. But we're talking about those who don't do what they're told, and how to effectively protect the good citizens from them. No one went to prison for an ounce of weed before our new laws. And people still go to prison for more than an ounce, growing it, selling it, etc. Our regulations have not reduced prison population in any way. I don't propose getting rid of jails, I propose more cost effective ways to keep repeat DUI offenders off the street. Giving them a free chauffeur for 4 years would be cheaper than housing, clothing, feeding, and administering medical treatment for 4 years. I understand habitual offenders need to be punished, but again, prison is an awful expensive way to discipline alcoholics. Put drunks on home arrest for 4 years, and pay all their bills, that would probably be cheaper than prison for 4 years. You could even make them work, and profit from disciplining them, instead of paying to discipline them. The prison industry is selling a product, and I'm sick of buying such an outdated, ineffectual, expensive product. Instead of increasing their monopoly on "corrections", maybe we should diversify our investments in public safety. Sat, 31 Jan 2015 02:44:11 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27414050/#IDComment946411548 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27414050/#IDComment946020333 Can you name any crimes that have been reduced by increasing jail time? We lowered the BAC, but drunk driving cases haven't decreased. We have more checkpoints, but drunk driving cases haven't decreased. We made it very expensive for the first DUI, averaging $10,000, but drunk driving cases haven't decreased. Most people are in prison because of drugs, but drug addiction hasn't decreased. Many people are in prison for violence, but violent crimes haven't decreased. Believing prison prevents or deters people from committing crimes is irrational. Prison is basically a rug that we throw people under so we can forget about them. And like other social disorders, the problem never goes away by hiding the symptoms. If prison was a solution to anything, why is America, who has the most prisoners of any civilized country, unable to solve any problems by imprisoning it's people? Maybe, just maybe, prison isn't a solution. Maybe drunk drivers are a result of living in a free country, which means accepting the fact that some people will abuse their freedom. We can spend all our money by building prisons on every corner, and further militarizing our police force, but at what point do we admit it's not working? For repeat offenders, maybe we should try something different. Instead of building new prisons, maybe we should build better mass transit, so those that can't handle their freedom can get a ride from someone who can. Or maybe our tax dollars should be spent on more tow trucks, helping the drunks get home with their car, instead of buying more jails. I don't know the solution. All I know is, doing the same thing and expecting a different result is insane. In my humble opinion, Increasing prison sentences is simply doing more of the same, and expecting a greater result is simply insane. Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:15:45 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27414050/#IDComment946020333 http://www.timescall.com/news/ci_27383338/longmont-police-fbi-arrest-12-suspected-heroin-ring#IDComment944359315 It's called supply and demand. The surge of heroin use began when the government started "cracking down" on opiate prescriptions. Pharmaceutical companies have been pushing their dope on the public by paying off doctors to prescribe them for a while now, and it worked really good. Scores of new customers every day, for some of the most addictive substances known to man. Then, big surprise, the government tries to solve the problem with regulations and restrictions. And again, big surprise, the problem got worse. The addicted simply started buying their opiates illegally, overdosing more frequently, and overcrowding jails/prisons. Arresting a suspected heroin ring only created opportunity for another heroin ring, It didn't help anyone, or solve any problems. Doing the same thing and expecting a different result is considered insane, much like the government and law enforcement slapping themselves on the back every time they bust a drug ring. Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:06:40 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/news/ci_27383338/longmont-police-fbi-arrest-12-suspected-heroin-ring#IDComment944359315 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27367454/snow-new-fences-cause-headaches-at-longmonts-vance#IDComment943817630 The fence around the airport is not only inconvenient for snow removal, it's an eye-sore for everyone who sees it. The airport now looks like a prison yard, with the cheapest, most ineffective security fence ever. The fence is so flimsy, maintenance and repair of the fence will most likely be a new annual airport expense. The airport isn't any safer because of the fence, it's just uglier, more inconvenient, and more expensive to operate. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:31:30 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27367454/snow-new-fences-cause-headaches-at-longmonts-vance#IDComment943817630 http://www.timescall.com/business/ci_27215112/what-we-love-restaurants-microbrews#IDComment934708733 "So many people have helped us," she added. "Local business owners, the city, the chamber, the LDDA." Why does Longmont support alcohol businesses so much, yet bans all licensed marijuana businesses? Are city leaders ignorant, prejudice, or just hypocrites? When a person is addicted to alcohol, they have a problem. When a city is addicted to alcohol, it's great news. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:47:54 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/business/ci_27215112/what-we-love-restaurants-microbrews#IDComment934708733 http://www.timescall.com/opinion/tc-line-calls/ci_27174600/t-c-line-block-marijuana-dispensary#IDComment931365931 Maps are great, try looking at one. There is no intersection of 287 and Main St, because they are the same road. And the proposed dispensary site is not in Longmont, it's in unincorporated Boulder county. Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:07:02 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/opinion/tc-line-calls/ci_27174600/t-c-line-block-marijuana-dispensary#IDComment931365931 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27151652/longmont-hires-airport-attorneys#IDComment930612170 I believe his point was, accidents happen, but we don't ban cars from driving near homes. What is your point? The "flight path" you reference is merely a traffic pattern for takeoffs and landings, under 1000 ft. There are areas designated for aerobatic flying nearby, but thats a box, not a road. DIA traffic fly paths over Longmont, but they are usually above 13,000 ft. AGL. All of which have nothing to do with the Longmont airport, the attorney they hired, or Mile-Hi Skydiving. Do you feel pilots are not following the guidelines, or do you believe Longmont can control the airspace above Boulder County? Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:16:03 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27151652/longmont-hires-airport-attorneys#IDComment930612170 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27151652/longmont-hires-airport-attorneys#IDComment930027673 Instead of money, can we send you a donation of noise cancelling headphones? They're great, and would solve all your problems. Those sensitive to light wear sunglasses. Those sensitive to the sun wear sunblock. Those sensitive to pollen wear masks. Those with neurological disorders like you, who suffer from the hatred of specific sounds (Misophonia) , should consider wearing noise cancelling devices. They'll help you much more than the attorney taking advantage of your disorder. Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:06:25 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27151652/longmont-hires-airport-attorneys#IDComment930027673 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27112308/longmont-look-at-hiring-specialized-airport-attorneys#IDComment927999814 Oops, you're right. I'll delete the post. 3000 and 30000 looks so close, yet so far away. Sat, 13 Dec 2014 00:12:27 +0000 http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27112308/longmont-look-at-hiring-specialized-airport-attorneys#IDComment927999814 http://www.dailycamera.com/business/ci_27019895/magpul-pulls-out-colorado-at-least-100-employees#IDComment920641159 Erie banned all marijuana businesses. Any other bright ideas? And by the way, many of the elite strains of cannabis are inbred, right here in Colorado. Grow up, prejudice stoners like you make all cannabis users look stupid. Target shooting is as violent as yoga, teaching you how to control your breathing, movements, and focus. I can kill you with a bag of weed or a yoga mat just as easily as I can kill you with a Magpul magazine. Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:25:35 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/business/ci_27019895/magpul-pulls-out-colorado-at-least-100-employees#IDComment920641159 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_26977759/colorado-hospital-giant-centura-health-stop-hiring-tobacco#IDComment916574973 Why stop at cigarettes Gestapo? Ban perfume, deodorant, and the consumption of bacon. Coffee breath is gross too, lets ban the use of coffee. If you're already feeling sick, the stink of a hospital can actually make you feel sicker. Drug screenings aren't discrimination, they're an invasion of privacy. Employment shouldn't be based on lifestyle, it should be based on performance. I'll take a smoker who does a good job over someone who smells like roses and can't hit a vein. Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:19:40 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_26977759/colorado-hospital-giant-centura-health-stop-hiring-tobacco#IDComment916574973