Illinois: Cook County Proposal Would Force Law-abiding Citizens to Pay ?Violence Tax? on Legal Purchases of Guns and Ammunition >:(
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle recently announced plans to penalize, through taxation, the sale of guns and ammunition sold in the City of Chicago and its suburbs.
Dudes,..WTF?.....Really? :o
That's messed up. While I am against violence, I am all for the proper education and use of firearms. That guy is a douche.
With a name like Toni,I am thinking its a chick...?
Either way,its over the line..Obama Bin Laden and his worshipers would like to ban guns..funny thing is,the only growth industry since he took office has been the firearm industry..
Last weekend,I was at my local gun shop,and the line was 3 deep,and no one was looking..they were buying! :)
Quote from: Stever on October 10, 2012, 07:35:29 PM
Illinois: Cook County Proposal Would Force Law-abiding Citizens to Pay ?Violence Tax? on Legal Purchases of Guns and Ammunition >:(
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle recently announced plans to penalize, through taxation, the sale of guns and ammunition sold in the City of Chicago and its suburbs.
Dudes,..WTF?.....Really? :o
Fuck that, man, we know our rights! The Second Amendment! That aggression will not stand man!
Fuckin-A!!
Lots of good men died,face down in the muck for our rights,so decent folks like you and me can sit down,and enjoy a nice family restaurant...uh..wait..I kind of lost my train of thought there..anyway...Toni Preckwinkle...what the fuck kind of a name is that anyway?
We dont have much in the way of 2nd amendment rights,here in the backwards-ass state of Illinois,man...fucking Nazis!
A lot of troubled shit has gone down by the desire of some to do "good" to others. I think their heart maybe in the right place, but it is emanating in the wrong direction. Keep loving them anyway. Peace!
You are a kind,and loving dude,and I respect that.
The Walter in me says their hearts MAY be in the right place,but their heads are way up their asses!
You know..its like they are trying to find reverse in a soviet tank!
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Toni Preckwinkle
Need we say more?
I can't see that name without seeing "Prickwinkle," which seems fitting.
Ted Nugent talks gun control - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUIXH9DeCRU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUIXH9DeCRU)
Yeah,man..they are voting on this tomorrow..a lot is at stake..my local sporting goods store would get hit hard..no more guns,having to cut employees...we need those jobs,dude...
No one told this Prickwinkle chick that gang-bangers dont pay taxes,and dont get guns from the local sporting goods stores.. :o
Dude..I fucking bought a gun while I was out there,and more ammo..I want to help these people stay in business,and my inner Walter is fighting this new tax..us little people do what we can...hope the flood of calls,and e-mails,and shit helps..
I'm sure those perpetuating the violence but their guns legally.....
Quote from: Celticgladiator on November 01, 2012, 04:00:00 AM
I'm sure those perpetuating the violence but their guns legally.....
Oh you know it man! I love how every time something bad happens involving guns it's the gun's fault not the assbag who pulled the trigger. Yeah, the gun grew legs in the middle of the night and walked out the door and murdered people. I'm not even a "gun person"per se, but fuckin A man get real people! There's definitely an unspoken message here!
I suppose that once we've got the whole public mental health thing all fixed by gun control laws, we can set about adjusting the speed limits on the interstate highway system to cure diabetes.
Quote from: RighteousDude on December 17, 2012, 07:58:57 PM
I suppose that once we've got the whole public mental health thing all fixed by gun control laws, we can set about adjusting the speed limits on the interstate highway system to cure diabetes.
I like your style, dude.
"Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one."
― Benjamin Franklin
Fuck,man! dont you know that diabetes is to blame for almost everything?
At least thats what they tell my wife,when she sees the doctors for ANYTHING,even stuff related to when I see a doctor..oh,its that damn diabetes!AND,thats why your dog died-it was your diabetes!
I am a paranoid fucker..i think the cure for diabetes is there,but you wont ever see it,simply because its a MONEY-MAKING-MACHINE!
Interesting to note,also..my wife,the diabetic,is off all her meds,and insulin,and has never felt better.
Quote from: Stever on December 18, 2012, 12:11:28 AM
Fuck,man! dont you know that diabetes is to blame for almost everything?
Why am I always that last to know the really important shit? It's a conspiracy, I tell ya. It's probably that fucking Trilateral Commission. The bastards.
Prickly pear is good for controlling non-insulin-dependent diabetes, BTW.
Quote from: Stever on October 10, 2012, 11:27:25 PM
..Toni Preckwinkle...what the fuck kind of a name is that anyway?
Interesting names don't seem to be an obstacle to political success. One of India's top political dynasties is the 'Dikshit' family.
Sandeep Dikshit is married to the lovely Mona Dikshit. Think I'm making it up? I'm not.
Quote from: RighteousDude on December 18, 2012, 01:01:07 AM
Prickly pear is good for controlling non-insulin-dependent diabetes, BTW.
I always use Goat's Rue - Galega officinalis, plus some dietary and excercise changes. Very effective.
But maybe prickly pear is good too. We have a lot of it here, might try it on a couple of patients.
I am reading about native american herbal medicines now..holy shit..I get distracted,because there is just so,so much,so many things,so many plants..they knew so much..
my climate is not great for a lot of stuff,but I got a little Bearberry plant going...
The fruit is good in tea,good for digestion,and the leaves were used mixed with tobacco,as a smoking mixture..thats fucking interesting...
Quote from: Stever on December 18, 2012, 07:43:40 AM
I am reading about native american herbal medicines now..holy shit..I get distracted,because there is just so,so much,so many things,so many plants..they knew so much..
my climate is not great for a lot of stuff,but I got a little Bearberry plant going...
The fruit is good in tea,good for digestion,and the leaves were used mixed with tobacco,as a smoking mixture..thats fucking interesting...
Native Americans were great herbalists. European settlers learnt from them and developed a form of herbal medicine called 'physiomedicalism', which is what I studied.
Bearberry - very groovy plant. I'm growing some Echinacea at the moment to see if it works here in France. I have also managed to get a few precious seeds for Golden Seal which is an unbelievably groovy herb but has been wild-crafted to destruction in The States. If it grows it'll be a herbal gold-mine.
You know way more than I do,thats for sure!
Im slowly gathering decent books,and trying to learn all I can!
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on December 18, 2012, 10:58:44 AM
I'm growing some Echinacea at the moment to see if it works here in France.
You should have no problem at all growing Ech there.
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on December 18, 2012, 10:58:44 AM
I have also managed to get a few precious seeds for Golden Seal which is an unbelievably groovy herb but has been wild-crafted to destruction in The States. If it grows it'll be a herbal gold-mine.
Good luck with that! It's picky about its environment, and those valuable roots develop slowly.
It's cool to know there's another herb nerd here in Dudeland.
Quote from: RighteousDude on December 18, 2012, 12:37:02 PM
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on December 18, 2012, 10:58:44 AM
I'm growing some Echinacea at the moment to see if it works here in France.
You should have no problem at all growing Ech there.
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on December 18, 2012, 10:58:44 AM
I have also managed to get a few precious seeds for Golden Seal which is an unbelievably groovy herb but has been wild-crafted to destruction in The States. If it grows it'll be a herbal gold-mine.
Good luck with that! It's picky about its environment, and those valuable roots develop slowly.
It's cool to know there's another herb nerd here in Dudeland.
Thought I'd try the Golden Seal in the shade of green oaks on a friend's land. Not sure if I should plant it by the stream or in a dry spot. Any ideas?
Echinacea is doing okay but not a lot of gowth in first year. I'm trying both purpurea and angustifolia species. Got a feeling angustifolia might like the dry climate here.
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on December 18, 2012, 01:37:04 PM
Thought I'd try the Golden Seal in the shade of green oaks on a friend's land. Not sure if I should plant it by the stream or in a dry spot. Any ideas?
All else being equal, nearer the stream would be better, just avoid ground that gets waterlogged. Golden Seal likes dewy mornings and RH of about 60% throughout the day, with light, even moisture in the root zone. So I've been told by a grower I spoke to whose land was wildcrafted to extinction before he bought it, and that was producing cultivated Golden Seal and American Ginseng as well as local poachers. I've not tried it myself -- it'd be a huge challenge here in the Rockies. My wife thinks I ought to go for it, but she's incredibly biased and overestimates my abilities.
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on December 18, 2012, 01:37:04 PM
Echinacea is doing okay but not a lot of gowth in first year. I'm trying both purpurea and angustifolia species. Got a feeling angustifolia might like the dry climate here.
I've had no trouble with purpurea here in a high, dry climate -- with good mulch coverage. The second year is when the growth really starts coming on.
We seem to have strayed off topic here... :o
Quote from: RighteousDude on December 18, 2012, 02:00:55 PM
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on December 18, 2012, 01:37:04 PM
Thought I'd try the Golden Seal in the shade of green oaks on a friend's land. Not sure if I should plant it by the stream or in a dry spot. Any ideas?
All else being equal, nearer the stream would be better, just avoid ground that gets waterlogged. Golden Seal likes dewy mornings and RH of about 60% throughout the day, with light, even moisture in the root zone. So I've been told by a grower I spoke to whose land was wildcrafted to extinction before he bought it, and that was producing cultivated Golden Seal and American Ginseng as well as local poachers. I've not tried it myself -- it'd be a huge challenge here in the Rockies. My wife thinks I ought to go for it, but she's incredibly biased and overestimates my abilities.
Quote from: Boston Rockbury on December 18, 2012, 01:37:04 PM
Echinacea is doing okay but not a lot of gowth in first year. I'm trying both purpurea and angustifolia species. Got a feeling angustifolia might like the dry climate here.
I've had no trouble with purpurea here in a high, dry climate -- with good mulch coverage. The second year is when the growth really starts coming on.
We seem to have strayed off topic here... :o
If you are doing something commercially it would be worth looking at Baptisia tinctoria (Wild Indigo). Supply is short and it isn't that difficult to grow.
I have an acre of land up in the hills that I do nothing with. Starting to feel like I should plant it up.
I've used loads of Echinacea and back in England I sold around 800 litres of it a year (45% organic ethanol, whole, fresh plant tincture) but angustifolia is a better medicinal herb - I just couldn't afford it though.
yeah! What was the topic?
Ok,we got way off topic here,but this is really fucking interesting,man!
How about something on this here forum dedicated to herbalism for a limber mind and body?
Quote from: Stever on December 20, 2012, 10:52:27 AM
How about something on this here forum dedicated to herbalism for a limber mind and body?
http://www.swsbm.com/ (http://www.swsbm.com/)
http://www.henriettesherbal.com/ (http://www.henriettesherbal.com/)
http://herbcraft.org/ (http://herbcraft.org/)
Those oughta getcha started.
I think we need a whole new forum category!
Quote from: Stever on December 20, 2012, 03:09:23 PM
I think we need a whole new forum category!
Herbal section sounds like a groovy idea to me
It would be pretty cool!
Looks like alot of dudes here know plenty of the ins and outs,and what not about herbs!
I dont have the luxury of being able to plant much,but I have already learned some fucking interesting shit,keeping up with this thread!