permafrost Loc: Minnesota

The only English connection I have is that my viking ancestors took the place over in 1066 or so..

I trust the tea party remark is a joke.. no real connection at all. but amusing..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Hello CD.,.. see the note I sent to Archie..

The Carbon tax is no longer a doable option, have not read about one for a long time..

Have a good day..

debeda

That meme is EXCELLENT

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

HA HA>... I have cousins over in that state.. Haven't seen them for years but the wind is real..

JimMe

permafrost... You lost me on your "No one likes to pay tax,, but we have to do so. just like voting, it is an obligation of living in a wonderful nation.."...

Voting is not a USA "obligation"... It's a Right we can do or not do without any "obligation" attached...

When I read a person's mindset is this misled to start with, I stop reading and move-on - after explaining why I'm moving-on...

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

You are a strange creature to have such a bad belief and yet you do not leave this country.. I would suggest you go somewhere else and try to be happy..

the real Americans remain and do our patriotic duty.. serve and pay...

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Cheers Permi...

Liked your reply to Arch...

Hope you are well...

Stay strong...

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Hey Permi,

As I sit beside my burning tire on this gorgeous Texas evening pondering your post, I can't help but think that you don't understanda lot of people.

Most, if not all folks I know conserve energy as much as possible because they would rather not have to pay high bills. I am one of them.

Also, most, not all people I know care about a clean environment.
Fact is, some people just don't care. Some companies just don't care since profit is their goal. That's why we need government regulation on them to a certain extent. But....it can't all come from DC.
I really hate the idea of a very few national politicians running my life. The locals are bad enough.

Lighten up on those of us who don't buy into the man made climate change thing. Hell, even Jesse Ventura doesn't buy it!


And I had a great day! 58 here, light to no wind, and people out everywhere. I broke the rules, and petted several dogs today while conversing with their owners, then got in trouble with mine when I got home.
After sniffing me up, and down, if the word whore was in their lexicon, they would have used it!
It was a great day to be a mailman!

son of witless

I recently finished reading a biography on William the Conqueror. It was not only the Norman invasion that injected Viking Scandinavian blood into the British Isles. 2 or 3 centuries prior to that the Vikings had repeatedly conquered major parts of England.

The Tea Party joke was in response to your implying that taxes are not all that big of a deal. They can be a big frigging deal as evidenced by the fact that the American Revolution was in large part a reaction by the American Colonists to Oppressive English Taxes.

In fact human history is filled with conflicts and events fueled by high taxes. One of the more amusing events was the ride of Lady Godiva, which I suppose supports your view that high taxes always lead to good things.

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Gee Archie, It is amazing how much you and I agree on and yet we are diametrically opposed.. gosh..

For instance, that I don't understand a lot of people... nothing could be truer..

And Yes, Jessie will forever be in my voting history.. but he was not so bad, better then I remember until I look him up.. he sent the state surplus back to us who paid it.. and nice checks for several years 3 i think..

But it did make a bad time in the next few years after in addition to his idea, the GOP cut taxes and the FDL spent money on things that had been delayed for years and years..

But now, all that dumb stuff seems like the good old days..

While this is days late.. I get worse as I get more jaded..

Have a good evening and tomorrow will be brighter.. the weather man said so..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Son,

I did not know that the vikes had moved in on part of England so early, All I knew was about trading villages and such..

Taxes.... no one likes them... the Boston tea party did have the add on of no representation.. which would be worst then usual..

Lady Godiva was real!!??? Honest, I though she was in some story.. Gosh, gotta tell the wife, I am not to old to learn new stuff..

Thanks.. Have a good night... I am always late now days..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

58 degrees !!! Did you get sun burned???

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Nah, the sun is still too low in the sky for that. Nearly made it to 50 today with light winds. Rain, sleet, high wind, and snow yesterday morning. Be high 60's' low 70's this weekend. Then back to cold, wind, and snow Tuesday.
If you wanna see what climate change looks like, come to the Texas Panhandle. We can have all four seasons in the same day here.

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Seem one of the biggest effects up here is the insect population. warm winter nights do not kill them off, so ticks exploded and helped decimate the Moose population via disease..

With those "warm" winter nights only 10 below rather then 20 below we are basking???

Do you have ticks in Texas??? As everything in Texas is bigger, a Texas tick must be the size of a turkey..


Anyway, have a sunny day, we will see upper 30s on Sunday... it is all good

son of witless

If you wish to know more about what your Scandinavian ancestors did in the British Isles before William the Conqueror, here is a brief summary.

https://www.history.org.uk/primary/resource/3867/the-vikings-in-britain-a-brief-history