I'm pretty sure I'm why HOAs and their restrictive Covenants exist. Then again I like being able to do what I wish on my property and won't piss off my neighbors. When the HOA across the park sends off letters complaining about something I usually take that as an indication that I need to wait for a windy day and go make some coke from coal for my forge. They don't like it that people in my neighborhood will do things like park vehicles in their driveway, put up a basked ball hoop in the backyard, cut down a tree, plant a different tree, build a forge, have a 25'x30' detached garage, etc all of which people in my neighborhood have gotten complaints about. Then again I don't throw wild parties, leave trash all over, damage others property, and if I have a problem with one of the neighbors (usually their kids) we go deal with it in a civilized way, by talking to them. I have been asked to keep it down on the weekend mornings before about 10 am even though the city ordinance says running of loud equipment is permitted after 8 AM.

Sounds about right. Some friends of the family own a house out there that they bought back in the early 70s. They now joke that they always wanted to live in a multimillion dollar house but didn't think it would be the one they are in.

Depends on how the got here. If they are like the Mexican family that bought the house on the corner in my neighborhood a couple of years ago no. The are a pleasant family, don't complain about stuff people do on their own property, are good to have a beer with, and the father shares a hobby with me even if I don't care for Fords. They are here legally and the father and mother goes to work, and their kids don't throw wild parties that result in my mailbox being run over with a mess of trash in my yard.

They make these things called fuzzers. Personally I like /dev/urandom and piped into the program.

Doesn't go far enough.

The GP is probably a product of the CA public schools.

No. I want more people to move into California. Go talk to people out in those mountainous red states and one of their biggest complaints is people from California bring all that California crazy with them. Best example I have is one of my wife's uncles. He lives out in the mountains of Colorado outside of Golden on 80 acres that has been in the family for 3 generations now. He is what most would consider a mountain man who hunts, fishes, and keeps horses. He has had run-ins with the recently moved in Californians who don't like that he will hunt on his property, or ride out on his horse with a firearm, and has had the police called a number of times in the last 10 years.

Most probably already have.

Better yet, how about California stops growing alfalfa (see page 4) for their beef and dairy industry. A better idea would be to quit providing subsidies to the beef and dairy industry that makes it economical to raise them a what otherwise would have been a desert. Between alfalfa, other grass forages, and corn for cattle, the other uses of water for producing food are pretty small. Unfortunately California is a state with a lot of electoral votes and no one wants to put an end to cheap shitty beef in this country so don't expect logic to ever win out, these same policies also help out states like Washington and Oregon which also like to raise cattle out in the fucking desert.

I'd use it as an explanation of the California Crazy, but unless there is something similar up near Portland, OR I won't have a good explanation for them.

So Bush was right then?

The terrorists hate us for our freedom
So the solution is to take them away until the stop attack then right?

Some are so long as they are fairly modern and a working breed. From what I understand the brittany is and they seem to be a wonderful animal. One that has the hunt instinct will look forward to it and knows what it looks like when you are getting ready to go and wants in the truck. They also have a great temperament and from what I have seen and read don't seem to have the health problems that other older breeds have.

Well if we already have a hole and excess wood.

Well most of the vehicles used in mining are electric drive so does it really matter what the generation source is behind them? Also the ball mills and other equipment typically involved in refining the ore don't seem to really care where their electrons come from either.

My experience would dictate that it takes far less than an century. I dispose of all of the leaves, BBQ ash in the garden plot in my backyard. When I moved in the dirt that was there was about 2 inches below the concrete (just some ugly unkept bush was there), now it is at least an inch above (I have to shovel it back in) and when I till it in the spring it will fluff up another 3-4 inches. Then again I am disposing of all sorts of stuff in there, all of the leaves from trees, fish and bits of fish, and BBQ ash so there is a lot of material that ends up in there.