A Horse With No Name

There is nothing to do. Listen to Richard Wolf, the collapse is inevitable at this point. America is incapable of governing itself, and thus the economic collapse will keep America from causing negative consequences around the world. Given the Belt and Road initiative and other positive things on the BRICKS side, a Chinese century is preferable to an American century at this point. The 21st century should be the Chinese century, and Canada is doing the rational thing getting rid of tariffs on Chinese EV's as the domestic automakers are destined to fail and disappear. Better Canadians don't own vehicles that are obsolete that they can't get parts for.

She was an Amazing woman, from an era departed, really from a country departed. We will see what, if anything will rise from the ashes of American democracy. Just watched the movie House of Dynamite. No guarantee that everything doesn't end up as ash....

While the gentleman from St Louis and the gentleman from Montreal sling dog feces at each other on the forum, America continues to decline, including American brands like Dodge and Chrysler, as well as Jeep. Multiple reasons my next car will be a Subaru or a Mazda, Toyota maybe. Although the Ranger has been excellent, just hit 121 K. There isn't much fighting for it at this point. ITs sort of like the world trade center after it got hit by a fully fueled Boeing, what has happened will lead to an inevitable (and spectacular collapse.) Rather than a short term temper tantrum on the part of both of you, perhaps we can just rationally conclude that any special relationship the two countries had is now over.

I fully support any decision that you, as a rational human, chose to make legally regarding fire arms. I think forgiveness without reconciliation is my view on America. I don't like much of what the country does, I can't throw all Americans under the bus, its very hard for me to support the country right now in any way. But it isn't mentally healthy for me to hate the country, which is where I have been a lot of the time. I am finding spending more time in nature hiking and biking is keeping me sane. I love Richard Wolf.

More economic winning.

That sounds epic.

Good thing I have a pickup truck with a decent sized fuel tank. Not flying anywhere for awhile.

Lots of exploring I want to do. More on little Miami...

Things rapidly going to Shhh Hhhhhhh eye teeeee after our current government actions. We are doing this tomorrow, should be good. We plan to do about 6-7 hours, maybe sixty miles or so total.

Surly bikes are made in Taiwan, which makes me think harder about getting one, just checked.

The whole thing is a house of cards.

American made, which I don't want to support the country....but seems to be an ethical company. Surly Bikes. https://surlybikes.com/ Steel. I may have to eat my words like I ate them when I bought the Ranger. Like their products, and have been spending a lot more time up on two wheels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surly_Bikes And I didn't catch this on the news, which is entirely corrupt in this country.

Interesting.

I am positioning myself to do just that. Also positioning myself to never return/move back.

I want northing to do with organized religion, MAGA, buying American, being American, cheering for American sports teams, being a Nazi, supporting a Nazi, etc.

Nothing like open carry to make tourists from other places feel safe in the USA

I love Richard Wolf, he gets it right on the US decline. I trust the BBC, not any American sources. This will get ugly. Not buying flight tickets any time soon. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx27z97ryr0o From the article... US air travelers are experiencing a second day of flight delays and cancellations, as the government shutdown causes a worsening shortage of air traffic controllers. On Tuesday evening, the flight delays hit even more airports, with the cities of Nashville, Dallas, Chicago and Newark especially affected. On Monday, air traffic control at the Hollywood Burbank Airport in California was unmanned for nearly six hours and remotely managed due to staffing shortages. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said some air traffic controllers are calling in sick as the shutdown, now in its seventh day, adds stress on workers. He estimated that staffing has at times dropped to 50% in some areas.

The wheels are going to come off of our society, this time for good. We have reached a uniqee state of stupidity as a country. Kimmel gets it right.

I have lots of rural liberal woodworking friends, they have guns because police are 20 minutes away and they will be dead if they call and wait for help. A blast in the air from a shot gun has put more than one wanna be out of a friends driveway.

And I think in some ways that California's laws are too strict. My uncle does a lot of search and rescue, and other work assisting local law enforcement. He is in a ham radio club, and they have a volunteer group of some sort. he has indicated to me that more firepower in rural areas might really be wise to protect against wild animals. Not sure how rational this claim is, but it makes sense to me. We have bigger problems than gun ownership. It actually ranks fairly low in my mind in terms of problems that society faces.

In terms of the culture of gun ownership, my idea...increase the number of female gun owners. Men and Women need each other in some sort of existential way, and I think things work better when you have both men and women involved in anything, be it a work place, hobby, church group or whatever. Guns are also an interesting place where you could have marksmanship competitions of whatever sort on a fairly level playing field, which would actually bring us together in a common cause. I am hugely in favor or regulated gun ownership, and a ton of folks owning guns, be they whatever type. Right now though, anyone pretty much can get anything willy nilly. Maine Narrow gauge Museum. In terms of Guns, I am liberal AF but I like Colin Noir. He uses facts and logic, and makes sense with what he writes and posts on youtube. An armed society is a polite society. But a responsibly armed society. With constitutional limits on government. Right now, government over reach is probably the biggest issue, it isn't civilian.

Wife in a cupola of a caboose, Maine Narrow guage museum. Very fair. Its interesting in that I don't think much can be done about it in America. We probably have over a billion guns here, and we have something like 20 Million AR 15's. Its amazing that the failure rate for Gun ownership is so LOW, given that humans are an inherently unstable species mentally and emotionally. This forum is proof of that claim. 2 major mass shootings with AR 15's a year is something like a one in eight million rate of failure. You are not going to get the other 20 million AR 15's out of the hands of enthusiasts. My vote, change the culture to one of responsible gun ownership.

Amazing number of Older American trucks on the road up there. I really like pickups of the 80s and 90s, as well as their earlier cousins. The woodworker in me loved this bench/stool at a local eatery. My camp site on Hermit Island directly over looked the Atlantic, it was Epic.

Water changes color as you Hike Cutler, notice the green. You do about 2 and a half miles right along the Atlantic right along the cliff, its amazing. As beautiful as anything I have hiked in America, although Cloudlands Canyon in Georgia is still my favorite. Far East Corner of the continental united States. The true eastern most point is in Alaska on an Island, where America runs so far west it becomes East. Yes, I drank a made in America beer for once, it was fantastic. I still love once in awhile getting a local brew. Fat guy out hiking... Neat old Wagoneer I found out in the wild, interesting amount of vintage stuff on the road in Maine. Acadia lighthouse...

From the information card on the green woodie. 1941 Pontiac. If Balthazar was here I could mis identify it as a Plymouth to create a fire storm. Nothing to see here, just a middle aged couple from Ohio Hiking. More Acadia Goodness... More Acadia... Cutler Nature preserve, Northern Maine. Cutler, more beautiful than the photos show. Very remote, lots of solitude and a place to think.