California could become the strictest Gun Control State in the Union soon - Page 8

Buddahaid · 08-20-13, 08:30 PM

Ducimus, you just lived in the wrong part of a big state and condemn us all with your bile. The way you whine about it and complain of the cancer we all are, you'd think people in other states don't think for themselves and what they consider best for their own state at the ballot box. Too bad I'm getting all teary eyed about it.

I get it, you know. You don't like California anymore but I'm getting sick of your trash talk and we'll get along fine without you.

August · 08-21-13, 12:14 AM

I know Providence Expats who loathe Rhode Island in a similar fashion. You guys are taking this way too seriously.

Ducimus · 08-21-13, 07:18 AM

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I know Providence Expats who loathe Rhode Island in a similar fashion. You guys are taking this way too seriously.

If they are, I already explained why that is. Discounting that, it could be that they have no frame of reference. Without having actually having lived and worked elsewhere, one really doesn't know how bad things are there. Aside from that, some people seem to love the place, and for the life of me I can't understand why. The weather? The geography? Neither of those two make up for all the crap one has to put up with there. Ill refrain from even starting THAT list. It's long and exhaustive.

Now there are *some* people there, that aren't following california's democratic super majority. Many of those that even harbor this fantasy of taking back their state someday, fighting the good fight. Sadly, it is just a fantasy. The reality is there is democratic super majorities in The bay area, and the LA basin. Where most of the population happens to be. Now, all of california is not big city metro, there are a lot of rural areas in central and northern California. My family is in fact originally from Northern California from a small town with a population with less then a 100 people.

However on the political map, all the rural areas may as well not exist. They can vote all they want, but it won't do them any good. The LA basin and the Bay area will always dictate what California does. Which is why they have senators like the Googley-eyed Harpy for the last 21 years. In sum, the place is a lost cause, and a lot of people have known it for a long time now.

August · 08-21-13, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

However on the political map, all the rural areas may as well not exist. They can vote all they want, but it won't do them any good. The LA basin and the Bay area will always dictate what California does. Which is why they have senators like the Googley-eyed Harpy for the last 21 years. In sum, the place is a lost cause, and a lot of people have known it for a long time now.

I'm from Massachusetts Brother. I know of such things all too well unfortunately.

mookiemookie · 08-21-13, 10:41 AM

nevermind. barf.

Wolferz · 08-21-13, 11:08 AM

Yes, I've driven in New York, Newark, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Nashville, Dallas, St Louis, Atlanta and DC. Not a single city in that list can hold a candle to Los Angeles.

Though some of them are somewhat similar.

Ducimus · 08-21-13, 11:17 AM

Out of curiousity, are you a trucker? I've been getting that impression.

Wolferz · 08-21-13, 03:34 PM

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Out of curiousity, are you a trucker? I've been getting that impression.

I used to be. But, thanks to a stroke and now the NHTSA, the TSA, and DHS I'll never do it again. When the SHTF event occurs, they'll have to get someone else to pull the cattle cars to the trains. My name won't be on their recently minted national driver registry.

nikimcbee · 08-22-13, 09:38 AM

Ore-gone is in a curious place. We do every stoopid thing Kali-fornia does, but ore-gone is very anti-california.

The last round of gun hysteria, the state brought up the idea of banning guns. It got shot down.

I'd rather make fun of Utah drivers.

nikimcbee · 08-22-13, 09:42 AM

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However on the political map, all the rural areas may as well not exist. They can vote all they want, but it won't do them any good. The LA basin and the Bay area will always dictate what California does. Which is why they have senators like the Googley-eyed Harpy for the last 21 years. In sum, the place is a lost cause, and a lot of people have known it for a long time now.

This is the same as Oregon. Portland metro area runs the state. I think it's the same with WA. Eastern half of the state vs Western half.

Ducimus · 08-22-13, 11:01 AM

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I'd rather make fun of Utah drivers.

"Utah road blocks" irritate the piss out of my wife, and she was born and raised here.

08-20-13, 08:30 PM	#106
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,332 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Ducimus, you just lived in the wrong part of a big state and condemn us all with your bile. The way you whine about it and complain of the cancer we all are, you'd think people in other states don't think for themselves and what they consider best for their own state at the ballot box. Too bad I'm getting all teary eyed about it. I get it, you know. You don't like California anymore but I'm getting sick of your trash talk and we'll get along fine without you. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,221 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I know Providence Expats who loathe Rhode Island in a similar fashion. You guys are taking this way too seriously. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	nevermind. barf. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here. Last edited by mookiemookie; 08-21-13 at 10:53 AM.

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Yes, I've driven in New York, Newark, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Nashville, Dallas, St Louis, Atlanta and DC. Not a single city in that list can hold a candle to Los Angeles. Though some of them are somewhat similar. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Ore-gone is in a curious place. We do every stoopid thing Kali-fornia does, but ore-gone is very anti-california. The last round of gun hysteria, the state brought up the idea of banning guns. It got shot down. I'd rather make fun of Utah drivers. __________________

08-21-13, 11:17 AM	#112
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Out of curiousity, are you a trucker? I've been getting that impression.