The caller mentioned non-GMO cause it was sweet corn. I thought that was the case and it looks like GMO sweet corn in the US is “less” common. I think that was the human consumption point.

Buying rabbit feed, I opted for a feed without corn and soy and I buy that. All the feed bags list the ingredients. If its not organic and I can find organic or Non-GMO, I find feeds without soy and corn.

I like the ‘cube your car’ sentiment. Kind of surprised at your stance on the right to road debate in a good way. I had you pigeon-holed in the libertarian platform but I always say somebody’s stupid doesn’t have the right to walk over me. I opt out of gun ranges cuz I don’t trust dumbass clowns to be responsible with guns. Shithead on the road does stupid shit and kills my kids then lives I want his head. Accidents happen but bad players get away with too much. Old dude w money totaled my wife’s SUV while it was parked on street 4 blocks from the waffle shop. Fortunately she wasn’t in there cuz bumper got pushed up to the front seat. He got up enough speed in 4 blocks to do that and said she pulled in front of him. Wasn’t the first time incident and they let him back on the road. Happens all the time. Commercial drivers under heavy scrutiny and a short leash but rank and file 4 wheel driver has right to wreckless abandon. I don’t think so. Jack is spot on here.

I should have probably given more detail. .. my current edc is a shield 🙂

Is a granite based soil necessarily starting from biology or alkaline? It depends… ; )

As to the Tattoo Shop offering discounts to first responders- I’d look at the stay at home moms as a solution not a problem (of course they’re arrogant overbearing self-entitled- that’s why they call them CUSTOMERS). As a business your responsibility is to make a profit, so figure out a way to make the moms feel “special” at the same time you’re gleaning a profit. Say that Wednesday afternoon is your slowest day of the week- well, make that “we honor hard working moms with discounts every Wednesday from 1-3pm…blah blah blah.” It’s all about marketing.
If people are whining about a way to spend money at your establishment, find a way to let them do it.

Funny story about Jerusalem Artichokes, before I decided to grow them, I wanted to see if my kids would eat them. So I ordered some and diced them up like cubed potatoes and roasted them in the oven with garlic and spices. I served them to the kids and called them “Suntaters”. They loved them and helped me plant more so we could eat more Suntaters! They can’t wait for the harvest this fall. If the kids like them I always plant double. This is truly a overlooked easy to grow food source.

Regarding an individual citizen’s limited right to the public roads…

Logically speaking, if my right to use the public road is absolute, I should be able to block the road and charge a fee for passing along my road. In fact this was how roads worked in the Middle Ages. It was a royal pain in the neck for anything but local commerce, mostly because any long distance commerce became extremely expensive, unpredictable (in terms of fees to be paid and the quality of the road) and dangerous because even if you paid the fee, you could be robbed by the very guy who was collecting the fee.

BTW, if you ever wondered why people would respect Genghis Khan after he murdered millions, but fear Tamerlane, it was the return value of secure roads. Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan understood the importance of the predictable flow of commerce and reasonable quality roads. (They also ran one of the first postal systems if not the very first.) Tamerlane only understood fear. He did not understand nor did he care about commerce.

In England the public roads were known as “The King’s Highway” and defined in the common law for public passage (not necessarily public ownership) and if the King’s Highway corresponded with a private road, the owner of the private road must let the public pass BUT THE PRIVATE OWNER COULD SET REASONABLE CONDITIONS FOR PASSAGE, such as the type of passage (horse or foot traffic).

In America, public roads in the early 20th century could be blocked…. such as by cattle gates (actual gates that a motorist had to open and close). Cattle grates in the road were not invented until 1915 and not implemented until much later. Route 66 was as much an adventure as it was a pleasure. It followed old Indian trails and the railroad tracks which had an existing right-of-way. In some places it was little more than dirt ruts. A colonel Eisenhower was tasked with logistics (moving military stuff) across the US continent. He found it so burdensome he conceived of a highway system that allowed the easy flow of goods across the country on good roads and he implemented that plan when he became President… the Federal Highway system.

So… since American law is based on English common law (for the most part) that allows for public roads and some local restrictions within reason and since most people can see the value of the easy flow of goods from place to place, we tolerate the imposition.

One more thing: the song “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, is an inspiring song until one looks at the original verses….

Was a high wall there that tried to stop me /
A sign was painted said: Private Property, /
But on the back side it didn’t say nothing —
[This land is your land, this land is my land…]

While Woody Guthrie valued the right of free travel he did not respect private property and saw it as a violation of his right to travel.

Alex

I just wanted to say one thing about the .22 cal….The 22LR kills more people in the USA than any other gun, Chad on one of my favorite YT channels wear a Tee-shirt that says a .22 will kill the crap out of you. that being said I wouldn’t use one for self defense either but to say if you got shot by one you wouldn’t notice it is just non-sense

I have friends who grow thai chili at home (container)… they say it produces so much they are constantly looking for people to pawn it off to (showing up at friends houses and “Hey, here’s some peppers for you… please, take them”).

Hey all, I’m sorry I didn’t get this question out the day of the episode.

Can anyone give me some idea what cattle prices are? For example, Darby mentioned you could buy a 1.5 year old calf, raise it for a certain amount of time, and sell it at a nice profit. Does anyone have any very rough idea what a calf of that age would cost, how many months or years do you raise them, and what sort of price would it sell for?

For example, if a 1.5 year old calf costs $500, you raise it for two years, and sell it for $1500 – that doesn’t seem useful. But if it is $250 for a calf, you raise it for two years, and sell it for $5,000 – now we are talking some money that makes sense.