Flat Lined

 

Nothing is poking a blog post or posts right now. The (P)regressive’s are doing their usual, financial scandals are being swept out of sight, voting irregularities keep coming up, and PDJT recently eviscerated the Emperor on social media. The most I can muster is a yawn.

Some readers like car stories. This may, or may not, be a rerun.

Trinidad and Alamosa offsite sales were usually good for us and I tried to hold them one week to the next.

Between the two we had three deals fail due to bank declines and I need to get the cars back. In addition, I had one trade in to return, an early (very small) Honda Civic.

Departing Longmont with my sister in the front seat and my son and his very pregnant girlfriend in the back, we headed for the hills (US 285).  A mere 4:26 hours and 251 miles. Nobody was comfy.   In Alamosa we delivered the Honda and retrieved both a Spectra and Rio. Sent son and girlfriend back to Longmont in the Spectra and Sisty and I proceeded to Trinidad in the Rio, a mere 2 hour 110 mile jaunt.

 The Trinidad customer was young, and the lender would finance her with a co-signer. At her uncle’s house, he had the Rio blocked in his driveway. Inside he had his internet lawyer forms spread about and was prepared to negotiate.

 The conversation flowed along these lines.

 “Sir, in the next ten minutes one of three things will happen. One, you sign the documents I’ve brought with me. Two, my associate will drive away in the Rio. Three, I will go to the police station and file a stolen vehicle report”. (I'm such a silver tongue devil)

 We departed in the Rio forth with.

 At this point we had over six hours and close to 500 miles into the day. It was hot, Only one Rio had a/c. Those 2002 Rio automatics at 6,000’ ASL had enough power to drive 75 mph without a/c or about 50 with.

 We still had nearly four hours driving ahead of us. Past Walsenburg are a series of hills and I was behind a Honda in the right lane. A State Patrolman was ahead of us in a crossover, and the Honda driver, who was driving the speed limit, panicked and hit the brakes. I reacted by switching lanes, nearly wiping out my sister who was using the downhill to get enough speed up to use the a/c.

 Of course the patrolman saw this and pulled me over. Sisty passed and stopped further on the hill under the only patch of shade for miles.

After telling my sad story, the patrolman indicated he would give me a ticket if the driver up the hill requested.

 “Please”, I begged. “That is my sister and she will lovingly throw me under the bus”. No ticket.

As Always, YMMV

State Level Constitutional Republic? Maybe Not So Much

 Tough Shit, Rural Areas

The elitist environazi mindset  in on full display in this article.

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The paternalistic language and attitude permeating the article hides the real message; we are going to do it and you need to get over it. It doesn’t matter if rural areas want to control their environment; just shut up, peasants.

Colofornia

Living in Colorado is expensive and becoming even more expensive. The  (P)regressives have bypassed the TABOR act with “fees” since the state Constitution requires voter approval. The courts offer no recourse as the three Supreme Court Justices are hard core leftists.

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The fees are nickel and dime but add up fast. There are nearly twenty fees collected when I register my car.

The (P)regressives are far from done. They are working on a ballot imitative to move to a progressive income tax and circumvent TABOR, a long standing (P)regressive wet dream.

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 Welcome to the UniParty.

 Well Shucky Darn

The mechanic who has taken care of my vehicles has died. He was also a friend. He was bothered by severe headaches in recent years.

 Why in the world, WSF, did you pay $80-90 for an oil change?

 My Dad drummed into all our heads, “Grease is cheaper than machinery”. I’m a believer in the best lubricants and filters. John was far more than a “technician”, he was a mechanic. He went over my car from bumper to bumper looking for problems every time it was in his shop.

 Not being able to do my own maintenance and repairs on my car is an aggravations; part of aging.  Knowing bullshit when you hear it is one of the benefits of knowing how to maintain and repair a vehicle, old age be damned.

 I will switch over to Sisty’s proven shop but, I will miss John.

Saving Heritage

Good friends own a ranch twenty minutes from downtown Steamboat Springs. It has been in the same family for 112 years. Rather than sell out for big money, they found a way to protect their heritage. Recently, they posted the methods they used.

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 My friend’s son and daughter-in-law have taken over the day to day running of the ranch. My friends are my age. The husband was a year behind me in high school.

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The Fling before the Ring

A topic on LL’s Virtual Mirage brought back a fond memory. A family owned used car operation had several members employed by a son who owned the business. The patriarch had twelve children. All the men were handsome and the ugliest daughter was drop dead gorgeous. They were smart, productive, and beautiful. All business on the job; their personal lives were kept separate. No flirting. 

One daughter was getting married and a bachelorette pub crawl was in full speed. They were being transported around in a large limo.

 Three of us were working that evening and the limo pulled up. Several intoxicated voices called out,

 “Show us your cocks, show us your cocks!”

 One salesman looked at the limo and said,

 “Hey, my wife is in that car”.

 He then looked at the other salesman and me in further shock. We had dropped our pants and were cheered by the limo occupants. He was not amused.

 If You Are Going to Fuck Up, Go Large

Another bad trucker post.

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Somewhat related is Aurora, CO making roads safer by simply enforcing existing laws.

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Some estimates are 1/3 of cars on the road in Colorado are uninsured. OK, WSF, go racist and suggested a study of the citizen status and ethnicity of the drivers might be illuminating.

Stupid knows no limit.

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Lust

An airplane I’ve always liked. Circa 1968 got a two hour ride in one with a Jacobs engine.

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Deleted Comments

I’m now deleted off topic, way off topic, comments. Many times I will see the same comments on other blogs.

Car Sales Story (Repeat)

Being weird enough to stand out in a bunch of car salespeople, means being beyond weird. Mel met that standard. Always wearing a porky pie hat, his home was in the hills above Fall City, WA. He bragged that he never washed his vehicle from the day he acquired it until the day he sold it.

 We were working an offsite sale. Mel had parked his Diesel 4x4 VW Rabbit Pickup near the car prep area. Few groups are more capable of mischief than bored car salesmen.

 A collection was taken up and the, at the time idle, wash crew/detailers with cash in hand went to work on Mel’s VW. They slim jimed the lock and went to work on the inside, cleaning windows, the dash, bagging trash and giving the interior a complete vacuuming. Outside, a wash and dry was followed up with tire shine. The VW was ‘front line ready”.

 When Mel returned it took him several minutes to recognize his VW.

“Where is my truck”, an irritated Mel asked? He was standing beside it at the moment.

A clue was salesmen laughing. Mel was not amused.

 As always, YMMV

Tales, Usual Subjects, and Racism

 

Favorite Repo Story

As requested by a reader. A few years ago a dealer I once worked for called me wanting some help in hooking a car. The buyer lived in a high end gated community and parked in a secured garage in downtown Denver. The dealer had a set of keys and an offer of $1,000 if I could get the car.

 My helper, Judy, a tough as nails older biker chic, and I drove out to the gated community. First stop, the police station. My 1996 green Escort wagon would attract police attention in that neighborhood.

Next step was to find the entrance without a security guard. The plan was to wait for a vehicle to exit and zip in before the gate closed.

 We barely settled in our discrete parking spot when the very vehicle we needed to hook drove out!  We followed to an upscale shopping center where the customers parked in a public garage and disappeared into a mall entrance.

 Shortly, I was driving away in the collateral while Judy waited a few minutes to see if the customers came right back. She then followed me to the dealership. The repo went into the bull pen, the keys into the night drop and we went off to a nice dinner.

Two days later when I picked up my check, the dealer wanted details. “Trade secrets, was my reply”.

The customers, both attorneys, made many threats and demands. The dealer took great pleasure in telling them to fuck themselves.

Environazis Rule!

Their takeover of various commissions, aided by Emperor Polis, includes the Public Utilities Commission. Now, no more natural gas heating or power generation allowed. 100% renewable energy only will be allowed.

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How all of this will work in conjunction to the rush to build Artificial Intelligence facilities is, it appears, “we will see”. Not answered, yet, is how will the water for these AI operations be supplied without draconian water rationing, for the soon to be unwashed, masses?

 You have questions? Here are some pre-packaged answers.

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A favorite read is Jon Caldera and the Independence Institute. He has an annual, Californian of the Year (limited to Colorado residents).

A portion of one of the nominees’ bio sums up perfectly the Boulder think.

With the charm of a tenured professor who’s never had a private-sector job (or a utility bill), Toor assures us he’s “saving the planet,” while ordinary people wonder if they can afford to boil water for spaghetti without blowing their monthly budget.

Meanwhile, our Northern neighbor has more good news.

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Can you say LPG exports?

Honest Elections

Not in Colorado, per our whack job Secretary of State.

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PDJT has less than kind words about Emperor Polis.

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Tina Peters used her position as a County Clerk and Recorder to try and uncover voter fraud. Did she do it the correct way? She must not, because the entrenched elite made an example of her.

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She is, IMO, a political prisoner.

The Colorado Sun

Readers may note many of my links go to the Colorado Sun. While proclaiming itself to be non-partisan, and wrapping itself in a pristine journalism blanket, it is, in fact, a progressive advocacy effort.

 Why do I read it, diligently? To see what the assholes are up to.

Wolves

Don’t feed them, is sound advice, as reports of wolves coming into Front Range communities raises concerns. Who will heed the advice among the animal lovers who voted for wolf introduction?  Worrisome, to me, are reports of wolves traveling east of Interstate 25.

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Why not? The High Prairies were once part of their range.

Racism

My late father served in the China-India-Burma Theater in WWII.  Originally trained in chemical warfare, in India he did many different jobs and become fluent in the dialect of the Assam region. He always maintained, “The only thing an Asian understands is a boot on his neck”. Was he a racist? By liberal definition, he was. In his daily life, interacting with all kinds of people, he wasn’t.

 Is there a point to this WSF? Well yes there is.

 Far too many immigrants come to this country with no regard to our ways, our customs, our social structures, and our laws. They don’t want to assimilate. They see themselves as superior and us as weak and inferior. They are here for what they can get, not what they can contribute.

An example; is an interview of a Sikh who lost his CDL and livelihood at a Weight Station crackdown.  Via an interpreter, he explained he has been here ten years and a long haul trucker for eight years. Well, fuck me running! Ten years, and you never bothered to learn even rudimentary English? That folks is blatant racism, his!

 Point: It is a two way street.

 As always, YMMV

Safe Roads

 Bad Trucking

Disclaimer. For those who read Virtual Mirage, LL beat me to this.

On just I-80 estimate place 6,000+ big rigs traveling daily through Wyoming. The operation below lasted three days, targeted trucks using county roads to evade the ports of entry, and resulted in 20% of the trucks taken off the road either for illegal operators and/or defective trucks.

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 Given these drivers were willfully breaking the law; it is difficult to tell how many trucks pass the ports using pre-pass are not in compliance.

 PrePass is an electronic clearance system for commercial trucks that uses a transponder or mobile app to allow qualified vehicles to bypass weigh stations and ports of entry at highway speeds\

1%, 5%, more? As everyone clutches their pearls about how the turmoil in the trucking industry will raise costs of everything, this citizen will pay more for safer roads and professional drivers.

 I would put down a bet that everyone who might read this has been behind a semi on the Interstate passing other semis with a 1-2 mph speed differential. Professional drivers don’t do that, often.

Wolves + LGBTQ

 Seems the current CPW director is stepping down. Not to worry, he is staying on the state payroll, just in a different position. The interim director will be a National Guard Major General.

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Campaign Violations?

No worries, just the current Attorney General (who wants to be Governor) and the Secretary of State who oversees elections. There is nothing to see here folks; just move along.

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Pareto’s Law

Came across this on LL’s Virtual Mirage and thought of variants.

My middle aged son is high on the Asperger Scale, with a near photographic memory and the ability to do complex math in his head. Likewise, he is far down the social ability scale. Worse, he can’t be bothered. At work, he is reliable, on time, and will go all shifts without talking unless it is directly work related.

 He was recently fired from a production job because he didn’t get along with “fat Mexican women”. The HR department, tired of their bitching, decided to get rid of him instead of dealing with the bitches. Decided to get rid of an 20%er to keep the 80%er's happy.

 Modern management practice.

Placate the 80%, who are causing 80% of your personnel problems, by getting rid of the 20% who makes you a profit.

 As always, YMMV

 

 

Wolves, Colorado Politics an a side of Epstein

 

Wolves

The wolf introduction program keeps floundering. The state needs more wolves, and is being turned down by states that have wolves.

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A similar program is more successful, native ferrets. Their natural prey is prairie dogs.

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Surprising this program continues, given Emperor Polis’ husband is a fierce advocate for prairie dogs.

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In recent years Marlon Reis has scrubbed his Social Media accounts. Could this be in response to his term limited Governor husband’s Presidential ambitions?

WTF

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett receiving and responding to Epstein’s text messages while hearings involving him were underway was justified, she said, because he was a constituent. That prompted me to look into the matter.

She is a lawyer, born in New York City, educated at Georgetown, and was an Assistant District Attorney in New York City. At some point she moved to the US Virgin Islands and is on her sixth term as the territory’s representative to Congress.

 From Gemini AI.

 Stacey Plaskett's committee assignments for the current Congress include the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Ways and Means Committee. She is also a member of the Budget Committee. 

 Those are some powerful committee assignments for a non-voting delegate.

 She is married to a Community Organizer and former professional tennis player named Jonathan Buckney-Small.

 How more “Deep State” than her can you get?

Kersey Speed Trap

The situation has gone viral. Most creditable view is the police chief thought he found a discrepancy between state law and his city ordinance. My understanding the town council has met and $40 is the cap. Looming are the many options open to those who paid $350 tickets. Lawyers are getting involved.

 Pure Colorado Politics for those interested

How Colorado became a solid blue state was can be traced to four individuals. Money was their tool. Seed money from them, big money by getting the “right” people elected to funnel taxpayer money into the system they created.

 the work of four liberal philanthropists who set out to remake Colorado through a mix of public-policy giving and campaign donations—software entrepreneur Tim Gill, venture capitalist Rutt Bridges, Internet businessman Jared Polis, and heiress Pat Stryker.

 Often called “the blueprint”,  a longer explanation follows for those interested.

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Just to make sure, throw in voter fraud.

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Can that ever be reversed? Not right away, but in this video Jon Caldara gives a “blueprint”.

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 My takeaway is the far left Democrats that dominate the party today have alienated the liberals and conservative Democrats, much like the far right Republicans alienated the moderate Republicans. Caldara seems a path towards bringing together the middle.

I hope it works. I won’t live long enough to see it but my grandchildren will.

 Fuck Green Energy

My woke electricity supplier wants another rate increase that, they say, will raise my monthly bill by $10. That may not sound like much. In fact, it is about a 15% increase. All of this, supposedly, is to meet Emperor Polis’ goal of 100% renewable by 2050.

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At the same time Data Centers, with enormous power requirements, are being courted to come to Colorado. As an aside, where is the water coming from that they need?

 As always, YMMV

Speeding Along

 

Speed Trap

Town of Kersey got me for $40. Seems in just weeks the town has generated around 1/3 $Million in revenue. Most certainly, other towns around the area are taking note.

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 In the small city where I live, there is now a dedicated radar van that moves around. A Facebook page has been created to track the locations.

 I’m not against enforcing speed limits, within reason. Drivers going 15-20 mph in built up areas endanger all of us.

 The section of road Kersey monitors has no side streets and one farm driveway. I don’t buy “safety” for the way speed limits are set on that section of WCR 49. Perhaps those speed limits were set back when it was two lanes and should be reviewed.

Weed Business

Competing with the “black market” is tough. I’m not a customer. That said, my understanding the street price is lower, the potency adequate, and the sellers aren’t required to fund Emperor Polis’ and associates blue dreams.  Mexican cartels may be another story.

Grand Western Tradition

Wyoming, Colorado, and other western states have a history of schemes involving mining to fleece investors. They also share a history of fabulous wealth generated by mining. Which is happening now with rare earths?

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Me, just a bemused sideline viewer.

Consequents

The DOT, Federal and some States, crackdown on unlicensed and unqualified truck drivers, I applaud. There are repercussions. My local grocery store has a lot of empty shelves. Upon my inquiry, I was told they are having trouble getting their deliveries.

 Safer roads vs being inconvenienced? I’ll take option one, thank you.

 As always, YMMV

Mess Call

 

VFW/American Legion

Our small group usually has Sunday breakfast at one of the local posts. A nice social event for us, and some direct support for local vets, makes for a nice end/start of the week. Their breakfast is a lot like the picture. Should bring back memories for many vets.

Wolves

Colorado’s woke administration continues to spend on what will likely be a failed program. Just as environazis have always found ways to thwart programs they oppose, they now find the same ways being used to thwart them. Oh, the horror!

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Working as a Colorado Parks and Wildlife employee can’t be a lot of fun.

Trust Fund Snot Blues

My disdain for those with inherited wealth infesting Colorado and pushing out locals is familiar to any reader of this blog. Now comes a reckoning. The following is a twenty six minute explanation. While I personally find the narrator irritating, I listened because his facts are solid.

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The political impact as these entrenched blue hot spots collapse will likely reshape Colorado politics for years to come.

 Has WSF mellowed?

No, just haven’t come across much to provoke me into writing something. The government shut down, the Epstein Files, Jan 6, ICE, etc. are being covered, much better, by others.

 As always, YMMV