Disappointment follows – just the usual WSF’s wandering mind
Wyoming Cattle Barons today
The West has seen a wave of Eastern and European
“investors” since the indigenous tribes were subdued and forced on
reservations. Many were broken by the Great Depressions, sheep men, and
homesteaders. Others were taxed unto fleeing (Japanese investors in Steamboat
Springs, for instance). Still they persist as outlined by this very long
article about an effort to create a new Jackson Hole.
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Whose ox is being gored?
Artificial intelligence and electionsMORE
This is a problem when done by conservatives. OK by others,
for our own good, since we aren’t smart enough to make our own informed
choices.
Responsible LGBTQ
There are many people who identify in this subset who are
just that, people. I’ve known several, worked with several, hired and promoted
‘gay people’ over the years. I found this interesting, someone telling the
truth and getting smacked down for it.
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Wokeism, DEI, youth violence and
18,000,000 Illegals
Please bear with me as I try to connect some dots. We
have a coalition of race hustlers with mail order divinity degrees, people with
no marketable skills who are intelligent, and cynical opportunists that have
weakened this country. The nexus? Obama.
Youth violence is being encouraged, and glorified, by
evil rap music, IMO. (Music is used very loosely here)
What will happen when those 18,000,000 million illegals
get cut off from the government tit? Gangs on a scale we have never envisioned.
The government tit? The country is going broke and our
currency worthless. If you use gold as a baseline, and currently trading around
$2,270+/-, a dollar is really worth $.22
(look, I’m not a math major so correct me if I’m wrong).
Trivial Pet Peeve – Man vs Woman
Pathways. Left to their own devices, women arrange
furniture in a way that allows easy passage for them. We men are broader of
beam and need more room. Too often I find my body at a 45° angle while
navigating female arranged spaces. Add a 80 lb lab on a leash if you want a
challenge.
Law Enforcement where I live
Copied from the Facebook page
Weld
County Sheriff's Office
· We enforce the laws, what will
you do?
The suspect had an active felony warrant out of Adams County
that he failed to appear in court on. Despite this, no one could stop, or
predict what he would do next that would disrupt the peace in several northern
Colorado communities.
To give you a brief background, the person’s actions we are
talking about here have warranted WCSO SWAT to be activated to assist other
Northern Colorado law enforcement agencies, twice in the past. For more
context, this same person was on parole from May of 2022 to March 4, 2024. Now
that you have some background, lets take a look at the most recent criminal
event this same individual was recently arrested in.
In late March of this year, just shortly after he discharged his
parole sentence, he allegedly fired a handgun into an occupied building located
in the Town of Windsor. The suspect’s vehicle description was reported to law
enforcement in this incident.
A short while later, two citizens approached a WCSO deputy and
reported traveling near Intersand America Corp. in the Town of Windsor, and a
male in a similar pickup truck allegedly pointed a gun at them. The motorists
provided the vehicle tag number of the suspect to law enforcement. Based on the
description of the vehicle in the first incident, the suspect’s vehicle tag,
and nearby security camera footage, the suspect vehicle was identified by law
enforcement.
Other WCSO deputies responded to assist the town of Windsor, along
with the Eaton, Ault, and Severance Police Departments. The suspect vehicle was
later located, and several police departments followed, and eventually pursued
the suspect’s vehicle. The pursuit lasted for nearly an hour, and ended in
unincorporated Weld County when the suspect surrendered and was taken into
custody by the Severance Police Department.
The suspect’s bond was later set at $5 million cash/surety for
the charges that took place in the Windsor Police Department’s jurisdiction,
and $3 million cash/surety for the charges that took place in the Severance
Police Department’s jurisdiction.
Thankfully, in this most recent incident, no one was injured,
but the building the suspect fired into, and several surrounding vehicles did
incur minor damage. It is worth noting, several law enforcement vehicles that
engaged in the pursuit were damaged. Also, Windsor residents had an approximate
two-hour shelter-in-place around the immediate area surrounding the building
where the shooting took place.
If we haven’t explicitly communicated it in the past through
social media posts like these, we will make it clear now, law enforcement and
the communities they serve are deeply connected. You cannot separate one from
the other, and what effects one effects the other. The person discussed in this
post exemplifies the failures in our justice system that need to be addressed
and cannot be solved by law enforcement alone. Remember, we enforce the laws,
we do not write them. We enforce the laws; we do not determine a suspect’s
bond. We enforce the laws; we do not determine if someone gets paroled; or if
the courts entrust them to appear for a court date at a later time which they
fail to appear for. We enforce the laws, so what will the people who live in
our communities that are affected by crimes like this do to legally address
problems such as these to keep our communities safe? In a society where there
are less penalties for criminal offenders, more permissive drug laws, concerns
about vigilante justice, and the state is restricting the rights of gun owners;
it is important to get engaged with the legislative process and make your voice
heard. So, what will YOU do to fix our broken justice system?
All charges are merely accusations, and a defendant is presumed
innocent until, and unless proven guilty in a court of law. #staysafeweldcounty
Grease is cheaper than machinery
Tomorrow the Taurus goes into the shop for an oil change and
look over. Likely the bill will be $100 or so. I can’t do my own work anymore.
The mechanic (not the ‘technician’) I use is as grouchy and grumpy as I am so
we get along. Everything is from NAPA and all synthetic lubes. Some things I
don’t go cheap on.
I didn’t know my car had a cabin air filter. Simple job
to replace and Sisty’s renter helped me. We found the one in the car was the original,
circa 1992. Gross doesn’t begin to describe it.
The car is gray, devoid of any stickers and completely anonymous.
That is useful in my work. A local chain of car washes offer unlimited washes
for $18 a month so the car is kept clean. Other than having a handicapped
license plate, there is nothing calling attention or likely to stick in anyone’s
memory.
AARP
An organization I loathe but used to help prepare my tax
returns. No, not because the service was free. Rather, camouflage. The Colorado
revenuers and I have been battling for decades. My hope is they see that AARP
preparer stamp and won’t look further.
Some may call it selling out and I won’t argue.
As always, YMMV
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