Friday, July 8, 2016

A major proposed regulation change for the Florida Keys fleet will be the proposed regulation that all commercial fishing vessels operating beyond the three nautical mile line have onboard a survival craft that ensures no part of an individual is immersed in water. This proposed regulation change would eliminate the use of life floats and buoyant apparatuses on commercial fishing vessels operating beyond the three nautical mile line.
The Coast Guard proposes to align its commercial fishing industry vessel regulations with the mandatory provisions of 2010 and 2012 legislation passed by Congress that took effect upon enactment. The alignments would change the applicability of current regulations and add new requirements for safety equipment, vessel examinations, vessel safety standards, the documentation of maintenance, and the termination of unsafe operations.  The attached document is 32 pages long and contains a thorough background, basis, and purpose for the proposed regulations.  The actual proposed regulations can be found on the last three pages of the document.

The U.S. Coast Guard views public participation as essential to effective rulemaking, and will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. USCG-2012-0025), indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation.  The U.S. Coast Guard encourages you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at Link

Mia makes her first public appearance! All 4 of you are beautiful. It’s simply amazing. Meri-Lynn and I have a new Grand Daughter, Mia! 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Healthy and amazing & we are blessed big time once again. Mia was born in Naples, Florida, and a Piner at heart for sure. Congrats Tatiana and Joey for a job well done.

Maybe it’s time to go back to paying cash for gas. When I hear about those parasite thieves installing card readers on gas pumps I wonder how safe my account is. I’m going to ask my bank manager what happens in the event I get hacked and ripped off in this manner. Is this progress when we can have money stolen right out of our accounts by people that don’t even work for the government? Spooky, eh? I will let you guys know what my bank says.

When we re-open on October 1st, we will bring out and sort as much as we can. There is so much stuff that it could take six months to do. If there is something special that you want, we will do our best to go through the storage unit and find it for you.

The Flea Market is open Saturday and Sunday 8am till 2 pm. There are tools, tarps, sunglasses, homemade soaps, lotions, toys, kitchenware, RV supplies, jewelry, hats, comical signs and more. Please come visit us for great deals plus, now, lots of craft supplies!

[“Rust on gelcoat”] Ospho will not damage gel-coat. It will remove oxidation from your gel-coat. It will etch the stainless steel if not removed in a timely fashion. You can also use Goof Off or toilet bowl cleaner to save a few bucks.

When will this madness end? When will the ‘patriots’ open their eyes, shed their paranoia, and allow us to outlaw assault weapons? When will they realize that no matter how many assault weapons are out there, they can never hope to have any impact against law enforcement or our military; should they think it necessary to revolt. Assault weapons are only for killing men and the ‘patriots’ are the problem. Those un-American ‘patriots’ think violence is the way, not the voting booth as true patriots believe. I’m disgusted with the whole Second Amendment. Link

I made the maximum burger possible using McDonald’s “Create Your Taste” Kiosk. For most toppings, sauces, etc. you can get 10X as much. Patties are limited to 2 Quarter Pounders. And you can only get one bun. Other than that, you can get pretty creative. Holy crap on a cracker–literally. Video

To foster and perpetuate a 100 percent Americanism
To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation.
To combat the autocracy of classes and masses.
To make Right the master of might.
To promote Peace and Goodwill on Earth.
To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom, and
democracy.
To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness

Perhaps you’re wondering what our local mosquito control authorities are doing to keep us safe. The answer is simple: Not enough! They have decided that rather than fight the invader with the latest scientific methodology that they will simply put more “boots on the ground.” Very much like mounting a cavalry charge with swords drawn on today’s battlefields. Don’t get me wrong..it’s only a couple of board members who are waffling in their responsibility.

Perhaps you’re wondering why they don’t fire every gun that they have in their arsenal, why do they dither? The answer is patently clear.

A vocal group in opposition to the use of the latest technology has been ginned up by a small group of wealthy investors who are more worried that their property values might suffer than they are about public health. We know this to be the truth, because the “elite” have told us so.  One can only wonder how much their precious property values might decline when Zika shows up in your home.

They’ve told Mosquito Control to put the Oxitec project anywhere except in their neighborhood. Are they afraid of the project? Afraid that that a Frankenskeeter will carry them off and suck all of their blood? Nope, they have told us that they are afraid that it will hurt the value of their real estate investments.  And that makes them mad as hell.

The influence of these local “elites” reaches far beyond this current Zika crisis. Long tons of your money has been wasted, and millions more are about to be wasted by the Mosquito Control Board. This in no small measure as a result of the influence of these power brokers on only a couple of board members.

It is time for big changes on the Mosquito Control Board. We need new faces, new ideas, fiscal responsibility, and most of all, we need to put public health above private profit. It’s time for a board that is responsible to all of Monroe, not just the privileged few.

[Plan Ahead] Here’s one for all the kids out of school looking to get into trouble and all of us adults who never figured out how not to. It’s usually easier to avoid a bad situation than it is to get out of one!

[Green Slime Algae] How would you like to get some semi’s trailer trucks and haul a bunch of green slimy algae to the front yards of the fat cats of big sugar? Yeah, me too. Link

Put protein-packed quinoa to work in summer salads. Though commonly referred to as a grain, quinoa is technically a seed. Full Menu > Recipes > Quinoa Tabouli Salad

A handy chart for people with big families.

[Fruit Cubes] When you want to save some or all of that fruit we get this time of year in the Keys, simply clean it, mush it, and put it in ice cube trays. Put the frozen cubes in Ziploc bags and you’re good for pies, drinks, whatever!

I thought that the Zika virus was a new disease, but I have noticed some people down here appear to have contracted it when they were babies. They tend to congregate around the local watering holes and the Winn Dixie.

I didn’t hear nuthin’, I didn’t see nuthin’ and I ain’t sayin’ nuthin’

[Old Soldiers Never Die … ] On average, 20 veterans a day committed suicide in 2014. That figure is down from an average of 22 a day in 2013.

I’m sad to report the passing of my friend and longtime Keys resident, Darrell “Boppy” Mckee. He had just turned 42. Most people probably know him from the Summerland Chevron, where he worked for more than ten years. Boppy had a kind heart and a great sense of humor. He loved the Keys and brought happiness to all who knew him. He will be missed. R.I.P.

But let’s just all panic like good American sheeple that swallow everything they throw at us on TV, and run right into the flames like driven animals.

Meanwhile, the huge conglomerate that owns Oxitec is fueling the panic so as to sell mutant mosquitoes. It’s all about the money, fools! Did you think they were in it for the good of humanity in general and especially you? They want your tax dollars. Period.

Meanwhile, Obama’s billion dollar Zika Prevention Bill has been discovered to be the “Zika Trojan Horse Bill”. It is a gift to big chemical companies to avoid EPA regulations on pesticide use, and would apply to the whole US, whereas the aedes mosquito is only found in Gulf states. If you develop Zika in New Jersey, it’s because you took a trip or got laid.

Meanwhile, you develop cancer or a debilitating neurological disease from unrestricted pesticide use. You might not even be around to see that baby grow up. That baby that was never at risk from Zika anyway.

The US educational system, TV hypnosis, subliminal messaging everywhere, and IQ depressing fluoride in water (and everything else) has filled this country with gullible fools. Do you count yourself among them? Do you need the approval of others to feel secure about yourself, so you go with the opinion most popular with your friends? You probably have the ability to think for yourself, even though you may not have really bothered for many years. Who guides your reasoning? Fox News? CNN? Someone at Mosquito Control? Someone with a radio show? Who do you trust? Why do you trust them? Follow the money. Typically, if someone stands to gain through salary, profit, commission, power, sex, or donations, they cannot really be trusted. That’s nearly everybody. I can still hear Tarzan say, “It’s a jungle, jungle out there, Jane.” And it’s full of mutant mosquitoes.

[Cheap Gas] Many motorists are clogging their car’s engine by not using gasoline with enough added detergents. That’s the conclusion of a study released Thursday by the AAA auto club. Gasolines with extra detergents cost an average of 3 cents per gallon more. And that could be their undoing. The Michigan-based Center for Quality Assurance charges gas stations a fee to use the Top Tier seal of approval. Two executives of the group declined to disclose the fee.

It’s is really kind of stupid that we do not have a one world money. It should be so simple except for the egos of the rulers to have 1.10, coins and 1, 10, 100, 1000 bills that can’t be counterfeited. If anyone does counterfeit these bills or coins, it’s life in prison, no parole. But of course, it will take a 1000 years for the them to settle on a design. Maybe a forehead barcode would be better like a debit card.

Sue Paul is back in the Keys after a TraumaStar ride to Kendal: 5 months in 3 facilities, and ambulance transport back. That’s why her Moose membership has lapsed. Friends can find her at the Key West Health and Rehab Center next to the hospital on College Rd., Stock Island, room 287-B (at last visit). She speaks softly and a little slurred, and still is half deaf, but we in the Keys that hang at the bars are used to that. Ha. She has had few visits from friends in many months. Friendly, familiar faces are welcomed.

Some say it is better to lose your eye sight than your hearing because you always wonder what people are saying about you. I say try crossing the Florida Turnpike during rush hour if your blind and then tell me what’s more important.

It never ceases to amaze me that the left rank and file seem incapable of engaging in dialog without engaging in vitriol. Insults may be the current political stock in trade, but they really do not advance anyone’s narrative.

The simple fact is that the Democrats did block federal emergency funding for Zika. There is no doubt about that. It happened. Check the record. They blocked all the funding simply because they did not get all that they wanted. They chose to toss out the baby with the bath water. (continued on the National Politics page …)