Comments on: BREAKING NEWS!! — Common Sense Government

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:27:39 +0000

LOGIC tells me that “Mr. Logic’s” comment was intended to go with another story.
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By: Mr. Logic

Mr. Logic — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:42:41 +0000

Steve: LOGIC tells me that coppers were at fault the MAJORITY of the time they collided with the public for whatever reason. 16 out of 30 is not much to be proud of! No info as to whether they were inattentive, reckless, texting, rushing to save a maiden in distress or just worse drivers than those with whom they collided.

By: Taxed Out!

Taxed Out! — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:44:02 +0000

Nice photo. I bet there is an interesting story behind it.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:32:45 +0000

I have to agree with Paul on this one.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:34:28 +0000

I live in Gem County, just outside Emmett. Here, people who live inside the city limits are required to phone dispatch and notify the Fire Department when they plan a burn, and can be fined for failing to do so. Outside the city limits, residents are strongly urged, but not required, to do the same.
The main purpose is simply so they don’t have to send out fire trucks every time somebody calls in and says, “I see smoke down the road a ways,” and rush out to find it’s only someone burning off some weeds or a pile of branches or somesuch.
Dunno what specific laws are on what one can and cannot burn legally, but do know that when someone not far from us was burning tree trimmings or somesuch and decided to add tires, the firefighters came out and hosed it down, and sheriff’s deputies came out and had a chat with the man.
Other than that, the rule seems to be: Don’t burn when the wind is strong enough to send the flames flying beyond where you want them to be, and have someone around to keep an eye on the fire.
The system seems to work well.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:48:28 +0000

I can think of no good reason for open burning of any kind. There are states where they seem to get by just fine without this method of refuse control. In some states agricultural burning has not been allowed for decades.

Ask anyone with respiratory issues like COPD or Asthma how they feel about open burning. The “controlled burns”done by the forest service are bad enough.

Trash burning and yard debris do not need to be burned. It stinks, it pollutes, and is a major annoyance to people who would like to keep their windows open during warmer times of year. It is a practice that is very inconsiderate of your neighbors long distances from the burn site.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:53:26 +0000

Is each citizen entitled to define “rural area” to his own satisfaction? (Why can’t us city slickers burn a pile of limbs on a day when there aren’t air quality issues? My personal opinion is that the pileup in the landfill has more environmental impact than burning something like that.)

I checked out the link to the Air Quality page… they don’t allow people to burn tires and dead animals? When did that happen? (Nudge-nudge, wink-wink)