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stevew

stevew

resident influencer
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weed is off the list in mlb fot
testing

i predict a lot of twinkies in the dugout...
 
SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
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In a van.... down by the river
6thElement

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
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Two news pieces just.
Bruce Springsteen's son becoming a full time fire fighter in NJ - Solid work for someone who likely doesn't need to do anything.
One of Rupert Murdoch's sons calling him and his businesses out for denying the impact of climate change.
 
Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
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Jm_ said:
alaskalandmine.com

The bizarre story of Campbell Lake, the private lake that isn't

It all started because Alaska Landmine Creative Director Paxson Woelber just wanted to go packrafting...
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So this has just came up in the last few days, although I've heard rumblings over the years on this subject.

Some backstory is there was a recent supreme court case where some Alaska guy was operating his hovercraft up a river on federal lands where that kind of travel was prohibited. Alaska has a law that require any navigable waterway to be accessible to the public, so it basically became a "states rights vs. federal rights" issue. Of course, every right-winger within 1000 miles was screaming about State's rights and how they can't regulate the waterway.

So for years this HOA has been telling people that this is a "private" lake and that "you can't boat here, because it's dangerous" and many other reasons. Google Earth shows that they, the homeowners, own around 200 boats around the lake. The lengths that they have gone (read the article) to misinform the public are extensive. Now it's come out that, yes, it is public, for the same reason, that all navigable waterways are public in AK and they can only be restricted for the purpose of other public access, etc. It even turns out that there are easements that allow access. They do own the "lakebed", but that would only give them rights when the lake is empty, so it's meaningless.

It's a classic case of rich people trying to keep something to themselves. It's not like people were ever swarming to try and float or use this lake, but the way they've handled it over the years has just been ridiculous, so now the tables are turning and all these far-right homeowners are complaining about people following and using the law...which grants them the right to access this waterway.

The homeowners are becoming unhinged and it's funny as hell. Someone started a "Storm Campbell Lake" facebook event and the comments are just gold.

If you have a few minutes, I recommend reading the story...and then if you can, the FB event is pure comedy.

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I think we are going to try and have some winter fatbike races on the frozen lake. Oh yeah, that's me in the blue puffy with the flask.

I even fielded a question at work by another agency person that was asking me if we regulated "boats at seaplane bases". I thought it was odd at the time, but we often get the opposite question, whether we regulate where people land and we don't, that's completely up to the landowner/manager.
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Epic party today. On the "private" lake.
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Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
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Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
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AK
I am a pilot. I can land on 3 wheels, 2 wheels, skis and floats.

I work for the gubment in Safety.
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,155
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Portland, OR
Tripping balls cures Lyme disease.
She'd stopped taking morphine for five days after her LSD experience, and then her chronic pain returned, so she decided to take the morphine again but at a lower dose, and to also microdose LSD, every three days. A microdose of LSD is about a quarter of the typical 10-milligram dose and doesn't cause a hallucinogenic effect.
Three years later, the woman was able to completely stop using morphine to manage her pain and said she had no withdrawal symptoms.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-tripped-34-hours-lsd-140700944.html
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rideit

rideit

Bob the Builder
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