Tennessee, Going Down Hill

Well, once again we find ourselves living under oppression and retarded laws in Tennessee. A sales tax on cigarettes putting Tennessee higher then surrounding states, beer tax that is higher, teachers flamed for having a life, and law enforcement with the power to take your car and throw you in jail for transporting cigarettes and beer from across state boarders. And of course, every bodies favorite, its now illegal to smoke anywhere that is not exclusive 21 and up. No more restaurants, clubs, etc.

As I mentioned earlier, law officials can stop you, seize your cigarettes, even your car, and throw you in jail of fine you if caught purchasing cigarettes across the state line and returning to Tennessee. Now they mentioned the same goes for alcohol. Maybe you should spend some time cracking down on meth labs, or corrupt judges, or making judges accountable for absolute stupid, asinine decisions they make. Such as giving custody of children to a father because the mother practiced her religion. Separation of church and state there judge. The two don't mix. Maybe you neglected to read the fact that the father was of the SAME Religion. Or what of the woman who had orders of protection, because of the father breaking her jaw, pushing her down the stairs, and sneaking back into the house. An order of protection that was filed by the police officers who investigated. And you give this man custody?

Now, what about poor Melissa England. A teacher, who had pictures of herself online that maybe were a little revealing, and you suspend her? Parents in an outrage? Hello, stupid parents, what are your kids doing on a website that would show that? Why should you be such bad parents and expect the state to raise your kids? Its not the entertainment industries fault, or the internet, or anything else's fault your kids are heathens. Its yours. You are the parent, act like one. This country is turning into a bunch of worthless morons with over-inflated sense of self-entitlement. Expect everything to be done for them, and blame everybody else for their problems.

Tennessee, wake up, or we will be living under the thumb of oppression.

Beware cigarette smugglers

Nope, no meth problem, murder problem, immigration problem here in Tennessee. We got it all covered. Now, we just get you for bringing cigarettes from surrounding state. A massive tax on cigarettes has caused Tennesseans to visit surrounding states and buying cigarettes at a cheaper rate. Not anymore. Now, if caught doing this, with 2 to 24 cartons in your car, you get a misdemeanor and chance to lose your car, more then 25 cartons, felony, jail time, car repossessed.

Of all the stupid things to enforce, they choose this. We have illegals entering the state( and getting health care in some areas), meth labs everywhere and they go after smokers.

A direct quote from Knoxnews.com

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Under state law, bringing more than two cartons of cigarettes into the state without paying Tennessee taxes is a “Class B” misdemeanor, carrying punishment of up to six months in jail and/or a $500 fine. Bringing 25 or more cartons is a “Class E” felony, with minimum penalty of one year in prison and a maximum of six years plus a fine of up to $3,000.

In addition, the specific state statute dealing with untaxed cigarettes provides that vehicles used to transport more than two cartons “are considered contraband and are subject to seizure,” says a Department of Revenue statement."

Time to contact authorities in Tennessee and let them know we do not appreciate this waste of our tax money.

Russia at it again?

Is Russia rearing its head yet again? Recent events seem most alarming from that area of the world. Testing a new bomb, resuming air flights( which caused british pilots to be scrambled), and even dissolving the cabinet.

Some look on Russia and condemn them for this. But look at it for a minute from the worlds point of view. the US has taken a rather aggressive stance recently. Russia may, or probably does feel threatened. They dont want to get caught undefended. They just want to defend whats theirs.

Its time the US started looking at its self from other countries point of view. Maybe then we will realize, its time we need to slow down and take care of home first.

Big brother at it again

A bill passed in 2005 with a premise as emergency military spending and tsunami relief has reared its ugly head in the form of Big Brother in our business. The "Real ID" combines state issued cards and drivers license into one ID card, or as the DHS claims, an essential weapon in the war on terrorism.

A National ID card was buried in the first patriot act as well, but never really took ground. It appears now this card will be required to even visit a national park! What does a national park have to do with terrorism? Are the bears and boars in cahoots with the terrorist? Are they afraid a family may now be able to go enjoy a picnic without being monitored by big brother?

According the the Real Id plan, all citizens must apply for a card no later then 2013. When applying one will be required to bring a birth certificate, photo ID, proof of social security, and proof of residence. I wonder if illegal immigrants will be required to show all this. Why are we, the American people being forced into this? If they want to stop terrorist from entering the country, then start at the borders instead of letting millions of illegals in, then giving them money and housing! Since when did being an American mean oppressed under the government?

This plan is expected to cost states $14 billion over the next decade, and only has funding approved for $40 million. But don't worry if your state doesn't have the bill in place, Chertoff says this is not a mandate; however citizens who live in states without the "Real Id" will not have an ID acceptable for federal purposes.

For more information on this see CNN or wiki.

The Wiki has lots of information, plus other links to pages with more information.

Whittle Springs Middle-Knoxville TN

Had some complaints from my daughter and some of her friends about the cafeteria in whittle springs middle school. Yeah, what kid doesnt complain about school food, but this seemed a little different. They were saying there is not enough room in the cafeteria and a lot of the kids have to stand up during lunch break, and that the food is just leftovers and never warm or fresh.

In my opinion, neither one of these conditions are acceptable. They can easily stagger the lunch times to accommodate the crowding, and a hot meal should be standard. Kids need that meal during the day to recharge and get some energy back to prepare them for the afternoon.

I called the school and talked to the receptionist. I was informed that children are not standing to eat, but standing around waiting to go through the line. Will verify with daughter if she sees kids standing and eating. Thank goodness for camera phones. I was also informed that the food is actually not cooked there, but brought in from another school and reheated. This of course could give the impression of leftovers.

After talking with my daughter some more, I will repost some more information soon.

Making money in WoW: The AH

Now its time for part two of how to make gold in World of Warcraft. Part one an be found here. This requires some initial investment, a lot of patience, and a personality that enjoys watching the flux of markets. Playing the AH now is a cutthroat business. Just remember one basic rule, no matter what the price you put on it, it won’t sell if somebody doesn’t need it. If it does sell, somebody needed it, and the price was good. Ignore the naysayer’s who in their superiority claim that it is overpriced( but use common sense, 2g for a stack of linen is rather stupid) and play the AH the way you feel you can do it.

First and foremost, download the mod, Auctioneer. This will save you a lot of time, and when you are out grinding you can get an idea of how much the stuff you have is worth, what does and doesn’t sell, etc etc. Spend some time learning to use it, and what it can do; it’s a really amazing mod. A note to be wary of, it’s not all knowing. Some people have learned to fool the mod by putting a few things up with extremely high buyouts to confuse auctioneer, and drop the average price so you sell lower then you should. Always do a visual search to make sure you are putting a competitive price up.

Playing the AH can be done either a little, or dedicating entire play sessions to it. The main part of playing the AH is knowing what sales, what doesn’t, what’s in high demand, and what isn’t. It’s similar to when looking for a grinding spot, except now, you are using what they farmed to make you money. I generally start off with ore/bars. Browse through the copper bars/ore first, look for what the highest price per stack is. Say 1g50s per stack of 20. Look for combinations of singles or other stacks that are lower. Buy these up; re-list for 15s lower then the highest price. Make sure it will make you enough profit to cover the AH fees. Double check the price before you buyout anything. Continue this all the way to Khorium bars. Check and see at each stage which is selling for a better overall price. Are stacks of bars/ores selling higher then singles? Can you buy out some eternium and fel iron bars, make felsteel and resell it for higher? Ore is one of the easiest to make money on, because 3 professions (blacksmithing, jewelcrafting, and engineering) rely on them to make items. Plus some alchemy recipes do as well. Since ore is so heavily needed, you can make a tidy profit doing this; even more if you have your epic flying mount and mine yourself.

Next are the primals and motes. I have several times turned 100g+ profit with these just by paying attention. For example, primal fires were selling for 32g a stack. I looked over in the mote of fire section, and found stacks of 5 selling for 10g a piece. It takes 10 motes to make a primal. I bought up all these, and some odd and end motes, made my primals, listed them for 30g, sold them all in about 2 hours. 10g profit per mote. Browse all the primals, look for the two or three that are always listed 5g below average, buy them up, relist them. If you find a lot of deals that are cheap, you can buy them all up and hold them till demand goes back up, just be careful of flooding the market. I bought up 2 stacks of primal shadows back when they dropped a lot. Saved them for a couple months till the demand was higher and the price was higher, made a nice tidy profit off them as well.

Look for epics/rares that are marked lower then average. This is a risky business, because sometimes they just won’t sell. Good ways to tell is look at the weapon, the stats, and think what class can use it, and what level. Remember that anything level 17-19, 27-29, etc is in high demand for twinks. Especially blues and epics. They will literally pay more then is even reasonable to get these items. I don’t dabble much in the weapon/armor trade, but do browse it once every day to see if anything jumps out.

You can apply this to any aspect of the AH. Cloth, herbs, rare recipes, or whatever you feel you know the most about. Keep an eye on the test server. When new recipes are released, get a character over there and list the materials for the recipes, buy them up, resell after the patch and you will make a good profit, if you are fast and the first. Some people hate to farm their own materials, and would rather just buy it off the AH. This is where we make our money.

Gay bears?

Yeah...okay, this was an interesting adsense ad that popped up this AM. Meet Gay bears. I am afraid to click the link, but almost afraid not too. What would one of these meetings be like? Do bears even care? Just had to share this interesting ad before it went away.