So tell us, where exactly off the grid do you reside? Possibly in a log cabin on a little cul de sac next to a vacant cabin in middle Montana. Just asking.
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Sorry Rick, unintended consequences, thanks for seeing the humour. In future I need to follow my own advice to others and not respond to certain comments. I just couldn't resist this time. More discipline needed. If I could quit smoking after 48 years, I can do this.
Just musing a little here, but whenever I see someone spouting about the erosion of this freedom or that freedom and that "they" (whoever "they" are) are taking away the freedoms that others have fought for, I wonder, to paraphrase John Kennedy's inauguration speech, "what have you done for your country?" Do you vote in every election? Do you thank a police officer for taking on a risky job? Have you honorably served in the armed forces? Have you volunteered to help the less fortunate? Have you attended a City Council meeting and expressed your views? Or to keep it aviation oriented, have you volunteered at your local airport, to be a member of the airport board, or to help out when the employees are overwhelmed by snow or other bad weather?
Or instead, have you just complained that "they" aren't getting their jobs done, that "they" aren't enforcing your "rights", that "they" have passed stupid laws, that "they" are impinging on your freedoms? Is your patriotism evidenced only by your flying the American flag from your pickup truck? A big part of good citizenship is participating to help make your country, your state, your county, your city great, not just complaining on social media that it isn't great.
Cary
The majority of Paul Poberezny's Homebuilder Corner columns was him discussing (spouting?) about this or that erosion of freedom.
Cary,
Absolutely right! We should be proactive and get involved. We are not here for a "free ride" and there is a price to pay. If more people were involved and cared about where this country was going we could make a difference.
Fortunately, a lot of the EAA crowd is on that page.
If I can carry at the Oshkosh Walmart down the street (and I can) I should be able to also do so on the grounds at AirVenture. Same person, same rules?