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Thursday, September 21, 2017
As Secretary Zinke Proves...
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So true, and - more specifically -- "You can lead city people to the facts, but you can't make them think" -- yet, they claim to be the 'more educated' people.
For example, a recent conversation I had with my citified boss at an ag-based sport:
Boss: "Hey, in the parking lot there's a pickup truck with hay in the back that's stacked so high that the driver can't see with the rearview mirror!!"
Me: "Nothing wrong with that - the driver just uses the side mirrors, instead"
Boss: "NO! It's dangerous and illegal!... He'll get a ticket!!"
Me: "I haul hay that high all the time, never got a ticket"
Boss: "Well, you just got lucky!!"
Me: "Think about semi trucks and travel trailers - they only use their side mirrors."
Boss: NO!!
(okay...I got him now...this next example will surely drive home my point...)
Me: "CABOVER CAMPERS! - hauling hay has the same 'road-legal' visibility as cabover campers."
Boss: "NO!! NO!! NO!!"
That is typical urban mindset, folks, and it is the biggest obstacle that stands in the way of bridging the gap between rural and urban America.
And it is why we have a double standard in laws - and - a double standard in the interpretation and enforcement of laws.
If it weren't for the electoral college - it would soon be illegal to haul a ton of hay in your pickup while cabover campers will still be allowed to legally travel down the road.
(My boss finally believed me when I got the pickup owner to explain it to him - he then later admitted the "cabover camper" scenario started him to re-think it.)
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So true, and - more specifically -- "You can lead city people to the facts, but you can't make them think" -- yet, they claim to be the 'more educated' people.
For example, a recent conversation I had with my citified boss at an ag-based sport:
Boss: "Hey, in the parking lot there's a pickup truck with hay in the back that's stacked so high that the driver can't see with the rearview mirror!!"
Me: "Nothing wrong with that - the driver just uses the side mirrors, instead"
Boss: "NO! It's dangerous and illegal!... He'll get a ticket!!"
Me: "I haul hay that high all the time, never got a ticket"
Boss: "Well, you just got lucky!!"
Me: "Think about semi trucks and travel trailers - they only use their side mirrors."
Boss: NO!!
(okay...I got him now...this next example will surely drive home my point...)
Me: "CABOVER CAMPERS! - hauling hay has the same 'road-legal' visibility as cabover campers."
Boss: "NO!! NO!! NO!!"
That is typical urban mindset, folks, and it is the biggest obstacle that stands in the way of bridging the gap between rural and urban America.
And it is why we have a double standard in laws - and - a double standard in the interpretation and enforcement of laws.
If it weren't for the electoral college - it would soon be illegal to haul a ton of hay in your pickup while cabover campers will still be allowed to legally travel down the road.
(My boss finally believed me when I got the pickup owner to explain it to him - he then later admitted the "cabover camper" scenario started him to re-think it.)
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