The last post is the WINNER!

[Stevicus]

36° and the sun's not up yet. Should get up to 68° later today. No rain in the forecast (and obviously no snow).

 

[ChristineM]

36° and the sun's not up yet. Should get up to 68° later today. No rain in the forecast (and obviously no snow).

It's 16c (61f) here at the moment, sun is shining on the freshly washed ground (it rained in buckets full last night).

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

It's 16c (61f) here at the moment, sun is shining on the freshly washed ground (it rained in buckets full last night).

My win floweth over.

 

[Revoltingest]

Yesterday evening, I moved trailers & misc
in the rain. Now it's 7F &.....

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Yesterday evening, I moved trailers & misc
in the rain. Now it's 7F &.....

That sounds nice. Sitting at home, by the warm fire, plate of haggis at your side & not a care in the world except cops.

 

[ChristineM]

I see America has woken up. Good afternoon

 

[Revoltingest]

That sounds nice. Sitting at home, by the warm fire, plate of haggis at your side & not a care in the world except cops.

No cops in sight.
But high risk of seeing family.

 

[Stevicus]

'Fantastic' winter solstice marked at Stonehenge - BBC News

Well, it looks like I missed this event.

Celebrations have been taking place at Stonehenge to mark the winter solstice.

Thousands of people watched the sun come up at the ancient Neolithic monument after the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.

English Heritage allows people near to the stones to mark key occasions.

The event is thought to be more important in the pagan calendar than the summer solstice because it marks the "re-birth" of the sun for the new year.

It was the shortest day of the year on Wednesday and so people gathered to celebrate the days getting longer.

Despite a forecast of cloud and rain, a large crowd of pagans and druids were among those to visit the site and were rewarded with a pink sky when the weather lifted.

Laura and Richard Parker travelled to Stonehenge from Nottingham and told BBC Radio Wiltshire the event was like new year for them.

Around 4,500 people were at the site for the event, with a further 100,000 watching the sunrise online around the world.

Scott Ashman from English Heritage said: "It was an enjoyable and peaceful celebration despite the damp and misty weather and it was great to see so many families enjoying themselves around the monument.

It didn't say whether Spinal Tap attended the celebrations.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

No cops in sight.
But high risk of seeing family.

Better than a family of cops.

 

[ChristineM]

No cops in sight.
But high risk of seeing family.

Move countries, makes such risks much less

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Move countries, makes such risks much less

Yeah @Revoltingest - move to France.

 

[Revoltingest]

Move countries, makes such risks much less

Low risk for me here.

 

[Revoltingest]

Yeah @Revoltingest - move to France.

Too high a risk of mimes over there in Frogistan.
Oh, Frogling cops are nasty too.
Michel Zecler beating: Four French policemen charged over assault

 

[Subduction Zone]

Yeah @Revoltingest - move to France.

Not going to happen. He does not like snails. Not even with peanut butter on them.

 

[ChristineM]

Yeah @Revoltingest - move to France.

Oh no... Please no.

 

[Stevicus]

Move countries, makes such risks much less

I don't have much to worry about from cops in my own town, since I know how things work here, how the local government works - and how to avoid negative attention from the police.

But when I go to different states, I'm not always sure what to expect from cops. Traveling in border states also involves Border Patrol checkpoints which are a bit of a pain. Border Patrol can be nasty.

 

[Revoltingest]

Traveling in border states also involves Border Patrol checkpoints which are a bit of a pain. Border Patrol can be nasty.

Every square foot of Michiganistan is subject
to border control. (All is within 100 miles of
navigable water.) Still, I've never heard of
CBP hassling anyone other than at the border.

 

[Stevicus]

Every square foot of Michiganistan is subject
to border control. (All is within 100 miles of
navigable water.) Still, I've never heard of
CBP hassling anyone other than at the border.

That's at the Canadian border, where CBP can do their job on "easy mode." Down here, it's a completely different kettle of fish.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Too high a risk of mimes over there in Frogistan.
Oh, Frogling cops are nasty too.
Michel Zecler beating: Four French policemen charged over assault

Cops on snails.

(For what they lack in speed, they make up for in strength.)

 

[Revoltingest]

That's at the Canadian border, where CBP can do their job on "easy mode." Down here, it's a completely different kettle of fish.

No, there's a 100 mile border zone that is further increased by water.
Check out MI, ME, & a few others where the entire state is in the
border zone where warrantless stops are legal.
Know Your Rights | 100 Mile Border Zone | American Civil Liberties Union
Of course, your state has a worse problem, despite
only part of it being in the border zone.