tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post2128467673005151125..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: Guns and Poison, Bowling, Eel SmugglingJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-18172046415699927282018-03-17T22:29:22.351-04:002018-03-17T22:29:22.351-04:00No, nor me Ivy. Having lived near the coast in the...No, nor me Ivy. Having lived near the coast in the UK and then 12 years on the coast of NC. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-67552137343464447452018-03-17T17:17:23.637-04:002018-03-17T17:17:23.637-04:00Even here she ate everything and anything. Just th...Even here she ate everything and anything. Just the way they did things. No real good sea food where I live now. What they call a beach here is not what I'm used to from living next to the shore. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-30581688194065825952018-03-14T14:08:38.880-04:002018-03-14T14:08:38.880-04:00Guns for hunting is one thing as you say JoJo, ass...Guns for hunting is one thing as you say JoJo, assault weapons is a totally other matter. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-11843768010067819782018-03-14T14:07:19.132-04:002018-03-14T14:07:19.132-04:00Well Hungary has no coastline Ivy so eels might no...Well Hungary has no coastline Ivy so eels might not have been available. We mostly ate anything and everything in the UK too, especially during and after WWIIJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-55701008246039104552018-03-14T13:22:42.955-04:002018-03-14T13:22:42.955-04:00That egg potato looks sooo good! I wish had some ...That egg potato looks sooo good! I wish had some potatoes in the house! I usually keep my mouth shut on the gun issue cause it's very unpopular with my liberal friends. I wasn't raised to hate guns even though my dad didn't have one and didn't hunt. But I've never had an issue with hunting for food purposes either. I don't think assault rifles, automatic or semi, should be sold or made available ever. But our senators and reps like to sneak in extra shit on all the bills that might start to infringe on the rights to own hunting and target shooting guns. That's why all of a sudden it's illegal to sell an over the counter inhaler. That was stuck onto the end of some other thing and it passed. Same thing with low flow toilets. You HAVE to have them now in new construction or remodels. Not that I'm against that, but I was pretty pissed when I was all out of my prescription inhaler and couldn't get Broncaid at the store.<br />JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-8467096988778550052018-03-14T13:21:03.926-04:002018-03-14T13:21:03.926-04:00I can only imagine what Mamam ate back on her farm...I can only imagine what Mamam ate back on her farm in Hungary. They even had their own water and others would come and get it from them. Not that that's the same as eel but I know they ate anything and everything and made meals stretchhhhhhhhh as far as they could. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-50496752148431654522018-03-13T17:57:49.042-04:002018-03-13T17:57:49.042-04:00That does sound pretty sensible Liz. Trouble is, b...That does sound pretty sensible Liz. Trouble is, being a Brit now living in Canada we are so used to NOT having a gun culture. Of course we have lots of hunters in Canada but we don't basically have people owning guns just for the sake of owing one. We owned one when we were in NC but for snakes, it was a very new development with the odd copper head trotting by LOLJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-72713312887328045462018-03-13T17:54:50.838-04:002018-03-13T17:54:50.838-04:00Same in Canada Patricia. Although living in NC one...Same in Canada Patricia. Although living in NC one wasn't really "aware" of it.<br /><br />Very scaryJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-89950488144883149472018-03-13T17:31:12.597-04:002018-03-13T17:31:12.597-04:00Sometimes I think the focus on guns is distracting...Sometimes I think the focus on guns is distracting us from finding answers. Guns are part of our culture and that's not likely to change-- I say that as a person who lives in a home with avid hunters and gun collectors, so we have more guns than humans. I also live in a state with some of the most relaxed gun laws in the US. If guns alone were the problem, WV should be ground zero for violence, but it's a pretty quiet, nonviolent state. <br /><br />I do think we have a huge problem with our lack of mental health access. I know people who beg for help and get nothing. That's wrong. The shooter in Florida begged for help. People who knew him made repeated calls to the police and even the FBI- no help, no intervention.<br /><br />I saw on TV where a state, I think Massachusetts, has a system in place where people throwing out reg flags can be disarmed while being evaluated. This seems promising. But then, as Americans, there is also strong protections protecting our due process and rights. <br /><br />To me, it seems our best answer will be looking into mental health and making it more accessible. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-67102347514324356552018-03-13T16:21:10.199-04:002018-03-13T16:21:10.199-04:00We Brits just don't have gun ownership in our ...We Brits just don't have gun ownership in our culture - thankfully. As for Putin - scary times.<br /><a href="http://www.thatspurrfect.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">That's Purrfect</a><br />PL Keenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960202724610314640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-23161318731494106722018-03-13T11:57:47.523-04:002018-03-13T11:57:47.523-04:00Oh I do Hilary, it's just a bit of fun. I thin...Oh I do Hilary, it's just a bit of fun. I think this would be a fab breakfast. I hadn't heard before either, it sounds like a serious problemJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-31271506225896080162018-03-13T11:56:53.397-04:002018-03-13T11:56:53.397-04:00Very popular in Europe Ivy, never come across them...Very popular in Europe Ivy, never come across them here though.<br /><br />Not serious really.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-57628268296375075932018-03-13T10:59:22.598-04:002018-03-13T10:59:22.598-04:00Just enjoy the bowling ... not sure about the brea...Just enjoy the bowling ... not sure about the breakfast. Also hadn't heard re the eels but will keep my eyes open now - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-43158571920403363942018-03-13T10:55:45.333-04:002018-03-13T10:55:45.333-04:00I never had eel before. Sorry about the bowling.I never had eel before. Sorry about the bowling.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-61859585401980865442018-03-13T07:20:23.762-04:002018-03-13T07:20:23.762-04:00Well Denise, we used to live with a nuclear threat...Well Denise, we used to live with a nuclear threat, then that got better and now it seems to be back again. In other words, it used to be scary, got better, and now got scary again.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-61288015748729796712018-03-13T06:50:40.312-04:002018-03-13T06:50:40.312-04:00I am sick of this president, the NRA, and do not t...I am sick of this president, the NRA, and do not trust Putin. Frontline did an excellent two-parter on him. Not to be trusted. This is a scary world.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.com