You answered a question with a question. I’ll assume you lock your car doors. And I’ll also assume it’s not because you’re worried about the government stealing it or its contents.
Locking car doors has been mentioned one too many times for me not to offer a Public Service Announcement: If you own a soft top convertible car, locking your car doors might result in the need for a new rag top.
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Soft top convertible?
What are they gonna steal, a Beach Boys 8 track?
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What might they steal is not the point.
What they destroy to see what they might find of value is the point.
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NOPE! But I can see where you might go with this…yes, they CAN mandate that your kids be up to date on vaccinations IF your children will be attending public schools. However, you do have the option to homeschool if you are against vaccines (I’m not, for the proven safe ones…but not COVID. But i’m not going down that wormhole. I think we can agree that measles, smallpox, etc vaccines have been around long enough that there is enough data to verify their safety and efficacy).
I firmly believe that they are YOUR children aged 17 and younger and YOU have ultimate rights over them and not the govt.
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Meyerland? 
I was living right outside the loop at the time, in Bellaire, right by JAX grill. On my street, one side (unfortunately, NOT my side) had power the whole time, the rest of us lost power for weeks also. But, man, you should have SEEN the tangles of extension cords running from the energized side of the street to the other, lol! I’m literally talking about hundreds of cords. I hooked my cords up to my neighbor across the street for lights, fans, a rolling ac unit, fridge, etc and I took my laundry over to their house, hung out over there for some “real” ac, etc. It was really no big deal for me. The reason their side had power was because their power lines going through their backyards were RMR lines (reliability must run), and those lines exist to power essential places, in this case, the old Bellaire hospital further down the street. But they also connect to medical centers, police stations, etc. We also did patrols, took our dogs and guns with us, it was actually great to meet all the neighbors. The liberal living among us were mortified watching us walking down the street with AR’s, rifles, etc slung over our shoulders, however, I imagine if they had a need for protection or something, they’d sure be crying out for us to come help.
How about a curfew if an area is inaccessible by vehicle due to high flood waters? That way, sure, there may be some crazies like you who stay and ride it out (jk), but for the most part, most people have no business being inside powerless houses surrounded by lakes. And if you are still there, you should have to keep your ID on you or something to prove that it IS your house? Eh, I dunno. I think you can see where I’m going with that. But if you CAN get around in your neighborhood via the streets, then sure, let people come back and work on fixing their houses, no curfew…but I still don’t think there isn’t much legitimate need to be “out and about” at midnight regardless.
I have to disagree again. Being in public carries public risk. Nobody should mandate to me that I inject anything in to my child, without my express consent. Neither should public service be denied over it.
Conversely, if someone is terrified of sending their kid in to the public, they can homeschool or find a private school that better matches their needs.
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The point was…i can lock my doors if I want or I can leave my doors unlocked if I choose too
it’s not the governments responsibility to determine whether my doors are to be locked or not locked
it’s pretty obvious you want the government to be your mommy
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this was also a covid lockdown requirement imposed by the government…therefore the government imposed these curfews by declaring an emergency
over reach of the government as far as i am concerned
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My “out and about” comment was with regards to being out and about when your area is essentially a literal disaster zone…no power, streets turned into rivers, etc. For COVID, that shit made zero sense. Actually, almost all of the “rules” made zero sense…the mask, that 6ft bullshit, all the stupid plastic shields/barriers.
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That is my whole point…who decides what constitutes an emergency
because i definitley do not trust my own government to do that
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Did you vote for DeSantis? Cuz he’s the guy who would declare an emergency. The governor of the state.
No, Rice Military, but Meyerland does get it way worse! JAX Grill is great! I live in New Braunfels now but miss some of the Houston restaurants.
We were all out of power completely, but generators were being shared for the essentials like refrigerators and coffee pots. I had mine hooked up to the water heater too. The ac was too big of an ask unfortunately but I kept a window unit in storage with the generator and hooked it up during peak heat. I think the worst is that hurricanes happen in the summer. Houston returns to its former swamp status and it feels like it.
We were fairly discreet and enough of us had trucks that it was easy enough to get around. I don’t even remember needing four wheel drive. AR’s were in the mix and the usual suspects were carrying concealed pistols too, but that was a common occurrence anyways. I do remember a handful of neighbors who were fairly outspoken about guns on neighborhood social media groups were surprisingly forward about checking “status” to receive welfare checks. It was kind of funny. Fortunately nobody got shot but there were people “not from around there” on a few occasions who were pretty obviously casing, and who were also pretty obviously being tailed, and they left. They’re opportunists. And the police weren’t there, so.
I could see the police checking people in a state of emergency, but not on public streets. If they see something that seems suspicious in private property and want to investigate then sure, do the usual thing. They’re generally not around though, and are a reactive force after the fact. Like they’ll write a report if you were burgled. Cue insurance.
I just don’t agree with blanket curfews, at all. I don’t think the answer to risk is govt locking us down.
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I did and he has disappointed me on a few occasions
this is the meaning of declaring state of emergency
Declaring a local state of emergency informs state decision-makers that an emergency situation exists beyond the response or recovery capabilities of the local jurisdiction . The enactment of such a directive will enable counties to: Initiate local emergency preparedness and response actions.
imo, this does not constitute imposing a curfew or force me to leave my property
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It’s coming again and it will be interesting to see what happens this time.
They need to keep that shit to themselvs.
I don’t need a rematch.
I miss the days when this was just called cold-and-flu season and everyone knew there were respiratory illnesses being passed around.
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You can’t see because I was not thinking about vaccines at all. I was thinking along the lines of reckless endangerment and abuse. Get pulled over doing a hundred, drunk, and with your kids not in car seats, and see the problems you’ll be having.
So abortion is OK? Sexual abuse? You might want to think this one through.
DeSantis is the best governor in the country, in my view.
I strongly doubt people will tolerate another lockdown.