Comments on: License Bidwell Ranch http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/ Commentary on puzzling things in life, nature, science, weather, climate change, technology, and recent news by Anthony Watts Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:06:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Evan Jones http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2615 Evan Jones Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:10:18 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2615 There's your trouble. You had a golden goose there--until some tax-raising idiot done went and cooked it! There’s your trouble. You had a golden goose there–until some tax-raising idiot done went and cooked it!

]]> By: Russ http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2599 Russ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:46:09 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2599 Our local paper, The Union, recently published an article that the County was "spending beyond income revenue." Unfortunatly, after an audit by some folks smarter than the reporter, we found out it was not true. I hope the Chico Enterprise Record does not their facts straight either. I thought you all had some of those big box stores, WalMarts, Home Depots, etc that generated some big time tax revenue to keep the Chico coffers full to the brim, or are they all in the County? As I keep telling our local political leaders who have resisted the big box revenue opportunities and see the revenues declining as one third of every purchasing dollar is spend outside the County, "Use your imagination folks." For them it is harder than you think. First they must to have an imagination, which is often not an election requirment. If the salad dressing thing works out, let us foothills folks know so we can come up with a Gold County BBQ sauce. The cooked goose is going to need some sauce "real soon now," as we have billions of gold in the ground under the town, but a small group of wackos will not let us dig for it. No mining, no big box stores, no tax revenue, and a whole bunch of shoppers who go to the valley for their household goods, it is going to take some imagination to find the needed revenue. It may be a salad dressing or BBQ sauce solution. Our local paper, The Union, recently published an article that the County was “spending beyond income revenue.” Unfortunatly, after an audit by some folks smarter than the reporter, we found out it was not true. I hope the Chico Enterprise Record does not their facts straight either.

I thought you all had some of those big box stores, WalMarts, Home Depots, etc that generated some big time tax revenue to keep the Chico coffers full to the brim, or are they all in the County?

As I keep telling our local political leaders who have resisted the big box revenue opportunities and see the revenues declining as one third of every purchasing dollar is spend outside the County, “Use your imagination folks.” For them it is harder than you think. First they must to have an imagination, which is often not an election requirment.

If the salad dressing thing works out, let us foothills folks know so we can come up with a Gold County BBQ sauce. The cooked goose is going to need some sauce “real soon now,” as we have billions of gold in the ground under the town, but a small group of wackos will not let us dig for it. No mining, no big box stores, no tax revenue, and a whole bunch of shoppers who go to the valley for their household goods, it is going to take some imagination to find the needed revenue. It may be a salad dressing or BBQ sauce solution.

]]> By: Evan Jones http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2594 Evan Jones Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:25:27 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2594 Happy, happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Rev. I know one thing I have to be thanksful for this year: You! "Use your imagination folks." Why not do the same thing dubya did to stop-check a recession and skyrocket revenue to record levels? CUT TAXES! It's the liberal thing to do. Happy, happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Rev.
I know one thing I have to be thanksful for this year: You!

“Use your imagination folks.”

Why not do the same thing dubya did to stop-check a recession and skyrocket revenue to record levels?

CUT TAXES!

It’s the liberal thing to do.

]]> By: Keech http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2592 Keech Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:42:53 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2592 I recently proposed a similar solution to NASA's money problems: Corporate sponsorship of the Orbiters. Can't you just picture Endeavour all decked out in stickers like a NASCAR racer? How much would Microsoft pay to have its butterfly logo on the nosecone? How about “Intel Inside” emblazoned right under the American flag on the vertical stab? I recently proposed a similar solution to NASA’s money problems: Corporate sponsorship of the Orbiters. Can’t you just picture Endeavour all decked out in stickers like a NASCAR racer? How much would Microsoft pay to have its butterfly logo on the nosecone? How about “Intel Inside” emblazoned right under the American flag on the vertical stab?

]]> By: David Walton http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2591 David Walton Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:30:56 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2591 Departing from the licensing angle, how about products made from species living on Bidwell Ranch? Imagine a steaming bowl of canned Bidwell Ranch Fairy Shrimp Bisque topped with a generous sprinkle of fresh and tasty meadowfoam flower petals and coarse chopped meadowfoam greens. Dining on the "endangered" is always a special treat for the green so it should be quite a revenue generator in this town. Give it an upscale label and sell the bisque, flowers, and greens at Trader Joes. Dang, now I am hungry and Fairy Shrimp are out of season. But the meadowfoam is thriving. Time for a fresh meadowfoam and miner's lettuce salad drenched with some of that Bidwell Ranch dressing. Meadowfoam seed oil is edible so it could be used as the base ingredient for Bidwell Ranch dressing. The oil is also highly prized for use in all-natural soaps, skin lotions, and bath products. How about a line of Bidwell Ranch all-natural hygiene and beauty products made from meadowfoam oil to keep processed chemical shunning green clean, comfortable, and smelling like a lush vernal pool? Made for greens but petro-chemical burning planet rapers love it too! If we really think big, meadowfoam seed oil could be used as an alternative fuel. Chico drivers running on meadowfoam oil would be a site that would bring a sentimental tear to my eye. Burning meadowfoam seed oil could help to wean us from our addiction to Mid-East Islamo-fascist thug oil. What is not to like about farming and harvesting Bidwell Ranch meadowfoam? Departing from the licensing angle, how about products made from species living on Bidwell Ranch?

Imagine a steaming bowl of canned Bidwell Ranch Fairy Shrimp Bisque topped with a generous sprinkle of fresh and tasty meadowfoam flower petals and coarse chopped meadowfoam greens.

Dining on the “endangered” is always a special treat for the green so it should be quite a revenue generator in this town. Give it an upscale label and sell the bisque, flowers, and greens at Trader Joes.

Dang, now I am hungry and Fairy Shrimp are out of season. But the meadowfoam is thriving. Time for a fresh meadowfoam and miner’s lettuce salad drenched with some of that Bidwell Ranch dressing.

Meadowfoam seed oil is edible so it could be used as the base ingredient for Bidwell Ranch dressing. The oil is also highly prized for use in all-natural soaps, skin lotions, and bath products.

How about a line of Bidwell Ranch all-natural hygiene and beauty products made from meadowfoam oil to keep processed chemical shunning green clean, comfortable, and smelling like a lush vernal pool? Made for greens but petro-chemical burning planet rapers love it too!

If we really think big, meadowfoam seed oil could be used as an alternative fuel. Chico drivers running on meadowfoam oil would be a site that would bring a sentimental tear to my eye. Burning meadowfoam seed oil could help to wean us from our addiction to Mid-East Islamo-fascist thug oil. What is not to like about farming and harvesting Bidwell Ranch meadowfoam?

]]> By: wattsupwiththat http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2590 wattsupwiththat Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:12:09 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2590 Steve, Herb Caen's curse lives on. Steve, Herb Caen’s curse lives on.

]]> By: SteveSadlov http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2589 SteveSadlov Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:09:22 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2589 Or, you could have Bidwell Ranch be the name, and end up with the redundant "Bidwell Ranch ranch dressing." But think about it, it would also open the door to "Bidwell Ranch ayahmend dressing" (that's almond for those of you in the rest of the world) and "Bidwell Ranch Velveeta dressing" ... sorry couldn't resist a few Chicoville jokes. Or, you could have Bidwell Ranch be the name, and end up with the redundant “Bidwell Ranch ranch dressing.” But think about it, it would also open the door to “Bidwell Ranch ayahmend dressing” (that’s almond for those of you in the rest of the world) and “Bidwell Ranch Velveeta dressing” … sorry couldn’t resist a few Chicoville jokes.

]]> By: English Major http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2587 English Major Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:12:52 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2587 I bet your dressing would be delicious on Fairy Shrimp salad. I bet your dressing would be delicious on Fairy Shrimp salad.

]]> By: 13times http://wattsupwiththat.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2586 13times Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:58:13 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/license-bidwell-ranch/#comment-2586 I propose a pick-it-yourself $$$$ medical marijuana plantation in upper park. BEC could organize and lead the volunteer effort to plant 40,000 hemp seedlings (native varieties of course). Chico would become the world leader in natural hemp hippy formal wear, Jute rope weaving, pharmaceutical brownie manufacturing.... and we can all get hella stoned in the process. Think globally, act locally. Its a win win win win venture!!! Peace out A-man ! I propose a pick-it-yourself $$$$ medical marijuana plantation in upper park. BEC could organize and lead the volunteer effort to plant 40,000 hemp seedlings (native varieties of course).

Chico would become the world leader in natural hemp hippy formal wear, Jute rope weaving, pharmaceutical brownie manufacturing…. and we can all get hella stoned in the process. Think globally, act locally.

Its a win win win win venture!!!

Peace out A-man !

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