Yesterday I lamented the potential banning of fire.
For those of you that don’t know, I live in a town that rivals Berkeley for nuttiness. Thanks to the progressive thinking fomented by Chico State University, Chico is often like an alternate reality in a sea of conservative rural farmers.
In today’s Chico Enterprise Record “Hits and Misses” we have another example of this.
The city of Chico is talking about raising all sorts of fees and fines in an effort to plug an enormous hole in its budget.
The council has for years approved spending millions of dollars it didn’t have, shifting money around to hide the problem. Now it’s out in the open, and citizens will pay dearly if they dare break city laws.
But there’s good news out there for nuclear bomb owners. The current fine for a first-time violation of the city’s nuclear-free ordinance is $1,064. Under a proposal to revise certain fines, a first-time offense will be reduced to $1,000.
For those of you new to town, this is not a joke.
http://www.chicoer.com/editorials/ci_23322509/editorial-hits-and-misses
No, really, it isn’t a joke.
No person shall produce, test, maintain, or store within the city a nuclear weapon, component of a nuclear weapon, nuclear weapon delivery system, or component of a nuclear weapon delivery system under penalty of Chapter 9.60.030 of the Chico Municipal Code.
Source: http://www.chico.ca.us/document_library/municode/Title9.pdf
On my Facebook page where I first mentioned this hilarity, Ric Werme had the best comment:
Ric Werme: Say what you will, but ever since the nuke ordinance law was passed, there have been no nuke ordnance explosions in town. Clearly that law has been more successful than the budget process!
Please excuse me, while I go enjoy some yellow cake while looking over my shoulder.
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higley7 says (May 25, 2013 at 7:48 am): “At the City Limits of Iowa City near the University of Iowa, there is a sign with a broad red circle and a diagonal broad red line…”
Holy smoke, you’re right! Iowa City is indeed a Snoopy-free zone!
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/96346569.html
What a déjà vu.
Reminds me of former East Germany, where in order to distract from economic downturn, cities have been declaring themselves as “City of Peace”.
However, looking back, it has been more lip service and not such an efficient approach as Chico CA is doing.
I am impressed, how well it works out. So far.
“UC Berkeley has applied for the grant to destroy the bucolic Strawberry and Claremont Canyon areas, claiming that the trees pose a fire hazard.”
If any though were applied to this situation, they’d find the vast majority of houses are made of trees, too–and these are just as susceptible to fire.
So what now? Will they evict everbody and force them to live in caves?
You’ve come a long way, baby…
From Keith Sketchley on May 25, 2013 at 8:27 am:
As I thought for a quick minute before getting another cup of coffee, then remembered it’s 2^10=1024.
Too bad, since I was wondering if they had originally decided on that fine after the number got stuck in their brains doing conversions between kilotons and megatons.
Under the category of “Idle Speculation”….
if California would adopt a statewide “Ban the Bra” movement….
then Californians would have an alternative….
and more interesting method of monitoring Earthquakes…
and perhaps increased interest in quake studies….
I see a definite conundrum brewing in Chico–home of the atom finers.
Once Energy Catalyzers are available for home use, will the city realize they’re distant cousins to the A-Bomb and fine every house that installs one? Sure, they’ll be the “greenest” energy source on the planet, but will the city council hesitate to ruin the economic advantage of ownership just so they can’t balance their revenues?
Anything to thwart progress… That the Progressive way.
“….No person shall produce, test, maintain, or store within the city a nuclear weapon, component of a nuclear weapon, nuclear weapon delivery system, ….”
Given the warningsthat terrorist might deliver a nuke in a city in a suit case, then surely luggage falls foul of this law?
More to the point, every home and office in Chico and its surrounding area contain some piece of digital circuitry whose close cousins reside inside nuclear weapons.
That’s funny, but beware the reality of the increase in fines. I just got a ticket in Temecula CA for not wearing a seatbelt. The officer told me the fine would be around $100. He lied. The ticket came and the fine is $213. These are revenue raising schemes and and provide yet another reason for people to move out of California.
Things to be banned in Chico due to their Non-Nuclear ordinance
U235
Pu239
Beryllium
Tritium
Deuterium
Hydrogen (DiHydrogen Monoxide) as a source of hydrogen
High Explosives (TNT) (firecrackers, fireworks)(Ammonium nitrate/Diesel fuel)
Blasting Caps
Electronic Components (Transistors, Diodes, Resistors, Circuit Boards, Wiring, etc…)
Steel (housing)
Screws, Nuts & Bolts (actually not Screws & Nuts or the Chico Board would have to be dismissed)
Also, Lets not forget the dreaded radioactive Iodine-40 and the stuff that makes your watches glow
Everyone in California knows that all Chico needs to do to solve their financial problems is to put a $10 tax on every Chico State party.
Conversions a bit off: 1024=400 hex=100000000 bin
REPLY: yep, fixed. A
I think in the movie “Sum of all Fears” the delivery system was a coke machine.
Anthony,
You my not want to order some of the stuff here. You might have to pay a fine.
http://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_4
REPLY: I’m well familiar with them. – Anthony
I suppose that a depleted uranium bullet would be classified as a nuclear weapon by these Einsteins.
component of a nuclear weapon delivery system
So…
Gas, tires, rims, chassis, drivers, oil, semis, trailers, steel, aluminum, trains, lights, stereos, paint, …
I could do a whole lot of fundraising with that one phrase.
“Thanks to the progressive thinking fomented by Chico State University, Chico is often like an alternate reality in a sea of conservative rural farmers.”
I think that’s common and it was true of where I went to school. Many of these kids vote and they’re active and there are enough of them to swing an election. Their “thinking” is not much appreciated by the more conservative town-folk, esp. since the “progressives” won’t be there for very long, so don’t have to live with their “improvements.”
Do you only pay half the fine if you pay within 14 days?
At some point all the sane people of wealth will leave California and the rest of the nation will continue to welcome them.
I moved to Washington 13 yr’s ago. Best thing I ever did.:-)
California is nutty, no doubt. The video in the link below describes the 20-plus years effort to repair the Bay Bridge after earthquake damage in 1989. The Bay Bridge is in San Francisco Bay.
But, project proponents insist the High Speed Rail will be built on time and on budget.
http://live.wsj.com/video/opinion-the-next-california-boondoggle/4777D02D-1438-48C1-9925-C5C3EC52C671.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_h#!4777D02D-1438-48C1-9925-C5C3EC52C671
So, if the town experienced a sudden nuclear detonation crime spree, would there be anyone left to collect the fines?
LOL.. Simply fire 2/3s of all government workers (starting at the top).. Adjust wadges and benefits to the average private sector worker.. Only spend 95% of tax revenue with the other 5% being used to set up a city bank that offers loans to local people and businesses at competitive rates..
Is that profit I smell?
Like magic all of governments problems will disappear within 10 years.. With the public being truly served and supported by our government workers..
The question is does open revolution have to happen to make this happen?
Does this mean no PET scans are allowed in local hospitals? 😉