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japple

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21. There are about 50 chicken houses within 5 miles of my house. It is a very, very red county.

Wed Jul 5, 2017, 03:50 PM

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My family has lived in this county since the 1850s and I am related to a large number of people in this county. I don't know where you got your idea that I "enjoy a steady diet of rural people suck." I don't like fireworks or gun fire or 2-cycle engines or packs of howling beagles at night. What is wrong with that?

Edit to add: A lot of these chicken houses are large, automated, commercial operations owned by Koch Foods. If you don't know who the Koch Brothers are, google Charles and David Koch. The chickens sold by these growers are often classified as "free-range" because they are not confined to a cage like the egg layers. After the chickens are loaded on trucks for transport and the houses are mucked out, the air is so contaminated with ammonia that it causes breathing difficulties. Lest you think these are quaint little chicken farms run by Ma and Pa Kettle, this is what those free range operations look like.
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I live in Chickencatcher Holler in the most red county in Georgia. The fireworks tonight [View all] japple Jul 2017 OP

Where ever you are greymattermom Jul 2017 #1

Funny opposite view... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #2

Same here. Lars39 Jul 2017 #3

Started reallowing fireworks sales in GA a few years ago. White wingers love their explosives, guns Hoyt Jul 2017 #4

Sounded like a fucking war zone driving home tonight. geomon666 Jul 2017 #5

Same here. Igel Jul 2017 #6

Soooo looking forward to tomorrow's ride into work gratuitous Jul 2017 #7

So far, milder than last year, but dixiegrrrrl Jul 2017 #8

After midnight where I am Not Ruth Jul 2017 #9

I'm experiencing what you might call Control-Z Jul 2017 #10

Our feline friends madokie Jul 2017 #14

When Americans feel that they've "screwed the pooch" maxrandb Jul 2017 #17

i don't get the entertainment from these things JI7 Jul 2017 #11

Same here in SE PA, on the divide between rural and suburban. enough Jul 2017 #12

Same here, Lancaster county Amishman Jul 2017 #18

Hall Co? NightWatcher Jul 2017 #13

Gordon Co. japple Jul 2017 #20

That was my first thought too. Solly Mack Jul 2017 #24

I briefly lived in Gainesville and boy howdy it's red. NightWatcher Jul 2017 #26

Yep. Super red. Solly Mack Jul 2017 #27

Well bygawd madokie Jul 2017 #15

Guess I never thought to politicize fireworks GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #16

Many lost dogs today at the animal shelter and traumatized veterans because of the japple Jul 2017 #31

I have in-laws in Long Beach, CA. They said there were lots there. EllieBC Jul 2017 #19

There are about 50 chicken houses within 5 miles of my house. It is a very, very red county. japple Jul 2017 #21

? Fireworks are illegal in CA, and Long Beach is a huge city in a blue state -- why are you anneboleyn Jul 2017 #22

Illegal doesn't mean a lot to people when they have plenty of ways to get fireworks. EllieBC Jul 2017 #29

You are making a lot of assumptions. japple Jul 2017 #33

Anything that leaves the ground, (bottle rockets,) or explodes is illegal here in Sheboygan. Archae Jul 2017 #23

I lit off a shitload of mortar shells...guess I'll have to vote repuke from now on eh? snooper2 Jul 2017 #25

Celebrating the way John Adams would have wanted them to bottomofthehill Jul 2017 #28

When I lived in Georgia the GOP asshats as far as the eye could see used to shoot off their guns Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #30

Same here, in a blue county though. Sounded like a war zone ecstatic Jul 2017 #32