tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post5962189763268537774..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Bullying and Chortling Joan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-41100567963024150872017-03-07T07:12:00.497-10:002017-03-07T07:12:00.497-10:004:19 Wanna bet. The term was used specifically. Ra...4:19 Wanna bet. The term was used specifically. Raise a milyun li'l Fistees....Da Hoos is getting engorged again.<br />Watch. He will be in politics soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-46362454717540978402017-03-06T16:19:42.440-10:002017-03-06T16:19:42.440-10:007:02: actually, I'd prefer more Shamas. We ha...7:02: actually, I'd prefer more Shamas. We had a great friend for several years who would always come when we pointed to a centipede. Sadly, the damn cats got her.<br /><br />The chickens may eat the centipedes, but they also destroy our garden.<br /><br />What the Honolulu people think is a Fistee is what a Fistee has always been for at least the last 40+ years. That certain people decided to use that term for a different group of people they don't like I'm pretty sure was a conscious choice. I'm sure that most people who picked up the term had no clue about the original meaning.John Kauaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709115908711629306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-32662122534460717022017-03-05T18:52:19.377-10:002017-03-05T18:52:19.377-10:00All this means is over a thousand feed their faces...All this means is over a thousand feed their faces for free on the county dime.<br /><br /><br />Prayers<br />Nearly 1,000 turn out for Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon<br />Nearly 1,000 turn out for Mayor’s Prayer LuncheonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76378888529701485012017-03-05T09:46:43.640-10:002017-03-05T09:46:43.640-10:00There are 2 weekends of international demonstratio...There are 2 weekends of international demonstrations about the Climate.<br />Nothing is scheduled on Kauai. Anyone interested?<br /><br />Climate Marches<br /><br />There are two weekends of demonstrations for Climate change coming up<br /> 22 April on earth day The <a href="https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches" rel="nofollow">March for Science Signup </a><br /> 29 April Concentrated in Washington<br /><br /><br />The March for Science has satellite marches in Hilo, Honolulu and on Maui<br /><a href="https://peoplesclimate.org" rel="nofollow"> The Peoples March </a> has several hundred across the CONUS, but none in Hawaii so far.John Kauaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709115908711629306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-12858495684766014952017-03-04T22:34:56.586-10:002017-03-04T22:34:56.586-10:00This isn't about defending the chemical compan...This isn't about defending the chemical companies. This is about LAW AND ORDER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-40830252740840163772017-03-04T10:53:57.761-10:002017-03-04T10:53:57.761-10:00@7:02- Poison not needed for centipedes. I have be...@7:02- Poison not needed for centipedes. I have been bitten numerous times by the big ones. Terrible pain and swelling for days. Have found green papaya and comfrey poultice help, after withdrawing venom with a poison removal suction syringe. Whenever possible, I catch the centipedes with tongs, take them far away and release them. No pesticides needed at all. Mokihana is not welcome in our home. The geckos also are happy Mokihana never visits us. And stop building homes with wood. Instead use materials that are termite proof. No need for poisons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-17197362254189903892017-03-04T07:02:05.873-10:002017-03-04T07:02:05.873-10:00The first 8 inch centipede that crawls over an Fis...The first 8 inch centipede that crawls over an Fistee/Antis Kid's leg will put an end to any "no poison in my home" sentiment.<br />Mokihana Pest Control will have to do a triple spray.<br />But them chickens sure do love to eat them 100 legged critters.<br />I was in Honolulu and the Kauai Seed poison debate came up...as I said "the Fistees" I got several strange looks. I explained what a Fistee was and they explained what they thought a Fistee was....they have dirty minds in Honolulu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-64431480011839889422017-03-04T03:52:54.554-10:002017-03-04T03:52:54.554-10:00https://www.npnrd.org/assets/site/NSWCP-Practices-...https://www.npnrd.org/assets/site/NSWCP-Practices-Revised-NRD-2013.pdf<br /><br />NC-8 the Dairy would get 65% cost shares from the government for installing a sediment basin.<br /><br />NC-5 the seed companies can get 50% cost share to construct reuse pits for irrigation water and underground pipe to the headlands. This would capture rain runoff and soil erosion that's "polluting" (based on the claims made by surf rider in GI) the rivers too. IN addition, re-use water is 50% cheaper than pumping ground water too. Also, yields from reuse water are higher because the water is warmer and the water contains nutrients that have leached from the system. Now, many seed companies use sprinkler irrigation, but this system is great for catching rain water too. <br /><br />They can even get cost share for establishing the pasture. I find it ironic that the government is paying farmers to fill the re-use pits they paid us to build 30-50 years ago. Conservation farming and center pivot irrigation systems have nearly eliminated run-off on the mainland. <br /><br />http://www.nebraskafarmer.com/story-nrcs-cost-share-available-refill-irrigation-reuse-pits-9-125922Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553534513992452534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-44149469691751175482017-03-04T03:05:47.243-10:002017-03-04T03:05:47.243-10:00Curious question: why doesn't the new dairy b...Curious question: why doesn't the new dairy build a lagoon(s) to catch rain run-off? Then pump that run-off+plus nutrients back on the land. This would increase production and eliminate nutrient contamination to rivers and streams....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553534513992452534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-1174706527409286712017-03-03T11:32:00.469-10:002017-03-03T11:32:00.469-10:00Cow plop runoff would feed the fish.
Anus is just...Cow plop runoff would feed the fish. <br />Anus is just being a chickenshit pain in the ass. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16280698158278664782017-03-03T11:27:46.763-10:002017-03-03T11:27:46.763-10:00@8:09. Perhaps it looks stupid and disingenuous be...@8:09. Perhaps it looks stupid and disingenuous because it is your own distortion of my position. Of course the seed companies can do wrong, and when they have, the've been cited and fined. And of course not everyone who questions them is crazy or a tyrant or getting paid -- my characterization as such applies only to those who fit the bill. This isn't about defending the chemical companies. It's about defending honesty, pragmatism, reasonable discussion and compromise. It's about defending evidence-based policy making, as opposed to catering to a group of hard core, self-serving demagogues who will stop at nothing in their ill-informed quest to destroy biotech agriculture. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-28790734469681235112017-03-03T09:27:40.435-10:002017-03-03T09:27:40.435-10:00Life isn't black and white. I consider myself ...Life isn't black and white. I consider myself an environmentalist/conservationist but I believe that the use of pesticides is sometimes necessary. It became real to me when I found termites had chewed up part of my house and I had no option but to use pesticides or lose my home.<br /><br />Two news stories caught my ear this morning on HPR. <br /><br />One is about the tragedy on Lehua Island, a sanctuary for at least 17 species of seabirds, including nesting colonies of Laysan and black-footed albatross, red-footed and brown boobies, black noddies, Newell's shearwaters, and others, but where invasive rats are killing them off. To prevent elimination of the birds, a pesticide (rodenticide) will be dropped on the island.<br /><br />The other story was about the huge population of feral pigs, estimated at up to 11 million of them, across most of the mainland. They're destroying native habitats and farms. With no effective predators other than humans, wild pigs are having a population explosion.<br /><br />They breed year-round, producing as many as 24 piglets/year. Damage inflicted by wild pigs across the U.S. economy is thought to be as high as $2.5 billion per year, with about $1 billion of the total exclusive to agriculture.<br /><br />After trying, unsuccessfully, every other way to lower the pig population, Texas is moving to get rid of the pigs with a pesticide, warfarin. No one likes to use pesticides, but when there are no good options, what do you do?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-88676735376113647922017-03-03T08:09:52.550-10:002017-03-03T08:09:52.550-10:00You are a piece of work Joan. Defend the chemical...You are a piece of work Joan. Defend the chemical companies on every front! They can do no wrong! Anyone who questions them is crazy or a tyrant or getting paid or all of the above. Do you realize how stupid and disingenuous YOU look? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-47636550323464249102017-03-03T08:05:43.998-10:002017-03-03T08:05:43.998-10:00I said there is zero evidence that exposure is occ...I said there is zero evidence that exposure is occurring. Just because RUPs have been found in trace amounts in surface water testing does not mean that people are being exposed. But if you believe that, then you should start cracking down on Oahu homeowners, because urban streams on Oahu had the highest concentrations of pesticides in the state.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20374873287328836802017-03-03T08:02:24.663-10:002017-03-03T08:02:24.663-10:00"Zero evidence..." Joan you are the on..."Zero evidence..." Joan you are the one spouting mistruths now. RUP's have been found "off site" in water and soil testing on Kauai's westside. Even the chemical companies will not claim "zero drift" but rather say it's rare and in small amounts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-4261802427875236962017-03-03T07:58:25.764-10:002017-03-03T07:58:25.764-10:00Happy Girls Day Joan! You are a good role model.Happy Girls Day Joan! You are a good role model.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-56656130205664202372017-03-03T07:51:58.417-10:002017-03-03T07:51:58.417-10:00The biggest mistruth/lie is that people are being ...The biggest mistruth/lie is that people are being exposed. There is zero evidence that exposure is occurring, even in small doses. And that makes the concerns you listed irrelevant. <br /><br />I'm puzzled, however, by why you think pregnant women and parents should only know about agricultural pesticides that are being applied near their homes. What about those who live near golf courses? What about those who have neighbors who irresponsibly use pesticides in their yards? What about those who have ground and tent termite treatments being performed near their homes? What about those who work in the construction industry and come home with clothing and hands contaminated by exposure to treated lumber?<br /><br />All this worry and concern starts to feel phony when it's limited only to one source of pesticides — especially when that source is not even among the top users of pesticides.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-28636404655462071502017-03-03T07:39:54.937-10:002017-03-03T07:39:54.937-10:00Joan am curious what "mistruths" ie lies...Joan am curious what "mistruths" ie lies did these young women state? I watched the hearing and saw many concerns being expressed but not sure what lies or mistruths you speak of. And "unwarranted concerns"? You don't think a pregnant woman should be concerned about being exposed to chlorpyrifos even in small doses? You don't think she should be concerned about the links between autism and learning disabilities and brain development that numerous studies are now pointing to chronic pesticide exposure (small doses over time) as likely being a cause for elevated levels? A parent can control and limit the pesticides and insecticides they are using in their own home, don't you think they deserve to at least know if chlorpyrifos is being sprayed weekly across from their home? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-9758345483086056332017-03-03T07:37:19.961-10:002017-03-03T07:37:19.961-10:00CFS should be ashamed for exploiting these women a...CFS should be ashamed for exploiting these women and Ashley for playing along. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-67652825067716139452017-03-03T07:27:49.112-10:002017-03-03T07:27:49.112-10:00Damn right!
And unless you have witnessed for your...Damn right!<br />And unless you have witnessed for yourself the lies, the twisting, the intimidation, the in-your-face threatening behavior, the absolute unwillingness to have a civilized discussion by these women who are using their motherhood as phony martyr-hood , then you don't know what you're talking about. I'm a mother too and I and other moms have experienced this first hand.<br />And they are being paid for this behavior...which obviously is paying off for Center for Fake Safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-89998509662712746942017-03-03T07:14:54.378-10:002017-03-03T07:14:54.378-10:00@7 am Please don't generalize. I am for all e...@7 am Please don't generalize. I am for all encouraging strong, articulate and intelligent women of ALL ages, be they mothers or not, to show up and stand up. <br /><br />Unfortunately, when it comes to the anti-GMO movement, the people who show up and speak up are typically spouting mistruths, unwarranted concerns and misconceptions that are fed to them by the mainland groups orchestrating this movement and feeding their fears. <br /><br />This type of engagement should not be applauded, but condemned, and these activists should not be viewed as role models for anyone but those who are aspiring to ignorance and tyranny.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-70947679880706058712017-03-03T07:00:12.982-10:002017-03-03T07:00:12.982-10:00Strong, articulate and intelligent young women and...Strong, articulate and intelligent young women and new mothers show up, stand up and speak up to defend their rights and values. They should be applauded as role models, not demeaned be referring to them as ewes and tyrants. We should be encouraging young women and men to get involved and active in the legislative process. Joan you are disgusting and should be ashamed of yourself. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-64851500908151741292017-03-03T05:04:39.229-10:002017-03-03T05:04:39.229-10:00@8:26 And to characterize the Hawaii anti-GMO move...@8:26 And to characterize the Hawaii anti-GMO movement as "girls and young mothers" is classic anti-GMO revisionist spin. If you engage in tyrannical behavior, don't be surprised if you're characterized as such, regardless of age or gender. And anyway, you all take your marching orders from Andrew Kimbrell. Which is why I'd love to see more grrrls, and fewer ewes.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-78819439871325911012017-03-02T22:14:26.083-10:002017-03-02T22:14:26.083-10:00How stupid can you be?How stupid can you be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37624677278283756732017-03-02T20:26:21.782-10:002017-03-02T20:26:21.782-10:00To label girls and young mothers who organize &quo...To label girls and young mothers who organize "tyrants" is classic Conrow. There's only enough room for one grrrl in this state, and that's Joan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com