Free In Idaho!

You go Seattle.   Because San Francisco is tired of being the biggest bag o’ nuts on the Left Coast.

On Monday, the City Council approved a 20-cent fee, starting in January, for each disposable paper or plastic bag used at grocery, drug and convenience stores.

While other U.S. cities have banned plastic bags, Seattle is believed to be the first to discourage use by charging a fee.

We’re not infringing your rights.  We’re just going to tax the crap out of you until you behave yourselves do what we all know is in the best interests of our city and the planet.

Although the new fee may force Seattle residents to permanently alter their shopping habits, council members said the environmentally correct behavior will become natural, just like recycling.

“I think after a few months of legislation, we will wonder what all the fuss was about,” said Councilmember Tim Burgess. “Same as when we moved to mandatory recycling.”

I’ll bet that’s what the mayor said after he asked for a ban on legal guns on city property. Heck, after we take care of the troublemakers in court, everyone else will just go along. Makes sense to me. In fact, I expect Seattle to be one of the first cities in the country to try ridiculous fees on guns, bullets, reloading supplies, targets, gun magazines, and parking spaces at the range. That wouldn’t infringe anyone’s rights. Maybe even ban the foam or plastic cartridge blocks in the ammo boxes. Don’t think it can get that bad in Seattle?

On Monday, the council also voted to ban foam containers at businesses serving food, starting in January.

I think I’ll start taking all my plastic bags up to Seattle.  Maybe hang out by Safeco Field, sell them to the folks as they go into the ball games.  Or out of the back of the truck at the grocery store.  Have to think up a good excuse for getting through the roadblocks on the freeway though.   Maybe I’ll have to borrow the munchkin’s dog?  No sir Officer Friendly, those are NOT grocery bags, those are poop bags.  What?  You don’t think the Yorkie needs that many big bags? 

And the first one of you guys who suggests hemp grocery bags are the answer to all of our woes, you’re banned for life.

Just wishin’ I could be out in the desert shooting, instead of working my tail off, and sneaking in here to apologize for the lack of posting.  Like I said to SailorCurt in his comments the other day, do you remember that I Love Lucy episode with the pies and the conveyor belt?  I know how that feels.  But soon enough it will be fall and hunting season, and then winter, and I’ll have plenty more time to write.  Right now, you just have to “make hay while the sun shines”.  “Hay” today, shooting comes later.  After all, we still have until September to shoot the blog rifle league match (said the man who couldn’t get to the range to do the last handgun ePostal).   …sigh…