You make no implications as to where it is you're thinking of making your escape to but I wish you safe and satisfying escape. I would caution you not to consider Illinois. As a life long resident I can tell you Illinois is very little better than Cali. Our present governor is a California native and plays "monkey see-monkey do" with California insanity.

My chosen profession demands that I suffer the hellhole that Illinois has become but if not for that we'd be gone in a blink of an eye as thousands have done in recent years. The only things I'd miss are the two dirt miles!!

Not offended, my point is that these issues can be discussed civilly without specific political evaluations. Also they often lead to questionable accusations and assumptions from other posters based upon anecdotal evidence.

Man it's hard to keep ******** out of it, but my thoughts are why do they make policies, and threats, when they haven't' read what they are proposing, it's easy to say and promise, but the details are far behind the ban, no thought goes into even a good idea, to some, making it easy to regulate comes long after the threat, I'm mid 80's, and have seen a lot, but the future might be too much to bear. I find it hard to believe that we can control the climate, yet they keep promising grandiose results from being able to do it, it can't be done, yes you might be able to regulate some of the particles we breath, but to control the weather, and climate, I don't think so, and who would control it to everyone's satisfaction, I'm satisfied the way it is, it sometimes isn't like I'd have it, but as long as I've been around, I've managed.

What you call 'anecdotal evidence' I refer to as life experience and personal observation.

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& those of us in the northern part of the state, just have to cross the state line to WI and we can EASILY find gas 35cents/g cheaper than IL! No lie...

I do not doubt what you say even a little bit and I promise my intention here is not one upmanship. That having been said earlier this year the wife and I took a midsummer trip to Table Rock Lake for a week. On our trip down there immediately upon crossing the river at St. Louis gasoline prices dropped to the tune of .60¢/gal. and as if by magic the roads became 70% better. A few years ago we Illinoisans were promised wonderful roads by our esteemed governor fat bastard (relax, this term is an analogy in reference to a comedic movie character from a couple of decades back) when the legislature DOUBLED the gasoline tax. I won't hold my breath.

Thanks, Eric! I needed to piss my pants today laughing!

They just need to tax us more and they can fix “ Climate Change” 🙄

Nobody in ANY state has proposed "banning firearms"
If its so cold, why are the glaciers melting???
You claim your comments are not political..... BS
But I would be very surprised if this idea actually was passed as a law, too impractical. Extremists of any party can propose whatever they want, doesn't mean its gonna happen