Ally ([info]ally_h) wrote,
@ 2007-05-21 23:17:00
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A.C. (no D.C.)
Another thing is on my mind, and I hope it makes sensee given my sleeping med starting to kick in as I type this.

Here is the thing...

I am trying to see how long I can go without using the air conditioning because

  1. I grew up in a house where the AC went on in March and got turned off in late September so it is like the rebellious teenager inside me gets a chance to come out
  2. I feel bad about the whole global warming thing, and figure it's a good contribution to fighting the "climate crisis"
  3. I truly believe that no matter how loud the scientists scream and no matter how many stories the "liberal media" runs about global warming, we are fucked and global warming is coming because we are lazy assholes who like immediate gratification too much to deal with the inconvinence of changing the way we live (and because hybrid cars* will never sell....right), so living without AC is giving my body a chance to adapt to the upcoming climate carnage


*Did you know the reason foriegn auto makers came out with hybrids was because the USA companies kept saying there was no market for hybrids and it would put them out of business and then the government was like, well we need some liberal yuppie votes come reelection time so lets pass this bullshit legislation about how you all will come up with a hybrid car within five years but we won't really make you do it, and the Japaniese didn't understand it wasn't real, and they were like OH SHIT, WE BETTER COME UP WITH A CAR TO COMPETE WITH THEM! but there weren't really American hybrids so that's why there is not an American hybrid now. And I guess I should say Mexican hybrid, because I think that is where all the "American" cars are assembled, but I am not really sure about that, especially since they ran that Toyota Truck commercial for a while about them making toyota trucks in Indiana. All of this talk of other countries reminds me of THe Most Important Trivia Game Ever on the Comedy Central website where one of the competitions involves flying a little plane to countries on a list, but for some reason my computer always fucks up and my plane gets stuck the first place I land (even if it's right...I thought mabye I just needed to get the right country the first time, but then when Great Britain came up i KNOW wher ehtat is and my plane still got stuck) and I always lose that damn round of the game which really pisses me off. It's still a fun game, though, so you should check it out: http://www.comedycentral.com/games/brainteasers/daily_show_trivia.jhtml


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[info]purplesocks
2007-05-22 12:04 pm UTC (link)
Car factories are usually dumped into big open areas where there is absolutely nothing else, the land is dirt-cheap, and they're probably the only big employer. I would suspect that rural Indiana would fall into that category.

For example, there is a MASSIVE BMW plant in rural South Carolina, where one would completely never expect to see it. It's probably one of the biggest employers in that part of the state.

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[info]rudytuesday
2007-05-22 06:28 pm UTC (link)
In Ontario there's a great new company called Bullfrog Power. They're a 100% renewable energy supplier. J and I switched over a couple months ago. It's about 20% to 30% more expensive that the regular hydro, but we figured it's worth it, and it's only because the regular hydro wants a cut. It also makes us feel a little better about having to use our air conditionner in our stuffy attic apartment in downtown Toronto.

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