Windmills along the lake

Woodsy · 03-07-2011, 10:45 PM

ITD...

You make my point and I appreciate it. There is no one solution thats going to fix everything.... as far as solar goes, you may think its a crock until you start putting it on every roof. I am pretty sure the Germans mandate that. Wind is the same way... wait until there are lots of small windmills... With economy of scale lowering the costs it will all help.

Everything we do in this country is tied to energy production... gas & diesel fuel go up... food and everything else that gets delivered by truck goes up. just about EVERYTHING is delivered by truck. Everything delivered by rail goes up as well, however its a much smaller increase as high fuel costs usually tend to be good for a railroads bottom line they can move more freight for less fuel costs. The big commodity that goes up is coal... coal is used primarily to generate electricity. So the electricity required for those electric cars is gonna get pricey as well.

I see your point about public transportation in the lakes region... however, when gas gets exponentially expensive then what? The people with $$$ buy an electric car... the poor folk have deal with thier expensive old gas vehicle and the large part of their budget it gobbles. So they dont travel unless necessary, get rid of thier car altogether, or we go back in time somewhat and people start using some form of mass transit. No doubt mass transit works better for areas like boston, but at one time even laconia had a trolley!

Woodsy

Gearhead · 03-08-2011, 08:03 AM

I saw this article in "The Onion" recently. Pretty good idea?

http://www.theonion.com/video/obama-...ith-hig,18473/

Cobalt 25 · 03-08-2011, 11:14 PM

High speed busses- fantastic idea! It may be a tad bit exciting when they swerve from lane to lane at 165 per. And the old ones can be converted for only forty dollars!

Peter

NoRegrets · 03-09-2011, 06:47 AM

I will assume the 40 dollar upgrade is the federal budget number. I bet they could turn that 40 into several gabillion dollars by the time they hire staff, administrators, advertising agencies, buy off anyone objecting to the plan, and then leave enough so they can dip into the money pot for their own needs.

Argie's Wife · 03-09-2011, 10:54 AM

The link is to The Onion - a satirical news program.

Cobalt 25 · 03-09-2011, 07:43 PM

I've been enjoying The Onion for years. They've got some funny stuff on there!

Peter

ApS · 03-09-2011, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cobalt 25

the old ones can be converted for only forty dollars!

They'll need a Night Watchman.

03-07-2011, 10:45 PM	#1
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,965 Thanks: 80 Thanked 979 Times in 440 Posts	ITD... You make my point and I appreciate it. There is no one solution thats going to fix everything.... as far as solar goes, you may think its a crock until you start putting it on every roof. I am pretty sure the Germans mandate that. Wind is the same way... wait until there are lots of small windmills... With economy of scale lowering the costs it will all help. Everything we do in this country is tied to energy production... gas & diesel fuel go up... food and everything else that gets delivered by truck goes up. just about EVERYTHING is delivered by truck. Everything delivered by rail goes up as well, however its a much smaller increase as high fuel costs usually tend to be good for a railroads bottom line they can move more freight for less fuel costs. The big commodity that goes up is coal... coal is used primarily to generate electricity. So the electricity required for those electric cars is gonna get pricey as well. I see your point about public transportation in the lakes region... however, when gas gets exponentially expensive then what? The people with $$$ buy an electric car... the poor folk have deal with thier expensive old gas vehicle and the large part of their budget it gobbles. So they dont travel unless necessary, get rid of thier car altogether, or we go back in time somewhat and people start using some form of mass transit. No doubt mass transit works better for areas like boston, but at one time even laconia had a trolley! Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

03-08-2011, 08:03 AM	#2
Gearhead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alton Posts: 166 Thanks: 13 Thanked 19 Times in 8 Posts	High Speed Bus To Replace High Speed Rail I saw this article in "The Onion" recently. Pretty good idea? http://www.theonion.com/video/obama-...ith-hig,18473/

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03-08-2011, 11:14 PM	#3
Cobalt 25 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 216 Thanks: 227 Thanked 36 Times in 20 Posts	High speed busses- fantastic idea! It may be a tad bit exciting when they swerve from lane to lane at 165 per. And the old ones can be converted for only forty dollars! Peter

03-09-2011, 06:47 AM	#4
NoRegrets Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hudson - NH Posts: 408 Thanks: 233 Thanked 212 Times in 88 Posts	I will assume the 40 dollar upgrade is the federal budget number. I bet they could turn that 40 into several gabillion dollars by the time they hire staff, administrators, advertising agencies, buy off anyone objecting to the plan, and then leave enough so they can dip into the money pot for their own needs.

03-09-2011, 10:54 AM	#5
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	The link is to The Onion - a satirical news program.

03-09-2011, 07:43 PM	#6
Cobalt 25 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 216 Thanks: 227 Thanked 36 Times in 20 Posts	I've been enjoying The Onion for years. They've got some funny stuff on there! Peter