Gulf spill = increased cost of fuel,,,

[SIKSUKR]

Congratulations are in order. That was some giant pat on your own back.

[jmen24]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Congratulations are in order. That was some giant pat on your own back.

But a proper public display of back patting is required to show that you are attempting to offset the carbon released while racing vehicles, that are tuned for performance, not efficiency.

[jrc]

It's not fair that you have six boats and some people have only one or even none. That's why the lake is overcrowded.

I'm suggesting a 1970's limit on boats. One boat for every lakefront property, two for islanders. Once these are counted we will subtract them from the actual number of boats on the lake in 1970. Then we will give permits to enough boats to reach those levels. Permits will be given out through a lottery system. It will only be coincidence that contributors to my election fund will get the lions share of the permits.

Gentrification is probably an overall benefit to lake water quality and lake crowding. Think about it and compare the effects of eight 1/4 acre cabins, each with a 1950's spetic system, and a small two stroke outboard, filled to capacity with renters 7 days a week, all summer long. Compared with one 2 acre site, a mcmansion with a 21st centrury septic system, two modern boats with 4 star emmissions, all only used a few weekends a year plus one week in July by a family of four.

Ok I'll give you green lawns work against the mcmansion.

[tis]

Pleazzzzzz, jrc,no more limits of anything by the government.

[jrc]

You know I was joking right?

But I should be careful about what I say, there are people who will think it was a good idea.

I wasn't joking about mcmansions, in a lot cases razing a bunch of old places for fewer new places will be less damaging to the lake.

[ApS]

I'd be more concerned that NYSE closing prices for yesterday are to be "re-adjusted" after panic selling.

Oops...I forgot 10)...

10) An 800-watt water purifier throws off a lot of heat. I set a timer for 2-AM, so it warms up the cottage—early. (One—sometimes a pair—of purifiers, that is).

Originally Posted by jrc

"...It's not fair that you have six boats and some people have only one or even none..."

I forgot— —make that seven. (But mostly only a pair are used at the same time).

Eight to include my brother-in-law's sailboat—the same BIL who installed roof solar panels himself, and whose meter turns backwards at nearly all times. (Keeping our energy prices down).

Originally Posted by jmen24

But a proper public display of back patting is required to show that you are attempting to offset the carbon released while racing vehicles, that are tuned for performance, not efficiency.

Much of my road-racing career was instructing other drivers—of whom, most were in their own cars.

(In "Street-Survivor" driving schools, learning street driver proficiencies can save in the "energy-hogging" manufacture of replacement cars while avoiding unnecessary street crashes—and costly injuries).

However, I did take comfort in learning that SCCA auto racing caused less shrinking of our petroleum reserves than horse racing!