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From: TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu on 5 Apr 2010 22:36 On Apr 5, 7:29 pm, dr_jeff <u...(a)msu.edu> wrote: > TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu wrote: > > > > > On Apr 5, 6:28 pm, dr_jeff <u...(a)msu.edu> wrote: > >> TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu wrote: > > >>> On Apr 5, 6:05 pm, Marvin the Martian <mar...(a)ontomars.org> wrote: > >>>> The Toyota Corolla is the best earth transit vehicle EVER. > >>> Ha, ha, ha, idiotic cars for the masses is NOT the way to go. > >>> No other country forces bad drivers into the road, and no other > >>> manufacturer obliges like Toyota... > >>> "Japan has an efficient public transportation network, especially > >>> within metropolitan areas and between the large cities. Japanese > >>> public transportation is characterized by its punctuality, its superb > >>> service, and the large crowds of people using it." > >>>http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e627.html > >> Sounds like NYC, Boston, Chicago and Wash., D.C. Sadly, there are very > >> few other cities that this describes in the US. > > >> The buses where my dad lives rarely have more than 4 people on them > >> (including the driver). In fact, the only buses with lots of people > >> riding them are the school buses. > > >> Jeff > > > Blame the suburban sprawl for it. But the bicycle and public > > transportation can go a long way to cover wide areas. Now, we "only" > > need the trains and the bike facilities. ;) > > Who created the suburban sprawl? It just didn't appear. > > Philadelphia (another city with pretty good public transport and a > pretty good rail system) and NYC are making a lot of strides with making > the cities bicycle rider friendly. In NYC, there are a lot of bike lanes > as well as bike paths. And a lot of signs for bike riders. I guess DEVELOPERS, GM working together. There's a theory of them working together to make big bucks. They sure multiply the profit margins. And the SUV appeared... It's all part of the supersizing game. I don't think you see many little Toyotas in the boondocks.
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 5 Apr 2010 22:40 "TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle" <nolionnoproblem(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:f679002b-516a-4170-912b-65c504e5d339(a)z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > On Apr 5, 10:33 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstr...(a)frontiernet.net> > wrote: >> "TheTibetanMonkey >> showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle"<nolionnoprob...(a)yahoo.com> >> wrote in message >> >> news:23d0d70a-3465-4a50-ae18-0cd6cee9cdd5(a)x12g2000yqx.googlegroups.com... >> >> > While we may argue forever whether Climate Change is >> > "debatable" (until it's too late), we may still argue the need for >> > change based on building a "better world." What's a better world? >> > Certainly not one dictated by machines and predatory economies. We >> > should be aiming, for example, for more free time to ride bikes and >> > walk, not for an artificial, enslaving way of life where you drive a >> > "jungle vehicle" (SUV) in the middle of the city. >> >> Excellent point(s). >> >> In the past, I've managed to shut down some fools here by asking the >> following question, which NEVER gets a response: >> >> "Besides global warming, what OTHER reason is there for reducing >> emissions? >> This is a proven reason, and no sane person disagrees with it." >> >> Now, sit back and watch what happens next. Or what doesn't happen next, >> if >> history is any indication. > > Thank you! QUALITY OF LIFE is a byproduct of ACCEPTING Climate Change, > just like pollution and obesity are byproducts of denial. > You may have noticed that thus far, nobody has actually named the reason I mentioned above. Not even Jeff, who claims he was once a doctor. Q: Are people really this stupid? A: Yes, they are. And as Ron White says, you can't fix stupid.
From: TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu on 6 Apr 2010 00:44 On Apr 5, 10:40 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstr...(a)frontiernet.net> wrote: > "TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle"<nolionnoprob...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:f679002b-516a-4170-912b-65c504e5d339(a)z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On Apr 5, 10:33 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstr...(a)frontiernet.net> > > wrote: > >> "TheTibetanMonkey > >> showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle"<nolionnoprob...(a)yahoo..com> > >> wrote in message > > >>news:23d0d70a-3465-4a50-ae18-0cd6cee9cdd5(a)x12g2000yqx.googlegroups.com.... > > >> > While we may argue forever whether Climate Change is > >> > "debatable" (until it's too late), we may still argue the need for > >> > change based on building a "better world." What's a better world? > >> > Certainly not one dictated by machines and predatory economies. We > >> > should be aiming, for example, for more free time to ride bikes and > >> > walk, not for an artificial, enslaving way of life where you drive a > >> > "jungle vehicle" (SUV) in the middle of the city. > > >> Excellent point(s). > > >> In the past, I've managed to shut down some fools here by asking the > >> following question, which NEVER gets a response: > > >> "Besides global warming, what OTHER reason is there for reducing > >> emissions? > >> This is a proven reason, and no sane person disagrees with it." > > >> Now, sit back and watch what happens next. Or what doesn't happen next, > >> if > >> history is any indication. > > > Thank you! QUALITY OF LIFE is a byproduct of ACCEPTING Climate Change, > > just like pollution and obesity are byproducts of denial. > > You may have noticed that thus far, nobody has actually named the reason I > mentioned above. Not even Jeff, who claims he was once a doctor. > > Q: Are people really this stupid? > A: Yes, they are. And as Ron White says, you can't fix stupid. The reality is our transportation policy requires a bigger overhaul than our healthcare policy. Maybe it should be in reverse: UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, NOT DRIVER LICENSE.
From: Mike Hunter on 6 Apr 2010 09:51 Why would anyone think anyone does not believe in climate change? Climate change has been happening for billions of years. The debate is whether man can cause the climate to change. The natural forces of nature has caused ice-ages and re-warming of the earth oven and over, many times for billions of year. The natural forces of nature has caused life destroying "pollution" over the years as well, far more pollution than anything man can possible cause yet we still have life on earth. We keep hearing that CO2, produced by man, is causing the average temperature on earth to rise, yet there is NOT a single bit of repeatable scientific proof that C02, a gas that comprised less than one half of one percent of the atmosphere, can effect the temperature either up or down. If you do a search you will discover the CO2 level was nearly double what it is today, during the million of years the dinosaurs roamed the earth. "TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle" <nolionnoproblem(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:f679002b-516a-4170-912b-65c504e5d339(a)z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > On Apr 5, 10:33 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstr...(a)frontiernet.net> > wrote: >> "TheTibetanMonkey >> showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle"<nolionnoprob...(a)yahoo.com> >> wrote in message >> >> In the past, I've managed to shut down some fools here by asking the >> following question, which NEVER gets a response: >> >> "Besides global warming, what OTHER reason is there for reducing >> emissions? >> This is a proven reason, and no sane person disagrees with it." >> >> Now, sit back and watch what happens next. Or what doesn't happen next, >> if >> history is any indication. > > Thank you! QUALITY OF LIFE is a byproduct of ACCEPTING Climate Change, > just like pollution and obesity are byproducts of denial. >
From: TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu on 6 Apr 2010 23:10
On Apr 6, 10:15 pm, gregg <tot...(a)NOSPAMnewsguy.com> wrote: > TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu wrote: > > Or we could just apply that 79 Bil toward the deficit and increase gas > taxes $0.25 a year for the next five years and apply all that money > towards alternative energy sources AND conservation. The tax would help > decrease consumption, which is our biggest problem. We continue to want > to support our wasteful ways by any means possible instead of admitting > we are a bit piggish. It is time we recreate ourselves as Innovative > Americans and loose the Proud American Pig mentality. Right on, brother! Tax them and pay for war if they so wish. Have the Chinese join the army if they want. It almost went from American Pig to Chinese Pig... http://images.thetruthaboutcars.com/2009/12/chinese-hummer-h3t-flag.jpg |