yep On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 9:04 AM John Brooks <john.brooks.archit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good grief David. I suspect this young lady is more aware of the world > than you give her credit for - just because Texans love to live in their > cars in trucks - that’s NOT how the rest of the world works or live. In > fact many cities in the USA are now transitioning to be multi-modal > cities.....you live in the worst of the worst of suburban > environments....some would argue that suburban Houstonians are the most > clueless within the known universe....the rest of us are learning to leave > our cars at home and enjoy life without a 4 ton boat anchor dragging us. > > I applaud this young lady for stepping forward and telling us the way it > is....our lifestyle is poisoning the planet for her generation and > ours....and it is time to stop it. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 23, 2019, at 8:56 PM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > We are all conservationist here to some extent, and should be able to > discuss > > conservation without getting our knickers in a wad, or using the p-word. > > > > Today in the world news, was a young passionate girl giving an official > speech of > > some sort to the United Nations, I assume which was on behalf of her > generation. > > > > Some of you may have seen parts of it or all of it. > > > > Our conservation efforts are likely better in 2019 than what was going > on in 1943. > > > > As a self-employed person, I struggle to even recycle the products that > I use that > > are recyclable. I made numerous efforts to drive a fuel-efficient > car, for most of > > my adult life. My V8 Sequoia is now a necessity to survive, > although, in hindsight it > > was a waste to get the 4x4 version. > > > > There is no way on Earth, I could use public transportation in my daily > routine. I wasted > > thousands of dollars trying. > > > > As for wind-energy, there is little of that in southeast Texas, and > windmills kill birds and bats, > > and are unsightly on the landscape. Solar-farms are highly sensitive > to sand-storms and the > > areas with the greatest sun-potential have sand-storms. > > > > Population growth is a topic nobody seems to want to touch. We have > too many humans on > > Earth - especially humans who are not in any way trying to make life > better for their neighbor. > > ( I do lots of charity work ). My job is a charity job in a sense. > > > > We have people in our society that proudly drive their trucks > intentionally spewing fumes into the > > air - as if it is a counter-statement. We have vandals who damage > natural places, out of boredom > > and pure nefarious intentions. > > > > What this young activist does not understand is how capitalism works and > the private sector and > > the public sector, but more importantly how people with low morals end > up in high places, like being > > a judge in a court-room after having spent 10 years helping low-life > criminals get through the revolving-door > > quicker. I am in the private sector and I have to deal with b.s. > up to my waist. Why > > just today, a crooked gov't official caused me to waste about $ 10 in > gas, out of my own pocket. This > > young lady has never had to work, and see the b.s. that goes on. At > many places that I had worked in > > previous years, I was coerced > > into forging a time-sheet, over-charging the rich customers to > under-charge the poor-ones, or maybe even > > vice-versa. > > > > We do need to plant more trees, but it will be years before those trees > grow to replace the ones that got > > cut down. It is likely those new trees would be cut down too > someday, so what is the point ? Nearly > > every tree-planting effort in Houston has been a disaster. The last > big drought a few years ago, killed > > most of them. > > > > Elon Musk is selling Teslas as fast as he can, but this young lady does > not understand the economics behind > > all that. Tesla is a crappy choice of a car in southeast Texas. > People in southeast Texas need vehicles that > > are 4 feet off the ground, and are bullet-resistant. > > > > There was a big push for ethanol vehicles a few years ago. That > program was a disaster in Houston area. > > Millions of buyers here over-payed for the ethanol-compatible cars ( > flex-fuel ), only to find out that it was a > > pain in the ***. Cheaper fuel and more fuel stations and larger > fuel-tanks in the vehicles was needed. > > > > Light-Rail in Houston has been a disaster and there is talk of ripping > it out and putting in a dedicated bus lane > > in the same spot. I was in favor of light-rail until I saw how > ludicrous the management of the projects were, > > and the hurt it did to the businesses along the route. > > > > The UN did not "steal this girls dreams." "The fairy-tales of > business greed," is what the have-nots always have > > said during every revolution, as they over-throw the rich and powerful. > It is always ironic when a poor person > > suddenly becomes rich, how they don't want to pay taxes, and buy > Learjets, and yachts and have wild-parties. > > > > I am sharing a 2-bedroom apartment with a strange introvert stranger. > This effort is due to economic stress, but I have > > always wanted to share my living space with someone who was compatible. > I do not need a kitchen, nor > > bath, nor living room, nor dining room all to myself. But the > practicality of it is not feasible. I need a place > > where my teenage daughter can visit, and my girlfriend and other friends > and relatives. So I got to figure out > > some kind of plan to escape from this situation. > > > > > > While I am ranting incoherently, > > > > One thing America needs to fix is slumlord's. What is the solution > to slumlords over-charging people for > > crappy apartments and crappy rental property? My opinion is > hypocritical. I believe slumlords need to > > be held accountable. But that would cost taxpayer money, and use up > valuable judicial and law-enforcement > > resources. We need to publicly identify slumlords on the front > page of every web-site. But they would > > just retaliate against their tenants. Ironically, the gov't is the > biggest slumlord in the USA - public housing and > > housing for gov't employees and FEMA emergency shelter, etc. is > ludicrously crappy and taxpayers are over-charged. > > > > D.L. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > -- Charlie Loving
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