tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post3934752879783071169..comments2023-11-03T08:04:17.165-04:00Comments on What am I doing right now?: Conspiracy Theories and other things that make you go "Huh"Some Kinda Wonderfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02314091117741552400noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-68550276413498418632008-06-16T01:16:00.000-04:002008-06-16T01:16:00.000-04:00http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4888Now THIS looks in...http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4888<BR/><BR/>Now THIS looks interesting.Arsenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827174580094352191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-33509125690097870572008-06-10T13:50:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:50:00.000-04:00Oh didn't see your comment until now :) Oh yeah! ...Oh didn't see your comment until now :) Oh yeah! Agree to dissagree! I do like reading new things though. So appreciate the article just wish it had all the pros and cons. I think I prefer scientific websites for that reason.Arsenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827174580094352191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-60507978631341716212008-06-07T00:45:00.000-04:002008-06-07T00:45:00.000-04:00Let's just agree to disagree. :DP.S. It's repercu...Let's just agree to disagree. :D<BR/><BR/>P.S. It's repercussion. Don't feel bad- I looked it up!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118103744959559899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-34464495546774637742008-06-05T14:40:00.000-04:002008-06-05T14:40:00.000-04:00Actually what the article does not mention (I coul...Actually what the article does not mention (I could not open teh second one) is that it destroys the engine faster. It's running something it was not designed to do. It has a lower smoke point so it burns faster, creates different fumes which have not been tested (could be better could be worse.. there is no conclusive study) and causes more engine failure in the long run. Costwise it's higher for the reasons I mentioned before.. and not because it's new, it's because it's renewable and that part is the thing that fluctuates.<BR/><BR/>That said it's good that they are trying to come up with solutions - they have been for a century. But the thoughtprocess and reasons for it are flawed and have a greater impact on our life as a reprocussion (wow how do I spell that?)Arsenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827174580094352191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-43896766541256432912008-06-04T02:07:00.000-04:002008-06-04T02:07:00.000-04:00"Cooking oil...has been tried in the past as a way...<I>"Cooking oil...has been tried in the past as a way to change from diesel. First off.. it doesn't work and has been tested many times over..."</I><BR/><BR/>Cooking oil has been used in this part of the country for a while now. I live very near two biodiesel stations. And although they're not around in record numbers, I have seen cars that run solely off of recycled and/or new cooking oil. <BR/><BR/>The problem that exists is that although crude oil is rising at an alarming rate, it is sill cheaper to purchase that than say a gallon of Wesson. Some people are willing to pay the cost for a cleaner burning fuel. I applaud them for doing so. <BR/><BR/>Biodiesel and straight vegetable oil does work, but it is not the cure-all to our country's problem. I do think it's an important step in the right direction though.<BR/><BR/>You may be interested in the following articles:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/05/23/MN110637.DTL" REL="nofollow">SF Gate- First Retail Outlet For Vegetable Fuel Opens</A><BR/><A HREF="Fill your tank with vegetable oil" REL="nofollow">MSN Money- Fill Your Tank With Vegetable Oil</A>Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118103744959559899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-41647587914634590472008-06-03T15:10:00.000-04:002008-06-03T15:10:00.000-04:00Ya'll need to start watching Mythbusters and the D...Ya'll need to start watching Mythbusters and the Discovery channel more often :) Cooking oil (various varieties.. heck... even WHYSKEY) has been tried in the past as a way to change from diesel. First off.. it doesn't work and has been tested many times over.. Trust me.. they are trying to find another way so they don't have to pay Exxon for gasoline. Cooking oil has a very low smoke point and burns easily in diesel engines.. it's meant for cooking.. not powering your car. Even variations of it still have the same problem that ethanol has.. overdependence on grown products that can be altered radically by weather, drought and other natural disasters. Also shifting production for FOOD (you know.. that thing that keeps us alive?) for energy which can be obtained through other means.<BR/><BR/>I think also the hate for petroleum is so misguided for several reasons. Look around your home.. more than 1/2 of your house is made with petroleum byproducts.. all plastic, rubber shoes (they don't use tree sap for that...), Vynil, etc. I think at this point the blind hatred for all things gasoline because of OPEC is shifting the blame elsewhere. We are literally the only country that does more with that one barrel of oil than any other. We actually use the byproducts and make uses out of it (and is a good source of income for our country to boot since we export our petroleum byproducts).<BR/><BR/>If that's not a way to reuse something and recycle I don't know what is. I still think we should be independant of OPEC and go back to what we used to be - self reliant. But of course that won't happen with this congress since they will not have a cash cow to milk. Just follow the money. Oh! One more thing about ANWAR.. environmentalists in the 1960's bitched about the caribou becoming extinct in Alaska because of the pipeline.. turned out that the residual heat (not much but enough) from the pipeline near the caribou rich areas actually EXTENDED their mating season (because it wasn't so cold..) creating a sharp rise in caribou to the point that it took them permanently off the endangered species and created an overpopulation problem. Now that they can't bitch about the caribou they as switching to loss of open land..Arsenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827174580094352191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-16797591809855635582008-06-02T20:51:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:51:00.000-04:00There are many alternatives out there to what we'v...There are many alternatives out there to what we've been doing. I guess the thing that pisses me off (pardon the crude speech) is that I distinctly remember my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Marshall, teaching my class about ecology and using less and re-using more, and being energy independant and all that stuff. That was a long, long time ago. 1975-76, I think. And the people in power knew all this stuff. They <B>knew</B> that we were headed for trouble and they did nothing. Oh, pardon me, they <B>did</B> do something. They ridiculed all the scientists and professors and people of good common sense who tried to get the word out about what was coming. And now they are trying to ignore the problem, or at best, give politically expedient speeches about it, but they are still not <B>doing</B> anything about it. Makes me so mad. If even my hubby can see the sense in conserving water and turning off un-used, un-needed lights, then surely our exalted, elected officials can see sense? But maybe that's asking for too much.Some Kinda Wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314091117741552400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-89859593665307098692008-06-02T20:40:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:40:00.000-04:00Hey, good info. Thanks, Layla!In a way, I am grat...Hey, good info. Thanks, Layla!<BR/><BR/>In a way, I am grateful for the increase in oil. I think that until we as Americans collectively decide that oil is not so important, the fuel prices will continue to soar.<BR/><BR/>With advances in solar, electric, wind, and many other types of power, there are a lot better alternatives out there than crude oil. Have you heard of running diesel cars off of vegetable oil? <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.greasecar.com/" REL="nofollow">Greasecar Vegetable Fuel System</A><BR/><BR/>Let's grow the food we need for this oil in our heartland and put one of these fuel systems on every big rig that delivers the food we eat to the stores. Let's help our famers and ourselves by becoming self-dependent! <BR/><BR/>Anyhow, that's my rant for the day. Thank you, SKW, for providing me a place to let off a little steam. Hey, maybe I can use that steam to power something besides my fast-typing fingers. :DJeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118103744959559899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-34572311251669211282008-06-02T15:07:00.000-04:002008-06-02T15:07:00.000-04:00http://auto.howstuffworks.com/gas-price1.htmFound ...http://auto.howstuffworks.com/gas-price1.htm<BR/><BR/>Found a link that simplifies where the prices of oil come from :)<BR/><BR/>The single largest entity impacting the world's oil supplies is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a consortium of 13 countries: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. <BR/><BR/>When OPEC wants to raise the price of crude oil, it simply reduces production.<BR/><BR/>I'll reserve my comments on Ted Kennedy's "effectiveness" for another time.. I can't get myself to bash the poor guy when he's sick :pArsenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827174580094352191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-39099050964418820532008-06-02T14:48:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:48:00.000-04:00Hello Jeannie! I'd like to say that the gas prices...Hello Jeannie! I'd like to say that the gas prices are all relative, but the average income for the state of California is only about $6,500 more per year than than the state of Georgia, so that doesn't account for the difference in gas price. It's the tax thing again... <BR/><BR/>Whether you like him or not, Kennedy is a hard worker. Perhaps if EVERY congressman/woman worked as hard as he does, something might get done in Washington. Whether that something would be good or bad, I don't know, but it would be different. ha!Some Kinda Wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314091117741552400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-4111865089514797542008-06-02T14:41:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:41:00.000-04:00Hey Jeannie :)Forgot about the Universal Fires.. I...Hey Jeannie :)<BR/><BR/>Forgot about the Universal Fires.. I just read about it (whole weekend I bypassed the TV so didn't know about it)... That SUCKS.. as for conspiracy theories.. who knows.. Sucks they lost the sets!<BR/><BR/>As much as I can't stand the drunk I don't wish anyone ill will. Hope his treatment is successful and he continues to live to piss me off :)Arsenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827174580094352191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-78014481272960838682008-06-02T14:37:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:37:00.000-04:00Hi friend!! I've got a few comments:Universal Stu...Hi friend!! I've got a few comments:<BR/><BR/><B>Universal Studios Fire</B><BR/><BR/>They lost the Courthouse Square!! The square where Doc had a bolt of lightning go through him so that Marty could go home. Aww, the memories...<BR/><BR/><B>Florida and Michigan</B><BR/><BR/>Do they really matter? Do any of us? It's up to the Superdelegates now. It feels like these last several months have just been a waste of time. <BR/><BR/><B>Kyle Busch at Dover</B><BR/><BR/>I don't watch Nascar, but because my cousin does, I know who the Busch brothers are. I just learned about them over the Memorial Day weekend. :D<BR/><BR/><B>Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints</B><BR/><BR/>I really have no comment on this topic.<BR/><BR/><B>Fuel Prices</B><BR/><BR/>Can you ship me some of that Georgia oil? The "generic" gas station on the corner is selling regular grade for $4.39.<BR/><BR/><B>Ted Kennedy</B><BR/><BR/>May his treatment be successful and that he has a complete recovery.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118103744959559899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-64858959657838384292008-06-02T14:22:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:22:00.000-04:00I hope that in the end of all of this the local fa...I hope that in the end of all of this the local farmers get a fair shake and get to KEEP their land and grow more food for us. I grew up eating fresh produce from our local farmers until the government bought their land for "open air" and stopped their farming. The ones that hung on are finally getting their just due since they are too small to qualify for ethenol raising corn.Arsenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827174580094352191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-12320949124293703102008-06-02T14:19:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:19:00.000-04:00Wow Elsie, you were sure on a roll, too. HA! You a...Wow Elsie, you were sure on a roll, too. HA! You are so right about the produce. And what we do get here is just wilted and crappy looking, second hand leavings, it looks like. I been trying to buy more from the local produce stands where the old timers go to sell the extra out of their gardens. Usually cheaper, too. Been thinking more and more about putting in a garden myself. I hate getting my hands dirty, and working outside in the sun and the heat, but... I loves fresh fruits and veggies.Some Kinda Wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314091117741552400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894790449766683335.post-24571101543486811022008-06-02T14:12:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:12:00.000-04:00Wow I had a lot to choose from today Holly :)Churc...Wow I had a lot to choose from today Holly :)<BR/><BR/>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a cult.. but of course they want to hide behind the "Christian" name even though they do not hold the same biblical tenses. :p Heck.. they can't even get the diety right, invented a nation (actually 2), invented a bible that is in gold (but doesn't exist), redirected Jesus' trip back to heaven by doing a drive by in the America's when the Indians and Mayans have no recollection of such journey, made him the brother of Satan and not God, and have no historical shred of evidence other than their gut feeling that any of this is true. Riiight..<BR/><BR/>Gas prices.. /sigh.. I think the general public (not just US) needs to understand WHO places the prices on gas. FIRST, China and India just came on to the market 2-3 years ago respectively. The 2 largest populations in the WORLD just came out of the dark ages and are now entering the free market and their people demand energy (like the rest of us do). OPEC controls the barrel of oil prices.. US control is all about taxes. More than 50% of the price of gas is Taxes (local, state and federal + whatever change the dispensers of gas decided to take.. they get peanuts compared to teh government).. so when the BASE rises.. so does everything else.. Ever wonder why the cost of gas changes via state lines and even townships? Taxes baby. Good ole' George can't do squat unless he gets the U.N. to put China and India back in the world's craplist and embargo them again. Now China has taken over our Florida pipeline with the help of Cuba because we are not using it... Yeah.. because we can't take care of ourselves.. we have to buy our oil from Venezuela.. oy.. my head is going to explode.<BR/><BR/>Then we have the price of corn.. the environmentalists went nuts with oil (since the can't get profits from it) so everyone is going green. Okay.. that's all good in theory.. did you notice the lack of produce in your market the past couple years? Farmers are replacing their normal crop with the current cashcow that is corn... and not regular corn.. corn for ethenol (we dont' eat that corn.. it's basically chicken feed). So.. we have that going on. We've had 2 drouts already.. Farmers are also being paid by the Federal government to NOT farm to keep "open land" for the environmentalists who are lobbying to not congest our world with farming and development and voila we have the disaster that has just started.<BR/><BR/>Oh.. and the real kicker.. people are talking about coal energy and nuclear energy. Coal was deemed dirty and hazerdous in the 1960's by the environmentalists but they want to bring it back because it suits them... and Nuclear which is the cleanest of all energy sources have also been deemed unsafe because of environmentalists going nuts about something they don't understand.. and voila.. we are back to square one.<BR/><BR/>Personally I'd like to ship all the lobyists to Siberia and let them learn to live in their own Utopia.. oh wait! The 1960's failed in creating that Utopia because it's physically impossible given the competitive nature of the Human being.. right.. that's right.. people don't learn from history.. they have to repeat it.. /sigh.. I hate the educational system in this country.. kids these days are doomed to recreate teh same mistakes of their forefathers for centuries to come..Arsenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827174580094352191noreply@blogger.com