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Re: Rolling Blackouts
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Fri, 11 May 2001 13:34:41 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott P. Costello writes:
> For the second time I have now been victim of California's rolling
> blackouts. The first experience was a few months ago at home, and now today
> 5/8/01 here at work. For those of you not experiencing this wonderful
> phenomenon, it really sucks! This is just the tip of the iceberg, what is it
> going to be like come July or August when power demand is really high due to
> high temperatures? Our idiot govenor Gray Davis has done nothing but spend
> one billion dollars to buy power, this is the equivelant of puting a
> band-aid on a bazooka wound. All the stupid politicians out here can seem to
> talk about is price caps. While I am sitting here in the dark, I would be
> willing to pay a few bucks more to actually have consistant power. Here at
> my work we are a website, so we just shut down for about an hour. Granted
> this all seems somewhat trivial in the face of other global issues, but this
> problem was preventable if our predicessors had even bothered.
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> Here are a few key facts:
> 1. In the USA, California is dead last in energy production per capita 50
> out of 50
> 2. In the USA, California is first in conservation per capita.
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> Believe me the solution is not conservation, we are doing that. The answer
> is also not to blow the entire budget on state run power. I doubt a
> realistic motion to impeach govenor Davis would amount to anything by next
> year, but I sure hope the next guy does a better job.
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> And here I thought I did not live in a third world nation.
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> Scott
There are too many people living in our world today. What we need is another
world war to cull the herd, send the poor and innocent off to die in a
foreign land while the rich sit back and benefit (and laugh too). I'm
waiting for Bush to instigate war with China like FDR did when 'we' cut oil
and steel exports to Japan in the early 30's. Later 'we' froze Japanese
assets in the US ,ponder this for a moment! Don't deceive yourselves into
thinking that FDR's New Deal ended the Great Depression, December 7th 1941
is what really brought about the change. When the call comes, I'll be ready
to fight (and die too) because I know that we're pawns in the game of life
and only money can set you free. Money is the root of life, never forget it!
-Harvey
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