tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post112536562162534148..comments2023-10-29T05:58:31.737-04:00Comments on Tug's Blog: Tug's Plan For Conserving Fuel.tugboatcapnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125977904392794872005-09-05T23:38:00.000-04:002005-09-05T23:38:00.000-04:00And Screwball, that's what i have always said abou...And Screwball, that's what i have always said about liberals...<BR/>They're all pink on the inside...tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125623101565615312005-09-01T21:05:00.000-04:002005-09-01T21:05:00.000-04:00You are probably right, Cats.I just hope that the ...You are probably right, Cats.<BR/><BR/>I just hope that the left hates it more than the right does... ;-)tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125593586310126372005-09-01T12:53:00.000-04:002005-09-01T12:53:00.000-04:00Bless you for trying to convert us Tug. I know you...Bless you for trying to convert us Tug. I know you firmly believe in all of your ideas. I firmly believe in mine as well. My hope is that rather than anyone converting, that we all instead come to a whole new way of thinking that both conservatives and liberals alike really hate. That would probably mean we are on the right track.Jacqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343026866492303727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125585712324035192005-09-01T10:41:00.000-04:002005-09-01T10:41:00.000-04:00not red like "red state" red like "pinko," comrade...not red like "red state" <BR/><BR/>red like "pinko," comradeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125585572580531042005-09-01T10:39:00.000-04:002005-09-01T10:39:00.000-04:00it's just a social facade. I'm as red as they com...it's just a social facade. I'm as red as they come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125557212579337182005-09-01T02:46:00.000-04:002005-09-01T02:46:00.000-04:00By the way, Screwball, both you and Cats seem to b...By the way, Screwball, both you and Cats seem to be very reasonable people.<BR/>I don't believe that either of you lean as far left as you would have us believe.<BR/>I think that you guys could eventually be converted over to our side.<BR/>It could take years, even decades, but I believe it could be done... =)tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125556889648991792005-09-01T02:41:00.000-04:002005-09-01T02:41:00.000-04:00Don't get too confident, Screw.It wasn't personal....Don't get too confident, Screw.<BR/>It wasn't personal.<BR/>They run commercial messages in my local Radio market all the time encouraging us to "Conserve water."<BR/>The water vapor dispensed into the air by combustion of Hydrogen fuel would be the most pure water on the planet. It would be pure down to the molecular level. How could that possibly be worse than exhaust from millions and millions of gasoline burning engines, idling in traffic jams, all over America?<BR/>I live in Florida, where swampiness is a way of life. That's no big deal.<BR/>Oh and don't worry, Cats and I will have arguements in the future, on which you will agree with him. Count on it.tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125547380100499912005-09-01T00:03:00.000-04:002005-09-01T00:03:00.000-04:00kudos to you, Tug, for not missing any opportunity...kudos to you, Tug, for not missing any opportunity to call me wrong. it builds my confidence, you see.<BR/><BR/>I still have worries about "artificial" water, but it doesn't keep me up at night. I'll put it this way, when it comes to nature everything affects everything. I'm sure it's different than a build up carbon monoxide and dioxide in the atmosphere, but it very well could have some effect. I'm not saying we would have "waterworld" but we could have some form of "water pollution"--swampiness, maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125545627886101692005-08-31T23:33:00.000-04:002005-08-31T23:33:00.000-04:00I'm with you on that one, cats.We neither produce ...I'm with you on that one, cats.<BR/>We neither produce nor destroy water, we only convert it from one form to another.<BR/>Anyway, the environment can dissipate artificial water a lot easier than it can do away with the pollution produced by exhaust from internal combustion engines burning fossil fuels, so even if he is right, he's still wrong.<BR/>I did a little research into Hydrogen power myself over the course of the past couple of days, and what I found out was that the risk of fire or explosion is virtually non-existant. Hydrogen is MUCH safer than gasoline on this point.<BR/>I think that Hydrogen power has a lot of potential,when we get the bugs worked out of it.tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125533569572454272005-08-31T20:12:00.000-04:002005-08-31T20:12:00.000-04:00Well, good to see everyone getting along so well. ...Well, good to see everyone getting along so well. Thanks to everyone who visited my blog and made a comment or two. (Hollanderspace.blogspot.com)<BR/><BR/>I did some research into hydrogen power a few years back. The latest technology doesn't use that much electricity and the containers have been nearly perfected. I actually bought stock in the company (Canadian company, natch) and made a few thousand bucks off it back in '99. Now screwball and I have been discussing the ramifications of releasing too much water into the environment over, say, a 50 year period. His take is that man is artificially producing extra water and my stance has been that we are simply releasing water from one form into another. Any thoughts?Jacqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343026866492303727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125449070415486902005-08-30T20:44:00.000-04:002005-08-30T20:44:00.000-04:00I once had a pissed off trucker make me have to co...I once had a pissed off trucker make me have to come to a complete stop on the highway. He intentionally cut me off after a heavy rain. He cut me off so sharply that it created a missive arc of water and blinded me. if I hadn't stopped I would have most likely ran into his trailer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125448193213137732005-08-30T20:29:00.000-04:002005-08-30T20:29:00.000-04:00Mark, if that ever happens again, remember the nam...Mark, if that ever happens again, remember the name of the trucking company, and call them and complain.<BR/>You may need to try to get the unit number off of the tractor, if you can.<BR/>If you do this, his dispatcher will make him sorry he ever took the job.<BR/>I usually am not the kind of person who would reccomend ratting someone out, but I have absolutely no patience with reckless or agressive truck drivers. There are just a few guys out there who make everyone scared of the rest of us, and most of us are careful, courteous drivers.tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125447625774321422005-08-30T20:20:00.000-04:002005-08-30T20:20:00.000-04:00I believe that human beings will perfect cold fusi...I believe that human beings will perfect cold fusion right after we perfect time travel, and just before we cure AIDS.<BR/>Nuclear Fission is a lot safer than most people believe it is, but not as safe as i would want it to be if there was a Nuclear powerplant in my neighborhood.<BR/>That being said, it is pretty much the cleanest, safest source of electricity that we have been able to come up with yet. We desperately need to build a lot more Nuclear Powerplants over the next couple of years.<BR/>the thing about Americans is, the more we use something, the better it gets.tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125435283526890292005-08-30T16:54:00.000-04:002005-08-30T16:54:00.000-04:00there has been enough historical evidence that fis...there has been enough historical evidence that fission is bad. yes, it works real good, but when it breaks--it breaks real bad.<BR/><BR/>as far as fusion is concerned cold fusion seems to not be panning out, and hot fusion is elusive because of the problems with plasma.<BR/><BR/>to get the scoop on this stuff check out the August 2005 issue of National Geographic---"After Oil: Powering the Future."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125424325747746882005-08-30T13:52:00.000-04:002005-08-30T13:52:00.000-04:00Well, I drive my car for my living. I drive an eco...Well, I drive my car for my living. I drive an economy car. I get 32-33 miles to the gallon. But it's still too high, I pay almost 30 dollars a day for gas.<BR/><BR/>I had a new keyboard once, but it developed problems and I had to go back to my original one which has most of the letters worn off.<BR/><BR/>@ weeks ago a trucker purposely ran me off the road just because I was attempting to pass him, and he didn't want to be passed.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125411643459357442005-08-30T10:20:00.000-04:002005-08-30T10:20:00.000-04:00I like all yer ideas but the school one. "School" ...I like all yer ideas but the school one. "School" is more than book learning, it's socialization -- and you can't get that at home.<BR/><BR/>Also, although it seems like ancient history now in some ways, there are good reasons to keep public schools from being all white or all black or all whatever the locality is.<BR/><BR/>My inner liberal social engineer had to weigh in. He will go back to readin' "Mother Jones" now.Erudite Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830721195868387265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125411466140768022005-08-30T10:17:00.000-04:002005-08-30T10:17:00.000-04:00Jesus loves you, Bruiser!Jesus loves you, Bruiser!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125404971038282782005-08-30T08:29:00.000-04:002005-08-30T08:29:00.000-04:00Increasing the number of nuclear plants would sav...Increasing the number of nuclear plants would save a lot in fuel consumption, but people freak out when they here 'nuclear'. Developing fusion energy would be a godsend. And then there is that huge amount of hot air coming from liberals. Gotta be a way to tap into that.Francis Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656090914379827901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125377622933877652005-08-30T00:53:00.000-04:002005-08-30T00:53:00.000-04:00Something else that Hanoi Jane failed to take into...Something else that Hanoi Jane failed to take into consideration was that Petroleum Products were, and are used in the manufacturing process of the vinyl seats, the plastic interior panels, the tires and gaskets that were used to build her Hippie Bus, not to mention the oil and grease that lubricates every moving part in the engine, transmission, and suspension on the Hippie bus.<BR/>Bio-Diesel and soy bean oil does not take the place of these products...tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125376918871656482005-08-30T00:41:00.000-04:002005-08-30T00:41:00.000-04:00Yeah, Hanoi Jane Fonda is using Bio-Deisel to powe...Yeah, Hanoi Jane Fonda is using Bio-Deisel to power her Anti-War-Protest-Hippie-Bus across America to undermine American interests and the war effort, and to insult the contribution of American Service Men to the cause of Freedom and Justice around the world.<BR/>The way it works, basically, is that you can pull up to McDonalds, and fill up for free. The problem with this plan is that there aren't enough French Fries being cooked to meet the transportation demands of all of America.<BR/>Another problem is that there are very few Diesel cars in America, and Gasoline engines will not run on diesel fuel.(Not even Bio-Diesel.)<BR/>The soybean oil solution would be a good one except for these snags...tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125374244129398102005-08-29T23:57:00.000-04:002005-08-29T23:57:00.000-04:00Are you ready for another one of my "Kook" theorie...Are you ready for another one of my "Kook" theories?<BR/>I believe that the Oil Industry already knows what will replace "Fossil fuels". They already have the technology, but they are sitting on it until they can drive Energy prices just as high as the Global market can possibly bear, screaming all the time about "Fossil Fuels" running out.<BR/>When they reach that point, they will then introduce this new alternative at a very slightly reduced price, and look like Heros for coming up with it.<BR/>I do not offer this theory as absolute fact, only as a possibility to be considered...tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125373800574418512005-08-29T23:50:00.000-04:002005-08-29T23:50:00.000-04:00well, both right and left wing kooks read "Mother ...well, both right and left wing kooks read "Mother Earth News." (and "National Geographic" which really covered the nitty gritty on this subject.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125373642343067162005-08-29T23:47:00.000-04:002005-08-29T23:47:00.000-04:00Common sense is Common sense, Screwball...Pretty m...Common sense is Common sense, Screwball...<BR/>Pretty much universal...tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125373554148137892005-08-29T23:45:00.000-04:002005-08-29T23:45:00.000-04:00Oh, and AJ, I know John Q. Moneymaker, and he woul...Oh, and AJ, I know John Q. Moneymaker, and he wouldn't be caught DEAD in a Yukon...He drives an Escalade. ;-)tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13151172.post-1125373320102870452005-08-29T23:42:00.000-04:002005-08-29T23:42:00.000-04:00okay, this is weird, Tug, we agree. who woulda th...okay, this is weird, Tug, we agree. who woulda thought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com