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THE TRUE COSTS OF RENEWABLES--START DIGGING!

FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

If You Want ‘Renewable Energy,’ Get Ready to Dig

Building one wind turbine requires 900 tons of steel, 2,500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of plastic.

Mark P. Mills

Aug. 5, 2019 6:48 pm ET

Democrats dream of powering society entirely with wind and solar farms combined with massive batteries. Realizing this dream would require the biggest expansion in mining the world has seen and would produce huge quantities of waste.

“Renewable energy” is a...

CLIMATE CHANGE--A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phaBUQ3NU1w&feature=youtu.be

RADON--ANOTHER VIEWPOINT

This was sent to me by a loyal listener. It is quite detailed, but explodes many radon myths.

http://www.forensic-applications.com/radon/radon.html

Things My Mother Taught Me

THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My father taught me...

Then and Now--This is Progress?

Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.

1973: Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.

2016: School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

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Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1973: Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled...

Apolitical Aphorisms

Apolitical Aphorisms

If God wanted us to vote, he would have

given us candidates.

~Jay Leno~

The problem with political jokes is they

get elected.

~Henry

Cate, VII~

We hang the petty thieves

and appoint the great ones to public office.

~Aesop~

If we got one-tenth of what was promised

to us in these State of the Union speeches, there wouldn't be any inducement

to go to heaven.

~Will Rogers~

Politicians are the same all over. They

promise...

Retirement Options

Retirement Options
You can retire to Phoenix,
Arizona where…

1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away from your house because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your heiney from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE...

Things You Never Knew About Toilet Paper

1. The first recorded use of toilet paper was in 6th Century China.
2. By the 14th Century, the Chinese government was mass-producing it.
3. Packaged toilet paper wasn’t sold in the United States until 1857.
4. Joseph Gayetty, the man who introduced packaged TP to the U.S., had his name printed on every sheet.
5. Global toilet paper demand uses...

Mary Jo's Window Cleaning Recipe