[MD] Stop Global Warming

[Case]

Arlo,

If you think bottled water is bad wait until you have to buy bottled air. I
remember when it was a measure for our distain for foreign countries that
you had to drink bottled water to avoid getting the trots while traveling.
The idea that one human being would sell another human being water was
morally unthinkable.

But you have crossed the line with your slight on minivans. I love my
minivan. It is a bit of a leftover from when we were hauling kids here and
there but it is comfortable relatively fuel efficient and great for hauling
stuff here and there. Image be damned. I already picked up the only chick I
am concerned with impressing and I finally inherited the minivan from her...

Motorcycles? Repealing helmet laws is a good way to thin the herd in my
view.

Case

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:moq_discuss-bounces at moqtalk.org] On Behalf Of Arlo Bensinger
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 9:50 AM
To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
Subject: Re: [MD] Stop Global Warming

To Dan's I submit the following three for consideration.

As a supplement to Dan's great suggestion on doing much of your own 
gardening, buy local organic produce. Support your local CSA 
(Community Supported Agriculture) farm. Many operate on a 
pay-by-month basis, you get a box (usually) of great tasting, 
organic, healthy (because it was freshly picked and naturally 
ripened) produce, and you don't support the insane waste of flying 
produce from far away lands. Depending on where you live, of course, 
you may still need to buy your bananas at the grocery store, but even 
then consider buying organic (less toxic chemicals pumped into the 
environment and subsequently into your bloodstream). Eat locally and 
with the season as best as you can. It's better for you, if nothing else.

Second, bottled water? Forgedaboudit. Buy a purifier or distiller for 
you home, and take your water to go. Every time you buy your Evian or 
Aquafina or whatever, think about all the gas that has burned (not to 
mention the plastics, even if you recycle!) getting that water to 
you. It may be from Fiji, but is it that worth the gas spent to get 
it here? (Arlo the Conservationalist adds... do you remember the 
glory days when you could drink out of springs and wells and creeks? 
I do.  Consider something Dennis Miller said a few years ago (this is 
not an exact quote). "Water. Its the single most abundant resource on 
the planet. And we have to pay a dollar a bottle for it to be clean?" 
Something's amiss, folks. We've accepted the fact that in less than 
twenty years, the majority of our water has become so polluted that 
we can't even drink our TAP water without pungent tastes, let alone 
water from outdoor sources. Shheeesh.)

Third, ahem... buy a motorcycle. Oh sure, modern-day liberal wimps 
love their hybrids, but my Harley gets on average between 50-60 miles 
per gallon. Plus instead of looking like a dweeb in an emasculating 
"sedan" or god-forbid "minivan", you can ride with your head held 
high and proud. Ladies, nothing is hotter than a woman who rides. 
(Arlo admits this last bit was unabashedly sexist). Its fun, its cool 
and it saves the environment. Want another incentive? Those pipes 
will bug the hell out of stuffy old conservatives. It's the perfect
activity!!!

Arlo

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