[Rhodes22-list] More on GPS

Mon Apr 9 11:34:48 EDT 2007

Our Uncle Sam gets the extra buck!  When the Gulf was hit
by Katrina, Uncle Sam and his little brothers and siters in
locale govenrment made more profit than the oil companies!

I read and heard on NPR, CA state govenernment was so
worried about loosing $$ because people were starting to
switch from BIG SUV to little and Hybird vechicles, they
proposed a test to have GPS devices required so they would
adjust the taxes based upon miles driven rather than gas
purchased.  This way they get they could also get money
from all those alternative fuel people.  I can't wait for
the follow up reports on this one.

VA is just as nutty! Last year they wanted to remove hybird
and alternative fuel vehicles from the HOV lanes.  Are the
HOV lanes that full that those nasty green people need to
be removed? I believe they still let green people in the
HOV lanes, but there was a good sized fight.

Speaking of HOV lanes ... how full are they in your area? 
If the hurestic is 10,000 cars/lane/hour throughput, then
if everyone were allowed ot use the HOV lanes, perhaps we
could increase throughput on the beltway by 5,000
cars/hour?  but then that would be 5,000 cars * 3 hours
getting better gas economy, and paying less taxes!  Now
that isn't gonna work, is it!

Okay I have MY BLOOD pumping now.

happy Monday!

joe. / hadz.

--- TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:

> So we raise the price a gas to $4 from $3...who gets the
> extra dollar? - 
> Wally
> 
> 
> >From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] More on GPS
> >Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 10:56:29 -0500
> >
> >Wally,
> >
> >The good (well kinda good) news is that the recent
> Supreme Court decision
> >that allows the EPA to regulate CO2 emissions means a
> whole new wave of
> >lawsuits is coming from the environmentalists.  Perhaps
> the unintended
> >consequences is that nuclear starts to look really,
> really, good.  I think
> >the science behind global warming is dubious, the press
> is only presenting
> >the worst side of the issue, and the world community
> wants to punish the US
> >economically.  Since the UN, EU, NATO, and other
> multi-national
> >organizations can't seem to police anything else, what
> makes people think
> >they can police CO2 emissions?  If global warming is
> what it takes to
> >convince the US that we need to lower our dependence on
> foreign oil, I'll
> >start preaching global warming even though I think the
> whole thing is a
> >crock of shit.  You want less carbon emissions - tax
> them!  Make the CAFE
> >standard 40mpg in ten years (we could do that in one
> year but it would kill
> >Detroit - already on life support).  Make gasoline cost
> a minimum of $4 per
> >gallon (we've been at $3 per gallon and it didn't kill
> the economy).  We
> >hear all the politicians from both sides mouth about
> solutions to global
> >warming, but no one has the guts to level with the
> population about what 
> >the
> >personal costs in money and lifestyle will be as a
> result.  Get some 'nads'
> >Washington!  Let's Roll!
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >On 4/8/07, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > John, Interesting read...How long was the system
> "down". The article
> > > didn't
> > > seem to mention if it was just a few minutes or
> hours. I was just
> > > wondering???
> > >
> > > Brad, Every now and then we agree! The Sun!....You
> know some say it is 
> >due
> > > to variations in the wobble of the spinning earth.
> These same wobbles 
> >are
> > > also thought by many to have caused various heating
> and cooling cycles
> > > over
> > > the earth's history. Maybe increase in population in
> India and China are
> > > the
> > > cause?
> > >
> > > Slight variations in angle can make a difference. We
> all remember
> > > lightning
> > > fires with magnifying glass when we were kids
> right?....Get the angle 
> >just
> > > right and the glass would burn your brothers arm or
> small insect very
> > > quickly. Change the angle and nothing. That glass
> didn't work to well on
> > > cloudy days though....so maybe air pollution would
> reduce global warming
> > > because it can create a nice shade? :-)
> > >
> > > I heard the problem is caused by trrapped gases
> creating greenhouse
> > > effect.
> > > So maybe if we had a bigger hole in the ozone these
> bad gasses would not
> > > be
> > > trapped anymore...just kidding about all this. :-)
> Heck I don't know who
> > > to
> > > believe. We do need to find some clean energy and
> quit fouling our nest.
> > > If
> > > our land, air and water are clean we and our food
> chain will be ok.
> > >
> > > Wally
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
> > > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] More on GPS
> > > >Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 10:59:58 -0500
> > > >
> > > >John,
> > > >
> > > >Interesting article!  In the early 90's I flew the
> polar route from
> > > >Anchorage, AK to Prestwick, Scotland and then on to
> London about once 
> >or
> > > so
> > > >a month.  I never made it to 90 North (the Northern
> most route) but 
> >flew
> > > >the
> > > >85N route several times.  Twice, the sun flares were
> so bad that our HF
> > > >radios didn't work.  We flew radio silent for 9
> hours from Point 
> >Barrow,
> > > AK
> > > >to coast in at Scotland with the exception of a VHF
> check-in at Alert 
> >and
> > > >Thule.  We had inertial nav so navigation wasn't an
> issue.  The whiskey
> > > >compass would just spin.  Now here's a question,
> isn't it possible that
> > > >'global warming' is a function of the sun and not so
> much mankind?
> > > >
> > > >Brad
> > > >
> > > >On 4/7/07, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Even though technology is my business (or maybe
> because of it), I've
> > > > > learned not to become too dependent on it.  It's
> wonderful stuff...
> > > > > while it works.  Regarding GPS specifically, you
> may want to read
> > > > > this article on the effect solar activity is
> having on our GPS
> > > > > system.  Especially as we approach a solar
> maximum in 2011.
> > > > >
> > > > >
>
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/04/05/gps.solar.ap/index.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers!
> > > > > John Lock
> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> > > > > Lake Sinclair, GA
> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >What is easy and reliable in virtually all 
> boating
> > > > > >circumstances is GPS - it will tell you where
> you are and how to 
> >get
> > > > > >to  where you want
> > > > > >to go.  Virtually all our navigation, apart from
> piloting in
> > > >constrained
> > > > > and
> > > > > >familiar waterways (e.g. approaches to our
> marina),  is  done with
> > > >GPS.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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