[Rhodes22-list] More on GPS

Brad Haslett flybrad at gmail.com
Mon Apr 9 12:45:07 EDT 2007 

Joe,

California has always been nutty, ignore them.  It is hard for me to get
excited about hybrid vehicles when I owned a car almost 30 years ago that
got better mileage (VW diesel Rabbit). Marry a diesel to a hybrid and now
we're talking some mileage, 80+ mpg.  Remember 1973 and 1979?  We're sitting
ducks for that again!  But forget history, remember the globe is warming,
NYC going under water and all that.  Listen to Mr. Gore, the sky is
falling!  If you are really serious about saving energy, drive your current
gas guzzler until the wheels fall off of it.  The last figure I saw was that
it takes about four years of driving a hybrid to recoup the energy it took
to build the car.  The same goes for your wallet.  Give me a diesel/electric
car (my employer had diesel/electric delivery vans specially built) running
on bio-diesel and I'll show you some real environmental stewardship.

I gotta go teach a class.  What to drive?  The 13 year old Lexus or the
"fuel line as big as your wrist" Dodge pickup.  I think I'll take the truck,
I like sitting up high.

Brad

On 4/9/07, Joseph Hadzima <josef508 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 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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