[Rhodes22-list] More on GPS

TN Rhodey tnrhodey at hotmail.com
Tue Apr 10 08:07:11 EDT 2007 

Joe,

I am curious....how did Uncle Sam turn such a large profit on Katrina? I had 
always heard we had wasted a bunch of money and that government was slow to 
respond. If this is true maybe we need more hurricanes.

Wally


>From: Joseph Hadzima <josef508 at yahoo.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: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 08:34:48 -0700 (PDT)
>
>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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