[Rhodes22-list] Environment and trained squirrels

Fri Feb 23 22:18:11 EST 2007

Ed,

Not to worry, I haven't gone off the deep end, I just try and save energy
where it is convenient.  Curly bulbs seems like a good place to start.  I
burn more hydrocarbons in a month of flying than most people do in a
lifetime and can save bundles of fuel just by planning a good decent and
keeping the speed up to the final approach fix.  Our style of flying would
scare the shit out of passengers but it works for us.  SouthWest probably
does it best in the pax market, they kinda operate under my old commuter
airline's philosophy, "these people paid for a ride, we're gonna give'em
one!"

Speaking of squirrels, I almost had to go-around two days ago because an
American Barbi-jet thought they hit a rabbit in El Paso.  How could you not
hit a rabbit in ELP?  They breed like, uh rabbits, and there must be 10K
plus on the airport.  My jet turns rabbits into  pelts in about
2.8nanoseconds.  Anyway, the airport maintenance crew almost didn't
exit the
runway before I landed looking for the flattened rabbit.  My First Officer
had way to much fun during the taxi-in giving rabbit sighting reports to
ground control.  I couldn't help but think of the scene from Monty Python's
"Holy Grail" about the attack rabbit.  That may be a better solution for
deer than squirrels.

Brad

On 2/23/07, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
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> Bob:
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> I recall that you had the squirrels trained to attack the deer...
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
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> Robert Skinner wrote:
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > I also use a coil spot outside - rigged to a light detector
> > to illuminate the US flag and USMC colors.  It has lasted
> > longer than any of the halogen types that I used to use,
> > and draws less than half the power.  In that case, the slow
> > warm-up is not a problem.  Incidentally, it functions even
> > in sub-zero temperatures, which the average FL light cannot
> > handle.
> >
> > For the lights that are on motion detectors, I stuck with
> > the halogens, as they are quick.  The shock effect helps
> > (a little) to keep the deer away from the azaleas.  So
> > dies the concentrated human scent that I apply.
> >
> > /Robert
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > Joseph Hadzima wrote:
> >>
> >> The ones I use out side the house are fine, except for cold
> >> weather ... then they require a while to fully illuminate
> >> ... They start slowly, and are dim, and slowly gt brighter.
> >>  But they seem to last longer, and I switch many moons ago
> >> to reduce energy usage around the house.  I was just
> >> curious about any waste management issues.
> >>
> >> happy conservation!
> >> joe / hadz.
> >>
> >> --- Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> > CFL have gotten better over the years, both in terms of
> >> > the color of the
> >> > light and reducing the start up delay.  The ones I just
> >> > bought have a much
> >> > better color spectrum and come right on.  Yes, they
> >> > contain a minute amount
> >> > of mercury, but compared to the millions of discarded
> >> > fluorescent tubes from
> >> > businesses and offices (many of which are not recycled),
> >> > it pretty small.
> >> > And there is no reason you can't recycle CFLs, we recycle
> >> > something like
> >> > 40,000 fluorescent tubes a year right now, usually two
> >> > tractor trailers
> >> > loads a year.  The material handling part of recycling
> >> > CFLs needs to be
> >> > worked out, but the technology is already there.
> >> > Currently, tubes are
> >> > crushed (in a vacuum chamber), the glass and metal are
> >> > separated and
> >> > recycled, and the powered is retorted (baked at high
> >> > temperatures) to remove
> >> > and recover the mercury.  The inert remaining powder can
> >> > then be used as an
> >> > additive in cement.  At least that what happens to ours.
> >> > - rob
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> >> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> >> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 11:46 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Environment -- dimming bulbs
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > They do make florescent spots, which we tried in some
> >> > of the recessed
> >> > lights
> >> > > that are not dimmed, but they gave off weak lighting
> >> > and took a couple of
> >> > > minutes to warm up and give off a little brighter
> >> > light.  We never did
> >> > like
> >> > > the hue it gave off, though, so we took it out and put
> >> > the incandescent
> >> > back
> >> > > in.
> >> > >
> >> > > Hank
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On 2/23/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Hank, you have put your finger on a huge potential
> >> > market.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Theoretically, with chopper circuits and pulsed
> >> > output,
> >> > > > you could make a florescent bulb that would be
> >> > dimmable.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Since many dimmers use SCRs (silicon controled
> >> > rectifiers)
> >> > > > which do not put out the same form of alternating
> >> > current
> >> > > > that the existing coil bulbs expect, the design would
> >> > > > take some work.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > It may be a while before dimmable coil bulbs come to
> >> > market,
> >> > > > but when they do...
> >> > > >
> >> > > > /Robert
> >> > > >
> >> >
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------
> >> > > > Hank wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > One of the problems with these is they don't work
> >> > with dimmers.  All
> >> > of
> >> > > > my
> >> > > > > recessed lights are on dimmers that I use all of
> >> > the time, so it is
> >> > not
> >> > > > > practical to switch.  For regular lamps we have
> >> > switched.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Hank
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > On 2/22/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Ok folks, here is a quick and 'clean' thought.
> >> > I'm not preaching,
> >> > but
> >> > > > we
> >> > > > > > have been switching to these bulbs as the old
> >> > ones burn out.  They
> >> > > > aren't
> >> > > > > > cheap, and I don't know where the break-even
> >> > point is, but you feel
> >> > > > better
> >> > > > > > and it gives you a certain environ-snobbery
> >> > arguing position.  You
> >> > can
> >> > > > buy
> >> > > > > > them at SamsClub, WalMart, and other eco-friendly
> >> > stores.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Brad
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > ------------------------
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >    Back to Story<
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> >
> >>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070220/ap_on_sc/ban_the_bulb_8;_ylt=AqA0NiAnFgJ315H_dAZJJLlxieAA
> >> > > > > > >-
> >> > > > > > Help<
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> >
> >>
> http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AmAEg00nzg5WmJGCFhRVhQFxieAA/SIG=10rbjkhqd/**http%3A//help.yahoo.com/
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > [image: Yahoo! News]<
> >> > > > > >
> >> > http://news.yahoo.com/;_ylt=AltToAxFx686SzI720Fzl69xieAA>
> >> > > > > > Australia to ban old-style light bulbs
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > By ROHAN SULLIVAN, Associated Press WriterTue Feb
> >> > 20, 6:26 PM ET
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > The Australian government on Tuesday announced
> >> > plans to phase out
> >> > > > > > incandescent light bulbs and replace them with
> >> > more energy-efficient
> >> > > > > > compact
> >> > > > > > fluorescent bulbs across the country.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Legislation to gradually restrict the sale of the
> >> > old-style bulbs
> >> > > > could
> >> > > > > > reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 4
> >> > million tons by
> >> > 2012
> >> > > > and
> >> > > > > > cut household power bills by up to 66 percent,
> >> > said Environment
> >> > > > Minister
> >> > > > > > Malcolm Turnbull.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Australia produced almost 565 million tons of
> >> > greenhouse gases in
> >> > > > 2004,
> >> > > > > > official figures show.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Prime Minister John Howard said the plan would
> >> > help all Australians
> >> > > > play a
> >> > > > > > part in cutting harmful gas emissions: "Here's
> >> > something practical
> >> > > > that
> >> > > > > > everybody will participate in."
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > In incandescent light bulbs, perfected for mass
> >> > use by Thomas A.
> >> > > > Edison in
> >> > > > > > the late 19th century, electricity flows through
> >> > a filament to
> >> > create
> >> > > > > > light.
> >> > > > > > Much of the energy, however, is wasted in the
> >> > form of heat.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Australia is not the only place looking to
> >> > replace them with
> >> > > > fluorescent
> >> > > > > > lighting, which is more efficient and longer
> >> > lasting.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Last month, a California assemblyman announced he
> >> > would propose a
> >> > bill
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > > > ban the use of incandescent bulbs in his state.
> >> > And a New Jersey
> >> > > > lawmaker
> >> > > > > > has called for the state to switch to fluorescent
> >> > lighting in
> >> > > > government
> >> > > > > > buildings within three years.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Cuba's Fidel Castro launched a similar program
> >> > two years ago,
> >> > sending
> >> > > > > > youth
> >> > > > > > brigades into homes and switching out regular
> >> > bulbs for
> >> > energy-saving
> >> > > > ones
> >> > > > > > to help battle electrical blackouts around the
> >> > island.
> >> >
> >> === message truncated ===
> >>
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