On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:06:55 +0000, Larry wrote:

Red wrote in :

Already covered that, Larry. Look up Gamma Ray bursts from imploding
stars into black holes. It damages the ozone layer faster than anything
our so-called scientists can come up with and takes approx 3 years to
regenerage. Problem is, we get an average of one large burst a year and
several small ones per week so it is an ongoing problem.



No, no, we can't have that. We MUST blame only HUMANS for anything that
happens so we can create a vast new empire of taxpayer-funded research for
major univeristies all duplicating the same research, interminably, for
decades and decades. We must also tie in the human blame factor to large
corporations (read that DUPONT) so we can justify raising the price of
something so simple as R-12 from 75c/pound to $9.50/12oz..."to save the
environment".

Some friends of mine sailed to the Caribbean a couple years ago. I'd done
him a lot of favors, so he asked me if there was anything he could do for
me. I told him to check the islands to see if any had any R-12 for the air
conditioners in my old Mercedes cars, the ones with repairable compressors.
He came back and called me to the boat. "I have a little present for
you." I got 4 cases of R-12 he paid about $1/can for down there. IT WAS
MADE THE YEAR BEFORE IN TENNESEE BUT NOT SOLD IN THE DAMNED USA!

We're being screwed......

CBC has a documentary someone posted over on
alt.binaries.multimedia.documentaries of great interest, too. The
pesticide/chemical companies, like Monsanto, only a handful of them, now
are into genetic engineering, creating SEED that responds to the chemicals
ONLY. That sounds good, but they are SUING any farmers who DARE save their
own seeds to replant in the spring AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT because these
patented genes spread from farms away into this farmer's crop, creating new
seeds with the patented genes in them....not his genes any more.
And Americans think terrorists wear headgear and yell, "Allah Akbar!"....

Not so...


Larry

R-12 is freely available in most 3rd world countries. Some of the
newer stuff uses more "friendly" refrigerants but the old reliable
stuff is still used for all the old bangers and the 10 year old air
conditioners.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
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