March 17, 2010

Top Headline Comments 3-17-10
— Gabriel Malor

Another day, but this should put a little hop in your step:

I have no idea what changed, but they say there's wisdom in crowds...

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 05:08 AM | Comments (133)
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1 Nomentum...it's what's for breakfast!

Posted by: Rocks at March 17, 2010 05:09 AM (Y8smK)

2 Demon Piss will NOT pass.

Posted by: MDr VB1.0 CS1st at March 17, 2010 05:09 AM (ucq49)

3 The House just deemed today Saturday. No worky. Go back to sleep.

Posted by: eman at March 17, 2010 05:09 AM (xJwcz)

4

Obama In Fairfax, Va Friday 9:00 AM

Posted by: MDr VB1.0 CS1st at March 17, 2010 05:11 AM (ucq49)

5

Re sidebar story:stupidass Congressman Markey: Climate Change so dangerous nuclear power plants must not be built because they'll be destroyed by assorted catastrophes. That's Markey of the Waxman-Market Cap and Trade Bill! [ArthurK]

 

Reading that article from NRO it makes you wonder just how stupid Markey is. And in case you have an idea that perhaps NRO has taken his stuff out of context or edited it to make him look even more stupid I have personally seen stuff from him equally as stupid.  He is a rabid anti-nuke idiot and he does not care how stupid he looks in his arguments.

 

After 9-11 he sent a letter direct from his office to the operating Nuclear Power plants throughout the country.  That, in itself, should tell you something about this idiot. No congressman has ANY authority to do that.  I was forwarded a copy of the letter for comment on a potential response with the notation that most likely we were going to ignore the letter.

 

In any case what he wanted was engineering level proof that a spent fuel cask used to transport spent fuel could withstand the effects of being covered in 400,000 gal (lbs? Memory here) of jet fuel that had been set on fire. 

 

My response (from an operations standpoint) was what he was describing was physically impossible unless we started transporting the cask inside a huge tank filled with jet fuel. With the cask sitting on a train car or a flat bed semi you can not immerse it in fuel. Anyone above the age of 6 should be able to see that easily.

 

Most sane people would have been embarrassed to send out a letter such as that.  But as we have said many times, idiot libtards can not be embarrassed.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:12 AM (QrA9E)

6

Just read the Census thread from last night. Jim & Gabe are the reason why I stick to booby & penis jokes.

    

Posted by: dananjcon at March 17, 2010 05:12 AM (pr+up)

7 Rep. Markey is just another reason to be glad if you are not from Massachusetts.

Posted by: tank at March 17, 2010 05:13 AM (rt8WW)

8 After watching this idiot for over a year I've come to the conclusion that Charles Manson was right.

Posted by: harleycowboy at March 17, 2010 05:14 AM (JKGfQ)

9

I try to be optimistic.

But then, I was sure Obama would not take Virginia in '08. Shit.

Posted by: Bat Chain Puller at March 17, 2010 05:17 AM (SCcgT)

10 BTW... answer to question 9...Sexy Mother Fucker.  

Posted by: dananjcon at March 17, 2010 05:17 AM (pr+up)

11 DemonPass? Like Multipass but takes you straight to Hell?

Posted by: Leeloo Dallas at March 17, 2010 05:17 AM (Y8smK)

12 I woke up this morning feeling pretty defeated. Then,for some reason,I watched some of that asshole Joe Scarborough and now I'm totally dejected. Please M&Ms give me hope.

Posted by: Mal at March 17, 2010 05:18 AM (Z+qzA)

13 Beck is doing a pretty good job of calling the house out as a bunch of cowards.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 05:21 AM (p302b)

14 Markey & Glover...perfect together.

Posted by: dananjcon at March 17, 2010 05:21 AM (pr+up)

15 I woke up this morning feeling pretty defeated. Then,for some reason,I watched some of that asshole Joe Scarborough and now I'm totally dejected. Please M&Ms give me hope.

Posted by: Mal at March 17, 2010 09:18 AM (Z+qzA)


Nancy Pelosi is in charge of getting the bill through the House. If this was Tip O'Neill you'd already have your new nationalized Health Care Card.

Posted by: Rocks at March 17, 2010 05:21 AM (Y8smK)

16

Sorry to drag this from the previous thread but I don't know why she would do this to intimidate exactly 4 holdouts (2 maybe and 2 stupak).

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is asking all female Democratic Members to attend a hastily called meeting Wednesday morning but isnÂ’t saying what the meeting is about.

At a guess, it may be the meeting where she admits that she doesnÂ’t have the votes for the bill without an abortion ban to lure in Bart StupakÂ’s coalition.

Posted by: dagny at March 17, 2010 05:21 AM (VMaS6)

17

DemonPiss will not fool the voters and most sane reps know this.  Nanzi will NOT get the votes she needs.  Keep calling your reps.

Better - go to your reps office.  If they're in DC & you can't make it, go to his local office.  Talk to someone on the staff.  Not the receptionist.  They don't count.

Posted by: MDr VB1.0 CS1st at March 17, 2010 05:23 AM (ucq49)

18 Complete collapse followed by the rise of a new republic sounds better and better each day.

Posted by: eman at March 17, 2010 05:24 AM (xJwcz)

19 #16, Are there actually any Demoncrat women not already in favor of this magnificent POS?

Posted by: ParisParamus at March 17, 2010 05:24 AM (TFs5o)

20

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is asking all female Democratic Members to attend a hastily called meeting Wednesday morning but isnÂ’t saying what the meeting is about.

Syncronizing mensus?

Posted by: dudeinsantacruz at March 17, 2010 05:26 AM (zgxcn)

21 19 No.It's for the CHILDREN!

Posted by: steevy at March 17, 2010 05:27 AM (W+W/y)

22

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is asking all female Democratic Members to attend a hastily called meeting Wednesday morning but isnÂ’t saying what the meeting is about.

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The filming of a new Skinemax flic called The Hell Word.

 

Posted by: dananjcon at March 17, 2010 05:27 AM (pr+up)

23 NRO is warning the dems that there are 2 election cycles before this thing would go into effect WHILE taxes are going up. Apparently, Slaughter came out and wants the senate bill killed because it is "too good" to the insurance companies.

Posted by: dagny at March 17, 2010 05:28 AM (VMaS6)

24 Gotta love those SAS dogs - well worth a look! Thanks for the post.

Posted by: RM at March 17, 2010 05:29 AM (AfhJl)

25 JOIN I WILL NOT COMPLY FB GROUP: http://tinyurl.com/ykmj78u

Posted by: ParisParamus at March 17, 2010 05:29 AM (TFs5o)

26 But Markey has put the cart before the horse. He argues that because of the inevitable climate catastrophes from global warming, nuclear reactors shouldnÂ’t be licensed.

 This guy is too stupid to tie his own shoes, and this is what is running the country.
Why can't there be a minimum standard of intelligence to serve in Congress?

Posted by: real joe at March 17, 2010 05:29 AM (WjerO)

27 19 According to Gabe's list there are 2 in Stupack's group and 2 in the "maybe" group.

Posted by: dagny at March 17, 2010 05:29 AM (VMaS6)

28 A bunch of us were discussing this.  I was saying they don't seem to be thinking they are sacrificing themselves and their job for the health care bill.   I was like cause they aren't going to be re elected.  And then one of my friends said, with a straight face, maybe he is guaranteeing that they will keep their job no matter what.  And i was like "don't be ridiculous, a lot of them are up for re election in 2010 and my co worker said "just as I said, maybe he is guaranteeing them re election".  What frightened me the most was not so much that this wasn't a possibility but that my co workers seemed to think it was a normal possibility and that it was some how ok for him to do this.  That is what frightened me.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 05:31 AM (p302b)

29 have you called your congressman today?

Posted by: call your congressman now! at March 17, 2010 05:32 AM (ucxC/)

30 I finally got through to Bishop's Washington office yesterday.  And honestly, they really didn't seem to care what I thought.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 05:33 AM (p302b)

31

This guy is too stupid to tie his own shoes, and this is what is running the country. Why can't there be a minimum standard of intelligence to serve in Congress?

I wouldn't call what they do "serving" and anyone with any brains wouldn't be caught dead with those in Congress.

Posted by: dudeinsantacruz at March 17, 2010 05:34 AM (zgxcn)

32 yes the gal i talked to at my representatives office didn't really care either.......i'm going to call her again this morning

Posted by: call your congressman now! at March 17, 2010 05:35 AM (ucxC/)

33 According to Gabe's list there are 2 in Stupack's group and 2 in the "maybe" group.

Yeah, I think the "cool" girls are trying to browbeat those "nerdy" pro-life girls into accepting the abortion funding in the senate bill.

Posted by: Mal at March 17, 2010 05:36 AM (Z+qzA)

34 17 - I always call the local offices and the D.C. office. The people who work at the local level need be reminded that they will lose their jobs if their congressperson is out of a job come November. Don't care how that sounds they need to know they will suffer if they vote yes. The people in the local offices will relay the message probably faster than the staff in D.C. Call today even if your congressperson is a no vote already. They need to be reminded that we are watching every single thing they are doing.

Posted by: obamastillsucks at March 17, 2010 05:36 AM (1l2bp)

35 Heard on the radio this morning that the total cost of the "letter reminding you that you will be receiving another letter" and other Census marketing was $338 million, the highest ever by far.  Glad they have plenty of money to waste up there in DC.

Posted by: bort at March 17, 2010 05:37 AM (fGMGp)

36 the chart on beck last night explained it all.....he goes through the motions until the motions stop him cold then he jams it down our throat.....time to vomit it back up on him and his ilk....let the projectile vomiting begin!

Posted by: call your congressman now! at March 17, 2010 05:38 AM (ucxC/)

37 Perhaps you thought America too was taking a nap, and therefore chose, like Satan to Eve, to whisper the delusion softly, lest you should awaken her. This continent, sir, is too extensive to sleep all at once, and too watchful, even in its slumbers, not to startle at the unhallowed foot of an invader.

Posted by: TP at March 17, 2010 05:38 AM (yPPVC)

38

A CFL update for all the M&Ms:

The CFL I put in my table lamp next to my chair finally gave up the ghost today. It lasted app 8340 hours. I was replacing the old incandescent bulbs in this lamp about once/month.  This lasted over 27 months.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:39 AM (QrA9E)

39

I finally got through to Bishop's Washington office yesterday.  And honestly, they really didn't seem to care what I thought.

 

Of course they don't.  They know what's good for you.

Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at March 17, 2010 05:39 AM (o1qZf)

40 But Vic - the transport cask could be hit repeatedly with full KC-135s and burn for days. Why isnt that scenario in your risk assessment?

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 05:39 AM (tJF9l)

41 Bishop isn't my representative.  Paris Paramus keeps putting up a list so I just call all the reps on their list.  Bishop was the only one I could get through to. 

Heck one of the people I work with wrote a nice letter and we all signed it.  It was a very benign letter that all of us, dems, libs, republicans, conservatives, independents could agree on.  It basically said "time to start over and work together as you are making a class of kindergartners look savvy. "  He had it faxed to over a hundred congressmen and women and it was sent the day before yesterday and the only proof we have that they received it is the fax machine says it went through,,,in other words....no response.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 05:40 AM (p302b)

42 12 I woke up this morning feeling pretty defeated. Then,for some reason,I watched some of that asshole Joe Scarborough and now I'm totally dejected. Please M&Ms give me hope.

Posted by: Mal at March 17, 2010 09:18 AM (Z+qzA)

Ummmmmmmmmmm, uhhhhhh -- did I hear you ask, uhhhhhhh, for hope?

Posted by: TEH WON at March 17, 2010 05:40 AM (5qJM5)

43 Vic - when is the hazmat pickup in your neighborhood?

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 05:41 AM (mtAmx)

44 have you called your congressman today?

My congressman is Bill Delahunt. I'd be better off calling Hugo Chavez.

Posted by: Mal at March 17, 2010 05:41 AM (Z+qzA)

45 38

A CFL update for all the M&Ms:

The CFL I put in my table lamp next to my chair finally gave up the ghost today. It lasted app 8340 hours. I was replacing the old incandescent bulbs in this lamp about once/month.  This lasted over 27 months.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 09:39 AM (QrA9E)

Vic -- do you burn this 24/7?

Posted by: billygoat at March 17, 2010 05:42 AM (5qJM5)

46

the transport cask could be hit repeatedly with full KC-135s and burn for days. Why isnt that scenario in your risk assessment?

LOL, even then it would not be submerged in 400,000 gal of burning fuel.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:42 AM (QrA9E)

47 Vic - I use an LED rope light (~ $16 for 6ft) to get even lighting across my desk - I expect it to outlive me.

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 05:42 AM (h0rZ/)

48
If the Republicans were smart, (and they're not), they'd be psyching out the Democrats by begging them to pass this crap. But they don't know how to play mind games.


Posted by: This is Carlton, the doorman at March 17, 2010 05:43 AM (F2qjY)

49

Vic -- do you burn this 24/7?

It is usually on from about 5 am until 8 or 9 pm. I fifured an average of 10 hours a day. 

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:43 AM (QrA9E)

50

The CFL I put in my table lamp next to my chair finally gave up the ghost today. It lasted app 8340 hours. I was replacing the old incandescent bulbs in this lamp about once/month.  This lasted over 27 months.

I've had similar results with CFLs.  It's pretty much the only reason I use them.  That and I'm in the environmental remediation business.  Hg=job security.

Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at March 17, 2010 05:43 AM (o1qZf)

51 Vic -if you interpret his question literally, only the top layer of fuel would be burning, the rest would 'cool' the cask. As long as the final volume around the container was minimized you could pass that test with a standard ISO container.

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 05:45 AM (tpEh1)

52 Beck is funny.  He is making jokes about why BO took Kussinich on AF! and what he said to him.  It's funny.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 05:45 AM (p302b)

53 The CFLs last a long time but they're too dim for me.

Posted by: Mal at March 17, 2010 05:46 AM (Z+qzA)

54

Vic - when is the hazmat pickup in your neighborhood?

LOL, I actually checked with the EPA web site when that article about the hazmat cleanup for the busted bulb came out.

The EPA said that the amount of Hg in these CFLs was so low that there was no hazzard for cleanup or disposal.  They did warn not to breath the dust from the broken bulb.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:46 AM (QrA9E)

55 Something I have been thinking about these past few days:

This constant HC House of Reps whip count is indicative of how the Dems mean to ram this thing through by any means possible.  Look at them.  Waiting for the quarter to land on its edge..  It's fucking ridiculous and sad.  The procedure for this bills (potential) passage is going to put A LOT of voters off come November.

Something THIS important should not have to wait for the most opportune moment in an otherwise MOST inopportune environment.  The public has rejected this, and poll after poll proves it.

This whole procedure stink to high heaven and the Dems KNOW IT.  They held their town halls and we told them to get bent, but instead of taking us seriously, they claim we were paid to be there by teh evul corps.

If they had one single poll they could point to, they would, but they don't so they CAN'T.


Posted by: MelodicMetal at March 17, 2010 05:46 AM (x4S2a)

56 Massachusetts Treasurer: Obamacare will bankrupt country in 4 years.
Obama celebrates.
http://tinyurl.com/y8sju2j

Posted by: kansas at March 17, 2010 05:47 AM (34yXu)

57 Most dorms ban anything but an incandescent light bulb?  They claim everything else causes fires.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 05:47 AM (p302b)

58

A CFL update for all the M&Ms:

CFL is pretty sweet. Except for the mercury. Eh, but I don't plan on taking one apart anytime soon, so I really dont care.

Posted by: dudeinsantacruz at March 17, 2010 05:48 AM (zgxcn)

59

Vic - I use an LED rope light (~ $16 for 6ft) to get even lighting across my desk - I expect it to outlive me.

I looked in to the LED bulbs.  I did not get one for two reasons, one they are so damn expensive and two; we have a lot of voltage surges here from lightning strikes.  One hit from lightning would undo any possible savings from getting an LED vs other kinds.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:48 AM (QrA9E)

60 I used a CFL for an outside light that is a pain-in-ass to reach; but it only lasted about a year. I am going to rewire everything for DC and use sailboat lights, over engineer the crap out of it.

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 05:49 AM (3WbbL)

61 Earth Hour still a farce.

The CFLs last a long time but they're too dim for me.

They give off 20-30% less light (measured in lumens) than the "equivalent" incandescent.  Eco-wackos lie, big shock there. 

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 17, 2010 05:51 AM (mR7mk)

62

Why can't there be a minimum standard of intelligence to serve in Congress?

This would require a minimum standard of intelligence for voters to quit electing idiots.

Posted by: harleycowboy at March 17, 2010 05:51 AM (JKGfQ)

63 59

Vic - I use an LED rope light (~ $16 for 6ft) to get even lighting across my desk - I expect it to outlive me.

I looked in to the LED bulbs.  I did not get one for two reasons, one they are so damn expensive and two; we have a lot of voltage surges here from lightning strikes.  One hit from lightning would undo any possible savings from getting an LED vs other kinds.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 09:48 AM (QrA9E)

I was about to ask if you have regular voltage surges -- hard to believe you go through Edison bulbs that quickly.  Have a client who was chugging through Edisons...but her hi-hat's were no prob...spikes in her power were frying the Ed's (120v bulbs), bu not touching the hi-hats (130v bulbs).

Posted by: billygoat at March 17, 2010 05:52 AM (5qJM5)

64

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 09:45 AM (tpEh1)

True but I figured someone from Fire Protection/Engineering would answer that part.

As I said, the indication I got was these responses were only for a "just in case" because the management idea was to NOT answer the letter.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:52 AM (QrA9E)

65 Oop, I forgot my link.

Earth Hour is still a farce.


Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 17, 2010 05:53 AM (mR7mk)

66 nothing funner than smashing a friend over the head with a fluorescent tube...till he returns the favor and follows through with the shot

Posted by: fartbubble at March 17, 2010 05:53 AM (gAmQ1)

67

Most dorms ban anything but an incandescent light bulb?  They claim everything else causes fires.

I was sitting at home when one of those cfls decided to give out. Flames shot up for a second or two. Scared the crap out of me.

Posted by: harleycowboy at March 17, 2010 05:55 AM (JKGfQ)

68

They give off 20-30% less light (measured in lumens) than the "equivalent" incandescent. 

The package will tell you the lumen ratings. I hunted around and found one that was close to the same lumens as a 100W bulb which is what I had been using in the lamp (I use it for reading).

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:55 AM (QrA9E)

69

I had to read that Markey letter twice to grasp the full measure of his stupidity.

Posted by: Fritz at March 17, 2010 05:55 AM (GwPRU)

70 Did I miss Earth Day! I got a tire and some fire ribbon all ready to go.

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 05:55 AM (tTdaQ)

71 56 Massachusetts Treasurer: Obamacare will bankrupt country in 4 years.
Obama celebrates.
http://tinyurl.com/y8sju2j

Posted by: kansas at March 17, 2010 09:47 AM (34yXu)

We're having, ummmmmmmmmm, Kobe beef, ummmmmmm, tonight!

Posted by: TEH WON at March 17, 2010 05:56 AM (5qJM5)

72 Obama's barbed root needs to be chopped off and he be neutered for the rest of his term. 

Posted by: Sparky at March 17, 2010 05:57 AM (r0u40)

73 curious - I thought they wanted to get rid of the halogen spots. I can't imagine the risks from light bulbs being measurable next to drunk kids passing out with lit cigerettes in their hands.

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 05:57 AM (OlnxK)

74

I was about to ask if you have regular voltage surges -- hard to believe you go through Edison bulbs that quickly.

Well, like I said app 10 hours/day average. 300 - 400 hours is probably the average life of the old bulbs.

But we do get voltage surges from lightning during thunder storms.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:57 AM (QrA9E)

75

Most dorms ban anything but an incandescent light bulb?  They claim everything else causes fires.

I've got a regular fluorecent in the ceiling and I have a CFL desk lamp. The only thing banned is halogen lights.

Posted by: dudeinsantacruz at March 17, 2010 05:57 AM (zgxcn)

76 Oh, and I noticed no flames when it went out last night.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 05:58 AM (QrA9E)

77 70 jean EVERYDAY IS EARTH DAY

Posted by: call your congressman now! at March 17, 2010 05:59 AM (ucxC/)

78

I liked the headline about the SF dogs.

I can't figure out a way to get it into an acceptable tinyurl, but on the Swiss military site, under veterinary medicene, they have a great shot of the biggest German Shepherd you've ever seen being lowered down a cliff.  He's just looking at the camera going "Why?  What did I do??"

Posted by: Stephen at March 17, 2010 05:59 AM (wkR3c)

79 That's Markey of the Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill

That's the Marxman-Wackey Crap&Trade Bill.

Posted by: progressoverpeace at March 17, 2010 06:00 AM (A46hP)

80

What has caused the in-trade on that graph Gabe put up to drop so much today?

CDan we trust that in-trade buisness anyway?

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 06:01 AM (QrA9E)

81 Posted by: dudeinsantacruz at March 17, 2010 09:57 AM (zgxcn)

Maybe it depends on the university.  I have a good friend who had his Christmas lights taken down with the excuse of a fire hazard.  They also made him take his Christmas tree down and take off the lights.  So, instead they made a Christmas tree out of hundreds of green and red beer cans.   Engineers are creative.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 06:01 AM (p302b)

82 Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 10:01 AM (QrA9E)

Maybe the fact that the intrade CEO in an interview said most of the trades on the bill were coming from the DC area.   Guess they didn't realize that they could tell where geographically you are.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 06:03 AM (p302b)

83

The only thing banned is halogen lights.

We had one of those 300W halogen pole lamps here in the living room. It kept eating bulbs and switches as fast as we could replace them. I finally threw it out and got two regular table lights which we use 100W (rated) CFLs in each.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 06:03 AM (QrA9E)

84 The EPA said that the amount of Hg in these CFLs was so low that there was no hazzard for cleanup or disposal.

What happens when they are mandated and every house in America has to dispose of them? Somehow I don't think the EPA will still be pooh poohing the small amount of toxins contained in a CFL bulb.

Posted by: Mal at March 17, 2010 06:04 AM (Z+qzA)

85 Wow, intrade is totally getting gamed on this one.

Posted by: taylork at March 17, 2010 06:05 AM (0Hn5w)

86

Can we trust that in-trade buisness anyway?

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 10:01 AM (QrA9E)

Not in the least.  You can't trust normal, robust markets for any great predictive value, to begin with, but inTrade is far too small and sparsely traded to be worth much of anything, anyway.

Posted by: progressoverpeace at March 17, 2010 06:05 AM (A46hP)

87 74

I was about to ask if you have regular voltage surges -- hard to believe you go through Edison bulbs that quickly.

Well, like I said app 10 hours/day average. 300 - 400 hours is probably the average life of the old bulbs.

But we do get voltage surges from lightning during thunder storms.

Regular life for most Ed's is ~750 hours...if you know someone with a megger, you may want them to check your main electrical panel input.

Posted by: TEH WON at March 17, 2010 06:05 AM (5qJM5)

88 curious - why I was in, having the lights cause a fire was the least of the schools' worries.

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 06:05 AM (7K04W)

89 OOPS...stupid sock -- Obama surely knows jack about electricity.

Posted by: billygoat at March 17, 2010 06:06 AM (5qJM5)

90 why -- > when, whatever

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 06:07 AM (7K04W)

91 "88 curious - why I was in, having the lights cause a fire was the least of the schools' worries.

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 10:05 AM (7K04W)"

oh yeah you are right.  It's just funny though how they seem to focus in on some things and not others, like the number of students spending the weekend totally drunk.

Beck said he was in Times Square in NYC yesterday and they had two power outages.  He seemed to think this was very unusual.  Wonder what he was getting at?

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 06:08 AM (p302b)

92 Kucinich is eating his own feces on live TV, right now.

"As a former surgical technician" -- Kucinich
LOL.  That's like trumpeting The Precedent's status as an adjunct lecturer.  Wow!

Posted by: progressoverpeace at March 17, 2010 06:08 AM (A46hP)

93 Beck playing Kussinich....He thinks health care is a "civil right"....Beck added "if health care is a civil right then so is food and housing"

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 06:10 AM (p302b)

94

Regular life for most Ed's is ~750 hours...if you know someone with a megger, you may want them to check your main electrical panel input.

I have a Simpson and when there is no storm there is no problem.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 06:12 AM (QrA9E)

95 Kussinich is getting tedious.  Ironically he is saying health care is opened up to more people but I read that they aren't covering everyone.  so what was there point....

Bet he is a yes.

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 06:12 AM (p302b)

96 man do I love the feeling where your tweaking on coffee

Posted by: fartbubble at March 17, 2010 06:14 AM (gAmQ1)

97 Vic -- What's your normal reading?

Posted by: billygoat at March 17, 2010 06:15 AM (5qJM5)

98 Soros stopped propping up the betting ...

Posted by: Jeff at March 17, 2010 06:16 AM (B7Wu9)

99 So Kussinich's yes doesn't come from Obummer convincing him that small businesses will save 3000% and be able to give raises?  Might as well have considering he obviously bought into the toro turds being floated by our prez.  Flake.

Posted by: Sweetsrender at March 17, 2010 06:16 AM (rVDlM)

100 The last time I checked it was about 125V.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 06:17 AM (QrA9E)

101 DHS quietly kills border fence.  Hispanic dems quietly drop opposition to Obamacare.  Hope.  Change.

Posted by: bort at March 17, 2010 06:18 AM (fGMGp)

102 Engineers are creative.

When I was a sophomore, two seniors built a hot tub in their room.  Physical plant made them take it down because it drew too much current.  Good times, good times.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 17, 2010 06:18 AM (mR7mk)

103 102 The last time I checked it was about 125V.

125 -- pretty normal...have you ever had POCO hook up a continuous read?

Posted by: billygoat at March 17, 2010 06:19 AM (5qJM5)

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 17, 2010 06:20 AM (mR7mk)

105 53 The CFLs members of Congress last a long time but they're too dim for me.

Posted by: Mal at March 17, 2010 09:46 AM (Z+qzA)


FIFY

Posted by: Josef K. at March 17, 2010 06:21 AM (7+pP9)

106 Kucinich used to be pro-life, and then backed off to impress Ani DiFranco.  That's a man of principle, or something.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 17, 2010 10:20 AM (mR7mk)

Just be glad he didn't try to impress Cheryl Crow.

Posted by: progressoverpeace at March 17, 2010 06:21 AM (A46hP)

107

125 -- pretty normal...have you ever had POCO hook up a continuous read?

POCO? Not familiar with that acronym but no continuos read. Personally I don't think that 300 - 400 hours on an incandescent is too much out of the ordinary.

All those bulbs are cheap crap made in China now so if you don't hunt up and pay extra for a long life bulb they don't last very long.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 06:22 AM (QrA9E)

108 One other thing about my electrical situation, I am in a neighborhood at the end of a line.  The surges we get during a storm are probably higher than what most people experience.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 06:24 AM (QrA9E)

109 Beck playing Kussinich....He thinks health care is a "civil right"

Uh, 'civil rights' historically have meant that they are things the government cannot interfere with.  Shows how fucked-in-the-head our society has become.

Posted by: nickless at March 17, 2010 06:24 AM (MMC8r)

110 109

125 -- pretty normal...have you ever had POCO hook up a continuous read?

POCO? Not familiar with that acronym but no continuos read. Personally I don't think that 300 - 400 hours on an incandescent is too much out of the ordinary.

All those bulbs are cheap crap made in China now so if you don't hunt up and pay extra for a long life bulb they don't last very long.

Sorry, Vic -- POCO = Power Company....they could hook up a continuous read device which captures high/low in a given period of time.

True dat re: cheap crap = China.  I have better luck with Ed's and hate CFL's (light quality, shape, etc.) -- been stocking up on Ed's and my favorite Halogen's so when the ban comes I'm good for awhile.

Posted by: billygoat at March 17, 2010 06:26 AM (5qJM5)

111 The price just jumped back up to 65, presumably from Kucinich's announcement that the handjob from PeeBO worked and he will support ObamaScare....

Posted by: Captain of the Unsinkable Ship Barack Obama at March 17, 2010 06:27 AM (wtCmG)

112 Heather - why would engineers need a hot tub - were they trying to cure some epoxy? How did you, as a girl, find out about it (unless your a girl engineer)?

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 06:29 AM (OlnxK)

113 you know the Dims are hurting when they have to put the President and Kucinich in the same room, repeatedly.

Posted by: Jean at March 17, 2010 06:31 AM (7K04W)

114

POCO = Power Company

LOL, I worked for a power company for 30 years and never heard that. I suppose I could get a chyart recorder and hook it up it it really isn't worth the effort for cheap bulbs.

Now if I was having problems with other appliences I would have already gone out and got one.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 06:37 AM (QrA9E)

116

NOBODY CARES THAT YOU LEFT YOUR SOCKPUPPET ON.

Just had to say it.

Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at March 17, 2010 06:42 AM (2QFX4)

117 116 -- Got ya, Vic!  POCO slang among most electricians I know!

Posted by: billygoat at March 17, 2010 06:51 AM (5qJM5)

118

More evidence of Fox shifting left:

Just now Fox Babe Jenna Lee discussing the economy and Obama efforts. "Buisnesses we talked to say that the tax break to offset SS payments for new employees is just what we need".

Previously the meme was that buisness wasn't hiring because of regulatory uncertainty with stuff like crap and tax and healthscam.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 07:12 AM (QrA9E)

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 07:15 AM (p302b)

120 The EPA said that the amount of Hg in these CFLs was so low that there was no hazzard for cleanup or disposal.

Funny how heavy metals in CFL's are no problem for the EPA, but the gases I exhale are cause for global concern....

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Posted by: fartbubble at March 17, 2010 07:29 AM (gAmQ1)

122

Vic, you're rabble-rousing. It's a fun hobby.

Because new incandescent bulbs, which by statute have no future, are now made by the cheapest means available, we should all follow you over the cliff with Hg twisties -- all made in China by the cheapest means available? That's too much, really.

Buy one good bulb, for Christ's sake.  You're crapping out pretty thin gruel.

On the happy front, my grower's supply catalogue reveals that dimmable CFL's are now available at a believable $5+ each. I will not be throwing away the six 88W's in my Milanese chandelier until they blow out, thank you very much. It's been up there 20 years and I has used up exactly one bulb.

I spent thousands extra to build fluorescent perimeter lighting into all my main rooms, just to be a good scout. I sincerely wish the industry had them all up their respective asses. Hard and expensive to clean or change, weird colors, don't come on simultaneously, sensitive to heat and humidity. What a green rube I was. Every green miracle is an expensive failure. They're con artists.

Posted by: comatus at March 17, 2010 08:12 AM (/VEEI)

123

Vic, you're rabble-rousing. It's a fun hobby.

Actually I was not. When I put the CFL in my lamp over two years ago I posted that I was going to try it and see how long they lasted and how well they worked.  Several folks asked for an update when it burned out.

This was the update.

 

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 08:22 AM (QrA9E)

124

BTW; I have a 3' tube flourescent in the window alcove above my kitchen sink. I constantly have problems with it coming on under high humidity situations (windows open).  It IS a POS.

I have a large twin tube unit in the ceiling for the entire kitchen and I have never had a problem with it so I don't know what gives.

Posted by: Vic at March 17, 2010 08:25 AM (QrA9E)

125 93 Beck playing Kussinich....He thinks health care is a "civil right"....Beck added "if health care is a civil right then so is food and housing"

Posted by: curious at March 17, 2010 10:10 AM (p302b)

There is something that is an actual civil right.  Legal services. 

It's in the constitution. 

I have been saying this for a long time: We need single-payer for lawyers.

Well, not really, but how the hell would all of the lawyers in Congress handle that one?

Posted by: AmishDude at March 17, 2010 08:27 AM (Vo2Ef)

126 Heather - why would engineers need a hot tub - were they trying to cure some epoxy? How did you, as a girl, find out about it (unless your a girl engineer)?

I assume they didn't have any etchings with which to lure in girls.  Their adviser was one of my professors.  I will forgive you for "girl engineer" because it made me giggle.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 17, 2010 08:58 AM (mR7mk)

127 Note that the paratrooper dogs still need parachutes to land safely on the ground.  Cat special forces would be much more efficient: just chuck 'em out of the planes with the confidence that they always land on their feet.

Posted by: stuiec at March 17, 2010 09:29 AM (7AOgy)

128 Rush just mentioned the "Ace of Spades" blog on his show.

Posted by: Adlib at March 17, 2010 10:11 AM (k/CNO)

129 Rush mentioned AOS 3 times. Does this make the Ewok a trusted news source?

Posted by: Kerry at March 17, 2010 10:19 AM (3Rmum)

130 129 Note that the paratrooper dogs still need parachutes to land safely on the ground.  Cat special forces would be much more efficient: just chuck 'em out of the planes with the confidence that they always land on their feet.

Posted by: stuiec at March 17, 2010 01:29 PM (7AOgy)

And if they don't - it's no big loss.

 

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