I like that one!
On Tue, 30 May 2006 16:53:04 -0400 "Scott Janzen" <S.Janzen@comcast.net>
writes:
> I give regularly to Our Lady of Eternal Combustion.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William G Rosenbach" <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
> To: <BillB@bnj.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 3:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [FOT] Nice place
>
>
> >I had the perfect opportunity to show the world just how 'GREEN' a
> crowd
> > we racers really are. Last Earth Day, RMVR had an event in La
> Junta. Two
> > of our Flagging & Communications people arrived in hybrid Hondas.
> I
> > wanted to get a picture of them with their Eco-Friendly rides
> preparing
> > aluminum cans for recycling.
> >
> > I have also been known to remark to people who complain that we
> make
> > noise that we are part of "The Church of the Divine Radial Ply
> Tyre" and
> > when we worship, "we make a joyful noise".
> > They tried to make a zone, 2 mile radius, from the Mead track that
> was
> > limited to 50dBa. Interstate 25 is essentially the western
> boundary. It
> > is louder than that at 3 o'clock in the morning. Children at play
> far
> > exceed that standard.
> > Bill
> >
> > On Mon, 29 May 2006 11:11:40 -0700 Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
> writes:
> >> There are short sighted, holier-than-thou weenies everywhere that
>
> >> want to
> >> vote down every facility that smacks of fun, particularly if it
> >> uses
> >> petroleum and makes noise. What they fail to understand is that
> the
> >> large
> >> majority of people will not wear a hair shirt for long. If they
> >> really want
> >> to change how the world works they need to do it in ways that
> don't
> >> feel so
> >> much like voluntary deprivation and self discipline. The
> "ecology"
> >> movement
> >> lost general support very quickly in the US because no one wants
> to
> >> listen
> >> to zealots. To paraphrase Bill Bryson, some loser in hemp
> clothing
> >> driving a
> >> dung-powered VW Microbus couldn't talk me into getting out of a
> >> burning car,
> >> never mind committing myself to their cause.
> >>
> >> There is a substantial movement here in Portland to shut down PIR
>
> >> and put
> >> something "less intrusive" there, perhaps a nice landfill, or an
>
> >> outlet
> >> mall. The main reason I'm working to make the CRC into a serious
>
> >> event is
> >> that it could help prevent that. We're spending a lot of time
> with
> >> the
> >> neighborhood association in St. Johns to make sure they see a
> >> benefit from
> >> the event. We had an entry in their parade this year (we won
> >> second!), we
> >> have the block party in downtown St. Johns. I don't know if this
>
> >> will all
> >> work, but it's the best thing I could come up with.
> >>
> >>
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