I own a Jeep, but I own a bike and a pair of shoes. I try to use all of them in their proper time and place.
As for the "typical American" attitude towards the environment, I think that is almost as much due to the messenger as the message. I think there is a knee-jerk response to most attempts to force environmental concerns down people's throats. As soon as environmentally friendly products are as useful and as cheap as their "dirty" counterparts, people will switch in droves. The truth is they probably won't even notice. Asking people to give up their way of living for "the greater good" I feel is not taking basic human nature into account. And we need to start selling environmentally friendly products as PRODUCTS, and not tacking on a politically-correct "green" tax. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/30/02 04:49PM >>> > I remember Beth, when you were all over me about taking my truck to the > UK, but it's a tie to my old life, not an ego thing with me ... I love > my truck like I love my pets. You may think this is really scary, but I > actually pet my truck and give it occasional hugs. My wheels have always > had a very special meaning in my life, they mean my independence. LOL! I know this about you, and I understand this, although I only hug and talk to my bikes. I do occasionally pet the car when the dog has taken a particularly large chunk out of the upholstery. > Sure it's big, and extravagant, but it's mine. Or, mine and Philip's > now. :) And since mass transit is so easy, I'll be saving hundreds of > dollars in gas bills, keeping the truck just for outiings. And this seems to me a responsible use for the vehicle. As I said, I have no problem with folks owning SUV's - I own one too. I do have problems with folks poopoohing the environmental issues our country faces and I do think that bragging over whose SUV is bigger is incredbly stupid....and incredibly AMERICAN!! But you aren't of the sort. None of that was directed at you. ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
