Unfortunately (according to my parents) I'm just a web geek. But good one anyway.
(By the way, I don't disagree with you on your thoughts. We do need to get smarter about resource usage. I'm just bored and a reactionary idiot. So a raspberry in your direction. Pppppttttthhhhh!) Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/30/02 05:57PM >>> Heh, I won't have to go far to find an ambulance chaser. Adam. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:56 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Jeep Grand Cherokee > > > See, now I want to own a Suburban, and idle it on West Adams > Street (at the corner of South Jefferson St.) for hours on end. > > I think I'll drive around tonight for absolutely no good reason. > > Half kidding, > Jerry Johnson > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/30/02 05:41PM >>> > My definition of an Energy Crisis: a society dependent on > energy that is > provided from an area plagued with war and religious > fanatics. Dependent on > energy that could quite possibly be turned off like a light switch. > > And yes, your SUV does directly affect me. I don't have any scientific > evidence on hand, but common sense tells me that a vehicle > which burns a > significantly higher amount of fuel will also emit a higher amount of > pollution. We DO know that combusting fossil fuels causes > pollution right? > This is pollution that we all have to breath. I myself prefer oxygen. > Another way that it directly affects me is right from my > paycheck. Your > vehicle causes more damage to the roads and creates more > traffic. Guess who > pays Buck to sit on his ass on the weekends, making > double-time, to "work" > on those roads? > > Again, the last thing I want are more laws that restrict you > from being the > true american you so desire to be, but don't think I'm not > going to call you > a gluttonous ass for choking my friends and giving our country a bad > image... just because you want to. > > Adam. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:15 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Jeep Grand Cherokee > > > > > > Energy crisis? Where? Gas is dirt cheap now? $1.29 a gallon? I am > > considerate for others. I don't cut people off, or run them over. > > Whether I choose to drive a suburban or an insight has no > > direct affect > > on you. > > > > There is big difference, littering is illegal, driving a suburban is > > not, at least not yet anyway. Give the environmentalists > time though. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:05 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Jeep Grand Cherokee > > > > Kevin, the last thing I want to do is restrict you from being a true > > american or whatever. All I'm saying is that people should try to be > > considerate for others. You know that your vehicle choice affects > > others. > > You may not care about the energy crisis that is just now > > beginning, but > > others might. > > > > When I go camping, I know I probably won't get caught if I leave my > > garbage > > all over; but in consideration for others, I choose to > clean it all up > > anyway. > > > > Adam. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:50 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Jeep Grand Cherokee > > > > > > > > > "And this seems to me a responsible use for the vehicle." > > > > > > Nothing personal, but who made you the authority on deeming what's > > > responsible and what's not? I use my Explorer (wife has > > the Suburban) > > > for my daily commute. I don't consider it irresponsible. > > > Sure I could > > > make the same commute in a tin can but I choose to drive that > > > car. The > > > beauty of American, freedom of choice. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:50 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Jeep Grand Cherokee > > > > > > > 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. 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