On Sep 10, 2009, at 1:30 PM, Constance Warner wrote:
One postscript on the GPS issue: don't get too used to relying on your GPS unit. The satellites on which GPS depends are aging and will need replacement very soon. No money has been appropriated for any replacement satellites, and you can't send the space shuttle up to fix them. So, basically, you're just one satellite failure away from having to get out your road maps and your compass. (The weather satellites [on which your nightly TV weather forecasts and Internet weather sites depend] are also wearing out and need to be replaced.) So maybe it's time to write your congressman and senators, if you like GPS [or weather forecasts of even marginal accuracy].
Yes, Bush thought the "gubment" should get out of the business of doing anything useful and focus on killing foreigners.
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