Wow - yet another on-topic time-nuts discussion... Really guys? I mean REALLY?
On Feb 4, 2011, at 8:30 AM, William H. Fite wrote: > True enough. And it certainly was not the left that condoned--or ever would > condone--leaving the stadium lights on while turning off power to hospitals > and nursing homes. > > Which didn't happen, by the way, but it makes a fantastic tale. And power * > did* roll off for virtually all non life-critical applications. > > > > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:32 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Five out of nine people believe money is free speech and a corporation is a >> person. Well five conservative judges. ;-) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Perry Sandeen <[email protected]> >> Sender: [email protected] >> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 22:45:05 >> To: [email protected]<[email protected]> >> Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: [time-nuts] Lightsquared and a little math >> >> List, >> >> Wrote "The nationwide LightSquared network, consisting of approximately >> 40,000 cellular base stations, will cover 92 percent of the U.S. population >> by 2015 >> >> You can make book the missing 8 percent will be areas that exclude the >> farmers and ranchers who provide our food but the left will make sure the >> always “financially challenged” in the slums will have it and probably for >> free. >> >> The proof? In every state in the US there is something called a universal >> service fee on your phone bill. This is usually 35 to 45 cents. It is not >> optional. The purpose of that fee is modeled after the postal system that >> charges you the same amount whether one sends a letter 2 miles or 2,000 >> miles so that everyone can economically communicate. >> >> By law the phone companies are given that money to provide the rural areas >> with the same services that are offered in urban areas. This includes >> broadband DSL and TV services. It has never happened and probably won’t as >> we seem to have the best politicians money can buy. I’m a conservative and >> I have lived in two rural areas now and the story is the same. AT&T >> continues to send me glowing adverts for bundled phone service only. When I >> lived in a large town they came door to door trying to sign people up for >> broadband and the regularly sent glowing adverts in my phone bill to sign up >> for bundled phone, DSL broadband, and TV. >> >> This explains while they kept the lights on continuously at the Dallas >> Cowboy stadium for the superbowel, they had 15 minute rolling blackouts to >> all the area hospitals, nursing homes and elder care facilities where >> residents rely on continued electrical service for their oxygen >> concentrators and assisted breathing devices. >> >> Regards, >> >> Perrier >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
