As someone who has given up one car and riding a foot-pedal bike around, Paul I admire you. I have recently switched to an electric bike to get over the last 2-mile of the mountain ( ;-) ) . I am trying to stop mowing the lawn too, may have to get some goats, don't know what to do with them eventually, since I am a vegetarian.
Good luck, with people like you, we have hopes of surviving . Regards, balu raman On 6/16/09, Dan Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd suggest that you substitute the word "require" in place of "allow" > in your last sentence. They're already *allowed*... > > In geek speek (feeble attempt at steering back on-topic): s/require/allow > > Oooh, also, s/one/on in your very first sentence... > > :-) > > R/ > Dan > > > Paul Flint wrote: >> Greetings List Lurkers, >> >> Well, somebody has to read the Montpelier paper... >> >> Anyway the Argus had a big article today about allowing ATV access to >> State Parks. This got me to thinking, and I wanted to run a draft >> Letter to the Editor by this august group prior to making any more of >> a fool of myself than normal... >> >> Here goes: >> */ Snip >> >> Dear Editor, >> >> I read with great interest Mr. Peter Hirshfeld's 16 June article about >> All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) access to public lands, and I have on modest >> suggestion. >> >> I would propose that the State of Vermont lift ATV transit >> restrictions on all public lands, with the following limitation, that >> ATVs operating on public land be propelled exclusively using alternate >> fuels. ATV Access to public lands would be only allowed for non >> gasoline based ATVs. >> >> While I know this minor limitation might be a serious impediment to >> the huge market for the ATVs currently imported from the far East, all >> of which are gasoline powered, please consider the advantages to this >> small limitation; >> >> - As an example, electric ATVs (eATVs) are made in the USA, are >> silent, and do not produce any emissions. >> - Proper implementation of these rules would make provisions for >> handicapped access to state park facilities in the case of >> non-ambulatory folks using electric or alternative devices. >> - The challenge of implementing alternatively fueled ATVs could >> impact innovation and marketing conditions. >> - Use of Alternative fueled vehicles on a statewide basis would >> establish an alternative fuel provisioning network in Vermont. >> - It is the patriotic duty of every American to avoid using the >> expensive imported fuels, that have compromised out health, our >> economy and our national security at all costs. >> >> If we cannot begin to change away from internal combustion vehicles >> and systems for our leisure and entertainment, then when will we be >> able to turn away from our 50 million barrel-a-day fossil fuel >> addiction? I plead with all concerned to draft and pass regulations >> to immediately allow alternatively fueled ATVs on state lands. >> >> Kindest Regards, >> >> Paul Flint >> >> >> End Snip /* >> >> Despite the fact that I will no doubt get flamed about how this is off >> topic, the possibility of one of you geniuses actually helping me get >> this right has not escaped me. Finally Seth, when do we go drinking? >> >> Kindest Regards, >> >> >> >> Paul Flint >> (802) 479-2360 >> >> >> /************************************ >> Based upon email reliability concerns, >> please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. >> >> Paul Flint >> Barre Open Systems Institute >> 17 Averill Street >> Barre, VT >> 05641 >> >> http://www.bosivt.org >> http://www.flint.com/home >> skype: flintinfotech >> Work: (202) 537-0480 >> >> Consilium _ >> gratuitum .~. ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) >> valet /V\ against HTML e-mail X >> quanti /( )\ www.asciiribbon.org / \ >> numerantur ^^-^^ >> >
