Not that I'm ragging on Mexico but while mentioning Mexico's Beetles lacking the quality of the European built Beetles I was talking to a friend about the differences in the Mexican built Fender Str
he heard the reason the Mexican Strats are hundreds cheaper is because they use little or no environmental safety concerns. The US built Strats have very strict environmental safety concerns such as
Not really. The US is still the only country that's really doing much to protect the environment, although the Europeans are finally starting to get up to speed. I'm sure it won't be long before it
BZ may be speaking for his view of the US but there differing views that he is not putting forwards so this does need a reply - but, no more than this one reply.... I really hate to disagree with the
What are you smoking? They just started smogging their cars a few years ago, and they're still in the process of banning lacquer. They've cut down on the availability of leaded gas, etc. In the eigh
Yeah, but those people who think tube amps and vinyl sound best also think that pickups wired inconsistantly by ladies in the 50s are best. BTW you can get Squire Strats on Overstock.com for around
I think it's a mixed bag. Certainly our diesel standards are behind theirs, but then, they had a much higher percentage of diesel autos polluting for much longer, so it was a bigger problem for them.
Excellent news; thanks for the clarification. The inverted marine layer is keeping what from dispersing, though? Wish we were going the right direction in Atlanta, but I think it's the opposite. We g
The only reason the USA didn't sign on with respect to the Kyoto agreement (as I understand it) had to do with our country's economic well-being. Placing clean air WELL BEFORE reasonable economic wel
And as for wind power, just come to my next lecture. Plenty of hot air for everyone! ;) BTW, interesting report just came out of Minnesota that grassland mixtures may be better source of biomass for
"....Can we do better? Sure. Brazil is running ethanol for automotive fuel. France is way ahead on nuclear power." I'm not sure that being ahead on Nuclear power is really being ahead. Some of the by
"What the heck are you going to do with it?" Me??? Well Hal, thanks for asking! Were it up to me, I'd evacuate all the civilians to the extent reasonably possible and dump it on the present governmen
WHAT? Did I get this one right? The US is the only country protecting the environment? BZ, I just see, you sent this on Friday, so I suppose this is a Friday joke? Please, don't tell me this is not a
<snip> They've cut down on the availability of leaded gas, etc. <snip> BZ This shows how much you know about Europe ..... Eric [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/x-pkcs7-signatur
Would you care to share your source? There are plenty of articles out there which a filled with personal agendas, inaccuracies and downright falsehoods. Be careful what you read. Did the article also
So...the more successful and productive a country is, the more stuff they use? I'm sure we also lead the world in soap and deodorant consumption. Are you suggesting that if we all got rid of our car
A little sensitive about this Billy? I don't think that is what he was suggesting at all. This topic (or thread if you prefer) seems to be joining cats and guns as something we might just have to agr