Chevy 5.3L V8 Silverado, Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4X4, Z71 Off Road package, 18" custom wheels, HD Offroad Tires, Tow Package, and that "rumbling" Flow Master dual exhaust system.
Posted on 02/10/2008 2:40:18 PM PST by Jeff Head
I thought I would put my own money where my mouth is in my opposition to McCain and other RINO/liberal asserttions regarding Global Warming, Global Climate Change, and a "reduced" carbon footprint.
So here it is, from Idaho and the rugged Intermountain West, my answer to Golbal Climate Change and a healthy carbon footprint:
Chevy 5.3L V8 Silverado, Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4X4, Z71 Off Road package, 18" custom wheels, HD Offroad Tires, Tow Package, and that "rumbling" Flow Master dual exhaust system.
Hmmm...seems to be working:
Nice civil thread about trucks Jeff......not one comment about heated tailgates yet !.........;o)
Doh !
Thanks for the ping!
Those figures are telling aren’t they.
I want to be involved in developing a party that sees only dedicated people become members for the first few years. After a firm foundation is laid, then it could expant.
I’m giving it some thought.
A bunch of us have.......got to have a good product before we can sell it to conservatives of course. And we have to pro and con it too death with all potential gotchas etc .....
Lots of foundation, and think tank stuff too do IMO before we leap. We only become another lame 3rd party if anything less is pushed thru. Write em down , think about em, keep em simple..... start small.
Just my opinion of course ....Stay safe !
Couldn’t agree more. Your comments echo my own thoughts of just minutes ago.
heh,heh ;^)
Desecrated...although you needn’t have done that. Why in that very picture to the right you could have seen all of that very thing on the white pickup that you desired.
I hope that is not your license plate!
...and here I was going to complement you on having the bulls loins, to show your license plate.
It is snowing here as we speak, and any conservative Republican who is not pro global climate change is no conservative Republican.
I can prove it.
One of the end results of global climate change, is the rise in sea water to the level of most east and west coast liberal bastions.
I rest my case.
Judging by the pile in front of the stable, you do have the equipment to move some snow. Too bad you had to hand do the roof. My comment upon seeing the picture, was “that is an awful lot of snow for that roof”. Fortunately we don’t get quite that much in my part of SD.
It is my plate...and I am not concerned. For any ill intent, I have a 12 ga Winchester semi-automatic loaded up with buck-shot and waiting.
Good observation - we do have a small tractor, but we had to hire a guy (at $85/hr!) with a big loader in order to get all that pushed back. Fortunately, it didn’t take him long to get the job done. Our little 27hp Kubota couldn’t even make a dent in that.
But there was noting for it but to get up on that stable roof and carve out big blocks and shove ‘em over thh side. Plus, i had to leave at least 8” to 12” on the roof in order to provide a decent footing. If I had gone down to the metal, I’d have slid off into the pile below and they wouldn’t have found me ‘till the Spring thaw!
It’s a good thing I did that, too. One of our friends lost their 100’ x 200’ indoor horse training arena last week. Said it took less than 4 seconds to utterly collapse. They had economized by spacing their trusses 4’ apart instead of 2’. No problem for the winters of the last few years, but inadequate for this year. Plus, they didn’t take the prudent path of going up there and removing what they could.
Most of the long-timers around here are comparing this winter with the winter of ‘68/’69. Some of my customers have 5’-6’ of snow on the ground. for us, it’s around 3.5’ - 4’.
Nice ride. Panel? Passenger? RV-mod? Lot’s of room in those babies.
Those are some seriously nice vehicles. You are making a better carbon footprint statement than I am...thanks!
Very, very nice.
I know up around Spokane and Coeur d'Alene that they have had in excess of 120" total already this year.
Problem is, down in this area, of the last 10-12 years, nine of them have been drought years and there has been a huge influx of newcomers and new building in that time. Now, things seem to be turning back to normal and they are not prepared for it.
A couple of more good winters and it will equalize and level out though. FOlks will respond to the conditions. Some will leave, most others will adapt.
See my Post 91.
Yes, Coeur d’Alene recorded 127” total accumulation for the season - the most in the last 90 years or so as some folks are reporting. There have bee na few roff collapses around here, but fewer than I expected.
But you’re right about the recent move-ins. Most of the smal ltalk around here had two subjects: How narrow are your roads getting and how many Californians are going to flee come the Spring? All these folks who rode the real-estate boom over the last few years got a rude shock this year.
What was most apalling, were the repots of people loging fingers and hands in snowblowers! Local news channels all carried more or less the same story - people not used to these machines trying to clear them with their hands when they jammed - and getting an amputation in the bargain.
As for us, we don’t mind the winter. We were in pretty good shape for the conditions, but there are a few things that I’ll add, change or otherwise modify once the season turns.
Expected as much my FRiend. If anyone was prepared, it would be you and yours for sure.
Bottom line...this country can be rough and folks need to treat it that way and be prepared for it. If they're not, they will either adapt or get weeded out eventually. Boise is a good sized city...but the terrain around it, and the weather conditions can still have their way with those who come here.
A couple of years ago we had a big water year. We're going to have an even bigger one this year I think depending on how the snow comes off the hills. If it comes off too fast...it could be a real shocker.
Anyhow, a couple of years ago when the water year was high in the spring, all of the folks who had built into these million-dollar+ sub divisions in the river plain got a rude awakening. Water level came up, water came out of some banks. Some home's basements flooded, others had water near their front door steps. Some of them tried to sue the government for letting the water out of the dams too fast.
The old timer in charge of the water allocation from the dams with the BOR simply said, "Well, we could hold it all back and then it would all come down at once and wash away everything down to the foundation and more."
LOL! Didn't hear too much more after that.
They built in a flood plain in the middile of several years of drought and then are surprised when things get back to normal and the water table rises.
This year could be another one like that or worse, like I say, depending on how the snow comes off the hills.
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