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Posted: Thu Nov 1st, 2012 13:37
 
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Unfortunately I think things are going to get worse before they get better.


........yep, global warming, sea temp rise and all that = more Hurricanes.

Should'a thought more carefully about China. It WILL, only get worse.

 




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What impresses me is the overwhelming effort of other nations offering their support and aid to the flood victims.

 




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Ed Matusik wrote:
What impresses me is the overwhelming effort of other nations offering their support and aid to the flood victims.

Good point Ed. Hats off to all countries who have stepped up to offer help.

What does not impress me is the limited amount of patience a few of the folks are showing in getting necessary infrastructure back on line. They seem to think someone can just wave a magic wand and all is as before.

On tuesday as my wife and I were returning to Virginia from South Carolina, we passed hundreds of electric utility trucks heading north from Florida and North Carolina to help restore power. These guys and gals are just the tip of the iceberg on the number of responders who are leaving their families and comforts of home to go live and work in the hurricane damaged areas. Many of these folks have very dangerous jobs and my hopes are for their safe return to their families.



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I know cars in America are gas guzzlers but is there a need to keep the car full of gas! People seem to be overly worried with using the car and forget there are busses not to mention the subway which is running but with limited service in some areas.

I find it amazing that the subway has not been completely wrecked!



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I think in many areas the subway was completely wrecked.  It is not the gas but no electricity to get it pumped.

 




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Squarerigger wrote:
Ed Matusik wrote:
What impresses me is the overwhelming effort of other nations offering their support and aid to the flood victims.

Hats off to all countries who have stepped up to offer help.


1st point on this: did those countries charge 60 years of repayment for their help?

2nd...is this help comparable to the help given to the tens of thousands of Iraqi children born blind and with crippling mutations because of DU ordnance ?

All the evidence for the frequency of these super storms points to environmental stress as the cause.

Who was so paranoid about communism they psuedo-capitalised China & India, with a combined population of 2 billion+ ?

Meddle, interfere, exploit = well what did you expect to happen. No sympathy.

 




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JK: I know cars in America are gas guzzlers but is there a need to keep the car full of gas!

There is to americans. Full tank of PETROL means because you've got it someone else doesn't have any.

BTW you're slightly incorrect about american cars being gas guzzlers. Not these days they're not. They've shifted to par with Europe in terms of fuel consumption. But their emissions regs are laughably crippling.

Never the less they still make cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side.

 




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steve of oxford wrote:
Never the less they still make cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side.

Not only that Steve, they drive on the wrong side of the road too. :thumbsdown:

It seems most of europe does too? No wonder they have so many crashes.



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Robert wrote:
steve of oxford wrote:
Never the less they still make cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side.

Not only that Steve, they drive on the wrong side of the road too. :thumbsdown:

It seems most of europe does too? No wonder they have so many crashes.


Most of the world drives on the wrong side. You try telling that to them and you get looked at in disbelief.

For the challenged of this world:....yes you do drive on the wrong side, it has to do with swordsmanship. Which is why Japan and England drive on the correct side.

Robert, point of interest: It was in the motoring press Mustangs are finally to be imported to England with the steering wheel on the correct side of the vehicle. It's only taken them about 40 years to realise!

 




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I dont have a problem driving cars whichever side of the car they put the steering wheel.  Driven in Europe, Africa, USA, Mexico, South America and Australia.   Only ever had two accidents both where some dolt of an English driver drove into the back of me!!
Yes they were English if we need to be nationalistic.

Actually the most sensible place to put the steering wheel is in the centre of the car. This means the driver is centrally positioned.

Logically it makes more sense to have the driver on the kerbside of the car as then they can get out and park more closely to the kerb. However front seat passengers then have to get out into the road!! Well that just means they need to be more careful.



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