Seriously, I hear you. It's like GLB for the medical and insurance industries, but it's also like an octopuss and gets its tentacles into everyone else's business.
Not to quibble too much, but on party controlling the Presidency and one of the houses of congress doesn't give it complete control over the executive and legislative branches of the government.
And with the Senate, anytime a party has more than 40 seats, it can be a major impedimate to getting legislation done (not that that's a bad thing!). A 51-49 majority in the Senate doesn't guarantee that you can do what you'd like either, although it's easier.
I was joking about the whiskey:) I don't think a generator is really necessary to keep a house from becoming a deep freeze in 8 hours. 24 hourse is a different story.
-5 to -10C isn't all that cold - that runs around 10 - 20F, right? If we averaged that, it would be what we call a mild winter (although we get nowhere near that amount of snow!)
The worst is when we get the "Alberta Clippers" here. You get a blast of artic air come south over the great plains and, if you're really unlucky, hit warmer, moister air from the south. High winds, lots of snow, and cold temperatures suck.
I live in the upper midwest and my furnace did go out overnight during the winter once. By the time I was able to get someone in to get it working, it had been about 8 hours. It was cold that evening, but not exceptionally cold (probably in the 20's) and it got down to about 50 in the house.
Having said that, I have purchased a generator to keep the deep freeze running during the summer and the furnace running during the winter in the event of a long lasting power outage.
If it doesn't get too cold, then the house should be able to survive 8 hours without the furnace running. Pipes are the only things to be really concerned with - just crack the taps to leave a trickle of water running so that they don't freeze and you're good to go.
Oh, and drink whiskey. Lots and lots of whiskey. It makes good antifreeze for the blood:)
And don't forget that we've got the training programs for the remote pilots of these types of vehicles already in place with X-Boxes and Playstations.
If the military was bright, they'd make the basic controllers for these drones to look and feel like the PS2 or XBox controller - and then add other gizmos in other places.
I would think that if you're going into a spot where there's likely to be a 90% casualty rate you're not likely to find a high proportion of good guys to bad guys.
That's up to you and your country how you define convicted felons during or after they've paid their debt to society.
If health care (or anything else) was rationed here in the same way, I'd say that no, they should not have the same standing as law-abiding citizens in the queue. At some point, they've made a decision to not abide by the rules of society - should they benefit from that?
Around here, I've seen some overhangs with copper wire looped around on them. During the winter, electricity is run through them to heat them up and help prevent ice dams.
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Also, don't forget about homeowners insurance. Not sure how it would handle solar powered shingles, but regular shingles are usually (at least partly) covered when a hailstorm takes them out.
Sorry about that - I meant to write "Convicts and foreigners should be relegated behind citizens on any waiting list" - apparently so should those who fail to proof read.
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Prohibition was an amendment to the Constitution. Therefore it was Constitutional. Stupid, but Constitutional.
Take that!
Seriously, I hear you. It's like GLB for the medical and insurance industries, but it's also like an octopuss and gets its tentacles into everyone else's business.
Or, in the case of the federal government, gridlock - which is good for the people.
And with the Senate, anytime a party has more than 40 seats, it can be a major impedimate to getting legislation done (not that that's a bad thing!). A 51-49 majority in the Senate doesn't guarantee that you can do what you'd like either, although it's easier.
With or without crosses - does a medkit instantly giving you 25 healthpoints seem realistic? Or Hitler running around in a mech suit?
Not unless a fungus has chlorophyll and converts sunlight and CO2 to sugar and O2.
And it tastes oh so good!
I walk to work every day, and the worst time is in January and February when it's cold and windy. Wind chill just plain sucks.
But then he couldn't run up his setiathome score
-5 to -10C isn't all that cold - that runs around 10 - 20F, right? If we averaged that, it would be what we call a mild winter (although we get nowhere near that amount of snow!)
The worst is when we get the "Alberta Clippers" here. You get a blast of artic air come south over the great plains and, if you're really unlucky, hit warmer, moister air from the south. High winds, lots of snow, and cold temperatures suck.
#2 is very nasty and dangerous. That's not stuff to fool with.
Having said that, I have purchased a generator to keep the deep freeze running during the summer and the furnace running during the winter in the event of a long lasting power outage.
Oh, and drink whiskey. Lots and lots of whiskey. It makes good antifreeze for the blood :)
In what world is a credit card thief anything but a bad guy?
Their using Pentium 4 heatsinks in series.
Or even 10 men.
If the military was bright, they'd make the basic controllers for these drones to look and feel like the PS2 or XBox controller - and then add other gizmos in other places.
I would think that if you're going into a spot where there's likely to be a 90% casualty rate you're not likely to find a high proportion of good guys to bad guys.
Sorry about that - I looked at your link and made a poor assumption.
If health care (or anything else) was rationed here in the same way, I'd say that no, they should not have the same standing as law-abiding citizens in the queue. At some point, they've made a decision to not abide by the rules of society - should they benefit from that?
Around here, I've seen some overhangs with copper wire looped around on them. During the winter, electricity is run through them to heat them up and help prevent ice dams.
Also, don't forget about homeowners insurance. Not sure how it would handle solar powered shingles, but regular shingles are usually (at least partly) covered when a hailstorm takes them out.
Sorry about that - I meant to write "Convicts and foreigners should be relegated behind citizens on any waiting list" - apparently so should those who fail to proof read.
I guess when you've got the government running something, you can't expect it to have logical priorities.
That's just plain wrong.