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California appears poised to be first to ban power-guzzling big-screen TVs
LA Times BUSINESS ^ | Oct. 14,2009 | Marc Lifsher

Posted on 10/16/2009 12:32:57 PM PDT by Marty62

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To: HiTech RedNeck

Well, then, next they’ll have a ban on owning one. They better not ever have a ban in my state. They’ll have to pry my big screen remote control from my cold, dead fingers.


61 posted on 10/16/2009 1:05:46 PM PDT by murron (Proud Marine Mom)
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To: your local physicist

TV makers, including top-seller Vizio Inc. of Irvine, “”

Vizio needs to seriously consider moving to Reno, Carson City, Gardnerville, or Pahrump NEVADA.

NO corp income taxes.
No personal income taxes.
Lower workmen’s comp insurance.
Lower electricity costs.
Lower crime rates.
Lower costs of land and building.
Lower costs for housing for your employees.
New industrial park just east of Reno, which said park has it’s own power plant.
Tahoe Reno Industrial Park...with it’s own exit/overpass/etc to I-80.
Owner=Lance Gilman.

For any of you who are lurking here on FR, get on the website for this industrial park and review the options.

Single family homes on 1/2 acres or more run about $160,000 and up just east of the park in Fernley. There are other areas north of Reno, and horse properties in Fernley-Silver Springs-Stagecoach-Mound House, etc.

For the record, I have absolytely no connection to this industrial park, Mr Gilman, or anyone else connected to it.

I just want good businesses to leave California to it’s own demise and bring it’s business to Nevada.

BTW- we are working hard to rid the state of Dirty Harry!!!


62 posted on 10/16/2009 1:06:55 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ctdonath2

So it doesn’t extend the bulb life. Doesn’t it consume less energy?


63 posted on 10/16/2009 1:06:58 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The character assassination of Rush Limbaugh is worse than what the Left accused Joe McCarthy of.)
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To: DoughtyOne
We should get about 1 million adults to go to Sacramento, dawn diapers, suck our thumbs, and stand out side the capital building demanding the state take over every aspect of our lives, in sarcasm in reality.

Here's one Democrat who believes that.

64 posted on 10/16/2009 1:10:35 PM PDT by mountn man (The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
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To: Hodar

It can't be government getting in the way of more electrical power being generated?

They are going to tear down 3 or 4 hydro-power dams on Klamath River... wonderful heh?

65 posted on 10/16/2009 1:10:37 PM PDT by GeronL (They Made It Happen On Purpose Economically. MIHOPE)
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To: UCANSEE2

So does that mean no more GIANT TV at the football stadium?”

How about all the sports bars?

Bully’s, etc? Lots of tv screens- great food—

Oh, wait- also taxes- beverage taxes- property taxes- employment for lots of people- payroll taxes......

Califronia just keeps working overtime to find ways to kill the golden goose.

I don’t miss living there. I knew California ‘when’.


66 posted on 10/16/2009 1:11:05 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles

Speaking of Dirty Harry, if you Nevadans can find any reasonably qualified electable GOP candidate then I think that candidate will be able to raise a huge amount of money from all over the country. I know I would contribute to the campaign of any electable GOP candidate. Maybe Danny Tarkanian can win it. I would love to see us get rid of Dinghy Harry.


67 posted on 10/16/2009 1:11:10 PM PDT by your local physicist (Gridlock is good...in Washington.)
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To: a fool in paradise

It would, however we are talking about something around one kilowatt-hour each hour. Depending on the area, that’s maybe ten cents’ worth of electricity per hour, or under a dollar for an eight hour showing day.

Buying bulbs that are dimmer in the first place saves some money on the bulb price, maybe fifty cents an hour over an average bulb life.


68 posted on 10/16/2009 1:11:34 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (ACORN: Absolute Criminal Organization of Reprobate Nuisances)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

There would be dodges, such as buying used units.’

Maybe whole neighborhoods could play ‘musical chairs’ with their TV’s. Technically all of them would be USED.


69 posted on 10/16/2009 1:12:44 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Marty62
I’m waiting for the Hollyweird lefties to start screaming when the TV Police start breaking down the doors to their ESTATES to confiscate those ILLEGAL Boob tubes.

They're not worried, they know that laws are for 'little people'.

70 posted on 10/16/2009 1:14:00 PM PDT by Spirochete (Texas is an anagram for Taxes)
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To: MAexile
'Oh, yes. It was actually a lawsuit by MA against a NH business."

Yes, that's right. It's all coming back to me now. Do they expect that a court will order NH business owners to positively establish the residency of any buyer for everything that they sell, and then collect the appropriate sales tax based upon that buyer's residency? Are they all on crack cocaine? The cost of doing business for a NH merchant would skyrocket. Of course, when has that stopped a liberal from doing anything?

71 posted on 10/16/2009 1:14:37 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: the long march
Fluroscent lights will prove to be the downfall of modern civilization

I have 3 of them in an overhead fan fixture and one is half out. It burns near the base but not at the end. Guess where I'm gonna pitch it.

Hint - I ain't callin' the EPA first.

72 posted on 10/16/2009 1:15:03 PM PDT by Graybeard58 ( Selah.)
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To: Spirochete

Does that mean no more tours of the homes of the rich and infamous?


73 posted on 10/16/2009 1:16:06 PM PDT by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: mountn man

Heh heh heh... yes but he actually is at that level of mentality. We’d just be pretending for political gain.


74 posted on 10/16/2009 1:16:30 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Deficit spending, trade deficits, unsecure mortages, worthless paper... ... not a problem. Oh yeah?)
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To: OldDeckHand
on the site of the temporary.....

Can you cite that site? That would be a sight to see.

75 posted on 10/16/2009 1:17:35 PM PDT by Graybeard58 ( Selah.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Yes it will consume less energy ... the bulk of which is in the lack of driving by people who don’t go there any more because the screen is so dim. Seriously: I rarely (as in once/twice a year) go to the cinema any more because the nearest one is so badly under-lit; I’d rather just stay home and watch something from Netflix.


76 posted on 10/16/2009 1:18:09 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (Mr. Obama, I will not join your plantation.)
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To: Marty62
I waiting for the Cash for Clunker TVs program to unload my 46" rear projection unit.
seriesly
77 posted on 10/16/2009 1:18:16 PM PDT by ßuddaßudd (7 days - 7 ways Guero >>> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona.....)
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To: ridesthemiles

Ah, Minden/Gardnerville! That’s where you could build the TV plant straddling US 395, and give guided tours for the hour or so it would take to drive through the place at the current speed limit!

(no offense intended; just making an obseration...)


78 posted on 10/16/2009 1:20:24 PM PDT by Mugwump
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To: Graybeard58
"Can you cite that site? That would be a sight to see. "

Tada...

Henry Wirz

79 posted on 10/16/2009 1:21:32 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: ßuddaßudd

Yep I can just see O holding a Presser to announce this TV saving move.


80 posted on 10/16/2009 1:23:17 PM PDT by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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