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The U.S. Uses More Electricity on Christmas Lights Than These Entire Countries Do All Year
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| December 25, 2015
| Elliot Hannon
Posted on 12/26/2015 2:09:53 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Hello there, average American Christmas reveler. Things are looking good for the homestretch: You've got your tree all set, perhaps a few lights strung up around the yard to show the neighbors that life's good, and you're dealing with mild, but totally manageable anxiety about whether Amazon's going to pull through for you today or not. You've got a lot of good things on your plate. With all this #gratitude, it seems like an appropriate time for a quick reminder that beneath the veneer of holiday goodness, we're all still horrible, gluttonous people.
Exhibit A: Your Christmas Lights. (via the Center for Global Development).....
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Elliot Hannon
To: Lazamataz
You could have squeeze another “insane” in there, as the first word of the sentence.
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posted on
12/26/2015 6:20:44 AM PST
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
To: ROCKLOBSTER
You could have squeezed another "insane" in there, as the first word of the sentence.That would just be crazy. :)
63
posted on
12/26/2015 6:25:34 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(It has gotten to the point where any report from standard news outlets must be fact-checked.)
To: FrankR
The USA canât continue to be the Santa Claus and policemen for the entire world. Yeah, I'd rather they were the gunslinger.
BANG!
"Yeah Yemen, I'd like to ask a couple of questions."
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posted on
12/26/2015 6:26:32 AM PST
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
To: Cincinatus' Wife
I’m doing my part by only using incandescent Christmas lights.
65
posted on
12/26/2015 6:27:35 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Falcon 105)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
The U.S. Uses More Electricity on Christmas Lights Than These Entire Countries Do All Year Given the advent of LEDs, I doubt this is even true.
(which would never stop a lying leftwing RATagandist)
66
posted on
12/26/2015 6:29:05 AM PST
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
To: Ken H
now that’s what I call energy constipation.
67
posted on
12/26/2015 6:34:48 AM PST
by
brivette
To: skr
Right! It belongs to the children! Do your part now and save electricity for our precious children!
:)
68
posted on
12/26/2015 6:39:07 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
But on the other hand we burn less dung for heat than most coutries.
69
posted on
12/26/2015 6:40:50 AM PST
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
If it wasn’t for the United States would they even have electricity? Perhaps but I think a whole lot of the technology came from here initially and certainly manufacturing that made it available on a large scale.
70
posted on
12/26/2015 7:24:14 AM PST
by
glyptol
To: Cincinatus' Wife
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE STILL CHEAPER THAN LOUDSPEAKERS 5 TIMES A DAY 365 DAYS A YEAR.
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posted on
12/26/2015 7:26:15 AM PST
by
SC_Pete
To: Cincinatus' Wife
That tears it!! We need sensible Chrostmas Lights control laws. No more light sales without background checks and certainly we need to close the light show loop hole.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
And we pay our electric bills. Stop with the bull stuff.
73
posted on
12/26/2015 7:36:54 AM PST
by
Thebaddog
(Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar.)
To: Norm Lenhart
Even though you are wasting electrons and destroying the planet with your music production tools, albeit not as much as the environmental wacko hypocrite totalitarians who want to turn us into North Korea, what software do you use? I record, edit and remix live church music and I have managed to produce a handful of what I think are good recordings over the years and I'm just curious about what software, hardware you use in your production.
Cordially,
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posted on
12/26/2015 7:44:40 AM PST
by
Diamond
(He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people,)
To: Diamond
Midi based. Reaper 5 for the DAW. Can’t beat the price and it is ungodly (pardon the pun ;) powerful/versatile. Foucusrite 18i20 interface with a Behringer ADA 8200 ADAT into the Focusrite. Mackie VLZ3 1604 board. MOTU 8 channel midi box. Yamaha HS5 monitors.
I have a Roland Integra 7 feeding 8 channels of synth into the Mackie and a Yamaha TX81z FM synth for all the DX7 type needs. The other 7 channels are for whatever needs doing at the time. Various BOSS pedals and rack effects, but I mostly record raw and then do FX in the box.
Fun little setup. Not SSL/Neve level of toys but it makes me warm and fuzzy ;)
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posted on
12/26/2015 7:59:19 AM PST
by
Norm Lenhart
(Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Well, we did invent it after all...
76
posted on
12/26/2015 8:35:57 AM PST
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Quick,fetch some thousand mile long extension cords.
77
posted on
12/26/2015 8:40:38 AM PST
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
And science writers crank out more passive-aggressive holiday copy than all the banana slugs in the world.
Other things Americans have that starving people in third and fourth world countries don’t have:
(put list here)
Life is not a zero sum game. Just because Americans have it and others do not does not mean that Americans should feel bad.
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posted on
12/26/2015 8:43:45 AM PST
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
I used candles so bite me!
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posted on
12/26/2015 8:44:09 AM PST
by
US_MilitaryRules
(The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Hey Elliot, North Korea is great this time of year.
FReepmail me, and I'll send you $5 for the ticket. I'm sure others will pitch in too.
5.56mm
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posted on
12/26/2015 8:46:12 AM PST
by
M Kehoe
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