tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542022772372496450.post5693420604117077644..comments2024-03-28T03:21:27.473-04:00Comments on Life In A Volkswagen Bus: Political Problems; Hiking the MountainsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06411954902917229743noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542022772372496450.post-80307818985315529902014-03-01T11:21:34.911-05:002014-03-01T11:21:34.911-05:00Sorry.
I thought I was reading my feed newest pos...Sorry.<br /><br />I thought I was reading my feed newest post first. As it is I am reading oldest post first.<br /><br />Feel free to disregard my previous comment as it is broken from time.polifroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737955489556583005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542022772372496450.post-28419394643040945172014-03-01T11:11:52.115-05:002014-03-01T11:11:52.115-05:00I agree. I prefer to live in my world over the wo...I agree. I prefer to live in my world over the world of the national press.<br /><br />For example, the Dan River spill in Eden, while unwanted it is not proving as dire as environmentalists or the national press had claimed. Danville, down river from the coal ash breech, pulls its water from the Dan and finds the coal ash so benign that they won't be changing the way the treat their water.<br /><br />Via <a href="http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/drinking-water-safe-in-danville-teams-monitoring-its-contents-closely/24337706" rel="nofollow">WBDJ</a> <br /> <br /> <br /><i>"Yes, it's safe to drink," said Barry Dunkley, the director of the Danville Utilities Water Treatment Plant. And he says he can prove it. <br /> <br /> <br />He's seen water quality results from Duke Energy but wanted to see results from an independent source. <br /> <br /> <br />He's pleased, and surprised with the results. <br /> <br /> <br />"Thank goodness it worked as it's supposed to work," Dunkley said. "The biggest thing that's showing up is iron and manganese which we can handle, no problem." <br /> <br /> <br />Environmentalists say coal ash is known to contain trace amounts of heavy metals, and dangerous substances like mercury and arsenic. He says all results came back clean. <b>Dunkley says their water treatment routines haven't changed.</b></i> <br /> <br />The Watauga Democrat <a href="http://www2.wataugademocrat.com/News/story/Groups-differ-on-Dan-River-water-quality-id-014019" rel="nofollow">concurs</a>. <br /><br />Environmentalists, with their hyperventilating and willing megaphone in the national press are damaging an already fragile economy in Rockingham Co.<br /><br />So, yes, I agree that we should not allow ourselves to be mislead by the press.<br /><br />But I do not agree that limiting free speech is wise. After all, we all have the choice to become part of a force greater than our single voices by joining a chorus. The Citizens United decision has empowered individuals to assemble and speak as one via incorporation. <br /><br />I do not think it is wise to empower ourselves by disempowering others via curbs on free speech which is what you are really grousing about in your references to "money in politics".<br />polifroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737955489556583005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542022772372496450.post-50029419132657926842013-03-18T20:48:13.769-04:002013-03-18T20:48:13.769-04:00Thank you, G. L. Duck, so much !
John
Thank you, G. L. Duck, so much !<br /><br />John<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411954902917229743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542022772372496450.post-37895417590375446002013-03-11T16:42:50.004-04:002013-03-11T16:42:50.004-04:00I like the way you think.
Barry articulates the ...I like the way you think. <br /><br />Barry articulates the dichotomy well. "Real" or "REAL real"? I think I'll choose my reality instead of letting the "news" do it.The Good Luck Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448071993000984393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542022772372496450.post-50221522242078917622013-03-06T17:35:02.702-05:002013-03-06T17:35:02.702-05:00Hi Barry,
I agree. I think we are part of someth...Hi Barry,<br /><br />I agree. I think we are part of something much bigger than our individual selves and petty graspings. We feel it when we get back to our roots and nature.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411954902917229743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542022772372496450.post-36070562052916064662013-03-06T17:14:58.885-05:002013-03-06T17:14:58.885-05:00a great post...i think of this often..this dualist...a great post...i think of this often..this dualistic world...the "real" world, where all the bad news is, and the "real, real" world, where I like to spend my time. In the end, nature wins...if humanity turns out to be a failed experiment, the earth will continue on just fine. BARRY HOWARD https://www.blogger.com/profile/00512462226083686485noreply@blogger.com