tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post9104130913337976666..comments2024-03-18T02:14:50.959-07:00Comments on ADORED BY HORDES: MarcLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-44826552646552033592008-02-18T17:41:00.000-08:002008-02-18T17:41:00.000-08:00Sorry, my electric Santa doll is clapping and yell...Sorry, my electric Santa doll is clapping and yelling "HO HO HO" too loudly for me to concentrate. You wonder about the what now?Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131130287667282873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-86887117741481677672008-02-12T10:28:00.000-08:002008-02-12T10:28:00.000-08:00Vincent,I think it has to do with two things, firs...Vincent,<BR/><BR/>I think it has to do with two things, first a preference for more lumens, and second for being dumb gits and not turning off lights.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-48517569467525352402008-02-12T04:44:00.000-08:002008-02-12T04:44:00.000-08:00from this I deduce that American homes are thought...from this I deduce that American homes are thought to consume nearly 3 times more electricity than European ones. I wonder why. Air conditioning? Larger fridges? Dishwashers (they are quite common here)? electric heating (also quite common here)? Lighting the yard and Christmas lights on the housetop? Or being less niggardly?Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-133465855307549992008-02-11T18:48:00.000-08:002008-02-11T18:48:00.000-08:00Ya sure, you betcha. It's not like the NIMBYs can ...Ya sure, you betcha. It's not like the NIMBYs can argue about the aesthetics of overpasses being defaced. I suppose they always could, but derision would ensue here, there, and everywhere.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-30810705603275707772008-02-11T14:34:00.000-08:002008-02-11T14:34:00.000-08:00Or put the turbines on a highway:http://www.inhabi...Or put the turbines on a highway:<BR/>http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/30/student-designs-highway-power/Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131130287667282873noreply@blogger.com