Monday, July 30, 2007

Random vacation thoughts

Black is not a good color for a roof, especially in a cabin without an attic fan. It's the difference between having the interior ten degrees hotter than outside at dinnertime, and ten degrees cooler than outside at dinnertime. (when compared with light gray roof)

It's very interesting that exhibits about Judy Garland in Grand Rapids, MN (where she grew up) mention with outrage the theft of a pair of her ruby slippers a few years back, but not the theft of her life--MGM gave her (and other stars) amphetamines to keep her going during filming, and barbiturates at night to be able to sleep. She struggled with, and eventually died from, those very drugs.

I saw some posters that cited noted automotive engineer Ralph Nader's claims that you could make vehicle like the Ford Explorer get 34mpg, and that you could make 45mpg family cars that get good crash test scores. Oddly, they didn't tell us which evil corporation (not "company," thanks for the correction, Shawn) was making these cars. I bet a lot of people would spend an extra $1000 for such a vehicle, and the evil corporation that did it would make a mint.

3 comments:

Shawn said...

but...but...corporations (and, you've got to use that word...simply saying 'companies' doesn't convey the same amount of requisite disdain) don't care about their customers, so they don't want to prepare these great cars. Clearly the simple fact that they would make a killing selling these great cars isn't enough. Adam Smith didn't know what the hell he was talking about with that 'invisible hand'.

Toe the line.

Mercy Now said...

But if you vacation during winter, the 10 degrees definitely warms you up:o)

Bike Bubba said...

Actually, a black roof cools you off in winter up here by speeding up the rate at which the snow melts. :^)