Re: Al Those Great Scientists Here

On May 8, 4:42 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 15:55:57 -0700 (PDT), "Paul G." <carb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
> >> Why think of them as bad.  When my son asked me what would happen if
> >> the sea level rises 100 feet, I tell him that we wont have to drive
as
> >> far to go to the beach.
>
> >That sounds good... except you'll be starving because of decades of
> >drought in crop producing areas
>
> Nonsense, my fridge will be stocked full of Alaska oranges and
> grapefruits.
>
> >and you won't be driving because all
> >the ****ts and many of the oil fields world-wide will be underwater.
>
> I'll be driving my electric car to the beach that will be charged at
> home from electricity produced by nuclear energy.
>
> >But what the hell, go ahead and pick out a nice bathing suit.
> >-Paul
>
> I prefer natural fibers so it will be made from Canadian cotton.

Heh heh... where to start...  maybe you haven't noticed but many of
the nuclear power plants are on the coasts. They aren't going to work
very well underwater.  What are you going to buy Canadian cotton with-
"Bush Bucks"?  They'll be worth about 2 cents Canadian by then.  And
there's going to be an awkward period of mass starvation between the
time the Florida orange groves are wiped out and the new ones in
Alaska start producing...
-Paul