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  Is this true in the UK and Europe?

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  i heard that in the uk and europe there are more cars that run on diesel.

  right now, i think the only new car (not counting trucks, you can usually get a bigger pickup in diesel if you want here) that is usually offered as a diesel is the vw...like the tdi and jetta, here in the us.. the reason i ask, is i am wondering how many of you that have diesel are or would consider using biodiesel, or using waste veggie oil, etc...so that you can cut your fuel expenses?

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  yes you are right the UK IS part of Europe...I do know that...what I should have said is those in the UK and other europeon nations.

  forgive me...it is late...I am tired....
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  Will Bush change his view on global warming now

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  this is what they are discussing on bbc news 24 right now, in relation to the katrina hurricane.. their conclusion was quite negetive, i was just interested to see if anyone on here had any views?.

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  Bonnie,

  My father remembers the year 1934 and so do a lot of people--one of the hottest years on record. There were dust storms throughout the midwest for lack of rain, and the whole country suffered from the intense heat. What caused the problem that year? How long have we been keeping records? How do we know that the weather is much different than, say, 1,000 years ago? Even if it is different, how do we know what the cycles of the earth are over thousands of years? I agree, however, we need to take care of the earth, but I don't think we need to panic.

  Hmmmm...you know....I always understood that one of the big factors in creating the whole dust bowl crisis was all the clear clutting that was done in the midwest, and shoddy farming practices AND natural drought. People just didn't think about it...how all the trees and brush being cut away over such a large area could create a dust bowl situation, etc. http://www.usd.edu/anth/epa/dust.html

  Eyeslice....I have to agree with your statement. I don't dispute that "global warming" is something real, but I don't think it can be blamed 100% on humans.

  I think it is important to figure out what things we can change to help lessen the problem. If the farmers in the dust bowl area had been practicing better farm techniques, there still would have been a drought, but it would have never become the severe dust bowl conditions that happened. So, I think it is important for humans across the planet to use that as an important example. We cannot control nature, but we CAN control our own behavior so that what nature dishes out doesn't have to be as harsh....I guess we could even use the recent events in the gulf coast as an example of that as well. And back to the original question....nooo...I doubt very much Bush will change his opinion. I wish he was going to leave office sooner...sigh. Here's the thing though...we cannot change the admin right now...so we should each make sure we are doing what we can personally to not contribute to air pollution, etc....
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  Is this true in the UK and Europe?

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  i heard that in the uk and europe there are more cars that run on diesel.

  right now, i think the only new car (not counting trucks, you can usually get a bigger pickup in diesel if you want here) that is usually offered as a diesel is the vw...like the tdi and jetta, here in the us.. the reason i ask, is i am wondering how many of you that have diesel are or would consider using biodiesel, or using waste veggie oil, etc...so that you can cut your fuel expenses?

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  Brenda....so true...

  There is at least one LPG in Dallas, but I believe it is for only city owned vehicles.

  The electric cars are so expensive. I think they have thier place, but I don't think that until the price goes down, that they will be viable options for most people in the lower and lower middle classes.

  I wish there was more information given to the general public as to what options they have in their area. I would never even heard of biodiesel or other biofuels if I didn't happen to read about it on a skoolies group in yahoo...I think this is something they should cover with kids in school more, both in college and high school and elementary so as the next generation starts buying cars, they can make better decisions not just for their wallet but for the enviroment as well.
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  Five people killed by New Orleans police !

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  just on a news flash.

  what the hell is going on?

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  Amen, to that Valis....well said...thank you for saying it.
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  Five people killed by New Orleans police !

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  just on a news flash.

  what the hell is going on?

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  Yes, just like the London police did a month or two ago after the bombings set everyone on edge.

  ahhh...Nina..thank you for stating that.

  I hope they can protect the contractors. What are these thugs thinking? Who the hell would do something like this, people that have come to repair their city???

  I hope the ones that lived are prosecuted to the full extent of the law if this story is accurate...which I believe it is. There is no good reason for this kind of behavior.

  I have read and heard about a lot of the New Orleans police turning in their badges too, but it seems to be after they have hung in there a long time. I don't think any big city is an easy place to be an officer, under normal circumstances. I know they have not been perfect, but I think the officers and the fire firghters, and emts, and others that hung around and did their jobs in their home towns should get kudos when all is said and done. It would have been very easy for them to hide until the worst of this was over...but they have not.
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  Katrina Aftermath - whatever happened to personal responsibility?

  by EscapedLifer1 in

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  ok, all you "bleedin' hearts" get ready to flame me..... i have been watching the developments in the devastated areas like everyone else, and something has begun to strike me.

  there seems to be tens of thousands of people who are just sitting around waiting for help to miraculously drop out of the sky, and the longer they sit idle, the madder they get that the government hasn't swooped in and immediately solved all their problems.

  i have a few questions about this mindset:.

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  Here is my question:

  The superdome was the designated shelter for those that couldn't get out of the city, this was what the local governments said. Yet the government didn't have any real provisions there for the people. WHY NOT?? As for people not bringing stuff with them, that is not true in many cases. But there is only so much you can take when you have kids with you or the elderly, or when you end up sharing your supplies with others there were not as lucky to have anything to bring with them. After all, they expected help, and it didn't come for days, so of course those that brough supplies would run out.

  I do agree though, that there are many that probably didn't prepare. This is certainly a good point. However, even if every person at the superdome came there with 2 days of food for themself, this would still be a perilous and disgusting situation.

  I have to tell you though, if it were my family stuck in the city...after a day or so, I would probably leave with them too, and break in to an apartment house or business some where and hole up until I saw help actually arrive. People on a good day become stupid in masses, and when you add such horrible conditions, bad things will happen.

  Also, there were people that wanted to leave, but they were not allowed to leave.
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  Is this true in the UK and Europe?

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  i heard that in the uk and europe there are more cars that run on diesel.

  right now, i think the only new car (not counting trucks, you can usually get a bigger pickup in diesel if you want here) that is usually offered as a diesel is the vw...like the tdi and jetta, here in the us.. the reason i ask, is i am wondering how many of you that have diesel are or would consider using biodiesel, or using waste veggie oil, etc...so that you can cut your fuel expenses?

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  Avi,

  I know a couple guys online that do a one tank system with heat exchange, and one guy down in Florida that doesn't even bother with that. He mixes wvo with diesel right in the same tank...I think he doesn't do that too much when it gets chilly, or else it would clog the engines. He drives a couple of older mercedes, which a lot of guys I have seen on greasecar.com and other forums swear by.

  I had a friend in high school that had a diesel chevette...we called it the Flying Vibrator, it shook so much hahah...but she got like 50 mpg.
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  Is this true in the UK and Europe?

  by Eyebrow2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  i heard that in the uk and europe there are more cars that run on diesel.

  right now, i think the only new car (not counting trucks, you can usually get a bigger pickup in diesel if you want here) that is usually offered as a diesel is the vw...like the tdi and jetta, here in the us.. the reason i ask, is i am wondering how many of you that have diesel are or would consider using biodiesel, or using waste veggie oil, etc...so that you can cut your fuel expenses?

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  Eyebrow2

  I heard that in the UK and Europe there are more cars that run on diesel. Right now, I think the only new car (not counting trucks, you can usually get a bigger pickup in diesel if you want here) that is usually offered as a diesel is the VW...like the TDI and Jetta, here in the US.

  The reason I ask, is I am wondering how many of you that have diesel are or would consider using biodiesel, or using waste veggie oil, etc...so that you can cut your fuel expenses?
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  Rescue inequality?

  by Simon in

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  this doesn't sound right:.

  hyatt guests given priority.

  at one point friday, the evacuation was interrupted briefly when school buses rolled up so some 700 guests and employees from the hyatt hotel could move to the head of the evacuation line much to the amazement of those who had been crammed in the stinking superdome since last sunday.. how does this work?

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  Frannie...it is disheartening to hear of your experience...a shame too that it was here in Texas.

  I have only been here just about 2 years, but I do know a few people that have been in situations where they needed assistance from the government, and they got it. I don't if the difference is because they have young kids, but they were able to get help.

  I think what makes a lot of difference in general is having someone to help get assistance. As in, having a friend or relative help you in applying for services, etc. And, here in Texas, it sure as heck doesn't hurt to belong to a church in many cases (as long as it isn't the Kingdom Hall hahah).

  Anyway....the whole hotel guests bus thing...that was disgusting, but I think what has happened there is an extreme. Some areas of the country is worse than others, but I still think this is a better country to be poor in than most.
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  Rescue inequality?

  by Simon in

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  this doesn't sound right:.

  hyatt guests given priority.

  at one point friday, the evacuation was interrupted briefly when school buses rolled up so some 700 guests and employees from the hyatt hotel could move to the head of the evacuation line much to the amazement of those who had been crammed in the stinking superdome since last sunday.. how does this work?

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  It seems that there is a definite underclass in American society and the double standards is breathtakingly blatant.

  America is probably a great place to be well-off ... but it sucks to be average or below.

  As someone that has actually LIVED in the US, most of my years spent well below average, and just maybe the last 4 or so somewhat middle class (maybe lower middle class) I don't agree with that statement at all. I think there are underclasses in many societies..not just the US. This whole hurrican business is awful..yes...the government failed the people in this case...YES. BUT I am just as upset at the local and state govern in LA right now. After all, why didn't the city and the state make sure those in Ward 9 and the other low lying areas could actually get out if they wanted to? That isn't FEMA's fault. If New Orleans and the state had done a better job making sure there was resources for the poor to get out, then there wouldn't be such a huge mess for Bush and FEMA to screw up even more. Back to your statement...it sucks to be poor anywhere. You don't have to be rich to have a decent life in the US...and I am really getting tired of hearing those that have never lived here say that.