Date:         Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:45:52 EDT
Reply-To:     Oxroad@AOL.COM
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From:         Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
Comments: To: kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET
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Ha! Since there isn't a law against being immature (yet) I say take it one
step higher. Swing by the Honda dealer and buy a chrome "HYBRID" emblem for a
civic or whatever and stick it on the rear of your bus under the ones that say
"Microbus" "Camping" 'Caravelle" "Vanagon" & "Subaru" or whatever and roll your
eyes at every SUV driver you see. And then kind of give a knowing
condescending nod to every Prius driver you see implying "we know which way the wind
blows."

(I'm all for the Prius. I'd get one if I could.  But I think we're being sold
a bit of a bill of goods with these "hybrids," and especially SUV Hybrids and
the like. And while I do agree that less is more and all that, I'm not sure
that beating your children one day a week makes you all that much better than
someone who beats them 4 days a week. You could argue it's a start. And I'd
say, true that. But I'm afraid the populace is under the assumption that these
hybrids solve the problem when in fact they only add to the problem--yes they
add less to the problem than say a new Escalade I would think--but enough less?
We're just not very good for this planet.)

That's my 2 cents.
Jeff
83.5 Westy Hybrid
LA,CA





In a message dated 3/14/2007 2:52:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET writes:

And when you pass someone in a hybrid just wave and say to yourself, "Nanny,
nanny, noo, noo, I am greener than you, you!"  I'm glad there isn't a law
against being immature (yet)!


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