The Isolated Blurt Thread XXXIII: N. 12° 38.1' W. 61° 21.4'

[Conager]

You are neglecting 12 mph worth of wind chill (at a minimum) arising simply from forward speed. At 37° F, that is the equivalent of 29° F. for four or more hours.

Given the fact that I may be many hours from shelter, one would be foolhardy not to consider (and plan for) the worst case.


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I am fairly certain this is why God invented stationary bicycles, basements and Arizona.

 

[Jennifer]

Lol - Don't you see this is all a ploy to get you to come and take care of me, dammit!

Then I'll need gas money plus the amazon gift card.

 

[Hard_Rom]

.....

 

[Hard_Rom]

Lol - Don't you see this is all a ploy to get you to come and take care of me, dammit!

For room and board and occasional gifts of outdoor sports equipment, I will rub your tired feet and give you awesome massages. I will do laundry, dishes, housework, home renovations and repairs, cook, outside landscaping and chop firewood.

I will also fuck you like a dir... sorry... make love to you on a regular and frequent basis.

 

[Bacigalupo]

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[neci]

banana bread about to be pulled from oven.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

banana bread about to be pulled from oven.

This reminds me...haven't made banana pancakes in a horribly long time.

http://www.manifestvegan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/1-vegan-gluten-free-peanut-butter-banana-pancakes.jpg

jyeeeeeezusssss

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Got a lotta leftover T-Day turkey & ham to plow through and I ain't ever gonna waste food, but I gotta do them banana pancakes again...those shits are proof that God loves ush.

https://media.tenor.co/images/6b077d172c23c2e006f62eb2ed665354/tenor.gif

 

[Noor]

I am going to stop posting on that new guys threads, he always erases stuff so what is the point?

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Noor]

And that being the reason is why you are so sweet.

I have been messing up this week...

So cold. So horribly cold.

I understand, it's time to switch to wool socks here. Tomorrow will be warmish out, so I will hang to outside to get rid of the cedar chest smell.

I suppose I ought to start making polar fleece smoke ring scarves. I usually make a quite a few each year since I tend to give them away if someone is cold esp. California musicians.
They do gigs here in November and March expecting it to be warm

What part of you is cold?

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Noor]

All of me. apart from my right thigh. I have just lit the stove and I'm sitting on the top but the flue is hot and I am trying to get the balance right of sitting next to it but not burning. ( I am both the witch in the candy house and the child to be cooked in my own fairy tale)

When that happens to me, I sometimes have to take a warm bath or shower in order to warm up.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Noor]

Yeah, that's how I often deal with it too, but I am leaving for my weekly medical stuff in a bit. I did have a hot shower this morning though. I am often cold. I have pretty much got used to it. What I really find uncomfortable is when my nipples go blue and feel like they could snap off.

I hate that! It really hurts! Good luck with the med stuff.

 

[lovetoread]

FFXV finally!

 

[neci]

This reminds me...haven't made banana pancakes in a horribly long time.

jyeeeeeezusssss

Got a lotta leftover T-Day turkey & ham to plow through and I ain't ever gonna waste food, but I gotta do them banana pancakes again...those shits are proof that God loves ush.

tomorrow/today is green chile/corn turkey soup day. it's time to kill the turkey.

 

[neci]

i am out of date on a lot of things.

like meth.

did you know they have it odorless now?

it can be brewing right next door, and you wouldn't know.

i don't know how much KILZ paint takes the meth out of the walls.

that shit will make you sick.

i just can't sleep.

none of that shit here.

 

[Lancecastor]

For room and board and occasional gifts of outdoor sports equipment, I will rub your tired feet and give you awesome massages. I will do laundry, dishes, housework, home renovations and repairs, cook, outside landscaping and chop firewood.

I will also fuck you like a dir... sorry... make love to you on a regular and frequent basis.

Luk also cleans the litter box.

 

[trysail]

The sound you hear is the sound of California's economy slowly being destroyed by crackpots.





The Inmates Are In Charge of the Asylum

California targets dairy cows to combat global warming


By TERENCE CHEA
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e507...rnia-targets-dairy-cows-combat-global-warming
Nov. 29, 2016

* California Targets Dairy Cows in Climate Fight

GALT, Calif. (AP) — California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm. The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock.

Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills.

Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure.

"If we can reduce emissions of methane, we can really help to slow global warming," said Ryan McCarthy, a science advisor for the California Air Resources Board, which is drawing up rules to implement the new law.

Livestock are responsible for 14.5 percent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, with beef and dairy production accounting for the bulk of it, according to a 2013 United Nations report.

Since the passage of its landmark global warming law in 2006, California has been reducing carbon emissions from cars, trucks, homes and factories, while boosting production of renewable energy.

In the nation's largest milk-producing state, the new law requires dairies and other livestock operations to reduce methane emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. State officials are developing the regulations, which take effect in 2024.

"We expect that this package ... and everything we're doing on climate, does show an effective model forward for others," McCarthy said.

But dairy farmers say the new regulations will drive up costs when they're already struggling with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. They're also concerned about a newly signed law that will boost overtime pay for farmworkers.

"It just makes it more challenging. We're continuing to lose dairies. Dairies are moving out of state to places where these costs don't exist," said Paul Sousa, director of environmental services for Western United Dairymen.

The dairy industry could be forced to move production to states and countries with fewer regulations, leading to higher emissions globally, Sousa said.

"We think it's very foolish for the state of California to be taking this position," said Rob Vandenheuvel, general manager for the Milk Producers Council. "A single state like California is not going to make a meaningful impact on the climate."

Regulators are looking for ways to reduce so-called enteric emissions — methane from the bodily functions of cows. That could eventually require changes to what cattle eat.

But the biggest target is dairy manure, which accounts for about a quarter of the state's methane emissions.

State regulators want more farmers to reduce emissions with methane digesters, which capture methane from manure in large storage tanks and convert the gas into electricity.

The state has set aside $50 million to help dairies set up digesters, but farmers say that's not nearly enough to equip the state's roughly 1,500 dairies.

New Hope Dairy, which has 1,500 cows in Sacramento County, installed a $4 million methane digester in 2013, thanks to state grants and a partnership with the local utility, which operates the system to generate renewable power for the grid.

But co-owner Arlin Van Groningen, a third-generation farmer, says he couldn't afford one if he had to buy and run it himself.

"The bottom line is it's going to negatively impact the economics of the California dairy industry," Van Groningen said of the new law. "In the dairy business, the margins are so slim that something like this will force us out of state."

State officials say they're committed to making sure the new regulations work for farmers and the environment.

"There's a real opportunity here to get very significant emissions reductions at fairly low cost, and actually in a way that can bring economic benefits to farmers," Ryan said.


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[Stewart_Pidd]

FFXV finally!

it only took 14 games to get here bro.

Stew

 

[Lancecastor]

A canadian has designed a seaweed based feed that eliminates methane from cow farts, which currently produce 20% of all greenhouse gasses.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Sounds like an opportunity to set up a digester. Get some cow poop for free, throw it in the digester, and sell the gas.

 

[GimpyIntellect]

Good morning.

 

[GimpyIntellect]

Good afternoon if you're elsewhere.

Or evening.