Still Mad and Complaining

It’s been awhile since I posted something here. That’s not good, especially since I’m the only one who does post here. Well, there is a real good reason for my failure to keep this site update: I was lazy. That’s right, I just didn’t feel like it. Like most of you, I’ve got a lot on my mind. I am worried about a lot of things and although I wanted to write about some of them, you really wouldn’t be interested.  So instead let’s take a look at some things that have been happening in the world and I’ll give you my take on them.

The BP oil spill and the way it’s being handled is a mess. Why did we turn down Denmark’s offer of help when this first happened? Why did we not accept any help from the 13 nations that offered it? Why didn’t the federal inspectors close it down when they identified the violations. Yes BP screwed up, but by the same token we have federal inspection procedures in place that should have prevented it. On the other hand there should have been contingency plans in place to handle a crisis like this. I don’t mean our government should have a plan, but the oil companies should be required to have approved emergency plans in place.

Hurray for Arizona. I don’t understand why anyone has a problem with their new immigration law. The federal government wasn’t doing their job, so Arizona decided to protect their own border. Don’t start telling me about racial profiling and all that other crap. Read the law. It does not give the police the right to just pull somebody off the street because of looks. They will only check on people they have stopped for a violation of the law. This is something that every law enforcement officer should be doing in the first place. The keyword here is “illegal”. We have ways to come to the states “legally” but some people choose not to follow the rules. WHY? Because then they would have to pay taxes and act like responsible citizens. Instead, you and I are paying for their health care, school for their kids, food stamps and a number of things that some of our own citizens can’t get. This immigration problem is easy, enforce the laws that we already have in place. Don’t give me any crap about being against Hispanics. My wife is Hispanic but she went through the trouble of coming here legally. In fact, some of the stuff that is going on makes here mad too.

OK!! This is getting too long. I just wanted to get something new posted> If you have comments just go to my site at www.TellMeAboutThat.com and click on the number on the post-it pad at the top of the post. Let me know how you feel, even if you are wrong.

Gas Is Going Up and Nobody Seems To Notice

Has anyone, besides me, noticed that gas prices are creeping back up again? Just three weeks ago I was paying $2.18 per gallon, locally. Today it’s up to $2.45 for regular. While we’re at it, I seem to remember that mid-grade was always $.10 more than regular and premium $.10 more that mid-grade. Not anymore! Now they are $.12 and $.14 more, respectively.

Anyway, the reason I’m pointing this out,  is that all the talk about domestic drilling seems to have gone away. When we were over $4.00 a gallon, everybody was talking about ways of making us less dependent on foreign oil.  Then the economy tanked and the price of oil dropped because people couldn’t afford it, and the price of gas plummeted. So we stopped talking about drilling at home, new nuclear plants, bio-fuels and all that other stuff.

So, while we’ve been busy getting mad about the economy, health-care, taxes, job loss and a multitude of other problems, the price of gas has started to rise yet again. We are good at  doing that and I think our government counts on our lack of focus. They do it because they talk big about how they are going to solve a particular problem before doing the research to verify it can be done. When they realize that their plan sucks, they have to make sure that they get us to focus on something new.

Frankly it will probably take years to get to the point where we can import a lot less oil, but we need to keep the ideas afloat. We have to develop ways to reduce our dependence on foreign governments, especially those that don’t like us. So take a couple of minutes and let your representatives know that you are still concerned about the price of gas and where it may be headed.

Bio-Diesel – Go Green and Clean

You can’t turn on the TV or radio (do people still listen to that) without hearing something about the environment. Whether it’s the price of gas, the cost of a barrel of oil, alternative energy, electric cars or carbon dioxide emissions, you will hear something about it daily. There is even a way to get water to supplement the gas and save energy in the process.

One popular term you hear often is Bio-diesel Fuel. Bio-diesel fuel can be made from a lot of the stuff that we would normally throw away at the end of the day anyway. Things like vegetable oil and recycled restaurant grease as well as animal fats. Let’s face it with all the restaurants, fast food and otherwise, that we have in the United States, we have plenty of left over restaurant grease and vegetable oil. It can also be produced from soybeans which can be regrown over and over to produce the required quantities.

People like it because it not only burns much cleaner that petroleum based products, but it can also help reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Which is something else that is being pounded into our heads day after day.

If the United States were to focus more on bio-diesel fuel it could create an estimated 36,100 job in several areas of the economy as well as keeping about $13 billion in America that is now spent overseas.

It works by combining 20% bio-diesel fuel with 80% petroleum based diesel that can be used in current diesel engines without modification. However, it can also be used in pure 100% bio-diesel, but in most cases that will require some type of engine modification. Many car manufacturers think that the bio-diesel alternative is a good one. For one thing it produces less wear and tear on the vehicles engine which will help extend the life of the engine.

We have the resources in the U.S. to handle the increase in production and incentives are available to companies willing to participate. Many states have legislation in place which would make it economically feasible to produce the needed alternative.

So where do you stand? Get the latest articles, videos, books and ads on bio-diesel fuel by visiting www.biodiesel.tellmeaboutthat.com. . Do the research and then come back often for updates.