The Good Banter Thread

[koiguy1969]

for your consideration..... http://gunowners.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/massacre-that-wasnt-due-to-an-armed-principal/

 

[j.w]

Thank you to that man for saving so many lives

 

[MitchM]

Today that principal would just be another one of the dead. Body armour is readily available these days and all the recent mass murderers wear it.

 

[Sheetmetalman]

Mogsie Earthquakes, as you probably know are caused when tectonic plates move and the friction between them causes the ground to shake--both internal and external forces can be responsible for plate movement. Sometime Internal force can build up to a point where the plates would move, but don't because the friction between the 2 is great enough to hold them immovable UNLESS something reduces THAT friction. For example 2 metal plates may not slide along each other because of friction UNLESS a fluid such as oil is placed between the plates which reduces the friction and allows them to move. Same thing with plate tectonics-- add that fluid in this case water pumped under ground at a high rate and/or pressure and it CAN act like oil does on those steel plates and allow the underground Plates to move and cause an earthquake. I say CAN because all conditions have to be just right ( or in this case wrong)for this to happen. If there's no real friction between plates in that area or the wrong subsurface geology or not enough water or not enough water pressure, or, or , or--well you get the point. It is claimed that fracking fluid which incidentally is normally 95% water, disposal waste water, and even high pressure steam when injected underground can act as a lubricant on these subsurface plates and cause an earthquake and I have no reason to doubt them. That said, a lot of variables, like I mentioned above have to line up just right. I work at a Gas Storage Facility for my Pipeline Company right in the middle of the old Loudon Oil Field, Loudons been in continuous oil production since 1937 and tons of fracking and down hole water disposal has been done here and neither my company, nor Exxon (when they were still here) nor any of the Independent oil producers here have EVER caused an Earthquake. Like I said all variables have to be just right so even though it can and does happen during Fracking I suspect its more of a environmentalist and Liberal talking point than a frequent occurrence. As far as Wind Turbines their Ok except when the wind don't blow and Solar Panals are Ok except when the sun don't shine, or when their covered in snow, or when Hail beats the hell out of them. The beauty of COAL AND NATURAL GAS Power Plants is they work 24 hours a day every day as long as they have fuel to burn and since I like to watch T.V. when the sun don't shine and Air Conditioning when the wind don't blow guess where my sympathies lie.

 

[Big Lou]

Santa is coming to town!

 

[j.w]

Love it Lou....................I mean Santa

 

[sissy]

no tree no lights no time this year .Back to eye doctor on the 26 th and then second eye surgery the 28th .Last 2 days back and forth from the hospital to the eye doctor and first surgery is good .Hey Mogsie tell Mirka she is a cradle robber LOL .17 SURE IN YOUR DREAMS I read about fracking and so a 60 minutes story about a whole town abandoned because of it .The creeks were bubbling from the gasses released and people were getting cancer ,not sure it was from that but they say it was from bad water caused by the fracking .I remember back in NJ when we had the edison gas line explosion and never knew so many gas lines ran under the ground but after that they cleared and checked all the lines and found them down at the end of my property and was never told it ran under the whole edge of my property and they actually never got written permission from any one back then to run it through the property .I checked every thing at town hall and they ended up having to buy that piece of property from me ,since it was illegal to run it under privately owned land .I had lived in the house for 5 years when that happened .

 

[Big Lou]

Mrs. Claus got so tired of taking photos of Santa last night.

 

[sissy]

santa trimmed his beard lou you should have grown yours longer for the pic

 

[mogsie]

yes this fracking doesnt really sound too safe, especially with all the underground mine workings in my area, here is a little fact regarding the old mine shafts under my town, there used to be a chemical factory in my town, i worked there for quite a while, and they used to pump the water out of the old mine shafts to make the acid for coka cola, until the factory closed down and the acid plant was sold to a spanish company , coka cola wanted to keep it here in our town as the water was very soft, but rhodia who owned the factory said no !

hey if this forum had me down as 17 then it must be right !! lol

 

[sissy]

now I know why I don't drink soda .yikes :yikesu: makes you sick when you read these things

 

[Big Lou]

santa trimmed his beard lou you should have grown yours longer for the pic

Wish I could Sissy. Because I take so many prescription meds my face and scalp are very sensitive. Long hair and a long beard does not allow enough oxygen to get through to my skin. In fact, I have to get both cut shorter. My very best to you and hubby.

 

[sissy]

Thank you and noticed in hospital yesterday they were telling that to another patient that I had been talking to his wife while waiting about oxygen absorbtion and he needed to cut his hair and beard off and never heard of it before then .His poor wife was so upset I felt bad for her and set and talked to her for awhile .Triad to tell his wife in a nice way if she stays calm it will be better for him as nurses where trying to help her but they had patients to take care of also that were there for 1 day surgery .Nurses did thank me because it did seem to help and I am going to the nursing home saturday to see him and her as she called to thank me for my help ..Seems he did not do very well during his surgery .He had to stay and then was being sent over to the rehab center .

 

[koiguy1969]

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[koiguy1969]

funny but true!