Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I agree with Roscoe Bartlett on something
The unbelievable has happened - I have found something that I agree with congressmen Roscoe Bartlett. I guess it was only a matter of time until the stars aligned and he said something that made sense to me. Not that I ever thought it would happen.
From Hagerstown’s award winning newspaper of record, the Herald-Mail:
As far as energy concerns, the country needs to find a “clearly sustainable” form of energy, he said.Until then, Bartlett said, he foresees a shift from trucks to trains as a way to move freight, driven by the high price of oil. Trains are five to six times more energy-efficient, he said.
Trains are the way to go to move stuff. It’s a shame that we don’t use the rails to move stuff from one place to another. It’s far more efficient then moving stuff with trucks.
I wouldn’t even have known about this if it wasn’t for Steve Shives of Steve Likes to Curse. I was reading the newspaper’s website about his mother and the pet rabbit that Steve saved from a friend’s landlord. Steve’s mom trained the rabbit to use a litter box and now the rabbit is free to roam the Shives’ home.
It’s a really cool story. Now I want a pet rabbit.
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I had a pet rabbit. It pissed and shit everywhere and chewed through my Nintendo cords. Get a dog.
Glad I could indirectly point you to the only smart thing Roscoe Bartlett has ever said, Rick. I agree with the old nut about trains being the better way to move freight, too.
And don’t listen to Ryan, who must not have trained his rabbit very well. Cole pisses and shits in his litter box, and has only chewed wires once or twice in the almost four years he’s been living with Mom and Dad. He’s really just like a cat, only he doesn’t even meow, so he’s completely silent, unless his little collar bell is jingling, or he’s munching on lettuce or something. He’s a very cool little critter.