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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:23 PM Original message |
The new 'scuppies' wear a mantle of green |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. To me they are Scruippies - where the i stands for "inconsistent" |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Disgupsting |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. Oh that's what the green movement needs. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. you mean the "greenies" that build 5000+ sq ft "eco-friendly" houses with |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Heard of certified sustainable wood? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. oh yeah, I know about that, but very few of the "greenies" do. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. And lists of what REALLY needs to be recycled |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. My friend built a concrete, styrofoam house. It has walls several feet |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I've heard of those |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Thanks. He's had it for years, maybe 3 years. I forgot to mention |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. That's really neat! nice alternative to the straw bale/rammed earth construction. nt |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. He considered that, but found the concrete/styrofoam method superior. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. concrete is pretty flexable. Aside from a few cracks I bet it did okay. nt |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. The walls are reinforced with steel rods. The owner was raised in |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. all concrete over a certain thickness is required to have rebar, but... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. My friend called and said the house shook and it sounded like a tornado. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Glad to hear it. :) earthquakes over a 3.5 aren't really a whole lot of fun. nt |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. The last big shake was in 1980. My wife to be was trimming |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. it's freaky how animals act during quakes, isn't it? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I know a quake made my wife hyper alert after the quake. She knew |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. That be them |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. i would advise Chuck to stay away from my neighborhood bike bars... |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
15. Disgusting wretches |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. Why knock a guy for at least trying to move in a good direction? |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. not |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I'd say that trying is better than being totally cynical. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I prefer NO millionaires. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Good luck with that one. I'd prefer the millionares who DO exist to be on my side.... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Good point, at least they're trying. |
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