So in the meantime, consume,

Posted By: consume, consume like there's.sm on 2005-09-21
In Reply to: And we have the largest economy on earth, and lots of good comes - from our wealth and ability to help others around

no tomorrow. No water shortages, no overpopulation. We are God! blah blah blah

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Rita now a category 4 and taking same path as Katrina. - MI-MT
- I live in Houston and am debating whether to leave or not. Even being a - TM
  - I live 3 hours from Houston and our weathermen are - cowgirl
  - probably heavy rains and strong winds - to your area
    - What kind of damage that far in? I am not really worried about - TM
      - mostly trees limbs causing damage by falling on wires and rooftops - there was some flooding from local creek from heav
        They are predicting 3-5 days with no power. SM - TM
        and I forgot to add, of course, the - power outages for hours in some areas nm
        and.. this was with 45-60 mph wind gusts - for much of night nm
- Same cycle as in the 1960s - Saw this on Fox News
  - The earth is a dynamic thing, and to think that WE can influence it all that much is IMO - rather silly of us. History is full of disasters.
    - Actually it is the height of human - arrogance to think we can't....sm
      - The trouble is, everything is politicized... - SM
        Yeah...let's not try to do anything constructive because everybody is contributing to the problem - No ostrich here.
        We are 4.65% of the world's population - and consume 25% of its energy.sm
        And we have the largest economy on earth, and lots of good comes - from our wealth and ability to help others around
        And create enormous amounts of trash and pollution. Human overbreeding is doing us in. nm - population control
        American's don't overbreed. We use birth control - talk to the third world countries
        We are the largest consumer of goods. nm. - Passing through
        Apologize for the mistake...meant sm, not nm. - Passing through
        Or New Orleans! or Mississippi! - so much help and so timely!! nm
        Yeah, like in Iraq....lots of help there - OMG! no message
        So in the meantime, consume, - consume, consume like there's.sm
        Like you don't consume? - nm
        Duh, everybody does, but you'd be - surprised at how wasteful.....sm
        What, like most people don't do those things? - most people DO
- yep, global warming? But projected path is Galveston due to high pressure & - they are in the process of evac'ing. NM
  - Global warming my Aunt Fannie... Check history, there have been numerous cycles like this - with high hurricaine activity. nm
    - Not this many, this frequently, - this intense....NM
      - The truth is.... - SM
        More truth - see link.
        You proved my point.. Most active ON RECORD, which is but a blip in - the earth's existence. nm
        A man hears what he wants to - hear and disregards the rest...sm
        Just give up...no point in reasoning with an individual who does not want to understand. nm. - No ostrich here.
        Oh gawd, you MUST be a liberal... You all think you're so enlightened. - and couldn't possibly be wrong about anything.
        Being educated about the environment and caring about what is left for the next generation does not - No ostrich here.
        I care and I do educate myself, but the jury is still out on global warming. - The facts ma'am
        According to who...Faux News? - LOL - no message
        As opposed to Commie News Network? - nm
        ...does not make me a liberal. nm. - No ostrich here.
- I just hope some of the rain comes up to VA, it has not rained - in ~ 6 weeks or more here - sm
  - We had some storms with heavy rain yesterday but did not make a dent - Richmonder

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Like you don't consume?
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And in the meantime
I would think it would be a good idea to send what you can (as far as payment).

Always ask about spaces; in the meantime
though remember that spaces are not characters. They are Keystrokes but they are not characters. Unless spaces are specified, don't assume they are paid. Always ask.

I'd find something else in the meantime, and if - sm
it turns out to be just as suitable as the new job that *isn't ready for you yet*, I'd tell the new company to take a hike, and continue on with the one I'd found in the meantime.

A bird in the hand, and all that jazz.