A Yachtman's Hilarious Letter to Editor in Sequim Gazette: you fossil fuel maligners, you!!!
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Kathy, Salish Sea Trading Coop
Nov 8, 2010, 10:47:23 PM11/8/10
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I found this Letter to the Editor while compiling article links for
the KING 5 reporter (possible coverage of the 11/21 delivery), and had
to share it. Because you know, you just know if you quote a
philosopher, you must be right! ;-)
On a positive note, I think we may come away with a great tagline for
future Salish Sea Trading t-shirts: "Ballard pirates, ARRGH, proudly
maligning fossil fuels!"
http://www.sequimgazette.com/letters/article.exm/2010-10-20_letters_to_the_editor
Latest fuel 'fad'
In reference to "Turning the sea green," Sequim Gazette, Oct. 13,
2010.
As a life-long yachtsman, much of that time under sail, I can only
state that milling about under freakish wind and at the mercy of tidal
currents, with a functioning auxiliary engine at your disposal, is
poor seamanship and does nothing to improve the air quality of our
planet.
After all, the whole point of this voyage was to get produce to market
in as fresh a state as possible, otherwise why bother.
Maligning fossil fuels seems to be the latest fad of people who do not
read their history. The discovery, exploitation and utilization of
fossil fuels is responsible for just about every positive aspect of
Western human existence. From heat, health, transportation and
industry, to name just a few, we are beholden to fossil fuels, that is
ineluctable fact.
The conduct of sea commerce nearly up until the turn of the 20th
century was under sail at the mercy of the four winds which are: no
wind, not enough wind, too much wind and wind from the wrong
direction. The steam engine was invented for the purpose of getting
products to market in a timely manner.
Now, some people, one would hope in the minority, are trying to shove
the theory of man-induced climate change down the throats of we who
enjoy hot showers, cooked food and light at night because the use of
fossil fuel is messing up the earth's atmosphere. All of this is
speculative hogwash and may be summed up by the words of Bertrand
Russell who wrote, "The fact that an opinion has been widely held is
no evidence whatever that it isn't utterly absurd. Indeed, given the
silliness of mankind a widespread belief is more apt to be foolish
than sensible."
Ethan Harris
Sequim
the KING 5 reporter (possible coverage of the 11/21 delivery), and had
to share it. Because you know, you just know if you quote a
philosopher, you must be right! ;-)
On a positive note, I think we may come away with a great tagline for
future Salish Sea Trading t-shirts: "Ballard pirates, ARRGH, proudly
maligning fossil fuels!"
http://www.sequimgazette.com/letters/article.exm/2010-10-20_letters_to_the_editor
Latest fuel 'fad'
In reference to "Turning the sea green," Sequim Gazette, Oct. 13,
2010.
As a life-long yachtsman, much of that time under sail, I can only
state that milling about under freakish wind and at the mercy of tidal
currents, with a functioning auxiliary engine at your disposal, is
poor seamanship and does nothing to improve the air quality of our
planet.
After all, the whole point of this voyage was to get produce to market
in as fresh a state as possible, otherwise why bother.
Maligning fossil fuels seems to be the latest fad of people who do not
read their history. The discovery, exploitation and utilization of
fossil fuels is responsible for just about every positive aspect of
Western human existence. From heat, health, transportation and
industry, to name just a few, we are beholden to fossil fuels, that is
ineluctable fact.
The conduct of sea commerce nearly up until the turn of the 20th
century was under sail at the mercy of the four winds which are: no
wind, not enough wind, too much wind and wind from the wrong
direction. The steam engine was invented for the purpose of getting
products to market in a timely manner.
Now, some people, one would hope in the minority, are trying to shove
the theory of man-induced climate change down the throats of we who
enjoy hot showers, cooked food and light at night because the use of
fossil fuel is messing up the earth's atmosphere. All of this is
speculative hogwash and may be summed up by the words of Bertrand
Russell who wrote, "The fact that an opinion has been widely held is
no evidence whatever that it isn't utterly absurd. Indeed, given the
silliness of mankind a widespread belief is more apt to be foolish
than sensible."
Ethan Harris
Sequim
Forrest Jackson
Nov 9, 2010, 12:51:58 AM11/9/10
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Heh. Gas is good!
David Reid
Nov 9, 2010, 1:32:02 PM11/9/10
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>>> I can only
state that milling about under freakish wind and at the mercy of tidal
currents, with a functioning auxiliary engine at your disposal, is
poor seamanship
state that milling about under freakish wind and at the mercy of tidal
currents, with a functioning auxiliary engine at your disposal, is
poor seamanship
LOL hes is right, he probably isnt a very good sailor or seaman. There is no such thing as freakish wind there is only appropriate or non appropriate sail plans. There is no such thing as the mercy of the tide in any body of water with current tables.
The worst critica are white middle class men with "some" sailing experience.
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