Gasland Part II
 

Just finished this new documentary on HBO. Not much hope for the human race I'm afraid. Greed seems to be winning. Depress @ss hell!!

One line from the movie, might be paraphrasing. "Just wait until people are paying as much for water as oil and gas!"






Barney

Haven't watched it yet but plan to. Sounds bad when you can light your tap/well water on fire. You realize that you'll be branded a "chicken little" for even questioning the beneficence of the gas/oil lobby...:rolleyes:

As Roosevelt said, "I welcome their hatred!"

I never cared much what other people care about me. If I did I never would of had long hair since in 1968. All one needs to know is clean water is needed to live. We can survive without fossil fuels.

But the human race still deep down thinks it can always move to greener pastures like in the past.

I just find it had to believe with all the guns in this country no one has been shot at yet.




Barney

When was the last time you bought a bottle of water?:)

I buy it all of the time, provided it's been run through the hops first.

Chas

Three days ago. 3/4 gallon bottles 10 for $10.

Way cheaper than gasoline.

Dave

Lucky for me my tap water is very good! I fill up old Grolsch pop top's for my bottled water. Keep them in the fridge so I will always have a cold one handy. Would hate to have to pay 1K+ a month for bottled water like some of the people in the film had to.



Barney

1K+ per month for bottled water?

My bullshit detector is going off.

Chas

No for his water buffalo's to be filled!

The guy lives in Texas and has to buy ALL OF HIS WATER!. Along with all of his neighbors have to buy water too. I have no idea what water cost in Texas do you?

Now he did have a pool and a waterfall. It was a nice home BTW in a nice neighborhood. The home owner did mention that his whirlpool cost $200 to fill now so it stays empty.

Barney

Around 1986 I lived near Red Rock, TX. As we basically lived in an oil field, and were furnished with a private well, the water was horrible. The sulphur smell would knock a buzzard off a shit wagon, and it was so slick that you could barely stand up in a bathtub. I filled an Igloo with our drinking water up in town, as there was a big private water supply business down there. No one ever complained about me filling up the Igloo.

Then we moved to Weir, where we had access to the private water system. It was more like $20 per month.

A lot of places have lousy water. And that part of Texas had as vile as water as I've ever experienced. I imagine it was always like that. After surveying Texas, I don't see how even a rattlesnake could make a living in a great portion of it.

It makes Missouri look like the Garden of Eden.

Chas