Driving is a luxury
Many people have been complaining about gas prices soaring through the roof and want the government to step in. Driving your car really isn’t a necessity as more of a luxury. If you do not like the price of gas cut back the driving you do. There are several things you can do to help cut the cost.
Cut back on the electricity you use. There are several power plants that use fossil fuel for your home. If you can cut back on the amount of electricity you use then you will do your part.
Cut back on your driving. You can start to ride your bike to work. If you live further away than biking then drive part way to work and take your bike the rest of the way.
I would say use the public transportation system but that is a huge gas hog with not a lot of use. It is hugely subsidized by the government with little return on it.
Don’t rely on the government to do anything for you. No matter what the government says they are going to do it will not get done. Right now there is a republican president with a democratic congress and neither one of them are finding ideas to help with the price. A tax holiday is not the answer. It may seem like a relief but the price of oil keeps on going up which means the price of gas will keep on going up. To get rid of the tax will not help the bottom line issue of getting the oil prices back down / stabilizing the dollar.
Remember to do your part. Driving is a luxury; there are countries where less than 50% of the people own a car. Do your part to help and stop relying on others to help you out.
Published by nateastle on May 8th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »Guns vs Doctors
During this time of year you may go to your doctor for various reasons. Before you make the trip to your doctor consider the following statistics:
Doctors:
- The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
- Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000. (and they cause millions more with known-to-be-fatal prescription drugs and unnecessary surgeries.)
- Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
(Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human Services.)
Guns:
- The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000.
- The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
- The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 000188.
(Statistics courtesy of F.B.I.)
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
Remember, “Guns don’t kill people, doctors do.”
FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but almost everyone has at least one doctor.
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat immediatley. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!
Note: Out of concern for the public at large, the statistics on lawyers have been withheld for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention.
Published by nateastle on December 17th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »Dangers of having kids
Having kids is one of the joys / dangers in life. Last year my wife left me at home to watch the kid and while watching the kid she fell off the bed and broke her arm. I am not the type of person to stay at home and babysit or “parent” as some dad’s call it as to not sound as girly.
With that being said we are expecting our second kid here in the next few months. I am hoping that I won’t allow anything like this to happen. If it does, I am sure my wife is expecting it.
There are many dangers kids run into everyday. Make sure you are smart and know what your kids are doing. Keep track and don’t play to rough with the little ones. For some reason I can see the dad and the boy having a sword fight with forks and the boy didn’t get out of the way fast enough.
Published by nateastle on September 5th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »I believe the children are our future
Last Friday night was the Miss Teen USA pageant. For those of you who missed it, Miss South Carolina had a great response to her question. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww[/youtube]
It’s great to see where our education system is at. Granted she is on national TV and is probably nervous but she has made it through other pageants. I think her coach told her to use key words which are: “such as”, “South Africa”, and of course “Iraq” and if she could use those words regardless of the question she would win. At least she has her looks going for her.
Published by nateastle on August 27th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »GrandCentral
I have always been a fan of the tools Google produces. I have used everything from their search engine, maps, analytics, and even AdSense, I recently found they purchased GrandCentral.com, which is a location where you can have all of your phone numbers be tied to one.
I have wanted a service like this for a while. I have multiple phone numbers and have had a hard time keeping track of them. The best part is the service is for free, that’s right free. Like all other Google products they are for free, however, this is by invite only.
Some of the features of Grand Central are ringing all phones when a call comes in, a central voicemail box, click to call, mid call transfer (incase you do not want to use cell minutes or phone battery is dying), and many others. If you have ever needed to have a central location for your phone numbers this is the type of service you need. If you are in need of an invite, I would be willing to exchange a link on a site for an invite to GrandCentral, just leave a comment.
Published by nateastle on August 13th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »Something for nothing?
Throughout dealing with customer service I have learned a few things, if you are a polite disgruntled person, you can get something for free. A little while back I called Comcast to cancel my Internet to go through another local ISP, Comcast lowered my rate for a few months in order for me to stay on. Blockbuster will lower your monthly subscription if you try to cancel. Most places will give you something for free if you are politely disgruntled.
A little while back my wife and I went to watch a movie, the movie started late and there were a ton of commercials, my wife went onto the website to complain about it, a little while later we had free movie passes. Her meal was burnt at a restaurant and she went onto their website to complain since the waitress never came back after she dropped off the food and before long we had a free coupon for a free meal from their drestaurant.
I am not saying go to other peoples websites and complain about the quality of service, but it makes it a lot easier then complaining to the server and not knowing what you are going to be getting back to eat.
Published by nateastle on August 11th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »Freedom Fries vs French Fries
What is the big deal with wording of things? I am not one to like the french, in fact I despise the french. I think France is the United State’s Newman. You would think it would be Canada but it’s not. Canada is a close second since they have french as one of thier national language. Is it really a necessary to change the wording of something when it has been in our society for many years? This has happened time and time again. You have to be politically correct or else you can get stared down, strange looks or even fired from a job. Is this necessary for society’s to continue down this path? I say no, if something has worked for so long why change it now?
Recently there was an act, no child left behind. If a parent does not want to go through the effort with their child to help them with school work then why make the teachers do it? I call it the no child moving forward act. Our society was built on competition. You do not see everyone winning in baseball, you do not hear people settle for mediocrity so why do it now? I say honor greatness, if a child is doing better than all the other encourage learning and help them succeed.
Published by nateastle on August 8th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Mountain Biking
It has been a while since I have been out riding some trails. I do like the whole thrill of mountain biking but struggle finding time to make it out. I just repaired my bike in order to start going but I don’t have anyone to go with. I do like going alone but it can get dangerous if you fall off and get knocked out by a tree or something.
I use to buy the really expensive sunglasses to use for mountain biking but I haven’t bought a pair in years. I kept on loosing them and I did not want to keep on spending money for them. I could normally find pretty good deals at www.nashbar.comwhich is a really good site if you are looking for some bike parts or accessories. There are other sites out there but I like nashbar the best.
Published by nateastle on July 23rd, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Fighting for freedom
Earlier this week a man by the name of Nathan Barnes was killed in Iraq. He was a soldier of the United States battling for our freedom. This man was from the same town that I live in, and as I drive down the street that he lives on and see it lined with American flags it reminds me of what he died for, our freedom. There are many who oppose the war and there are many who sustain the war. I am neutral in my feelings, however it is always sad to see some one from your town die. It makes you feel good to see neighborhood support of the family while they morn the loss of their son.
Remember this July the accomplishments of our country and the freedom we all share.
Published by nateastle on July 20th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »Summertime BBQ’s
Who in their right mind decided that summertime BBQ consists of hotdogs and hamburgers? If you are going to have a BBQ do it right, include some regular meat like steak, chicken, or ribs. It always annoys me when I get invited to go to a BBQ and I find out they are having nothing but dried hamburgers and burnt hotdogs.
When did mayo based products become a staple for summertime BBQ’s? The food is sitting outside for a long time while the mayo is getting warm and runny with a hint of green to it. In my opinion, mayo is the worse food product ever invented. I would rather eat anything that is in the food challenges on fear factor than to eat anything with mayo in it. If you are going to do a BBQ have a pasta salad or something that does not contain mayo in it such as potato salad or macaroni salad.
Chips are another thing that annoys me. Whenever someone brings chips to a BBQ it tells me they were to lazy to think of anything else and that is the first thing they saw on the shelf at the grocery store. I don’t know how many different types of chips are out there but that is another thing I wish would change about summer time BBQ’s.
Published by nateastle on July 16th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »
