|
Re: Snowing in VA again. It must be because of you racers..
[Re: Quicktree]
#598274
01/30/10 01:14 PM
01/30/10 01:14 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,647
ELYRIA,OH
blownzoom440
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,647
ELYRIA,OH
|
Quote:
sounds like you need to do some reading on what global warming is about. it's obvious you dont have a clue 
ya it is all the cows fault! 
|
|
|
Re: Snowing in VA again. It must be because of you racers..
[Re: Quicktree]
#598276
01/30/10 01:25 PM
01/30/10 01:25 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 699
Manassas, VA USA
Scamp451
OP
mopar
|
OP
mopar
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 699
Manassas, VA USA
|
Quote:
sounds like you need to do some reading on what global warming is about. it's obvious you dont have a clue
I just watch TV because everything that is aired MUST be true right? I have lived here for 15 years and I don't remember it ever being this cold for this long, it is crazy.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing in VA again. It must be because of you racers..
[Re: Scamp451]
#598277
01/30/10 01:30 PM
01/30/10 01:30 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
Quote:
Quote:
sounds like you need to do some reading on what global warming is about. it's obvious you dont have a clue
I just watch TV because everything that is aired MUST be true right? I have lived here for 15 years and I don't remember it ever being this cold for this long, it is crazy.
same here, we have had the coldest winter in our history. not sure what the cause of global warming is but I do think it's real. it's not only about the heat but extreme conditions. look around.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars...
[Re: jvcuda]
#598278
01/30/10 01:41 PM
01/30/10 01:41 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 699
Manassas, VA USA
Scamp451
OP
mopar
|
OP
mopar
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 699
Manassas, VA USA
|
Quote:
Scamp, I'm still waiting for that global warming thing to start! Right now it's only 7 degrees outside and windy.
p.s. I just love pulling along the side of one those hybrid cars and dropping a gear letting them get a sniff of my race fuel!oh and the sound of a big block wide open. 
I was born and raised in NY, not upstate, but the Southern Tier/Susquehanna region. I went to school in central NY near Syracuse, so I understand what you are going through! I bought a hybrid about a month ago simply for the fact that I needed another car, and I am saving about $75 a week in gas money that does not ultimately end up in the hands of people that hate me. I can ride the high occupancy vehicle lanes all by myself, whereas I could not in my truck unless I had at least 1 other passenger. Traffic in Northern VA is among the worst in the country and I commute 33 miles each way. The way I see it, the money I save in gas, I can blow on the racecar! I am converting to E85 for the racecar the next go round for the same obvious reasons many others are. 
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars...
[Re: Scamp451]
#598279
01/30/10 02:39 PM
01/30/10 02:39 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 10,384
Upstate NY
Bigcube
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 10,384
Upstate NY
|
Quote:
Quote:
Scamp, I'm still waiting for that global warming thing to start! Right now it's only 7 degrees outside and windy.
p.s. I just love pulling along the side of one those hybrid cars and dropping a gear letting them get a sniff of my race fuel!oh and the sound of a big block wide open.
I was born and raised in NY, not upstate, but the Southern Tier/Susquehanna region. I went to school in central NY near Syracuse, so I understand what you are going through! I bought a hybrid about a month ago simply for the fact that I needed another car, and I am saving about $75 a week in gas money that does not ultimately end up in the hands of people that hate me. I can ride the high occupancy vehicle lanes all by myself, whereas I could not in my truck unless I had at least 1 other passenger. Traffic in Northern VA is among the worst in the country and I commute 33 miles each way. The way I see it, the money I save in gas, I can blow on the racecar! I am converting to E85 for the racecar the next go round for the same obvious reasons many others are.
I agree, traffic in your area sucks! How come you can use the HOV lane with 1 person? Because of the hybrid?
Jim
|
|
|
Re: Snowing in VA again. It must be because of you racers..
[Re: Quicktree]
#598280
01/30/10 03:45 PM
01/30/10 03:45 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 687
Ohio
Chad Bittle
mopar
|
mopar
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 687
Ohio
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
sounds like you need to do some reading on what global warming is about. it's obvious you dont have a clue
I just watch TV because everything that is aired MUST be true right? I have lived here for 15 years and I don't remember it ever being this cold for this long, it is crazy.
same here, we have had the coldest winter in our history. not sure what the cause of global warming is but I do think it's real. it's not only about the heat but extreme conditions. look around.
Weather is changing...but humans aren't a factor in my opinion.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing in VA again. It must be because of you racers..
[Re: Chad Bittle]
#598281
01/30/10 03:46 PM
01/30/10 03:46 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
sounds like you need to do some reading on what global warming is about. it's obvious you dont have a clue
I just watch TV because everything that is aired MUST be true right? I have lived here for 15 years and I don't remember it ever being this cold for this long, it is crazy.
same here, we have had the coldest winter in our history. not sure what the cause of global warming is but I do think it's real. it's not only about the heat but extreme conditions. look around.
Weather is changing...but humans aren't a factor in my opinion.
sure they are, to what degree I don't know.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars...
[Re: blownzoom440]
#598284
01/30/10 04:11 PM
01/30/10 04:11 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 699
Manassas, VA USA
Scamp451
OP
mopar
|
OP
mopar
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 699
Manassas, VA USA
|
Quote:
my brother is in richmond working on a turbo busa land speed bike[texas mile]it will clearup in a few hrs.
Actually motorcycles are exempt from the HOV restrictions in the DC metro area, but get this: A guy in my office has a 2005 Prius and a Harley full dresser (Road King, Heritage or one of this big boys), and his Prius uses much less gas than the HOG, and by a significant amount! I have even seen those bikes with the V8's in them cruising down the road.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: blownzoom440]
#598285
01/30/10 04:35 PM
01/30/10 04:35 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,495
Richmond , Virginia
BEEQUIK
top fuel
|
top fuel
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,495
Richmond , Virginia
|
Quote:
my brother is in richmond working on a turbo busa land speed bike[texas mile]it will clearup in a few hrs.
do you know whose bike he is working on?does the guy own a bodyshop? If so I think that guy lives about 5 miles from me. I have seen that thing and its pretty badazz
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: BEEQUIK]
#598286
01/30/10 04:46 PM
01/30/10 04:46 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,647
ELYRIA,OH
blownzoom440
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,647
ELYRIA,OH
|
Quote:
Quote:
my brother is in richmond working on a turbo busa land speed bike[texas mile]it will clearup in a few hrs.
do you know whose bike he is working on?does the guy own a bodyshop? If so I think that guy lives about 5 miles from me. I have seen that thing and its pretty badazz
i am not sure.i may findout tomorrow.his name is chris ******? a big guy.i will let you know.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: blownzoom440]
#598288
01/30/10 04:54 PM
01/30/10 04:54 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,495
Richmond , Virginia
BEEQUIK
top fuel
|
top fuel
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,495
Richmond , Virginia
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
my brother is in richmond working on a turbo busa land speed bike[texas mile]it will clearup in a few hrs.
do you know whose bike he is working on?does the guy own a bodyshop? If so I think that guy lives about 5 miles from me. I have seen that thing and its pretty badazz
i am not sure.i may findout tomorrow.his name is chris ******? a big guy.i will let you know.
yep I think thats him. Chris Bletsas he owns Amelia collision.I saw his bike and he has a sweet bodyshop.Very new and clean. He has some old cars too but I think not Mopar.We are up to about 10 inches of snow here today,maybe some snowmobile land speed stuff would be good?
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: BEEQUIK]
#598290
01/30/10 05:03 PM
01/30/10 05:03 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,616
Kissimmee Fl.
dusturbd340W5
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,616
Kissimmee Fl.
|
sorry I call BS on gobal warming look at history the weather has cycles nothing new
70 duster full chassis super pro 416 CNC Indybrock heads 727 w/brake
best so far 1.212 60 6.219 in 1/8 at 110.88 9.768 at 137.81 1/4
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: DMax One]
#598292
01/30/10 05:39 PM
01/30/10 05:39 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,495
Richmond , Virginia
BEEQUIK
top fuel
|
top fuel
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,495
Richmond , Virginia
|
Quote:
Quote:
Brian what are you talking about it's sunny and seventy in Fredericksburg. 
Yeah right, I've got almost of foot of that sun on my door step and all the sunshine still keeps falling.    
Yeah I'm right outside Richmond trying to warm up the planet right now
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: dusturbd340W5]
#598293
01/30/10 06:00 PM
01/30/10 06:00 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
Quote:
sorry I call BS on gobal warming look at history the weather has cycles nothing new
here's a thousand years of history for you.
http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalis...definition.html
and a little take out of this article
But while America’s ‘Sunshine State’ shivered, the Arctic basked in temperatures considerably warmer than normal. Air temperatures in November and December were between 5 and 9 degrees Celsius above the average, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute confirmed.
http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalis...old_winter.html
now people can believe what they want about the cause. and it will never effect us in our life time I bet. but something is going on whether we caused it or not.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: Quicktree]
#598294
01/30/10 06:29 PM
01/30/10 06:29 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,928
NC
440Jim
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,928
NC
|
I believe in global warming. We are recovering from the last ice age; ofcourse it is warmer! Be careful what you ask for, another ice age would be worse. It is tough to get traction when you are under a mile thick ice sheet. In my little southern corner of Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay we typically get less snow than say DC. But I see about a foot of snow on my driveway right now.  I love the cost savings in running E85 in my race car. The use of renewable fuel (ethanol), and less imported petroleum are side benefits.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: 440Jim]
#598295
01/30/10 06:31 PM
01/30/10 06:31 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
Quote:
I believe in global warming. We are recovering from the last ice age; ofcourse it is warmer!
Be careful what you ask for, another ice age would be worse.
In my little southern corner of Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay we typically get less snow than say DC. But I see about a foot of snow on my driveway right now.
I love the cost savings in running E85 in my race car. The use of renewable fuel (ethanol), and less imported petroleum are side benefits.
I would love to run E85 but we don't have it down here. maybe it's to hot 
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: Quicktree]
#598297
01/30/10 06:34 PM
01/30/10 06:34 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: Quicktree]
#598298
01/30/10 06:39 PM
01/30/10 06:39 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 576
Bend, Oregon
67cuda340
super street
|
super street
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 576
Bend, Oregon
|
Carbon dioxide is not the main greenhouse gas that we have to worry about; water vapor is. But the environmentalists and the politicians can't do anything about it since it occurs naturally from evaporation, so they tell us that carbon dioxide is the problem. Keep in mind, that if we didn't have the small natural greenhouse effect that the water vapor gives us, the temperature on the Earth would be like that on Mars, where a warm day would be zero degrees!
Of all the Carbon Dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, 51 percent is from plants and trees, 45 percent from the oceans, and only three percent from the burning of fossil fuels!
Surprisingly, this much maligned "Greenhouse Gas" accounts for only 0.035 percent of our atmosphere. The real problem 'Greenhouse Gas" again, is actually water vapor, which accounts for about two percent of our atmosphere. However, it occurs naturally in our atmosphere, due to ocean and water evaporation, and since the global warming folks can't stop it, they ignore it and pick on the Carbon Dioxide instead. According to scientists with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, "Water Vapor is the predominant greenhouse gas, and plays a crucial role in the global climate system".
The whole thing in a nutshell, is that the Earth's environment and it's climate are very complex, and to really understand what is happening, we must weed out the political, environmental, and media propaganda, and examine the facts. It is very hard to solve a problem, when one does not exist, and as far as global warming and human cause goes, there is no problem to be found, therefore there is none to solve.
Climate change is real" is a meaningless phrase used repeatedly by activists to convince the public that a climate catastrophe is looming and humanity is the cause. Neither of these fears is justified. Global climate changes all the time due to natural causes and the human impact still remains impossible to distinguish.
Here are the basic facts you need to know: Billions of dollars of grant money is flowing into the pockets of those on the man-made global warming bandwagon. No man-made global warming, the money dries up. This is big money, make no mistake about it. Nothing wrong with making money at all, but when money becomes the motivation for a scientific conclusion, then we have a problem. For many, global warming is a big cash grab. The climate of this planet has been changing since God put the planet here. It will always change, and the warming in the last 10 years is not much difference than the warming we saw in the 1930s and other decades. And, lets not forget we are at the end of the ice age in which ice covered most of North America and Northern Europe."
Al Gore is playing on our fears!!!
1973 Dodge Dart Sport 360 Drag radials
12.30 1/4 mile 7.82 1/8 mile
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: Quicktree]
#598300
01/30/10 07:48 PM
01/30/10 07:48 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,616
Kissimmee Fl.
dusturbd340W5
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,616
Kissimmee Fl.
|
so we had an iceage the ice melted so that was a global warming correct. and I can promise you there where no cars/industries at that time.
70 duster full chassis super pro 416 CNC Indybrock heads 727 w/brake
best so far 1.212 60 6.219 in 1/8 at 110.88 9.768 at 137.81 1/4
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: dusturbd340W5]
#598303
01/30/10 07:58 PM
01/30/10 07:58 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
Quote:
so we had an iceage the ice melted so that was a global warming correct. and I can promise you there where no cars/industries at that time.
 never said there were but there was some awesome dino racing going on. never said what the cause is either. the planet core temp is rising may be natural may not. but it doesn't make much since to keep poluting. look at LA, wouldn't want to live in that mess or china.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: rebel]
#598306
01/31/10 07:57 AM
01/31/10 07:57 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
Quote:
being from a high dairy export country our govt was going to introduce a FART tax(govt terminology) if you had over a certain amount of cattle on your farm. you can imagine the uproar the farmers had over that one.
whos going to count the farts? 
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: B1KILLER]
#598309
01/31/10 12:51 PM
01/31/10 12:51 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
Quote:
What does it all mean
nothing really
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: Quicktree]
#598310
01/31/10 12:52 PM
01/31/10 12:52 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,695
nc
emarine01
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,695
nc
|
Quote:
Quote:
being from a high dairy export country our govt was going to introduce a FART tax(govt terminology) if you had over a certain amount of cattle on your farm. you can imagine the uproar the farmers had over that one.
whos going to count the farts?
Hey, now there's a way to employ lots of people
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: Quicktree]
#598312
01/31/10 05:03 PM
01/31/10 05:03 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,647
aotearoa
rebel
master
|
master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,647
aotearoa
|
Quote:
whos going to count the farts?
well quicktree, i read on here you're somewhat of a self proclaimed rear end specialist. do you want to head up a team & earn some extra pocket money? i'm sure you'd be a natural at this.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing again. It must be because of our race cars.
[Re: rebel]
#598313
01/31/10 05:19 PM
01/31/10 05:19 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
Quicktree
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,394
|
Quote:
Quote:
whos going to count the farts?
well quicktree, i read on here you're somewhat of a self proclaimed rear end specialist. do you want to head up a team & earn some extra pocket money? i'm sure you'd be a natural at this.
well I'll be the supervisor and give that duty to you since you are already over there. so send me 2/3rds the money and make sure the job gets done well.
|
|
|
Re: Snowing in VA again. It must be because of you racers..
[Re: Scamp451]
#598315
02/01/10 10:06 AM
02/01/10 10:06 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,439
Val-haul-ass... eventually
BradH
Taking time off to work on my car
|
Taking time off to work on my car
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,439
Val-haul-ass... eventually
|
Quote:
I have lived here for 15 years and I don't remember it ever being this cold for this long, it is crazy.
I think it around 1983 - give or take a year - and we had a cold spell in December / January where it didn't get above 25 degrees for almost a month straight.
Sometimes we get frozen in like this, and other times it's been in the 70s in December and I've been out riding my bike in a t-shirt. 
|
|
|
Re: Snowing in VA again. It must be because of you racers..
[Re: BradH]
#598317
02/02/10 05:58 PM
02/02/10 05:58 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,019
Finland
mafo
super stock
|
super stock
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,019
Finland
|
It s snowing here too, and so far the coldest winter in maybe 10 years
-65 Valiant,420", all motor,2700#, dot tires, 8,42 @ 160,2
|
|
|
Re: Snowing in VA again. It must be because of you racers..
[Re: BradH]
#598318
02/02/10 08:55 PM
02/02/10 08:55 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 699
Manassas, VA USA
Scamp451
OP
mopar
|
OP
mopar
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 699
Manassas, VA USA
|
Quote:
Oh, goodie... more snow in the forecast. 
It's snowing here now, haas been since 3pm. They cancelled my sons wrestling practice this afternoon, and school will probably be closed tomorrow too. Did you see that some of the counties around DC have already spent their snow removal budget, and we have more coming tonight and another storm coming this weekend? If meteorologists are scientists, then I have little faith in these scientists making these predictions about global warming, when we can't even identfy what the weather is actually going to be the next day.
I want both of my boys to be weather forecasters, and here is why: You never have to be correct, and people tune in to watch you and plan their entire lives around whatever you say. You can be completely wrong and you will stll have a job (well, maybe they should get into politics!).
For example in April they might say it is going to be mostly sunny and partly cloudy, with a high of 70 and a low of 40, with a 50% chance of some scattered showers in aftenoon and into the evening hours. What does that tell me? THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THE WEATHER IS GOING TO DO, but they have a 100% chance of knowing what it might do according to their high tech weather tracking equipment. So, basically, I am rolling the dice on whether or not to load up and drive 90 miles knowing that at some point in the day it might be sunny or it might be rainy. I go through this every single year with the Mopar meet at Mason Dixon and MIR. 
|
|
|
|
|
I can't beleive that some scientest,men or women, don't bring up sun spot activity when looking at the earths weather changes. 
I'm sure there is contradictory information denying these as well as all non man made reasons causing global climate change 
