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Comments (48)OK, I guess I need to explain this a bit better. My point of the record snowfall on Christmas Day was that there was one day out of 100 years that the media, and other humans, seemed to think was important. You are correct, there is nothing really important about it. I think that all would agree that in the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't mean anything. Likewise, the climate change / global warming people are trying to do the exact same thing on a larger scale. Rather than pointing at one day in a 100 years, they are looking at one decade in 100 years. Don't you think, in the grand scheme of things, it would be much more scientific and honest to look at something on a similar scale? 1 day in 36,500 days or 10 years in 36,500 years? As far as the quotes, again, I was trying to demonstrate that the media is making a big deal of a one day event. This are all quotes from Denver's Channel 7 web site, www.thedenverchannel.com They are not anything I made up. Again, another example of sensationalism. As far as being bold, I'm not sure where that came from. I'm not trying to be bold, I'm trying to make people think for themselves. Things rarely happen in this country (this world) unless someone is out to make a buck. When recycling was all the rage, there were a lot of people out there willing to pay extra to 'save the planet'. Pay extra for what? Let's look at an example of this. You pay someone to recycle your newspaper. The trash company sells / pays some recycler to take it away. You buy products made from recycled paper, and if it is labeled as 'green', you can bet you will pay more for it, even though it cost less (in processing and environmentally) to produce than paper goods made from virgin paper or wood pulp. (Compare prices between paper towels at the grocery store.) As far as who is making money on the global warming / CO2 credit / CO2 exchange hype, take a look at Al Gore's site: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/carboncalculator/ Calculate your carbon footprint, and then go offset it by clicking on the text "OFFSET AN AVERAGE HOME or CAR NOW". It takes you to http://nativeenergy.com/pages/an_inconvenient_truth/29.php?afc=climatecrisis where YOU can PAY THEM $28 / month for THEM to use methane from a cow manure digester at THEIR dairy to heat and electrify THEIR farm. If you believe so strongly in this, how about paying me to grow some trees that I can donate to my town? It covers your carbon footprint, helps out the earth, makes me look good in the eyes of my community, and I can take the donation off on my taxes as a charitable contribution. Honestly, it's more effective than some of the other schemes out there that are being run by parent companies of logging companies who are convincing people to buy carbon credits, and then the companies replant clear cut areas in the Pacific North West. Another way of looking at this is to make people feel guilty about some problem (imagined......See More'Minor' changes in a stock house plan
Comments (10)You must buy either the reproducible drawing set or the CAD files from Frank Betz in order to get a license to modify the plans or to copy them with modifications and Betz's title block must remain on the drawings with the name of the person who made the modifications added. Although it is unlikely that you as an individual would be prosecuted for violating Betz's copyright it's a foolish risk to take to save money. If redrawn CAD files or the prints got repeatedly reused by a contractor/developer or got published or otherwise resold, you and your draftsman could get caught up in an expensive lawsuit especially if Betz's title block and copyright had been omitted by you. It costs about $1,000 extra to get a Frank Betz drawing set in CAD format (AutoCAD dwg or dxf) which seems like a bargain to me if you want to make extensive changes or accommodate a specific site. You would not be violating the copyright as long as you or the builder paid Betz for the files and license but a third party designer/architect cannot buy them, make changes and resell them to you or the builder in any form....See MoreNeed Your Opinions Quickly: Possible Major Purchase (Pics!)
Comments (26)I almost never post in this forum but read it avidly...too avidly I think. In case you decide against that console and look for something new (but spendy) I have an idea for you. I think it would be great with your rustic look. LOVE your home. Not sure how to embed a pic from an online catalog here, so I'll give you the link. I have the primitive demilune and it is beautiful and well made. There is a pretty cherry cabinet too. Here is a link that might be useful: sundance catalog...See MoreBuilder says he can't do change agreed to in Purchase Agreement
Comments (16)Your description is confusing but I think you mean that there must be a post to support the end of the girder truss that supports the second floor and probably the roof above it. The mistake was in describing such a complicated modification in the contract instead of showing it in the architectural and structural contract documents. If you want anyone to give you useful advice, you need to show us the modified design drawings. You are compounding the original mistake by continuing to describe a complicated design issue in words instead of drawings....See MoreUser
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