The Batavus Moped and Me

Welcome to my world. This is now my transportation, a 1977 Dutch Batavus Moped

First of all, this is a real moped. The word Moped is derived from the term motorized-pedal.

All the time, shady dealers attempt to pawn off their Chinese crap scooters as mopeds because "mopeds don't need a license" This is not necessarily true but here in the melanoma state, a moped does need to have pedals and be under 50cc , otherwise you need a title and a motor cycle license.

So now, this is main transportation. It is not that I can't drive because of a DUI, I have chosen this mode of transport. My own personal protest against "the man" You may have the pleasure of picking who "the man" is.

So here I am. My world has become smaller but more intimate. With a few modifications "tuning" the Ped got a three MPH increase to 28mph and that has has made a very noticeable change.

 

Rust from the fuel system

Remember Earth Day in 1970? My generation who was going to fight the pollution has ended up becoming huge polluters.  The pollution is there but it is not seem as much in the US sky's and now we have oil laying on the floor of the gulf. Hidden from view but destined to taint many lives for many years.

All this not withstanding in the wind. I enjoy the feel of freedom riding around. About 2/3 of the people I see smile. The other 1/3 are just asses because they can be. I always give these folks a little rev as I go by hoping for a backfire.  WTF, I iz a little bastard! I am old and I can say what I want!

I will keep up with reports of this new transportation mode of mine. I may even give some history and repair advise but that depends how generous I am feeling that day.

May the wind always be behind me, I need the boost. You may now kiss my shamrock.

Swarm and conquer!

Steve

  

Rebublicans Hump bp's Leg!

  
WTF!!!!!!!Like the well paid whore dogs they are, Republicans are sticking up for bp! WTF!!!!!!!

Mississippi governor Haley Barbor (R) said that “It’s just as possible that what happens here will be manageable and of moderate and even minimal impact.” Barbour further went on to caution against “washing our face in it” but said the spill could still render the ocean safe enough to allow “jumping off the boat to ski.” 

Will killing all the animals in the Gulf of Mexico make the water safe for you wussy governor?

When the Obama administration did something useful and scored the $20 billion escrow account, Barbour expressed “concern” that the fund could cut into BP’s profits.

BTW, If you didn't know, bp's profits for the first quarter of 2010 were $5.6 BILLION.

Sen. Inhofe (R) of Oklahoma blocked a bill to raise the cap on corporate oil spill liability from the ridiculously piddling amount of $80 million. "Any company that can't afford to clean up its own messes doesn't deserve the right to drill off-shore.

Michele Bachmann (R) called the escrow account a “redistribution of wealth fund.”

  

Former Texas Representative Dick Armey (R) said that Obama lacks the constitutional authority to set up such a fund.

 

Georgia Representative Tom Price (R) said, "BP's reported willingness to go along with the White House's new fund suggests that the Obama administration is hard at work exerting its brand of Chicago-style shakedown politics. These actions are emblematic of a politicization of our economy that has been borne out of this administration's drive for greater power and control."

Joe Barton (R) of Texas, The top recipient of oil and gas industry campaign contributions of $1,447,880. left this steaming pile of dog shit on the Congressional Senate floor after his massive leg hump. 

I'm speaking now totally for myself. I'm not speaking for the Republican Party, I'm not speaking for anybody in the House of Representatives but myself. But I'm ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday. I think it is a tragedy of the first proportion that a private corporation could be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown--in this case, a $20 billion shakedown--with the attorney general of the United States, who is legitimately conducting a criminal investigation, and has every right to do so to protect the interests of the American people, participating in what amounts to a $20 billion slush fund that's unprecedented in our nation's history, that's got no legal standing, and which sets, I think, a terrible precedent for the future ... There is no question that BP is liable for the damages. But we have a due process system where we go through hearings, in some cases court cases, litigation, and determine what those damages are and when those damages should be paid. So I'm only speaking for myself, I'm not speaking for anybody else, but I apologize. I do not want to live in a country where any time a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitimately wrong, he's subjected to some sort of political pressure that is again, in my words, amounts to a shakedown. So I apologize. 

So please leave the country! Only the oil companies will miss you bitch.

And the "CMA*" award goes to.........

Republican House leaders John Boehner (R), Eric  Cantor (R) and Mike Pence (R)  whom came out with the following statement.

"BP itself has acknowledged that responsibility for the economic damages lies with them and has offered an initial pledge of $20 billion dollars for that purpose,"

*Cover My Ass, not Country Music Awards.

 

With all these R's coming to poor, small bp's rescue from the tyrannical Obama, They sounds like a bunch of pirates to me!

WTF? people! These republicans are sending into the hole while pushing you off a cliff at the same time. These unamerican bitches do not care for you the SMALL people. Forget them when you vote, as if you could actually drag your sorry ass off the couch. You won't vote or you have no idea who you are voting for, such as the case of Greene-D in South Carolina. All you can do is sit and bitch, bitch.

"ARRRRR, we are here to plunder you! ARRRRRRRR" 

 Steve

Obama Begins to Destroy 50 Cities to Appease Environmentalists!

  
Obama and the Central Government plan on taking your home and business, destroying it and everything you have worked for just to make some tree huggers happy. While planing to cut 40% of the population! WTF!

It seems virtually everyone—from Wall Street bankers to ... business owners—has been affected by the economic downturn. Now, the recession’s latest victims may be American cities. The Obama administration is reportedly ... plans to raze ... 50 economically depressed US cities, condensing these towns’ shrinking populations and city services to smaller areas. The plan, dubbed “shrink to survive,” may seem kooky, but it could be big news for environmentalists: In many cases, bulldozed districts would be returned to nature via forests or meadows. This is what the liberal right radical tree huggers want, more trees, less people!

The plan is ... currently underway in Flint, Michigan, the original home of General Motors. The town now suffers from a higher-than-average unemployment rate (about 20 percent) and a rapidly dwindling population, and local politicians claim the city must reduce... to avoid bankruptcy. Flint’s shrinkage plan is spearheaded by Genesee County treasurer, a Democrat, who was reportedly approached by the Obama administration to look into other areas of the country that would benefit from a size reduction.

The government will focus on 50 US cities identified by the Brookings Institution, a Washington " Liberal "policy organization. The list may surprise some, as it contains major metropolises like Philadelphia, Detroit, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Memphis, as well as other former industrial hotspots. Government officials... bulldozing beloved towns may cause some citizens to cringe.believe that downsizing these economically depressed cities will provide...more green! 

Via Telegraph UK

WTF! No U.S. media reported this story. Even Fox News let us down. Tweet this story! Blog it! Get the word out before your home is torn down!

Bardus populus es facile fossor!

Steve

Liquid Glass Super Protective Coating

Invention starts when someone takes a thought and makes it work. This is what Apple did when they saw the graphical user interface (GUI) proposed by Xerox. It didn't actually work but not knowing that, they designed the Apple OS.

"SiO2- ultra thin layering” is the technical term for Liquid Glass.

The flexible and breathable glass coating is approximately 100 nanometers thick (500 times thinner than a human hair), and so it is completely undetectable. It is food safe, environmentally friendly and it can be applied to almost any surface within seconds . When coated, all surfaces become easy to clean and anti-microbially protected. Houses, cars, ovens, proctologist or any other protected surface become stain resistant and can be easily cleaned with water; no cleaning chemicals are required.

But wait! That's not all, there's more!

Items such as stents can be coated, and this will create anti sticking features. Catheters and sutures which are a source of infection, will also cease to be problematic.

Vines coated with SiO2 don’t suffer from mildew, and coated seeds grow more rapidly without the need for anti-fungal chemicals.

How the technology works, is in essence, they extract molecules of SiO2 (the primary constituent of glass) from quartz sand, and then we add the molecules to water or ethanol. The really clever part is that there are no added nano-particles, resins or additives. The coatings form and bond due to quantum forces.

WTF! this scenario was in a sci-fi story years ago. An old farm house, covered in a tough protective layer, like glass, never aged as it stood the many decades it housed the extraterrestrial. 

This is not science fiction! Very soon almost everything you buy will have this coating. This technology is now available for domestic use in Germany. Full scale retail availability in the UK will commence in early 2010. 

As for the US, what do you want to bet me that some "Special Interest Group, LLC" will fight this to save or make $ no matter the cost or harm done to the public.

Can you think of a way to use Liquid Glass?

Steve

IRAN

That's all I have to say, for now.

Steve