I went to a kayak club meeting recently and noticed many many cars with empty racks on car roofs. It makes a nice 'I'm a kayaker' badge, but adds to greenhouse gasses. Take 'em off. Cycling to work this morning I was passed by a Suburban with a Yakima pod on the roof. Not only commuting with several extra tons to move his 200 lb body, he had to add i to i with an accoutrement he won't use again for months. We Yanks have the biggest environmental bootprint on Earth... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hello E. and All, > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of E. Sullivan > > I went to a kayak club meeting recently and noticed many > many cars with empty racks on car roofs. It makes a nice > 'I'm a kayaker' badge, but adds to greenhouse gasses. Take > 'em off. Perhaps some of the folks were planning to use their racks in the next couple of days. > > Cycling to work this morning I was passed by a Suburban with > a Yakima pod on the roof. Not only commuting with several > extra tons to move his 200 lb body, he had to add i to i > with an accoutrement he won't use again for months. Are you sure he wasn't going to use the pod again for months? Do you know this gentleman? It would be more environmentally friendly for you to walk to work rather than cycling because it would avoid the manufacturing process involved with your bike. You could also carry a pack and pick up litter along the way. Do you use chain lube on your chain? Does any of it fly off as you ride? What steps are you taking to recover your brake pad material as it wears off? What country were your cycling clothes made in? Were they made with fair labor/trade practices? Am I being ridiculous? Yes absolutely. It's all degrees and we need to leave some room for individual effort and personal choice without being hyper judgmental. I recently heard someone chastise someone else for the use of fertilizer on their flowers. This struck me as funny since the one doing the chastising drives an old vehicle with oil leaks. Most of us do better in some areas than others. Anyway, I applaud your effort to keep the environment clean and cycling to work is certainly a great way to do that. I just hate to see others so quickly judged on what seems like so little information. Cheers, -- Rob Cookson 3 Hats Design INTERNET PRINT ILLUSTRATION 5201 15 Ave NW Suite 220 Seattle, WA 98107 206.851.8202 direct line 206.784.1641 main office phone 206.784.2231 main office fax mailto:rob_at_3hats.com http://www.3hats.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 08:56 AM 5/10/00 -0700, E. Sullivan wrote: >I went to a kayak club meeting recently and noticed many >many cars with empty racks on car roofs. It makes a nice >'I'm a kayaker' badge, but adds to greenhouse gasses. Take >'em off. > >Cycling to work this morning I was passed by a Suburban with >a Yakima pod on the roof. Not only commuting with several >extra tons to move his 200 lb body, he had to add i to i >with an accoutrement he won't use again for months. How were you able to draw that conclusion? My wife has a Yakima rack on the top of her Explorer, but it's a replacement for the factory rack. Just looking at the vehicle I would find it difficult to draw any conclusions as to how often the rack is used (about a half dozen times in the last month), or how far it's used for commuting everyday (about 80 miles a day). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
My racks (2 sets of TLCs and 2 Sets of Rollers) cost me a mile per gallon. I burn 18 gallons a week which is about 18 miles a week that I lose on the racks, however, I paddle at least 18 miles a week so does that mean I at least break even ecologically?? -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of John Fereira Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 1:10 PM To: sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org; p w Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Racks/mileage may vary At 08:56 AM 5/10/00 -0700, E. Sullivan wrote: >I went to a kayak club meeting recently and noticed many >many cars with empty racks on car roofs. It makes a nice >'I'm a kayaker' badge, but adds to greenhouse gasses. Take >'em off. > >Cycling to work this morning I was passed by a Suburban with >a Yakima pod on the roof. Not only commuting with several >extra tons to move his 200 lb body, he had to add i to i >with an accoutrement he won't use again for months. How were you able to draw that conclusion? My wife has a Yakima rack on the top of her Explorer, but it's a replacement for the factory rack. Just looking at the vehicle I would find it difficult to draw any conclusions as to how often the rack is used (about a half dozen times in the last month), or how far it's used for commuting everyday (about 80 miles a day). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"E. Sullivan" wrote: > I went to a kayak club meeting recently and noticed many > many cars with empty racks on car roofs. It makes a nice > 'I'm a kayaker' badge, but adds to greenhouse gasses. Take > 'em off. > > Cycling to work this morning I was passed by a Suburban with > a Yakima pod on the roof. Not only commuting with several > extra tons to move his 200 lb body, he had to add i to i > with an accoutrement he won't use again for months. We Yanks > have the biggest environmental bootprint on Earth... Well, I'll come to your defence. Lots of cars here in the north are still sporting their ski racks and ski boxes. I can guarantee you that very few are in use. That's just a waste of gas. When you see one car with a rack, you can't say much about its use. When you see lots and lots of cars and trucks with racks, you can bet a lot of folks are just too lazy to take them off. While you may be wrong in pointing out one vehicle, in general you're correct. I usually take mine off after use. I encourage others to do the same! Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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