The Mad Sailor

Green green it’s green they say …. hmm hmm hmm … Oh, Hello! Welcome aboard! I was just thinking about all this environmental religion slash global warming stuff. It seems like our elected officials at all levels of government are once again running off in all directions, blaming everyone else and just being ineffective as usual.

Do you know what I’d like to see? I’d like to see congress do something useful for a change. Instead of blaming global warming on SUV’s and setting impossible fuel milage for the manufactures try something different. How about fixing the traffic lights? Did you ever notice that your gas milage is worst in the city than it is on the highway? All that starting and stoping, idling at redlights, and traffic jams … uses up a lot of fuel. So isn’t it about time the government stepped forward and upgraded the lights. That technology hasn’t changed since World War II. To be fair they did try timing the lights with some success, but even that was never universally deployed. That’s ok, it wouldn’t work anyway. The traffic light system can be improved … alot! Don’t know how to do it? Give me … oh … 3 or 4 engineers and about a year. I know how to do it. I’ll give you a hint, think internet

And another thing! How about telecommuting? There’s an idea that just never got off the starting line. Why? Why should it? Where’s the incentive? Well, how about a tax break for companies that promote telecommuting? I don’t know, something like $20 a day for every employee every day that they work from home. That should help warm corporate america to the idea. Of course, it will never get through congress because they would lose money from corporate taxes and gas taxes. We just can’t have that.

Oh well, just a thought Green green, it’s green they say on the far side of the hill … la la la …

Didn’t hurt a bit ….. did it. Special thanks to the race committee that got off it’s butt, moved out to the Eastern Bay and shortened the race. I think I speak for everyone in saying, “Thank You!” The race won’t count towards high point because the average speed was below the limit, but, and this is a very big but, we got to finish a race. Almost everyone got to finish. And there was a winner! And everyone was happy at the party! And it was a great party!

Sunday was another story. We couldn’t get our of our own way and gave up and motored home. Why? Boys … especially Bingman, listen up! When there’s no wind take the start out to Eastern Bay. Starting in Miles River with no air is every bit as dumb as not shortening a race when there’s no air and almost as dumb as destroying ‘B’ fleet … Bingman. I gotta get my digs in where and when I can Even Escapade - way in the lead on Sunday - gave up before she even got out of the river.

Oh and a special thanks to my crew! You were great! You were why we got second on Saturday