I agree with pretty much everything you have to say Jon, although i'm a
little disappointed at not being grouped into the whacko-pioneer group....
hehehe
However, when you mentioned "forcing technology" were you talking about
making legislation in that regard?
Because i think that making that technology necessary via new laws is one of
the few ways that it will become mainstream. (I pretty much explained my
thoughts on this in my other diatribe about the oil companies)
I'm sure we will have lots to talk about at the BBQ this year! :)
The Adam Blaster
Two words, figure it out.....
>
>
> Ok, but then the expense just gets shifted from a monthly fee to
>a large up-front lump sum. Those things don't come cheap! $$$$ :-(
>I know every time I've looked into it, the costs are such that they
>don't start to pay for themselves for many years, and most people
>just don't have access to the funds for such a large up-front expense
>like that (making the only option trying to get a home equity or
>some other type of financing, which of course inflates the overall
>price even more thanks to the interest). Not to mention the added
>problems of somewhat unreliable power (dependant on the sun and
>weather), solar panel space and maintenaince, battery space and
>maintenaince, snow cover in the winter... Unfortunately, there is
>no free lunch. Pay me now, or pay me later - pollute over here or
>pollute over there... :-)
>
> Don't get me wrong - I am all for trying to use alternative
>power sources and such - the more choice the better! Especially
>if it will help me to keep some of my dollars in my wallet. What
>I DO have a problem with though, is people who try to use legislation
>to force immature technologies on the world. When the technologies
>become feasable, the free market will make them available to us.
>There will always be pioneers out there on the bleeding edge, and
>these folks are very important; they are the ones who will bring
>the technology into the mainstream. However, forcing everyone to
>jump right out to that edge before the technology is ready (and
>even AFTER the technology is ready, for that matter) is downright
>wrong.
>
>(I feel I should clarify; I'm not saying that you are one of those
>people, Adam; its just that my first paragraph seemed to be painting
>me as resistant to change or "renewable" power sources, so I wanted
>to explain my perspective and where I'm coming from. I am open to
>"alternative" sources and technologies, but I remain wary of them
>because they are often pushed for political reasons as opposed to
>practical ones.)
>
> -Jon-
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