Re: OT-Fed Up!!!

Posted by JoeMN on July 08, 2005 at 16:17:48 from (209.81.107.110):

In Reply to: Re: OT-Fed Up!!! posted by Texas Proud on July 08, 2005 at 09:59:46:

Well TP, I would like to respond to your discussion of the "North". The diatribe against the east and west coast may be well earned,but thats their turf to defend. You can't get much more North than MN,and maybe our brothers and sisters in ND,IA,and WI could be cosidered North because of our close social and economic ties.You questioned our energy contributions in terms of wind,nuclear,oil refining.Southern MN,especially Buffalo ridge area in SW Mn is aggressively developing wind farms and has been generating for years. Minnesota's two nuclear power plants have set industry records for long runs,efficiency,and short refueling outages.The Prairie Island nuclear plant energizes a high voltage power line that heads straight SOUTH and feeds the grid that is cooling homes in Missouri and south of there right now. Most of rural Minnesota's electricity is from coal mined in the Dakotas and coal fired generators there. While refineries all over the country were closing,Koch in MN was expanding to the point that a major oil pipeline was reversed in order to export refined products to southern states from Canadian crude. What have we sent you? Do the names Minneapolis Moline, Steiger, Oliver, John Deere, Case, Case IH mean anything to you? How about Ford pickup trucks? Jesse Ventura owed allegiance to no politcal party,nor to the press. One of the few duly and truly elected by the people,and an effective governor. We currently have political gridlock,shutting down all non-essential state services since July 1. Paul Wellstone's parents were Jewish refugees from Russia, an insult to call them communist. But come to Minnesota, I would be happy to show you around(not Minneapolis or StPaul). We'll set up the buzz saw and log splitter and you can help lay up some firewood for this winter. And you can enjoy a quiet night's sleep,no air conditioner humming-64 degrees at night.

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