Argh! I'm sorry for my reply. I should know better than to try and have intelligent "conversation" late on a Friday night with a few cocktails in the belly. Heh...got your joke now
I certainly understand the bordering states jokes! A few of them are universal, e.g. Why did the [insert state college here] switch from natural turf to artificial turf? To keep the cheerleaders from grazing!
Bad joke, I know..
Wow! I'll try and be more constructive than that stab. I simply stated (or should have stated) that my power provider offers a program to opt-in for a power savings program for them to shut off my air conditioner for up to 15 minutes per day during high times. Spread this "miniscule" and "draconian" power savings across thousands of homes and you have some real aggregate power savings at negligible personal discomforts. I have opted in because I believe in the cause, and frankly, have never actually witnessed or been discomforted by the practice...
I am just a humble man in Iowa, as you point out, but you seem a bit oblivious to the big picture. Are you a simple nuclear power fan? More waste leaking nuclear power plants is the answer (covered here recently)? I'm not against it entirely, but I find it somewhat "simpleton"...
Anyway, I'm tired in the US midwest, could you please provide your locality so I can ponder jokes about yourself and those in your area?
I've been in this program in central Iowa for 6 years. Has been no real pain and I get about a $40 check each year for the times they throttle me...
That's the old one. Just woke up. The latest kindle IS reviewed by LJ, but it is for subscribers only (for now)...
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