tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post2237249772349596784..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: The EPA's Long War on ChemicalsAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-52110575121002609112010-10-04T10:20:07.182-07:002010-10-04T10:20:07.182-07:00Another example of uber-safety regs:
Corpus Chris...Another example of uber-safety regs:<br /><br />Corpus Christi, Texas, is locaated in Nueces County. There is a major seaport there.<br /><br />Whenever the harbor needs to be dredged to maintain the 42' depth, all manner of permits are needed, all sorts of plans to safely hold the dredged material: The sediment has 50% more Cesium than EPA says is safe.<br /><br />Whence cometh the Cesium? Ah, grasshopper, I'm glad you aked! It comes from the soil erosion from the farms of Nueces County! Where people actually live!<br /><br />The soil of the whole damned county is 50% over the EPA limit!<br /><br />Solution: Buy the county, fence it off. We'll be all safe and snuggly, right?<br /><br />I remain underwhelmed...Desertrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860257698839313423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-2805594442851847592010-10-04T09:50:59.336-07:002010-10-04T09:50:59.336-07:00There was a scare about some other sweetener in so...There was a scare about some other sweetener in soft drinks. It later turned out to be bogus...as is the case with 99% of these scares.<br /><br />These days, most soft drinks use a corn-based sweetener.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-12033083973723896912010-10-04T09:31:21.069-07:002010-10-04T09:31:21.069-07:00A few years ago there was a big stink about sugar ...A few years ago there was a big stink about sugar maybe in soft drinks or something of that order. I don't remember exactly but I suppose I could look it up.But I could be confusing it with something else.Necromancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596027359880539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-26226889293193067802010-10-04T07:50:26.484-07:002010-10-04T07:50:26.484-07:00@Mid: I have very little knowledge about chemicals...@Mid: I have very little knowledge about chemicals in food, but one assumes that if they were injurious government agencies that oversee such matters would ensure our safety.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-16364228122012265362010-10-04T05:09:17.365-07:002010-10-04T05:09:17.365-07:00Allan, what is your opinion on the chemicals used ...Allan, what is your opinion on the chemicals used in our "foods" today?<br />Perhaps another article on <i>that</i>?midspointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794005706331825301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-52770695836923219942010-10-03T13:57:56.562-07:002010-10-03T13:57:56.562-07:00I love it! My Father who smoked a pipe from well b...I love it! My Father who smoked a pipe from well before I was born and my Mother who was an internationally known authority on wines and liquors lived to age 93 and 98 respectively. <br /><br />So, it's true, if you live long enough, "Tobacco and booze will kill you."Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-62153628765072070642010-10-03T12:56:32.317-07:002010-10-03T12:56:32.317-07:00Tobacco and alcohol (booze) will kill you...
I h...Tobacco and alcohol (booze) will kill you... <br /><br />I have to share this with you and your readers.<br /><br />My great-grandfather was born in rural Louisiana in February of 1880. He died in 1974.<br /><br />My grandfather consumed copious amounts of Garrett Snuff and any whiskey, store bought or home brew, that he could get his hands on.<br /><br />My mother said that had gone on for as many years as she could remember, it went on for all the years I knew the old boy.<br /><br />My grandmother was a widow and she and my mother lived with my great grandfather until my mother was grown and she left home. My *old maid* great-aunt lived at home all of her life.<br /><br />My great-aunt and grandmother constantly fussed at their father, my great-grandfather, "Papa, that damned whiskey is going to kill you!"<br /><br />When the old man DID die, he was 94 years old, and pretty well preserved.<br /><br />We're standing there at the casket looking him over and talking about how good he looked and what a long and interesting life he had led when in walks my grandmother and great-aunt.<br /><br />They came up to the casket and we all stepped aside to let them have a moment, and what a moment it was...<br /><br />The cacophony was unbelievable. They were, what is best described as "throwing an OLD WOMAN FIT". The crying and hand wringing, the praying and cussing were a sight to behold...<br /><br />The last thing I heard was my old maid great-aunt saying, "Oh Papa, that damned whiskey finally killed you..."<br /><br />Most of us had to leave the room at that point... Otherwise, the laughter would have drowned out their *fit*... <br /><br />Damned whiskey and tobacco...TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.com