HBO just screwed me....

[Feanor]

In case some of you don't know... my daytime gig (you know the one that keeps me in hock and puddin' in jewels) is in utility regulation. I make sure they don't put gas or electric lines, generating stations and alike in your grannies back yard or living room. For the last 2 plus years my boss, the State of New York, has been debating whether or not to allow gas companies to drill wells in a shale formation in this state called the Marcellus Shale.

The trade-offs are simple, big gas reserves which will put badly needed money into to the hands of farmers and the State. Only problem is the method of gas extraction is messy and potentially harmfull. Our sister agency, the Department of Environmental Conservation, has been diddling and fiddling with new regulations with an eye towards allowing this drilling to occur... at least there WERE going to do this until HBO aired this documentary last night called "Gasland".

Wow what a horror show this was:
...

Worf

What should be clear is that resource companies, and indeed, large private companies in general are lying bastards who care about nothing but quick money. And yet so many Americans, (and not a few Canadians, BTW), regard "big government" as their enemy. Is there not a painful irony in this?

But then there is a problem with "big governement", or more precisely with polititians. We should realize that they are in the pay of interest groups, principally large private corporations. Until voters looking behind the veil of bullsh!t that obfiscates where their real interests lie, nothing will change.

[bobsticks]

Why would anyone drill a baby?

Actually, I plan on seeing this tomorrow night...

[thekid]

Why would anyone drill a baby?

Silly Sticks- Where do you think Baby Oil comes from??

[ForeverAutumn]

Silly Sticks- Where do you think Baby Oil comes from??

LMAO!!!

Too funny!

[Worf101]

Silly Sticks- Where do you think Baby Oil comes from??

Well played sir... well played.....

First laugh I had outta all this mess since it started. Sigh.... my problem is I'm paid to "balance" both sides of the coin. Most of the generating stations I've worked on in the last 28 some odd years run on "clean" natural gas, which I must admit is better than fuel oil or coal... But I know there's things that can be done to get the gas out of the ground quicker and cleaner... but they cost money which means less profit. I know folks want gas when it's cold and electricity when its dark and I help them get it but you have to threaten, shame, cajole and sometimes beg to get companies to do the "right" thing, and sometimes I feel too old for the struggle... but I sure ain't bored.

Worf

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Silly Sticks- Where do you think Baby Oil comes from??

LOLOLOL...you get a greenie for that one

[thekid]

LOLOLOL...you get a greenie for that one

Woo-hoo!!
I never have been able to figure out to award those things....

[Worf101]

Woo-hoo!!
I never have been able to figure out to award those things....

Just click on the crumpled paper thingy in the lower left hand corner of a post you admire and you'll be taken to a magical place where you can award green chicklets for posts you love or red chicklets for posts that make you wanna gag. However, like me, you'll often find that you like a particular persons posts A LOT and the system won't let you keep geening em and will ask you to spread the love around a bit before you can leave more sweetness.

Worf

[thekid]

Just click on the crumpled paper thingy in the lower left hand corner of a post you admire and you'll be taken to a magical place where you can award green chicklets for posts you love or red chicklets for posts that make you wanna gag. However, like me, you'll often find that you like a particular persons posts A LOT and the system won't let you keep geening em and will ask you to spread the love around a bit before you can leave more sweetness.

Worf

Thanks for that info-
You were just awarded my first greenie.
Chiclets for everybody........

[Worf101]

Many users here use different tactics to get their green on.

G-Man uses the cute picture of the bubble bath baby to get green love.

F.A. scares you with the Puni-mouse avatar then says such nice things you've no choice but to try and stay on her good side. And she's funny too!

Sticks, he prefers to do it the old fashioned way FEAR of a beatdown in the square circle.

Markw, uses humor and a nice attitude he also blinds us with SCIENCE!!

JM's just a nice guy who's empathy and caring shines through.

Sir TT uses his vast reservoir of technical knowledge to bludgeon the green from you.

Smokey uses polls and a smelly grease stained had to wring love out of you.

TheKid, he gets his for scouring all the thrifts in the known universe and allowing us to live vicariously though his vintageness.

Feanor uses a hung over Jack Nicholson to panhandle the green wine of love from you.

Audio Am uses the dreaded funky chicken attack to gain favor. Not the Mick Jagger version.

Atomic Adam gets love from me for referencing Harvey Birdman

JSE, oh JSE where've you gone my long lost friend? He extorts greenies by threatening to lift his skirt.

Pix......

Mr. Peabody sends Sherman around every month to collect the vig.

Frenchmon bribes you with pastries.

PoppaChubs simply overwhelms you with posts to the point you've no choice but to give him love. Sides you gotta love a guy that changes his avatar more often than I change my undies.

Deano, obscure movies references boggle da mind and inspires awe and greenies.

Kam, more obscure movies references than Deano and he's our man on the "inside". Our spy in Hollywood/New York.

Swish, still ruminatin on this one. He needs more green love actually!

Clint... miss him, he could use some love too.

Oh how could forget Rich in Tejas... He gets green love... How does he get green love?

This is just off the top of me haid if I missed anyone, jog my feeble ole memory and I'll elucidate.

Worf