Are automobiles a major cause of global warming?

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Victim of Global Warming???
 
..."About 93 percent of Venezuela's export revenue comes from oil sales, mostly to the U.S."...
 
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 07, 2009 6:06 pm)

Sorry, that is weather, not climate.

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Not too good Steve. My driveway is like a multilayer cake of ice and snow, about 5" deep. I'm debating whether to snowblow down to the base-ice, or leave the snow for traction. On just the base-ice my Jag X-Type (AWD) w/new Blizzaks didn't make it up. Then the question is if I make it up like my Mazda did earlier in the day, do I try coming down, w/o sliding in the woods. I have Graspics, ESC, and ABS.
 
I was hoping for some warm weather to help the melting, but a cold-front's coming in tonight and we're expectin temps. to be 0 - 20F the next week. Fortunately my oil tank was filled recently. I need to run that, as I had a burst-baseboard-pipe in a closed-off bedroom, when just using my woodstove.
 
My hot-tub has snow on it, and is shutoff (to save energy).
 
Besides that, I'm just loving the cold weather.

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Bummer about the pipe. I don't guess you can substitute PEX for the copper in that application.
 
The cold does build character.

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I don't guess you can substitute PEX
 
I talked to a guy Sunday from Glenallen, AK. He used that stuff in his house. He just shuts down and leaves Drains most of the water out of the lines. But says the stuff just does not burst even if you have water in a low spot. If you ask people up there what they think of this climate change you will get about the same response as Kernick will give you. Bring it on as fast as you can. They have hit -62 degrees up there already. And it is not into the real cold time of year. As you well know. It has been -20 in Anchorage for the last week. I don't miss it at all. I was just out working in the yard in my shorts and T shirt. 72 wonderful degrees. What ever we are doing to the climate. I LIKE IT.....