So sorry! I'll do as my leaders ask, and take my roadsters to the crushers
along with those evil fire extinguishers. After all, government knows best
what is good for us. My cars must be putting out more emissions than those
clean-burning space shuttles and Air Force One. ;>
Fred
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>Subject: RE: electrical system questions
>Author: Alex Avery <aavery@rica.net>
>Date: 9/25/2000 4:21 PM
>
>What? You're going to promote using and maintaining stocks of a
>dangerous, ozone-destroying, evil chemical such as Halon just because
>you want to protect your old car from catastrophic fires? You'll do
>this even after you know that the car doesn't meet EPA-mandated
>Ultra-low Emmisions Vehicle standards, thereby harming children with
>toxic air pollution--not to mention the whole global warming thing.
>
>Well, when I'm president, I, Al Gore, will take on Big Oil and Big HMOs
>to make sure that no American family must beg evil, profit-seeking
>companies for a better fire protection alternative and I'll create an
>entire government bureaucracy to explore new, high-tech fire suppression
>alternatives that are both fair, and environmentally sensitive.
>
>Paid for by a grant from the Government Environmental Trust and
>Regulatory Enhancement Alternative Loans program, or GET REAL!
>
>At 01:40 PM 9/25/00 -0500, Hall, Phillip wrote:
>>My brother used to deal in Halon fire extinguishers for many years.
>Yep - >the EPA put a stop to all Halon extinguisher production except
>for fire >departments. Seems the Halon puts out fires but burns holes
>in the ozone. >To bad - the stuff is GOOD. If it still has pressure
>keep it around.
>>
>>Phil
>>SEROC
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