nklr - once a year clearance sale

[monte quint]

While I do agree that the moon rocks didn't cure cancer, it is disingenuous to dismiss the technological advances made by our space program of 40 years ago. I'm sure my list is nowhere near complete but a few of the things we use each and every day are results of the government and industry investment in the research for the early space program. Advanced adhesives High Density Polyethylene products Ultra-High Molecular Weight products Velcro, (currently large reward offered by government for the development of "silent" velcro) Satellite tracking systems-can you say GPS Sealed fuel delivery systems Remote medical monitoring capabilities Hazardous Material protective clothing Fireproof materials Fire Supression Systems Fiber-optics Communications systems now in use throughout the world Computers Miniturized electronics Household Insulation advances and Vapor Barrier uses Scrubbing systems for recycling air and water Kevlar not to mention aerodynamcis, physics, and numerous medical diciplines and on and on it could go I didn't have to go to a website for this list but if I did it would only have been possible due to the early forerunner of the Internet that was developed to connect government facilities, private and public research institutions to the of thousands of researchers who worked and contributed their knowledge to "fuel" the space program. So, maybe moon rocks didn't cure anything but the results of the effort to go get the damn things has improved all of our lives greatly, maybe that sort of success and co-operation by government, academic institutions and industry should be considered as a by- product of getting some Mars rocks. By the way 2nd growth trees in Alaska were harvested and replanted on a one hundred year harvest to harvest cycle or they were to be until the fear mongers among you scared timber companies in to a policy of get the fu-k in, get the fu-k out, situation. But I forget all the Sierra Club contributors, Wilderness Conservation Society, know more than thousands of trained foresters and the 4th or 5th generation family owned loggers. And Al Gore inventer the internet, right?? So take the wood, wood pulp, and the space program out of you lives and what do you have left?? You figure it out! How about instead of trashing oil and oil companies we US citizens try to get a single national standard for fuel ratings passed so a refinery doesn't have to make 35 different grades/additives for fuel to meet all the jumble of state and local regulations. Fuel prices would drop, engines would be built to maximize performance on a set fuel standard, etc. Monte (it's been a long cold night)

[traderpro2003]

All, I'm holding my annual Leaving the Country sale on eBay. KLR-related: for now there is a used KLR muffler (warning: if THAT doesn't go for $.99, I'll lose faith) and a head-light over-ride bid/offered $.99. I'm going to be listing my OEM gas tank (great condition), plastic hand guards, and plastic skid plate and maybe some other things. Not to be listed but read to move is my old Crossman 760 BB gun from those childhood days. Still works but I wouldn't rely on it for survival . Anyone interested in it (enthusiasts, collectors...sorry terrorists!) let me know. Just don't shoot your eye out, kid! Here's the link to the headlight c/o circuit. Click "View seller's other items" to see the rest of the menagerie. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE% 3AIT&viewitem=&item=320192465040&rd=1 - Brian 2005 KLR 650 2007 Costco 3,000-psi Karcher pressure washer