Reply to: Footprints in the sands of time

[EternalOptimist]

In another place, I had a discussion with a rather odd person, who thought that the earth would be better off without humans. I pointed out that given that we're all doomed (meteorite, gamma ray burst, LHC etc.), then only hope for any life on the planet is to spread out into the galaxy as quickly as possible and take as much earthlife with us as we can.

Of course, some enviromentalists think we shouldn't muck around with pristine (dead) environments like mars either.

I wish they'd shoot themselves.

Mars ?

no atmosphere
no decent beer
not a decent looking bird within a million miles
red


why not move to Russia instead ?

[NotAllThere]

In another place, I had a discussion with a rather odd person, who thought that the earth would be better off without humans. I pointed out that given that we're all doomed (meteorite, gamma ray burst, LHC etc.), then only hope for any life on the planet is to spread out into the galaxy as quickly as possible and take as much earthlife with us as we can.

Of course, some enviromentalists think we shouldn't muck around with pristine (dead) environments like mars either.

I wish they'd shoot themselves.

[stingman123]

Make sure you leave the heating on - wouldn't want a sharp frost to burst your pipes.

Alternatively / additionally: tell him to stuff his liberal middle class guilt up his @rse and explain that change cannot be achieved through individual action but through paradigm shifts in class consciousness. Tell him that by arguing otherwise, he's contributing to the problem by promoting an ineffective solution and thus obscuring the only viable solution.

Then stuff his carbon feet in concrete filled boots, leave him on the beach, and watch inexorably rising sea levels drown him. That'll teach the knut.

Well said that man!
If man was about 20 million years ago, they would've tried to save the dinosaurs as well. I hate the phrase Carbon Footprint, what the hell is that anyways, in a few years time it will be a measure of how much "Green Tax" you will be paying. I don't care that there's scientists saying its all man made, there are also loads of them saying its nature's way, that global warming has happened since the last ice age and that earth is still recovering, funny how you don't hear from them though, there no money to be made there is there?

[Diver]

Coming soon!

EO dragged off by hungry Dingo.

Crocodile EO - Call that a laptop? This is a laptop

[Torran]

If you're a diver (and it's open), be sure to do the Navy Pier at Exmouth.

Well worth booking a few days there as well as there are few things in this world as amazing a snorkelling with a Whale Shark.

WHS although Whaleshark season is Feb to April if I remember rightly. Also recommend Coral Bay for snorkelling. Try and do some of the gorge walks if you get a chance.
Broome is worth a look for a day or 2 also.

All the best!

[EternalOptimist]

How long are you going to be out there?

four weeks TW.

two nights in Perth
Five days up to Darwin
Five days back
two nights in Darwin
two nights in Timber creek
two nights in Kalabarri
two nights in Perth
six nights spare

mrs EO will find a nice spot somewhere and we will stay there for a week

[TimberWolf]

we are going to hire a saloon-type car and just head off.

no car booked, no accomodation booked, all we have is a route. (and a camera)

How long are you going to be out there?

[Bob Dalek]

The missus and I are off to Oz on sturday (at long last - its been an eternity). We are landing in Perth then driving up to Darwin through the outback then back along the coast, with a few long stops here and there.
Her son in law has now made some comment about our 'carbon footprint' which has cast a bit of a shadow over things.

He'll have a size ten EO footprint up his butt next time I see him . grr

Given that travelling distances like that is, in reality, only viable by plane, I think he's being a mite silly. Give the bastard one from me!

[Old Greg]

Depending on who is funding them.

NWO or Reptilians?

[Paddy]

Just some scientists, apparently.

Depending on who is funding them.

[EternalOptimist]

Sounds fantastic. Are you using a campervan type accomodation or camping? Been to oz a couple of times, great country. Make sure you take a decent camera.

we are going to hire a saloon-type car and just head off.

no car booked, no accomodation booked, all we have is a route. (and a camera)

[Old Greg]

Anyone actually believe in the CO2 nonsense

Just some scientists, apparently.

[ft101]

The missus and I are off to Oz on sturday (at long last - its been an eternity). We are landing in Perth then driving up to Darwin through the outback then back along the coast, with a few long stops here and there.
Her son in law has now made some comment about our 'carbon footprint' which has cast a bit of a shadow over things.

He'll have a size ten EO footprint up his butt next time I see him . grr

Sounds fantastic. Are you using a campervan type accomodation or camping? Been to oz a couple of times, great country. Make sure you take a decent camera.

[DaveB]

The missus and I are off to Oz on sturday (at long last - its been an eternity). We are landing in Perth then driving up to Darwin through the outback then back along the coast, with a few long stops here and there.
Her son in law has now made some comment about our 'carbon footprint' which has cast a bit of a shadow over things.

He'll have a size ten EO footprint up his butt next time I see him . grr

Buy him a bag of coal and tell him to go sequester it

[chef]

if it bothers you that much offset it and send him a copy of your purchase along with an extremely hard to keep plant and ask how its going all the time