

| Subject: | Re: Fri. Generator rant. |
| From: | Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow |
| Date: | Fri, 6 Feb 2015 07:36:53 -0800 |
Honda Generators are great. Dissing them is just a way to hide being cheap. Kelly has one. Or did. The real problem is having a place to put them. My name is Mudd > On Feb 5, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > > That's the best advice from this thread don :) > > Alistair > > > >> On Feb 5, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> Oh boy, I've seen those and had some margs made in one of those. But real >> Margs, they don't even need ice...Upsidedown Margs are easiest... You tilt >> back your head, over the bar, open your mouth and the bartender pours in >> some tequila, some Triplesec and you swallow... Then chew some >> lime....There...DONE! >> >> ....and....silent, uses no gas, you can make em with a dead battery even. >> A few of those and that steenkin generator won't bother you. >> On Feb 5, 2015 5:24 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> For the margaritas he should have one of these engine driven blenders. >>> >>> http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/grilling/tailgator-gas-powered-blender.asp >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf >>> Of J B >>> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 7:35 PM >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Subject: Re: Fri. Generator rant. >>> >>> While we were camped at Buses By the Bridge this year, there was an older >>> bay window camped in front of us that had a generator on during the day (to >>> blend his margaritas of all things). Our issue wasn't so much the noise >>> (even tho it was annoying) but the exhaust that it was emitting. It >>> actually got to the point where it was setting off our CO detector. Our >>> little girl was taking her afternoon nap at which point I had to ask him to >>> turn it off after showing him the readings off our detector display. >>> >>> I specifically wanted to have my 80Watt solar panel and aux battery set-up >>> properly for BBB so I wouldn't be annoying others with noise (and other >>> pollution) >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: "Don Hanson" [dhanson928@GMAIL.COM] >>> Date: 02/05/2015 11:43 AM >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Subject: Fri. Generator rant. >>> >>> Again I must comment on how selfish it is to "camp" with your generator >>> on. Plug your ears, stick out your tongue and yell "La LA LA..." at high >>> volume so you don't have to "hear" what I'm saying here, but there it is! >>> >>> Deny deny deny, but your generator noise DOES completely eliminate the >>> peace and quiet that many people go camping to find. Is it fair to impose >>> your noise on everyone around you? No it is not. >>> >>> I know that most people don't even get out into the country very often >>> and fewer yet think their generators make any noise at all, but they really >>> do. >>> The natural world is getting full, I know, but dang!...There's Solar and >>> batteries that do not impose on others who may value no unneeded noise, and >>> nobody NEEDS to listen to a generator. >>> >>> OK you all who Generate....You can unplug your ears and stop going "LA >>> la LA LA LA!" now, my annual anti-generator rap is done...hit the starter >>> button and go outside by your exhaust pipe and enjoy your camping... >>>
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