in the unlikely event!! (i am not pickin on you GI)
this seems to be the common feeling at this point in time,,, i would agree that today there is not much of a chance that the epa is going to knock on my door.
but,,, next year? maybe not, but chances are maybe .1%
five years? maybe a bit more lets say 1%
10 years? who knows, but with the pace of the liberal way of thinking it is likely to be closer to 10% chance, depending on where you live i suppose
15 years? i ain't gonna bet my lunch money on it, my bet is 100bucks right now we all will be under scrutiny, and will be called on to succumb to testing.
now for folks that are just in this as a passing hobby, or for backup emergency use, you probably don't have a care in the world, your chances of winning the
lottery are probably higher.
for those with long range plans, or are planning to build a house out in the sticks and presumably live there for over 10 years, then i think the concern over epa
compliance is damn sure a factor in any decision to go offgrid, most especially if you are miles from the nearest power line.
if i may ,,, i would suggest anyone contemplating a long life, a significant investment in a primary residence, way off grid, you might think long and hard where this epa
thing is likely to go
it is going to get really ugly between 2010 and 2015, and anyone that thinks otherwise is just refusing to see what direction things are going and how fast things are moving.
all it would take is a major economic upset in our country to see the whole "grapes of wrath" thing play out again (history repeats itself), and more folks are going
to get envolved in the offgrid movement, more folks means more demand, more demand means more suppliers, more press, more attention of lawmakers and regulators
and yes the epa!
recently there was the post re listergirl,, we all thought she was cute, had a good idea, and perhaps she will get a show. i hope not!
nothing against her, but that is just what we do not need, that being a national program with a cute girl showing the world the listeroid, how long do you
think it would take for some starving atty to launch an investigation, stir up the epa and bam,,, then there will be additional funding to regulate these engines, and
enforce the epa laws....
you don't want to believe this?
fine.. sit back and watch,, just don't come crying to me when after you have your head pulled out of the sand by the knock on the door.
there is a critical balance to everything, tip the balance and the slippery slope gets really slick.
how big of an offgrid movement will it take for lawmakers that love taxes, begin to see the loss of revenue and start to confine the movement.
we already know the utility companies don't care for home power, it cuts into their monopoly.
a few is a minor irritation for them, a few more is an itchy rash, a few more is a oozing sore, a few more than that and they go to congress to lobby against
the problem.
the government wants the populace fat, lazy, and ignorant. we are easy to control that way.
why do you think that Thoreau's "walden" and its companion book "civil disobedience" is not taught in school?
why do you think that when the federal government took over education in this country they wanted schools to quit teaching about finance, interest rates etc.?
they can control, tax and keep corporate lobby guys really happy, if they keep us connected to the grid, in debt, and ignorant.
offgrid by its very nature does not fit this "model",, a few is not much more than a novelty, but when it gets to even 1% of the populace, they will use everything in their collective power to quell the flow.
think i am wrong, read your history, it has been this way since the stone age
thoughts?
bob g