tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post8126310638101471120..comments2024-03-29T09:47:04.022-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Everyone Needs a Good Chuckle; Wal-Mart EditionComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-38456581576669164002016-08-23T22:33:15.375-04:002016-08-23T22:33:15.375-04:00" that ended as soon as Sam Walton's body..." that ended as soon as Sam Walton's body reached room temperature. "<br />The same might be said of IBM and the Watsons.Stewart Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830186006689502072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-73933182022250943712016-08-20T05:47:58.383-04:002016-08-20T05:47:58.383-04:00w3ski;
Until the (Koch owned) corporation commis...w3ski; <br /><br />Until the (Koch owned) corporation commission (which sets rules and rates for utilities) stepped in, we had a boom of solar covered parking areas being erected. Grocery stores, schools, etc were throwing 'em up as fast as possible to reap two benefits - reducing power costs, and making cars drivable after being parked outside for a while. Haven't seen a new one put up in a while, and as for being "The Valley of the Sun", we sure are lagging behind some more northern locals in promoting solar. If Wallyworld had put a little effort behind the solar covered parking, I'm sure the roll out would have continued, if not accelerated, due to their participation. As it is, people try to park near taller vehicles and the scraggly 'trees' which are few and far between, in a futile effort to not have to wear oven mitts while operating their vehicle after parking at the Walton Plantation. Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680604981092904582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-63172912824115162852016-08-19T10:57:15.683-04:002016-08-19T10:57:15.683-04:00Here in my part of Ca. we have 'flex days'...Here in my part of Ca. we have 'flex days' from the power company. That means they charge a lot more for power used between 10 am and 7 pm. <br />I don't mind conserving electricity so that we don't have 'brownouts' and stuff, that is reasonable.<br />Our local Wally's probably pays less for power than I do anyway, but they run their entire parking lot light system 24 hours a day.<br />It seem am conserving power for them to waste? WTF<br />"what a world"<br />w3skiw3skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993709956954374919noreply@blogger.com