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Grounding straps for cars
Only one "r" in Faraday, Matt! Former engineer; San Diego— June 5, 2013 3:54 p.m.
People vs. Parking Garage
First, it's IRWIN Jacobs, not Irving Jacobs, so you can't call him "Irv" for short--especially if you don't even know him well enough to know what his first name actually is! Secondly, one of the main reasons people object to the plan is that they want to keep to park open to all the people of San Diego. A substantial proportion of the park's current visitors don't feel they can afford to pay $5 (or more...) for parking every time they want to drop by the park that is supposed to belong to ALL of the people--not just the ones who can afford to pay for parking or valet service each time they visit. If such a charge is imposed, the more wealthy among us can look forward to a much less-crowded Balboa, Park, without all the undesirable riff-raff that can't afford the parking expense. But a lot of us are opposed to that sort of park "improvement."— December 15, 2012 4:34 p.m.
Chickens, Breasts, and Cancer: Discuss
Unplug and save? Sure; if you unplug every device that takes a tiny bit of electrical power while in its standby mode, you'll have some minor savings. But for most of us, it won't be noticeable--and certainly not worth the extra work and inconvenience. The savings can be measured and calculated, but it's a very insignificant fraction of one's energy bill. Of course, some obsessive people will go to great lengths to save a tiny bit on their bill, even if it means rather significant extra effort. I think it was Eddie Murphy who said his father was so cheap, he would go around and unplug the clocks at night... Now, there's a sure savings!— May 16, 2012 8:34 p.m.
Gambling Addicts Aren't Necessarily Smoking Addicts
When will America get over the hypocrisy? Tobacco smoke harms one's health in the short term, and KILLS people in the long term. This isn't some alarmist's assertion; it is a proven, well-known fact. And it happens in America's Indian casinos exactly as it happens in the rest of the country (where most states at least have some laws to protect workers and innocent bystanders from other people's smoke). Yet, throughout our country, tobacco distribution and use is still legal, and it's also legal to export this death to other countries. (I understand Marlboros are one of the most popular cigarettes in China...) So why do our laws permit tobacco sale, distribution, and use--while, at the same time, government agencies are closing down medical marijuana distributors operating within the laws of the states in which they are located? Marijuana has never been shown to be a serious threat to health (or life) when used in any quantity (within reason). The answer to it all is money--or more exactly, callous greed. Our government--and the businesses that run gambling operations, including Indian casinos and Las Vegas casinos--don't care very much about whether people die from tobacco use or exposure. What they do care about is business profits and tax revenues. Any claim of protecting the public health is spurious--it takes a back seat (WAY back...) to making money. It's shocking that the American public stands idly by while the country's government encourages those who profit from death-dealing tobacco, while claiming to be "protecting" the populace from the trumped up (and unproven) "evils" of medical marijuana. This needs to change.— January 25, 2012 3:41 p.m.
Gray Hairs, Looking at People, Belly Buttons
What--there's a MYSTERY to understanding words better when you can see the speaker's mouth? Well, DUH! It's called lip reading, and the deaf study it intently so that they can understand speech even if they cannot hear the speaker at all. But even without purposely studying it, most of us pick up lip reading to some degree just by the experience of looking at people while they speak. And, naturally, we make more use of it when it gets harder to actually hear the speaker's words, whether it's because we're in a noisy situation or because we're getting along in years and our ability to hear is diminishing. (It can also help when your ear canal gets really dirty!) Vincent Andrunas, San Diego— February 2, 2011 5:55 p.m.
Where Does Fat Go?
So Matt, it sounds like what you're saying is that, in all of time, there can be only ONE earthquake at any given point on any given fault--because any other less-intense movement at that location would be classified as an foreshock or an aftershock, depending on whether it happened before or after the "earthquake". And any more-intense movement at that location will instantly become "the earthquake", making all previous shocks of lesser intensity become instantly reclassified as foreshocks. Isn't there some time limit to all this? I would think that after a year or two, we could consider any significant new rumbling to be a new earthquake, not another aftershock... But geological time does move more slowly than, say, daylight savings time, doesn't it? Still, it seems like there out to be more of a cause-and-effect link between earthquakes and their fore- or after-shocks.— December 22, 2010 5:27 p.m.
Life on Earth, Mecca's Direction
Actually, into the dirt (through the earth) would be just as effective as any other direction...— July 14, 2010 1:09 p.m.
A sampling of San Diego's vanity license plates
Some years ago, I was surprised to see a VW Rabbit--driven by an attractive young lady--with a personalized plate that read POO C. I'll bet the DMV "repossessed" it when they figured out what it meant...— February 25, 2009 6:47 p.m.
Photo Restoration
Nice article! I've seen Twyla Cecil's work, and it's the best I've seen anywhere. She is very caring and meticulous, and she's been in the photography business for quite a long time. With her years of experience, she knows exactly what works and how to make photos that look beautiful and really last.— February 19, 2009 11:09 a.m.
How to sell pest control in San Diego
Cami, you're not really a door-to-door salesperson, are you? And you certainly shouldn't be. (And not a telemarketer, either.) You're really a writer, and that could be a much more rewarding career for you than a sucky sales job. Get smart and change to a more honorable--and admirable--profession! Take it to heart, Cami. I'm sure the Reader wouuld hire you--and if they're not smart enough to, someone else will be. Good luck, Vincent— February 11, 2009 7:18 p.m.