San Francisco’s beautiful this Green Fest weekend :)
Got here around 3 pm yesterday, in a carpool with Anna, Hannah, and Robin :)
And we rode up in a biodiesel car! A friend of Anna’s in Santa Cruz bought the car via eBay, sight unseen, from someone in LA — so we drove it up for her!
Overall, the car ran nicely, just like any other normal old car, albeit tinged with a slight french-fry scent. There were some cosmetic quirks, however. Pics of the door we had to hold shut with bungee cords to come –
To the left — a building in San Francisco with furniture stuck on it… An art exhibit?
Here’s an idea along the polluting trucks line of thought…
Have you ever noticed how many truck drivers leave their vehicles running all day long whether or not they are in the vehicles? This is very commonplace. When I worked for Sears while on summer break from college, circa 1977, the delivery guys and the appliance repair guys never turned off their engines during the course of the day. This was outrageous, not only in terms of pollution but also fuel consumption. Here it is 30 years later and the same waste and destruction continues to go on. Maybe you can understand a FedX driver running in for a quick delivery, but I’m talking about being away from the truck for five to 15 minutes and leaving the engine running. We should all get on the corporations for this.
Comment by vic — November 12, 2006 @ 2:46 pm
Hey vic — I know they have some laws about how long trucks can idle in Cali, but I’m not sure how well they’re enforced. From what I hear from vigilant friends, asking these drivers nicely to turn their engines off has very effective results :)
Comment by Siel — November 20, 2006 @ 11:46 pm