Comments on: Aaaahhh …. Mountains! http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains Keeping up with Sheri's Loopy Life... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:54:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sue http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57462 Sue Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:27:24 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57462 St. Louis Dept. of Tourism -- not an oxymoron? Glad you are loving the mountains, the doing, the being and the whole vacation thing. Loopy deserves this break. Stay safe. St. Louis Dept. of Tourism — not an oxymoron?

Glad you are loving the mountains, the doing, the being and the whole vacation thing. Loopy deserves this break.

Stay safe.

]]> By: Timmie http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57307 Timmie Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:34:07 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57307 The hot you had in STL will be in NC for the weekend. Have a great vacation. I love the mountains and am fortunate to live in a state that has both mountains and beaches (I rarely beach 'cause I don't like sand and hot sun). The hot you had in STL will be in NC for the weekend. Have a great vacation. I love the mountains and am fortunate to live in a state that has both mountains and beaches (I rarely beach ’cause I don’t like sand and hot sun).

]]> By: Monica http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57271 Monica Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:59:21 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57271 OH my goodness I would really like some cooler weather, we have the same hot, humid warm jello air here... yuck!!!!! I want to go to Colorado, I have not been there since I lived there as a child. ... I miss it and the low humidity Have a great time OH my goodness I would really like some cooler weather, we have the same hot, humid warm jello air here… yuck!!!!!
I want to go to Colorado, I have not been there since I lived there as a child. … I miss it and the low humidity

Have a great time

]]> By: Angie http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57268 Angie Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:49:22 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57268 I would love a 59 degree day! The humidity is just horrible...I'm not sure who was dripping more, me or my soaker hose:-) Take more time for you!!! And enjoy your BE and DO days! I would love a 59 degree day! The humidity is just horrible…I’m not sure who was dripping more, me or my soaker hose:-)

Take more time for you!!! And enjoy your BE and DO days!

]]> By: Lael http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57262 Lael Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:44:19 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57262 I am so jealous - it's been in the mid to upper 90's here in SE Wisconsin this week, with high humidity and I just don't do this hot summer weather very well anymore. Of course, as one of our local weathermen pointed out, at least in Wisconsin, we have a chance for change - it doesn't stay this way all summer as it does in the South. I would love to be somewhere where it was 59 degrees and just BE - my husband is more of a "DO-er" when we vacation - he gets bored just BE-ing and thinks it's a waste of money - we can stay home and BE (which we often do in this kind of weather - of course, after the animals are taken care of) I am so jealous – it’s been in the mid to upper 90’s here in SE Wisconsin this week, with high humidity and I just don’t do this hot summer weather very well anymore. Of course, as one of our local weathermen pointed out, at least in Wisconsin, we have a chance for change – it doesn’t stay this way all summer as it does in the South. I would love to be somewhere where it was 59 degrees and just BE – my husband is more of a “DO-er” when we vacation – he gets bored just BE-ing and thinks it’s a waste of money – we can stay home and BE (which we often do in this kind of weather – of course, after the animals are taken care of)

]]> By: Seanna Lea http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57261 Seanna Lea Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:18:27 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57261 Your vacation sounds perfect to me. A little more sleep, some relaxing activity, coffee.... I want to add solar panels to our house, but we just moved in. We're thinking it will be next year's (or the year after) project. It's an older building, but even if we just pay for the refrigerator and freezer to be plugged in (and still pay for the lights, computer, etc.) that would be really cool. Your vacation sounds perfect to me. A little more sleep, some relaxing activity, coffee….

I want to add solar panels to our house, but we just moved in. We’re thinking it will be next year’s (or the year after) project. It’s an older building, but even if we just pay for the refrigerator and freezer to be plugged in (and still pay for the lights, computer, etc.) that would be really cool.

]]> By: Bonnie H. http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57258 Bonnie H. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:04:52 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57258 I am just green....GREEN, I tell you....with envy...that you are in Colorado. ;-) Maybe next year's vacation................... I am just green….GREEN, I tell you….with envy…that you are in Colorado. ;-)

Maybe next year’s vacation……………….

]]> By: Andrea http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57255 Andrea Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:04:12 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57255 I find fields of wind turbines to be graceful and beautiful, and I marvel that the power generated from simple, invisible wind is so clean. It's almost like Mother Nature helping out. And Kansas is a great place for fields of them because it's so dang windy there all the time. I should know. I'm a transplanted Kansan living in St. Louis (where yes, I'm walking around in warm Jell-O). But to me, the turbines look like a ballet, synchronized dancing of the wind and the blades and I could stare for hours. I'm jealous of your temperatures. Have fun! I love Colorado! I find fields of wind turbines to be graceful and beautiful, and I marvel that the power generated from simple, invisible wind is so clean. It’s almost like Mother Nature helping out. And Kansas is a great place for fields of them because it’s so dang windy there all the time. I should know. I’m a transplanted Kansan living in St. Louis (where yes, I’m walking around in warm Jell-O). But to me, the turbines look like a ballet, synchronized dancing of the wind and the blades and I could stare for hours.

I’m jealous of your temperatures. Have fun! I love Colorado!

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57254 Eleanor Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:22 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57254 I live in Boulder, CO and the energy company out here (Xcel) allows you to purchase wind energy for part or all of your energy bill. I purchase entirely wind energy, and that is actually more expensive than coal at the moment. My energy bill is still fairly low (~$40/month) so I can luckily afford to pay the higher cost. I am an atmospheric chemistry graduate student, so for me the knowledge that I'm not using coal is worth the extra cost. I agree with yesterday's poster that wind energy is not going to solve our country's energy problem. However, I don't believe that there is going to be one panacea for this issue (the closest might be solar since technology is getting cheaper and there is a lot of research being done on storing solar energy). The best solution in my opinion is to use whatever technology makes sense in your area--in Kansas, that is wind energy; in other places it could be solar or geothermal or methane from compost and manure broken down by microbes. I do know that one of the goals for a sustainable alternative energy is that the price is no higher than current coal/carbon-based fuel, so I am hoping that alternative energy prices come down in the next few years. I hope you have a great time in the mountains! I live in Boulder, CO and the energy company out here (Xcel) allows you to purchase wind energy for part or all of your energy bill. I purchase entirely wind energy, and that is actually more expensive than coal at the moment. My energy bill is still fairly low (~$40/month) so I can luckily afford to pay the higher cost. I am an atmospheric chemistry graduate student, so for me the knowledge that I’m not using coal is worth the extra cost.

I agree with yesterday’s poster that wind energy is not going to solve our country’s energy problem. However, I don’t believe that there is going to be one panacea for this issue (the closest might be solar since technology is getting cheaper and there is a lot of research being done on storing solar energy). The best solution in my opinion is to use whatever technology makes sense in your area–in Kansas, that is wind energy; in other places it could be solar or geothermal or methane from compost and manure broken down by microbes. I do know that one of the goals for a sustainable alternative energy is that the price is no higher than current coal/carbon-based fuel, so I am hoping that alternative energy prices come down in the next few years.

I hope you have a great time in the mountains!

]]> By: Suzie http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/2009/06/aaaahhh-mountains/comment-page-1#comment-57252 Suzie Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:31:53 +0000 http://www.theloopyewe.com/sheri/?p=2684#comment-57252 I agree with Carol--go out for dinner, then make desserts! :0) I agree with Carol–go out for dinner, then make desserts! :0)

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