The Inconvenient Truth - Blizzard Sector

**Blue** · 12-09-2007, 04:36 AM

"The Story of Two Houses"

House #1

A 20 room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated

by natural gas. Add on a pool ( and a pool house) and

a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In one month

this residence consumes more energy than the average

American household does in a year. The average bill for

electricity and natural gas runs over$2400. In natural

gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times

the national average for an American home. This house

is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern "snow belt"

area. It's in the South.

House #2
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in the winter and cools it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.~~~~~
HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville , Tennessee ; it is the abode of the "environmentalist" Al Gore.HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford , Texas ;
it is the residence the of the President of the UnitedStates ,George W. Bush.An "inconvenient truth".

Urban Legends Reference Pages: A Tale of Two Houses

**SpoonMan999** · 12-09-2007, 05:28 AM

That's awesome.

**FrogMan** · 12-09-2007, 09:01 AM

^^Doesn't that tell a tale lol.

**Metalhead Steve** · 12-09-2007, 10:11 PM

I lol'ed. You brought something to the table, congratulations.

**Daddy_XL** · 12-09-2007, 11:28 PM

hmm sounds you 3 are pro Bush. Congratz

**SpoonMan999** · 12-09-2007, 11:32 PM

What does being pro Bush have to do with seeing the irony in that story??

**Metalhead Steve** · 12-10-2007, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daddy_XL

hmm sounds you 3 are pro Bush. Congratz

I am notoriously completely anti-Bush, ask anyone here. I just thought it was funny.

**Blue** · 12-10-2007, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daddy_XL

hmm sounds you 3 are pro Bush. Congratz

I am extremely pro-Bush. However, I did see the irony, thought it was funny, and I felt really proud at that moment.

**Metalhead Steve** · 12-10-2007, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueBleeder

I am extremely pro-Bush. However, I did see the irony, thought it was funny, and I felt really proud at that moment.

I am proud of you today as well, albeit in a weird way. Bring more stuff like this and you will gain respect in political conversations. But you also must argue your opinions with fact and passion. Congratulations.

**SpoonMan999** · 12-10-2007, 02:16 AM

Let's leave this as a joke thread and keep the political stuff elsewhere, k? We'll just keep this as a funny little story.

**Blue** · 12-10-2007, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpoonMan999

Let's leave this as a joke thread and keep the political stuff elsewhere, k? We'll just keep this as a funny little story.

Lol, deal, I guess someone can move it to smalltalk then.

**Metalhead Steve** · 12-10-2007, 02:41 AM

Agreed with Spoon, and Blue for once

**Z3R0** · 01-06-2008, 10:18 PM

Wow, at least he can afford it. New state of the art building like that cost a lot, that's why a lot of people haven't switched over to them, it would empty a lot of the so called rich people's pockets.

**Blue** · 01-07-2008, 01:18 AM

Dude Zero, who let you out of a cage. All I hear is a bunch of bullshit coming out of you.

12-09-2007, 04:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blue Status: uNvrHrdOfAMndAsPrvrtdAsMn Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: AloneInMyMind Posts: 2,741 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 434 Spent time on board: :0:0 Hours Rep Power: 10	"The Story of Two Houses" House #1 A 20 room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool ( and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over$2400. In natural gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern "snow belt" area. It's in the South. House #2 Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in the winter and cools it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.~~~~~ HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville , Tennessee ; it is the abode of the "environmentalist" Al Gore.HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford , Texas ; it is the residence the of the President of the UnitedStates ,George W. Bush.An "inconvenient truth". Urban Legends Reference Pages: A Tale of Two Houses __________________ Last edited by Blue; 12-09-2007 at 04:42 AM..

12-09-2007, 09:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
FrogMan Status: GFX Freak And Admin Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 2,437 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 218 Spent time on board: 3 Days and 9:36:48 Hours Rep Power: 8	^^Doesn't that tell a tale lol. __________________ Please vote for us, it takes you 5 seconds.

12-09-2007, 10:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Metalhead Steve Status: Lets burn Hot Topic Down! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 1,201 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 40 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 1:55:06 Hours Rep Power: 6	I lol'ed. You brought something to the table, congratulations. __________________ Give us this day our daily bread, your legacy we'll not forget. Lick the wounds and cleanse the land, the modern world rejects your hand... Sinister rouge coming back for more to even the score! --- Bad Religion

12-10-2007, 02:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Metalhead Steve Status: Lets burn Hot Topic Down! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 1,201 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 40 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 1:55:06 Hours Rep Power: 6	Agreed with Spoon, and Blue for once __________________ Give us this day our daily bread, your legacy we'll not forget. Lick the wounds and cleanse the land, the modern world rejects your hand... Sinister rouge coming back for more to even the score! --- Bad Religion

01-06-2008, 10:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
Z3R0 Status: Viva La Revolucion! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In your closet. Posts: 2,367 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 96 Spent time on board: Days and :0:0 Hours Rep Power: 7	Wow, at least he can afford it. New state of the art building like that cost a lot, that's why a lot of people haven't switched over to them, it would empty a lot of the so called rich people's pockets. __________________ PremiumRenders.com ~ For All Your Render Needs

12-09-2007, 05:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
SpoonMan999 Status: Jenova Clone Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 3,962 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 447 Spent time on board: 6 Days and 7:39:38 Hours Rep Power: 14	That's awesome.

12-09-2007, 11:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Daddy_XL Status: Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phx, Az Posts: 426 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 150 Spent time on board: 1 Day and 1:59:31 Hours Rep Power: 3	hmm sounds you 3 are pro Bush. Congratz

12-09-2007, 11:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
SpoonMan999 Status: Jenova Clone Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 3,962 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 447 Spent time on board: 6 Days and 7:39:38 Hours Rep Power: 14	What does being pro Bush have to do with seeing the irony in that story??

12-10-2007, 02:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
SpoonMan999 Status: Jenova Clone Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 3,962 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 447 Spent time on board: 6 Days and 7:39:38 Hours Rep Power: 14	Let's leave this as a joke thread and keep the political stuff elsewhere, k? We'll just keep this as a funny little story.

01-07-2008, 01:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
Blue Status: uNvrHrdOfAMndAsPrvrtdAsMn Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: AloneInMyMind Posts: 2,741 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 434 Spent time on board: Days and :0:0 Hours Rep Power: 10	Dude Zero, who let you out of a cage. All I hear is a bunch of bullshit coming out of you. __________________

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