On Sep 7, 12:26 pm, Peter A <pait...@CRAPnc.rr.com> wrote:
> In article <1189180464.878820.41...@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
> nancy-doo...@uiowa.edu says...
>
> > Just a bunch of B.S. to me - if I'm hot, I'll turn the A/C down; if
> > I'm chilly, I'll turn the furnace up. I'm not the same temperature
> > all day long and the equipment (and the energy industry) isn't going
> > to dictate how comfortable I can be.
>
> > Yes, the former Soviet Union and China, among others, contribute
> > hugely to bad air. So do volcanos, for that matter.
>
> The classic rationalization for selfish behavior. "Others are worse so
> I'll just do whatever I please, the rest of the world be damned."
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

Well, Peter, it's a good thing that you are where you are - I'd hate
to use up all the energy you deserve and I'm depriving you of. I
didn't rationalize anything. I agreed with what someone else said.

My behavior isn't selfish. In my case, it's survival. And it's
enabling me to be productive.

N.