oh me, oh my, oh bear
What’s the latest?
Other than running into bears… I’m limping. Coming from non-impact sports (you’re only ’supposed’ to increase activity mileage by 10% per season) the impact of running is hurting. I have given myself the start of stress fracture… so that means riding bike, and swimming. Ideally I wouldn’t be walking even (standard procedure is to have walking casts on for stress fractures) but I’m ambling along in the woods with the dogs. Also my friendly neighborhood chiropractor is helping, and I’m running in the river. If anyone in the Chelasea area has an elliptical type machine that I could use at some point, please contact me. Thanks.
As I write, I have Betty (looks exactly like the Fire Fox) and Dot next to me. If I give t
oo much attention to one, then the other is jealous. So I have an elbow on each of them, kind of a doggy sandwich.
Hybrid Hype
We (here at natbikes.com world HQ) don’t recommend electric and gasoline engine hybrids because their fuel economy can be 40 percent worse than the automakers report, their long-term reliability is unknown, battery replacement cost is estimated to run as high as $8,000 (U.S.), expensive electric motors are predicted to have a higfh failure rate from corrosion, their retail prices are incredibly high, and the potential resale value is no better than similar vehicles equipped with a conventional engine. For example, a 2001 Prius that originally sold for $29,990 is now valued at a disappointing $12,000 (and we’re only two years away from the expiration of that $8,000 battery warranty). Compare that to the price of a fully-equipped 2001 Camry CE V6, that sells for about $1,000 more–with no battery worries. (source: lemonaid)
Tap vs Bottled Water
- Tap water is more strictly monitored than bottled water
- 25% of bottled water is just filtered tap water (ie get a britta)
- Only 36% of plastic bottles are actually recycled, but 90% of the environmental damage has already occurred with the manufacture, and shipping of the bottle.
- Bottled water is $6.40/gallon, that’s $11.00 per toilet flush (tap water is $0.10/gallon)
In a nutshell your plastic tuperwares, and drinking bottles are poisoning you:
The easiest way to identify plastics containing BPA is to look for the recycling symbol #7 — generally the hard, durable plastic products you can see through. Some examples are Tupperware containers, Nalgene bottles, BRITA jugs and some baby bottles. The newer the product the more stable and safe it is, but over time and especially after heating, the polymers break down and allow BPA and other chemicals to migrate into foods. I think that is why you should change your baby’s bottle so often.
I actually had lunch with a Ph D Chemist a few years ago. On a whim he tested his water, and foods after being in different containers (I guess that’s recreation for him). Summary? He now brings his lunch water in a glass jar.
