Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It is now the catch phrase for the decade at my head office. We are on their shit list because the top brass can not grasp the concept that machining cast iron to make brake rotors could possibly use more power than assembling electronic modules.
This is especially annoying since we have lead the company in energy reductions for 8 years. When the German plants were doing nothing we were spending a pile of time and capital and reduced our energy use by 18% between 2008 and 2018. Now all of a sudden it is the CEO's pet so we are expected to drop 20% more it 5 years while using 2018 as the base line. Easy if you have never done a bold thing but damned difficult if you have been working all along.

On a related note does anybody know how many squirrels running in a wheel are needed to spin a Hessop vertical lathe?

I'm not seeing the problem - don't you have any streams in your area? -

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

The {MENTION}usernam{/MENTION} works. if you use the {MENTION=} you have to use the member id number (again substituting { with [)

that's why I wrote usernum not nam Unless member numbers can have many users, then, hell, I dunno....

[Clipdat]

Bubba says "Harness the power of nature!"

[Ultramaroon]

Thanks for writing that. It feels perfect.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

On a related note does anybody know how many squirrels running in a wheel are needed to spin a Hessop vertical lathe?

Depends on how much HP you need but, at least according to this guy, you need 1,334.7 squirrels per HP.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

that's why I wrote usernum not nam Unless member numbers can have many users, then, hell, I dunno....

Well, crap, I saw username not usernumber. You are correct, Sir.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

They do it already with carbon credits.

Yea, I know, still feels the same.

Like the old tobacco credits farmers used to use (and I'm sure for other crops as well).

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Well, crap, I saw username not usernumber. You are correct, Sir.

shit, I respect making the distinction.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Depends on how much HP you need but, at least , you need 1,334.7 squirrels per HP.

Does anybody know where I can get 266,940 squirrels?
Oh, times 30 since that is how many lathes we run.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Does anybody know where I can get 266,940 squirrels?
Oh, times 30 since that is how many lathes we run.

You would only need 38~ dogs per machine. That sounds a bit easier to manage though it may be a bit loud.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I'm not seeing the problem - don't you have any streams in your area? -

Well according to some geographically challenged bigwig in Germany the top 5 sites located in "water scarce zones" are Meza Arizona, Dubai, Windsor Ontario Canada, Woodstock Ontario Canada and Midland Ontario Canada. Apparently this meant that I had to track every drop of water we use and reduce the consumption by 50% in the next two years. It is important to note that none of the Canadian sites use water in process so our biggest use was flushing toilets.
It took me four hours and six calls to different people to make them understand that all three of the Canadian sites were right smack in the middle the Great Lakes basin (two are on the bloody shores of the lakes) which has 20% of the worlds surface fresh water and it isn't disappearing tomorrow. Apparently they got their "data" from some activist website that swore the great lakes would be empty within 10 years!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

You would only need 38~ dogs per machine. That sounds a bit easier to manage though it may be a bit loud.

How about half dogs and half squirrels?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

How about half dogs and half squirrels?

Your best bet may be elephants at about 81HP each. Plus you would have something to fuel the furnaces.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

How about half dogs and half squirrels?

Now I am wondering who would be last standing ? 19 dogs vs 133,470 squirrels.