jp
Senior Member
Don't get me wrong, blue. Although admittedly, I do love rip-roaring, smoke-spouting, 2-stroke motorcycles from the 70s and GP racing. I'm also appreciative that the lead-filled soldering joints of my Mesa Boogie DC-5 instill in me an almost reverent sense of trust that I will turn it on, and it will always work.ce blues said:ah....a group of like-minded curmudgeons! Honestly, I sometimes have a problem getting a good joint when I use the compliant stuff. It is quite possible that I somehow unconsciously sabotage those joints because of my political aversion to the whole green/environmentally-friendly trend that has screwed up so many neat products over the years. I really loved leaded, high octane gasoline in my muscle car and pickups (also with big block V8s), I guess I'm just a throwback to the sixties.
blue
However, I do also, by choice, happen to live in a city famous for green energy and bicycle culture. I fully support green alternatives, whenever it's economically feasible, and quite frankly pragmatic. And it pains me that in America, smart practical choices that are good for everyone and the future are usually side-railed by politics and big money.
Despite my former co-workers wistful longing, they most assuredly wouldn't trade their pristine waterways, clean air, spotless healthy forests, and well-preserved countrysides and coastlines for better carb cleaner. Despite my hobbies, I would also do the same.