Evidently, Paul McCartney had a luxury hybrid car FLOWN to him halfway around the world to avoid waiting for its delivery via ship, using something like 6000 gallons of jet fuel to do so. I don't think I can think of a better picture of a limousine liberal, with the possible exception of Al Gore and his private jets and 10000 s.f. mansion using 10x the energy of an ordinary home.
For reference, 6000 gallons of jet fuel (very similar to diesel) will power a 3/4 ton (diesel) Ford or Chevy pickup for about 120,000 miles. Also for reference, an unloaded 3/4 ton pickup also gets about the same mileage as McCartney's new "environmentally sound" hybrid.
You want an environmentally sound luxury car? Try this. Or a Super Duty Ford or 3/4 ton Chevy, or a Suburban or Tahoe. You can skip the gas guzzling hybrid Lexus, though.
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This may not have happened with Sir Paul's approval:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1951848/Paul-McCartney-'horrified'-as-his-eco-car-is-flown-7,000-miles-from-Japan.html
True, and I half wonder if the people at Lexus who shipped it don't miss the point at all. That is, the point of a 20mpg hybrid isn't environemtalism; it's to try to look environmentally conscious while still living in deep luxury and (ironically) trashing the environment.
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