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@Eric, I am not saying it is the rich. It is the high taxes killing jobs in California.
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The unemployment rate is tied to the business climate-taxes are only part of that.
Another part is the amount of crap you have to go through to get anything done in this state. It always seems to require 42 state agencies, any one of which can say no for any reason (or for no reason).
Here's one example--I basically can no longer use my fireplace because of "bad air quality". By any actual measure, the air quality is better than it was 10, 20 or 30 years ago, but they've redefined "bad air quality" so that many more days fall into that category.
And because I have a fireplace (which I'm not allowed to use), I'm legally required to have a carbon monoxide detector in my home, in case the fire that I'm not allowed to burn causes a carbon monoxide build up. The most recent data I ran across in a short search is from 1979-1988 (when you could use your fireplace basically every day if you wanted), where it showed that non-vehicle carbon monoxide inhalation caused 270 deaths. Not per year--for the entire decade.
Nearly 1/4 of those occured in cabins or tents (where people might do something like run a kerosene heater or stove to keep warm, and didn't properly vent it). So because an average of 21 people per year died in houses from carbon monoxide (that's .00009% of the state population at the time), I'm legally required to install and test a carbon monoxide detector-in fact, I could not legally sell the house without one, and I couldn't have any sort of construction done (even something like an electric water heater our in the garage). I'm not saying it's a bad idea to have one, but to legally require it!? That's just asinine.
The unemployment rate is tied to the business climate-taxes are only part of that.
Another part is the amount of crap you have to go through to get anything done in this state. It always seems to require 42 state agencies, any one of which can say no for any reason (or for no reason).
Here's one example--I basically can no longer use my fireplace because of "bad air quality". By any actual measure, the air quality is better than it was 10, 20 or 30 years ago, but they've redefined "bad air quality" so that many more days fall into that category.
And because I have a fireplace (which I'm not allowed to use), I'm legally required to have a carbon monoxide detector in my home, in case the fire that I'm not allowed to burn causes a carbon monoxide build up. The most recent data I ran across in a short search is from 1979-1988 (when you could use your fireplace basically every day if you wanted), where it showed that non-vehicle carbon monoxide inhalation caused 270 deaths. Not per year--for the entire decade.
Nearly 1/4 of those occured in cabins or tents (where people might do something like run a kerosene heater or stove to keep warm, and didn't properly vent it). So because an average of 21 people per year died in houses from carbon monoxide (that's .00009% of the state population at the time), I'm legally required to install and test a carbon monoxide detector-in fact, I could not legally sell the house without one, and I couldn't have any sort of construction done (even something like an electric water heater our in the garage). I'm not saying it's a bad idea to have one, but to legally require it!? That's just asinine.
Is my paranoia of heaters useless?
Hal
It's pretty cold for California right now (46° degrees) and my family has the heaters on. I turned the heater off in my room and kept the windows open. I'm EXTREMELY warm still, I have bundled myself up in warm clothes and blankets... I simply can't stand the idea of breathing in carbon monoxide. Or suffocating from it. I also need to breathe cool air in order to sleep (even if I'm bundled). The idea of breathing warm air.. bothers me.
Is this completely stupid?
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I don't know if I would call it useful, but I certainly wouldn't call it stupid! Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless, and defective heaters and carbon monoxide poisoning do kill people every year. It's like being afraid of sharks. Which I am. So I don't swim in the ocean.
There's a couple of things that might help. You can get a good carbon monoxide detector at Home Depot for about $30. This would absolutely protect you. Or get an electric heater. Electric heaters don't produce carbon monoxide.
The chance of dying from a heater/carbon monoxide accident in your lifetime is 1 in 1,500,000.
The possibility of dying from a snake bite or bee sting during your lifetime is 1 in 100,000.
The chance of dying in a car accident in your lifetime is 1 in 80.
And sharks? 1 in 11 million. Yes, that's the highest odds here ... but it doesn't stop my phobia. But it's just a phobia, I don't feel any urge to swim in the ocean, and I'm perfectly healthy and happy otherwise. It's not a big deal.
You may not change this, even with the statistics, even with a CO detector, or an electric heater. Does it matter? No, not if you're not putting yourself in harm's way. Bundling is perfectly fine. Breathing cold air is perfectly fine. Or leave your door open so a little bit of the heat in the rest of the house can drift in -- it won't be too warm, but you won't be shivering either.
be well!
I don't know if I would call it useful, but I certainly wouldn't call it stupid! Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless, and defective heaters and carbon monoxide poisoning do kill people every year. It's like being afraid of sharks. Which I am. So I don't swim in the ocean.
There's a couple of things that might help. You can get a good carbon monoxide detector at Home Depot for about $30. This would absolutely protect you. Or get an electric heater. Electric heaters don't produce carbon monoxide.
The chance of dying from a heater/carbon monoxide accident in your lifetime is 1 in 1,500,000.
The possibility of dying from a snake bite or bee sting during your lifetime is 1 in 100,000.
The chance of dying in a car accident in your lifetime is 1 in 80.
And sharks? 1 in 11 million. Yes, that's the highest odds here ... but it doesn't stop my phobia. But it's just a phobia, I don't feel any urge to swim in the ocean, and I'm perfectly healthy and happy otherwise. It's not a big deal.
You may not change this, even with the statistics, even with a CO detector, or an electric heater. Does it matter? No, not if you're not putting yourself in harm's way. Bundling is perfectly fine. Breathing cold air is perfectly fine. Or leave your door open so a little bit of the heat in the rest of the house can drift in -- it won't be too warm, but you won't be shivering either.
be well!
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