Note: This letter to WUWT from Sherri Quammen was received today at at 1:47 PM PST and titled as: A “do it yourself” home global warming test. I present it in entirety, unedited, with appropriate citations for spelling and the original story. See follow up here. – Anthony
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When I suggested (WUWT May 22nd, 2007) that Mr. Watts park his gas guzzler in the garage, close all the doors and leave his engine running, it was a humourous [sic] yet effective attempt to make a point to all the ney [sic] sayers that man has drastically affected this planet’s climate as well as it’s [sic] very fragile, life supporting eco-systems.
I merely suggested that he try a little experiment at home comparing the effects from the exaust [sic] of just one running vehicle on his health as well as the probable increase of temperature in his garage. He obviously knows that many folks have commited [sic] suicide doing this or he wouldn’t have avoided the real issue and instead call me a vitral [sic] filled leftist or what ever he said at the time. If one car in an enclosed area ( like the Earth’s atmosphere) can kill someone, then imagine what six billion running cars can do.
In just the short time that the government insued [sic] a no fly rule after 9-11 where no planes were allowed in US skies, there was over a one degree cooling of the atmosphere’s temperature or something like that. Can you see where I’m going with this, or am I just another tree hugging earth lover with my head in the polluted clouds? I’m pretty sure this won’t be printed. We can expect as much from a man paid by the corporations to be a weapon of mass deception.
Sherri Quammen
Concow, CA
She seems to have a fascination with Anthony Watts:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/06/21/quote-of-the-week-australian-gassing-edition/
I blame the school system…
(Wait till she finds out excess CO2 is tipping over islands in the pacific.)
At some point in the distant future, someone will make a ton of money by having saved all such correspondence and compiling it into ‘The Book of Stupid’.
I haven’t read all of the comments, so if someone else has already stated this, then…. well count this as a seconded.
Man, Oh, man!…… Ok, yes, it is easy to make fun of Anthony’s friend Sherri. And, I share in the laughter. Clearly, she’s clueless. I’m a crappy speller, too, but I’ve the sense to employ a spell check to help with the difficulty.
All of that stated, I think this is an opportunity, and I hope someone, perhaps Anthony, will take the time to explain to the poor child why people are making fun. I’ll start…….
Ok, I see where it’s difficult to respond to Sherri in a manner that doesn’t drip with sarcasm and ridicule…… I had to write, and then re-write, and the contemplate, and then write and re-write again. But, someone should reach out to the poor girl! She’s mired in complete ignorance and has been wallowing in it for a very long time!!!
Anthony, has it really been that long? It doesn’t seem like nearly 5 years ago.
I was brought up to believe that you shouldn’t mock the afflicted.
I think Ms. Quammen should sue the teachers and administration of the high school that graduated her. (Assuming she graduated high school, of course.)
/snark
Sherri
Can I suggested a little test you can conduct in your garage, in company with a dozen or two of your like minded friends. Invite your friends inside your garage along with with adequate provisions for a stay of a week or two, close and seal all the doors. No need to start your car, just pass the time with some good books and the odd parlour game. If the environment inside your garage is truly like the earth’s atmosphere as you suggest, then you will be OK, if not then you were wrong. Should you prove to be wrong then I’m sure you will accept (or would have accepted) that it’s not just gas guzzler cars that need to be banned but humans as well as all other animals.
This is a joke Sherri please do not try this test at home.
Slide2112 says:
Wow, what a good one Slide. I’m still laughing too. And, I was afraid to use an explanation point after my wow because a previous poster was teased for using them too much.LOL.
Man, I think I lost five IQ points just reading that…unfortunately as others have pointed out such people are out there in large numbers.
And why political and/or religious lunatics manage to lead masses of people, lemming like, over cliffs with depressing regularity all throughout history.
Brian in Bellingham says at 3:00 pm: “Here is a picture of her at a rally:”
Funny she is exactly and precisely what I expected to see: middle-aged hippie, econaut, folk minstrel. And she needs to wash her hair, which was also expected.
May I suggest that Sherri get out of her garage—contrary to her statement, this planet’s climate is nowhere near as cloistered as Anthony’s garage*. Neither would one expect anything but an increase in temperature inside a garage that contained a relatively gargantuan heat source. May I also suggest that Sherri make a concerted effort to define “something like that” when attached to a definitive number—is that the same confidence interval as one, or is it two standard deviations? (On second thought, better not use the term “deviation” or she’ll sue for slander). And if she’s so tall as to be impacted by “polluted clouds”, maybe we should take her threat seriously and get Anthony some protection.
* I wasn’t aware that every person on the planet has “a running car” and a garage to house it, but if they did, all of those garages would cover just 62,000 sq miles, which is just 0.012% of the earth’s total surface area. But I’m sure her head would explode if she discovered Anthony’s car actually runs on a mixture of 41% coal, 21% natural gas, 16% hydro, 14% nuclear, 6% oil, 1% wind, and trace amounts of geothermal and solar (0.3% and 0.06% respectively)—for that’s the relative sources for the world’s electricity.
And finally, I wish those Big Oil and associated Evil Corporations would get Anthony’s address correct so he can finally start receiving all those checks. For all the abuse he’s been taking recently, that would only be fair.
/ sarc & derision
I am surprised that the average temperature In the US between September 11 and October 11 is only 1 degree.
[snip – that’s a bit over the top – Anthony] I’m sure Sherri is well aware of people committing suicide by drowning in water, quite frankly, it needs to be banned ASAP! Let’s face it, if people liked water so much then why would anyone use an umbrella in the rain?
Unfortunately, Sherri is just a water shrill, she probably works for the water department at city hall. What a hack.
very fragile, life supporting eco-systems.
Why are eco-systems always fragile? (or delicate or etc) Has there ever been a study which discussed a robust natural system?
Just curious …
If Ms. Quammen’s ignorance is representative of all eco-zealots, and I fear it is, we have a long row to hoe indeed.
Curiousgeorge says:
March 22, 2012 at 3:14 pm
‘ya know if you put yourself in an airtight space with a horse, the end result will be much the same as with a car. May take a bit longer, is all. Now imagine 6 billion horses spewing CO2 and methane, among other things. 😉
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If you thought CO2 was a problem….
Being very well acquainted with the subject of shoveling and moving “Road apples” I think I much prefer CO2. Pehaps “Surely” would like to come and clean the barn for a year and get acquainted with “Sustainability” up close and personal.
Well, see, just more proof that 9-11 was an inside job by the oil company owned G.W. Bush to bring down temperatures to make the global warming enthusiasts look bad.
This girl has the disease of many people: they want to “save the earth”. It makes them feel like a comic book hero. I sometimes wonder if they even really believe the BS about cAGW or if it is just an excuse to yell at normal people and show how “wonderful” they are. It was the same once with DDT, Ozone, and so on. Something will replace CO2 in a few years but no matter what it is — humanity’s existence will depend on fixing whatever it is.
We need a cool name for this “save the planet” disease. Ideas?
Peter Plail says:
March 22, 2012 at 3:59 pm
I was brought up to believe that you shouldn’t mock the afflicted.
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I’m not certain she is so much afflicted as stoned. As I gaze down on concow. I live in the mountains soaring above it. I am aware that a fair amount of pot is grown there. Given her diatribes that I found in the Chico News & Review (The local wild left of left free rag,) She is also completely infected with ecoblindess and is one of the people willing to do massive damage to the environment all in the name of saving it. She seems to have that kind of blind passion for her cause and doesn’t actually appear to think logically about things. Thus believing she must be stoned rather than afflicted.
Wel, i thik yu al ar bing two hrsh.
Anthony: Is WUWT under attack by the Rommulans or what? Getting a comment through with correct “handle” seems impossible.
REPLY: No, they just changed it so if you have a wordpress account you have to be logged in to wordpress under that email address – Anthony
Next time, ask the writer to send words instead of letters.
She may have hugged too many trees and breathed in the mercury they emit.
Maybe she can do something about keeping dyhydrogen monoxide out of the oceans and lower the sea levels.
Artists.
I prefer not to throw stones at Sherri because I have written some dumb things in the past as well. Not THAT dumb, but…
Dang…there goes my moral authority!
John A. Fleming says:
March 22, 2012 at 3:20 pm
….Confession: I too have teenage children who have a distressingly slack attitude to correct spelling….
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I would suggest you have your teens read this post and the reaction it generates because that is the reaction they will get from future employers.