Keep America's Nuclear Power Plants Working For US

[Rennhack]

I have helped plenty of people get jobs but I don't come on here spilling it all over everyone, do you want a cookie or something? 

Where is this cookie line, I want my cookies.  I think I may have helped one or two people get a job.  I wonder how many cookies Eric Bartlett gets?

I think helping others is the standard... just like being a good Dad.  You're not supposed to be proud that you weren't a dead beat Dad... that's just expected.  When Rerun brags about helping others... all I hear is "I feed my kids, I'm a good Dad". -- You are supposed to feed your kids.

You are supposed to help others.  -- However, you are not supposed to be an a@@ while you do it.






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[hamsamich]

That's kinda what I was trying to say.  I like helping people get jobs, not something I'm going to brag about.   And people have helped me get jobs.  I appreciate it.

I would just like people to at least at a minimum acknowledge there are two sides to the nuclear power "question", whatever side you are on.  Nothing is ever just about what is the straight profit right at the second you provide a good or service, even on a small scale.  And power generation is something special.  That's why our roads and military are what they are today.  There is no way to see if we made a straight profit over the last 10 years by maintaining a great military as an example.  But we are relatively safe and secure.  Things like our military, roads, schools and power generation/grid can't be trivialized by saying "destroy everything that isn't making a profit today".  A nuclear plant isn't just a widget.

But you can have a conversation about the pros and cons on a forum.  I think all our nuclear plants should stay operating for up to 80 years.  Not everybody share that opinion.  I get that alot of them are having trouble competing with natural gas when you factor in "direct costs" for lack of a better term.  But there are other costs and advantages to using each type of pwer source.  Treating everyone like an idiot because they don't think exactly like you do sucks.  A forum is a place to have a discussion about something.  If you already know everything and the rest of us have nothing to offer, what are you doing here?

[Bonds 25]

Ok Rerun.....you speak the truth, well here is your chance.

What form of energy production produces more pollution.....like CO, CO2 and particulates? Which of these is the "cleaner" energy.....Nuclear or Natural Gas?

[Red Gold]

Nuclear power may or may not be dying, but this forum might be. Even just over the last couple years it seems like there's been a pretty steep decline in participation. Now it seems like just a few veteran traveling RP techs talking to each other. Maybe that's just my inaccurate view, caused by the relatively limited amount of time I myself can spend here. I sure hope I'm wrong.

[hamsamich]

That's why I try to keep people from complaining so quickly and adamantly when someone asks a question.  I was a member of another forum concerning car repair and the people there were soooo helpful.  There was some stuff I could have found myself but I didn't have all the terminology down so I asked alot of questions.  Later on I gave back and helped alot of the new people coming to the forum asking basic questions.  Seems like people are getting better on this forum though so there is hope!