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Well, they did stop making Saabs... jberryhill Aug 2013 #1
Bwaaaaaaaaah hahahahahha malaise Aug 2013 #3
Aw Jeez, just another Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #53
Another DUzy malaise Aug 2013 #56
Thread win on the first post. Well-played, sir. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #6
Yup! True win... Agschmid Aug 2013 #12
lol. good one Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #17
I always had a secret love for saabs Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #21
I did too. Then I bought one. jberryhill Aug 2013 #22
Maybe thats my problem never owned one in fact I have never owned a car lol Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #24
Owning a Saab is a lot like not owning a car jberryhill Aug 2013 #27
I've heard the same about Jags which of course my dream car is one the XJ220 Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #28
I have heard Jags stay in the shop Heather MC Aug 2013 #72
It voids the warranty to take them out of the shop, I think jberryhill Aug 2013 #79
ha ha thanks I will stick with my great white horse, my mini Van. She's not p Heather MC Aug 2013 #83
It is like owning a fighter jet, since that's what the were originally created to produce. Sirveri Aug 2013 #36
But with much higher payments/expenses. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #43
Stop it! You're killing me! 7962 Aug 2013 #67
Without a Saab, it's easier to walk out through your garage to the bus stop jberryhill Aug 2013 #78
Thanks for starting my weekend with a smile. 7962 Aug 2013 #81
My Saab hated and betrayed me from day one. NBachers Aug 2013 #60
DUzy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DainBramaged Aug 2013 #66
How about harvesting the Pacific garbage patch? NV Whino Aug 2013 #2
Seriously. silverweb Aug 2013 #4
LOL malaise Aug 2013 #7
This was my first thought as well lordsummerisle Aug 2013 #10
because it's filled with particles about 1mm and smaller in diameter snooper2 Aug 2013 #23
Not to worry, there are plenty of other garbage patches NV Whino Aug 2013 #25
Yep, I would start with China and some countries in Africa snooper2 Aug 2013 #26
They'd use more energy getting it to Sweden tularetom Aug 2013 #33
I don't think the Swedes are burning Jenoch Aug 2013 #29
It's looks quite do-able NV Whino Aug 2013 #54
Someone is gonna do it, eventually .... and I can't wait until they do! MADem Aug 2013 #32
Probably be afraid they'd get some of the glow-in-the-dark Japanese matthews Aug 2013 #85
Ah, there is that possibility these days. NV Whino Aug 2013 #87
I had a neighbor who marveled at how little trash I generated. Wilms Aug 2013 #5
It's amazing how one can reduce garbage malaise Aug 2013 #8
I use the service so little i tried to opt out, but the city wouldnt let me, 7962 Aug 2013 #69
Since this place implemented recycling it's a bag a week nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #15
If you get composting, its amazing how much that cuts into the garbage as well... Salviati Aug 2013 #18
Apartment living, or I would nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #30
Our family of four sets out 1.5 bags of trash a week AllyCat Aug 2013 #55
Yay! NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #9
Thanks malaise~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #11
Couldn't we send them Congress? n/t winter is coming Aug 2013 #13
. ProSense Aug 2013 #14
That's mroe trash than they need malaise Aug 2013 #57
They are short on garbage. Not toxic waste... think Aug 2013 #76
The point being that energy should not be extractive. And needs to be generated as close to source KittyWampus Aug 2013 #16
Yes you have malaise Aug 2013 #20
Yeah, it's in all the IKEA stores here jberryhill Aug 2013 #19
At least IKEA uses sustainable wood. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #48
Or at least they say they do caraher Aug 2013 #65
You go Sweden! Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #31
You're welcome malaise Aug 2013 #40
Sweden does just about everything right. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #34
This only leaves us with only option Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #35
Someone really needs to stop these anti-murican enviro socialist euro-trash burning hippie freaks. Zorra Aug 2013 #37
the swedes started privatizing their education system in the 90s. they were early adopters HiPointDem Aug 2013 #39
Well, they are the right wing of Scandinavia. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #42
It does not appear that Sweden has "privatized" it's educational system. Zorra Aug 2013 #74
you need to do more research. the majority of 'free schools' are private, for-profit. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #75
perhaps a new export market has just opened up for us? 0rganism Aug 2013 #38
But we were just assured that this cannot be because Sweden is a radical, far-left, idealistic Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #41
If it weren't for all the cat litter, we'd be down to spooky3 Aug 2013 #44
Wow!! That's amazing! xoom Aug 2013 #45
We could send them Ann Coulter. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #46
and John Tierney! MisterP Aug 2013 #68
Nope. Brigid Aug 2013 #84
I hadn't noticed you already posted this. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #47
The more the merrier malaise Aug 2013 #59
and the Dutch have run out of prisoners! trusty elf Aug 2013 #49
Shit I thought it was a Comrade Eddie thread. stonecutter357 Aug 2013 #50
I guess we know where we can send that barge from NYC... (NT) Heywood J Aug 2013 #51
Howzabout we send em our trash? Uben Aug 2013 #52
plasma gasification. all that trash is free energy and useable slag. Sunlei Aug 2013 #58
We could probably end the use of petroleum products for fertilizers. Crowman1979 Aug 2013 #61
Here in San Francisco, we're at 80% recycling. displacedtexan Aug 2013 #62
That's pretty good malaise Aug 2013 #64
Maybe the US can send them some of our garbage. Remember the Auntie Bush Aug 2013 #63
I remember that well malaise Aug 2013 #71
Would they accept the trash the GOP creates???? benld74 Aug 2013 #70
Creates? malaise Aug 2013 #73
I'd like to know more about ALL the systems in the countries that are working better than ours, snot Aug 2013 #77
We are just a turd world country anyway. BlueJac Aug 2013 #80
Back in the 80s' when I was working the horse tracks there was a training center in Florida toby jo Aug 2013 #82
For-profit operators ARE allowed to run schools in the US. raging moderate Aug 2013 #86
Exactly gopiscrap Oct 2013 #91
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #88
Factorys TVDS Oct 2013 #89
welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #90
No but I can join in welcoming you to DU malaise Oct 2013 #92
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