Just wondering if Belco have started their rolling blackouts yet? My landlord came down this morning to tell me to expect power outage today between 9 and 4. Not sure if this is for maintenance or this is the start of rolling blackouts.

Cool. Thanks for the info. Lab is offline.

Future generations will look back and marvel about the one time bounty of complex molecules... "they just burnt it".  

Thanls for the welcome, may i however counter the peak oil argument with this one:

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38645

Bit long winded but interesting nontheless

Thanks for the opposing view to peak oil FS, but I'm afraid I've got to apply my standard rule: if you read it on the Internet, assume it is a lie.

I just don't buy the idea that Methane can be converted to the complex petrochemical molecules we know as oil.

@ DG2K - too bad about the pump, that sucks!  Have a karma point on me; I know it doesn't help pay for the replacement, but take it as a token of good will.