As an Alaskan I have long flights to get ANYWHERE. I have subscribed to the ideal of dressing up or business casual since college. Makes the process feel better/agree about getting hooked up *as long as the flyer is also courteous, as you said* Thank you for your standards!

You make a good point, Doug. I rarely do it myself. As an Alaskan, I see temps that are a little lower than you folks in the lower 48 (yes, some parts of the lower 48 are colder than some parts of Alaska). That said, when it’s 30 below zero F and a little snow is blowing around, the wipers have a habit of freezing…

Having worked in the mining industry, I would like to point out that, as a general rule, you need roughly 1 ton of copper wiring per megawatt of power produced by a wind turbine. Also, solar panels are roughly 40% copper. High end electronics frequently *electric cars and hybrids* use significant amounts of gold…