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Iceland Is Growing New Forests

newtboy jokingly says...

Two months is probably longer than their planting season though. It is Iceland.

notarobot said:

For context on what it takes to plant 3 million trees:

I worked one season as a planter when I was younger and put just under 50,000 trees in the ground. It was my first (and only) season doing that job. So in theory, twenty rookie planters could plant a million trees in about two months.

Hulinsheimar Mýrdalsjökuls - Iceland

newtboy says...

I'm torn by videos like this.
On the one hand, they're gorgeous and expose many to the graduate of wild nature.
On the other hand, they totally ruin that experience for anyone who went through the expense and trouble to actually be in that natural wilderness.

Imagine you've spent thousands to travel to Iceland, and after days of travel you finally get to the pristine wild you were hoping to find....then HRRRRUUUMMMM....the next few hours are spent listening to the loud noise and scenery ruining of a large drone flitting about, almost following you through the wilderness, ruining the whole experience.

Exactly that happened to my wife and I in Iceland. The assholes went so far as to pass the "do not pass" signs and not only flew around, but set up and stood directly in front of the amazing waterfall we had hiked to see, for hours, even when asked to move.

I think there need to be severe restrictions on drone flying in natural parks and wilderness areas...like 4 days a year when it's allowed and no other times or something. Your beautiful video shouldn't trump the enjoyment of the others who took the trouble to get there, far from civilization.

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newtboy says...

Next time you're in Iceland, be sure to do a formula offroad driving session. ;-)
I was too broken for such a ride, but it looks awesome!

Thanks for the quality

ChaosEngine said:

My wife got me a monster truck driving session for my birthday a few years ago. Most fun driving thing ever!

Monster trucks rule.
*quality

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StukaFox says...

That's nothing -- on Iceland Air, they charge you an extra 50 bucks just to sit on the inside of the plane.

Fairbs said:

this feels much like what the airline industry is doing; recently I bought an American airline ticket or so I thought... the ticket I thought I was buying had a ton of ridiculous restrictions so I ended up paying another 30$ to be able to pick my seat, not get on the plane last, be able to use the overhead bin, ... and from there, they had charges for the premium seats which 5 years ago were first come first served

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StukaFox says...

That's gotta be either Aeroflot, Iceland Air or Easy Jet.

Oh, wait, you're actually flying somewhere so it can't be Iceland "Thanks for the six-hour wait in Amsterdam, you fuckers!" Air.

Why We Constantly Avoid Talking About Gun Control

ChaosEngine says...

So if we can't prevent 100% of shootings, we should do nothing?

Also, bobbies with sticks works just fine in Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, Norway, Iceland.

harlequinn said:

I don't know where you live, but you can hire or steal a truck pretty easily here in Australia (one of the most heavily regulated countries in the world). And our regulations haven't stopped recent idiots mowing down people with cars on purpose (Melbourne!!!). They're thinking of putting bollards in place in strategic locations - because you can't regulate away what we don't want happening.

Yes, some things kill at lower rates than the examples but I had to end somewhere.

Vehicle ownership is not essential. You can have public transport service everyone just fine (e.g. Singapore). Of course, some people argue that what is good for Singapore may not be suitable for themselves (i.e. it is essential in my scenario because I say it is). And you can extend that same argument to firearms (that they are essential in someone else's scenario). Firearms have a measured economic benefit, protection benefit, health benefit (active outdoor sports), military benefit, etc.

Modern civilisation works fine (I'd argue it works better) without private vehicles. Try having a civilisation without firearms - you'll have to have awfully large mobs of bobbies armed with nothing but sticks. Good luck with that

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newtboy says...

My answer...twice broken back. I was afraid I couldn't take the bouncing, so I didn't do it when I was there last year. I SOOOO wanted to, though. If it had been at the end of the trip and not the middle, I probably would have chanced it, but a week of my wife dragging me around Iceland totally broken because I just had to play would have probably gotten me divorced.
Also, $500 for 10 minute is hard to swallow.

ChaosEngine said:

I don't understand the presenter.

I literally cannot fathom how (if you were at all into driving) you could watch that and turn down the opportunity to drive in one.

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newtboy says...

My wife and I went last year for about 9 days, drove the whole island's perimeter. We stayed at airbnbs, around $100 a day for 2 people, and Iceland's version of rent a wreck wasn't bad (I don't recall how much, but I am a seriously cheap bastard, so it couldn't be much). Most stuff was free, the attractions are mostly nature, but true, food and gas weren't cheap at all.
Many times you can get a deal where you accept a few days layover and get free lodgings, they want tourism.
Definitely worth looking into...I hope you can swing it. Good luck, and good travels.

Sarzy said:

Yeah, you're not the first person to tell me to go to Iceland. I definitely wouldn't mind checking it out, though I think it might be a bit out of my budget. Not just because it's generally expensive (though that's definitely what I've heard), but also because I think I'd have to rent a car, which really adds up when you're on your own and don't have anyone to split expenses with.

What I've been up to (Blog Entry by Sarzy)

Sarzy says...

Yeah, you're not the first person to tell me to go to Iceland. I definitely wouldn't mind checking it out, though I think it might be a bit out of my budget. Not just because it's generally expensive (though that's definitely what I've heard), but also because I think I'd have to rent a car, which really adds up when you're on your own and don't have anyone to split expenses with.

newtboy said:

Iceland. You won't be sorry you made the effort. Not certain if you count that as Europe, but it's worth seeing.

Why Switzerland is the Safest Place if WW3 Ever Begins

newtboy says...

Interesting, but geography doesn't protect from ballistic and or guided missiles, the most likely weapons of choice.

In the event of a nuclear attack, is being a vault dweller really what you want? It's something to consider....I don't want to be a Morlok.

I would feel far safer in Iceland. Who's going to nuke anything anywhere near Iceland? Europe, on the other hand, has plenty of targets...and would probably have plenty of desperate dying people to deal with. They're as scary to me as the bombs if not more.

What I've been up to (Blog Entry by Sarzy)



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