[TheForge] OT: Government waste

[Bob Ehrenberger]

At the BAM meeting last weekend I was talking to one of our members that is 
a park ranger. He said that they just finished upgraiding the lighting at 
his park and visitor center.  He said that the upgrade will save them 
$8,000/year in electricity.  And it only cost us $300,000.  Only the 
government would think that spending $300,000 to save $8,000 was a good 
idea, that's a 37 year payback assuming there is no intrest on the original 
investment.  If you figure in the cost of the money at 5%, they are loosing 
$6,000/year.

But that's OK they had a Fereral grant to pay for it.

Oh yah, now they have a warehouse full of old florescent light tubes that 
they will have to pay to dispose.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net