Comments on: Palindromes: $35,000 tanning beds [UPDATE] http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/09/15/palindromes-35000-tanning-beds/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:57:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Megan http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/09/15/palindromes-35000-tanning-beds/comment-page-1/#comment-61619 Megan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:29:49 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/?p=939#comment-61619 As much as I don't like Sarah Palin she is totally right. The danger is not in tanning but in burning. Tanning is our bodies natural defense against burning and is the only reliable source for Vitamin D. Tanning in a tanning salon helps regulate the amount of exposure in a controlled environment so you can tan without burning. Megan www.tanningbed-free.info As much as I don’t like Sarah Palin she is totally right. The danger is not in tanning but in burning. Tanning is our bodies natural defense against burning and is the only reliable source for Vitamin D. Tanning in a tanning salon helps regulate the amount of exposure in a controlled environment so you can tan without burning.

Megan
http://www.tanningbed-free.info

]]> By: Goo http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/09/15/palindromes-35000-tanning-beds/comment-page-1/#comment-61462 Goo Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:48:30 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/?p=939#comment-61462 Stipulated: that the Alaska Governor installed a personal tanning bed is hardly on the level of importance of her policy stances and record in public office. But like a previous national office aspirant’s $400 haircut, it’s the sort of fact that can become emblematic of a larger narrative about inauthenticity, insincerity and overblown claims of “everyday people” street cred that have been floated by the McCain-Palin campaign about its newest member. Stipulated: that the Alaska Governor installed a personal tanning bed is hardly on the level of importance of her policy stances and record in public office. But like a previous national office aspirant’s $400 haircut, it’s the sort of fact that can become emblematic of a larger narrative about inauthenticity, insincerity and overblown claims of “everyday people” street cred that have been floated by the McCain-Palin campaign about its newest member.

]]> By: Josh http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/09/15/palindromes-35000-tanning-beds/comment-page-1/#comment-61427 Josh Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:41:44 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/?p=939#comment-61427 This is just one of many. And the strangeness of the thing resonates. Haircuts, anyone? This is just one of many. And the strangeness of the thing resonates. Haircuts, anyone?

]]> By: rb http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/09/15/palindromes-35000-tanning-beds/comment-page-1/#comment-61426 rb Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:39:52 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/?p=939#comment-61426 from hometanningbed.com (no joke, that's really a website) Impact on electric bills While a tanning bed may be compared to a large appliance in power requirement, in actuality it will not run nearly as long nor as often as other appliances. The actual impact to your electric bill is quite minimal. Let's look at the figures... SunQuest 24RS uses 12Amps on a 220VAC circuit 12A x 220V = 2640 Watts 2640W ÷ 100 = 2.64 Kilowatts The national average cost per Kilowatt Hour is around 8¢ 2.64 Kilowatts × ¼ hour (15 minute session) = .66 Kilowatt hours 8¢ per KH × .66 KH = 5¢ per session i know theyre selling a product and maybe downplaying costs, but still... i think youre trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with this. as you well know, there are much better points to criticize her on. from hometanningbed.com (no joke, that’s really a website)

Impact on electric bills
While a tanning bed may be compared to a large appliance in power requirement, in actuality it will not run nearly as long nor as often as other appliances. The actual impact to your electric bill is quite minimal. Let’s look at the figures…

SunQuest 24RS uses 12Amps on a 220VAC circuit
12A x 220V = 2640 Watts
2640W ÷ 100 = 2.64 Kilowatts
The national average cost per Kilowatt Hour is around 8¢
2.64 Kilowatts × ¼ hour (15 minute session) = .66 Kilowatt hours
8¢ per KH × .66 KH = 5¢ per session

i know theyre selling a product and maybe downplaying costs, but still… i think youre trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with this. as you well know, there are much better points to criticize her on.

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