@Aqua-Letifer said in No sh*t, Sherlock: @LuFins-Dad said in No sh*t, Sherlock: @Aqua-Letifer said in No sh*t, Sherlock: @LuFins-Dad said in No sh*t, Sherlock: @Jolly said in No sh*t, Sherlock: Can you imagine a Gulf Coast evacuation with a big hurricane bearing down? This is a point that I have brought up several times… Ever been in a situation like this? [image: 1662511524339-04015240-04f9-4465-a734-d7ad0b1c06cc.jpeg] I have. Twice. Once for 6 hours, the other for 10. I won’t be driving an EV as my primary vehicle, ever. Because in a gas-powered vehicle, you could just drive away? Most gas powered vehicles can idle and drive the heater for over 30 hours on a full tank. Most EV’s are drained in under 6 hours in below 32 degrees. And you're actually going to ride it out for over 30 hours in your car? Should it become necessary, I can walk some distance to retrieve gas from a station or siphon from other cars. You aren’t retrieving and carrying back a spare battery pack… Yes because when the road is snowed in with 6+ feet of accumulation, it's totally the gas that's the limiting factor. Look, I get it, EVs have a more limited use case. But pointing to freak storm events that happen in this area once a decade, in which gas and EVs alike are both going to be stuck, is about the worst argument you could use not to buy an EV. This coming from the guy that has bug-out bags ready to go? I’m not as bad as I used to be.. We don’t get many severe ice/snow events down here but I do toss the box with the 12 pack of water, emergency blanket, flashlight, hand warmers, box of granola bars, bag of rock salt, and a hand shovel into the trunk every winter… You should always make sure you are prepared for a SHTF event even when you don’t expect one… You know that… Now, a very good case could be made for having an electric assist bicycle…

@89th said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger": @LuFins-Dad said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger": @Jolly said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger": Minority youths hurt most. No, seniors will hurt the most as wage inflation devours their savings. I wonder if a study has been run to see how much of today’s inflation is due to the supply chain issues and how much to wage inflation? Indeed about seniors. And I think inflation is a combo of supply chain (COVID, now Ukraine), wages (COVID, now policies), and quite frankly...companies raising prices because they can (or have to, because of their own operating costs). Wages are a huge part of the problem for companies operating costs…

Going back to the original article... The article does not link the clots to COVID or the vaccine, saying there is not enough evidence. This raises a couple of questions: Are there actually more clots being found? If so, why? This dovetails with another observation... Autopsies. We don't do near the amount we used to. I remember back in the 80's, doing at least one or two a week (185 bed hospital). In 2014, we may have done one/month. Looking back at the old logs, we did an average of four per week in the late 1950's. Therefore...Is it possible morticians would see a trend before doctors?

@Klaus said in "Don't like this? Build your own!": It's not quite fair to only blame the big tech companies for this situation. The main culprit is email spammers. Agreed.

It's a thing of beauty, isn't it?

@jon-nyc said in This is a Safe Space …: @Aqua-Letifer said in This is a Safe Space …: @Klaus said in This is a Safe Space …: @Aqua-Letifer said in This is a Safe Space …: @Klaus Is there something you can do to help me block Ax? I'm serious. You can block a user if you don't want to see his or her posts. But I assume you already know that... You can't block admins. You can’t block admins, Mr Bond. And then the murders began.

Why would you lease from a guy who wants to put you out of business?

@Jolly said in The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick: the lads are getting to be a certain age... It's definitely in danger of turning into Last of the Summer Wine Link to video

wow

Yup, best state in the nation regarding unemployment rate (the only state under 2 percent, btw). I did my part by moving here!

Always liked this Steve Martin/Tracy Ullman bit... Link to video

It’s discrimination based on the color of the fur, I tell ‘ya, the whites making the brown the fall guy!

@jon-nyc said in Welcome to New York: I wonder why he was carrying 20k in cash anyway. Probably off to pay his taxes. Possible it was $2000 and the victim saw an opportunity… “Oh, and the original Warhol lithograph that I was taking to Christie’s…”

@Klaus said in So much to unpack: Are we talking about a massage or about a "massage"? Are we talking about him pulling out a sword, or pulling out a "sword"?