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  • AxtremusA Away
    AxtremusA Away
    Axtremus
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    #1

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/04/imagine-virginias-icy-traffic-catastrophe-with-only-electric-vehicles/

    Interesting comparison with Norway, a cold place with high adoption rate for Electric Vehicles.

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      Aqua Letifer
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      #2

      "When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm" doesn't make any sense. Maybe what you meant to say was, "When Electric Vehicles Get Stuck in an Icy Winter Storm."

      Please love yourself.

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      • MikM Offline
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        Mik
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        #3

        Hit a paywall. What does it say?

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • MikM Mik

          Hit a paywall. What does it say?

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          LuFins Dad
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          #4

          @mik said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

          Hit a paywall. What does it say?

          It says it would suck if you were in an electric vehicle and got stuck in the Virginia 95 nightmare from the snowstorm on Monday. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on a 120 mile stretch of 95...

          Yeah, it would suck. It would also suck if you ran out of gas.

          The Brad

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            89th
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            #5

            I have a friend of a friend who was stuck for 26 hours. Even gas vehicles had to turn off their engine after a few hours, which is pretty dangerous.

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            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

              "When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm" doesn't make any sense. Maybe what you meant to say was, "When Electric Vehicles Get Stuck in an Icy Winter Storm."

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              89th
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              #6

              @aqua-letifer said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

              "When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm" doesn't make any sense. Maybe what you meant to say was, "When Electric Vehicles Get Stuck in an Icy Winter Storm."

              Think lots of people dropping linking verbs and pronouns

              Sorry, I think a lot of people are dropping their linking verbs and pronouns.

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              • MikM Offline
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                Mik
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                Well, it kept Tim Kaine out of Washington for a day, so there's one silver lining.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                  @mik said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

                  Hit a paywall. What does it say?

                  It says it would suck if you were in an electric vehicle and got stuck in the Virginia 95 nightmare from the snowstorm on Monday. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on a 120 mile stretch of 95...

                  Yeah, it would suck. It would also suck if you ran out of gas.

                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                  @lufins-dad said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

                  @mik said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

                  Hit a paywall. What does it say?

                  It says it would suck if you were in an electric vehicle and got stuck in the Virginia 95 nightmare from the snowstorm on Monday. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on a 120 mile stretch of 95...

                  Yeah, it would suck. It would also suck if you ran out of gas.

                  If nobody drove anywhere and only went within walking distance of their home during weather events, this problem could have been completely avoided.
                  .
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                  .
                  See me? I could write for the Washington Post's 'Stating the bloody obvious and charging for it' column.

                  I was only joking

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @lufins-dad said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

                    @mik said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

                    Hit a paywall. What does it say?

                    It says it would suck if you were in an electric vehicle and got stuck in the Virginia 95 nightmare from the snowstorm on Monday. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on a 120 mile stretch of 95...

                    Yeah, it would suck. It would also suck if you ran out of gas.

                    If nobody drove anywhere and only went within walking distance of their home during weather events, this problem could have been completely avoided.
                    .
                    .
                    .
                    See me? I could write for the Washington Post's 'Stating the bloody obvious and charging for it' column.

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                    #9

                    @doctor-phibes said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

                    If nobody drove anywhere and only went within walking distance of their home during weather events, this problem could have been completely avoided.

                    Yes, Mr. Biden should make this a mandate.

                    We didn't see this sort of problem with Mr. Trump in the whitehouse.

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                      George K
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                      #10

                      dan_crenshaw_kamala_harris_tim_kaine_virginia_snow_storm_1-5-22.jpg

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • LuFins DadL Offline
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                        LuFins Dad
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                        #11

                        You know that they tried to pin this on Youngkin, right?

                        The Brad

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                        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                          You know that they tried to pin this on Youngkin, right?

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                          @lufins-dad said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

                          You know that they tried to pin this on Youngkin, right?

                          Jonah Goldberg did, I know. Boy did he catch it, LOL.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Jolly
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                            Jonah deserved it.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              Mik
                              wrote on last edited by Mik
                              #14

                              The governor is responsible for a heavy snow?

                              Edit: Especially a governor-elect?

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                Mik
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                                #15

                                Just in case you want to see it.... what a maroon.

                                https://www.toddstarnes.com/national-news/moron-alert-jonah-goldberg-blamed-incoming-youngkin-for-i-95-disaster/

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                • MikM Mik

                                  Just in case you want to see it.... what a maroon.

                                  https://www.toddstarnes.com/national-news/moron-alert-jonah-goldberg-blamed-incoming-youngkin-for-i-95-disaster/

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                                  George K
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                                  #16

                                  @mik notice he did NOT call out Governor Blackface.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • MikM Offline
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                                    Mik
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #17

                                    Yeah, I did notice that.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      LuFins Dad
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                                      In all fairness, he didn’t call out Youngkin, really, either. However, the Only-Trumpers used it as an opportunity to attack and he tried to extract himself from the whole thing.

                                      I’m far closer to Goldberg’s POV on most issues than I am to say MJT, and I think it would be more than a waste to alienate him from the party.

                                      The Brad

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                                      • MikM Offline
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                                        Mik
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                                        Yeah, he did. He implied that the governor was not doing what he should. Before he was sworn in. Goldberg is supposedly a journalist. You check yourself before you wreck yourself.

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                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                          In all fairness, he didn’t call out Youngkin, really, either. However, the Only-Trumpers used it as an opportunity to attack and he tried to extract himself from the whole thing.

                                          I’m far closer to Goldberg’s POV on most issues than I am to say MJT, and I think it would be more than a waste to alienate him from the party.

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                                          George K
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                                          @lufins-dad said in When Electric Vehicles Stuck in Icy Winter Storm:

                                          In all fairness, he didn’t call out Youngkin, really, either.

                                          "If I was (sic) Glenn Youngkin, I'd be flooding the zone to get this I-95 crap fixed. DC suburbs are vengeful about this kind of thing.

                                          So, yeah, he did call him out, mistakingly thinking that GY was the governor.

                                          Alternative read: "The governor isn't doing his job."

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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