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I could wire up private solar electricity without an electrician (I have been a factory mechanic and wired a room of a house age 11). but it rains 270 days a year here. I've looked at wind power. My country trailer is at the top of a hill, but every supplier is obsessed with putting expensive...

That Rivian is UGLY. I am definite I have never seen one. I find 20 mpg on a 8' bed F-150 to be amazing myself. 23 mpg freeway on trips. My 1976 F-150 got 11 mpg. The best I got was a 1970 International 1 ton crew cab p/u which got 13 mpg. The 1966 F-100 my father loaned me got 16 mpg, but...

I have never seen a Rivian p/u. I have never seen an ad for a Rivian on TV. I have never seen a news story about a Rivian. When I was driven off the bicycle by my heart, which went from 250 w to 50 w in one surgery, I looked for a Ford Lightning. Not available in stock. Bought a 20 mpg F150...

I tried to buy an electric F150 for ~$47000 in 2025. Something that would carry a 24" extension ladder, or a 4x8 sheet of plywood that would not blow away. Like an Amazon delivery truck maybe. Not available. 6.5' bed only electric F150. Zero in stock. Tesla's truck is a fashion statement, not...

Parmesan Spinach Artichoke dip on zero carb tortilla (cut up into chips) followed by Pine Nut flavor Hummus dip on same chips. Lettuce onion mushroom or tomato salad with zero sugar ceasar dressing. 2 oz turkey or chicken or ham & cheese on 1 slice 1 gram sugar Butter Bread. 1 tblsp Zero sugar...

When I was in 2nd & 3rd grade, the teachers made us announce the answers to sums & differences on flash cards. It made us very fast, and allowed me to see the answers to addition and subtraction instead of running the answer through my cortex. I am still more accurate at long sums, like income...

Indiana must be paradise. My city AC power (Duke Energy) hasn't gone off more than 10 seconds except when a semi truck trailer knocked down an electric pole across from the shopping center 2 blocks away, 12 years ago. 10 hours to replace that pole. I keep a 12 VDC light in the kitchen that...

Indiana must be paradise. My Ford dealer never calls me. They send me a polite letter every now & then. The wife's Hyundai has needed no warranty work in 8 years. It was delivered with a miss, and new plug & coil pack did not fix it. A bottle of STP gas treatment fixed it. I get a letter from...

There is one subscription I have been considering. Ford offered a service program in the mail. I have been considering the 10 years 125000 mi option. So much digital **** probably made in *****. I have had 4 recalls for software in 10 months, and one mysterious incident. Recalls were...

I bought a new 2025 F-150 in June. I need the 8' bed for home repairs & moving pianos & organs. I've been ignoring FordPass. The free Ford app for my phone requires a username and password, so I have been ignoring that too. The biggest downside is that I cannot call anybody to tell them when I...

Here is a two wheeler from trek...

DD motors have no torque until they get over 12 mph. They use massive mounts of watthours climbing any grade over 4%. I abandoned mine in 2020 after 2 unsatisfactory months. The post about using the gears of a mid-drive to climb hills is a big laugh. You have to have a rear sprocket of 48 or...

My Mother rode a bike until she got a driver's license when I was age 6. Until age 5 I rode in a seat over her front wheel, that my father built out of steel strap and masonite. Helmets were not invented yet. Child carriers & car seats were not invented yet. Plastic was not for sale yet, except...

I have had stitches on my chin 3 times and in 2017 I broke the jawbone. Did not hurt much. Having teeth wired shut for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Newyears was worse. I tried to buy a bike helmet with chin guard before the 2017 accident, but did not know the secret code. Kept getting ventless...

CNN explained US gas price jump today. European refiners are not getting crude from their normal suppliers. There are refineries in Kuwait+Iraq+Arabia that cannot ship. Jet fuel supplies in Europe are down to 4 weeks. Turkey air cut 43 air destinations, Lufthanza cut a bunch of flights...