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I have been doing it for years. No signs of trouble. My trailer is a clamshell. Tight enough to keep the critters out. I added some extra venting, soffit vents used on houses, two on each side at the bottom, one on each side at the top. There was already one vent at the top on each side. I think the extra vents help keep the temps down a bit inside the trailer, cooler air can come in the bottom, and out the top.

If they were 'peers', this would be no problem. Workplace romances happen all the time. He was the CEO, so by definition, she worked for him. That is where the problem. Most all companies of any size prevent bosses from having relationships with people who work for them.

Riding in the wrong places, and noise are not new problems. My brother found a copy of Life Magazine from 1971 in an antique shop someplace, and sent it to me. Some cool pics. If you can read the first page, the subjects of 'off trail' and noise are right up front.

Seems like a series of interviews, and some 'behind the scenes' shots of what it takes to keep trails open, and who does the work run on something like Sled TV might be helpful. Just as a way to get the word out. Follow a group of club members for a day as they clear brush and build a bridge, maybe even talk to a landowner, that sort of thing.

I think local control (state) makes sense, not federal. I see no problem with some sort of proof of your identity when voting, but there should be flexibility here. It is important to let every eligible person vote with a minimum of fuss. it's not OK to build in rules that suppress legal voters.

Problem is that it is not that simple. Some states, like the one they live in, allow you to put an X on your license or birth certificate, instead of a M or F. Doing this before the rest of the country is ready for it causes problems. The TSA is supposed to match up the info on your ticket (Name, address, gender...) with the info on your ID. This person has an ID with an X, and the only options Delta offers are M or F. So there is no way the info can match. This can result in a passenger not being allowed to board. The problem here is really with the more liberal states making it possible to choose something other than M or F before the other organizations are ready for it, and the insistence of some people to select these options. If they just picked the option that is 'close enough' on their ID, and lived their life the way they want to, there would not be a problem. These people want everything customized exactly for them, and they change the options they want to see on a regular basis. The big companies simply can't keep up.

I have to think that if Trump had been reelected, he would have ended it, everyone would have come home. Difference is, I think he would have cleared out the civilians first, them the military, instead of the other way around. Probably would have worked better...

Last I knew, Skully had retired from work. Not sure of anything beyond that.

I don't think Covid was Trumps downfall. If fact, he delivered a vaccine approval within a few days of the election, I don't think anyone went without a ventilator after all the screaming. Mercy ships put in place on both coasts, even if they were not needed. There were a lot of wins in an uphill battle that no one (worldwide) saw coming. People laughed when he made a comment about cleaning and reusing masks, then they built a facility near Boston to clean masks. I will agree that the beach in blood comment is a place where he maybe should have held his tongue, but he wasn't very good at that. I think we fared better than a lot of other countries. You won't get that from the media, and I don't think the administration took enough credit. Pointing out progress with Korea, decent control of Russia and China, tariffs, fewer people pouring over the border would have helped, if he could have done it without screaming and berating everyone all the time.

I think Biden won fair and square. I also think that if Trump had handled the first debate differently, and would have been willing to back off a bit on the rhetoric, he would have won. There were enough people frustrated with the hyperbole that they wanted Trump out, so a weak candidate (ticket, in fact) could beat him. Now, we have to live with the results of that.

Some might consider it good food???, but it's not fine dining.

I remember a few people were pretty pissed when he sold it, like a year after he got it.

There is a pretty good chance he is in jail.

I wonder whatever happened to sleddyeddie?

I live in Mass, and don't like some of the things they put us through, so don't think I am defending the state. But - Do you think it would be any different in New York?

Probably popular with people like trappers. Don't need to go fast. Super reliable and simple. Narrow, so fits through places a bigger sled won't, lightweight. I think they are air cooled, so good in low snow. Probably a good workhorse for that task, for small money, compared to something like an Expedition or a Titan.

That's terrible, and I hate that it happened, but I hope they put at least as much effort into looking for the killers of people there as they do for the dog.

I agree - some do, including the station nearest my house. Do you think 5% of stations have them? 25%? Maybe more? I really don't know, but my guess it is towards the lower side. My point is that the idea that in the event of a disaster that requires mass evacuation, it is not likely at all that all the electric cars will be stranded and blocking the roads, which was the original point. And, gas powered cars may not have much better opportunity to get fuel if there is a widespread power outage. The successful people will be the ones who are topped off with fuel ahead of time, whatever that fuel is. A little planning would go a long way, literally in this case.

I'm not saying it's perfect, and I am not ready to buy one for myself just yet. But, some of the excuses why it can never work are just silly. Charging stations are being built all the time, with or without the governments help. Range is getting longer. I could see companies like AAA having a battery on a truck that could give you the equivalent of a gallon of gas in just a few minutes. I still don't think that we will all be able to fill our gas tanks in the event of a region wide power failure, there aren't cranks on the side of gas pumps. Either way, if you are on E when an emergency happens, you are screwed.

What's a though process? Seems to me that your ride can be full of fuel when you need it, or not full. Seems easy enough to understand. It's about being prepared, and thinking ahead.

'bout time. Lets hope it comes...

Lots of people have cars in their driveways with empty gas tanks when they know there is a storm coming. I am not sure I see the difference. If there is a widespread power outage, it's going to be difficult go buy gas from a station with electric pumps, isn't it?

I am ashamed to say that I recognize that place, that is Logan airport in Boston. Been in that spot many times. Seems a shame that the dog doesn't have a mask, would think they would want to protect it as well...

I do know that for lots of women, getting an abortion is not just some simple medical procedure, I does haunt them for years (in some cases).

I get the MYOB thing, and I agree that to a large extent it should be left up to the people involved. But - I do have a strong feeling that there really is a second person involved, who should have some rights, and cannot speak for themselves. Lots of liberal people would say that we should stand up for people who cannot stand for themselves, but make an exception for abortiions. A woman should and does have a right to choose, I just wish they would be better at exercising that right BEFORE they are pregnant I have not counted, but there must be more than a dozen types of birth control to choose from.