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That center of gravity scares 😨 me...

Think I'd prefer to sit in the water in our old Tahiti jet drive, with that big block screaming, spraying water everywhere....

Or, the Checkmate  making the Tahiti look like a 🐢 poking along. . .

4 hours ago, irv said:

Farmers are compensated to have wind turbines on their land . . 

Why not be a Solar Farmer ???   Solar Fields pay $650 or more per acre.    PER month... 

Seems worth it to cover every square inch of the farm with solar panels as a new cash crop.

1 hour ago, Steve753 said:

Nuclear and coal fire plants never fail.

   I advocate for all energy sources, however Nuclear + Coal plants burn, melt, and can explode....

  Nothing is immune from failure...

Wind, Solar, Nuclear, Water Power, Gas, Oil. Coal, all have their costs and short falls...

Till we welcome cold + dark world, we have to create power.

7 hours ago, Edmo said:

Generator and 4 gas cans in the bed. Charge while you drive. Simple solutions guys.

  Yes, . . .  A Diesel Electric hybrid!  Just put  the Miller Bobcat  welder in the back + get 50 amps constantly....

   Instant charge station with out waiting or looking for a station  

Creative American ingenuity  . . .

1 hour ago, Stephen Hawking said:

In the great state of Massachusetts I would need my wife's permission to get snipped. 

Creative people can "fudge" their way around the Ms. signature ...

Lots of surrounding states to accommodate dodging a paper tiger.

3 hours ago, Jerry 976 said:

Make it a National Holiday and offer incentives and tax credits for getting snipped???

They were offering to pay people to get the Jab why not money for a snip................... 

China promoted and offered snip jobs at a social fair years  back...

Don't recall the perks, but it was promoted as socially responsible.

. Yes it's a creative idea, and may keep New Orleans a little dryer ....

But how do you 🤔 

1.) Clean THE muddy Mississippi River water?

2.)  Supply electricity for the pumping system?

??   How many NEW  Nuclear powered electrical power plants would be necessary to power the pumps?

??  Is it remotely possible to power it Off the grid with Solar + Wind power?

Could the California customers afford such an expensive operation 🤔 ?

How would it operate if / when the Mississippi River is in a drought?  This has happened with in the last 20 years.

Maybe draining the Rio Grande would be more effective?

Either way, I'm game to work on a new pipeline.....  when does it start ?

2 hours ago, airflite1 said:

They haven't produced a Citation X for 5 years, I would have thought they'd have a Latitude. My Dad flew for Cat in the 70's when they bought their first Baron whenever he wasn't spraying, it was short lived when they didn't understand Weight and Balance, I still remember his last flight for them, he walked to the back, pulled the tail to the ground, walked away, never flew for them again . 😂

Edit: I am a big fan of the X, what a hot rod...

Brain dead day . . .  Gotta change initials to  XLS+  for an upgrade + price change...  gotta love a 5 million price increase . . .

Balance is fun.... just watch a 400 +  pound person bounce from the front,  to the back seat in a Lear35A

19 hours ago, airflite1 said:

The Textron plane landed while I was changing oil in Thief River, is there anyone left to fire?

There certainly arriving in style.  .

Is that a new Textron / Arctic Cat  owned. Cessna CitationX?

Definitely, nicer than Cats old fleet

On 6/24/2022 at 12:17 PM, s pump said:

Try a W12 you want a bad ass motor....

Bentley Continental GT...  wild ride.

More fun than most EV's + longer range.

This Conservative Republican openly supports ZERO Restrictions on anyone's medical practices !!!

Keep out of our medical decisions, procedures, drugs etc. . . Zero restrictions on any drugs, experimental drugs, or anything in the free world.

Stop dictating policy of what were allowed access to . . .The rich + famous jet around the world, bypassing our laws, searching for treatments.  .  .

The Feds + the FDA, aren't our friends for cutting edge treatments.

Keep everything between Doctor + Patient.

Politically, it's the stupidest outcome possible.  Roe v. Should have been reinforced.

Most likely, any politician with 1/2 a brain will get behind Federal Legislation to legalize abortion, and leave the issue to the patient and Doctor to resolve any procedures.

YES, brought to you  by the  DISNEY Channel,  prosecuted by Mickey Mouse and the Mickey Mouse Club as the jury.    Presented  as an  animated cartoon for the whole family's viewing  entertainment.

Only normal people like you, me and Martha Stewart are held accountable for using hear say evidence in our business dealings.

"Special"  people are exempt from standards for everyday people 

Probably settle the allegations for parking their Rolls Royce in a parking space reserved for EV's...    $ 25 dollar fine, suspended for prior community service.

The early 80's had some exciting cars if you looked....

We had a new 1983 BMW 320i,  when I was starting out.....  that little car was faster than a Corvette on the highway.

 European manufacturers built hi quality and fast cars.... pricey, but you get what you pay for.

Times haven't changed.... Audi's etron GT RS is wild...

Battery technology and manufacturing is the weak link.  Perfect that and you have a winner

Just  . .  Laissez Faire

And close ALL the social spending, starting with "free"  public schools.

5 hours ago, Matt said:

TBH, if I could get my wife to go for an EV as her daily driver, we'd probably have one by now.  She's not convinced on the range and tech... which is dumb because she never drives on the highway or goes more than 15 miles from home.

For the vast majority of suburban homeowners, at least one EV in the fleet makes total sense if you can charge it up at night.  Even if we'd only charge on 110v, an EV would fit the bill for us perfectly.

Spend an hour at your local Audi dealer looking and driving a etron GT RS...  the Technology in the product is cutting edge.

Range is around 200 miles, and top speed exceeds 150mph.

This has been discussed in LA,  there just isn't enough available or affordable space for massive charging stations....

There will have to be charging stations in most parking lots to meet demand.

Charging stations in work parking lots are convenient + a deciding factor if an EV is right option.  First hand an acquaintances brother opted out of an EV, as all the stations were taken at his Silicon Valley corporate headquarters.  . .

After last year's shortages + outages, it's questionable if the grid could supply 🤔 a huge influx of EV's.

More crude oil on the market should  begin softening oil prices...   retailn priced  should trickle down

It probably won't be noticed in a hot market . . . Lots of new people, driving prices up. 

More expensive neighborhoods, bigger operating costs. 

2 hours ago, steve from amherst said:

figured it wood ( would ) eventually , They are dirtier then coal.

Wood stoves  burnt hot are clean...

Tighten the air supply, add wet wood, trash.etc and you can see the dark smoke exiting the chimney and SMELL the stench as it lingers.

The operator is the culprit, more so than an EPA approved stove.

I'm running a Harman Accentra Fireplace Insert . . .  Not in love with it... noisy, needs too much tlc.  

PIA to clean it weekly to keep it operating efficiently...

Pellet inserts. Fireplace inserts were mid 3k upwards of 4k. . . Probably more with current conditions.

Really like new Viessmann condensation boiler... 98% efficient..just wish I could get LNG

Have to love expensive oil... maybe I can sell dead timber . . .

Before Covid, Democratic selectman shut down town hall on Friday's claiming they will SAVE money.

They FORGOT to mention most of the staff were salaried + paid anyway.

Hard to believe Amazon would sell this book.  .  .  .

7 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

those are long term solutions that don't provide immediate relief.  

the biggest factor in global oil prices ATM is Russia and Trump's pal Vlad

Or, we could wait till fuel magically appears.