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  1. LargeMarge

    What are YOU listening to??

    Stephen Sondheim teaching his classic SEND IN THE CLOWNS: . Comments are instructive, as well.
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    Interesting Articles Relating to EVs

    . Centralized anything is a tempting target, a big target. . Centralized anything requires enormous distribution infrastructure. In the example of 'giant windmills', those rely on centralized factories, trucking (relying on centralized fuel refineries, predictable routes, centralized maintenance...
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    Social security

    . I have zero debt. I owe nothing to nobody. Prove otherwise.
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    Cash only at some National Parks

    . Which definition of 'service' are they using? ... the act of helping? ... the act of sex?
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    Interesting Articles Relating to EVs

    . a) Flying over Oregon doing surveys, I see a checker-board pattern -- clear-cuts between GMO* mono-culture crops... 'stump-farm' plantations. The forest is gone, replaced by rows of quick-grow "simulated tree-like" crops, engineered to withstand millions of gallons of Round-Up to eliminate any...
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    Interesting Articles Relating to EVs

    . 'People were and are encouraged, they should pay to correct the problem they caused'? Did I read that right? . Improve 'government' transportation, how? Armor-plate surrounding the bus-stop? Return to lead-acid batteries so 'all-electric' busses stop exploding in flames? . 'fuel prices are...
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    Eco Friendly Alternatives

    . I see we have a volunteer. Thanks for stepping up and doing whatever is necessary to keep 'those people' -- and we all know who they are -- in line, on track, and focused. . Oops. Did I de-rail the de-rail? Again [spanks keyboard]? . PS: lol lol lol etcetera etcetera etcetera. I would never...
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    Getting started

    MPG: We full-time live-aboard our ExpeditionVehicle. We rarely travel more than a hundred miles a month. Fuel is a very minor part of the budget. . . Sturdy Construction: We chose our foundation vehicle for its common components availability in the Western Hemisphere. Cummins 8.3 mechanical (no...
  9. LargeMarge

    30-Amp Circuit Analyzer melted

    . a -- a loose connection. Weak internal connectors allowed a small area to carry the entire load? If I was me, I would disassemble the female plug so I could fiddle with its innerds. . That would accomplish diddly-squat, but it gives me the delusion of a sense of purpose in our vast mysterious...
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    Eco Friendly Alternatives

    . Tuna fish! Olives! Coconuts! . An aside: Tuna shooters!... Yum-O! . . An aside: Points deducted for placing the word 'google' with the word 'just' in one sentence Even their proximity in one paragraph defies rationality. Kidding. zuck is my hero.
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    Carla's Camper

    Male Bumper-Pull Insert/Draw-Bar Bike-Rack . www.curtmfg.com/part/45810 . I acquired one of these at a second-hand store for a couple fedbux. I will torch off the top lip-reinforcement, then weld on a steel plate. Drill the plate, and bolt on a vice. . [edited to add] *** Entertainment Purposes...
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    Carla's Camper

    . I have zero experience as a trailer manufacturer. I am comfortable -- mostly -- using the judgement of the trailer and brake-controller engineers. . . [edited to add] An aside: Points awarded for 'judgement' with both 'e's as Mother Nature intended... ... instead of that unpronounceable 'dgm'.
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    Social security

    . If they were sincere about our Republic, they would be voting from the rooftops. If they were sincere about our Republic, they would be voting with nooses and lampposts. . On a lighter note: If they were sincere about our Republic, they would be standing in line for juror duty. If they were...
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    Social security

    . The vast majority of the time ['always'], I vote to sustain our Republic. This requires me to sublimate in favor of the greater good. I have no problem with this. An aside: The contraction "it's" followed by "been" reminds me of the time I went to the senior center for a class. But the...
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    Interesting Articles Relating to EVs

    . In Canada, semi-truck manufacturer EDISON MOTORS anticipates unlimited range. . Their rig uses a small genset to charge the massive bank on inclines. On declines, regen charges the bank with less dependence on the onboard genset. . I am impressed by their reluctance to hire engineers. Pretty...
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