Well, yes.
A hot water bottle for Mrs AFB?
I'm a Man Utd fan but was routing for Arsenal. I used to have a friend who ran a pub in Highbury Corner many years ago. My sisters partner lives in Finchley and has a season ticket for Arsenal (how much? 😳) and so Arsenal is the team I (kind of) support in London. Well, they won the Premier League, which given the choice you'd of preferred.
1): Yes, I have read Dune (and some of the sequels). It is one of the works of SF that I never warmed to, for a variety of reasons. Loathing Paul was only one of them.
There is a long-standing Honor Code at my institution, and it continues to be upheld. By pledging to the Honor Code on the top of every assignment, you affirm you haven't plagiarized, misinterpreted data, etc. - but this acknowledgement also means that you did not use AI on any part of the assignment. If you use AI, you must include a statement at the bottom of your assignment about which AI tool you used, how you used it, and the extent to which it was useful. Honor codes absolutely still work. Of course I'm not a professor so I don't know that side of it, but from what I can gather, definitely still works.
We need a drooling "smilie."!!! In the meanwhile I'll just use my words to say, mmmmm....delectable! Well, the olives and garlic, actually; peaches and nectarines aren't my favorite fruits. Early summer is definitely the best time for fruits and all sorts of vegetables, though!
I read about it. Weird to think a slightly bigger one wiped out the dinosaurs! We could just all have had a really crappy weekend!From yesterday
Did you hear it? Here’s what we know about a big boom heard around Mass.
People around Greater Boston and beyond felt and heard a loud boom Saturday afternoon, as reported across social media platforms.www.boston.com
I was in my house, when I heard the noise. Given that it occurred somewhere in/near the cape cod bay, it must have been really loud for the folks on the south shore.
Sounds like a typical weekend to me. Well apart from the oil change. No need for that with two EV’s in the house.
I'd rather change oil once every few months than have an EV.
Each to their own. But I’m never going back to petrol after 5 years. EV’s are not the future. They are the present.
You are free to believe that if that suits your situation. Maybe in another decade I may agree with you, but I would rather let that technology get truly tested by time until I consider one.
Well the way petrol prices have been pushed up these last few months, that time might come sooner than you think!
I am not saying you are wrong. There is a good chance you may be entirely right about what you say, however my issue with EV's is the tendency for them to have all these screens and fancy technology, rather than the them being electric in it of themselves. There are more points of failure that you cannot self diagnose yourself, if you have an electronic issue, you generally may not have the skills to repair that yourself - while with a gas powered car, you can, and I've done it several times over the years.
Well yes that is true. But modern petrol cars are just the same these days. But with less moving parts there are less points of failure.
What is good for your situation may not be good for someone else's. All I'm saying.
Of course it is! Me not burning fossil fuels is good for everyone!
Well, I suppose I've said all there is to say on that topic. We clearly don't agree, and that is fine.
To each their own of course, but realize EVs are much simpler than ICE vehicles (gadgetry aside, which seem to be in all car types now). They tend to have 50% fewer parts on average. ICE cars use controlled explosions that require a myriad of systems to manage it. EVs are simpler, more direct -- fewer and easier repairs over the long-run.
Electric is much better in my experience for things such as power tools (Chainsaws, Weed Trimmers, push mowers), that I am in full agreement on. Electric Riding mowers? No way, they cost as much as a full on car (then again due to the price increases, Gas Mowers are approaching similar prices, but as of now I prefer Gas Mowers).
I’ve never bought a brand new car. I never will. Buying a couple of years old and keeping for 5+ years seems to be the sweet spot for me. Always paid cash as well, but that’s just me.
That is one thing we are agreed on. I don't know who actually has the money to go to a dealership and buy brand new cars with the insane price gouging and interest rates going on these days.
