The sad part is I didn't read that as 4 unique solutions but as just the normal progress of things.

I can get about 550 if I ran the tank from full to empty but wouldn't try that. This is on an '02 BMW 325i with a 5 speed manual, 0w40 synthetic motor oil, synthetic 75w90 gear oil in the diff, Bosch iridium plugs, K&N air filter, Stewart water pump, and Redline D-4 ATF in the transmission, and when it isn't freezing cold outside I can consistently get 33-36mpg communing to and from work. On a long road trip (about 3000 miles) I managed 38mpg over the whole thing and that includes about 1000 miles in the mountains of CO. Just because I drive a gasoline powered vehicle doesn't' mean I want to waste energy and resources.

That said right now an EV is border line for my usage since those mileage claims assume warm weather and I would rather not get stuck because I ran out of charge on a cold snowy day when people don't know how to operate their vehicles. For my wife even something like a leaf would be ideal and probably better than her current car since she drives so little. And by so little I mean her car rarely ever comes up to full operating temp and needs special care because of this.

Hey don't give away the secrete to becoming wealthy. Don't you know that to sustain the economy we need to spend every dime we make and then some.

In all seriousness I see way too many people buying vehicles that they really can't afford and even at my fairly well paying job am an oddity in that I drive a vehicle until it isn't worth repairing and then go pay cash for a different used one in good condition. I seem to spend between 1-10% of my income on a vehicle when I buy one with the lower percentage being spent on a beater truck/SUV for bad weather and doing truck things with. I have always been the last owner of every vehicle I have ever purchased and after I am done they get hauled off to the scrap yard and I get $200-$300 for it.

Personally I think this is the key. They were the first manufacture of EVs to make one that young boys would want a poster of to put on their wall, or would want a Hot Wheels car of. Seriously my oldest child really wanted the poster of the Tesla roadster at his school's book fair and my youngest though the Tesla roadster Hot Wheels car was really cool looking.

Also I would say most of the previous EVs were less "eat your vegetables" and more 1970s space cadet category (who wants to buy a strange looking little car), but the Nissan Leaf I would put in eat your veggies category.

Wow that is a bit concerning, then again it is Missouri and shouldn't surprise me. The only time I have been in that state I saw some interesting things. A couple that stand our were the 2 billboards on the highway right next to each other. The first one read something like "Jesus Saves, some church exit what ever", the second one was something like "Live XXX nudes, some other exit". The other was when I went into a gas station and saw a display of Jack Daniel's and other hard liquors for sale.

Also the gun show loop hole in Minnesota doesn't really apply as any dealer (FFL holder) there has to follow the same laws just as if they were in there store. If an individual is there selling their firearms then the private party sales rules apply but even those in Minnesota tend to be stricter than most states. I remember reading that if the transfer isn't registered and if the firearm is used in a crime within a year the original owner is still liable to some degree. I can't find the MN statute so my google-fu must be off today but I would have provided a link if I had.. So this has lead a number of private parties to only sell to people who have a permit to purchase or to people they have known for a long time. Granted this still doesn't stop the gang members from getting them but it does seem to keep the crimes of passion down.

Now if people would just store them properly as I get real sick of the kid finds parent's gun and shoots someone stories but that is a different rant.

I had a similar thought years ago when I read about the amount of lead fishing tackle lost in Minnesota lakes. The estimate was that about 1 ton (2000lbs) was lost in Minnesota lakes each year. Then I did a bit thinking and all that tackle would be a cube about a foot and a half on edge and thought it can't be that small of an amount. Then I realized that I didn't own any lead fishing tackle any more and was pleased that the amount of lead fishing tackle getting lost in lakes would continue to go down as it becomes harder to even find it.

Or you do what I do and go up to the cashiers at MicroCenter and ask for whatever is the current largest sized flash drive, SD card, or microSD card that is under $20. No packaging (unless it is the SD card case) and I have a new one that will last until I either fill it or end up destroying it on accident.

I think it varies mostly by family here but having the occasional drink was fine in my family. In my family it has been acceptable for underage people to have a beer, glass of wine, glass of the good stuff (take your pick) at family gatherings and outing as far back as I can remember. No one got shitface drunk either. Then again it was nice to when I turned 21 to actually to finally be able to go down to the liquor store and buy what I wanted.

Actually feral cats or cats people don't give a shit about do roam freely where I hunt, and there are all sorts of predators up there, I have seen the cougar on a number of occasions, been stalked by the wolves, seen a lynx at a distance, been about 2 feet from a black bear, have taken a number of coyotes, and have seen the foxes prancing down the road. There isn't a house for 5 miles in just about any direction and the house cat is not something that is native to north America. Also feral cats do do a large amount of damage to game birds like grouse.

Here is an idea if you don't want someone shooting your cat out in the woods don't let them wander around outside off of your property and be sure to get the damn thing fixed. We aren't talking about popping a cat that is wandering around in the park behind my house but ones miles from anyone's house out in woods. I know a lot of hunters and we all will shoot a feral cat, possum (they are not native here as well) and any other of invasive species. My neighbor across the street shot a feral pig a few years back while he was out deer hunting.

Well deer are really just giant stilted rats with their only real predator being something that has 4 or more wheels. Also would say deer are a problem because too many people think they are wonderful majestic creatures and feed the dumb things. You know your state has a problem when phrases like "urban deer herd" are used and one goes running through the state capitol building.

That is true but it is still a fairly solid red district even with Stillwater in there as Emmer did win by a pretty large margin.

If you have a vehicle that can run on E85 running on isopropanol wouldn't be a problem. Going up to butanol would be even better as it can basically be use in unmodified gasoline engines. As you point out neither of these is safe for human consumption but then neither is gasoline.

Well not exactly. Take shellac in water is is basically non soluble but in ethanol it is soluble.

I would have thought it was all the walking. Seriously they walk or take public transportation everywhere. Also even though their food is very rich it isn't the laoded with fillers stuff you find in the US but instead it is made with real components of food.

I would have thought there would be given how those people generally preach the benefits of eating organic hormone free, antibiotic free, free range, humanly raised, responsibly farmed food.