Are you comparing flights with 2 or 3 weeks advance notice? Are you also comparing state owned airlines with privately owned ones?

It's not realistic to expect someone to maintain that singular position for the entire trip.

How does one "move/deposit those gift cards back into their bank account"?

It's not that easy. The beverage cart is often in the aisle for long periods of time - that prevents someone from putting their legs in the aisle and trying to sleep.

The flight crew will also warn passengers if their legs are too far out.

It's not quite that simple - customers can require the certification. If a customer is sizable enough, the suppliers will have comply to stay in business.

For real world examples, look at the power that the state of Texas has wielded in text book requirements and the state of California with warning labels.

This isn't accurate. The police are under no requirements to act - they even won a Supreme Court case regarding the matter.

Maintenance is not the only cost associated with roads.

You're confusing Electrical Engineers with Electricians. If you knew anything about Electrical Engineering, you'd know that. I don't mean to be mean, but that's just the truth.

Electrical Engineering is hard - it's not something that you can pick up by just pick up on your own by reading some wikipedia articles.

Just curious, why do you think that being a software engineer qualifies you as an electrical engineering expert?

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Not all areas have the geological or topographical features necessary to feasibly create a pumped storage setup.

Remember, the "renewables only" crowd rule out nuclear power which provides much of the base capacity - that's the only reason gas turbines and pumped storage release are only able to meet the peak demand.

To be clear, I realize that some areas are able to do this via hydroelectic - those areas are the exception and not the norm. Also, hydroelectric facilities are very hard to get approval for due to environmental concerns.

I find Atlanta much safer than the smaller town that I grew up in that is full of yokels that are just looking for a reason to show that they're armed.

At least in cities, you know where the good and bad neighborhoods are and can act accordingly. In smaller towns, there is just no escaping yokels.

The tropics usually have wind though. It's much more comfortable at 85 degrees in Aruba than it is Atlanta.

The major problem that I've heard reported is that the ignition would go to the "accessory" selection and would lock the steering wheel. If true, almost no one wold be able to recover from that.

The other problem (for many) would be the loss of power steering and power brakes. The power brakes might have some hydraulic pressure left initially, but that would go quickly.

A lot of that is due to environmental issues though - like road salt or parking under a tree.

Also, the paint job you're looking at might not be the factory one.

That's not easy to do if you're rounding a curve though.

To be clear, I agree that the "pound of flesh" crowd is out in full force, but this is a pretty major screw up. When the engine suddenly shuts off, most people are not going to know what to do in a split second.