Looks like you're stretching to make your point. Electric costs are not that high and gas costs are not that low.

PG&E has TOU plans, Tiered plans, and EV plans.
If you have an EV, the best plan is their EV plan which is only $0.28 kWh overnight (when most people charge their cars).
(Rates are due to go down this year.)
Our local gas prices are $5 or $6 per gallon.

This means that electric cost to drive is 28/4 = $0.07 per gallon (also.... no maintenance cost)

And that would be the difference between an insurance payout and disaster relief. Flood insurance I would be receiving an insurance payout. I'm paying the premiums. I don't know what my hazard insurance would pay, generally they won't avoid everything when it comes to flood damage. But it wouldn't be public money, I'm paying premiums.

Sorry to have triggered you.
The difference in the popular vote was a very slim margin... Slim enough to be caused by certain people who just couldn't bring themselves to vote for a black woman regardless of her politics.

It's a press release, not a tech spec.
You're not going to be buying these any time soon.

Please don't blame "old people" for the current fascist government.
Lots of young, white, males voted for this.

From TFS:
"the chip could run the then-latest version of Meta's Llama large language model with more than twice the power efficiency of Nvidia's high-end chips. "

This is just more hype.
It's been 10 years since he announced the Semi and still no mass production.
It's nice that one of the prototypes can charge fast but pretty much useless in the whole scheme of things.

Which part of "uses less electricity" don't you understand?

Trump's Epstein distraction strategy is indeed most excellent. It worked on you...

Winning!

I call BS. Job openings that get two applications are not real. As in nonexistent.

So they won't make you an editor. For God's sake, let it go.

War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength.’

A retaining wall/dam around my slab would prevent access to the garages, and is not a practical solution. It is an attached garage. And it would need to be 360 degrees, and the back part of the lot would make for interesting problems.

I'm going to offend you here. You've seen one post about a retaining wall/dam and thought it would work. And, it retains all rainfall inside, unless I were to add gated drains, which could fail. Not to mention, while my property is 6 inches below flood level as assessed, how tall should it be? And how deep? You know much about Arizona soil?

The best solution would be to lift the house, re-pour (with demo of the original and full utilities replacement) at least 12 inches higher, and never get there because it is unlikely to be accepted by the HOA, nor the town. The engineering would be interesting, and unlikely to satisfy the regulatory agencies.

It's not fixable. Appreciate the effort. Have a moment and consider I am fortunate to not have been built on expansive soil.

If you had read my comments more carefully, you would know I live in Gilbert, Arizona. I do not live on oceanfront, I do not have pure foundation, I am on a slab. I am 6 in below the 100-year flood plain risk as assessed by FEMA. Gilbert is in the desert, what we think of is the valley but is truly a basin. The flooding would be caused by a failure or inadequate drainage and an exceptional monsoon/ thunderstorm, probably several in rapid succession., they have standards, they've done their engineering. Not alone, a great deal of my neighborhood is also in this 100-year floodplain risk. We've been grandfathered in so for the first few years premiums were not horrible, but of course we are paying full price now. It is more expensive than my hazard insurance. And of course, it includes some subsidy towards the flood benefits that would be paid to those who do not have insurance and yet have serious need. If I were to have a loss due to flood, this would be a payout, because I'm paying premiums. If you understand insurance, you know what that means. FEMA is better known for their relief, this is money which is paid to people who are in need, who probably did not pay any money into any fund or any insurance that would have covered the loss that they suffered. Let me try this one more time just so that you get it. This was determined by FEMA due to a survey that they conducted about 10 years ago, and a change in their standards, probably due to the unexpected losses that they suffered around that time. I don't live on the ocean. I don't live on the shore. I don't live near your River or a lake or a stream. A flood for me would be rainwater and inadequate drainage to handle the amount that would come, perhaps in 100 years. For what it's worth, there's no history of such rainfall in this area for more than 100 years, but who can predict the future. Please forgive my typos, I'm dictating this to my phone. If you're unsure about the details of my situation that I'm describing, go back and reread my first comment about this. And remember that we started out talking about people in coastal zones who have a clear and present risk of flooding on a regular basis. Perhaps as often as several times a year. And FEMA somehow can take care of them. Sometimes with delay. What they're doing in West Virginia? I have no idea, but from what I've seen of reports even as recent as last month, not very much. And in New York. It happens.

Wood framing is ubiquitous even in NoCal. Asphalt shingles likewise. Building with trees so close presents the primary threat. Clearance is necessary... I say this being a Maine native, and while forest fires in even lightly populated areas aren't common in Maine, California has pursued uniquely dangerous forestry practices for a long time. And the attraction of building in the woods I understand. It's just hazardous, especially when adjacent forests are managed so poorly. But cedar roofing certainly presents fire risks, and I'm guessing insurance premiums are reflecting that. Not a solution, just a response.