This would be easier to read as a fraction

On another forum I frequent, someone captured something that seems true to me. The first person to put out a Ford Maverick sized pickup with electric that is fairly cheap with decent range wins all the money.

I think a lot of people would jump on this thing.

One thing I like about going to Europe is the usefulness of a small handful of coins in my front pocket. As a kid this was still true in the US but now it doesn't get you anything. Having 1, 2, 5 euro coins will actually buy you a gelato or pay for a fare to something without breaking bills out.

sure, and honestly, we're always afraid (and surprised by) to use tax in the way it actually works. Tax what you want less of, don't tax (or tax lower) what you want more of.

Want less GHG emissions in your state, put a fairly stiff tax on carbon $1/gallon tax on, maybe phased in over 5 years. This gives people time to pick better commutes, more efficient cars, more efficient furnaces, etc. You can tax NG and coal too, but then let the market decide on the right mix of generation, you'll find that there will be lower emissions, but in a more efficient way than the government trying to mandate everything.

Also, if we want less plastic or forever chemicals and you can't outright ban them, just tax/tarrif them. It will shift to using less and really only using them where they are the best substance vs, "everything is plastic because it's cheap".

Thank you for sharing that story, I couldn't recall it. Kudos to him for managing 110 on Spirit Lake Hwy and surviving.

Yes, all of these things are mandated by people who've never lived outside of a city with mass transit.

The number of times I've had to rush due to life safety (which could include fleeing a road rage incident, responding to a natural disaster, rushing someone to the hospital) is a long ways from zero.

I know you're trolling, but a few points.

1. The Mulford act was passed in 1967. That was 55 years ago. These aren't the same people who passed that. Note that the Gun Control Act was also passed in the same time period (1968).

2. Not one gun owner I know would advocate for lying on the federal firearms form, or for having drug abusers have guns. This is all currently illegal and the gov't just needs to process criminals, like Hunter, not pass new laws.

This is 100% true in rural Western Washington too. Mint is great in the populated areas, but once outside of the city or heading to the coast, US Cellular is likely to have bars when TMo goes to zero, for hundreds of miles.

I have two SIMs (one US Cellular as a backup for when I'm out in the hinterlands, and one that is Mint for day to day in the city).

It would be great if Tmo got the coverage of US Cellular. Hopefully we don't end up paying for both and getting the worst of both.

I wouldn't be suprised if they offer an "extended network" plan that is an extra $10/mo and uses US Cellular frequencies and coverage, I'd pay it in a heartbeat and drop the second SIM.

It seems like you are running out of housing and resources because the population has grown massively.

In 1980 the UK population was 50M, in 2024 it is 68M. That's 18M more people to house, food, water, educate, etc. A 36% increase!

Of that 9M were foreign born, so basically 1/2 of the growth was due to immigration. Probably a touch higher since it doesn't look at children of immigrants. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplep...

37% of London is foreign born. How would housing be in London with 1/3 less people?

Yes, or if their consumer products weren't hot garbage. All their domestic appliances are unreliable nightmares. they could DOMINATE that market for the upper mid end with just $5 worth of attention on not ripping off their customers.

Yes. I've build two houses in the last 6 years.

One was a 900SF ADU that I rent out. Construction cost of what I wanted to build was about 250K. I put another 200K into engineering (required by city) and 400K into site and environmental (required by city).

Second project 4000SF infill house that I'll sell. Construction cost of what I wnated to build 900K. Other construction required by city 500K) another 400k paying required engineers (required by city).

PS, each permit took 2.5 years from the time that I submitted a full packet that already included all of the engineering documents (geotech, civil, structural, environmental, etc). These are all basic stick built structures in a suburb.

with 10,000 cars, you could have the cars autodrive to key chokepoints, shut down, and paralyze the whole country

also, what happens if you're trying to break contact from a dangerous driver? Just pace each other at 80MPH while they take shots at you with no chance to get away?

This is a terrible idea. Just enforce the law against dangerous driving and if needed, also against speeding.

Yes, I feel like we should be focusing on stopping the crime and also let insurance companies charge what it takes to cover the losses.

The government doesn't need to be involved. Then, people who live in places where cars aren't stolen can still buy cars without the added expense of the immobilizer and the brutal cost of keys.

People who live places where cars are constantly taken can either pay a much higher insurance premium or buy a car with immobilizers.

I think it's fun. I have a weather station at my home and one at my Mom's. Both are internet connected and attached to weather undgeround. They both are in places where the microclimate is often quite different than the official stations 5 miles away, so I like to provide the service.