Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

It seems fair to me to charge $25 to find/buy a box, pack, label, tape, and drive to post office for $25 when selling for someone else.

I am not saying it isn’t fair per se, but, for example, if it is $25 for a small item like the drafting tools set, then $25 for the roll of copper ”wire”, then $25 for the HP projector, which can all probably fit into one large Flat Rate box, that extra $50 vig starts looking a little less palatable on my end…

 

[KilroyJC]

some car stuff

Tesla Cybertruck First Deliveries Now Slated for November 30

The company has announced that the first production versions of the Cybertruck will be delivered at its Gigafactory in Texas.

www.caranddriver.com

there are test Cybertrucks running around Austin now. Anyone seen one?
I guess folks who bought Hummers and other unnecessary vehicles will love it

lot of headwind for electric pickups. Many articles on how towing just about anything drains the battery
dry almost twice as fast. And the charging system is currently a joke based on what the predictions are for future use.
If I owned a retail delivery truck though, like my friend with the coffee business, I'd seriously look at a plug in EV

if it's as easy as my golf cart, fine, plug it in when I get home. It's the distance driving that needs far more infrastructure than we have.

my goddaughter's pilot husband with his R1T Rivian with over
800hp and 900 torque, 0-60 in 3 seconds, has been very happy with his truck/toy.

Tesla just redesigned the model 3, apparently made significant improvements, and now they are less expensive.
Lot of competition now.
For many if not most of us, I think hybrid makes a lot more sense.

I'm sure our government knows what's best for us
and we won't have any problems making this switch to EV................
Scandinavia is going almost all EV and it apparently has worked there
North America has huge countries. Europe has much smaller countries, except Russia, China
and for sure our friends in Australia. Australia, Canada and the US are very similar; a really long way from one side to the other in a land
that is always friendly.

Tesla has made about a hundred trucks so far, I think the release is next month
Waiting for the first one with trade racks and ladders. Unlikely.

i think this guy would have been better off using the A to tow the trailer with the F on it…

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly…).

41.5 F going to low 60s, partly mostly day.

admin running around went well, hit the thrifts and did well, weigh-in was good—- down to 194! Had lunch out (taco salad, no beans, dog gets the taco bowl ). Went up the woodlot to walk dog, Mrs felt a little adventurous so we hiked up and found the eastern property line and hiked around most of the southern property line. Most of, because the last stretch went up a rather steep incline and she only had on her slip-on sneakers, and the sun was going down, and… we got back to our normal route without any incidents or accidents. Sound the little pond that feeds our branch:

It is maybe about 50’x60’, give or take. If you zoom, you can see where there are the remains of a deck or swim platform or something — that is about how much of the pond comes into our property — I took the photo from the other side because of the dense undergrowth. Also found the spring that feeds a trickle that also feeds into our branch — it adds up!

So we got a good workout going over hill and Dale,Bailey was one happy pupper having a chance to explore brand-new territory, and we got home while it was still light.

owner of the local tool rental is planning to revamp the business over the winter, maybe even expand, and said he’d be looking for someone to work part-time come spring when things would be done in earnest, so that was nice. Part-time is good, what with all the projects and tasks I have on the to-do list!plus it will be after the tax-season work, which will also be good. Just have to see what happens…

this morning will be pressure-washing the storage bins we got the other day while waiting for weather to warm up sufficiently from!Ra to go up to woodlot to split/stack more wood while I mill more boards for cabin shed. Never a dull moment!

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed day!

 

[daugen]

Kilroy, not half the range, one third under load. wow, wonder when the Feds will step in and require
some more accurate advertising under alternative conditions. Maybe not, they are all gung ho EV

well.....if you had a boat and a lake an hour away, it would be
the nicest tow truck in the world.
They didn't talk about what the cost of that electricity guzzling tow trip was...
though likely still less than gas or propane.

I wonder if hydrogen cars are being held back by the vested interests? Only in one area of California I think for now.
if they collected all the water produced by all of us driving hydrogen cars, would
our water shortage be solved?

nice pond Kilroy
any critters or fish in there?

 

[KilroyJC]

Kilroy, not half the range, one third under load. wow, wonder when the Feds will step in and require
some more accurate advertising under alternative conditions. Maybe not, they are all gung ho EV

well.....if you had a boat and a lake an hour away, it would be
the nicest tow truck in the world.
They didn't talk about what the cost of that electricity guzzling tow trip was...
though likely still less than gas or propane.

I wonder if hydrogen cars are being held back by the vested interests? Only in one area of California I think for now.
if they collected all the water produced by all of us driving hydrogen cars, would
our water shortage be solved?

nice pond Kilroy
any critters or fish in there?

The government is your friend hand has your best interests at heart…

And the way things are going, all the EV’s will be made in China. So who is China paying off?

I know that when I would vacation with friends int the adirondacks, I would fill my station wagon to the point of almost-zero visibility except for windshield and front door windows, then hitch up boat, which would then be packed solid with more gear and sHollie’s, no doubt far exceeding rated capacity for all three vehicles. And I would get about 9MPG hauling up to the mountains from sea level NJ and about 14 on the way back. I attribute this to the aerodynamics of the boat on the trailer, because I have hauled the wagon with the same packing and also stuff on the deer carrier and gotten over 25 MPG that way. One time filled car like that, no deer hauler and got 29 MPG. So that extra stuff behind really makes a difference, at least with the amazingly aerodynamic 90’s Caprice wagon. WITH THE TBI 350 — you know, one of those “wasteful clunkers” that needed to be junked about a decade ago, according to the government that has our best interests at heart…

I miss that car.

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 41 going to 66 looks like some rain in the FC tomorrow

Post office run this morning. Plan to collect all oversize pieces of fire wood in preparation for splitting. Also stack some more wood in the wood shed. Only have room for one to two rows more.
Mostly it did not close the freezer door but it used it as a step. A tree had damaged the wagon long ago and parts for those axels are not around.

Daughter sends many pictures. Nice to be able to follow the trip. Looking forward to the rest of the trip. She sent this old tractor yesterday

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 39 with a high of 62 under partly cloudy skies for another dry day today.
Yesterday kept me busy all day, started with moving my departed friends airplane back to his hangar from the shop that inspected it for the buyers, hopefully it will settle in the next week or so.
Back home for another Teams meeting with DHS, then finally glued up a speaker. Disassembled and cleaned an old fishing reel for a friend, it’s as good as new now. That was a first for me, I was surprised how well made it was.

Today will start with a trip to Specialty Wood for some Baltic Birch plywood, I keep emptying my rack. Once I get it cut up and glued, I’ll have to run to Home Depot for more glue, they seem to have the best price.

I have had a hybrid car in the fleet since 2005, when I bought my first Prius. That one went 275k over 12 years before I traded it in for a Prius v (Station wagon). I still have that one, but have entered a new era with the Prime (plug in version). The only downside of the Prime is that the cargo area floor is about 3” higher reducing the available height for storage. Otherwise I get the advantage of EV operation, with the unlimited range of the hybrid. It still has over 3/4 of the tank of gas that it left the dealer with.

 

[txdon]

I am not saying it isn’t fair per se, but, for example, if it is $25 for a small item like the drafting tools set, then $25 for the roll of copper ”wire”, then $25 for the HP projector, which can all probably fit into one large Flat Rate box, that extra $50 vig starts looking a little less palatable on my end…

I looked at that "coper wire" yesterday, it is coper tubing like for a waterline for a ice maker in a refrigerator. both ends are sealed so it is in good shape. The owner, Tonya has put her dad in Hospice this week and her assistant is taking over her name is Rosiland and can be reached at the number on their web site Home

She said it is not $25 per lot, but per address. they take the stuff to UPS and have them box it and send it off. Call her for specific question about the "Lincoln online estate auction."

 

[check]

Good morning all. Lovely orange tinge as the sun came up just now.

Jumped out of bed to get these.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

44 degrees outside this morning. Was tempted to have a small fire in the stove. Gonna hold off.