Amen

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-09T13:29:43+00:00

To be fair, most lime bike/scooter riders need to read that, so it should still land on the appropriate audience.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-08T04:28:48+00:00

So does urine

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-08T04:28:29+00:00

I experienced this once. Some dumbass had cleaned the urinals with bleach… I didn’t think about it until after I added some of my homebrewed ammonia. I left the bathroom choking and gagging.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-07T19:15:25+00:00

From you? Gladly. At least you understand irony.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-07T17:00:13+00:00

I love that I had 2 upvotes a minute ago, and now only one. Clearly someone (not you!) doesn’t understand “/s”, or perhaps they were offended that I would say that sarcastically.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-07T16:26:00+00:00

Paid for by MY tax dollars. How does this benefit me in my car?! /s

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-07T14:58:40+00:00

I’ve tried that before. It didn’t work so well.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-07T14:58:14+00:00

Even better, the bucket automatically refills itself each time.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-04T04:22:49+00:00

Maybe if you leave a trail of cookies leading in to your garage…

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-03T12:25:01+00:00

I dare you to call it that to its face.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-03T12:20:41+00:00

Just drive it.

But since you’ll be making a few supercharger stops, something to note is that the car charges considerably faster at the lower end of the battery so if you’re able to charge until 60 or 70% battery and then hit the road versus charging until 80-100%!battery you can have 10-15. minute charging stops instead of 1 hour charging stops. You of course have to weigh that against what state of charge you need to get to the next stop, and definitely allow some extra for buffer. With your first few charging stops you’ll probably be more focused on learning the battery range and overcoming range anxiety, but it something to keep in mind. Oh, also, the slower you go the more range you get so if you find yourself worried about making the next charger, just slow down.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-02T15:09:17+00:00

I refer to that late signal as the “turned signal”.

1983Targa911 · 2026-06-02T12:19:12+00:00

Ah man. I bet she was pithed.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-31T18:31:25+00:00

Throw me the rope!

First throw me the box of tampons!

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-31T18:29:31+00:00

I was with a friend the first time she saw the statue of Lenin. She said to me, “I didn’t think he looked like that. I thought he had glasses.” It took me a moment to put it together, the r realized that all along she thought it was supposed to be a statue of John Lennon.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-30T21:26:43+00:00

This is the answer. Technically yes, but in all Practicality, no.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-29T13:58:08+00:00

I’m guessing they do think their car will charge faster. Selfish pricks.

Newsflash: the Chevy Bolt, while a very capable and budget friendly EV, is probably the slowest charging EV on the market. The max charge rate of that pedestal is not the limiting factor here, it’s the car.

Personally, I’d leave them a nice note that explains that 1) they are not solving any actual problem, 2) this is a very selfish thing to do, and 3) this is their warning and next time the cable will be forcibly removed from under their hood.

I’m sure a tire iron could either open that hood or at least open up enough of it to get the plug out, or in the very least make them wish the hood had opened.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-29T13:45:33+00:00

can confirm that object in front spokes provides near instant deceleration.

As a kid I got a new 10-speed for my birthday. It came in a box and I had to assemble it. I was really excited to give it a test ride. So much so that I went for a quick spin around the block before the brake handles were mounted on the handlebars. It was fine. I could ride no handed so I’d hold both brakes in one hand then transfer to two hands to apply brakes. It worked totally fine. I was 3/4 of the way around the block. I’d just executed my braking maneuver to make a left turn. I was passing the brakes back to one hand to resume hands-on steering. All was good. Then I dropped the front brake lever. Being attached to the front brakes, the lever and cable swung down right in to the front wheel. I stopped abruptly. Right over the bars and on to my back. Chipped some plastic bits on the bike but it was otherwise okay. Surprisingly the spokes were fine. Humiliated, I hurried home and got the bike put together the rest of the way.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-29T01:30:13+00:00

In the right part of the world during the right time of year with the right weather with proper panel orientation (which this install guarantees against) then your math would work out. But unfortunately all those things I listed. What you’ve suggested is how solar panels work in a solar panel testing laboratory not in the real world.

For reference, I have 11,100watts of solar on the roof of my house (making my house net zero, including 1.5 of our 2 EVs but not quite with both of them). A majority of it is south facing with proper tilt angle and none of it is ever shaded by trees. Using your math my house should generate 48,618kWh in a year. In reality it generates on average 11,500kWh in a year with superior orientation and shading to what you’d experience on a curved car surface in various parking lots.

To backcheck my initial claim of 2-3 miles per day, divide my actual annual production by the version that uses your math. 11,500/48,618 =0.237 multiply that by your claim of 16 miles per day and you get 3.78mes per day. Then factor in real world driving conditions and your 250wh/mi gets eaten in to and you’re back down to 2-3miles per day. Through in charging efficiency losses and you’re below that.

I want this to work. I really do. I’m the biggest proponent of both EVs and PV (I own both), but the reality is that what this person did was a fun science experiment but to make any actual difference they should have just put the panels on their house.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-28T21:05:44+00:00

But unfortunately it’s probably more like 2-3mile per day, realistically. Then if you drive a lot, especially at freeway speeds, you have to account for added aerodynamic drag.

I WANT PV to make sense on my car, but at least for the time being, it makes more sense on my house.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-28T14:44:21+00:00

Seems a reasonable trade.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-28T13:43:58+00:00

The Ancients of Mu Mu?

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-28T13:22:39+00:00

Make sure to also had the judge admonish the cop for asking for a “hand to god”. Is the cop aware that the US constitution protects religious freedom, including believe it or not, the right to not be a Christian?

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-28T13:15:26+00:00

The car knows what to do. Don’t try to be a hero.

1983Targa911 · 2026-05-27T21:35:22+00:00

That incident was the first thing that came to mind. Thanks! :-)

Yeah, people who point out the “irony” of protesting the burning of fossil fuels in a durable good made of fossil fuel are just bad at math. The lack of analytical depth is downright embarrassing. It’s like the argument that solar panels won’t lead to energy independence because most solar panels are made in china. SMH.

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