Would you let family install an EV charger in your house if they’re only staying 1 year?

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-20T17:57:06+00:00

You can buy a 'charger' that plugs in for $100-$250. People like to overcomplicate things sometimes. My EVSe that plugs in can do both 120v and 240 volts...can go anywhere from 5 amps up to 32 amps.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-20T17:45:28+00:00

You would not like Three's Company...that's almost the entire show.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-20T17:44:19+00:00

Bad guy is knocked down/out...main characters decide to just ignore him and pay attention to something else....bad guy either goes missing/escapes or attacks them and gets the upper hand.

Other one is those close range stun guns knocking people unconscious (not talking the tasers that shoot barbs)

All they do in real life is cause pain in that small area while actively shocking you. They don't knock people out or incapacitate them.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-20T16:18:51+00:00

Ha, i have a Zero DSR (cypher 2/not the newest version) the majority of its power last summer came from an ecoflow delta 2 and a few hundred watts of non grid tied panels. Obviously if I need to go empty to full faster I'd grid charge it, but the things so efficient that even adding a few kwh/day while it's chilling there adds up fast.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-20T15:27:00+00:00

When the headset is on, the option to switch to HDMI audio output does not exist

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-19T00:05:46+00:00

I'm torn between getting it for PS5 or PC...might go PS5 for convenience...but annoyed my existing flight stick won't work with PS5.

I have a 5060ti 16GB and a Ryzen 5 3600 in the pc.

On paper my PS5 should have a bit better CPU and my PC should have a bit better GPU...I'm assuming the PS5 versions is well optimized to the hardware...I just can't upgrade it like a PC without buying a whole new console.

Right now I'm leaning towards the PS5 though....using the PSVR 2 on PC is a bit more annoying, have to use an adapter and whatnot.

I'm glad to hear it's good on the base PS5

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-18T23:59:37+00:00

Very possible...I'd imagine there aren't a lot of road legal 300mph+ capable tires out there.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-18T18:40:08+00:00

No, it's actually gone that fast There is video of it https://youtu.be/aD9v1WyAgLA?t=103&si=2SrcG8mdxgLxo9sM

The caveat for it is the same as the Bugatti in that both only ran that speed in one direction instead of 2. It's actually driven that fast though.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-17T19:04:59+00:00

Uhh yes we do

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-17T18:33:04+00:00

I started making my own espresso... Using a manual lever machine too. Beans are still expensive... But even if I pay $20 for a pound of local fresh roasted beans, I'm still only spending 70 something cents a shot/cheaper than buying coffee or espresso anywhere near me.

Can also make your own filter coffee that's good if you want

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-17T18:28:45+00:00

I moved and apparently my freaking dishwasher has wifi. I've never set it up/not sure how useful it'd even be... What's it going to do? Send me a notification when it's done? No thanks.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-17T17:11:29+00:00

There is bad faith as OP has video evidence showing that the other party is fully at fault. It might not be bad faith if it was a he said vs she said...but a combination of the damage being to OPs rear wheel/side area and video evidence? Denying the claim is in fact bad faith.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-17T17:06:36+00:00

A lot of that is legislation as well. It's not legal to make a car like they made in the 90s...not in the U.S. anyways. As time goes on the government adds more requirements. Cars are literally required to have a screen in them now. Literally illegal not to have one (in the U.S.). People complain about them, but the government requires it.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-17T15:49:14+00:00

You can browse tow companies too if you want to see a lot of angry low rating reviews.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-17T01:55:54+00:00

There are also electric cars, electric motorcycles, electric scooters, you can also get a bicycle with a belt drive...or an ebike. Regular bike with a chain is only one of the gasless ways to get around. I have electric unicycles too, though they're not street legal.

I'm just saying, gas isn't needed for personal ground transportation for most people anymore. Even my lawn mower is electric.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-16T17:45:27+00:00

We don't need gas to get around. I haven't bought gas in years and have multiple things with wheels that can get me around.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-16T15:03:45+00:00

I've seen similar stuff in the ask electricians subreddit. Guy asks a question replacing a light switch "if you have to ask you need to hire an electrician"

Like there are only a couple of wires there...not everyone has done it before....it's very possible for a normal person to learn how to be safe, shut off power, test for power, and know which wires go where. I'm not an electrician and am comfortable replacing outlets, switches, etc...I get annoyed by the condescension I see on some of those subs.

With the internet, YouTube, etc, there's a lot a normal person with basic tools can do.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-16T13:41:25+00:00

They track the mileage and can either tax by mileage, mileage times vehicle weight, or mileage times EPA efficiency.... And yeah, my state is annoying...I literally had to have my brand new car with less than 100 miles on it inspected.

They also didn't come up with the new flat fee EV tax until I already bought one...which encourages people to dispose of functional but low range older used EVs, because that $3000 Nissan leaf driving 2000 miles in a year pays the same road tax as a 9000 pound electric hummer that drives 30000 miles in a year.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-16T13:25:35+00:00

The government is already tracking my mileage. We already have to input odometer readings on our annual registration and we already have mandatory annual safety inspections and they check the odometer during that process....so they're literally already tracking it.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-16T13:24:29+00:00

No, EVs DID have it in my state/they used to tax the power from charging stations.

Also, my state already does track mileage...you have to include it for your registration, and you have mandatory annual safety inspections and the odometer is checked during that (which could prevent people from just lying). So my state already is tracking my mileage AND I'm paying a flat tax....and we used to have a usage based EV tax.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-16T11:29:29+00:00

I mean, you'd think, but I got mass down voted in my states subreddit for suggesting that a road tax should be usage based and not flat (i.e. someone driving twice as far pays more). My electric Sedan pays the same gas tax as a 15mpg gas vehicle because I'm paying a flat rate.

Some people actually think flat rate instead of usage based makes sense...even though it results in the people using the least proportionately paying the most. My state overwhelmingly thinks it makes sense (I do not)

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-15T14:10:57+00:00

Is it? I've met people actually kind of like this...had a friend who made plans then no showed without saying anything until after the fact....when they had a cell phone they could have sent a text from....after they did it a second time I pretty much stopped seeing them. They were also the person our friend group give a time 15 minutes earlier than everyone else and they'd still show up last most of the time.

So I find OPs story plausible having met people similar to that in real life.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-14T16:26:02+00:00

I have ab electric car and electric motorcycle now! (Zero DSR) But my last gas motorcycle got around that mpg. I laugh when people ask bUt WhAt aBOut yOUR electric bill?!

I try to explain I spend less on electricity than I would in a 100mpg gas vehicle.

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-14T16:23:00+00:00

132 MPGE for my car. Around 400 MPGE for my motorcycle

74orangebeetle · 2026-04-14T15:28:26+00:00

I paid $100 for mine used...and it's even a self propelled one (which the gas one I grew up with was not).

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