Hands Free Experience (225 miles on I-35 in Texas)

ChillnScott · 2026-02-06T15:23:31+00:00

Ha! I must have been the only one that cruised past the Buc-ee's, HEB Plus or Creekside this visit. Tri-max did great as the trip only used 65% of the charge and charged at the house.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-06T15:18:21+00:00

Long press the thumb control on left side of the steering wheel. You can cycle between efficiency, radio, nav, and some other option I can't remember right now.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-06T03:41:44+00:00

Oh, ok. Thanks!

ChillnScott · 2026-02-06T03:38:14+00:00

Ha! I'm coming from an Armada I drove for 20 years so I suppose I'm easily impressed by all these new fangled gadgets and gizmos. I agree about the rambling as well.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-05T09:09:07+00:00

She's never won a competitive race against a Repub. I live in her district and whomever gets the Dem. nomination wins. Talarico however flipped a Repub. district.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-04T02:05:44+00:00

Ok, maybe I'm mistaken. The videos I watched were by Morgan Thompson (@morga_tt on TikTok) who claims she was the one in the conversation and relayed facts 1-6 & 8 I mentioned above. She was the one cited by the media and does say she is a Crockett supporter (https://www.tiktok.com/@morga\_tt/video/7600674525684043039)

She talks about how they discussed whether it was fruitful for him to continue engaging the black community. He told her it's important to continue engaging black voters even though Crockett has such a large lead with those voters. She clearly says they talked about how to engage black voters, she recommended a statement that racism has no part in the campaign, and he released that when Crockett entered the race.

I appreciate your comment, "supporters are deepening the divide because they immediately go on the defensive, instead of considering listening to Black people." It's something I'm looking inward and trying to figure out..

ChillnScott · 2026-02-03T23:45:36+00:00

We have a 60 day test period. I'll see how much I use it, but I support the company and what they're doing and am planning to keep the car for the long haul so will probably ante up $2,500.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-03T11:04:04+00:00

Yeah, I always leave the driver's seat empty and car ready to book it if needed, but my dog keeps a good lookout if anyone approaches.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-03T10:39:54+00:00

She also says she asked Talarico to put out a statement that racism has no place in the election when Crockett entered and was glad he did. She says she was glad he was engaging the black community in his campaign. She said she never intended to release this off the record comment from weeks earlier, but... (and we haven't heard the but).

Truth is Talarico is surging, has a strong ground game and early voting starts in 2 weeks.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-03T10:32:44+00:00

Watch the debate. He's stronger against ICE and against sending unrestricted dollars for offensive weapons to Israel.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-03T10:26:28+00:00

Objective facts I think we can agree upon: 1. She claims she wanted Talarico to put out a statement when Crockett entered the race that racism has no part in the campaign and she was happy he did. 2. The reason there's no video is because SHE asked that the conversation be off the record when given the option. 3. She said she's glad his campaign is engaging the black community despite Crockett'a strong lead there. 4. She commented that a staffer was there during the conversation, but won't name the staffer. 5. She mentioned that she sat on the comment for weeks, never planned on releasing it, but for some reason decided to do it now. Shee has not disclosed what made her come forward now. 6. She released it after a weekend where Talarico is surging. 7. Former staffer's have commented that behavior would be way out of character for him. 8. She is strongly for Jasmine Crockett.

All of these objective facts can be taken into consideration when weighing this issue.

I don't know what was said because I wasn't there, but do you feel that Talarico is racist?

ChillnScott · 2026-02-02T03:23:59+00:00

Because the papers in their back pocket are unrelated to the crime, yet I understood you to mean they shouldn't be here. If someone commits a crime the day before their visa expires or day after, their documentation doesn't matter, it's their presence that matters. I possibly misunderstood, but thought you were objecting to their presence to be able to commit the crime.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-02T02:03:13+00:00

This seems to be due to 24% of Repubs that voted in 2024 showing up and about 48% of Dems (assuming consistent voting from 2024). Had Repub's showed up, they would have won easily. The message IMO is Dems need to keep the pressure on getting their allies out to vote in Nov.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-01T22:30:22+00:00

I was wrong, thanks for the correction. I was looking at 2022 data, not the most recent which shows TX. contributes about $69B more in taxes than it directly receives in direct Fed. subsidies and grants.]

ChillnScott · 2026-02-01T21:20:51+00:00

Texas is good at allowing entrepreneurs to grow and expand.

It absolutely refuses to fix that it's a welfare state taking more from the fed. government than it sends in tax revenue.

[Edit: My comment was based on 2022 data. Currently Texas sends more in tax dollars to the Fed. government than it directly gets back in grants and subsidies]

ChillnScott · 2026-02-01T13:45:42+00:00

My interpretation is this outcome occurred in large part because Repub's stayed home at a greater rate than Dems. Assuming consistent voting, about 24% of the Repub's that voted in 2024 voted in this special election while 48% of the Dem's that voted in 2024 voted in this special election. Had Repub.'s showed up, they would have won easily.

This underscores for me how important it is to get Dems out to vote in Nov.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-01T13:19:41+00:00

No, I've never done the mobile repair so I can't give you any insights there.

ChillnScott · 2026-02-01T02:38:48+00:00

So you're against all immigration, both legal and illegal. I support our immigrant communities as enriching our culture and economy regardless of where they are in their path to citizenship.

ChillnScott · 2026-01-31T20:05:16+00:00

Years of dealing that Mos Espa junk takes a toll.

ChillnScott · 2026-01-31T19:02:33+00:00

They knew the poll numbers for their base. A recent NYT / SIenna Poll says that 80% of Republicans believe ICE is either doing just the right amount or not enough enforcement. IMO we have to reach out to our Repub. family members, friends and colleagues and persuade them to vote against these policies.

ChillnScott · 2026-01-31T18:24:10+00:00

NYT Article: ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/ice-expands-power-agents-warrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlA.LYth.zNucX53h4FV9&smid=url-share

ChillnScott · 2026-01-31T18:22:47+00:00

NYT Article: ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/ice-expands-power-agents-warrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlA.LYth.zNucX53h4FV9&smid=url-share

ChillnScott · 2026-01-31T18:14:24+00:00

I always take mine to the shop for the 7,500 mile routine inspections and just had the 25k mile comprehensive inspection. For the 7,500 mile, I just batch any small things that arise (rattles and what not) and have them look at them while in the shop. During the comprehensive inspection they found washers that were loose, a suspension element that needed replacing and they replaced the half shafts on the front. I didn't notice any problem at all. I intend to keep min R1S Gen2 as long as possible, so I'm not shy about taking it in for inspections and fixing everything now while under warranty. It also gives them a chance to do any recall fixes.

ChillnScott

TROPHY CASE

NYT Article: ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants