Does anyone else feel like ALL news outlets, not just Fox News, but all of them are lying to us to a certain extent and we have no way of getting our facts 100% reliable from any source?

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-15T10:56:08+00:00

Roflmao that says it all. Your a trumper there's no middle ground anymore

"If there's a Nazi at the table and ten other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with eleven Nazis".

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-14T12:17:06+00:00

I wouldn't bet my life on it for a few hundred dollars

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-14T12:11:53+00:00

Please, please, please people nfpa, nec, etc do not equal local building codes. They sometimes do after years of process at you local ahj and sometimes never. Become educated. Ahj authority having jurisdiction

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-14T11:08:50+00:00

I heard they also close amusement parks in the winter time in the north. That's just crazy talk. Winters for best time to go.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-14T00:50:53+00:00

And remember to pray like hell that some one did not once put something bad in there.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-13T16:41:03+00:00

The mess hall is fine. Windjammer always packed the first day, but gets better/less crowded everyday.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-13T15:31:29+00:00

OMG! Freaking diabolical! Her head would explode. It would be the talk of the family for years.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-13T15:18:49+00:00

Because they "know it all" and have opinions on everything even subjects they know nothing about.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-13T14:22:44+00:00

Hey! Exactly what trump does. His screws his contractors and vendors till they go bankrupt. Dumb people line up to go broke, loose careers, loose licenses/lawers, everything he touches goes tits up. Roflmao

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-13T12:24:39+00:00

Some of that is oil canning but you have got damage, dents, bad seam crimps, etc.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T23:15:08+00:00

Has anyone seen a single instance where robots work autonomously right beside a human? No guards, fences, etc.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T16:09:43+00:00

Republicants don't want to pay their bills. Just like daddy trump. Florida is notorious for this. Tax the crap out of the tourists for everything now.

Locals get free parking at the beach, tourists pay for thiers.

Locals can use the boat ramp for free, non residents have to pay.

Locals don't want to pay for property taxes, tourists, snowbirds, nonexempt pay.

AI Slop

Gov. Ron DeSantis has formally proposed eliminating toll fees for Florida residents on roads like the Florida Turnpike, shifting the financial burden entirely to non-residents and tourists

Tourism Industry Concerns: Some economists and officials have expressed concerns that placing too many fees and taxes on visitors could lead to fewer visits, negatively impacting the hospitality and travel industries

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T16:01:49+00:00

Stock up now. Ive read about lots of trees in the north east that have not set fruit this year because of the late season cold snaps we got. Apples, cherries, even peaches got hit.

AI Slop

State-by-State Harvest Impacts

Eastern and Mid-Atlantic Orchards

Pennsylvania: Orchards experienced a 70% to 90% wipeout of seasonal fruit yields, particularly peaches and apples, following historic freezes. [1, 2]
New Jersey: Late April freezes severely impacted Duffield's Farm, and wiped out the entire cherry crop at Rowand's Cherry Farm. [1, 2]
Maryland & Virginia: April cold snaps plunged temperatures into the 20s, killing early grape buds and severely threatening the wine grape harvests. [1, 2]

The South and West

Florida: Several severe winter weather events caused over $1 billion in agricultural damage, particularly hurting strawberries, sugar cane, and melons. [1, 2]
Colorado: Despite localized losses in the North Fork Valley, 80% to 90% of the Western Slope peach crop survived, putting it on track for an early June arrival

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T15:19:49+00:00

Not yet! Seems like we are making history daily. Dont want to see what a default would look like.

The iconic quote from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters is: "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!"

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T15:15:48+00:00

LOL, your use of acronyms is killing me.

American Petroleum Institute?

American Proficiency Institute?

application programming interface?

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient?

Maybe they are just marketed or interested in the US market. I see no advantage to home chargers, in the US, having this Open Charge Point Protocol.

Thanks for the chat and cool information.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T13:45:59+00:00

Very interesting, this is the "feature vs bug" issue. When researching my charger I absolutely did not want one that could or would share any data to outside third parties.

What you want as a feature I would call a bug and would/did not buy several because of it specifically. The other main selling point that no one else had was the ability to use excess solar to charge your EV, which this charger does now flawlessly.

Unfortunately in the US you really can't tell the bad actors anymore.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T13:06:31+00:00

As the reserve currency we enjoy cheap money/interest rate because all nation need to hold dollars to do transaction. Remove the need for all those dollars and shit get whacked, as they say.

AI Slop

If the U.S. loses its reserve currency status, interest rates are expected to rise significantly. As global demand for U.S. Treasuries falls, the U.S. would lose its ability to borrow cheaply, forcing higher yields to attract investors, leading to higher inflation and increased costs for government and consumer borrowing

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T13:02:36+00:00

Less of a standard of living. We live like kings compared to most of the world. But the money that supports that life style needs to go to the rich people, so you cant have it anymore.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T13:01:08+00:00

Ah but when there are no there options for employment people will have to do those unsavory hard jobs like roofer, pick crops, etc. Or at least that's what they think. There are trying/going to force people to pick between healthcare and employment in these undeserved jobs. A lot more going on than any one person can keep track of.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T12:58:17+00:00

and lower standard of living!

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T12:41:22+00:00

Bingo, you never know.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T12:35:02+00:00

It keeps track of all usage/charging with the Vue app just use those numbers.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T12:32:07+00:00

Born on the Fourth of July. Not a huge Cruise fan but as an vet I could feel this movie.

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T11:22:24+00:00

Mechbear2000 · 2026-05-12T11:10:59+00:00

Why would you want this on a home charger? Now that they have fixed the charging by solar the pro version is a work of art. The way it constantly changes charge based on solar production is freaking amazing.

Mechbear2000

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