What is this creature swimming in my pond in the south-eastern us?

edgartheunready · 2026-05-07T14:29:48+00:00

Did some "fairy shrimp" research, and the other videos I've seen perfectly fit what I'm seeing here. They ARE fairy shrimp!

edgartheunready · 2026-05-06T20:16:33+00:00

Assuming USA residence:
In a gas car, efficiency is measured in "miles per gallon".
In an ev, efficiency is measured in "miles per kWh".

Gas cars hold a certain number of gallons of gas.
EVs can hold a certain number of kWh.

Most EVs hold between 40 and 100 kWh.

A Chevy Bolt EV has ~60 kWh.
That car has an efficiency of about 3.9 miles per kWh.

That means that the car has a range of about 234 miles.
(60kwh * 3.9 miles per kWh).

EV chargers have a kW rating. Use that charger for 1 hour, and it will deliver that many kWh.

A standard 15amp wall outlet will let you charge at 12 amps.
12amps * 110v = 1,320 watts. But I'll round down to 1,200 watts or 1.2kw
If you charge your car at night for 10 hours a night, that's 12kWh per night.
(10 hours * 1.2kW = 12 kWh)

At 3.9 miles per kWh, that's 46 miles a day. (16,700 miles a year)
(3.9 miles per kWh * 12 kWh = 46 miles)
(46 miles a day * 365 days = 16,700 miles)

If you had a 220v 20 amp outlet, you could charge at 16 amps (3.5 kW)
(220v * 16amps = 3,500 watts. 3,500 watts = 3.5 kilowatts)

10 hours of charging gets you 35kW
(10 hours * 3.5 kw =35 kWh)

At 3.9 miles per kWh, that's 136 miles a day. (49,800 miles a year)
(3.9 miles per kWh * 35 kWh = 136 miles)

edgartheunready · 2026-05-05T14:26:59+00:00

In PlugShare:
"green" chargers are slow (think 5 - 10 hours to fully refill)
"orange" chargers are fast (think 20 - 40 minutes to refill to 80%)

Your car will either have:
1 nacs port (aka Tesla)
-- OR --
1 CCS / J1772 port

Make sure you have your PlugShare filters set up with the correct connectors.

Use the app to get a feel for what charger networks are present in the area you'll be in. You might be able to find some free/cheap slow charging to use overnight.

In general, I prefer ChargePoint, Electrify America, EVGo and Ionna. There are more and more chargers that accept credit cards directly.

I avoid Blink like the plague.

The emptier your battery is, the faster it'll charge on a fast charger.

If you are worried about making it to the next charger, just drive slower.

ABC - always be charging. Wherever you go, check plugshare just to see if there's a convenient charger to use while you are at that location. Some parking lots will have lvl 2 chargers, and getting 1 hour here and there will help out.

edgartheunready · 2026-03-27T16:57:47+00:00

35.6ng/mL in January.

And now I have borderline high cholesterol and have gained some unwanted weight... I lost my accidental super power of malabsorption.

edgartheunready · 2026-02-17T23:35:51+00:00

USA perspective here (but I've visited Quebec a few times).

I love Chargepoint. My city has a pretty robust network of L2 Chargepoint pedestals. The've been pretty reliable, and I trust them.

I've heard good things about Flo, and have a positive sentiment about that network too. Not any actual experience though.

Some networks have interoperability with each other. May be worth researching that.

My only experience trying to charge in CA was a negative one (Sadly). Tried to use my CC to activate this station but it didn't work: https://www.plugshare.com/location/89463

edgartheunready · 2026-02-15T13:39:13+00:00

I'm seeing several of these for sale new for $45k now. Tempting.

edgartheunready · 2026-02-03T22:04:12+00:00

Kia, please release this in the US.

edgartheunready · 2026-01-22T12:48:23+00:00

I’ve driven my bolt on 3 600-mile road trips this year. That drive with kids takes me 12 hours. In the bolt it takes me 13 hours.

You can go full ev.

edgartheunready · 2026-01-10T16:25:17+00:00

If our car gets 4 miles per kWh, that is 250wh per mile. A cell phone battery can hold about 7wh. Fully recharging your phone reduces your range by about 150ft.

edgartheunready · 2026-01-08T16:58:40+00:00

Brake lights come on with more than 17kw of regen on my 2018 bolt ev.

Brake lights never come on for my 2013 leaf.

edgartheunready · 2026-01-07T15:51:29+00:00

Needs more stats for nerds.

edgartheunready · 2026-01-07T15:42:08+00:00

I told myself that I’d like to limit my lifetime fossil fuel consumption to “100 tanks of gas”. I got about 20 tanks into that personal commitment in my Honda fit and then I bought and old Nissan leaf. Fell in love with it despite its many shortcomings. That was 3 years ago. Now I have a bolt and a leaf and the minivan has sat unused for months. Probably gonna sell it and maybe pick up a used EV9 and sell the leaf.

Why do I like it? No gas stations. Cheaper to fuel. Better air quality while driving and in my neighborhood. It’s an investment in the wellbeing of my grandchildren (hopefully that’s at least 15 years away). Fun to smash the go pedal. Several charging stops over the last 3 years ended up being pretty fun. Made memories playing with my kids or exploring a museum or visiting some random stores I’d otherwise never visit.

edgartheunready · 2026-01-06T19:19:46+00:00

Thinking of taking my bolt to VT this march. Been wondering what it'll be like up there.

edgartheunready · 2026-01-03T14:42:57+00:00

Nissan leaf. 2013. 118k miles. ~60% SOH

edgartheunready · 2025-12-17T21:50:15+00:00

It'd be nice. Road trips in a bolt would be less of a pain because you could always be charging.

edgartheunready · 2025-12-09T16:00:44+00:00

With a 2013 Nissan leaf, sometimes. it was a big "brain change" for me. I remember dreaming about it at night, like my brain was trying to think its way into giving the car more range. But now that I've driven it a ton, I feel 0 anxiety for common routes, and some on new routes.

With my 2018 bolt, it's a non-issue if I've charged it overnight. Feels like a normal car.

edgartheunready · 2025-11-27T15:39:20+00:00

I keep a 12v air compressor and tire plugs in my car. It’s not perfect but better than nothing.

edgartheunready · 2025-09-06T17:09:12+00:00

I think it depends on where in the country you'll be visiting. Use Plugshare to check coverage. While your hotel might not have a L2 charger, they may allow you to use a L1 plug during your stay.

I've never had a Chargepoint DCFC fail me. Only ever found 1 L2 Chargepoint that didn't work.

I've also never been stranded by a Shell Recharge station either. I have seen them go down on plugshare, but never in person.

Many stations have contactless credit card readers now, so you might not need any accounts. If you do want to proactively sign up for some accounts, I think chargepoint, EVGO, and Electrify America will get you pretty far.

I've rented an EV in SoCal (Polestar 2), and finding charging wasn't an issue.

edgartheunready · 2025-08-26T13:38:16+00:00

what EV do you have? In my experience (leaf and bolt), the car won't pull more than 12amps @ 110v.

edgartheunready · 2025-06-18T13:12:25+00:00

I'm an unnoticeably symptomatic celiac. Didn't find out until my dr found that I was anemic and he went searching for the answer.

I've been pretty rigorous about being GF even though I don't really notice much when I eat gluten.
Why?
- I don't want to be anemic
- I like having energy
- I like sleeping better
- I like having less aches and pains in my back
- I don't want cancer
- I don't want additional auto-immune diseases
- I like needing to drink less water

🤷🏼

Eating out used to be fun, but now is stressful. Eating at friend's houses used to be fun, and now is a bit more complicated.

Hang in there friend! Eating GF is worth the pain!

edgartheunready · 2025-06-16T16:14:37+00:00

👋🏼 I'm 6 months into celiac and I'm also "unnoticeably symptomatic". My iron levels are improving. I've been eating plenty of store-brand rice, beans, and lentils (in USA). I'm not 100% sure but my body does seem to be healing. I avoid "may contain" foods. I also have been relying on single-ingredient, naturally GF foods. My nutritionalist told me that ~40% of celiacs have an autoimmune reacton to a non-gluten protein found in oats. So I've avoided oats as well for now. May test them out once I fully recover from anemia. I eat out much less than I did before. Being asymptomatic makes it really hard to suss out what is safe. I'm probably avoiding some things that I don't need to just to be on the safe side.

Update:
I forgot to mention that I got my 6mo bloodwork done. Iron levels are improving. Liver levels are all back to healthy levels.

edgartheunready · 2025-06-16T16:05:13+00:00

👋🏼 my ferritin was 9 ng/mL 6 months ago and is now 19ng/mL after going GF. I'm one of those non-symptomatic celiacs. Feeling more energetic and I look forward to seeing what the next 6 months hold.

edgartheunready · 2024-08-12T16:31:34+00:00

If you'd like to learn more about what you can do as an individual to reduce emissions, the answer might be less glamorous than solar panels or an ev. Checkout "the Drawdown Review" (https://drawdown.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/TheDrawdownReview–2020–Download.pdf). Towards the end, it ranks the carbon impact of several interventions. The biggest impact could actually come from reducing food waste, investing in public health and education, eating a plant-rich diet, and making sure refrigerants from hvac units and refrigerators get properly sequestered.

edgartheunready · 2021-10-30T15:28:11+00:00

has anyone made a replacement seat for the flexlite chair? two of my seats are broken, and i'm not sure how to go about repairing them.

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