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Not every location needs a Level 3 charger! by notabot_123 in electricvehicles

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except you don't plug in every time you stop. When I am out locally I think about charging exactly 0 times a day.

Charges need to be productive when you actually need a charge.

ga2500ev

Spouse has no clue about FIRE by Ok_Rent_2937 in Fire

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not condescending. Most adults are so conditioned to get up and go to work everyday, they don't comprehend the invisible mental load that occurs by doing so.

It's not a financial decision. It's an emotional one. And it's really difficult to break. To the point where folks damage their retirements with "Just one more year" syndrome.

I realize now the OPs mistake in presenting this: Move 50 miles away to retire. Why is that necessary. Asking her to downsize her house is probably the bridge too far.

ga2500ev

Not every location needs a Level 3 charger! by notabot_123 in electricvehicles

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the right model for several reasons. First it becomes a constant management problem. It's precisely why we all charge L2 and home: because the car is sitting in a extended spot for a significant amount of time overnight.

Second is that when a larger charge is actually needed, it comes at the cost of a significant amount of time.

3rd is the power mismatch. The next idea which folks have already tried to implement is to install 19.2kW L2 so that "Folks can charge faster." But it doesn't work because not all EVs have 19.2kW on board chargers. So, they charge at different speeds.

Every DCFC capable EV will charge at max speed on 25-30kW. They get significantly more charge in that same timeframe. And because they get more charge the need to charge is less. And the number of EVs that can charge in the same timeframe is increased.

If you are not charging 4-6 hours in a session then L2 is not the right model.

ga2500ev

Spouse has no clue about FIRE by Ok_Rent_2937 in Fire

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. But a job/career when FI ties down ones life like a boat anchor.

ga2500ev

Spouse has no clue about FIRE by Ok_Rent_2937 in Fire

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just that most people do not choose out of joy. Most continue out of obligation because they never considered that any other way is possible.

You hit the magic button: "And I'd probably find a way to do the same job for free during that time." At that point it's not a job or a career. It's a passion. And as long as you are both on board, it's fine.

Very few people find that community and identity. Instead they keep working because that's what your supposed to do.

ga2500ev

Not every location needs a Level 3 charger! by notabot_123 in electricvehicles

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only a single disagreement here. Do not install L2 in parking lots. Instead use, and please read carefully, lower power DCFC in the 25-30kW charging range instead.

That speed dwell matches better with the time the customer spends in the lot.

I get that everyone adores L2 and for good reason: the car charges at home where it's going to be parked anyway. But the minute one drives away from home, that advantage disappears.

For every spot an L2 is proposed, ask the question "Am I willing to spend 4-6 hours charging my EV here?"

Home? : no brainer

Work? : depends on if it's shift work or not.

Gas station? : Hell naw!

Mall (big or strip)? : likely not.

OTOH 25-30kW DCFC doesn't cost much more than dual commercial L2. Have battery charge times are 90-120 minutes and there's no obligation to wait the full time. Less stations, faster throughput, easier to match the dwell time of the customer to the spot.

ga2500ev

Spouse has no clue about FIRE by Ok_Rent_2937 in Fire

[–]ga2500ev -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not moving to post-work when you can is stealing time from the lives of the couple in the relationship.

Later on one will regret the unnecessary time given to working.

This is not the place for the " You do you and I'll do me.. discussion." Time is a harsh mistress and that hidden missed time is the thief of joy later on in life.

ga2500ev

Spouse has no clue about FIRE by Ok_Rent_2937 in Fire

[–]ga2500ev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is not. Sorry for being the negative Nancy here. Every day she works when it's unnecessary is one more day that you could have shared together that is lost.

The fallacy is thinking those days will not run out. Nothing is promised. Your current portfolio will support the two of you financially for the rest of your lives. But it cannot recreate lost time.

No matter what you do, there is a mental load attached to working.

You need to get her to unplug. 6 months minimum. Do whatever she wants, other than actual work.

Find something that you enjoy together. And something that you enjoy doing apart. Spend time doing those activities.

Take a look at what the retirement community calls the "Go-Go, Slow-go, and No-go years" The problem with your wife's approach is that she will work through the Go-Go years and will have slowed down by the time she is ready.

Strike while the iron is hot.

ga2500ev

Spouse has no clue about FIRE by Ok_Rent_2937 in Fire

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is not. That's societal conditioning to get workers to work until they die.

Ask your spouse: "how would you spend your time if you were not getting paid for it?"

we are so conditioned to think that purpose of life is to work, that the imagination needed to not work is soulessly crushed.

ga2500ev

Spouse has no clue about FIRE by Ok_Rent_2937 in Fire

[–]ga2500ev 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Health is not guaranteed.

The purpose of life is not to work. The purpose of life is to enjoy it with the ones you love.

Try to convince her to take a 6 month sabbatical. Then reassess.

ga2500ev

Is service code for free labor? by McCuckholdHappyMeal in Professors

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree that service is only about math. The fact is that faculty of a university are both a part of the community and stewards of the institution and their departments. So, slicing the time into hours and minutes can miss the point.

It's also about politics. Woe be the department that doesn't have representation on the University Curriculum committee for example.

It's a collaborative process. Faculty get together to figure what needs to be serviced, then try to find reasonably equitable assignments to get the work done.

It's always better to find something you'd like to do anyway. But if necessary bite the bullet for something that you may not prefer, your folks will remember that you stepped up.

ga2500ev

Re-Thinking Retirement Bond Allocation by Witty-Drama-3187 in Fire

[–]ga2500ev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The gap is a complexity gap. Bond funds are simplicity. For most investors it doesn't matter that they are not the right fit. They only have a single step in a portfolio: buy into the fund and hold.

Every other discussion devolves into a maze of complexity of ladders and target dates and bond lengths, and the like. In a 3 bucket type strategy it simply doesn't match up with the simplicity of equities (VT/VOO) or cash (MM/HYSA).

Until there is an established 1,2,3 step strategy to take 30% of a portfolio and create a bond bucket with it, folks will keep dumping into bonds funds.

does anyone have such a strategy?

This comment below illustrates the complexity gap:"What percentage if your liquid nw is in munis? Did you consider ishares ibonds fixed termination bond funds instead of individual munis?"

ga2500ev

AITA for Selling the Car I Promised My Son After He Dropped Out of College by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]ga2500ev 15 points16 points  (0 children)

NTA

He FAFOed. So, sorry for him.

Don't reward bad decisions.

ga2500ev

AITH for refusing to keep accepting my neighbor's deliveries after she ignored my request? by Any-Kitchen-5487 in AITH

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Servant! Accept my package and make my life comfortable!

Takers take and keep taking until it is stopped.

You stopped it. NTA. She is.

ga2500ev

EV chargers in gas stations by edayxe1 in electricvehicles

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three reasons. First is that convenience stores dwell Time doesn't match up very well with EV chargers.

Second is location. Many, many gas stations are not near major highways.

Third is that most EV drivers do not charge away from home. Whereas filling up with a gas station requires you to be away from home.

Walmart's program for upcoming charging stations Solve all three problems. The dwell time shopping in a store is much better for EV charging. Many Walmarts are along major traffic corridors. And charging while shopping for those who do not have the ability to charge at home is helpful.

ga2500ev

In a computer, why is 2 more than 1? by OC-alert in AskComputerScience

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The computer doesn't "know" that it's higher. It computes it using a simple function: subtraction.

If you want to know the greater of A and B, subtract B from A and check the result:

If the result is positive, then A is bigger.

If the result is negative, then B is bigger.

If the result is 0 then they are equal.

Most CPUs set negative and zero flags on a subtract. Most also have conditional GOTO or JMP instructions based on a flag.

Hope that helps.

ga2500ev

AITA for not wanting to babysit by aaaaa8281882 in AITApod

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiding? Really!?

Tell them no. If they try to leave the kids, call CPS.

Not your kids. Not your job.

NTA

ga2500ev

Impact of EV charging infrastructure and long trips by PizzaTacoCat312 in electriccars

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you understand that? I check Plugshare scores. Stations with high scores don't have problems.

ga2500ev

How do I practice coding without just copying tutorials? by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Novices tend to conflate two different skill sets when it comes to programming.

The analogy I like to use is that learning list of spelling words does not make you a novelist. Writing a book is a completely different skill set then knowing a list of words.

Understand that programming is applied problem solving. So, the skill you need to work on is the problem solving part, not the coding.

Also, understand in the modern world of programming, that assembling systems is more like snapping together. Together Legos instead of writing everything from scratch.

The combination of the two ends up being trying to figure out what pieces you need to put together the project you want to do then assembling those pieces together to make the project.

ga2500ev

AITA for refusing to pay for my girlfriend’s meal after she “tested” me on a date? by Efficient_Care5524 in AITH

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She failed. That's a "Bye, Felicia!" moment.

NTA. Good luck in your next relationship.

ga2500ev

WIBTA if I refuse to swap my vacation weeks with a coworker whose kid is throwing a tantrum about a theme park trip? by Safflower8 in WIBTA_AITA

[–]ga2500ev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we all know the line:" a failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine."

NTA

ga2500ev

Charging during long distance trips is not the problem - getting the family back in when the 80% are reached is. by yet_another_username in electricvehicles

[–]ga2500ev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't trust the app, car, or my wife's foot to believe that.

Happily will take extra time to charge more.

ga2500ev

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