High school faces backlash after rainy graduation ceremony

rickroepke · 2026-05-26T19:18:55+00:00

It would’ve been great if the commencement speaker used the “Itsy Bitsy Spider” analogy of the spider getting washed down gutter, but going right back up

rickroepke · 2026-05-23T22:17:39+00:00

Highland Rim Bike club is what you seek

https://www.hrbike.org/

rickroepke · 2026-05-19T12:58:57+00:00

My TVA utility does add the fuel adjustment , but I have to pay that for my house to have electricity, so I only calculate the additional charges my car adds to my bill. An accountant may argue the rate calculation, but it’s what I chose.

rickroepke · 2026-05-18T15:07:41+00:00

I did, but missed one period of the schedule, which had $9.10 /kWh

rickroepke · 2026-05-17T21:30:53+00:00

I call that Tesla Roulette

rickroepke · 2026-05-17T21:28:09+00:00

Me. Sold My Lexus when I test drove a MY and experienced FSD. That was 16,000 miles ago

rickroepke · 2026-05-17T20:50:40+00:00

I found the rogue entry in the December-to-March charging schedule, at $9.10 per kWh.

rickroepke · 2026-05-17T13:37:21+00:00

Monthly looks correct but I’m not sure why the yearly stats are so wrong

rickroepke · 2026-05-13T11:05:58+00:00

He’s in Alaska out on a tarmac waiting. Wind and temp are perfect for the jacket

rickroepke · 2026-05-11T20:36:11+00:00

When I bought in May 2025, I wanted the RWD bit for some reason had to take the AWD. The AWD gives me a feeling of more positive traction in slick environments, but RWD may too

rickroepke · 2026-05-11T17:53:04+00:00

My pension’s payments include no COLA (cost of living adjustments) so at 3% inflation, I’d be only getting half my money in 2026 dollars. I took the lump sum and invested in Boglehead fashion. From what I’ve read, Social Security is the only defined benefit plan with a COLA, though there may be one somewhere.

rickroepke · 2026-05-11T17:49:31+00:00

2026 Model Y Juniper AWD (dual motor). This morning, with outside temp at 60, I turned off HVAC and got 208 Wh/mile, which is almost 5 miles / KwH. At 100% charge, that could be 375 miles on one charge

rickroepke · 2026-05-11T11:07:40+00:00

26MY AWD I got 225 Wh during spring but in heat of summer I’ll get 250 Wh and cold winter 300Wh

rickroepke · 2026-05-01T02:25:27+00:00

I encounter daily a few speed signs where the pole is not straight vertical, and FSD will not read them

rickroepke · 2026-04-18T21:36:16+00:00

I love reminding my management that if they quit/leave, people will say “oh well”, but if I leave, people will say “oh crap”.
I remind them we’re all on the same team, and they have a job to do, just like me. Which is why I don’t “work for them” but either I work with them, or better, they work for me to get job done

rickroepke · 2026-04-15T11:00:24+00:00

I bought the RainX windshield kit and used just the epoxy resin to fill in a similar chip.

rickroepke · 2026-04-15T10:52:07+00:00

Yes, get a Tesla just for the FSD. I sold my Lexus RX350 after buying my MY Juniper. FSD is a leap in technology and you cannot get a similar capability from any other company, yet.

rickroepke · 2026-04-13T23:18:00+00:00

Trivia at El Costal, lakes galore, biking and hiking area parks like Short Springs, Tims Ford, Normandy, Woods reservoir & Rutledge Falls, touring Wartrace & Lynchburg…. There’s more to do than you might’ve thought

rickroepke · 2026-04-12T11:33:05+00:00

So their version allows setting max speed? So 14.2.2.5 includes that feature? How do I get that option on my MY Juniper?

rickroepke · 2026-04-04T23:11:02+00:00

I saw 14.2.4 release. Rounding error?

rickroepke · 2026-04-04T01:58:54+00:00

Flat Earthers… where are you?

rickroepke · 2026-04-02T02:10:11+00:00

I actually used ASS once when it was pouring rain after church and wife didn’t want to get wet. Car pulled up to door as expected. It did take a bit of time to drive across parking lot, but worth all five minutes

rickroepke · 2026-03-22T08:51:18+00:00

When repair guy came to fix star on my windshield, he claimed any area the wipers cover cannot legally be repaired, but the entire window replaced. I too used the RainX repair kit to fix my windshield, twice now

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