Posted on 06/09/2023 11:26:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
Then there was the guy who fell in love with an opera singer. He hardly knew her, since his only view of the singer was through binoculars - from the third balcony.
He was convinced he could live “happily ever after” married to a voice like that. He scarcely noticed that she was considerably older than he. Nor did he care that she walked with a limp. Her mezzo-soprano voice would take them through whatever might come.
After a whirlwind romance and a hurry-up ceremony, they were off for their honeymoon. She began to prepare for their first night together. As he watched, his chin dropped to his chest.
She plucked out her glass eye and plopped it into a container on the night-stand. She pulled off her wig, ripped off her false eyelashes, yanked out her dentures, unstrapped her artificial leg, and smiled at him as she slipped off her glasses that hid her hearing aid.
Stunned and horrified, he gasped, “For goodness sake, woman, sing, sing, SING!”
Mr. Beane is correct...Thank you...
Before Henry Ford became a household name, there were different types of cars made (ICE, EV, even steam) and the few people who could afford a car had options to chose from. Likewise today, an EV car works for my wife and me, and an ICE pickup works for us too -- thus I'm glad we have options. Since we need two cars anyway, having one of each gives us options.
Like the few people who could use an EV car back in Henry Ford's day (the people fortunate enough to live near a power station), I like utilizing power over gas because I have tons of free power from solar. For most people that's not a good option (neither solar, nor an EV). But for me it is, therefore an EV is conducive to our energy supplies (power is much cheaper for me than gasoline, literally 80% of my power is free). At other times an ICE pickup is conducive to our needs of the day (EV pickups suck for pickup chores, plus there are times we drive on trips with few charging options so we take the ICE pickup instead of the EV car). That's not the way it is with most people (who are much better off with ICE cars), much like it was in Ford's day. For most people it's best to use ICE cars all the time.
But imagine how better developed the different car types would be today if the assembly line process didn't require Ford to pick only one type for mass production. For all we know, steam cars might be a good option for some people. And EV's would be better than they are today instead of having to pick back up after a century of no R&D. I'm not saying mass production is a bad thing -- it allowed the middle class to afford cars. I'm just saying an unfortunate side-effect of mass production is we all grew up with only one car type to chose from.
So in some ways, we've now come back full circle to again having multiple car types to choose from. I wish the Dims would let it stay like that instead of trying to force everyone into only one "option".
And that's not including the Tesla's, of which I've seen no growth in numbers here.
They are not all idiots in Hollywood. Peter Weller and Brian May come to mind.
Some excellent thoughts. As for liberals forcing us into only their solution, I think it was George Orwell who said, “they must make you suffer. Otherwise they don’t know if you are following their orders because you want to or because you must.”
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The steam cars died a natural death due to multiple technical problems that couldn't easily be overcome at the time (cold start, e.g.) Read all about it here:
The Stanleys and their Steamer
This is a hopeful article by a big fan - who hoped steam would make a comeback . . .
“”I did not know that the “Black Adder” had a degree and master’s in electrical engineering.””
That sort of thing always surprises me, I sometimes post the military history of popular actors and comedians, revealing that they are also real people, or had real lives at one time.
I see more every day. Starting to see the first few Rivians here. One already has a dent in it
Steam cars will be feasible when portable fusion reactors become a reality.
Steam generated by nuke fuel works for ships. Couldn't it be downsized for cars and trucks?
Almost makes you wonder what kind of an education Baldrick has.
He has a cunning plan.
I never heard them say that.
The US has the Sex Poodle.
LOL, yes we do but probably not what you think!
That guy just has a face that makes me laugh every time I see it...kind of like Leslie Nielsen...
. (Yes, I’m sure about this, because that is my actual field of study.),” he wrote on Twitter.“
And ah what’s Volvos field of study, moron?
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