You want advice, no problem. You’ll likely pay little or nothing. The world is full of those willing to provide more advice than you will want or need.
You need help, pull out your wallet. More often than not, it’s going to cost you. Sometimes, it will cost more than you realize.
It is a form of government where, in its truest form, the majority vote rules. If that’s the case, you might expect the Democrats, if they genuinely believe in democracy, to make a concerted effort to ensure that voting is honest and free from fraud.
Yet, despite an 85% desire for laws ensuring valid votes, Democratic party leadership appears to oppose the measure. This seems strikingly ironic, given that such a law would likely pass by over 80% if put to a democratic vote.
It appears that Democratic party leaders are not particularly inclined to resolve matters democratically.
Thought I heard the soccer games were over. Either I heard wrong or the news man spoke wrong. More likely the sooner rather than the later. Neither here nor there. Looks like I’ll have to put up with maybe a couple more weeks. And I was so hoping.
It has now been three years since I purchased my electric Nissan. I’ve experienced one flat tire and replaced the bumper once. I also had two recalls addressed through software updates.
In a way, I am hardly an example for one as I only have 8000 miles on it. Nonetheless, here are a few remarks.
On three separate occasions, I discovered all my windows completely down—twice during heavy rain—despite being certain I had left them up. I don’t have any suggestions to offer, but I felt this was worth mentioning.
Surprisingly, they engineered the car to default to fresh air intake, despite my location in the humid South. To make matters worse, selecting recirculation mode disabled the automatic temperature control. Frequently, I have had to fight the controls to get it the way wanted.
I’ve learned to park in the shade whenever possible during hot summer days. Cooling the cabin takes considerable time, and it places a significant strain on the battery—especially for short trips. Pre-cooling the cabin with ambient air about ten minutes before driving on hot days would be ideal. It would put far less demand on the battery to cool the car from 90 degrees rather than from 130. These days, leaving windows down isn’t a practical option, even without rain concerns.
I do suspect it’s more common to have the screen horizontal, but I prefer vertical, especially while using GPS. I’m more interested in what’s directly ahead of me rather than what’s to the sides.
I would much prefer physical buttons on the dashboard instead of touch-sensitive controls. In bright sunlight, they become invisible, which creates a dangerous distraction while driving.
The outside mirrors fold back automatically when the car is locked—a non-optional feature that I find unnecessary. Returning them to their extended position sometimes requires readjustment, which I find frustrating and counterproductive.
What I found most frustrating was the lack of a standard charging interface. While the charging speed is impressive, it’s only useful when you can locate a charging station. This limitation effectively restricted my trips to about 80 miles—40 miles out and 40 miles back—with minimal buffer.
The cruise control defaults to off. When I purchased the car, I hoped to become comfortable with its controls, but I still find myself struggling with them.
One thing that frustrated me was the absence of a spare tire and jack on a $45,000 vehicle. I discovered this unfortunate oversight only when I experienced a flat tire. That was fun.
Finally, while the car does offer some remote operations, they’re largely unnecessary in practice. The FOB is quite basic.
The car is excellent, and I’m pleased with my purchase. Overall, I genuinely enjoy it. That said, there are a few areas where the design seems incomplete—it makes me wonder if their conventional vehicles have similar issues. If I’d chosen a different model, would a spare tire and jack have been included, or would they even be available as options?
I’m unlikely to purchase another new car at this stage of my life. Even if I did, I wouldn’t consider a Nissan. Sometimes it’s the small details that accumulate and become frustrating. It makes me wonder whether the engineer who designed the car actually drove it.
I heard that today is the last day… of soccer. I sincerely hope so, at least I hope so.
And yes! I did call it soccer and I will as long as I am able.
In this day and age we get so wrapped up with stuff that we forget the importance of dirt. I suppose you can look it up, there is a limited amount of land. Throughout history, man has had his strife, envy, fights and, yes, even war over dirt. In a way, it is ironic. Dirt has always been wasted with cheap and of little worth.
Of course, as has been repeated many times, location has much to do with it. However, there are two unmistakable facts. There is a set amount of land. For the most part, we will not gain any real significant amount. The second fact is that the number of people in existence on planet earth, keeps on increasing. The conclusion we must draw is that the value of dirt keeps on going up. Moreover, as this happens, the struggle to gain a little of this land is increasing subtly.
In just a little over a couple hundred years, we have gone from a nation with limitless availability of land to a place where we must pay to have a place to camp, commercial & government run camp grounds.
However, even now, dirt has little respect by most of mankind. Yet there are those that know. They have seen the future and they realize that dirt plays a very significant part in that future.
Some have invested their huge wealth in land, knowing that the value of dirt cannot ever continue to decrease. It can only go up as the the population grows.
The hitch in this logic is, can they continue to hold onto their treasure? In one case a after the other, there have been uprisings, revolts by those without land against those who do.
Can it happen here. I don’t know. However, it did happen in Russia, China, and a few other smaller countries. When the communists took over, one of the first things they did was to seize the lands and kill owners.
And in doing so, secure absolute power and control within those countries.
Because the worst story the media can come up with is the reflection pool.
If something were worse, I have great confidence the Democrats and the media would let us know. It’s the kind of thing they enjoy doing.
Pumpkin pie is one of my favorites—especially with whipped cream or ice cream, though it’s almost equally delicious on its own. As a kid, I couldn’t stand it, which is funny to think about now. The main drawback is how seasonal it is; I wish I could enjoy it year-round. Plus, my calorie budget these days doesn’t quite match what I could get away with as a boy.
Isn’t it great. Just above $3 here in Northern Mississippi.
Isn’t it interesting that we don’t hear about it from the media the way we did when prices were rising? From the start of the tensions with Iran, gas prices were featured in every news broadcast, often with multiple expert analyses. Now, there’s silence. I wonder why.
Beware: Some decisions are permanent. Frequently, there are no do overs regardless how much you want them. Even forgiveness won’t change the past.
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