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That lady’s Tesla has lots of plastic in it, used electricity to manufacture it, not to mention fuel burned to mine the minerals for the battery. Driving an older vehicle to maximize utility out of it seems plenty green to me. Red Tesla lady was on a power trip. Then again the parking sign is...

Interestingly enough Honda is adamant in keeping the factory fill in until the maintenance minder calls for an oil change due to additives (moly) in the oil. They claim the additives help properly break in the engine. I believe most of the Japanese car manufacturers are this way. We changed...

You’re likely going to want a surveillance HD. https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?storeName=Desktop-Internal-Hard-Drives&pageTitle=Desktop+Internal+Hard+Drives&N=100167523+600374779

Spec homes built to the cheapest standards on a 30 year inflated note. Sure they look good. Everyone thinks they’re great until they’ve lived in one for 20 years once the water starts coming in and the construction defects rear their ugly head and buried code violations are discovered...

2018 Buick Encore Out: QSUP 5W30, AC Delco OEM filter In: QSUP 5W30, AC Delco OEM filter

Hard drive failures are completely random. Drives with even occasional use can die randomly just as a drive that has run a long time. I run my drives until they fail or are too small to be practical. I keep 3 backups and store one drive offsite at all times so whether a drive dies or not is...

Yep. It’s no different than sizing a diesel generator to handle block loading. The generator needs to handle inrush currents from motors, etc or the voltage and frequency go haywire and you drop load. Somebody forgot to tell the policy makers (politicians) about science, physics and common...

97% of land in the US is rural. The answer is to build more houses. We have too many policies by certain folks who are known for pulling up the ladder behind them. “I got mine - who cares about everyone else”. I don’t want future generations nor my kids growing up in 3rd world shanty’s. How...

Look at the time stamps versus when the “news” was released. Pump and dump. If anyone thinks the SEC will do a single thing I have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.

I can already picture the for sale Zillow add for this in the current market: “Quaint 1600s historical home with 600 sqft of living space. Luxury finishes installed throughout create an inviting place to call home! New LVP flooring installed throughout (2019). New toilet pit dug (1912)...

Not necessary. Our Honda Odyssey has the factory fill oil in it and the OLM is 20%. Dealership won’t touch it for the free oil change until 15% when the wrench light comes on. 99% of cars on the road have not had early oil changes and many have hundreds of thousands of miles on them.

Most of the families we are close to who freely offer up private information about their finances and are working class are 100% cash strapped. A few hundred dollars in their bank account is all they have. A few have zero health insurance for themselves or their kids. My brother in law moved...

As someone with two young kids today I understand why birth rates are down. Daycare for 2 kids would cost $35k/yr. Doesn’t make sense for both parents to work so one income it is for the household. DINKs (dual income no kids) can buy big brand new houses that people with families simply can’t...

The horn and subsequent rumbling of a distant freight train while drifting off to sleep.

That color is awesome. Congrats on the new truck. I overthink oil selection whenever I get a new vehicle but honesty use whatever 0w20 you want. I dig the Quaker State Ultimate Protection right now for its value in this inflationary economy.