Ace-Garageguy

Not necessarily. Hydrogen can be made in sufficient quantities to power the "average" commute from a rooftop photovoltaic array. In a fuel cell, it's the cleanest and most efficient of currently available tech, and puts zero additional load on the grid. The research has been done, the numbers are in. It works beautifully, and a business model that works by leasing the necessary equipment to consumers on a cost basis competitive with other forms of transportation energy has been developed. It does not require billions in additional infrastructure and generating capacity, and can be phased in gradually as market acceptance grows and costs come down. It's a logical, permanent solution that really has no appreciable downside that can't be worked through. So of course it won't be implemented.

Boy howdee. Them folks sure as tootin' woodunt like it 'roun here. Our ideer of a good time of an evenin is gettin' a buncha ol frigerators outen the yard n blowin the dang doors offen em with shotguns.

Thank you, sir. Reciprocated 100%.

That's one of those rare models that looks so good, somebody really should build a full-scale version.

I believe you get that flag because this site doesn't use "HTTPS", but rather only "HTTP". Explanation here: https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/why-is-http-not-secure/

OK. I hike a lot. I'm often the last person on the trail in the evening. I see the little bags constantly, with very obviously nobody coming back to get them. And it's an ongoing, frequent occurrence. Getting more and more frequent. If it was a one time thing, or only an occasional thing, I wouldn't have bothered complaining. But when it's CONSTANT...

Nice. Very, very nice.

I appreciate your input, but I'm not talking about strays or dogs let out. I'm talking about people who walk their dogs on leashes, according to the strict local animal control ordinance here, and let them do their thing in other folks' yards. I've been working in my home office and looked out the window multiple times to see it happen. With my own eyes. And I've gone outside and asked the walkers to please not let their animals defecate on my property. Multiple times. But as ol' hobbybob says, they think "it's their dog's right to poop in your yard and what right do you have to deny it..." and I'm the crazy old geezer doing a "get off my lawn" routine. EDIT: But personal responsibility, common courtesy, and common sense are going the way of the dodo.

Universal big-T Truth right there.

A lot depends on the exact time period you want to represent. Earlier M/SP cars ran less rear rubber and had higher noses. Around the time they were absorbed by the altered classes, often lower noses and lots more rear rubber.

Yup. And just think..the environment whiners wouldn't be advocating for people who had nothing to do with dumping plastic in oceans and waterways to be forced to take on the responsibility to clean it all up...there wouldn't be anything to clean up. Damm hard for me to understand why that's too hard to grasp.

Best laugh I've had all day. Please explain to me why it's MY responsibility to buy and spread pepper all over my yard SO SOMEBODY ELSE'S DOG WON'T DUMP IN IT WHEN THE OWNER WALKS THE ANIMAL. HINT: Think about why nobody has to spread deterrent to keep ME from dumping my cat's box in THEIR yard.

All the hiking trails around here have plastic bag dispensers for dog exhaust too, and dedicated receptacles the owners are expected to use to dispose of same. But on every hike, I see at least a dozen little blue bags full of dog goo, neatly tied up and left beside the trail for somebody ELSE to take away. Not only stupid, lazy, and personal-responsibility-free, it exhibits ZERO COMMON SENSE. It's less "polluting" to let the animal do its mess in the woods next to the trails...where beetles, ants, etc. will recycle most of it completely in a very short period of time, and where whatever's left becomes fertilizer for the existing plants.

I spoke too soon...

IT'S NOT MY PLACE TO PUT OUT DETERRANT TO DOGS CRAPPING IN MY YARD. IT'S THE DOG'S OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ... mate.

Somebody using my yard for their dog's toilet, frequently. I stepped in somebody's pet's stinking goo this AM on the way to work. Thanks, whoever you are. I need to find out who's doing it and dump my cat box in their yard. There's a strip of grass across the street (between it and the railroad) where nobody ever walks, that belongs to the state, . Can't use that though. EDIT: Or better yet...let your dogs poo in your own dammed yard. And as the demographics of the area continue to shift, there is a drastic increase in the amount of trash thrown out by passing motorists...predominately lotto tickets, fast-food remains, and beer cans. Somebody thoughtfully offloaded some tires, a bed, and some busted furniture in the wooded area 50 feet down the block, too.

I see you're very concerned about cleaning up plastic and garbage from oceans and waterways. I also see you live close to Lake Oroville, and the Pacific Ocean is only about a 2 hour drive from your home. I'm curious to know, in light of your evident environmental consciousness, exactly what you have done to address this issue. Please explain exactly how this works to those of us too blinded by the concept of "free market" to understand.

Truly great cars, very nice work.

Indeed...

Here's a link to one of the most fair and balanced and honest and rational articles I've come across so far regarding this topic (and I'm fully aware that "fair and balanced and honest and rational" has little appeal for those who see everything through the lens of dogma): https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/heres-why-richard-bransons-flight-matters-and-yes-it-really-matters/

That was always my understanding, and it's why people from all over the world who want to work to achieve a better life still see this country as the-land-of-unlimited-opportunity. But we have an ever growing element who think they're entitled to a zero-effort free ride. Many of these same folks believe that everyone who achieves success does it by stealing from the poor, the pitiful, and the downtrodden; so rather than building productive, rewarding lives, they make excuses and look for someone to lay the blame on for their failure. And while it's true that the world has no shortage of the insanely greedy, power-mad, corrupt, and crooked, it's not true that those terms apply to all who achieve wealth.

Thanks guys. She'll be back on the bench (with a bunch of others) in her new home, some time after Thanksgiving.

A couple of the more annoying glitches actually got fixed. 'bout time. Yup.

My sentiments exactly.