Re: Whoops! The Atlantic Makes Trump Look EPIC In Cover Intended as a Smear

On 10/4/2024 8:26 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:03:20 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
 

On 9/25/2024 1:16 PM, Mike Van Pelt wrote:

In article <c0056f49-7df6-41f8-ee4c-8125d5ff0952@example.net>,
D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:

Give me an electric car that goes as far (or further) than my gasoline
car, with a charging time that is equal, at a cost that is equal, and I
will definitely buy it.

>
I think hybrid is, given current technology, a superior
solution.  My Prius got right around 50 MPG. With a 10.5 gallon
tank, that's 450 miles before the "low fuel" light lights, and
comfortably 50 miles range beyond that.  (I got the "Low Fuel"
light a few miles from home in San Jose, drove back to work in
South San Francisco the next day, and drove to Costco next to
the San Francisco Airport at lunch to refuel.  Slightly over
10 gallons to fill, so I still had a comfortable margin.)
>
I drove it for 13 years, no trouble with the battery, sold it
to a friend's son who was going off to college, and it's still
going strong.  I tend to drive cars until they drive no more.
>
I'm contemplating a plug-in hybrid next time I have to buy a
car.  Not nearly the electric range of a full electric, but
plenty for a retired person's trips to the store and whatnot.
And a normal gas car's range on gas for long trips.
>

The big hurdle for me to buy an electric car when my current vehicle
dies is that I live in an apartment building and the owner will not
install chargers for electric cars.

 This may not help at all, but one of my neighbors runs a charging
cable from his house to his car from time time. He has one of those
bridge things to go over the cable where it crosses the sidewalk.
 But then, he has a house, and so most likely the ability to
install/use a 240V socket if that is needed.

That's the kicker, the ability to add a new electric line to the building.  The landlord is also being an asshole about upgrading internet service.  "They" have FINALLY strung up fiber optic along the phone/electric poles in my city so I asked my landlord for a permission letter so I could have my ISP hook up my unit.  Note: I've been using this ISP for 20 years, they are NOT part of some telecom giant, they provide better service for a lower price than any of the telecoms and they have actual, real, tech support rather than just script monkeys and the fiber optic plan they offer is $50/month for 100gig speed.  The only other option is AT&T for $150/month (as part of a larger package) for 50gig speed.  I told my landlord this.  He said "No, just use AT&T like everyone else."  I managed to not say some extremely unpleasant words to him but did start looking for someplace else to live.  A month later my ISP put doorknob hangers advertising their fiber plan on the doors in the neighborhood.  A week after that the landlord sent an email to all the tenants.
"You may have recently received a door hanger, advertising the new Sonic Internet services in <my city>.
While Sonic has recently installed fiber internet cable in many parts of Marin, our building is not ready to receive the new connections that will be required to drop fiber cables and add splitters and junction boxes.
These pathways will need some infrastructure installed on the building in order to receive and properly manage the new Sonic cabling system. We will have to work with Sonic Internet to add the proper conduits and electrical boxes for managing the new infrastructure. This may take several months as we do not have a plan yet.
In the meantime, please do not order Sonic Internet. Instead, either use our Wi-Fi, or order internet from <local cable TV company>, until we can get the modifications in place."
That was about six weeks ago.  I'm wondering if he actually intends to get that work done or if the email was just to shut up the tenants when they all suddenly asked about better internet access.
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