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You doing storage batteries? If so, what type? Tesla, life4po, other.....?
Havent got that far yet. Solar panels should be going up here in the next 2-3 weeks. Going to let battery tech advance for a few more years before I pull the trigger on anything. Kind of interested in the Ultium cells GM is going to be putting in their new stuff coming out.
 

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Havent got that far yet. Solar panels should be going up here in the next 2-3 weeks. Going to let battery tech advance for a few more years before I pull the trigger on anything. Kind of interested in the Ultium cells GM is going to be putting in their new stuff coming out.
Check their works.
Watch out for potential roof leak.
Some installers are sloppy.
 

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Check their works.
Watch out for potential roof leak.
Some installers are sloppy.
10 year warranty on the roof, structure and leaks! Trust me, I didnt cheap out on this whole thing. Could have got it done for half the price but didnt want twice the short cuts that come with it.
 

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Proof that gods not fair…this guy should give 25% to his ex wife, 25% to the guy that returned the tickets to him.
He would still be left with 135million….more than enough for anyone, especially someone who hasn’t worked for 15years

I feel bad for the grocery guy still slaving away
 
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Wokeness is a scourge, and "compassion" is not a solution.

I agree with the business owner. Homeless people who are not of sound mind should be forced into treatment and/or a facility. It is NOT compassion to let them rot away in the street, where many are at risk of becoming victims of violence, rape, disease, and other horrible things. At the very least, we need to implement a "you don't have to go into the shelter, but you can't stay here" policy.

ALSO, We're in a truly effed up state of affairs when people are more concerned with political correctness and using the term 'unhoused person' rather than identify the actual problem. You think mentally ill, street people's biggest obstacle in life is whether you call 'em homeless or 'unhoused.'?? GTFO with that nonsense.

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Wokeness is a scourge, and "compassion" is not a solution.

I agree with the business owner. Homeless people who are not of sound mind should be forced into treatment and/or a facility. It is NOT compassion to let them rot away in the street, where many are at risk of becoming victims of violence, rape, disease, and other horrible things. At the very least, we need to implement a "you don't have to go into the shelter, but you can't stay here" policy.

ALSO, We're in a truly effed up state of affairs when people are more concerned with political correctness and using the term 'unhoused person' rather than identify the actual problem. You think mentally ill, street people's biggest obstacle in life is whether you call 'em homeless or 'unhoused.'?? GTFO with that nonsense.

/rant
One thing I've noticed about car people, is that on these kinds of subjects you'll find about 90%+ of us will agree.

Another thing I noticed about car people, there seems to be fewer and fewer of us as time goes by....
 

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One thing I've noticed about car people, is that on these kinds of subjects you'll find about 90%+ of us will agree.

Another thing I noticed about car people, there seems to be fewer and fewer of us as time goes by....
It's not by accident, either....

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It's not by accident, either....

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It starts with this....

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...ds-exploring-creation-digital-dollar-90006698

My wife and I used to live in China. We still own an apartment in Shanghai.
They moved to digital currency a few years ago. In 2019 when we last visited, we tried to buy ice cream for our son, and the ice cream shop wouldn't even accept RMB cash. Can you imagine how shitty we felt? Couldn't buy ice cream for our son....

To get digital currency in China, it's done through your smartphone. Thing is, to own a smartphone in China, it must be registered with the government. That means the government has 2 ways to restrict your access to funds .... either directly limiting your digital account, or more commonly, suspending your smartphone, which happens if you step out of line on social media. Seen Black Mirror? That's not made up.
We were at Shanghai Disneyland and I got busted for borrowing my in-laws smartphone to access Fast Pass.

My wife and I can't easily obtain a smartphone registered with the government because we are no longer regular residents.
Oh, hailing a cab without an app is nearly impossible too.

We must reject that crap in the Western world.
 

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It starts with this....

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...ds-exploring-creation-digital-dollar-90006698

My wife and I used to live in China. We still own an apartment in Shanghai.
They moved to digital currency a few years ago. In 2019 when we last visited, we tried to buy ice cream for our son, and the ice cream shop wouldn't even accept RMB cash. Can you imagine how shitty we felt? Couldn't buy ice cream for our son....

To get digital currency in China, it's done through your smartphone. Thing is, to own a smartphone in China, it must be registered with the government. That means the government has 2 ways to restrict your access to funds .... either directly limiting your digital account, or more commonly, suspending your smartphone, which happens if you step out of line on social media. Seen Black Mirror? That's not made up.
We were at Shanghai Disneyland and I got busted for borrowing my in-laws smartphone to access Fast Pass.

My wife and I can't easily obtain a smartphone registered with the government because we are no longer regular residents.
Oh, hailing a cab without an app is nearly impossible too.

We must reject that crap in the Western world.
The thing is…so many people just don’t see it. More and more banks disappearing, more and more you can only access funds electronically …and young people ( including my own kids) think this is a good thing. They just don’t understand the consequences to this system
It’s not going to end well
 
 






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