Midweek coffee/rides.

[Galactica]

Getting a bit warmer here, +2C.  Still snowing small, high water content flakes.  25cm accumulation but settling as it snows.  Supposed to stay below freezing overnight with more snow later tomorrow before turning to rain later in the week.  Warm, +6C on Sunday. 

Took a rip around the neighbourhood with the Nissan in 4x4.  What a hoot!  But very very slick.

[kilowop]

Been interesting reading the internet comments from all over North America about the issues people are having with their wonderful modern wizz bang electric vehicles.  I can hardly wait for the powers to be to ban all ICE vehicles. Big Brother is watching you.  And he knows Dilly Squat about the real world.

[Steve G.]

  My experience working at an official Tesla repair centre,  make it very aware to me the shortcomings of battery output in cold weather, indeed charging in cold , company mandates that we must never leave the cars outside below predicted -10c. Add the 1.5% battery draw daily even just sitting there in the driveway in non frigid temperatures.

  I went for a drive today to investigate  road conditions. Delivery trucks from 3/4  ton vans to Hino cab over 3 tons are found at corners and back roads, front wheel drive sedans found along all hill climbs  with summer tires.  Extensive use of salt and salt brine has done nothi g to disperse the 12”+ we got here ( as of 3pm ).

[Galactica]

It’s 1C at my house in New West.  I measured just now 30cm of snow on the patio table.  Expecting -4C overnight.  More snow expected tomorrow afternoon/evening/overnight.  Main roads in New West clear and wet, all other roads deep snow over ice.  Clear wet roads may well freeze overnight.  Hard to say from forecasts how much snow we’ll get from the next system arriving later tomorrow.  Could be a little, or a lot of snow before it turns to rain overnight Thursday night.

Just now though I’m sitting in my lazyboy with a tequila and lime imagining that I’m lounging on the beach in Mexico.  

Not going to coffee tomorrow fellas.

[Galactica]

As far as electric vehicles go, I’m at the point where I just chuckle.  I’ll drive my ICEs until I can’t, for whatever reasons.  My truck is a 2006, my car is a 2019, motorcycles are 2019 and 1975.  All will last me until I can’t get gasoline. 

People have ditched their ICEs for their own reasons, none of which are compelling to me.  For me now, it’s a case of schadenfreude. 

HA HA!!!

[Steve G.]

As far as electric vehicles go, I’m at the point where I just chuckle.  I’ll drive my ICEs until I can’t, for whatever reasons.  My truck is a 2006, my car is a 2019, motorcycles are 2019 and 1975.  All will last me until I can’t get gasoline. 

People have ditched their ICEs for their own reasons, none of which are compelling to me.  For me now, it’s a case of schadenfreude. 

HA HA!!!

  I’m glad to see you’re doing your part  to help with the “existential climate crisis” responsible for the cold and the heat, and all the temperatures in between  .  Lolololololololololololololololol

[stanfromhell]

 I'll be at Fresh Street Market tomorrow around 10  right after my 8:30 Kiniseology appt

[Steve G.]

   I'll be at Fresh Street Thursday morning. The roads have been improved dramatically, and no snow tonight. I could use a coffee and muffin!!!

[Twisted_Twin]

I'll believe it's a crisis when the people who are telling me it's a crisis, act like it's a crisis.

[Steve G.]

  Good chat today lads!!  I took Peter’s advice to take a fabric to sit on, to offset the cold metal seats there, much improved!!!

[Jodea]

Thanks for bringing Roy out for a visit this morning Ross. Good to see him, and he does look to be doing well.

[Galactica]

Ya, I’m glad he came out.  I’ll try to get him out on Wednesdays. 

[Galactica]

Coffee tomorrow?  I’m trying to get Roy out again.

[Wheels]

I plan on being there tomorrow.  Need a break from working on the TSX all day today as some parts arrived from a couple of suppliers today.

 

[Steve G.]

  Coffee Wednesday?