The Ukraine Crisis

[Baldy]

Anyone who believes that wasn't in jest is too stupid to vote if we use JSO's intelligence & voting proposal.

Right up there with the crowd that took seriously a comment about an island tipping over....

You don't know Hank Johnson...he was serious.

[Baldy]

That man is probably the greatest troll of all time and you people fall for it and get the vapors every.single.time.

So Trump didn’t say it?

I'm sure he probably did.

[SDHornet]

He didn’t exactly win the comment section there.

So does that mean he's wrong, or that the pro-war propaganda is working?

[Baldy]

That man is probably the greatest troll of all time and you people fall for it and get the vapors every.single.time.

Maybe it looks different from Turd Blossom, GA, but it sure does seem like its history's greatest troll thats the one succumbing to the vapors these days

One can only hope.

[SDHornet]

[Winterborn]

For landscaping crews its completely unfeasable.

Berman said the state has set aside $30 million to help professional landscapers and gardeners make the transition from gas-powered equipment to zero-emission equipment, but an industry representative said that’s woefully inadequate for the estimated 50,000 small businesses that will be affected by the law.

Andrew Bray, vice president of government relations for the National Assn. of Landscape Professionals, said the zero-emission commercial-grade equipment landscapers use is also prohibitively expensive and less efficient than the existing gas-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers and other small machinery. For example, a gas-powered commercial riding lawn mower costs $7,000 to $11,000, but its zero-emission equivalent costs more than twice that amount, he said.

Another major expense will be batteries. Bray said a three-person landscaping crew will need to carry 30 to 40 fully charged batteries to power its equipment during a full day’s work.

“These companies are going to have to completely retrofit their entire workshops to be able to handle this massive change in voltage so they’re going to be charged every day,” Bray said.

https://www.latimes.com/california/stor ... af-blowers

Residential and commercial use cases are two different animals.

This affects the commercial people the most as they use their equipment non-stop. Imagine cutting down eucalyptus trees (imported and planted all over SoCal) with an electric chainsaw for a day or so. The amount of batter packs it will take to make it through a working day is going to be very large.

You can use one for a topper or de-limber but that is just an intermediate use case.

[UNI88]

For landscaping crews its completely unfeasable.

https://www.latimes.com/california/stor ... af-blowers

Residential and commercial use cases are two different animals.

This affects the commercial people the most as they use their equipment non-stop. Imagine cutting down eucalyptus trees (imported and planted all over SoCal) with an electric chainsaw for a day or so. The amount of batter packs it will take to make it through a working day is going to be very large.

You can use one for a topper or de-limber but that is just an intermediate use case.

Plug-in electric chainsaws are much stronger than battery-powered but you need access to electricity. I had one and bought a 100 ft extension cord to cut down buckthorn.

[AZGrizFan]

Removed from SWIFT banking system
Germany suspended Norstream2 development
Airspace bans by UK, Germany, Latvia, Slovenia, Romania
EU freezes assets of Putin
Seizing yachts, financial assets, real estate of oligarchs
Export blocks on technology

The following companies have halted or suspended operations in Russia, or canceled business dealings with Russia:

Ford
Apple
Disney
Ikea
Exxon
Boeing
Harley-Davidson
GM
Toyota
Volkswagen
Airbus
Facebook
Netflix
BP
Roku
Shell
Spotify
Mastercard
Visa
American Express
DirecTV
Warner Media
H&M
Maersk Shipping
MSC Shipping

There's one glaring omission from this (incomplete) list. I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count.

[Winterborn]

Residential and commercial use cases are two different animals.

This affects the commercial people the most as they use their equipment non-stop. Imagine cutting down eucalyptus trees (imported and planted all over SoCal) with an electric chainsaw for a day or so. The amount of batter packs it will take to make it through a working day is going to be very large.

You can use one for a topper or de-limber but that is just an intermediate use case.

Plug-in electric chainsaws are much stronger than battery-powered but you need access to electricity. I had one and bought a 100 ft extension cord to cut down buckthorn.

They used to be, but the new packs are on par with the plug-in varieties. And you do not have to worry about cutting cords and electrocuting oneself (accident rate is on par with their gas powered counterparts). Or amperage losses that shorten the life of the electric motor due to long extension cords.

Plus what are you going to run an electric plug in chainsaw (or battery) off of when a storm rolls through and there is no power or a firecrew needs to cut a firebreak? Heat kills lithium-ion batteries (and what does SoCal have plenty of?), plus too much heat can cause them to explode unexpectedly.

There is a time and place for electric, commercial is not it (yet). Residential is already going there as the use cases are so much less severe. This is just another dumb bit of overreach that is going to have consequences that the legislators didn't think of. Which is typical of "feel" good, publicity driven legislation that has become so common in certain states these last few years (or longer).

The exemptions that will be added to this bill are going to be many and the only thing it will accomplish is to create an inconvenience for the common public.

[Baldy]

Removed from SWIFT banking system
Germany suspended Norstream2 development
Airspace bans by UK, Germany, Latvia, Slovenia, Romania
EU freezes assets of Putin
Seizing yachts, financial assets, real estate of oligarchs
Export blocks on technology

The following companies have halted or suspended operations in Russia, or canceled business dealings with Russia:

Ford
Apple
Disney
Ikea
Exxon
Boeing
Harley-Davidson
GM
Toyota
Volkswagen
Airbus
Facebook
Netflix
BP
Roku
Shell
Spotify
Mastercard
Visa
American Express
DirecTV
Warner Media
H&M
Maersk Shipping
MSC Shipping

There's one glaring omission from this (incomplete) list. I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count.

[AZGrizFan]

Removed from SWIFT banking system
Germany suspended Norstream2 development
Airspace bans by UK, Germany, Latvia, Slovenia, Romania
EU freezes assets of Putin
Seizing yachts, financial assets, real estate of oligarchs
Export blocks on technology

The following companies have halted or suspended operations in Russia, or canceled business dealings with Russia:

Ford
Apple
Disney
Ikea
Exxon
Boeing
Harley-Davidson
GM
Toyota
Volkswagen
Airbus
Facebook
Netflix
BP
Roku
Shell
Spotify
Mastercard
Visa
American Express
DirecTV
Warner Media
H&M
Maersk Shipping
MSC Shipping

There's one glaring omission from this (incomplete) list. I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count.

well, unless we're shipping a billion dollars a day to Russia for 685,000 barrels of that, then you would be incorrect.

[Pwns]

Idiot virtue-signaling corporations doing what will only affect average Russians and not Putin or the Russian oligarchs. Take a stand against China then I'll be impressed.

[SeattleGriz]

Idiot virtue-signaling corporations doing what will only affect average Russians and not Putin or the Russian oligarchs. Take a stand against China then I'll be impressed.

[Baldy]

Idiot virtue-signaling corporations doing what will only affect average Russians and not Putin or the Russian oligarchs. Take a stand against China then I'll be impressed.

Exactly.
Putin wants to reunify the old USSR. De-Westernizing Russia does nothing but help his cause.

[houndawg]

Right up there with the crowd that took seriously a comment about an island tipping over....

You don't know Hank Johnson...he was serious.

Exhibit A

Quod erat demonstratum

[houndawg]

Plug-in electric chainsaws are much stronger than battery-powered but you need access to electricity. I had one and bought a 100 ft extension cord to cut down buckthorn.

They used to be, but the new packs are on par with the plug-in varieties. And you do not have to worry about cutting cords and electrocuting oneself (accident rate is on par with their gas powered counterparts). Or amperage losses that shorten the life of the electric motor due to long extension cords.

Plus what are you going to run an electric plug in chainsaw (or battery) off of when a storm rolls through and there is no power or a firecrew needs to cut a firebreak? Heat kills lithium-ion batteries (and what does SoCal have plenty of?), plus too much heat can cause them to explode unexpectedly.

There is a time and place for electric, commercial is not it (yet). Residential is already going there as the use cases are so much less severe. This is just another dumb bit of overreach that is going to have consequences that the legislators didn't think of. Which is typical of "feel" good, publicity driven legislation that has become so common in certain states these last few years (or longer).

The exemptions that will be added to this bill are going to be many and the only thing it will accomplish is to create an inconvenience for the common public.

Me? 14kW worth of solar panels.

[houndawg]

the switch to the yuan is inescapable

[Winterborn]

They used to be, but the new packs are on par with the plug-in varieties. And you do not have to worry about cutting cords and electrocuting oneself (accident rate is on par with their gas powered counterparts). Or amperage losses that shorten the life of the electric motor due to long extension cords.

Plus what are you going to run an electric plug in chainsaw (or battery) off of when a storm rolls through and there is no power or a firecrew needs to cut a firebreak? Heat kills lithium-ion batteries (and what does SoCal have plenty of?), plus too much heat can cause them to explode unexpectedly.

There is a time and place for electric, commercial is not it (yet). Residential is already going there as the use cases are so much less severe. This is just another dumb bit of overreach that is going to have consequences that the legislators didn't think of. Which is typical of "feel" good, publicity driven legislation that has become so common in certain states these last few years (or longer).

The exemptions that will be added to this bill are going to be many and the only thing it will accomplish is to create an inconvenience for the common public.

Me? 14kW worth of solar panels.

That is good for a permanent installation but what about mobile?

I plan on having something similar on my Shome (along with a Tesla Powerwall), but the energy density of fuel and its ability to be portable isn't something one can just wave away with a hand gesture or legislation.

[SuperHornet]

The General Secretary has issued a list of demands for ending the war, and they're unconscionable....

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-says ... 03035.html

[SeattleGriz]

For landscaping crews its completely unfeasable.

https://www.latimes.com/california/stor ... af-blowers

Residential and commercial use cases are two different animals.

This affects the commercial people the most as they use their equipment non-stop. Imagine cutting down eucalyptus trees (imported and planted all over SoCal) with an electric chainsaw for a day or so. The amount of batter packs it will take to make it through a working day is going to be very large.

You can use one for a topper or de-limber but that is just an intermediate use case.

Eucalyptus trees are self pruning!

[SeattleGriz]

War's over. Everyone go home. This worked.

[93henfan]

War's over. Everyone go home. This worked.

Poutine is not a war criminal. It's a delicious blend of french fries, cheese, and gravy. WTF?

[CAA Flagship]

Poutine is not a war criminal. It's a delicious blend of french fries, cheese, and gravy. WTF?

[Winterborn]

Residential and commercial use cases are two different animals.

This affects the commercial people the most as they use their equipment non-stop. Imagine cutting down eucalyptus trees (imported and planted all over SoCal) with an electric chainsaw for a day or so. The amount of batter packs it will take to make it through a working day is going to be very large.

You can use one for a topper or de-limber but that is just an intermediate use case.

Eucalyptus trees are self pruning!

The trunks are not.

[kalm]

well, unless we're shipping a billion dollars a day to Russia for 685,000 barrels of that, then you would be incorrect.

Does Amazon deliver oil?