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  1. gowlerk
    Energy is everywhere. Transitioning from stored mined energy to tapping and using all the various forms of radiation streaming from the giant fusion machine a mere 1 AU away is only an engineering problem to be solved. That will take some time and a lot of political will. But is within easier grasp than pie in the sky stuff like colonies on Mars.
  2. gowlerk
    I will interpret that as you are admitting you have no real basis to accuse Joe Biden of corruption. You are just another right winger expressing your "feels".
  3. gowlerk
    A few people do use those here. But only as a supplement. The cost/benefit ratio is not that good when you factor in the need for backup.
  4. gowlerk
    In what way?
  5. gowlerk
    Maybe being in San Diego you just don't understand a Winnipeg winter. Heating a 2000 sq ft home with an electric furnace and powering all of life's other niceties requires a 200 amp service. Most homes here do fine with a 100 amp service because almost all of us heat with NG. We use about 2400 watts on winter nights just plugging in the block heaters for our two ICE cars. Some people use more because they also run interior warmers. We need to be able to cope with temps of -30C sometimes for weeks at a time. Those can be daytime highs. We only get 8 hours of daylight at this time of year. Solar power is a marginal thing in this season. Edit to add......We are currently really enjoying the El Nino winter. But we know it won't last. The last shot of "arctic air" only lasted a could days and it was pretty mild. Christmas season is usually a time of heavy parkas and ice fog. So far we barely have snow.
  6. gowlerk
    Just like Joe, you only read and considered part of my comment.
  7. gowlerk
    They will need to be if "transitioning away" is to become a reality.
  8. gowlerk
    In many places the grid is just barely strong and stable enough for the current load. Luckily EV adoption is slow enough right now and charging happens mostly at low demand times that the needed build out may be possible in time. A complete change over to EVs is going to require a lot of both generation and distribution. Far beyond the nibbling around the edges done so far.
  9. gowlerk
    Like my post said, if I converted from gas to electric heat and also needed to charge two cars I would. Actually the furnace conversion alone would require it. Replacing ICE vehicles with EVs is going to require many distribution upgrades. My wife is absolutely not forgoing the AC either. The truth is that transitioning away is great in theory, but will be a long slow process.
  10. gowlerk
    Mostly true. But where I live a lot of people have natural gas fired emergency generators for comfort during what are very occasional blackouts. Manitoba has a very robust power system mostly run on hydro power. But the point is infrastructure and distribution is not cheap either way. I'm currently using NG for heat and the carbon tax would need to go very high to get me to switch. Not to mention that my 100 amp service panel would need upgrading and especially so if charging two vehicles was to start happening.
  11. gowlerk
    Tankers, pipes, pumps, valves etc are all just pieces of metal as well. Permitting and building power lines is also subject to nimbyism and high costs.
  12. gowlerk
    If the DZ is not within range of your EV that you charge at home every day you probably need to move closer. Friday after work is closer to sunset than battery range is. The bigger problem is the fact that a lot of people live in apartments with limited ability to recharge overnight. And....is the DZ going to have charging available for the return trip?
  13. gowlerk
    It's just as well. It will keep them occupied and looking bad at the same time. It will come to nothing except to embarrass them more before the election. At the same time it will keep them busy and less likely to find time to do real harm.
  14. gowlerk
    Thanks Ron. Me too. The greatest adventure ever.
  15. gowlerk
    No explanation is needed. It's a matter of faith don't you know?
  16. gowlerk
    My part in the transition will be foregoing the use of private jets for transportation.
  17. gowlerk
    Now that's transitioning right there. Put me down for a pair as soon as the STC comes out.
  18. gowlerk
    Let’s make it a slow transition. We could cut the number of jumps we do by 10%.
  19. gowlerk
    What a victory! The world is going to transition away from fossil fuels. So I’m wondering what are you going to do to help in this effort?
  20. gowlerk
    Yes. In Texas. They know not the fury they have unleashed.
  21. gowlerk
    The win will not come in the courts. It will come in the voting booth.
  22. gowlerk
    They won't prosecute the woman. Only the doctor. Think about it.
  23. gowlerk
    Ron, your relationship with TK is just sooooo special.
  24. gowlerk
    David, his name is Ken Paxton. You are probably busy studying or I would say look this guy up. He is among the worst of TX politicians. Even his own party hates him.
  25. gowlerk
    I'm on it.