Theming a whole dinner around Handmaid’s Tale is a bit clueless, but I always thought that “sexy handmaid outfit” was actually a rather clever subversion of the anti-sex message that the normal outfit is supposed to convey.

For non-New Yorkers, flying American Airlines is a decent way to simulate what it’s like to depend on MTA for transportation.

Dat upfront cost though (especially if you’re adding solar panels too). Coupled with practical concerns like range anxiety for long trips and cold weather effects, EVs aren’t there yet as a total replacement for ICE.  They’ll probably get there, but it’s not really something that can be rushed.

Some do, sure.  I think it’s disingenuous to say that there isn’t a segment of buyers who purchase an EV exactly for that reason.

Are you explaining why EVs are a better product, or are you justifying forcing their acceptance?

Thing about social pressure is that you’re going to risk turning EVs into a political statement rather than simply a solution to a practical problem.  Coal isn’t dying because it’s not socially acceptable, it’s dying because natural gas does its job better.  EVs will gain ground on the same basis.

I’m not really seeing the impetus for going to EVs that quickly.  Oil probably isn’t going to crack $100/bbl anytime soon, and the infrastructure we need to move RE materials beyond China will take decades to build up.  Unless having an EV itself is your main driver for purchasing, we’re more likely to see a gradual…

This is what happens when you don’t manage the snork and bloodsucker populations and they get too low.

Meh, wake me when they start putting CBD in Nyquil.

We’re getting to the point where we’re going to have to start pulling from the non-visible light spectrum.

...that’s it?

PSA: the trains do NOT look like that picture.

Neutral: I’ve been looking hard at switching out my 3 Series BMW for a hybrid. In between the fuel economy and being able to use regular gas, it would probably save me a pretty penny.

How about this: Every time a comet or meteor passes by the Earth, the great powers are allowed to officially “let ‘er rip” and just nuke the hell out of it.  Keeps everyone ready for nuclear war in a fashion that is, dare I say, amiably competitive.

Me too. I rode in a MI-17 variant of some sort while I was over, and I’ll never forget how the pilot took off at KAF. Listening in on the pilot chatter, Blackhawk pilots always had a crisp, well-rehearsed back and forth with the tower before they took off, and their flight pattern out of the airfield was a tight…

Guy #2 needs a hug and a cookie, Guy #1 needs a punch in the face

I prefer more targeted assholery when I’m driving. You’ll know it’s me when you get cut off by a car signalling the wrong way, and then the driver waves at you to thank you for letting them in.

Get on my level

I don’t have to pee, I just get drunk on the power of inconveniencing so many people at once.

We’re all really impressed with you using this instance of disaster and suffering to take a courageous stand against the KKK.