The ground is so polluted there that the entire island would need to be removed and put into a contained landfill somewhere before itās used for anything else. Itās not a natural island anyway, it was marsh land that mostly got filled when in Ford dredged the River Rouge
Iāve found that I only need my ADHD medication to help me focus on things I donāt exactly care about or enjoy. In a SHTF situation Iāve gone several days without even noticing I hadnāt taken it and recently I switched careers to something I enjoy more and found I donāt need it everyday for work.
There should be some kind of mechanical stop, like an adjustable bolt, that will limit the travel. On OTR trucks Iāve seen it in the steering knuckles. The steering gearbox would get put under more stress than necessary if it was the only limiting factor, which is why thereās usually some kind of external stop.
Thatās a 20amp plug. They designed the plug that way to prevent people like you (no offense) from unknowingly plugging it into an underrated circuit. It should only be used on a circuit thatās rated for 20amps
Especially when they want to run it 24/7 and the sun only shines half of the time. Pumped water storage would be a way to keep the grid going at night, but itās an overall net negative for energy production, so reducing consumption will become a necessity at some point.
When the grid fails no one has any power. Sure a generator but this would not be feasable large scale. Also what would this rich elite person do with their money if there is nothing left to spend it on. no people to rule over no animals to hunt no more flowers to look at
Some larger facilities like hospitals have their own power plants with the ability to disconnect from the grid and self sustain. Lack of grid reliability has already moved many large operations to generate their own power. Granted, you need some kind of fuel source to keep it going, but itās entirely possible that places like this could exist in small pockets throughout the world. The inevitable will still eventually come for everyone, but in the meantime the masses can endure rolling blackouts while these isolated places retain power (literally and figuratively).
When they started fracking to extract oil and gas from the earth, that was really the writing on the wall for the end of fossil fuels. Regardless of all of the other problems, we were always going to run out of economically viable fossil fuels at some point.
China is building renewables at an impressive rate, all things considered. Weāre ramping up domestic production of renewables in the US, but again, the real issue is that we consume too much energy. If energy demand growth continues we will never catch up, even if we built them at the pace China is.
A vehicle is not going to save you from anything long term. Vehicles should be prepared to get you to a safer location, should SHTF. Plan to have a secondary safe place to go thatās within the driving distance of one tank of fuel in your vehicle or if youāre like OP as far as you can safely ride your bicycle.
I completely agree and I think having a vehicle as part of a short term plan (as in: day 1 I'll drive out and stay there) is perfectly reasonable, as long as you keep in mind that the traffic from a mass evacuation (
Right, keeping your finger on the pulse of whatās coming and having your go bag ready can really make the difference there. A lot of people will hesitate in those situations and it may give you time to get ahead of the chaos. Even with the odds in your favor, itās still a gamble though
The bean counter. Aluminum is significantly cheaper than just about any other material for that purpose. In my experience Iāve found that if something is stupid itās usually also because it was cheap, at least for whoever made it.
I see our future playing either out like Interstellar, except they never make it off of earth, or playing out into a dystopian sci fi future akin to Blade Runner 2049.
It doesnāt make it okay, but if you look at any vehicles built in 2020 or 2021 youāre probably going to find something thatās messed up more often than in normal years. This is a particularly dangerous instance, but quality control was not great in general during the Covid era of manufacturing. This truck was probably built in 2021 or maybe even partially built the year before and sat around for a while until parts came in. Iāve noticed this from all manufacturers during that time period and it extends to products outside the automotive industry.
Hope everyone is okā¦ (Major Concern) Iāve spent many years working at a business on W. Vernorā¦. Look at pic #5. See the gas meters to the right? About 3-4 years agoā¦.DTE required every business up and down Vernor, to re-route the gas meters from basements out to the front of all the buildings! Iāve seen SO many accidents over the years up and down W. Vernor, where vehicles have come up the curbs and smashed into street lights, parked cars and buildings. Wait until someone takes out one of these gas meters! A major disaster waiting to happen! So much speeding, truck traffic and careless bad drivers on this road!
The gas meters should be protected by concrete bollards or something, but itās safer overall to have them outside. They can leak in multiple ways that would go unnoticed indoors where gas can accumulate to dangerous levels.
Itās already soaked into the rubber, I would just send it and if the bushings fail earlier than they should youāll know why. I doubt it will make a significant difference in the life of them though.
I would cut back and cap everything correctly, then build some kind of cover for it and incorporate it into the tile layout, so that you could pluck it off the floor with suction cups or something. In the future the pipes could be used during a remodel and it provides more flexibility than covering it permanently with concrete.
If you mean that the boilermakers currently in the field are all dying of old age.. then yeah. Yes, there are still young people going into the trade, but the demand will exceed the supply at some point. Not a job we will see AI taking away from anyone either
WW3 started well before this, itās just going to take some time to figure out exactly when/what our Franz Ferdinand moment was. One of those things you can only see in the rear view mirror.
I try not to concern myself with the idea of nuclear war because either itās the end of the world or it simply doesnāt happen. Climate change is the only thing that truly frightens me at this point because itās entirely out of our control.
Thatās a garbage/compactor truck. This one is a top/ front loaded one instead of the rear loaded ones most people think of, but it doesnāt make what you said less funny IMO š
I dug down and found there is missing concrete footing below this section. Not just broken and crumbling. Entirely missing. This has been like this for years so I havenāt noticed any major changes. This was my dadās old house that I got when he passed. Iāve had it since 2019 and itās been like this the whole time.
Assuming itās just an old single story garage, Iām not surprised. It doesnāt need a lot of structure to remain standing, we just build things better nowadays. Most of the footings for my garage are hand hewn wooden beams sitting directly in the soil lol.
Oh man how have your footings not rotted from being in direct contact? My sill plate rotted because the dirt was built up so high that water had been resting on it for years. It doesnāt seem to have moved much in years so I agree I donāt think itās coming down. I am curious where the footing under that section went but itās gone now so I guess it doesnāt matter.
Oh they have definitely rotted, some have been replaced with concrete it looks like. The garage will be coming down eventually regardless because the set back from a neighboring building is about 6 inches at most. Itās an odd property.
One day my grand kids will see this redeveloped into fancy apartments in 2098 lol
The ground is so polluted there that the entire island would need to be removed and put into a contained landfill somewhere before itās used for anything else. Itās not a natural island anyway, it was marsh land that mostly got filled when in Ford dredged the River Rouge
Iāve found that I only need my ADHD medication to help me focus on things I donāt exactly care about or enjoy. In a SHTF situation Iāve gone several days without even noticing I hadnāt taken it and recently I switched careers to something I enjoy more and found I donāt need it everyday for work.
Itās the difference between smashing the accelerator and leaving it on cruise control when thereās already no brakes on this ride
There should be some kind of mechanical stop, like an adjustable bolt, that will limit the travel. On OTR trucks Iāve seen it in the steering knuckles. The steering gearbox would get put under more stress than necessary if it was the only limiting factor, which is why thereās usually some kind of external stop.
This question might be evidence that itās already happening..
āHoly Jesus. What is that? What the fuck is that?ā
In a week no one will remember.
Correct. Almost exactly two years ago outside of the Supreme Court:
Get a used Toyota Hybrid thatās within your budget, the Prius is actually a great commuter car.
Thatās a 20amp plug. They designed the plug that way to prevent people like you (no offense) from unknowingly plugging it into an underrated circuit. It should only be used on a circuit thatās rated for 20amps
Yes. But you forgot the greed part here. Solar will never be enough for those controlling the AI
Especially when they want to run it 24/7 and the sun only shines half of the time. Pumped water storage would be a way to keep the grid going at night, but itās an overall net negative for energy production, so reducing consumption will become a necessity at some point.
When the grid fails no one has any power. Sure a generator but this would not be feasable large scale. Also what would this rich elite person do with their money if there is nothing left to spend it on. no people to rule over no animals to hunt no more flowers to look at
Some larger facilities like hospitals have their own power plants with the ability to disconnect from the grid and self sustain. Lack of grid reliability has already moved many large operations to generate their own power. Granted, you need some kind of fuel source to keep it going, but itās entirely possible that places like this could exist in small pockets throughout the world. The inevitable will still eventually come for everyone, but in the meantime the masses can endure rolling blackouts while these isolated places retain power (literally and figuratively).
When they started fracking to extract oil and gas from the earth, that was really the writing on the wall for the end of fossil fuels. Regardless of all of the other problems, we were always going to run out of economically viable fossil fuels at some point.
China is building renewables at an impressive rate, all things considered. Weāre ramping up domestic production of renewables in the US, but again, the real issue is that we consume too much energy. If energy demand growth continues we will never catch up, even if we built them at the pace China is.
A vehicle is not going to save you from anything long term. Vehicles should be prepared to get you to a safer location, should SHTF. Plan to have a secondary safe place to go thatās within the driving distance of one tank of fuel in your vehicle or if youāre like OP as far as you can safely ride your bicycle.
I completely agree and I think having a vehicle as part of a short term plan (as in: day 1 I'll drive out and stay there) is perfectly reasonable, as long as you keep in mind that the traffic from a mass evacuation (
Right, keeping your finger on the pulse of whatās coming and having your go bag ready can really make the difference there. A lot of people will hesitate in those situations and it may give you time to get ahead of the chaos. Even with the odds in your favor, itās still a gamble though
Itās probably fine. He did get a little carried away cutting the old hose off. I bet he had one of those ones with the aluminum end.
The bean counter. Aluminum is significantly cheaper than just about any other material for that purpose. In my experience Iāve found that if something is stupid itās usually also because it was cheap, at least for whoever made it.
I see our future playing either out like Interstellar, except they never make it off of earth, or playing out into a dystopian sci fi future akin to Blade Runner 2049.
It doesnāt make it okay, but if you look at any vehicles built in 2020 or 2021 youāre probably going to find something thatās messed up more often than in normal years. This is a particularly dangerous instance, but quality control was not great in general during the Covid era of manufacturing. This truck was probably built in 2021 or maybe even partially built the year before and sat around for a while until parts came in. Iāve noticed this from all manufacturers during that time period and it extends to products outside the automotive industry.
My 98 Corolla burns a quart over about 1.5k miles. Itās got about 160k miles
96 Camry, Iāll have to add about a quart between changes and I run a 5k interval. 294k miles
Itās weird that Blade Runner is literally the best case (imaginable) scenario, at this point. Itās not gonna happen, but just saying.
The 99% detoxified water K showers with in 2049 must be 1% microplastics theyāre unable to filter out
Cold air intake to hot air intake conversion, very classy!
The hot air is already closer to combustion temperature so your engine doesn't have to work as hard
Impressive knowledge, do you work for K&N? š
Hope everyone is okā¦ (Major Concern) Iāve spent many years working at a business on W. Vernorā¦. Look at pic #5. See the gas meters to the right? About 3-4 years agoā¦.DTE required every business up and down Vernor, to re-route the gas meters from basements out to the front of all the buildings! Iāve seen SO many accidents over the years up and down W. Vernor, where vehicles have come up the curbs and smashed into street lights, parked cars and buildings. Wait until someone takes out one of these gas meters! A major disaster waiting to happen! So much speeding, truck traffic and careless bad drivers on this road!
The gas meters should be protected by concrete bollards or something, but itās safer overall to have them outside. They can leak in multiple ways that would go unnoticed indoors where gas can accumulate to dangerous levels.
Itās already soaked into the rubber, I would just send it and if the bushings fail earlier than they should youāll know why. I doubt it will make a significant difference in the life of them though.
I would cut back and cap everything correctly, then build some kind of cover for it and incorporate it into the tile layout, so that you could pluck it off the floor with suction cups or something. In the future the pipes could be used during a remodel and it provides more flexibility than covering it permanently with concrete.
If you mean that the boilermakers currently in the field are all dying of old age.. then yeah. Yes, there are still young people going into the trade, but the demand will exceed the supply at some point. Not a job we will see AI taking away from anyone either
WW3 started well before this, itās just going to take some time to figure out exactly when/what our Franz Ferdinand moment was. One of those things you can only see in the rear view mirror.
Well I certainly picked a great time to start watching Fallout
I try not to concern myself with the idea of nuclear war because either itās the end of the world or it simply doesnāt happen. Climate change is the only thing that truly frightens me at this point because itās entirely out of our control.
Was it transporting milk by any chance ā¦
Thatās a garbage/compactor truck. This one is a top/ front loaded one instead of the rear loaded ones most people think of, but it doesnāt make what you said less funny IMO š
I dug down and found there is missing concrete footing below this section. Not just broken and crumbling. Entirely missing. This has been like this for years so I havenāt noticed any major changes. This was my dadās old house that I got when he passed. Iāve had it since 2019 and itās been like this the whole time.
Assuming itās just an old single story garage, Iām not surprised. It doesnāt need a lot of structure to remain standing, we just build things better nowadays. Most of the footings for my garage are hand hewn wooden beams sitting directly in the soil lol.
Oh man how have your footings not rotted from being in direct contact? My sill plate rotted because the dirt was built up so high that water had been resting on it for years. It doesnāt seem to have moved much in years so I agree I donāt think itās coming down. I am curious where the footing under that section went but itās gone now so I guess it doesnāt matter.
Oh they have definitely rotted, some have been replaced with concrete it looks like. The garage will be coming down eventually regardless because the set back from a neighboring building is about 6 inches at most. Itās an odd property.