https://news.yahoo.com/us-official-warns-risks-posed-200630606.html
US official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles

“We have to be careful that we aren’t also creating unintended consequences: More death on our roads,” she said. “Safety, especially when it comes to new transportation policies and new technologies, cannot be overlooked.”

Homendy noted that Ford’s F-150 Lightning EV pickup is 2,000 to 3,000 pounds (900 to 1,350 kilograms) heavier than the same model’s combustion version. The Mustang Mach E electric SUV and the Volvo XC40 EV, she said, are roughly 33% heavier than their gasoline counterparts.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/us-official-warns-risks-posed-200630606.html
US official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles

Compared to the environment, human lives are completely unimportant and should be disregarded.

 

 

There's no official penalty for jaywalking here but there is another penalty called getting run-over because you stepped into traffic.
https://www.kptv.com/2023/01/14/rep...tland-street-full-recovery-expected-comm-dir/
Rep. Bonamici says she and husband home, recovering after hit by car while crossing Portland street

According to police, the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police. They did not detect signs of intoxication or impairment and she was not cited or arrested, police said.

The driver not being cited or arrested for hitting two people (one a U.S. Representative) usually means the people hit were doing something dangerous.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64303149
Britishvolt: UK battery start-up collapses into administration

UK battery start-up Britishvolt has collapsed into administration, with the majority of its 232 staff made redundant with immediate effect.
Employees were told the news at an all-staff meeting on Tuesday morning.
The firm had planned to build a giant factory to make electric car batteries in Blyth, Northumberland.
Ministers had hailed it as a "levelling up" opportunity that would boost the region's economy and support the future of UK car making.
But Britishvolt struggled to turn a profit and ran out of money. Its board is believed to have decided on Monday that there were no viable bids to keep the company afloat.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/tsa-passenger-packs-rocket-launcher-140014911.html

Transportation Security Administration officers at an airport in Texas found an 84 mm caliber weapon in outbound checked luggage Monday, according to an agency tweet. TSA initially noted Monday that the weapon was "undeclared," but on Tuesday made a correction, confirming that the passenger declared the item in question to the airline, but that TSA was not informed. "Out of an abundance of caution, TSA did not allow the item through baggage screening," the agency wrote on Twitter.

It's not a rocket launcher, it's a recoilless rifle.
They are legal in every state that allows NFA firearms, as long as you've paid your tax stamp for a “Destructive Device" and passed the Federal background check.
https://www.military-today.com/firearms/recoilless_rifles.htm

 

It this case it was a prop. Typical media nonsense over nothing once you get the full story.

https://news.yahoo.com/tsa-finds-undeclared-84-mm-155743674.html

The owner advised the item is a demilitarized 84MM Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle that was to be used as exhibit/demo item at the SHOT show currently happening in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The owner identified the steps taken to "demilitarize" the prop and produced company paperwork to that effect.

A TSA Explosives Specialist also confirmed the item was no longer able to be used; however, a TSA supervisor declared the item would not be allowed onboard aircraft.

Their own TSA expert said it was just a hunk of metal. TSA strikes again.

 

It this case it was a prop. Typical media nonsense over nothing once you get the full story.

https://news.yahoo.com/tsa-finds-undeclared-84-mm-155743674.html

Their own TSA expert said it was just a hunk of metal. TSA strikes again.

I'm torn. Props that look like live weapons can be used as a threat.

But then, I'm for everyone carrying everywhere. So, there's that.

 

I'm torn. Props that look like live weapons can be used as a threat.

But then, I'm for everyone carrying everywhere. So, there's that.

It was in a checked case and was declared as a prop.

In Texas if you threaten with a prop, real weapons shoot back to stop the threat. I'm OK with that.
https://wcti12.com/news/nation-worl...eras-firearms-weapons-bullets-ammunition-ammo

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...te-in-tx-had-long-prior-rap-sheet/ss-AA16bvxT
Robber, 30, shot dead by vigilante in TX had long prior rap sheet

 

Chicago Midway airport, circa 1955:

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https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-notam-statement

A preliminary FAA review of last week’s outage of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system determined that contract personnel unintentionally deleted files while working to correct synchronization between the live primary database and a backup database. The agency has so far found no evidence of a cyber-attack or malicious intent. The FAA continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the outage.

The FAA made the necessary repairs to the system and has taken steps to make the NOTAM system more resilient. The agency is acting quickly to adopt any other lessons learned in our efforts to ensure the continuing robustness of the nation’s air traffic control system.

 

This is what I call proactive wisdom:

There Isn’t a Man Alive Who Hasn’t Made a Mistake

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When Bob returned to the airfield, he walked directly over to the man who had nearly caused his death and, according to the California Fullerton News-Tribune, said:
“There isn’t a man alive who hasn’t made a mistake. But I’m positive you’ll never make this mistake again. That’s why I want to make sure that you’re the only one to refuel my plane tomorrow. I won’t let anyone else on the field touch it.”

 

https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/01/california-electric-cars-grid/
Can California’s power grid handle a 15-fold increase in electric cars?

To provide enough electricity, California must:

• Convince drivers to charge their cars during off-peak hours: With new discounted rates, utilities are urging residents to avoid charging their cars between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. But many people don’t have unrestricted access to chargers at their jobs or homes.
• Build solar and wind at an unprecedented pace: Shifting to all renewables requires at least 6 gigawatts of new resources a year for the next 25 years — a pace that’s never been met before.
• Develop a giant new industry: State officials predict that offshore wind farms will provide enough power for about 1.5 million homes by 2030 and 25 million homes by 2045. But no such projects are in the works yet. Planning them, obtaining an array of permits and construction could take at least seven to eight years.
• Build 15 times more public chargers: About 1.2 million chargers will be needed for the 8 million electric cars expected in California by 2030. Currently, about 80,000 public chargers operate statewide, with another estimated 17,000 on the way, according to state data.
• Expand vehicle-to-grid technology: State officials hope electric cars will send energy back to the grid when electricity is in high demand, but the technology is new and has not been tested in electric cars.

 

https://www.kptv.com/2023/01/25/man-accused-chewing-max-passengers-face-banned-trimet-life/
Man accused of chewing MAX passenger’s face banned from TriMet for life

One zombie gone, hundreds more waiting at the gate.

 

Saw the traffic mess from the hotel room. This is what happened.
NSFW Language.

Thank God for the civilian(s), hero status to the guy in the vest and the man with the steel bar.

 

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Saw the traffic mess from the hotel room. This is what happened.
NSFW Language.

Thank God for the civilian(s), hero status to the guy in the vest and the man with the steel bar.

Hero to the guy in the vest, indeed... and just in the nick of time

 

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Saw the traffic mess from the hotel room. This is what happened.
NSFW Language.

Thank God for the civilian(s), hero status to the guy in the vest and the man with the steel bar.

It's funny how much TV has shaped people's views of what can happen. I have seen a few cars burn to the ground and not one of them exploded like they do on TV. The gas leaking out of the burning lines for sure made things worse, and the tires popping would not be good to be close to, but other than that they pretty much just burned. I'm not saying it's not possible, but according to what I have found it's pretty rare.

it's good to see people jumped right in and helped out!

 

It's funny how much TV has shaped people's views of what can happen. I have seen a few cars burn to the ground and not one of them exploded like they do on TV. The gas leaking out of the burning lines for sure made things worse, and the tires popping would not be good to be close to, but other than that they pretty much just burned. I'm not saying it's not possible, but according to what I have found it's pretty rare.

it's good to see people jumped right in and helped out!

https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/do-gas-tanks-explode.184434/

Great job by LVFD. They used foam to fight the fuel fire like we used in firefighting school.

Every sailor is a fire-fighter.

8:00

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ion-into-nuclear-submarine-repaired-with-glue
Royal Navy orders investigation into nuclear submarine ‘repaired with glue’

The faulty repairs on the cooling pipes aboard HMS Vanguard were found after one of the bolts fell off during an inspection, the Sun reported.

The bolt heads originally came off due to over-tightening. But, rather than replacing the damaged shafts, staff at the defence contractor Babcock implemented a quick fix and glued them back on.
...
The glued bolts held insulation in place on the coolant pipes in the nuclear reactor and were found just as workers were set to fire it up to full power for the first time, the newspaper reported.

You don't use glue, (Does it not move but it should?) WD-40, and (Does it move but it shouldn't?) duct tape are the only authorized repair methods for military nuclear reactors.
Super glue is to stop people from bleeding.