Talking nonsense and general waffle

[CRH]

While we are at pointless banter...

I think the most pointless vegetable in the world is the celery. It serves no meaningful culinary purpose besides a tasting like rain water that percolated through a mud field and that god awful stringy texture.

i find it to be a mystery how people think its greatness to chew on foamy pieces of stringy thread while getting that awful herb note that is uniquely celery permeating their mouth. Its the worst vegetable ever!

My few cents

Wife uses it in pumpkin soup, other than that, yes, pointless

 

[CRH]

I own two electric vehicles (2023 BMW i4 and 2025 Lucid Air) and three internal combustion vehicles (2024 Grenadier, 2008 BMW Z4M Coupe, and 2006 Infinity FX35) and a Dyson vacuum and two dogs and a cat.

As for electric cars, I think its silly that in the US we've allowed politicians and pundits to make the topic of electric cars a political dividing line. I think electric cars are inevitably the future for many reasons, primarily, they generally drive better, they will eventually be cheaper to produce and buy than ICE vehicles, they are cheaper to maintain, they are cheaper to run, they are more reliable, and then the environmental benefits.

The whole range and charging anxiety thing is overstated. Out of all my vehicles the one that gives me the most range anxiety is the Grenadier, especially when I'm towing (come on Longranger get that fuel tank ready!). The average American drives less than 40 miles a day. So if you have a garage or dedicated parking area where you can charge your vehicle overnight, then range is likely rarely going to be an issue. When you do need to take longer trips, either take your Grenadier or just enjoy a coffee and a snack when you are charging back-up after having just driven for 5 hours.

If someone drives long distances frequently, or doesn't have the ability to charge at home (for example they live in a place where they need to find a spot on the street to park), and the electric vehicle would be their only vehicle, then maybe an EV is not the right choice for that person.... yet.

If they become cheap, which the Chinese are seeing to. My problem is that I have small car I use for local trips that would be perfect for electric but I always have the option to use it for long journeys if needed and has been. In that case a small electric vehicle would have been useless. I do all my long journeys with the wife and we only ever stop to swap over driving. I also wonder how long the battery would last as we do keep our vehicles for a very long time.
The other issues are the UK is very tight for space and lots of people aren't able to charge at home and the cost of public charging is higher per mile than fuel. Also quick charging all the time isn't good for the battery.
I do think there is a place for electric vehicles but not to be forced and then be the wrong thing for the buyer.
I knew there were electric car owners on here which was why I asked the question. There are so much misinformation from both sides I do believe in getting all opinions.

 

[Tazzieman]

While we are at pointless banter...

I think the most pointless vegetable in the world is the celery. It serves no meaningful culinary purpose besides a tasting like rain water that percolated through a mud field and that god awful stringy texture.

i find it to be a mystery how people think its greatness to chew on foamy pieces of stringy thread while getting that awful herb note that is uniquely celery permeating their mouth. Its the worst vegetable ever!

My few cents

Your problem is you identify celery as a vegetable. It is more herb than vegetable.
Solved your issue for you!
For more helpful hints, click on the Grenadier Forum button

 

[Dual Grenny Guy]

I’m so glad you started this! I was kind of thinking of something like this but didn’t know what it should be. I’m totally guilty of tangents but interesting things come up and there I go!

Let’s talk about curling irons, handbags, high heels, mascara, and bras. Discuss.

Omg you opened that door right up and I am just too scared to walk thru it. Sooooooo I won’t type the joke I was going to about the last paragraph. see I CAN be a nice guy……

Does anyone think this is the right approach or are there other things we should do to 'save the world', are you believer's or not. Do you own electric vehicles?

I won’t go into another long post on this thread (see previous posts on other threads), but I own a 2023 Tesla Model S Plaid and love it. Just not as much as I love the Grenny’s. But they each serve their own purposes for me. I was actually anti EV for years until a buddy got one of these and the first time I rode in his, I was hooked!! Fastest vehicle I have ever rode in and owned and that says alot. Not to mention the easiest to maintain. Yes there are pros and cons for everything in life and if you’re anti EV don’t buy one. It’s like the old adage about not wanting a certain tv show or news station on the air, just change the channel and don’t watch. My $0.02 cents…here is “Dad’s Bad Plaid”, yes all my rides have nicknames……

Edit: btw OP, we are barely into 2 pages of this thread and it’s already my 2nd fav and I can see it being my fav thread on this forum. Surprised with all the high level IQ/Mensa people on here no one has thought of this before. Maybe they did and will post an old dead thread. We need to keep posting and bumping this and one day will be so many pages ole Stu will have to end it and start a new one…

 

[Tazzieman]

1. I have a dig bick
2. You that read wrong
3. You read that wrong too
4. You checked
5. You smiled
7. You are wandering why you are still reading this
8. You saw that mistake, right?
(On 7)
10. But did you see that I skipped 6?
10. You checked
11. And saw you that I doubled 10 and skipped 9
12. I said "saw you" not you saw
13. I also skipped 2
14. You got tricked
15. I'm just wasting your time ; now keep scrolling on

 

[Metricshifter]

BYD have a number of advantages compared to the traditional European and American car manufacturers.
- They do not have a legacy of corporate executives flying around the globe on 7 figure salaries
- They don't care that Soichiro Honda said that in the future there will be 6 car makers plus Morgan, They just make cars.
- They don't have to listen to the (flawed) research from McKinsey who said Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are required to make a company successful (most of us have been heavily exposed to this)
- Their customers would not know a Dana 60 from a Boing 747, or care.
- They don't have to build a car around somebody else's components.

It's not abot the technology - it is the whole approach that will soon make them the world's no 1.

presently suffering from Mckinsey visionary thinking in my part of the world so that comment rings true