Recent content by Astro_Guy

Not sure what your point is here but it seems rather obvious that you have limited undestanding of electrical generation. Nuclear and Coal are base load fuels best run at 100% capacity. That's 39% of capacity according to your graphic. Natural gas is a peaking supply option. You can start...

My Volvo gave up the ghost in November of 2022. At that point in time I was EV currious but not quite ready to take that leap of faith due to range anxiety. A PHEV seemed like a good compromise. Sixteen months and 14K miles later I can see that one of our cars should be an EV. This won't...

I am of a similar opinion that the next car should be an EV. Our first hybrid was a 2010 third generation Prius that was handed down to one of our boys and is still going strong with over 200K miles. The second hybrid is a 2017 Prius V that came on the scene six months before my wife started...

2-1/2 gallons of 89 Octane E0 with 6.4 ounces of Husqvarna synthetic blend for a 50:1 ratio. I am unlikely to use it all over the course of the summer and fall, but it should still be good if the two-cycle snowblower is called for over the next 9-12 months. The total cost of $19.73 compares...

After digging into earlier posts I determined that it was 59 hours on the oil and 99 hours on the filter.

John Deere D140 lawn tractor. 274 hours and nine seasons on the machine. Out: 15w-40 Rotella RT6 with one season, Fram TG3614 with two seasons. In: 15w-40 Rotella RT6 and Fram TG3614. The 15w-40 makes for hard starting below freezing, but it's not as if the lawn needs mowing in those...

Astro to Astro... Note sure why this would matter if they take the cars out and drive them to full operating temperature each Spring. Am I missing something here?

Pennsylvnia adopted this hair brained idea of overlay area codes. I believe that what was the 215 are code before splitting off 610 now includes 267 and 484, possibly another. You need to dial ten digits because three houses on a cul-de-sac could have three different area codes. Nevertheless...

Yes, you are absolutely correct. I am assuming it was a joke.

I am just waiting for the day when a low mileage Tesla model 3 can be had for under $20K. At that point I am all in!

The Ford Dealer that services my C-Max Energi sent an email tonight with offerings on their 2023 inventory. The Mach-e is being offered at $45 to 58K. Seriously? These might sell at $25K. What are these people thinking?

Or 15w-40 RT6.

I recall as a young teenager that car buffs would tune their engines to run on a specific grade in that 190 to 260 range. These were young family men, usually former motorheads, who would tune the family sedan or station wagon to run on 210 or 220.

As someone thoroughly involved in amateur astronomy I can tell you that my FaceBook feed was full of traffic jam photos from the Adirondacks, VT, NH and Maine. There may have been some lines at the gas stations as well, albeit not as long. As the saying goes, you can't fix stupid. Duck tape...

I recall having a cold one with the Mrs in Brattleboro back when they announced the plant closure. I commented on this to the young and clueless barista who said it wouldn't be a problem because they would just get the power from Quebec Hydro. Roll the clock forward to the next visit...