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Ok, let's wade into the pot hacks. Michigan is a rec state. I live in Cornhole, Ohio, we are med. So I'm guessing many here already know this one, but I'm gonna anyway. I was turned on (pun intended) to this last Saturday. It doesn't matter your outlook on the herb, but this is one of the most incredibly clever inventions ever. And I worked for a company that was named after the guy who invented the u-joint. Coincidence???? I'll bet the dude was stoned when he figured it out.

This is for the home improvement home hackers. Simple scrap can make your next project easier. Below is a small shot of a 4ft piece. 1/2 thick plywood used as a fence, Elmer'ed and screwed to a 1/4 thick both side sanded plywood. All scrap. Leave an inch or so longer than the width of your hand held circular saw of the 1/4 piece. Use that as a fence and cut the excess off. Next time you want to cut something, draw some lines down each side of a sheet of "whatever" with the tape measure, and line up the edge you just cut. Hole in the top to hang on a wall optional, and the hole is too close to the end. I used a knot. And before the design cops rip me a new one because the screws shroud really be going the other way (thin into thick), I knew that, but turned it over and got rid of the end of the screws. I didn't need much - I had Elmer. Some of the best stuff ever.

I have a station that sells that nearby. I bought some there due to time a while back. They were maybe a buck or a little more cheaper than the airport - just for some context. I honestly don't know what took me so long to change. Everything I have starts on the first pull which is soooooo nice since I'm old and my body is broken.

yield curve inversions is a hot topic today. Crude is up almost 4 percent today, and RBOB gasoline about half that. If that continues, the prices at the pump will rise as well. Europe is a fucking bigger mess that it usually is. They have some real pain coming.

Pretty much, yes. As mentioned below, small airports are your best bet. I'm in a small town so that's all we have. I bought 3 gallons a few weeks ago, which they appreciate because it's not a small can. It is not cheap though. They have an airplane rate and a walk in rate. My 3 gallons were a little over $27 bucks. I gave them 35 and told them to put the extra money in their coffee/donut fund just for being so nice and letting us buy fuel that way. Worth.every.penny. I've been doing this for over 5 years (after spending 100 bucks getting my snowblower fixed because of clogged up fuel system) and have tipped them nicely (even though they are charging me a premium) each time. It might be a good idea to call first just to make sure.

**** Disclaimer: IF YOU CAN - depending on what engines you have. **** Anyone using gas powered yard toys (mowers, weed whackers, blowers, snow blowers), 2 or 4 cycle. Go to the local airport and buy aviation fuel instead of using this crap they sell at the gas station. Av gas doesn't have ethanol which helps gum up carburetors and fuel lines. You can also leave it in the machine and not run it out when done. They start easier and run better - by far. Some gas stations offer "recreational" gas, which is better, but the av gas is the best. You will thank me later.

I would too. Think about all that money. Incredible. And WTF did it all do?

I love life hacks. Would be an interesting topic.

You can rip or use scissors to cut the tape. I use scissors. Once cut, fold about 1/4 inch over at the end you cut off. Problem solved. I call it hundred mile an hour tape. Some of the greatest shit ever known to mankind.

About as much as here. Like the Fed printing trillions while creating more bubbles they can't see or know how to fix. All while more people starve, get priced out of housing, and can't pay their utility bills (depending on what information bubble one currently lives in). Fucking brilliant. It's like the 3 blind mice who can't see what the hell is going on. With help from a media who can't, or refuse to see, what the hell is going on. As long as the Casino keeps going up - fuck everyone else. Until they can't ignore it all; and here we are. At least a Casino gives you free drinks. All we have is monetary idiots who only know Ctrl+p. Does anyone not see what the hell is going on around the world? This is not the only place with issues (contrary to the belief of some), and there are no easy or pain free solutions (Powell even said that). Thanks to years of free money. There is suppose to be a reason for the cost for credit. They know this, they don't care. But at some point easy money for too long comes back and bites you in the ass. Welcome to we are here. The only question is who, and how many will suffer. Worthless fucks.

Another example while I go here, and Indy. A week or so ago I watched a USAC Silver Crown race at Winchester Speedway in Indiana. I was there in the late 70s, early 80s. Asphalt track, high bank, can't hardly walk up the turns, 1/2 mile. They are running sprint cars (no wings) with larger tanks because they go 100 laps. Scary fast. A guy named Kody Swanson qualified 1/2 second faster than the rest of the field, then proceeded to lap all but second place in the 100 lap feature, with a caution after 55. He should be at Indy, if Indy was what it should be - the greatest spectacle in racing - with the best drivers - which it no longer is. They only have enough cars to fill the field every year now. I thought if anyone, Roger Penski could make it what it once was, but I think he's too old now. But I respect him to the hilt - his Indy record is unprecedented. And the Indy guys should be talking to the F1 guys when they want to find speed - they are the smartest guys in the room.

Hey! Come on, this is Krugman. Give him credit, he's been consistent over the years. Some might say he's been consistently full of shit, which is true, backed up by spewing some of the most incredibly silly things ever heard by mankind, but somehow, has bullshitted enough people to even buy his books. I read one. It was a gift. I still feel bad about that.

I know this is a F1 thread, but I must go off topic a bit. Still about racing. This week is the annual Knoxville Nationals (Iowa, not far from the actual field of dreams in the movie), a 4 day extravaganza that is that sports biggest event of the year. A little town in the middle of nowhere Iowa triples their population for one weekend a year. Last years NASCAR champ Kyle Larson just won the pole for tomorrows NASCAR race in Richmond, and is flying to Iowa to start 6th in the main event - on a 1/2 mile dirt track in a sprint car. He is also the defending champ. There are a bunch of badass wheelmen in this type of sport. Too bad they can't fix Indy.

Just stop

I think the whole EROEI thing flew right over your head - and you didn't even duck. When you get a clue about that, move on to exponents.

So give us some links proving this is feasible, and even better, a solution to our energy issues. Better yet, since this is an investing thread, how about some ticker symbols? It takes about 5 tons lithium carbonate to yield one ton of lithium. How much will it cost to fetch, mine, and transport 5 tons of that from some fucking asteroid back to earth, then process that into batteries? Pardon me if I think you have your head planted so far up your ass you couldn't blow your nose. When you are done with that little assignment, you can kindly fuck off.

Also... should we start capturing and mining asteroids? We have the technology. Just a thought What's the EROEI on that? Maybe we can have battery powered rockets and excavators. This is why there needs to be adult conversions, not pie in the sky bullshit.

The US has 3.6% of the worlds lithium reserves. Not much help.

Not intending on starting a huge pissing match, knowing the audience here, but I will say this; I am all for alternative energy in whatever forms it can be used/created. But, we really need an adult conversation on how to transition in that direction. I have had many conversations with my mechanic buddies, fellow civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers, and we end up with more questions than answers. We (humanity) don't have one (a transition plan), and best I can tell, we aren't going to. There are so many questions, problems, hurdles. It all starts with EROEI - energy returned on energy invested. The conversation HAS to start with that. Anything else is bullshit. Subsidizing energy is a fools gold, and doesn't solve the problem. I expect an entire industry of bullshit, and another industry of gaslighting from the pukes trying to score points one way or another, while not having any real workable plan. This country cannot tackle this issue as it stands - we are completely dishonest, uninformed, and inept. I'm old and will be dead soon. I'm glad. You young people are going to have to live with, deal with, and try to fix these issues. Good fucking luck! Right now, the pukes pulling the strings couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the directions were on the bottom, which should be obvious to anyone who doesn't have their head up their ass.

Becoming an Enlisted Soldier or Army Officer Knock yourself out

And while I'm here, on EVs Hundreds of new mines required to meet 2030 battery metals demand — IEA report So what and how many countries are we gong to invade or fuck with to pull that off?

Or you can go to your county auditors site and the size of the house is public information complete with floor plan.