Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22468808)

Wut?

I just plug it in. I don't need any wind to do that!

Seriously, there is also electricity produced by solar, natural gas, coal, steam turbines (nuclear and other), water turbines, etc. Less than 10% of electricity generation comes from wind.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 22468818)

I listened to a podcast back in 2009 about bedbugs. Essentially, it said that if you get them, burn your house down with all of your contents. I assume that means your cars, too. :lol:

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22468777)

Been to one.

Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 22468793)

Wind makes power. Embrace it.

Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22468805)

Seems crazy that when I go harder and my power increases by 100 watts I only go 3 mph faster.

Originally Posted by velo vol (Post 22468881)

ms?

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 22468882)

Yup, that's the way air resistance works - power requirements ramp up exponentially. The difference between 13 and 15 is negligible, the difference between 20 and 22 is significant.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22468881)

No.

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22468851)

Burn it with fire is the answer to all of life's problems.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 22468538)

This is a question for those who use hotels sometimes.

Mrs datlas and I are traveling to Asheville in a few weeks. Although we could do the full 9 hour drive at once, we are thinking of breaking it into two. So I got online and looked for budget hotels in Virginia.

The usual "Chain" budget hotels all look reasonable on their websites, but the online reviews are typically not good stating the places are disgusting and dirty and awful etc., do we think these are just angry Karens or is any hotel under $100/night a squalid rat's nest?? We have not stayed in a Hotel like that for several years so have no frame of reference.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22468735)

The worst one I've been in was on the outskirts of Reno.

I had to go look it up. Motel 6 Reno - Livestock NV. Never go there :)

https://www.motel6.com/en/home/motel...RoCgt8QAvD_BwE

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22468735)

Never go there :)

Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22469022)

Y'all are really making the idea of a road trip seem either expensive or disgusting.

Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22469022)

Y'all are really making the idea of a road trip seem either expensive or disgusting.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22468983)

Why not?

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22469029)

$150 per night for a decent place to stay is not expensive these days. That's two tanks of gas.

You don't get what you don't pay for.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22469030)

Best to stay put, especially if you're in the Tennessee Valley. :bday:

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22469029)

$150 per night for a decent place to stay is not expensive these days. That's two tanks of gas.

You don't get what you don't pay for.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22469036)

1.125 tanks of gas

FTFM

Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22469043)

I wish that was two tanks of gas. And my tank is only 19 gal.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22469042)

You might wanna go to Reno July 6th, however...

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22469032)

I imagine you'll default to never going anywhere near Reno, so it probably doesn't matter to you :)

Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22469047)

Did I ever mention that The Older Boy was completely obsessed with trains, especially steam engines, from the age of 2 till the age of 6? When he was 5, UP was running an excursion with its Challenger #3985, from Omaha to the Pacific Northwest. TOB and I flew to Seattle, rode the train for a day, road Amtrak back to Seattle and flew home. He LOVED it!!!

He doesn't remember a bit of it.