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fk them, let them sell us their nukes or they can spend less on military. let them fking starveImf extends a new loan to Pakistan so they can avoid bankruptcy.
Pakistan suffers from poor monetary policy, global inflation and a devastated AG industry.
The Chinese own land in America. Soon, crops grown in America by Chinese will be shipped to China.
No one is coming to save America.
If things got bad enough I am fairly certain they would get scavenged and evicted.Those people also Chinese nationalist and so all equipment and all fuel
I passed a cotton field yesterday the farmer was bush hogging BFORE it was picked, probably 100+ ac. It appeared he did not fertilize(?), plants were less than 12", had some cotton on them. Whole field looked very poor.
Fields on both sides had been picked. Prior to picking, these were a good 10" taller with visibly more cotton them.
Was the cut field an experiment?
Add instant milk to stash. Then a good multi vitamin.I've been buying the crap out of instant potatoes. They last longer, and hopefully will get me through this 2 year fk'd up Dem policy. I doubt it though. the steal machine has been perfected and the uniparty is in place.
Mashed just doesn't go with a steak, need that baked with sour cream and butter![]()
Price of electricity in Europe has yet to hit the harvesting and distribution chain..FedEx warns of delivery chain collapse over costs.
I’m sure this is relevant throughout the entire supply chain.
Europe facing 20% inflation.
Tsunami of utility shutoffs facing the US.
Just a few of the headlines from this morning.
People are starting to get billed though. Saw a bill in Germany 10x for electricity. Saw a residential bill in Ireland at 6x, and that is just so far. There is no way they are plugging the loss of natural gas bringing it in via cargo ship.Price of electricity in Europe has yet to hit the harvesting and distribution chain..
Yeah and that’s just now when prices are a third of what they will be this winter.People are starting to get billed though. Saw a bill in Germany 10x for electricity. Saw a residential bill in Ireland at 6x, and that is just so far. There is no way they are plugging the loss of natural gas bringing it in via cargo ship.
Drink some more Koolaid and you will have a better understanding....In other news closer to home (this is a good laugh; and suggested read) link
In 2020, Hawaii’s Legislature passed a law banning the use of coal for energy production at the start of 2023. Hawaii has mandated a complete transition to renewable energy by 2045, and was the first state to set such a goal.
Renewable sources meant to replace coal energy are not yet online because of permitting delays, contract issues and pandemic-related supply-chain problems. So the state will instead burn costlier oil, which is only slightly less polluting than coal.
The end of coal and the additional cost of oil will translate to a 7% increase in electricity bills for consumers who already face the nation's highest energy and living costs.
“What we’re doing ... is transitioning from the cheapest fossil fuel to the most expensive fossil fuel,” Wakai said. "And we’re going to be subjected to geopolitical issues on pricing for oil as well as access to oil. ”
In other news closer to home (this is a good laugh; and suggested read) link
In 2020, Hawaii’s Legislature passed a law banning the use of coal for energy production at the start of 2023. Hawaii has mandated a complete transition to renewable energy by 2045, and was the first state to set such a goal.
Renewable sources meant to replace coal energy are not yet online because of permitting delays, contract issues and pandemic-related supply-chain problems. So the state will instead burn costlier oil, which is only slightly less polluting than coal.
The end of coal and the additional cost of oil will translate to a 7% increase in electricity bills for consumers who already face the nation's highest energy and living costs.
“What we’re doing ... is transitioning from the cheapest fossil fuel to the most expensive fossil fuel,” Wakai said. "And we’re going to be subjected to geopolitical issues on pricing for oil as well as access to oil. ”
just think how much electricity HI will get right before a Hurricane with the wind generation (right before the wind mills get blown over)There is nothing renewable about any energy producing system. It all wears out and has to be replaced. Total Cost of Ownership is not something they understand.
They say nothing about capacity and reliability which are the other two legs of this.
One CAT 4 Hurricane and they will want those Coal plants back.
No irrigation in the fields. If it was an experiment it was a very large failed experiment. I don’t see anyone at this time, waist if that much diesel, time, seed etc for that big of an experiment. He planted at the height of diesel price.Likely not. Experiments are done in strips side by side. Very weird. Maybe irrigation failed?
We call it insurance farming. Plant, ignore, collect more insurance money than the crop would have paid. See it more in tougher weather years by those who do it. Crop insurance is legit for nature and/or chemical disasters but some play the system and help it along.No irrigation in the fields. If it was an experiment it was a very large failed experiment. I don’t see anyone at this time, waist if that much diesel, time, seed etc for that big of an experiment. He planted at the height of diesel price.
This is like those rich MF's who own huge ranches in Montana, and expect that in a major crisis they will be able to go from Hollywood to their ranch and just move right in, thinking that their Ranch Manager who has all that food stocked and his own family on the land and his own small army, and all his local contacts, is going to let him/her in there. Not to mention, they aren't going to be able to even leave said stricken area.I've also never lived through the Depression or a food crisis. It's not ideal but I prefer to keep my options open. And the alternative seems less desirable. Also, you get to decide who, and more importantly who not to, rent a room to if you own the house. But if you've got this handled, more power to ya.
I like the way you phrased that.This is like those rich MF's who own huge ranches in Montana, and expect that in a major crisis they will be able to go from Hollywood to their ranch and just move right in, thinking that their Ranch Manager who has all that food stocked and his own family on the land and his own small army, and all his local contacts, is going to let him/her in there. Not to mention, they aren't going to be able to even leave said stricken area.
Anybody inside your perimeter, not already fully vetted is a liability.
Doing some mental Math here…
California eliminates gas cars in 13 years. Auto companies are already shutting down gas car production to shift to EV’s.
Where is the electricity to charge them going to come from?
Can the local power lines even handle every house on the block charging 2 electric cars at once? Who is building the power infrastructure just for ‘last mile?’
How about the power plants? Already strained and they keep shutting them down?
Where is all this magic power coming from?
Just wondering….
Sirhr
I can answer your question about power plants.... This is what I did before retiring... Photo is a 600MW plant... Takes about 6 years to "Turn Key" one from the time the land is acquired and permits approved. Breaking ground until time it hooks to the grid is about 3 - 4 years, depending on material. It would take 7 power plants like this one to charge all the Tesla's I can answer your question about power plants.... This is what I did before retiring... Photo is a 600MW plant... Takes about 6 years to "Turn Key" one from the time the land is acquired and permits approved. Breaking ground until time it hooks to the grid is about 3 - 4 years, depending on material. It would take 7 power plants like this one to charge all the Tesla's built in one year.Doing some mental Math here…
California eliminates gas cars in 13 years. Auto companies are already shutting down gas car production to shift to EV’s.
Where is the electricity to charge them going to come from?
Can the local power lines even handle every house on the block charging 2 electric cars at once? Who is building the power infrastructure just for ‘last mile?’
How about the power plants? Already strained and they keep shutting them down?
Where is all this magic power coming from?
Just wondering….
Sirhr
I did… 30-40k what? Dollars to buy electricity? People in town? Kelvin degrees?If you have 30k-40k or so this electricity shortage is a nonissue. (For the most part)
This of course depending on your location.
Think about that first statement I just made.
Are you saying you need 30k-40k per year to survive? I’m so confused.Cash.
That’s opening price. Costs can go up depending on how fancy you want to get.
When you can offer an off grid setup that needs no battery you will have my attention. In the mean time buy land with trees that can be turned into firewood.. The same can be said about a Tesla... The model with no battery will be a big seller. Buy land that can grow hay / feed for a mule.I’m saying most can get an off grid supply of electricity starting around that price point and going up.
Now with that said. How many can afford that.
But if you can pay that annually I’m sure your fine as well.
How long before “private grids” pop up?
Well.When you can offer an off grid setup that needs no battery you will have my attention. In the mean time buy land with trees that can be turned into firewood.. The same can be said about a Tesla... The model with no battery will be a big seller. Buy land that can grow hay / feed for a mule.
The carbon foot print will still be here when we are all long gone.
I'd like to know what the "mark up" is in batteries. As far as hand held power tools go.... When a battery in one of my tools dies, the replacement cost of a battery is more than 50% of the cost to replace the entire package with a new battery and tool.. I was in a pawn shop this week and they were selling used power tools without a battery... Their asking price + a new battery = more than the cost of a new package unit. When finding a parts vehicle (car, tractor, 4 wheeler) the first thing missing is the battery... For the convenience of "portability" we are paying a premium.Well.
I’m sure you could do some type of steam generator that used firewood as fuel.
Any energy source will need to come from some other type of source. A battery is just a storage device for when that source isn’t available ( a source in and of itself). Kinda like a generator. ( very basic view )
There is no magic bullet for this. IMO find one that’s controlled as much as possible by YOU. Then isolate and secure it.
Ok… that’s a fair number. But what about the engineering? On a suburban lot can you put in enough solar panel square footage? For house heating and EV?Cash.
That’s opening price. Costs can go up depending on how fancy you want to get.
Fair enough... And on your last sentence we are in complete agreement.A lot of what you listed I would consider “ other peoples problems”.
I have no association, have a well and my own septic and we are remote work.
Though I’ll fess up and admit. We don’t own an electric vehicle. No plans on buying one either.
Solar panel output is increasing though I could not tell you the pace.
I’ll also add that this will not end well for the majority of people out there.