The one thing we have going for us is cheap electricity. Eleven different hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River provides plentiful power. Where I live there is no variable rates. It's a flat .07cents per 1kw. With no AC and heaters in tanks off, my summer electric bills are only $30.00.
Help with getting a car Phoenix and I can temporarily live in
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These days I only drive a 4 Liter vehicle, And some days I drive a 2.4 L vehicle. And sometimes even a 1.5 L vehicle, But that one only has two wheels.
California has about the highest gas prices in the country and I was paying $4.59 per gallon for 91 octane. That’s 1.03 euros/liter At the current exchange rate.
It is still only 50 states.
There are a whole lot of things that are locally important, and remotely unimportant. People in Phoenix Arizona don’t care about the price of winter heating oil. People in Denver don’t care about ocean front erosion problems. Nobody here cares about the cost of a train ticket. My town is the land of automobiles and free parking places.
These things are why they say that all politics is local. Our local government and state governments are free to address their local problems the best way they see fit.
One good example is that every state has their own building codes. This is because every state has their own problems with the geology of their soil they build on. Also some states have better resources so they will build differently.
In order for the country to do anything really important nationally, like elect the president or start a war, a majority of states have to be on board; & 3/4 of them for really important lasting things like changing the constitution.
So we don’t have to agree nationally to get a lot of things done locally, and we don’t have to rely on local resources to get huge things done nationally, if we all mostly agree.
This is how it all works on paper.
In reality, California has more people and money than every other state except New York, and so between those two states a good deal of the nations fate can be decided.
California has about the highest gas prices in the country and I was paying $4.59 per gallon for 91 octane. That’s 1.03 euros/liter At the current exchange rate.
It is still only 50 states.
There are a whole lot of things that are locally important, and remotely unimportant. People in Phoenix Arizona don’t care about the price of winter heating oil. People in Denver don’t care about ocean front erosion problems. Nobody here cares about the cost of a train ticket. My town is the land of automobiles and free parking places.
These things are why they say that all politics is local. Our local government and state governments are free to address their local problems the best way they see fit.
One good example is that every state has their own building codes. This is because every state has their own problems with the geology of their soil they build on. Also some states have better resources so they will build differently.
In order for the country to do anything really important nationally, like elect the president or start a war, a majority of states have to be on board; & 3/4 of them for really important lasting things like changing the constitution.
So we don’t have to agree nationally to get a lot of things done locally, and we don’t have to rely on local resources to get huge things done nationally, if we all mostly agree.
This is how it all works on paper.
In reality, California has more people and money than every other state except New York, and so between those two states a good deal of the nations fate can be decided.
I kind of choked when I read this because I was eating dinner.
It cost more than that just to run my television!
We paid $510 for power & stove gas in June. Plus about $40 for propane on the barbecue.
We’re certainly not running any heaters this time of year. It’s the 7 Litre air conditioner on the roof! I work on cars all the time so I have an air-conditioned garage too.
Tomorrow my cash comes, but I have to pay taxes on the house, and a car, and my washing machine just decided to melt down.
Nonetheless, I will still be able to scrape something up as a donation. Just promise me Jex, . . . no silly European cars!
It cost more than that just to run my television!
We paid $510 for power & stove gas in June. Plus about $40 for propane on the barbecue.
We’re certainly not running any heaters this time of year. It’s the 7 Litre air conditioner on the roof! I work on cars all the time so I have an air-conditioned garage too.
Tomorrow my cash comes, but I have to pay taxes on the house, and a car, and my washing machine just decided to melt down.
Nonetheless, I will still be able to scrape something up as a donation. Just promise me Jex, . . . no silly European cars!
It's decided a Trailblazer will be the lucky winner. With the back seats down it has 70 inchs of clearance, the size of a single mattress.
Check out this vehicle I found on CARFAX: 2005 Chevrolet TrailBlazer - $4,995 with FREE CARFAX Report. https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/1GNDT13S752306868?partner=UEA_9
This is the one I have my eyes on.
that’s rough bud,
are you going to portland or seattle? lots of resources
i’ll donate more as i can, GL!
are you going to portland or seattle? lots of resources
i’ll donate more as i can, GL!
Well at this stage in a car’s life, virtually everything depends on the individual car and how it was cared for. Otherwise, I would advise you not to buy a 4 Wheel Dr. car because they are more expensive to work on.
And they carry a premium price at sales time. But as long as they run, you can always sell a four-wheel-drive vehicle no matter how ugly it is.
Somebody at church gave my granddaughter the GMC version of that car. It was a lovely 2003 with leather & 150,000 miles on it but The steering was loose and the head gaskets were leaking oil into the coolant.
The same thing happened about 150,000 miles to my daughters Buick that shares that block. The head gasket blew.
I had a Pontiac with virtually that same engine, and it ran very well for 190,000 miles until my daughter sold it off. But I had lots of problems with vacuum leaks around the intake manifold.
I think the other GM products had a less complicated manifold design and made about 15 hp less than the Pontiac, But they had fewer problems with the gaskets.
And they carry a premium price at sales time. But as long as they run, you can always sell a four-wheel-drive vehicle no matter how ugly it is.
Somebody at church gave my granddaughter the GMC version of that car. It was a lovely 2003 with leather & 150,000 miles on it but The steering was loose and the head gaskets were leaking oil into the coolant.
The same thing happened about 150,000 miles to my daughters Buick that shares that block. The head gasket blew.
I had a Pontiac with virtually that same engine, and it ran very well for 190,000 miles until my daughter sold it off. But I had lots of problems with vacuum leaks around the intake manifold.
I think the other GM products had a less complicated manifold design and made about 15 hp less than the Pontiac, But they had fewer problems with the gaskets.
More than likely Seattle. If I goto Portland then I would have to change my state aid that pays my medicaid premiums and food benefits. So for a month or two they would automatically pay via my disability check, but I would get it back in a month or two later when Oregon takes over the payments.
Well I lucked out today Jex, and my luck is gonna trickle down.
I don’t know how the funding program works but you won’t see “Ulu” on the list.
It will say “anonymous”,
I don’t know how the funding program works but you won’t see “Ulu” on the list.
It will say “anonymous”,
