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imidazol97

I think my wife's plan has a $150 deductible at the beginning of each year
on this category. On drugs I believe that are small deductibles on coverage
for the higher tier drugs that not generic. I know because my wife takes
many drugs, she maxes out on her drugs and in November she starts getting
"no charge" each time I pick up one of the 8 or 9 she uses, including two
insulin injectibles.

imidazol97

carnaught said:

Speaking of gas/electric hybrids, we haven’t heard from our friend @suydam in a very long time. Hasn’t he had a transplant in the past - hope he is okay?

I asked several months ago about suydam. It's been since January 10 since she posted from what I can find doing searches--that's 2021.

ab348

So, taking a break at halftime of the SB (don't plan on watching the halftime show). Surprised somewhat that the game is so close. Rams seemed flat, to my surprise. Bengals are very competitive. Could go either way in the 2nd half. Much-maligned Bengals O-line holding up OK so far.

ab348

Does anyone know @suydam well enough to send a direct message?

snakeweasel

@imidazol97 said:
Just throw it in the back hatch and run the wire out the side window to the plug.

LOL

Hilarious this depicts using fossil fuel to power the "clean" electric.
More Nuclear power plants are the way to go to generate the electricity for clean power.

Good luck building those nuclear plants with the environmentalists and NIMBY people going to court to block your project.

driver100

Has anyone mentioned the Hyundai IONIQ 5?
It seems to be one of the better looking EVs

ab348

Ioniq looks very good. But Hyundai can’t seem to make a combustion engine that doesn’t blow up so I’d be hesitant to trust them in the EV space right now.

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

@imidazol97 said:

Just throw it in the back hatch and run the wire out the side window to the plug.

LOL

Hilarious this depicts using fossil fuel to power the "clean" electric.

More Nuclear power plants are the way to go to generate the electricity for clean power.

Good luck building those nuclear plants with the environmentalists and NIMBY people going to court to block your project.

There are groups that have sued to stop windmills in California. Some people have too much time on their hands.

explorerx4

Super Bow; consolation prize, Cinci beat the spread?

tjc78

@explorerx4 said:
Super Bow; consolation prize, Cinci beat the spread?

To those who bet.. sure. To the fans… no

I for one think the big game was produced exceptionally well this year. Everything was spot on. The half time show whether you like that music or not was amazing and the audio was flawless. Many halftime shows you could hardly hear the singer.

The game IMO was tainted right from the missed face mask call that led to the Bengals TD. I am sure some will disagree but the PI call during the Rams goal line drive at the end of the game was a makeup call. They were letting that stuff go all game.

I’m bummed would have loved to see Cincy bring one home with the young QB.

Best commercial was the Electric Chevy truck with Meadow and AJ from the Sopranos. I also liked the spicy Dorito commercial.

tjc78

And let’s not forget the 63 Impalas at the halftime show …

kyfdx

Agree, the audio was very good. I think my little subwoofer/sound bar was stretched to the max.

explorerx4

They did have some east coast representation with our ex neighbor 50 Cent.
He owned the ex Mike Tyson house in town for quite a few years.

qbrozen

@explorerx4 said:

To those who bet.. sure. To the fans… no

I for one think the big game was produced exceptionally well this year. Everything was spot on. The half time show whether you like that music or not was amazing and the audio was flawless. Many halftime shows you could hardly hear the singer.

The game IMO was tainted right from the missed face mask call that led to the Bengals TD. I am sure some will disagree but the PI call during the Rams goal line drive at the end of the game was a makeup call. They were letting that stuff go all game.

I’m bummed would have loved to see Cincy bring one home with the young QB.

Best commercial was the Electric Chevy truck with Meadow and AJ from the Sopranos. I also liked the spicy Dorito commercial.

We were rooting for the Rams but did agree the holding call was iffy at best. But, like you said, that wasn’t the only questionable penalty. They also missed a hold that resulted in a big first down for Bengals. So it probably all balanced out in the end.

My son predicted Kupp as MVP 2 weeks ago. That’s the only bet I won yesterday, thanks to not hitting the over. Lol.

Oh, and big congrats to all those sitting on a 3-0 box yesterday. Won the half and the final.

graphicguy

snakeweasel said:

graphicguy said:

carnaught said:

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driver100 said:

How do we go all electric because we can't produce enough electricity?
And, as we discussed, how do people who park on the street, who live in older apartments, who park outside......hook their cars up?

And, how is the power grid going to handle cars going all electric?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmorris/2021/11/13/electricity-grids-can-handle-electric-vehicles-easily--they-just-need-proper-management/?sh=1e208f277862

Just like not every vehicle fills up at a gas station at the same time, every EV won’t charge up at the same time, either.

I have also seen studies that say the power grid cannot handle the demand. Unlike gas stations EV drivers can fill up at home. Tell me what happens early evening when millions of EV drivers suddenly plug in their cars after their even commute?

Maybe in Texas, but that’s a whole other debacle made of their own choosing.

https://www.virta.global/blog/myth-buster-electric-vehicles-will-overload-the-power-grid

mjfloyd1

They should have named him Copper Kupp

graphicguy

mjfloyd1 said:

houdini1 said:

Some people say that electric cars are really powered by coal, since coal is used to produce more electricity than any other fuel.

Coal as an electric source has really dropped off. Natural gas seems upward trend though.
https://electrek.co/2021/12/24/clean-energy-was-the-no-2-source-of-electricity-in-the-us-in-2020/

Coal isn’t going to be a dependable source for ANY sort of power in the future. Been that way for a while, and will continue to decline.

stickguy

graphicguy said:

mjfloyd1 said:

houdini1 said:

Some people say that electric cars are really powered by coal, since coal is used to produce more electricity than any other fuel.

Coal as an electric source has really dropped off. Natural gas seems upward trend though.
https://electrek.co/2021/12/24/clean-energy-was-the-no-2-source-of-electricity-in-the-us-in-2020/

Coal isn’t going to be a dependable source for ANY sort of power in the future. Been that way for a while, and will continue to decline.

West Virginia will go down fighting! And elsewhere in the world they keep using it.

graphicguy

tjc78 said:

@explorerx4 said:

Super Bow; consolation prize, Cinci beat the spread?

To those who bet.. sure. To the fans… no

I for one think the big game was produced exceptionally well this year. Everything was spot on. The half time show whether you like that music or not was amazing and the audio was flawless. Many halftime shows you could hardly hear the singer.

The game IMO was tainted right from the missed face mask call that led to the Bengals TD. I am sure some will disagree but the PI call during the Rams goal line drive at the end of the game was a makeup call. They were letting that stuff go all game.

I’m bummed would have loved to see Cincy bring one home with the young QB.

Best commercial was the Electric Chevy truck with Meadow and AJ from the Sopranos. I also liked the spicy Dorito commercial.

Probably one of the best Super Bowl games I’ve seen in, well ever, except for the outcome. Calls, non-calls, head scratchers, all of it, happens every gamer. Probably do need to retrain or hire some better refs. Or, what should probably happen, make the rules simpler, instead of flagging for every little thing (taunting? Seriously?).

We (Bengals fans) didn’t think we’d be there this year. Next year? We fully expect to be back, and the year after that, and the year after that, etc.

The team brought a spotlight on our community, in a positive way. Proud of them and proud of being a fan and resident of the area.

explorerx4

I would say the best Super Bowls were 49(Pats 28 Seahawks 24) and 51(Pats 34 Falcons 28).
Lots of scoring and decided at the end.
56 was a close game but lots of nothing going on for large stretches.

stickguy

The best were the giants winning. Especially Eli beating Brady.

tjc78

@stickguy said:
The best were the giants winning. Especially Eli beating Brady.

And the Eagles beating Brady too!

kyfdx

I'm pretty sure most of us think the best Super Bowls are when NE loses..

kyfdx

The most surprising thing to me, is the Bengals forced two turnovers, without turning the ball over, themselves. Generally, a two turnover margin in the Super Bowl would be the deciding factor.

If you'd told me that before the game, I would have given the Bengals a 90% chance to win.

explorerx4

@kyfdx,
I'm not most of you. I didn't pick some of the other games because there wasn't much scoring or nothing dramatic happened at the end of the game.

28firefighter

I did not watch much of the game, but I did I love the GM Austin Powers commercial. I also loved the halftime show - super well done, outstanding audio quality. Also, judging by the content of many of the commercials along with performers at the half time show, I'm now officially old enough to be marketed to by advertisers during the superbowl...

tjc78

So who all paused the TV and scanned the QR code for Coinbase? It apparently was so popular it crashed their app.

laurasdada

kyfdx said:

I'm pretty sure most of us think the best Super Bowls are when NE loses..

I do not.
But, win or lose, a Patriot Super Bowl has been a good football game (Hoodie/Brady era, that is).

stickguy

I must not have been paying much attention. I missed most of these ads!

ab348

tjc78 said:

@stickguy said:

The best were the giants winning. Especially Eli beating Brady.

And the Eagles beating Brady too!

Those were the worst. NE should have taken all 3 of them!

qbrozen

ab348 said:

Those were the worst. NE should have taken all 3 of them!

Its like Rocky III. The contender wanted it more and the dynasty got caught resting on its laurels. ;b

tjc78

There was thing> @qbrozen said:

Its like Rocky III. The contender wanted it more and the dynasty got caught resting on its laurels. ;b

“I will destroy any man who tries to take what I got”

driver100

OK all of you expert drivers....try this (1 min 20 sec) a 3 point turn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YECeEGBe-kY

abacomike

For the refs to miss that face mask call when Joe Burrow threw that long pass for a TD was the final straw in my opinion that the game was one of the most poorly refereed of all time. Missed holding calls and other missed calls were extremely frustrating. Furthermore, calls that were made were questionable.

But the Bengals shut down the running game of the Rams for the most part which forced the Rams to pass more which added excitement to the game. And for such a young QB (Burrow) to show the poise and accuracy to bring his team to a Super Bowl is just short of miraculous.

IMHO, it was a great Super Bowl with exception of the officiating. But I beat the spread and benefitted nicely!

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

OK all of you expert drivers....try this (1 min 20 sec) a 3 point turn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YECeEGBe-kY

Now I have done 3 point (more like 100 point) turns in tight spaces but that's insane in the membrane.

driver100

@snakeweasel Right....it was more like an 87 point turn.

houdini1

graphicguy said:

mjfloyd1 said:

houdini1 said:

Some people say that electric cars are really powered by coal, since coal is used to produce more electricity than any other fuel.

Coal as an electric source has really dropped off. Natural gas seems upward trend though.
https://electrek.co/2021/12/24/clean-energy-was-the-no-2-source-of-electricity-in-the-us-in-2020/

Coal isn’t going to be a dependable source for ANY sort of power in the future. Been that way for a while, and will continue to decline.

Tell that to China...

cdnpinhead

. . . and India.

stickguy

finally, a youtube car repair channel I can relate to. This is actually my plan for keeping busy after I retire (don't tell my wife...). And yes I expect it to go just about this well. The most important step? Keep buying new tools you have no clue how to use, just because they seem cool and you always wanted one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy_5iM1AZ7k

oldfarmer50

Looks a lot like Hoovie if he couldn’t afford the Wizard.

imidazol97

Random poll

What internet security and malware protects are you using on your
computers? I have had Norton for several years, but have gotten tired
of the continual advertisements for the other services, Lifelock, e.g.,
they pop up on the screen after startup. Time to switch.
Is Microsoft Defender on anyone's list?
McAfee?

mjfloyd1

@imidazol97 - how did your wife do with her reverse shoulder replacement?

snakeweasel

@houdini1 said:
Tell that to China...

There is a coal powered generating plant several miles away from me. I go by it a few times a month and you can see the pile of coal they use get bigger and smaller as the coal is used and replenished.

jmonroe1

@28firefighter said:
I did not watch much of the game, but I did I love the GM Austin Powers commercial. I also loved the halftime show - super well done, outstanding audio quality. Also, judging by the content of many of the commercials along with performers at the half time show, I'm now officially old enough to be marketed to by advertisers during the superbowl...

I know I’m late checking in on this but I would have preferred that Cincy won the game. I think a lot of the folks around here were rooting for the Rams because Aaron Donald went to Pitt forgetting that Tyler Boyd did too.

As for the half time, I never watch the half time. That’s chow down time. Maybe I’m showing my age, just gimme the game.

Commercials? I don’t think they have been any good for a few years now. Again, probably my age showing.

One thing I know for sure, there will be a Super Bowl next year but the Steelers WILL NOT be in it or even close for that matter.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

@driver100 said:
OK all of you expert drivers....try this (1 min 20 sec) a 3 point turn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YECeEGBe-kY

Why did they build that car without a Reverse gear? Maybe it was a woman driver.

jmonroe

imidazol97

She is now 24 hrs out of procedure. Procedure was perfect
just like in the computer run through they showed us
after the CT scan data.

She spent more than a couple hours in the recovery process.
Had some pain. Doing fine now using oxycontin as needed.
Saw physical therapist this morning.
He said the arm sling they gave her is too small. The surgeon
signed his initials on her left arm. I'm not sure if that was before
or after the surgery.

henryn

imidazol97 said:

She is now 24 hrs out of procedure. Procedure was perfect
just like in the computer run through they showed us
after the CT scan data.

She spent more than a couple hours in the recovery process.
Had some pain. Doing fine now using oxycontin as needed.
Saw physical therapist this morning.
He said the arm sling they gave her is too small. The surgeon
signed his initials on her left arm. I'm not sure if that was before
or after the surgery.

Before my total knee replacement, while waiting to go into surgery, after prepping the area, the nurses had me initial the correct leg. They told me the surgeon would look for those initials before starting.

henryn

imidazol97 said:

Random poll

What internet security and malware protects are you using on your
computers? I have had Norton for several years, but have gotten tired
of the continual advertisements for the other services, Lifelock, e.g.,
they pop up on the screen after startup. Time to switch.
Is Microsoft Defender on anyone's list?
McAfee?

I have now tried 4 times to answer this post, and my post will NOT go through. Apparently I'm triggering something. Is it my mentioning E-S-E-T or K-A-S-P-E-R-S-K-Y ??

stickguy

I keep trying to post a response and it just disappears. so trying this in case that one has banned words in it!

stickguy

I am interested in this too. I had the big N for a while because Comcast) included it but they stopped last year. I ended up just switching over to the defender that was already part of windows. So far seems OK. I do run mal-ware check on occasion.

I was considering switching security to Av-ast or Av-ita. But I think I forgot which one was better!