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EVs, the far-from-ready-for-prime-time Leftist wet dream.
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I'm no expert on EVs but I would think that they wouldn't work that well during the winter months in Jackson, even on their best days. Don't they lose their charge much faster in very cold weather? | |||
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This money needs to come out of the personal pockets of the politicians who voted for it. | |||
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| Legalize the Constitution |
Yes, from the linked article: “[Southern Teton Area Rapid Transit Director, Bruce] Abel said that during the summer months, the buses would go all day without needing a charge. When the temperatures dropped, the batteries would lose considerable range. Not only does it not provide as much power, the bus has to be heated, which places further demands on the battery.” _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Ahhh, the good old days. Things were better.  ____________________ | |||
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Optimistic Cynic |
HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHA! Good luck with that! | |||
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Agreed. Until there is personal accountability for terrible decisions made by government officials nothing will change. While this is a difficult challenge and it sure looks hopeless, life is not static and things will change. Accountability within our government is a simple philosophy that is popular with most people across party lines. I think it can catch on, and there is no reason to be hopeless or discouraged, we just have to persistently repeat the same message and point out examples. | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
I remember riding the Flatbush Avenue trolley in Brooklyn, when I was a kid. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
If only. However, this is another confirmation of Margaret Thatcher's aphorism: "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money." _____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell | |||
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I've been beating this drum for years. All elected officials should be required to carry malpractice insurance-at their own expense-to cover the fallout their harebrained schemes cause. This goes for public servants as well-there is no accountability for rogue law enforcement acting outside their bounds, nor is there accountability for government employees instituting harebrained schemes or making poor decisions that inevitably end up costing the taxpayers. | |||
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And the initial purchase was only $287,250 each according to the link above. I bet that doesn't include the charging hookups. I've been to Jackson many times and it's a cold SOB. I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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| Legalize the Constitution |
[Paul Vogelheim, former Teton County Commissioner] said with a good supply of natural gas available, the transit system should have looked into natural gas vehicles. “We missed the boat there with our electric bus purchases, and obviously a bad choice of vendor,” Vogelheim said. Ya think? As ststed in the linked article, the “vendor” is a Joe Biden step-child. He wouldn’t remember me, I’m sure, but I met and spoke with him on a couple occasions. He’s a Dem and, as I recall, married into money (the old-fashioned way). _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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I'm shocked, they should have kept up with the current information on this, if I lived there I'd be amp'd up over this debacle. The people that approved this should be charged for it... | |||
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^^^ They'd never pay but, what about garnishing any pension they receive from the government? You dig deeper and there's so many entitlements and retirement benefits in government work, even at the local level that its no surprise that low-achieving, know-nothings flock to such positions, getting elected on appearance and soundbites alone.  | |||
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They’re too busy traveling with their fleets of Escalades. | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
You can walk from one end of town to the other in about 15 minutes. Why in the hell do they need four electric buses? More money than sense. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Legalize the Constitution |
Not exactly, Gus, and an important part of the route is Teton Village where JHMR is located. Oh, and it’s 8 electric buses + the remaining diesel buses, not sure how many that is. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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From the article, they have 8 electric busses and 31 diesel busses. "The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford, "it is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards." "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in." | |||
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| Legalize the Constitution |
So, they have 31  Assuming a smiley face is appropriate, maybe not  _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Actually, there is a scenario to sue individual government employees. If a case can be made a decision deprived someone of their constitutional rights, then a suit can be brought. Many managers and fire teams carry personal insurance for this scenario. Probably, I'll say it again probably, the most common case would be a decision was made to pull back from a fire line and homes were lost. If someone had standing, and claimed they had information that may have changed the decision and were not consulted. | |||
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