Quote from: Possum on Today at 01:14:10 PMBoth of those statements are tied in together more than people understand. Plug in your means of transportation, and the government can shut it down just like the appliances. I do believe that is the sole push for EV.Absolutely!!!!!
Quote from: Solar on Today at 04:54:46 AMIn truth, this is a reflection of reality, power usage is and has been on the increase for decades.Both of those statements are tied in together more than people understand. Plug in your means of transportation, and the government can shut it down just like the appliances. I do believe that is the sole push for EV.
Be it cell phones or I Pods and computers, we are a world full of consumers of the latest gadgets and it's only the beginning.
In fact over 35 years ago when I built my off grid home, I wired it for 12 VDC and only a few 110 VAC outlets because I was beyond content with everything 12 Volt in the house, be it toaster, blender or stereo and TV, it was all good, life's conveniences were simply a different voltage, even freezers and refrigerators, are in essence 12 volt today, they simply add an inverter\converter to match the grid.
Thing is, the internet had not yet been invented, nor had Congress taken away our public airwaves yet and gone digital.
Kinda reminds me of the days of the rotary phone, before push button came along.
Anyway, point being, no one ever thought we'd be using this amount of power, let alone plug in a monster user such as a car constantly.
If people want conveniences, and the Govt tries to jack up the price to prohibitive levels, people are going to revolt.
Goes back to my argument over the "Smart Meter/Grid", the Govt can literally shut down certain appliances in your home at any given time, but that's another story for another time.
Quote from: Solar on Today at 10:22:32 AMOddly enough there were 5 major quakes around the globe at 5 + on the Richter scale when this occurred.man's fault, no doubt. BUT, during the eclipse, the moon and the sun were lined up. Could the gravitational pull, which should have been increased with the line up, have had any effect?? I know there are scientist out there laughing their ass off at that question, but just maybe after they stop laughing they could answer the question. I would like to know.
Gee, I wonder if the sun played a part or was this mans fault?