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[pepperj]

Hi. I am under the impression it comes from Latin "vegetus".
I suppose a number of cultures referred to or recorded those amongst them who ate only vegetables. Its recorded even in the New Testament of the Bible those who eat only herbs, vegetables in Romans.

I thought I smelled something 🤔

 

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[Surf_Pirate]

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[Chilli]

I thought I smelled something 🤔

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That'd be right. If it got a mention on our news it was only brief and I missed it.
Stupid EVs. There is 1 single charge spot in our town. Think iv only seen 3 here, EVs, in the 3 months we have been here.
Who wants to sit around waiting in 40c heat for their car to recharge? Pfft, few minutes to fill and pay and drive away with petrol.

 

[ARC]

G morn T Crew.

 

[Chilli]

G morn T Crew.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Good morning!☕️

 

[robertk]

Good morning all.

LOTS of deer and birds here lately. I guess it's the cold snap. We counted twelve deer in the yard yesterday -- the most we've seen at once ever. Not the best photo, but here ere are eleven of them -- the twelfth was out of frame on the left side.

 

[pepperj]

Morning everyone

 

[CreekSide]

Good morning
Getting warmer it’s only 27 today

 

[CreekSide]

Time for work
I hope everyone has a good day

 

[Chilli]

One more ole timey.

 

[newnan man]

That'd be right. If it got a mention on our news it was only brief and I missed it.
Stupid EVs. There is 1 single charge spot in our town. Think iv only seen 3 here, EVs, in the 3 months we have been here.
Who wants to sit around waiting in 40c heat for their car to recharge? Pfft, few minutes to fill and pay and drive away with petrol.

Amazon in many places is using electric delivery vans. This is to virtue signal that they are "green." What they don't tell you is that in order to charge their fleet they use giant diesel generators on a flat bed pulled by a diesel truck. No ones sees this as they are back at the warehouse where the vans are parked. As long as it takes fossil fuels to charge electric cars they are just another means of transportation, nothing special

 

[fishstick]

Good morning peeps

Heatwave on the way this week 🔥

 

[releventchair]

The Eliminator Coupe.
"Eliminator" really helped revive hot rod culture for the “MTV Generation”, back in the first half of the 1980's. Beyond hot rodding, it was a marketing tool.
Having been inspired by Pete Chapouris's 1934 Ford; known as the California Kid, Billy Gibbons hired Pete to do some consulting on Billy's own car. Once the plans were laid, Don Thelen of Buffalo Motor Cars actually did the build, using a vintage steel body and a Pete & Jake’s chassis, complete with a dropped tube axle, 4-bar front suspension and a Ford 9-inch in the rear.
Other defining features of the car include a 3-inch chop, custom 3-piece hood built by Steve Davis, ’34 Ford headlights, classic ’39 Ford teardrop taillights, and of course, the iconic red paint scheme with custom “ZZ” graphics, designed by Kenny Youngblood.
While Eliminator certainly played its part in the early music videos of ZZ Top, including for songs “Gimme All Your Lovin”, “Legs” and “Sharp Dressed Man”, the hot rod did get driven after it made its industry debut. In fact, after the car appeared in its first ZZ Top music video, Gibbons teamed up with Chapouris and Jim "Jake": Jacobs to cruise Sunset Boulevard for "Eliminator’s" maiden voyage.
Later on in the 80s, Gibbons drove the ’33 Ford cross-country from L.A. To New York. Gibbons later said that the trip took 10 days, and all they had to do was fill the car up with gas and it was good to cruise in the fast lane!
Gibbons still owns "Eliminator", and it has made appearances at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, where rock fans and hot rod enthusiasts can get a glimpse of the famous ’33 coupe year-round.

 

[pepperj]

Amazon in many places is using electric delivery vans. This is to virtue signal that they are "green." What they don't tell you is that in order to charge their fleet they use giant diesel generators on a flat bed pulled by a diesel truck. No ones sees this as they are back at the warehouse where the vans are parked. As long as it takes fossil fuels to charge electric cars they are just another means of transportation, nothing special

Here is the video of that very interesting post on the Green Light Narrative.
(My new phrase GLN)

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all.

 

[Surf_Pirate]

Morning Crew Thought I’d share the view of yesterday’s excursion. Prospecting the area for future hunt of Native American artifacts.

 

[releventchair]

Morning Crew Thought I’d share the view of yesterday’s excursion. Prospecting the area for future hunt of Native American artifacts.

Hold me back , thems lookin like oysters.

 

[Surf_Pirate]

Hold me back , thems lookin like oysters.

Oh yeah, we didn't eat these but we did grab a bushel and eat this week.... Oh so tasty....

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning