Photo of the day:
Above is the 1934 Ford with a rumble seat. It was new 5 years before I was born. It was a favorite of mine. I could have bought one for $50 in 1955, but didn't have the $50 LOL
So for
today:
Cars have
improved so much since my first car. The
dimmer switch was on the floor. Trouble was the master brake cylinder was under
the front floor board also and It was a pain to add brake fluid, many of us had
leaky brake cylinders back then, A/C was a good add also. Bad thing was the
engines needed over-hauling around 60,000 miles. Now we actually seldom have a
break-down of any kind if the cars are maintained; Son Jack just said good by
to a Honda van with over 300,000 miles on it.
Yes cars are much better today. Jack also has an older electric car. He likes it.
I am not so
sure they are good for the environment, I mean that is a lot of battery acid
that will go to the land fills over the years.. OUCH
Oh, and
those wind turbines, WOW do you know one of the newer ones can furnish power
for 460 homes? That is amazing. We know
a man in Maine who has his own personal turbine and it serves his home and he
sells some to the Maine Power companies. NICE, our power bill is usually over
$100 a month in the summer. We don’t
have the wind here so that idea is out.
I cannot
find definite output from those solar
panels I see. I am always concerned
then may cause the roof to leak at times.
How do you
feel about electric stuff nowadays? i.e. wind mills, solar panel and cars?
PS:
God has allowed us to meet some of the best folk on the planet, in
person. and here on the net, thank you for being here… I have been trying to keep up and have
enjoyed your blogs and comments…. thinking of you……. jack
3 comments:
My Honda CRV, Betsy, just turned 25 years old. Over 200,000 miles and I still love her.
I'll send you a photo!
A friend has invented an electric car which works on power from a turbine. He fitted a wind turbine on top of the car roof. The problem is that every time he goes under a bridge or in a tunnel it causes a crash and he calls the Auto-Rescue people to help him out.
God bless.
At this point in my life, I'm thankful that I don't have a car. My daughter, SIL and DS#2 take me every place I go! I no longer have to pay car matainence or car insurance, I do have a drivers license, so I could drive if had to, but I don't have a car at all.
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