Displaced Texan

It very well may, but there are a LOT of hurdles to overcome before it happens. Still, the environmental issues will be there. EV’s aren’t green, despite of what the Greenies tell you.

@Zeke I do see quite a few around urban areas, but very few on longer highway commutes. Range, and time to charge are the limiting factors at this point. I think they are pretty good for local area driving, but not practical for long distance trips, or business travelers who drive to customer sites. Just this morning, I drove 250 miles to a customer site, and that’s not unusual for me. Teslas current technology gives a 250-ish mike range, and it takes 4-6 hours to fully recharge for another 250 miles. I do see quite a bit more infrastructure for charging around, but think about driving 250 miles, then having to park and charge for 6 hours before you can drive another 250? Not practical. Im not AGAINST EV’s, but I just don’t think the tech is there yet to make them overtake the market. It will be MANY years, if ever, before the tech gets to the point of replacing IC engines.

Tesla wouldn’t survive without subsidies. Hell, even WITH subsidies, they continue to lose millions upon millions EVERY year. They have never even broken even!

I think the technology of electric vehicles needs to get better before there is widespread acceptance. Currently, Tesla’s have about a 250 mile range, and it takes hours to charge them so you can go another 250 miles. For many people (myself included), that’s not going to cut it. The calability for rapid recharge (think like pumping gas) in 10 mins, and extended range is needed before EV’s will ever become mainstream in the US. People think EV’s are ‘green’...nothing is further from the truth. The power to recharge them comes from fossil fuel (or nuke) power plants, mining the minerals needed for the batteries is a very dirty process, not to mention manufacturing the batteries themselves. Think also about vehicle accidents...a leaking battery is a nasty environmental problem too.. We aren’t there yet with EV’s. Personally, I think hydrogen fuel cells are the way to go.

I thought NJ DID issue concealed carry permits, but made it impossible to get one... https://www.njsp.org/info/pdf/firearms/sp-642.pdf

We get that a lot too... Mrs Tex and I usually respond with: ‘Great! We’ll make room in the freezer for you’! Usually shuts them up.

DEAL!

Santa Tex May bring her one for Christmas...

Sure. Keep telling yourself that.

Pork fat RULES!!

The guy who used to trap the hogs on my place did that. The pigs got wise to the trap, and they no longer would come near it. Now we have to hunt them. Smart critters....it’s almost scary how smart and adaptable they are.

In my mind, it’s a toss up between Josey Wales and Dirty Harry...hard to choose my favorite!

I think those are pigs, not wild boars. Not knocking it, I love me some pork products, but those pigs aren’t all that wild. I’ll be on the ranch next weekend, and I’ll be pig hunting.

A long, but funny story, years ago, I spent a lot of $$ to put pheasants on the ranch back home with the intent of hunting them. The bobcats and coyotes ate every damn one of them. Bastards! When I have hunted pheasants, it’s beem with an o/u 20 gauge, modified and imp cyl chokes. 26” barrel, and (I think) #6 shot.

I take wild boars quite frequently on the ranch in Texas...this is correct. Not much fat on wild pigs, so sadly, no bacon. You can get some REALLY nice cuts of pork, though. Its dark meat, not like what you buy at the grocery store. Actually has some flavor! We have a ‘kill ‘em all’ policy at our place, but we rarely eat any pig that weighs over 100lbs or so. We find the larger pigs are VERY gamy. This is primarily due to what they’re eating, I’m sure the forage food is better for those pigs on that farm in Pa, than in west Texas.

Don’t forget a vacuum sealer, that’ll help keep the meat fresher, longer.

Uhhhh, WTF did I just see? Pass the eye bleach.

Unfortunately, this ain’t Texas, where if someone is on, or enters your property after dark, it is presumed they are there to do you harm. I think you need to take each situation as it is, and use your best judgement to decide how to act. I also think the presumption that a ‘professional thief’ who breaks into your house isn’t there to harm you is bad advice. Anyone who breaks into your house has the POTENTIAL to do you, or your family, harm. I don’t think it’s safe to say that they won’t. Judge every situation for what it is.