Thanks, Mayor Bloomberg

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Bloomberg for President 2016

Yes, absolutely! Thank God!

imagine how tough it must have been for those who had electric cars, but had no way to charge the battery.

With gas cars you are reliant on refining, distribution and retail networks. Electric cars can be charged from generators, solar panels etc etc. After the Japan tsunami a fleet of Mitsubishi Miev electric cars were deployed because they didn't need to rely on gas distribution networks. Not to mention that an electric car like the Tesla model S has a battery capacity of about 4 days of usage for a typical US home and many companies are working on systems to allow them to power important home items like refrigeration during outages.

wonderful..... now...... how many apartment complexes in a city like NY have outlets for plugging in your vehicle ???

btw, a 250 watt, 8amp solar panel, costs between $300 and $400 ------ how much do you want to spend in order to charge up your electric car battery ??? ----- and that's assuming you reside in a building where it's possible to mount a panel, much less the number of panels you realistically require to power your home.

btw, you don't need a solar panel to charge an EV. It's cheaper to fill the EV with electricity than it is to fill a car with gas to go the same distance.

The better question is: how much do you want to spend in order to fill up your SUV?

i travel a lot, and need to haul a significant amount of things with me when i do so, so an electric vehicle would be useless to me. ----- electric vehicles are fine for those who mostly travel in a metro setting, drive a relative few miles each day, and have the ability to plug it in somewhere. ----- i get 25mpg with my minivan, and am happy with that, but my next acquisition will likely be a Dodge Sprinter, the model of which i am interested, gets close to 30mpg.

ronpal said:
i travel a lot, and need to haul a significant amount of things with me when i do so, so an electric vehicle would be useless to me.

That's great.

Nobody ever claimed that EVs are currently appropriate for 100% of the population. They are merely appropriate for the 90%+ who travel fewer than 40 miles per day and don't haul stuff. Since most families have more than one car, road trips are no problem.

For EVs to work for you, it will take a few more years for battery technology to allow it. No biggie. The more choices, the better.

because for the national media, everything pretty much revolves around what happens in NYC and washington DC.

why did you bother to read it and comment if its not of interest to you?

because for the national media, everything pretty much revolves around what happens in NYC and washington DC.

Don't worry about it. 

Stick with your County Agricultural Gazette and your monthly church newsletter, and you won't feel so inferior.

i don't worry about it ----- at my age i've gotten used to the biases of the media. -------------------- i was responding to mr frost, and my comment to him was a lot more in touch with reality than your response to me.

I suppose it's because NY and DC are among the most important cities in the world? Economically and politically, culturally, artistically, etc. etc.

Nah can't be that, right ronpal?

for the vast majority of the populace, who are only doing their best to survive a stagnant economy, i daresay they have enough on their own plates to worry about without being bombarded with the troubles of those who choose to live in either NYC or DC.

If that's the case, I daresay they should stay focused on their own affairs and not waste their precious time reading, complaining or even thinking about where others choose to live.

Did you complain in 2005 when the media was focused on New Orleans after it was hit by Katrina? You sound like a simple sourpuss. Bah Humbug to you, too!

NY was hit hard by a hurricane. How is it not news what the effects of it are?

i am one of those people who question the sanity of living in a location which has a high probabllity of being hit with a disaster, and even more so, a large metropolitan area within such a bad area. ---- global warming advocates claim the sea levels are rising --- if that is true, then how much sense doesn it make to have major population centers that close to the water ??? ----- and yes, i criticized the people of new orleans for not heeding the warnings issued by the weather service, well in advance on the storm. ----- new yorkers were guilty of that same lack of attention ----- even if you didn't want to evacuate, there was no excuse for not filling up the gas tank on your vehicle well in advance of the storm, therefore making the gas rationing less of an issue. ----- when i lived in minnesota, and a blizzard was forecasted, we always made certain we had extra groceries, full tank of gas, and if our furnace ran on heating oil, made certain that tank was also full.

i am one of those people who question the sanity of living in a location which has a high probabllity of being hit with a disaster, and even more so, a large metropolitan area within such a bad area.

You question the sanity of people who choose to live in the center of everything? Where there is access to anything? Where the public transit system is among the best in the world? Maybe you simple don't know what NYC is?

Other than this single hurricane, which natural disasters has NYC been subject to, with such a high "probability"?

What is it about NYC that it's in "such a bad area"?

global warming advocates claim the sea levels are rising --- if that is true, then how much sense doesn it make to have major population centers that close to the water ???

Yeah, I don't think Global Warming was on the minds of the Dutch in the 1600s. All throughout history, building cities near the water was the smartest choice due to access to the oceans/fresh water.

even if you didn't want to evacuate, there was no excuse for not filling up the gas tank on your vehicle well in advance of the storm, therefore making the gas rationing less of an issue.

When some people need to fill up once or twice a week, gas doesn't last very long. Also, see below.

when i lived in minnesota, and a blizzard was forecasted, we always made certain we had extra groceries, full tank of gas, and if our furnace ran on heating oil, made certain that tank was also full.

Minnesota is prone to nasty blizzards. NYC is not prone to nasty hurricanes. The last hurricane that was forcasted to hit, didn't. Whenever an area simply is not prone to receiving such disasters, people have a hard time believing it would actually hit. It's human nature.

Your entire comment is not based in reality.

that's a bunch of bull ----- any city of 50,000 or so has every amenity that NYC has --- there is no reason to live in a large metropolis unless you have some other motive. ----- i have lived in several larger cities over the years, including boston, los angeles, minneapolis, denver ---- i have also lived in many smaller cities, such as fargo, grand junction, medford ----- the smaller cities had all the same or similar amenities as did the larger ones. ------ every time NYC or DC gets hit with a snowstorm, it's problem time ---- when minneapolis gets a snowstorm, it's life as usual. ------------------------ this article is about people's problem obtaining gasoline ---- if you are going thru a tank of gas every week, then perhaps it's time to analyze your priorities. ---- if you are commuting that kind of distance, who forced you do make that choice ???

also...... just because cities were formed near bodies of water at a time when that made sense, does not mean it will always make sense ----- and as we have witnessed in the past several years, it is gradually becoming a detriment to be so close to large bodies of water.

"There is no reason to live in a large metropolis unless you have some other motive"

What does that even mean?

" if you are going thru a tank of gas every week, then perhaps it's time to analyze your priorities"

I go through a tank of gas every week. What priorities should I analyze? I have a wonderful job, with amazing benefits. Should I quit so I don't use as much gas? Also, NYC gets hit with storms like this once a century. A person should analyze their priorities and change their life just in case a storm like this hits?

These comments you are leaving are not rooted in reality or common sense.

ronpal

that's a bunch of bull ----- any city of 50,000 or so has every amenity that NYC has

I can't tell if you're trolling, or if you've simply never been to NYC. Your comment is what's a bunch of bull.

NYC has everything. Everything. And even in things they share, NYC has them better. NYC has more complete shopping, gets all the movies (smaller cities don't get every movie), and the list goes on.

Smaller cities are always lacking. Of course, if you have a rural sentiment where a town of 3,000 has all the amenities you could ever want, you will not understand NYC -- you simply would not have the requisite level of taste.

every time NYC or DC gets hit with a snowstorm, it's problem time

NYC and DC have armies of snow equipment for this, and always salt the roads prior to any snow forecast. Life goes on as usual during most snow, and these cities handle snow storms much better than most places.

You prove that you've never been to these cities.

if you are going thru a tank of gas every week, then perhaps it's time to analyze your priorities

Most of the country goes through a tank or more every week. It's time to analyze your understanding of the world, as it is warped.

also...... just because cities were formed near bodies of water at a time when that made sense, does not mean it will always make sense

Do you expect that they will simply bulldoze the cities and move them somewhere? What world do you live in?

Of course you never answered any question I raised -- because you don't have any answers. You are unable to back up any of your assertions because you don't think them through.

Also ronpal, your inability to keep your story straight is indicative that you're a troll.

You complain that people who drive too much need to analyze their priorities, but in this same thread you claim that EVs can't work for you since you drive too much. I guess that means it's time for you to analyze your priorities.

ronpal said:

i travel a lot, and need to haul a significant amount of things with me when i do so, so an electric vehicle would be useless to me. ----- electric vehicles are fine for those who mostly travel in a metro setting, drive a relative few miles each day, and have the ability to plug it in somewhere.

Perhaps it's time for you to analyze your life to determine what is lacking to cause you to act out on the internet to gain attention. Then maybe you can finally grow up.