Paul Andrews (17 May 1958 – 21 October 2024), better known by his stage name Paul Di’Anno, was an English heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist
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Economics much?
Vox Popoli, https://www.voxday.net./
The End of an Era
Restaurants closing in 2024:
- Fuddruckers is expected to close ALL locations by the end of the year
- Old Country Buffet is closing ALL remainder locations
- IHOP is closing 100 locations
- Buffalo Wild Wings is closing ALL Canada locations as well as 60 locations in the US
- Applebee’s is closing 35 locations
- Red Lobster is closing 50 locations as they enter bankruptcy
- Denny’s is closing 20 locations by the end of the year
- Marie Callender’s is shutting down ALL remainder locations
- Pizza Hut is planning to close 500 locations
- Outback Steakhouse is closing 41 of their 700 locations
- Sai Baro is closing a total of 50 locations with majority being mall locations
- Mard Pizza is closing a total of 27 locations
- Ruby Tuesday is closing 16 more locations in 2024.
- BDQ is closing 8 of their 59 locations.
- Joe’s Crab Shack is closing 41 of their 60 locations
- Bonefish Grill is closing 7 locations
This is what cultural and economic decline looks like. Apparently 60 years of relentless immigration are not, in fact, good for the economy or the traditional culture. I wonder, however, how much of these failures are related to economic contraction, reduced consumer spending, and excessive debt versus the lack of appeal held by these traditional restaurant franchises for the newcomers.
Electric Boogaloo.
GMC Hummer EV Pickup EarthCruiser Camper:
a 6kwh auxiliary battery, kitchenette with reefer, freezer, sink, induction stovetop, 13.5-gal.water tank, a 7-gal.gray water system, interior and exterior showers.
Electric Ferrari coming this year:
2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz LWB:
closer to launch this Fall. The ID. Buzz GTX will be available in Europe.
Shell is closing 1,000 gas stations between 2024 and 2025.(approximately 4% of their sites.) Its 2024 Energy Transition Strategy report plans to refocus on EV’s. Their Recharge division was running 54,000 charge points as of Dec.2023.
Ford now allows dealers to list the Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit below MSRP.
Gravity DC Curbside fast charger
Level 2 charger, but 30 times faster. (Easily mounted on curbside utility poles.)
Genesis Neolun Concept
“Innovation that exceeds conventional standards” according to Genesis.
BMW Gen 6 Neue Klasse
Automakers are offering significant discounts on 2023 EV models. Mercedes-Benz EQS is being offered at up to $20,000 off MSRP.
Utility-scale solar capacity (104 GW) now exceeds nuclear power (103 GW) and hydropower (101 GW). (Not including rooftop solar which is 30% of all solar.)
Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) make up 5 percent of automotive sales in 31 countries. Quickest growing markets are Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.
Mercedes CLA EV Prototype:
Charging 248 miles in 15 minutes.
Sunreef Explorer electric catamaran:
cross oceans with 10 passengers and a crew of 7. Build times are currently 3 years.
New electric fire truck
of 2022. Mesa, Ariz. now has the second electric fire truck in the United States.
Sorry, we can’t put out your house fire, our battery is only at 15% and that is what we need to get back to the fire house and charge it… I bet it has a diesel engine to provide the torque and horsepower to run the pumps.
Thought I’ll let y’all know… No, I am not gay.
I have the series scheduled for the next two weeks, but posting for me might be spotty as I am going to be helping my brother fix his back fence and dig a French Drain and channels and an overflow pipe to the street culvert from the side of his house. I’ll be hot and sweaty and when done for the evening I am sure gonna be collapsing from working my ass off. Cold beers and steaks I am sure will be in the mix…
Say good bye to the Reno Air Races.
I lived on the backside of Stead Airport, outside and West of Reno and the air races were a blast. I would have co-workers and friends come over and we would set up a barbeque pit and grill everything and the beer and wine would flow. From my place you could see about 3/4 of the races. We had two radios, one tuned to the tower frequency and the other to the announcer frequency. It was great fun sitting with your buds and watching them big planes zoom by about a 100 feet behind my back acre and the noise was incredible! I am sure the liberal karens and kens from california had a hand in closing this icon of racing. When I lived there, there was a moratorium on building houses out in Lemon Valley due to a low water table and some areas were BLM land and some tribal lands. To this day I watch the air races on yube tube streaming. One more fun thing to do taken away from us, because it attracted rednecks and trad citizens.
https://www.rvtravel.com/reno-air-races-goodbye-major-national-competition-beloved-rvers-1121/
I’m just sharing this. Don’t know if it’s bullshit. Sent by Johno.
I like to introduce y’all to Bear Claw’s granddaughter.
Damn straight!
What say you? You think this is accurate?
