Did someone say “Water”?

Online, someone asked for a photo with water in it, so I am responding here. Deception Falls Skagit River Everett Marina on Puget Sound Silver Lake Cumberland River, Clarksville, TN LaConner Marina Rocky beach, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Yakima River Gorge Lake, North Cascades Snoqualmie Falls Flowing Lake Deception Pass The Blue Pacific Ocean There …

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Well, well, what do we have here? Another story of the drawbacks of electric cars.

This article appears on the Web Site HotAir.com. Its subject is the fact that car-shipping companies are increasingly avoiding ocean shipping of electric vehicles. I have written about this multiple times in the past, emphasizing that electric vehicles, with immense Lithium-ion batteries, are extreme fire hazards. Electrical fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish, and a …

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Eloquence: Guest Author, Kaelion on X, on electric vehicles

I am going to post this in its entirety, so those of my readers who are not members of X/Twitter can partake of the eloquence. You will know that these are my sentiments, exactly, as I have written here many times. It was inspired by a post by Elon Musk about how the government of …

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I just found some old photos and uploaded them. Flying!

In August of 2001, just after I started dating my now-husband, he rented a small airplane, and we flew from Everett to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. Here are some of the pictures I took from the co-pilot seat in the Cessna 182, and on the ground. Snohomish County and Mount Baker Anacortes …

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A thought on the price of gasoline

Think of it this way. They (the government) tax motor fuel, which society needs second only to water, the way they price alcohol and tobacco. They load it up with multiple different taxes (sales taxes, cap-and-trade taxes, energy taxes, weight taxes, road-use taxes), and in some places the tax burden is higher than the price …

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First trip of the year to the North Cascades

Via Highway 530, Arlington, Darrington, Rockport, Marblemount to US 20 to Newhalem and the Diablo Lake Overlook. First stop on 530, the Oso Slide Memorial. A nice roadside installation, commemorating the 2014 landslide that crossed the river and inundated a whole neighborhood. Individual memorial Views from the site Here are Mountain Views along the highway. …

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Here is a good argument for living in a state that has Amish.

This post is a must-read for anyone dissatisfied with modern society. https://twitter.com/basedtorba/status/1919188476886417694?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ We are considering moving away from the toxic state of Washington. Many states have Amish settlements, and they are very good neighbors.

This is Domestic Terrorism

In their unhinged rage, the Left in America is lashing out at Elon Musk, who was appointed by President Donald Trump to head his new Department of Government Efficiency. Musk and his young associates have uncovered billions of dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse in dozens of government agencies. Most taxpayer money was found to …

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It never ends. More insanity from Washington State.

Just a few of the disgusting and destructive actions of the DemocRats here. https://twitter.com/dalewhitakerwa/status/1900033341027737616?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Ran unopposed in my district https://twitter.com/tarafaul503/status/1899963235136397738?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Why I stay out of Seattle https://twitter.com/future42org/status/1899898186682032435?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ No Tesla is safe in Seattle Then, there’s this next-level insanity: https://twitter.com/thelucyshow1/status/1899966766710931472?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Insane A little north of me: https://twitter.com/snocoscannerrep/status/1899884910237933966?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Repeat offenders released often State actions: https://twitter.com/katiedaviscourt/status/1899676450552438861?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Be careful …

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New Dispatch From the Insane Asylum that is Washington State and Seattle-Updated

The Democrat-controlled Washington Legislature is gearing up to pass numerous new laws that will profoundly affect all citizens of our state, in adverse ways. Since they can pass any legislation they wish, with no Republican votes, they are free to continue to ruin our formerly-beautiful state and its increasingly struggling people. Herewith, some of what …

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