Anything unrelated to the Prius. Come chat. First Amendment is your friend in here. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:46:59 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:46:59 +0000 PriusChat https://priuschat.com/forum/freds-house-of-pancakes.10/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:55:16 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/how-much-is-your-local-trump-at-the-pump-tax.259448/ https://priuschat.com/threads/how-much-is-your-local-trump-at-the-pump-tax.259448/ invalid@example.com (Georgina Rudkus) Georgina Rudkus 127 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:44:38 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/battery-power-for-lawn-equipment-is-it-time.190099/ https://priuschat.com/threads/battery-power-for-lawn-equipment-is-it-time.190099/ invalid@example.com (Stevewoods) Stevewoods
Skip forward. I am looking for a new leaf blower. I had a two-cycle gasoline mix Husky 125b that worked well for several years and then seized. I bought another one. Worked well for about 18 months and died. Bought another one, worked for about 14 months....The reviews on this Husky seem to follow my experience. It was good originally and now -- maybe not...

Battery Power for Lawn equipment -- is it time?]]> 974 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:18:09 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/led-streetlights-cause-more-damage-to-wildlife-and-environment-than-hps.259771/ https://priuschat.com/threads/led-streetlights-cause-more-damage-to-wildlife-and-environment-than-hps.259771/ invalid@example.com (Rmay635703) Rmay635703 They have a neighborhood fitted up with red streetlights as a test as a notable and measurable difference in wildlife activity occurred directly after switching to standard LEDs....

LED Streetlights cause more damage to wildlife and environment than HPS]]> 6 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:24:58 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/american-science-supremacy.259531/ https://priuschat.com/threads/american-science-supremacy.259531/ invalid@example.com (tochatihu) tochatihu
“How to Revive Science in America”

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2537854123


Which many will find stimulating reading. Have look at reference #7 for further stimulation. Direct link:

https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV002011]]> 17 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:52:21 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/bodywork.257856/ https://priuschat.com/threads/bodywork.257856/ invalid@example.com (futurist) futurist
Doing this is the longest career path of a few taken, just having overtaken powersports tech-ing (15+ yrs).

Working on and finding solutions for people who can't walk, can't wash their own hair, or reach for a can on an overhead shelf, is a pretty neat gig. Sure, being a mechanic that long helped w/ things like triage and scheduling and soft skills... but the diagnostics and approach to attack, only overlap so...

Bodywork]]> 198 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:40:25 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/iran-anyone-remember-the-dems-that-are-still-trying-to-sell-us-the-end-of-democracy-tds.259259/ https://priuschat.com/threads/iran-anyone-remember-the-dems-that-are-still-trying-to-sell-us-the-end-of-democracy-tds.259259/ invalid@example.com (vvillovv) vvillovv
here's what it is NOT.

I'm aware I'M wasting time in this place, but maybe someone can explain in simple English.]]> 31 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:02:02 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/how-expensive-is-the-flat-tire-charge-if-you-have-no-spare.259677/ https://priuschat.com/threads/how-expensive-is-the-flat-tire-charge-if-you-have-no-spare.259677/ invalid@example.com (Georgina Rudkus) Georgina Rudkus

]]> 49 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:24:32 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/coincidences.257962/ https://priuschat.com/threads/coincidences.257962/ invalid@example.com (futurist) futurist
I'm grandpa age (at least here where age of parents are pretty low, like 19 - 25 common) and none of my siblings nor friends have young children... but this K-pop Demon Hunters tsunami of a phenom from summer, is defo interesting to watch. Love the movie, love the messages, love the focus on Korean culture, love the music, love the principals (EJAE? OMG what a ballistic trajectory her life's...

Coincidences]]> 120 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:20:20 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/new-starting-battery-memory-saver-or-jumper-cables.259708/ https://priuschat.com/threads/new-starting-battery-memory-saver-or-jumper-cables.259708/ invalid@example.com (Stevewoods) Stevewoods
Various online sources tout memory savers, while other tout jumper cables. Looks like apples/oranges to me, but I already have jumpers...

Suggestions?]]> 11 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:59:55 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/dixie-style-breakfast.259414/ https://priuschat.com/threads/dixie-style-breakfast.259414/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web

• Eggs - cholesterol risk and fat
• Bacon - fat, salt, and sugar “cured”
• Toast - carbs, fat, and jam risks

So this is my Type 2 breakfast:
View attachment 291864

• Preheat olive oil in frying pan - 2-5 mm
• Thin sliced ham sliced - 5-10 mm
  • Brown one side
• Sliced, firm tofu - 5-10 mm
• Turn meat and add tofu slices and cover
• Remove meat and turn tofu over to brown other side
• Turn off range and let...

Dixie style breakfast]]> 30 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:08:51 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/what-are-you-reading.234422/ https://priuschat.com/threads/what-are-you-reading.234422/ invalid@example.com (Ryder99) Ryder99 Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick


Product Description
A landmark book about how we form habits, and what we can do with this knowledge to make positive change

We spend a shocking 43 percent of our day doing things without thinking about them. That means that almost half of our actions aren’t conscious choices but the result of our non-conscious mind nudging our body to act along learned behaviors. How we respond to...

What are you reading?]]> 556 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:45:10 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/whopper-wednesdays.259610/ https://priuschat.com/threads/whopper-wednesdays.259610/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web View attachment 292895

Bob Wilson]]> 21 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:33:08 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/artemis-lunar-loop.259504/ https://priuschat.com/threads/artemis-lunar-loop.259504/ invalid@example.com (tochatihu) tochatihu
Please post links for where the proceedings may be watched.

In 10 days atmospheric re entry will be the hot topic.

--
Three of four RS-25 engines had been shuttle flown before, but re use is not an Artemis thing.

--
Does anyone know if the planned 2028 landing is still based on a later version of Starship?]]> 16 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:01:08 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/right-to-repair-or-copyright.231115/ https://priuschat.com/threads/right-to-repair-or-copyright.231115/ invalid@example.com (ETC(SS)) ETC(SS) A Fight Over the Right to Repair Cars Turns Ugly | WIRED

John Deere was one of the first that I'd heard of, but there are an ever increasing number of companies out there who seem to think that even though YOU buy THEIR car, it's not really YOUR car, but rather they're just letting you drive it between their regularly scheduled non-optional service calls.

I regularly slag Toyota's...

RIGHT to repair or CopyRIGHT?]]> 17 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:04:17 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/just-need-to-vent.234274/ https://priuschat.com/threads/just-need-to-vent.234274/ invalid@example.com (Mendel Leisk) Mendel Leisk
I've got a couple of flakey duplex electrical outlets: on each one of the outlets is showing something like 50 volts (120 volt the norm), so thought I'd replace them. Which introduced me to the sand pounding reality of Tamper Resistant outlets. After the swap, both a coffee grinder and a grid are impossible to plug in. Work around:

View attachment 228297

They may be safer electrically, hey: if you can't use them, you can't get into...

Just need to vent...]]> 3362 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:38:40 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/vaccine-provocation.257835/ https://priuschat.com/threads/vaccine-provocation.257835/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web View attachment 284606

Flu shot in a week so no ambiguity of the side effects from either.

Bob Wilson]]> 611 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:32:25 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/this-website-has-gone-ballistic.166340/ https://priuschat.com/threads/this-website-has-gone-ballistic.166340/ invalid@example.com (bisco) bisco 2370 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:03:43 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/windshield-crack.259525/ https://priuschat.com/threads/windshield-crack.259525/ invalid@example.com (Stevewoods) Stevewoods
About 1/4-inch long, width is negligible -- maybe the thickness of a credit card. On passenger side, about 18 inches in from the passenger side edge and a third of the way up the windshield.

Depth -- really shallow, maybe around thickness of credit card ... No effect on the main viewing area of driver.

Anyway, I have used Permatex repair kits in the past with great success. So, brought one home and started to go to work when I...

Windshield crack?]]> 3 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:54:31 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/eye-surgery.259136/ https://priuschat.com/threads/eye-surgery.259136/ invalid@example.com (bwilson4web) bwilson4web View attachment 290002

• cataract surgery 9:30 AM , now 4:40 PM
• Laser variant breaks up the old lense
  • Pretty light ahow
• Very quick procedure, less than 10 min
• About an hour prep:
  • Chill the patient to the verge of shivering (thermal underwear advised)
  • Bring homemade medical card so you won’t have to mispronounce meds with too many consulates and the same old, boring questions.
  • Modern pain control is awesome!!!

Wish...

Eye surgery]]> 19 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:00:53 +0000 https://priuschat.com/threads/artemis-go-or-no-go-for-1-april-or-april-26-or-2026.259493/ https://priuschat.com/threads/artemis-go-or-no-go-for-1-april-or-april-26-or-2026.259493/ invalid@example.com (ETC(SS)) ETC(SS) NASA has been cleaning out their attic and basement, and collecting all of the leftover Shuttle bits - and they're trying to pollute the Atlantic Ocean with most of them.

Bets?
Go or No-Go??

The Googles say that the WX is 80% go mission for today.]]> 10