#Get More MPG

[mattynmarns]

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[canadiankakashi]

I'm really looking forward to this weekend because it means that I get to lodge myself under my Jeep and look at all of 'er guts and suspension

Aka something the fuel sensor might be fucked and I get to attempt to see if it actually is or not

[minotaurfemme]

west coast mutuals, im planning on doing a road trip along the historic route 101 (WA to San Diego) sometime this summer (prolly july-ish), lmk if y'all wanna hang out & we can figure something out :)

[traegorn]

The thing about massive trucks...

While there are certainly folks who want the biggest trucks possible, there are a lot of people who end up with larger trucks because that's what they're forced to buy since automakers keep making them bigger and bigger.

Like a lot of folks WANT smaller trucks. The introduction of the Ford Maverick with the 2022 model year has proven the market is hungry for small trucks (the less popular Hyundai Santa Cruz shows this too -- but the Maverick is way more popular).

For the first couple of years to even get one often meant waiting months if not over a year to get it. Ford could literally not build them fast enough to meet demand.

Because folks wanted a small truck, and could finally buy one.

Yet only Ford and Hyundai are in this market right now. Which is nuts.

(Also I drive a Maverick and get like 42 mpg and has a payload capacity of over 1400 lbs -- if you're not towing, I have no idea why you're buying something larger)

[probablyasocialecologist]

Operating an SY [Superyacht] is expensive and ecologically damaging. On average, an SY over 71 meters/233 feet uses 500 liters/132 gallons of gasoline an hour, and annual fuel costs for an average SY are around $400,000. From available data, we estimated that an average (71 meter) SY uses about 107,000 gallons gasoline/year and produces 2.1 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions annually. Thus, the fleet of 300 SY produces approximately 627 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year. That very large figure needs to be placed in context. To do so, we compare the carbon and gasoline footprint of Sys owned by the wealthy to the average vehicle—a more affordable mode of transportation for the average person operated in the United States. An average new car gets 25.5 miles per gallon (mpg) in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, an average person drives about 13,476 miles, using 528.5 gallons of gas, and generates 10,358.6 pounds of CO2 pollution annually. Thus, one average SY produces as much CO2 pollution as 202 average cars, and, annually, the SY fleet (N = 300) uses as much gasoline as 60,600 cars that get 25.5 mpg. Another way to illustrate the annual ecological harm caused by SY is to compare the CO2 emissions from the 300 largest SY to the CO2 emissions of entire nations. The SY fleet carbon emissions (nearly 630 million pounds), for example, is similar to the emissions of the 10.6 million inhabitants of Burundi (654.02 million pounds), and 5.7 times larger than the carbon footprint (111,556,039 pounds) of the small (36,157 inhabitants) developed nation of Liechtenstein. Thus, the carbon footprint of the global SY fleet of the wealthy produces as much ecological disorganization as entire nations of people.

Measuring the Ecological Impact of the Wealthy: Excessive Consumption, Ecological Disorganization, Green Crime, and Justice

[alphagodith]

what do we do now?

go get all your vaccines updated asap. they are likely about to be banned.

download all your favorite fanfics from ao3, and any 'adult' content anywhere, as these are likely also about to be banned.

delete period-tracking apps if you have them, get an iud and/or stock up on any other preg-prevent drugs you can, even if you don't CURRENTLY need them. men, get vasectomies. they are reversible and whether you want kids or not, pregnancies can now result in your partner's death far more easily than they should.

if you rely on commissions from online communities, make sure you have many different ways of being reached. diversify.

see if you can get prescription-strength toothpaste prescribed and filled by your dentist. flouride is likely getting removed from water and dental health can directly impact your cardiovascular health as well.

it is now more important than ever to save your money and invest if you can, as social security and other such benefits you may come to rely on in old age are likely going to get canceled. pay off debts early to avoid interest, buy refurbished outdated tech instead of new (it is way cheaper and works just as good if not better than new), don't buy a car that gets less than 45 mpg (priuses do not need to be charged and are lovely), buy used (they work just as well as new, they just don't have useless prestige), buy frozen meals from the grocery store instead of fast food (just as fast to prepare and much cheaper), etc

with public education being abolished, if you have or want kids, i recommend finding and stocking up on educational books and games. you can likely find a lot of them at discount stores like goodwill. even old or slightly outdated texts are better than nothing at all.

get a vpn (i use proton cuz it's free) and switch from google to duckduckgo so you can find life-saving information and help without being tracked by people who want you dead.

[spinejackel]

walking biohazard and weird artsy bitch my hedorah gijinka for a modern au my lovely boyfriend and i have together that we call the monster island au. some other important notes on them under the cut

ᵗᵘᵐᵇˡʳ ʰᵃˢ ⁿᵒ ᵃˡᵍᵒʳᶦᵗʰᵐ. ᵖˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ʳᵉᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ᵗᵒ ʳᵉᵇˡᵒᵍ ᶦᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᵐʸ ᵃʳᵗ

Art snob about the weird styles they're into.

Has been dabbling in creating music as of recently.

Makes his own instruments out of the junk on her properly.

Voice sounds like Shreeka from the old TMNT cartoon.

- > (see the NO! MY POWER RING! IT'S MELTING!!! video for reference.)

- > Has a slightly wizard cadence to his speech as well.

Is a genetic chimera.

Has a terrible circulatory system and wears 6-7 layers of clothes.

- > The fewer layers he wears, the more they will shake like a small dog in the winter.

- > Living in a warmer climate has not helped, and now she is constantly too hot and cold at the same time.

Hasn’t showered in years because their shower-head broke and they’ve been too lazy to fix it.

Has the worst case of athletes foot you've ever seen.

Due to the oils her body naturally produces being weirdly acidic, he wears gloves when handling the few things she cares about.

Carries everything but the kitchen sink in unknown amount of pockets.

- > Always has a laser pointer on them at all times and will shine it into people's eyes when sufficiently provoked.

The only person on Monster Island who can drive/has a car.

- > Drives a 1984 ford bronco that has fallen apart and been put back together so many times that it’s become overly complicated to start.

- > The 1984 Ford Bronco gets 10 mpg for those unfamiliar with cars. A gas guzzler.

Battra thinks they’re the coolest because they hate people and nature too, but Mothra thinks they are a bad influence.

- > He tolerates Battra’s presence because he also Sees The Vision when it comes to the destruction of the world.

- > Will never admit it to anyone, not even himself, but she does actually enjoy the company and having another person on the island to talk to about their interests.

- > They are however, genuinely slightly scared of Battra for being more violence inclined when it comes to the destruction of the world.

Hates Goji because he threw him into a body of water and ruined all the cultures on them. She ugly cried about it.

- > Goji was not expecting that reaction and actually did feet bad for doing that.

Knews NFTs were a scam, but was into them when they were big because she wanted to scam people.

Is on the front lines of hating and fighting against the use of AI in the creative industry. There’s no artistry to it.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Gas rationing began on the East Coast in May of 1942. In this photo, Marjoria Doyle gets her coupons and sticker on July 9 at P.S. 69. There were eight coupons per page and each coupon could be used once a week. The number of gallons allowed depended on need; those whose need was deemed non-essential were only allowed 3 gallons. Commuters got a little more, those whose work depended on driving a bit more than that, and essential service providers such as doctors and clergy got up to 8 gallons. Most cars at the time got around 15 mpg.

The program was started not so much to save gasoline, which was in plentiful supply, but tires, which were made of rubber. The Japanese had cut off the country's main source of supply and the shortage was critical. Eventually this accelerated the development of synthetic rubber, but rationing remained in effect until 1945.

Photo: Murray Becker for the AP

[jodielandons]

Sir cracks me up so bad because why is he such a loser lol like yeah what he did is terrible but the writing and overacting by MPG makes him seem more like the camp villain of a classic old gay film instead of a terrifyingly controlling kidnapping freak lmao. Gabi always eats though like hair laid face beat attitude UP even when she’s in the wrong. Queenie. I love her 😭

Sir is SOOO camp you are absolutely right!! The way he always shouts “GABRIELLE!!” makes me giggle every time 😭😭 Like he gets on my nerves more than anything lmao

And I 100% agree with your take on Gabi!! She may do some questionable things at times, but she’s always gonna look good doing it. I might actually make an outfit gif set of her, bc she really does always serve!

[nat111love]

Yea! Another Gabi and Sir lover! I saw what you wrote about not necessarily wanting for them to get physical; that the deep, emotional connection is the best thing. And I get that. I eat stuff like that up, haha. Although, I wouldn't be opposed to him reaching out to touch her face when he sees she's in a vulnerable state, but she'd likely be tensing up inside with disgust, LOL. So, there was an interview with MPG posted after the finale about their dynamic, and he says there will NEVER be a sexual component. To which I say, come on... *that* moment in the basement was so charged. And, not to mention, their chemistry is much more apparent than her and Trent's. Also, sexual doesn't always mean there ISN'T an attraction or romantic feelings. And, things can change in the writer's room after 2 seasons.

P.S. In an interview with TPTB, she said that Sir did have a protector-type love for Gabi, which can be taken different ways. I happen to love that kind of relationship.

"Although, I wouldn't be opposed to him reaching out to touch her face when he sees she's in a vulnerable state, but she'd likely be tensing up inside with disgust,"

Oh, I know she's going to puke, LMAO. I'd love to see her reaction to him trying to caress her face. The mere thought of him finding pleasure in being chained up in her basement almost made her vomit with disgust, but the idea of him attempting to stroke her face would unquestionably provoke her to vomit in disgust and deeply disturb her for weeks. Hahaahaha.

"So, there was an interview with MPG posted after the finale about their dynamic, and he says there will NEVER be a sexual component."

OF COURSE THEY WOULD SAY THAT LOOOL. I BELIEVE WHAT I SEE, I WASN'T BORN YESTERDAY . LOL.

Ok, seriously, what they are saying during their interviews makes total sense. To openly state that Gaby and Sir might engage in sexual relations in the future would harm the show's viewership, as it would spoil the suspense each week.

That's why the writers and actors will never tell us their true intentions, character visions, and endgame...These things will always remain unknown to maintain the suspense and anticipation of the story's progression and ultimate outcome.

[etherealnoir]

Depending on the finale and how season two turns out I’m debating dropping it too. The kidnapped turned kidnapper only works if they get wild with it and so far they’ve been doing playground shit. The most intriguing parts are the flashbacks and the few times Gabi loses it on Sir and they have a nasty little back and forth lol. I read an interview where MPG says the choice not to age him up was on purpose because of time constraints? didn’t really make sense 2 me and he plays it like Sir is completely (non sexually) obsessed and taken with Gabi and wants to nurture her brilliance but doesn’t know how Shanola plays it which seems weird to me because aren’t y’all supposed to bounce off each other? But yeah that obsession it comes off on his end and the hate comes off hers so it works. They just need to make it more crazy. Hopefully the finale kicks things into action.

I read an interview where MPG says the choice not to age him up was on purpose because of time constraints? didn’t really make sense 2 me

I looked up that interview you're referring to, and they meant that they didn't have time to give him age makeup. Which I totally understand. Honestly, MPG looks GOOD for 50, so I don't blame them. But since they wanted to keep him at his actual age, they should've aged Gabi up. Because he doesn't look 15 years older than Shanola lol

I guess, by the time casting rolled around, it was too late to change that part of the storyline so they just rolled with it and hoped everyone would look the other way lol

Shanola and MPG do play their respective characters off of each other weirdly, sometimes. Gabi treats him like he's this annoying burden she has to deal with (which I suppose is true to some extent), and not a guy she WILLINGLY kidnapped. He's pretty consistent with how he plays off of her, but she's sometimes hot and cold. Which, again, makes sense with the character. It's just sometimes jarring when he's playing something super intensely and she's like ":/ ugh."

Which is wild because I KNOW Shanola can play intense. We've seen her do it. But every scene with him reads like annoyance rather than internal (or external) turmoil lol

I don't want to see my babygirl get upstaged on her own show! They need to fix the writing for her. Let her express some more vulnerability sometimes!

[flyingwide]

In one interview MPG says he plays sir with just enough likability to keep people tuning weekly and it made me laugh bc one glance at social media proves that once fans saw MPG they were sat for this show regardless of sir’s intentions. Not all but a significant amount for sure. I’m in the camp of yuck-go-away (Gabi being a kid when he took her nullifies any shipping on my part plus there’s so much raw hatred on her part I just can’t see the leap to sexy) but that being said I do think that this show being on network tv makes for an interesting angle because they have to find ways to acknowledge and work around the inherent darkness of the premise which makes for an intriguing story. On the other hand it sometimes comes off a bit too sanitized because of that. The victims are always nice or nice enough, and the villains are mild or basically caricatures. The writing just isn’t there with the missing peoples aspect of the show (honestly it isn’t really there with Gabi and the basement either but I’m more willing to forgive that since it makes for believable messiness) and I hate it because it’s an important issue. Idk. It’s not like I want some misery fest but it’s all so…tidy and dull. Also the emphasis on Lacey and Gabi’s friendship falls flat because they’ve literally never given besties. I buy Margaret and Gabi way more even.

I honestly came into this show for MPG (I had just rewatched Pitch for the 5th time in 2 weeks when I learned it existed) and I’ve been a villain lover since watching Gargoyles at 6 years old (David Xanatos, the man that you are…) so there’s very little he could do that would be beyond the pale for me. A friend noted that they honestly wish he was a little worse because it seems like the show is afraid to have him go too far, which is interesting when they’ve made clear that they have no intention of redeeming him. If he’s beyond redemption, why does it matter that he never goes too far? Just go all in on him being an irredeemable bastard.

I’ve personally made the leap to sexy because how fucky the power dynamics are. She was a child and he was in control. That’s not sexy for me, that makes my skin crawl. But now she’s an adult and she has him at her mercy but he’s shown time and again that he’s not helpless. It’s not a straightforward abuse of power like it would have been when she was 16. They’re not equals now but they’re closer to it. The idea of consent between the two of them would be deeply fraught and that makes the wheels in my brain start turning: what would that dynamic look like? How would it change what they have now? Would it change it? Would it change how he sees her, her purity? I don’t ship it in a “I want them to end up together and in love” sort of way; I want to take a baseball bat to a hornets’ nest just to see what will happen.

I will agree that the writing overall is fairly weak. It seems almost like it’s just checking boxes at some points. I would like to see some sort of overarching case keep coming up in season 2 because Tony’s case wrapped up way too quickly and they haven’t done enough with the idea of Annie to make it compelling. Yet. I think it could get better but it needs to get there quickly.

I like the relationship between Gabi and Lacey but I would like it more if they would acknowledge that Gabi is unintentionally an obstacle to Lacey’s healing. Being around Gabi is impeding Lacey’s ability to move on because she is this big sister figure that Lacey has shaped her life around but that means that her life is shaped around someone intrinsically tied to her trauma. We see Margaret mired in her fear and grief, trapped in that bus station, but there’s much less acknowledgement that Lacey is mired too, held in place by her love for Gabi. I really like the actor and don’t want to see her go but for the character? Lacey, baby, run.

[emptykhr]

Twisted wonderland as lana del rey songs

Riddle ( Wildflower Wildfire)

im sorry but THIS SONG ITS SO HIM honestly is most because him relatioship with his mother

the part where lana sang about her mother in the hospital. SO HIM

either, all the stuff about flowers warm and things like that remind of him!!

Here's the deal My father never stepped in when his wife would rage at me So I ended up awkward, but sweet Later then, hospitals, stand still on my feet Comfortably numb, but with lithium came poetry

Trey (Chemtrails over the country club)

So, trey and cottc, the same vibe.

yknow, all the peace and normal life stuff in the lyrics reminds me trey plot

im truly can see trey playing this song with his wife in a beutiful afternoon.

Washing my hair, doing my laundry Late night TV, I want you only Like when we were kids Under chemtrails in country clubs It's never too late, baby So don't give up

Cater (beautiful people, beutiful problems)

I gonna be honest, lust for life its so cater vibes!!

i confess that was hard to think in a song who matche cater plot, cause i wanna something kinda pop bu it still about him second face

The i just came bpbp.

We get so tired and we complain 'Bout how it's hard to live It's more than just a video game

Ace (Diet mountain dew)

Ace has to be born to die and i fight with u if you disagree.

BABY YOU NOT GOOD FOR ME

to be honestly this song is how i feel about ace

Diet Mountain Dew, baby, New York City Never was there ever a girl so pretty Do you think we'll be in love forever? Do you think we'll be in love?

Deuce (How to disappear)

WAIT I CAN EXPLAIN

well, in the lyrics lana sang abou that guy who lost in himself and fight every night

and we know that deuce is a ex deliquent

and idk, this song is sweet like deuce mas match with him a lot

just read the lyric and you will understand

Joe met me down at the training yard Got cuts on his face 'cause he fought too hard I know he's in over his head But I love that man like nobody can He moves mountains and pounds them to ground again I watched the guys getting high as they fight For the things that they hold dear To forget the things they fear

Leona (Norman fucking rockwell)

OMG FINALLY

guys, nfr its SO LEONA

the part where "goddam man child' yknow? period.

You guys can say "but leona is more ultraviolence" MY ASS

nfr king i said so its true.

Goddamn, man-child You fucked me so good that I almost said: I love you You're fun, and you're wild But you don't know the half of the shit that you put me through Your poetry's bad, and you blame the news But I can't change that, and I can't change your mood Ah-ah

Ruggie (god know i tried)

Now we have a honeymoon dude!!!

nothing to say, the song say itself

i even need to explain?

Sometimes, I wake up in the morning To red, blue and yellow lights On Monday, they destroyed me But by Friday, I'm revived

Jack (wild ate heart)

Jack my baby.

this song. jack. the same.

its just what how a imagine jack

I left Calabasas, escaped all the ashes Ran into the dark And it made me wild, wild, wild at heart The cameras have flashes, they cause the car crashes But I'm not a star

Azul (money power glory)

I kinda always think in azul when mpg starts to play.

could be million dollar man tho but mpg is better

the chore is him.

I want money, power and glory I want money, and all your power, all your glory Alleluia! I wanna take you for all that you got Alleluia! I'm gonna take them for all that they got

Jade (old money)

omg my ultraviolence guy is here!!!

he SO lana del rey vinyl

old money makes my cry everytime

My father's love was always strong My mother's glamour lives on and on Yet still inside, I felt alone For reasons unknown to me

flyod (doin time)

I LOVE HOW FLOYD HAS THE SAME VIBE WITH THE DOIN TIM GURL

fuck even THE SAME MBTI

yeah he´s a bitch and we love it!!

Evil, I've come to tell you that she's evil, most definitely Evil, ornery, scandalous and evil, most definitely The tension, it's getting hotter I'd like to hold her head underwater (Summertime) (Ah, ah, ah)

so, english its not my first language so you probably will found mistakes. maybe i do a second part

[wanderingandfound]

I've only driven a sedan once before, the rental car I took from my brother's friend's place to the cemetery I saw the 2024 total solar eclipse from. Everything else has been a (small) pick up, a hatchback, a minivan, like four station wagons, a pre-SUV Forester and an SUV Forester.

I don't want an SUV.

I loved my offroad station wagon. I want another offroad station wagon. I do not particularly need an offroad station wagon.

My dad wants me to have the newest safety features. Subaru Eyesight was only introduced ~2015, and made standard ~2019.

My beloved Subaru Outback became an SUV in 2005.

So. That means we're looking at sedans and hatchbacks. I'm tempted to go back to the type of car I inherited from my yiayia ‐ a two door hatchback that I also lost to a deer. I'm thinking maybe a Honda Fit, reliable and sometimes come in pretty colors.

My dad says the car needs to weigh at least 3k. Because of Click and Clack. Radio brothers that have been off the air for a dozen years.

I wonder what the Tappet Brothers would have to say about how modern cars are data gathering and surveillance devices. My dad used to he more worried about digital surveillance, until he could be in the other side of it.

So Honda Fit too light. And lacks AWD, which is useful when living somewhere with mountains and snow and little snow infrastructure. Looking at the Subaru Impreza. Nothing is all that endearing about it, except for the shade of blue that some of them come in. I feel so much like a girl (negative), the way I'm susceptible to a pretty color.

I want a pretty color. Yesterday I was looking up how much it would cost to paint a car. $1k for bad quality, $8k minimum for acceptable quality apparently.

Find out that the Impreza doesn't have room for a donut, let alone a spare tire. That ruin's all the shine of pretty colors and getting a good mpg while still being all-wheel drive.

So today I test drive a Subaru Legacy. Red. Wide. But not as wide as the minivan, so maybe it'll be alright.

After we all but say we'll buy the car in a few days, I get in the back seat.

I'm too tall.

I can make it if I slouch. But my brother and father are taller.

So I guess that's a no on sedans.

[mattmons-verses]

After listening to the entirety of 2006 Toyota Corolla, I understand it all. I understand what it means to drive the Corolla, to be a passenger in it, to be a hopeless soul riding on top of it. I understand the inner mechanisms of why the hinges on the doors are there, why they are bolted to that exact spot, and what machine put them there. The 2006 Toyota Corolla isn’t just a car, but a promise; a promise that you will get to your destination safe and sound; that you will sail with the 29 MPG fuel efficiency at whatever speed you wish to choose; that you will turn that ignition and have the welcome sounds of the engine purring and the radio blaring the top 40 hits on 99.9 FM, and be content with what it has to offer. It ain’t the prettiest car, nor the fastest, most fuel efficient, and safest, but it is a car that understands you more than you do it.

[gods-celestial-warriors]

The ten commandments

The Ten Commandments would be the best thing to talk about first because that's basically the backbone of Christianity.

Here are the Ten Commandments!

1. Thou shall have no other gods before me

-this basically means that god is your number one priority, you should put him before any other.

2. Thou shall have no Idols - This means you shouldn't worship a physical item because they aren't god.

3. Thou shall not take the lord's name in vain - This means a variety of things, such as using god to push an agenda,

EX:

"God will get you for that."

"God wants me to marry you"

"Real Christians vote republican"

"God says you need to give more money to my ministry"

Misusing his name to gain power or belittle, or worshiping a false view of god to justify stuff like racism, oppression, homophobia, ableism, sexism, etc

Or just don't curse with god's name

4. Remember and keep the sabbath day holy - Remember to have Sunday off to relax and worship.

5. Honor your mother and father - Respect your parents, Even if you don't agree with them

EX:  if they're insulting you, you should end the conversation/remove yourself from the situation rather than insult back.

6. You shall not murder-

This one gets mixed up a lot, "thou shall not kill" is actually a mistranslation of the Hebrew phrase "lo tirtach," which translates to "Thou shalt not murder". Killing is any act that results in a living being's death, such as killing a plant or a bug,

Murder on the other hand is simply to take an innocent life without a just cause. What is "a just cause" is a very blurry line that normally depends on what each person believes.

7. thou shall not commit adultery - This one's pretty simple, don't cheat on your loved one.

8. you shall not steal - also a pretty simple one, don't steal or kidnap, since kidnapping is Stealing a person. ( Until a woman was married, she belonged to her parents. Thus🍇was either adultery or theft.)

9. thou shalt not bear false witness - If you saw your neighbor do (or not do) something, you must not lie about it. You must divorce the truth, in other words, from your personal feelings about the members of your community. Don't say Joe did it just because Joe's Rude; say John did it because you saw John do it, even though John is your best mate.

10. Thou shalt not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor-

I don't really know a non-confusing way to explain this, so here's an EX:

Normal temptation- "That's a nice car, I wish I could win the lottery and get one. Oh well, my Georgie is still reliable and gets good MPG."

Sinful covetousness- "That's a nice car, I'd steal it if I didn't have to worry about the police or my neighbor beating me up."

And there you have it folks! The Ten Commandments!

Remember God loves you, and Amen!