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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!epsilon3.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Jay Morris Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: OT: I was promised flying cars! Fulfilled. Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:29:24 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:29:24 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: epsilon3.eternal-september.org; posting-host="70d624f63c06857b10fc82266755902f"; logging-data="1508555"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19aeA1WPmjwkng0Wuqe7Dbjsifud2c2X8c=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:OQsTO6E6Ewv5yALWPKY8q4whE1w= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: X-Antivirus: AVG (VPS 250319-0, 3/18/2025), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Bytes: 2276 On 3/19/2025 11:34 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote: > For me, retirement means projects. Projects mean plywood, > drywall, hardwood lumber, gardening, landscaping. All of > which are facilitated by a pick-em-up truck. Once my > 2016 colorado exceeds it's lifespan[*], I'd go for an > electric truck; The rivian, unfortunately, doesn't have > a very long bed (54" vs. the 66" in the colorado, or > 96" in full size trucks). > > While the cybertruck has 73", it's ugly and the stainless > steel isn't (stainless, that is), even leaving aside Musk. > > [*] Which may be ten years down the road yet, it only has > 48K miles. Thought about the RAMCharger? That's what I'm looking at. This year is going to be a limited supply, supposed to be fully in production in 2026. https://www.ramtrucks.com/electric/ram-1500-ramcharger.html