The 10 to 20 anti-US (not supporting Palestinians or about Palestine) Israel/Palestinian conflict articles posted here per week by 2 or 3 posters come to mind. Top message: “BIDEN GENOCIDE”
I don’t believe locomotives have batteries - the generator output directly feeds the traction motors. The locomotive power curve is basically - a shitload of power near zero speed to get the train moving, or a shitload of power at cruising speed to keep it moving; not so much stop and start and various speeds like most road vehicles. So a battery energy reserve doesn’t do much.
And locomotive engines are some huge, heavy mofos.
Hyper-heating systems can perform at 100 percent of rated capacity in outdoor ambient temperatures as low as 5° F with guaranteed operation down to -13° F. Available in select systems, H2i plus® technology increases the performance to 100 percent at temperatures as low as -5° F.
Even many HVAC contractors are under informed here - my guy thought my Carrier heat pump didn’t work under 35 degrees until I showed him the manufacturer documents. Don’t go with a company that uses “rules of thumb” from 1985 when modern sizing and commissioning requires heat load calculations based on your building construction and specific details from the unit spec sheets.
Heat strips are really only needed during defrost cycle and so a compressor failure doesn’t freeze the occupant to death in their sleep. Modern cold-climate heat pumps retain their capacity down to 0F
Shop at costco. Groceries are expensive because grocery chains are padding their profit margins. For example: Ham for sandwiches is $2.99 a pound at costco, $10.99 a pound at Kroger/Publix. And the costco ham is real.
Publix made $4.3 billion in profit in 2023 - about $3m per store, up 48% from 2022. Kroger’s net profit margin is up 53% year on year.
Personally, I think it’s going great! Retirement fund is way up, doubled my salary in 2023, and have been able to max out my 401k and do some home improvements. Lots of friends are doing ok as well.