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The power grid will collapse if we go to electric cars.

Especially out west. They're already having problems.

Yeah but within the framework of my distorted world-view, Detroit isn't part of Michigan...or even the US. It's a hostile 3rd World city-state within our borders. But it's contained.  And containment (like nuclear waste) is unfortunately the best we can hope for for places like Detroit...or Cleveland...Chicago, etc etc.

But you are from Detroit, no?

So they think you're an idiot? Man you gotta contest this.

36 and change just to be hooked up. another 4 for who knows what, a fee, fee?  The temptation to plumb straight in bypassing the locked meter, like we used to do when we were young and poor, is growing....

You know, it wasn't more than 10 years ago, I was living in my little house and my overhead was like 800 bucks a month. That included everything...taxes, insurance, cable....everything except groceries and gasoline. 
That was deal-able because groceries and gas weren't bad. Now, everything's doubled.  I don't know if that's the government or not.

It’s the money prinring.

It’s the money prinring.

It blew my budget. 

FEMA too?

I'm not familiar with FEMA. It's the focus of some kind of conspiracy I'm told.

Yes, after 7th grade we had to apply for specialized high school. I went to natural science majors. Whoever didn’t make the cut went to that ”dumb kid” high school in town.

It's probably the weed.

Yes. But the version of Detroit I am from no longer exists. It was nice. We moved out when I was a child.

You should have some sympathy for your roots.