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Maybe but I think there will be far more people that don't charge and run out of juice on the road than will re-charge after running to the store and back. Not to mention we're talking probably 10 and more likely 20 years from now. Technology may change by that point to more efficiency and longer run times.

I think EVs would only put a strain on the power grid if everyone tried to charge at the same time which would never happen because you don't need to charge them every day.

I find it hard to believe US Covid stimulus payments are causing global inflation

not quite yet. End of summer.

Thanks for the responses. The new house we're moving into has fiber and the previous tenant had AT&T. But I read somewhere that you have to lease their equipment in order to use it.

anyone have strong opinions on AT&T Fiber vs Spectrum for Internet service? I don't need more than 500 Mb. I work from home and need fast internet but it's just me and my wife and we don't play video games and never stream more than one movie at a time.

I was too young for F Troop, but I remember Larry Storch on pretty much every ensemble show from the 70's.

Coming off a series split with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Brewers returned home for a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs. Game 1 Brewers 5 – Cubs 2 Cubs 2, Brewers 5 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday It’s a Walk-Off Eric Lauer was arguably one of the best pitchers in baseball over the first two months of the season. At the end of May he was sporting a nifty 2.49 ERA with 61 strikeouts over 50 and 2/3 innings. Then the calendar flipped to June. Lauer’s ERA in five June starts was a whopping 6.83 mostly due to the eight home runs he allowed. It looked like more of the same in Game One against the Chicago Cubs as Lauer served up a tater in the top of the third to center fielder, Nelson Velasquez. It was the first MLB homer for the Cubs’ 23-year-old rookie. But that was all Lauer would allow as he flashed the talent that dazzled early on in the season. He allowed only one more hit while walking two and striking out nine over six innings of work. The Brewers needed Lauer to return to form as Cubs’ starter Justin Steele held the Brewers hitless until a lead-off double by Luis Urias in the fifth. After getting two outs in the sixth, Steele walked Keston Hiura who promptly stole second. Pedro Severino promptly doubled for his first hit as a Brewer driving in Hiura and tying the game. It was still tied in the top of the night when Brewer closer Josh Hader allowed a crazy inside the park home run to Seiya Suzuki giving the Cubs a one run lead. Urias led off the bottom of the inning with a single on a soft fly to right. After a Victor Caratini strikeout, Keston Hiura ripped a double to left center putting runners at second and third with one out. After a Jace Peterson strikeout, Kolton Wong pinch hit for Jonathan Davis and was promptly hit in the knee by a first pitch knuckle curve. The bases were loaded for Christian Yelich who walked on four straight pitches to tie the game. Willy Adames then entered the batting box but home plate ump Stu Schuerwater expanded the outside zone by several kilometers putting him in an 0 – 2 hole before he struck out swinging. In the top of 10th, Brad Boxberger wiggled out of a nasty one-out bases loaded jam by first striking out Willson Contreras swinging and then getting Ian Happ looking on a 3 – 2 change to keep the score knotted entering the bottom of the inning. With Adames playing the role of Manfred’s man on second, Andrew McCutchen flied out to lead things off. Cubs reliever Scott Effross intentionally walked Rowdy Telez to get to Luis Urias who popped out to second. Up stepped Victor Caratini who, in grand baseball tradition, atoned for a four strikeout day by launching a three-run home run to center field to win the game for Milwaukee. Game 2 Brewers 3 – Cubs 8 Cubs 8, Brewers 3 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Latex Salesman Shelled Jason Alexander diced the Cubs up in his first start of the season going seven strong and allowing only three earned runs. He was not so fortunate this time around. A Rowdy Tellex two run home run gave Alexander a cushion after one inning. The Brewers starter allowed baserunners in each of the first four innings but was able to work out of each jam for the most part allowing only one run. The next two innings weren’t as pretty. After an error by Willy Adames put a man on, Ian Happ doubled him home. Seiya Suzuki followed that up with a first pitch home run to the bleachers in left giving the Cubs a two-run lead. In the sixth inning, the aspiring architect gave up consecutive singles to the first two Cub batters before striking out David Bote. Rafael Ortega hit a first pitch triple to right field scoring both runners and Alexander hit the showers. Brent Suter came on in relief and walked Ian Happ with two outs. The Cubs ran the ole double steal and Ortega scored from third. It was Ortega’s third steal of home in his career. New Brewer killed Suzuki lace a single to left scoring Happ and the rout was on. The Brewers did little else on offense only managing an additional run in the ninth. Mike Brosseau pitched though….that was neat. Game 3 Brewers 1 – Cubs 2 Cubs 2, Brewers 1 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Cubs Hang One on Hader Giving up a run is rare for Josh Hader. Giving up a run in two consecutive appearances? Unheard of. It hadn’t happened since July 10th – 11th of 2021 – almost a full calendar year. But the Cubs were able to do it and in the end take the three game series from the Brewers. The game was a pitcher’s duel for the first four innings. Brewers’ starter, and reigning Cy Young winner, Corbin Burnes was masterful once again yielding only three hits and one walk over seven innings while striking out 10. He was helped by an amazing catch in the fifth by left fielder Keston Hiura. Who says he can’t play defense? Burnes’ counterpart on the Cubs, Adrian Sampson, was also effective going five innings without allowing a run. In the sixth, Hiura showed he isn't just an 80 glove by crushing a two out, full count fastball to left. The 440 foot blast left his bat at 110 mph and gave the Crew a one run lead. The Brewers were without Devin Williams as they try to manage his workload heading to the middle of the season. Brad Boxberger, who has been stellar in his own right, came on for the eighth with a one run lead. But “Box” could not hold the fort as the Cubs were able to tie it up on Christopher Morel triple followed by a Rafael Ortega single. In the ninth, Josh Hader walked Patrick Wisdom on four straight. He struck out Nelson Velazquez and Yan Gomes but Wisdom was able to steal second and came home on a PJ Higgins double to right. The Brewers were unable to tie it up in the bottom of the inning and went home losers to the North Siders for the second game in a row. Up Next The Brewers take the day off on Thursday before continuing the homestand with a three-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates. View full article

I think that was actually the intent of the law signed in the 90s to get people off of welfare. States saw an easier path.

This piqued my interest. I did a little digging and yes the number of people claiming Soc Sec disability is up a lot. In 1970 it was like 1.7 million. As of 2018 it was just under 10 million (that doesn't include disabled adult children or disabled widow(er)s). The people claiming this benefit aren't usually college educated and thus can't get desk jobs associated with higher degrees. NPR did a pretty lengthy series on this back in 2013: https://www.npr.org/2013/03/27/175502085/moving-people-from-welfare-to-disability-rolls-is-a-profitable-full-time-job Kind of the key takeaway, IMO: So moving people from welfare to disability is a huge cost savings for the states since they pay a share of welfare but not disability. In that article I linked to, there are businesses that states hire to comb through welfare roles and find people to move to disability.

The Brewers looked to break a tie atop the NL Central with keepers of the baseball rulebook the St. Louis Cardinals. Game 1 Brewers 2 – Cardinals 0 Cardinals 0, Brewers 2 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Burnes Shines, Taylor Goes Deep When Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes is on, he’s really on. Burnes dominated the Cardinals lineup with pinpoint accuracy hitting the black with his backdoor cutter with regularity and keeping the Cards’ hitters off balance by mixing in his slider and curve. He induced 20 swings and misses on his way to a seven inning start posting 10 strikeouts against only two hits and two walks. On offense, the Brewers got all they needed in the form of a Tyrone Taylor two run home run in the bottom of the fifth. Cards starter Miles Mikolas, who lost a no-hitter in the ninth in his last start, kept the Brewers in check until the Taylor dinger. Burnes was replaced in the eighth by setup man Devin Williams who recorded his 16th hold with no drama. Josh Hader returned from daddy duty in the ninth. A leadoff infield hit to Brendan Donovan, originally called an out but reversed on review, was nullified when Donovan was called out trying to take second on a ball in the dirt. He was called safe on the play but review again reversed the call this time in the Brewers favor. Review taketh away and review giveth. Hader finished off the inning with no further issues giving the Brewers game one of the series. Game 2 Brewers 2 – Cardinals 6 Cardinals 6, Brewers 2 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Gorman Goes Deep Twice (No, Not That Gorman) Welcome to Milwaukee, Chi Chi. Making a spot start for Milwaukee, recently acquired pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez gave the Crew what they needed – four innings and 73 pitches. After a dicey first inning giving up two runs, Gonzalez gave up a walk and a home run to Cardinals rookie Nolan Gorman the rest of the way. He exited allowed three earned runs and a walk to go along with two strikeouts. Depending on Andy Ashby’s availability, Gonzalez may be asked to step in again. After falling behind by two in the first, Willy Adames tied things up with a two run jack in the bottom of the inning. It was home run number 14 for Adames who seems to be rounding into form after a three-week injury hiatus. Unfortunately for Milwaukee, that was all the offense they could muster despite multiple chances. Cards’ starter Jack Flaherty struggled with command against an arguably tight zone by home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz walking five batters in only three innings but the Brewers were unable to put anything across going 0 – 7 with runners in scoring position. Gorman hit is second home run of the day in the seventh finishing the game 4 for 4 with two home runs and four RBI. The rookie looks like he will be a thorn in the side of Brewer fans for quite some time. The Brewers made some good contact against Giovanny Gallegos in the seventh with wall scrapers from Adames and Victor Caratini but couldn’t put anything across. Goose eggs in the eighth and ninth ended things for the Crew and knotted the series up at a game apiece. Game 3 Brewers 4 – Cardinals 5 Cardinals 5, Brewers 4 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Long Balls Are Lauer’s Lament For the second game in a row, the Brewers gave up early runs to the Cards. MVP candidate Paul Goldschmidt cranked a two run homer off starter Eric Lauer in the top of the first. Rowdy Tellez got the comeback started against Adam Wainwright in the bottom of the inning with his first home run since May 29th. After going down another run in the fourth, Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run to pull the Brewers within one. Andrew McCutchen was 23-for-73 with three homers lifetime against Adam Wainwright going into the at bat. In the bottom of the fifth, Christian Yelich doubled home Tyrone Taylor on a 3 – 2 count. He had a bit of luck as left fielder, Juan Yepez, misplayed the ball pretty badly. McCutchen continued to pummel Wainwright by driving in Yelich with a double of his own giving the Brewers a one run lead and sending Wainwright to the showers. The Brewers were 0-for-17 with runners in scoring position in this series before McCutchen’s run scoring hit. McCutchen has been solid at the plate in June slashing 319/413/449 for the month. The lead did not last long, however, as Nolan Arenado took Lauer deep in the top of the sixth for a two-run blast. Home runs are becoming a problem for Eric Lauer. He gave up three home runs at Washington on June 11th, three home runs against Cincinnati on June 17th, and gave up two against the Cardinals in his latest start. For the mathematically challenged, that’s eight homers in three consecutive starts. Not ideal for a guy that was arguably among the best in baseball the first two months of the season. The Brewers had a chance with two on and two out in the ninth but Christian Yelich grounded out weakly to second to end the game giving the Cardinals a one game lead in the series and the division. Game 4 Brewers 6 – Cardinals 4 Cardinals 4, Brewers 6 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday | MLB.com Splitsville For the third game in a row, the Cardinals scored early plating two against Brewers starter Jason Alexander. Brewer killer Paul Goldschmidt slapped a double that scored Nolan Gorman and then advanced all the way to home on a Willy Adames throwing error. The Brewers were able to get one back in the bottom of the inning. Christian Yelich doubled, advanced to third on a Willy Adames fly ball, then scored on a Rowdy Tellez grounder. The Brewers remained down a run until the bottom of the fourth. After Andrew McCutchen was thrown out at home on a Victor Caratini single, Tyrone Taylor hit a fly ball that carried and carried eventually dropping over the wall for a three-run homer much to the surprise of Juan Yepez. It’s very possible Yepez was fooled by the shadows surrounding home plate at the time, but it wasn’t his first adventure in left field (see Game 1 recap). The Cardinals cut the two run lead in half in the top of the fifth on a solo homer by Lars “Chocolate Covered” Nootbar. But the Brewers returned the favor with another Adames home run in the bottom of the inning. Willy appeared to aggravate his tender ankle on an at bat later in the game, but came back in the field afterwards so hopefully it’s nothing serious. After giving up a run in the sixth, Alexander hit the showers and was replaced by Brad Boxberger. Boxberger was fantastic working parts of two innings to preserve the one-run lead. He's allowed two earned runs over his last 12 games. Devin Williams continued his recent run of dominance by getting through the eighth unscathed. Williams has not had an earned run since May 10th. Since then he’s gone 17 innings with 26 strikeouts and three walks. consecutive outs. After an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, Josh Hader came on looking for the save. He had his slider working striking out Dylan Carlson looking and Harrison Bader swinging. Future hall of famer Albert Pujols lined out to right to end the game and give Hader the save. Up Next Vladimir Guerrero Jr and the Toronto Blue Jays come south of the border for a three-game weekend series at Miller Park. View full article

Yes, we should rein in the deficit. Looks like we are doing better in that regard this year:

Yes, we should hope inflation goes down but I don't think gov't spending has much to do with it. Given that it's global there are other factors, global factors, impacting it that aren't in the control of the US. Namely we can't stop China from shutting down entire cities and ports for weeks at a time. I think there are some things the Fed can do, but oftentimes that has to happen well in advance of when inflation hits.

Inflation is a global thing right now. The US inflation rate is not that out of line with other countries. UK just announced 9% inflation rate.

It's actually a good time to buy stocks, IMO.

At 9.62% yes it is.

It almost felt like a series finale but I believe they have one more season.

There is some hope. His statcast numbers look really good. And his last four games have given us exit velocities of 102.3, 106.5, 102.4, 105.3, 108.2, 110.6, 108.5, and 103.2. This is what he was doing a month ago. I have a feeling next week is going to be a good one for Christian.

There is some hope. His statcast numbers look really good. And his last four games have given us exit velocities of 102.3, 106.5, 102.4, 105.3, 108.2, 110.6, 108.5, and 103.2. This is what he was doing a month ago. I have a feeling next week is going to be a good one for Christian.

The Brewers looked to snap a three-game skid against the Philadelphia Phillies and their new manager Rob Thompson. Game 1 Brewers 2 – Phillies 3 Phillies 3, Brewers 2 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday | MLB.com Josh Hader is Mortal Well, it was good while it lasted. Really, really good. Josh Hader hadn’t allowed a run since July 28th, 2021 and had not blown a save since July 7th, 2021. He was one scoreless outing away from setting an MLB record with 41 consecutive scoreless appearances. So like I said…really, really good. But the bottom was bound to drop out at some point and that point was game one against the Phils. Hader gave up a game tying home run to Alec Bohm on his third pitch of the inning. And then gave up another home run to little used Matt Vierling two batters later. What looked like a sure win turned into a gut wrenching loss as the Brewers couldn’t scrape across a run in the bottom of the ninth. The game started out great as Andrew McCutchen doubled home Christian Yelich in the first inning to give the Crew a quick one run lead. The Phillies tied it up in the third on a Bryce Harper sac fly but the Brewers retook the lead in the bottom of the fourth on Rowdy Tellez’s 13th double of the year scoring Yelich once again. The score remained that way until the fateful ninth inning and the Brewers dropped game one of the series. At least we got to see Brent Suter’s dog run around. Game 2 Brewers 0 – Phillies 10 Phillies 10, Brewers 0 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Gross Ugh. This one stunk. The Brewers suffered their worst loss of the year going down 10 – 0 to the Phillies. It was the third time the Brewers had been shut out on offense in a week. Adrian Houser gave up five runs in six innings and the bullpen wasn’t much better. They made Phillies former first round pick Bryson Stott, he of the .451 OPS prior to the game, look like peak Richie Ashburn as he went four for four with a double, a home run, and two RBI. The Brewers managed four hits none of which went for extra bases. Christian Yelich stole a base. Yay. Well, at least there were dogs the day before. Game 3 Brewers 3 – Phillies 8 Phillies 8, Brewers 3 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday | MLB.com Willy Goes Deep, Brewers Fall Welcome back, Willy Adames. In his second game since May15th, Adames crushed a 418 ft home run to dead center in the first inning. Unfortunately, there would not be many more highlights for the Crew putting to an end an ugly three game set against the Phillies. Starter Corbin Burnes was uncharacteristically wild. He first got into trouble in second inning walking the first two batters and then allowing a single to Didi Gregorius to load the bases. He was able to work his way out of it with only one run crossing the plate but the walks would come back to bite him again. After three complete he had already given up four free passes (a career high) while striking out six. A lot of walks and a lot of K’s means a lot of pitches. Burnes was pulled with one out in the fifth after tossing a whopping 113 of them. Hopefully better days are ahead for the reigning Cy Young winner. With little offense to speak of recently, the Brewers will need their staff to pull the weight if they want to see the playoffs. Adames had a few chances to play the hero with the bat. After the Brewers loaded the bases with two out in the second Willy worked the count full and fouled off two pitches before chasing what might have been ball four and weakly grounding out to pitcher, Zach Eflin. In the fourth, Adames was up again and worked a 13 pitch at bat before flying out to right field. In the sixth, Adames again worked a full count before popping out on pitch number eight. All told, Willy saw 36 pitches – an average of 9 per at bat – but other than the big home run had little to show for it. In the bottom of the sixth, Hunter Renfroe cranked home run number 10 on the season to draw the Brewers within a run. But the resurgent Phillies did what everyone thought they’d do this year and started hitting home runs against a less than stellar Brewer bullpen. Bryce Harper hit one off Brad Boxberger in the seventh to push lead back to 2. Then Kyle Schwarber slugged a two-run homer in eighth off Trevor Kelley and pinch hitter Odúbel Herrera added insult to injury with a two-run shot in the ninth off Kelley giving them a six run lead that the Brewers had no chance of overcoming. The three-game sweep gives Philadelphia the season series as well. Up Next The quest for Craig Counsell to tie Phil Garner for most regular season wins in franchise history continues for another day. The suddenly reeling Brewers, losers of eight of their last nine, head out to the nation's capital for a three-game set against the Washington Nationals starting Friday night. View full article

the last episode ("what did you put in the sauce") was the best of the series, IMO

Yeah that's been a dead zone for a while. Thankfully they're taking that trashy Ramada out. Milwaukee Tool's new HQ is opening right across the street. I'm sure a few bars and restaurants will pop up. Third Space and Sobleman's aren't all that far away.