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  1. ggroves

    PBOR Senate bill text

    Particularly interested in the SI section: In the case of an individual with a cardiovascular condition, the process for obtaining an Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate shall be satisfied with the successful completion of an appropriate clinical evaluation without a...
  2. ggroves

    Tesla Model 3 Announcement tonight

    There's no rationalizing with a fanatical Libertarian..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. ggroves

    Tesla Model 3 Announcement tonight

    They won't. The first deliveries are going to be "highly optioned" in Musk's own words. $35K + battery upgrade + autopilot + Supercharger access + AWD (dual motors) + + +. I speculate the first cars will go for $60K - $70K. Look at their current "Signature" buyer Model X sales. $150K a...
  4. ggroves

    Tesla Model 3 Announcement tonight

    You can go off the grid 100%. But you must fully pull the plug. If you need supplemental electricity on dark, windless days, or you want to sell power to the power company, you still need "the grid", and everyone pays for the infrastructure.
  5. ggroves

    Tesla Model 3 Announcement tonight

    Lots of fake causes in the world that my tax money pays for. Defense spending is a great example. I'll choose the one that benefits me selfishly and directly, thank you. Cool technology in a cool, fast package? You bet. Subsidized by Federal debt? Don't care, but thanks for your portion of...
  6. ggroves

    Tesla Model 3 Announcement tonight

    Tesla has received an estimated $4.9 Billion in government subsidies directly to build their infrastructure. The first 200,000 buyers of their vehicles get a $7,500 tax credit from the Fed, in addition to tax credits from certain states on top of this.
  7. ggroves

    Tesla Model 3 Announcement tonight

    Thankfully, it stops being your money when you write the check to the IRS. It becomes our money to be used for the common good.
  8. ggroves

    Tesla Model 3 Announcement tonight

    No politics implied, but frankly We The People don't subsidize enough when it comes to transportation infrastructure. Rail, EV charging, new technology. We need to spend more, collectively. Musk is doing well "channeling" Jobs. He gets both the marketing and the technology. He's created a...
  9. ggroves

    Tesla Model 3 Announcement tonight

    ^ This ^. Except on the VW Diesel forums, it's "800 miles range, with a 5 minute recharge capability". This crap normally comes from diesel fanboys (and I drive a Touareg TDI). Tired, stale excuse that doesn't rationally apply to 99% of drivers.
  10. ggroves

    Amazon Echo

    I'm using the Insteon Hub with switches (gas fireplace, and a few switched lights), as well as the plug in modules for lamps. I'm going to order the garage door kit. Insteon has numerous devices available including fan controllers, leak detectors, cameras, etc. I use this in our beach house...
  11. ggroves

    Amazon Echo

    Another great analogy for guns and ammo. Keep 'em coming.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  12. ggroves

    Amazon Echo

    Just like guns and ammo, eh Nate? I'm guessing a weekend of killing paper with lead will easily burn up the cost of an Echo, correct? To each their own.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  13. ggroves

    Amazon Echo

    No. It runs independently of any other Echo you may have. It is essentially the Echo without the high performance speaker built in.
  14. ggroves

    Amazon Echo

    1. Marketing. To push the exposure / utilization of the "Voice Ordering" feature of Echo. 2. Throttling. Until they ramp up production. Expect to see it via conventional online ordering before long.
  15. ggroves

    Amazon Echo

    I like mine. Got it as a Christmas gift. I have it linked to Pandora, Amazon (Prime) Music, TuneIn (to play an FM station I found in Aruba). I just recently bought an Insteon Hub for home automation for numerous devices in the house (lamps, gas fireplace, etc). Works great.
  16. ggroves

    Company GA Policy

    It may also be about cost avoidance. It's far cheaper to rent a car from Hertz, et al for $50 a day, unlimited mileage than it is to pay an employee $0.50 per mile over a long distance. My company has this rule as well. It eliminates those situations where a few think they can make a few...
  17. ggroves

    Company GA Policy

    Lighten up. Nobody is discouraging anybody. I'm simply sharing the realities of how companies think. It's not just about liability. It's also justification. You know the old saying...."time to spare, go by air".
  18. ggroves

    Company GA Policy

    Be careful. I watched a VP get fired this way. He insisted on flying his own aircraft on sales calls. At first, he would calculate what a coach commercial ticket would have cost the company, and he submitted this value on his expense report. He was told to cease and desist. He then...
  19. ggroves

    Company GA Policy

    Most businesses would be correct on this for most use cases. Too many times, pilots want to extend their hobby into business use, where the use simply isn't justified. Almost no ones time is that valuable. Big airport to big airport just doesn't make sense given cheap airfares, weather delays...
  20. ggroves

    Billing and accounting for partnerships, LLC's

    If you are leasing back, or using it for business, then yes. Forming a partnership to share an airplane, then no. Keep it simple. LLC checking account. Monthly "business" meeting to contribute funds to the account, review expenses, reserves, maintenance, upgrades, etc. In Virginia, we had...
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