Exactly. It’s the ship, the goods, the lost earning over many years, severance for staff that won’t be used, etc. It would be mess.

I also wonder how clean up for a spill would be handled. Currently that’s managed by Iran and the vessel that spilled pays.

True. Almost all new vehicles are EVs, but 70% of the existing vehicles on the road are ICE. Super impressive, but that tank of fuel is extra painful if you’re in the countryside.

Which is why I said insurance in escrow.

Trump is famous for stiffing people. I’d want that money paid upfront and held in escrow by an independent financial firm in a neutral nation.

If a ship gets hit, escrow pays out for the oil, the ship, and the loss of future earnings. If the ships never sink, the money goes back to the US.

Yeah, losses would wouldn’t just be the cargo and the ship, it would be a decade long hit to earnings. And I’d want to see money for all of that, in escrow, before I moved an inch. Trump is famous for not paying his debts. I’d want all that money secured upfront.

Of course. The US government would have to insure it. No private company is touching that with a 10 foot pole.

If I was one of those oil companies, I’d say sure. You staff the tanker with your people and you insure us for any losses incurred. Also, put an upfront amount of insurance money in escrow.

But we’re not risking lives, merchandise, and equipment. You want the oil that badly. You move it. We’re just going to raise oil prices to cover our losses in the meantime, so we’re fine.

True.

I’m primarily talking about specific regions of the US, not the whole place. Many places in the US are famous for sprawl.

Take a city like Huston, Texas. Triple the population of Oslo, but everyone is insanely spread out, and even city centers don’t feel particularly walkable.

True, but density, public transportation, social services, and electrification are very different in much of the US. Fuel prices hit differently depending on where you live in the world.

But a block of cheddar isn’t shredded. It’s a block. Shredded cheddar is shredded.

Love that story. It’s also a good reminder that there are a lot of different things that can help someone recover, and what worked for one person might not work for someone else.

Sounds like he’s pretty deep into addiction. He might be someone that could benefit from something like a disulfiram implant. Anytime you drink you get physically sick and risk a trip to the ER to get your stomach pumped.

These things are usually pretty high up. The camera in my neighborhood are about 15ft / 4.5m up. When one goes down, they have to queue up for a truck to be sent out.

Paint can be seen by passers by. A fried sensor can’t.

lol, who is the one person downvoting technology advancements designed to help the blind?

Unless you live in the giant GOP media bubble where you don’t hear the truth about these folks. Which is 59% of the US.

Dude gets back from a whirlwind Asian trip, with a 12 hour flight home, and accidentally said a day later instead of a week later.

Talk about a slow news day.