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Just a brief take IMO in Canada. @Ourusualbeach and @Tree_skier can chime in to give their thoughts as fellow Canadians, if they differ or are similar. There is promotion by government, mainly by using tax payer's funds to invest in battery plants and automotive plants to build electric vehicles. IMO they are being dictated by the current federal government. "The Liberals have announced Canada's move away from fully gas-powered cars and toward electric vehicles, mandating that all sales of passenger cars, SUVs, crossovers and light trucks be hybrids, electric or hydrogen-powered by 2035". Our current Minister of Environment and Climate Change was previously a Green Peace activist who climbed the CN Tower and was sentenced to one year's probation. The court also ordered him to pay a portion of costs estimated at $50,000. His task is to protect the environment, but I would philosphically ask where should the line of reality be drawn versus a unrealistic goals. As it stands our electrical grid where I live in my rural county could not support all electric cars, let alone the entire province nor entire country. To upgrade the grid for my county makes no sense. Neither does diesel generators at gas stations to provide power for the cars. Doing that defeats the purpose of not burning fossil fuels. The theory is good, the practicality in my eyes not so much. I have personally had a hybrid SUV and bought 2 more for our family business. There are many that feel the same way as me about this mandated change, but there are others who are passionate about it. If I did a lot of commuting and had a fast charger near my home I would add one to my fleet of cars. Their raw speed and power is interesting but for me, at this point, it is not even on my radar. I have loved riding in them and when using Uber if it is an option I pick it. As for the stories you have mentioned you can find a news stories here and here about electric vehicle demand dropping and plants cutting shifts. Just my take, and maybe Dave and Ken can chime in what their thoughts are about Canada and electric cars. I did my best to make it about the car VS politics.
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Cruising on RCCL to visit a plantation
A&L_Ont replied to beshears's topic in Royal Caribbean International
RC had an excursion in Falmouth to one. Not sure exactly sure what it was about but they had it. -
Are filet steaks similar in all restaurants?
A&L_Ont replied to surgie's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Yes to both of these comments. -
Are filet steaks similar in all restaurants?
A&L_Ont replied to surgie's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Typically Chops and Giovanni’s are better, but that’s not to say you could get a bad cut of beef anywhere. -
Get some Jamaican patties in the port area. 😋
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FlowRider lesson supervision for <12
A&L_Ont replied to spires's topic in Royal Caribbean International
You must be there watching. You do not need to be an active participant. Your child must be a set height to ride the boogie board and a taller height for stand up. -
We are preparing for the eclipse tomorrow. We do not have totality where we live, but are an hour away for where it will be so there should be good darkness @Sea Dog I might be sacrificing the old GoPro Black 7. Lisa might be getting me a new on for Father’s Day’s, especially if this one dies. I’m going to cut out lense of the ISO eclipse glasses and tape it so it go over the GoPro lense. I’m going to try it with a time lapse. Maybe very video to come tomorrow night.
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If you leave the ship on a 7 day cruise, on your own free will, it’s on the guest unless they have insurance. Why would there be a difference for the world cruise? If anything is more interesting it is being able to rejoin the ship in between the embarkation ports. I do not know if that is a possibility or not.
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He kind of did, cruising is something we all love to do. Having never read anything by him I took it as serious VS dark/humour, as there are people out there that do not like cruises. I’ve never stepped on Icon, and don’t like her design. IMO she’s an ugly child. That said, I like cruising so don’t she’s ugly “out loud”. It’s more like he insulted you mother in-law, you put up with her but you can’t say what you think out loud about her. It would have been better if they put him on the world cruise. If he actually hated cruising that would be hilarious.