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I looked this up. I think that the red eye variant has more tomato juice, it’s about 60% beer, 40% tomato juice, then garnish and spices to taste.

At least they misspelled whisky. 😏 Single malt Scotch whisky, preferably from Islay!

That sentiment is noble and mirrored. Unfortunately I think they should all flee the area. There is no win for them against a leveraged global cartel of manipulation and violence. Religion in general is such a provocateur of violence for no logical reason; it simply provides justification for the financial motivation behind these conflicts.

I can’t say that I have. How is it made?

With beer, I don’t make my Bloody Mary with beer….do you?

Christmas brings an impressive polarization to America. It’s a welcome pause, a break in the divides people maintain between themselves and others. No matter your beliefs or motivations for celebrating, the effect is satisfying.

We’re cooking Christmas dinner with our grown children, listening to classic Christmas tunes, drinking more alcohol than usual. The presents are wrapped, the stocking stuffers cached away, our corner of the world feels calm.

I sincerely hope that the peace and calm of the season finds you wherever you are, and you experience pervasive plentiful goodness for some period of time that transcends circumstance. I am grateful for all of you. Merry Christmas!🎄

Replying to Avatar John Goddard

WRONGTHINK

I just got fired for wrongthink.

Then I find out that my bank account’s been frozen, too.

I try to get an Uber back home but no cars will pick me up.

How did Uber find out I committed wrongthink?

I check my phone and apparently I’ve been banned from Instagram for the same reason.

Then a social worker knocks on my door and takes my son from me.

They tell me I’ve endangered my son by exposing him to wrongthink.

The State will now house and re-educate him, ensuring that he is only exposed to Government-Approved facts.

I feel my heart rate increase.

I try to turn some lights on, but it looks like my power has been disconnected.

I remember that I have some cash upstairs, so I decide to use that to buy some food whilst my bank accounts are frozen.

But the grocery store tells me that it can’t accept cash. So now I can’t even buy food!

I think I have some vague recollections of people warning me about the dangers of a cashless society…

I call all my friends for help, but none of them want to talk to me. They’ve all been warned about my wrongthink.

They know that if they talk to me on the phone for too long, they’ll get punished as well.

I call the police to see if they can help me.

They say no, but I’m referred to a Government-Approved Mental Support Officer.

I tell her my situation, and she listens carefully.

Once I’m done, I hear the Officer get extremely excited.

She tells me that the Government has a new solution they’re trialing for people in my situation: a Euthanasia Care Package.

She says it’s my best option.

The best thing is that it’s $0 up front! They just charge a 58% tax on my estate.

I ask if there are any other options, as this seems a bit heavy-handed.

But she says that Euthanasia is perfect for people like me.

She stresses that it’s a voluntary decision, but then adds that the Government will continue to deny me services until I opt in to the Euthanasia Care Package.

I sit on the floor of my living room in despair.

How could all of this happen to me?

And just because I noticed that the TV was telling me lies?

I didn’t even break any laws.

These days it seems that there’s one set of rules for the people who repeat what the news tells them.

And another set of rules for the people who speak out about the continuous stream of inconsistencies and outright lies that we are force-fed every day at 6pm.

And these lies coming from the TV seem so obvious to me.

So I wonder how other people don’t notice them. Why don’t they say anything?

And then after a while I realise that they must notice them, but they’ve been forced to ignore their own eyes by this machinery of coercion.

You see, governments, media, and corporations are now so interconnected globally that they can move in unison to unperson anyone who doesn’t say that 2 + 2 = 5.

And so I was unpersoned for wrongthink.

As if I’d committed a crime.

But I wasn’t tried by a court, I was tried by this new judicial system.

Where there’s no evidence, no trial, and no judge.

Just a verdict and a punishment.

That’s how we cannot allow it to be, Winston!

Good morning to you! It seems to be the case that you’re gaining vitality back, not evicted, and able to work again? I’m curious about the pneumonia, do the doctors think exposure to something in your line of work caused it? Was it viral or bacterial?

Replying to Avatar Calvin

USA.

This is complex because of US emissions law. The big three use truck engines in their vans. This is not ideal because of the large displacement, unnecessary unless towing heavy trailers. The import options are technically ideal, but parts and service can be an issue. I would choose the Mercedes sprinter, parts are expensive but available, rarely needed. A 2006 or older Duramax from GMC can achieve 20 mpg and offer incredible durability. I’d avoid Cummins or the Ford Navistar engines unless you’re considering a 7.3 or a 12V Cummins.

There is some complexity when engine efficiency is being considered. Gasoline engines suffer from volumetric inefficiency, that is to say that for spark ignition to happen the air and fuel has to be in the correct stoichiometric ratio for the full volume of the cylinder. If a carburetor modification moves the ratio outside of the flammability range the engine won’t run. Diesel engines are the most thermodynamically efficient internal combustion engines in widespread use because they draw in air alone and inject only the fuel required to produce the requested power, no volumetric inefficiency. The Prius uses an Atkinson cycle gasoline engine that increases efficiency by elongating the piston stroke to fully utilize combustion pressure at the cost of power to weight ratio, still an equivalent displacement turbo diesel would be much more efficient.