[928uk] Electric

[Ian Salisbury]

That’s the issue Tim. Booze will be delivered by driverless deliveries and more and more people will abandon pubs. Today, the closure rate is 18 per week and increasing. You won’t have a village pub!


Ian Salisbury
07748750084

> On 23 Apr 2019, at 12:09, Tim Cooper <timcoagf at aol.com> wrote:
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> I have a vision that self driving electric cars will revitalise rural pubs and return our social life to the 1960s; the changes since DUI became illegal here are dramatic.
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> From: Ian Salisbury via 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
> To: 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
> Sent: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:57
> Subject: [928uk] Electric
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> Since 1990, the global population has grown circa 1.5 billion in the early 1700s it stood at circa 1 billion total. The trend is not set to change and so we face a severe issue of over population driving consumerism to effect dramatic changes to the planet. Do what you like with carbon issues - this is only a fraction of the problems to come. China’s consumption of natural resources and carbon emissions is epic and terrifying. Not to mention their general ignorance of endangered species for “medical” practices. Yes we are all guilty of our own part in global harm but also of ignoring issues until we are affected personally.
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> This topic will out run the old “which oil?” debate and at this point we can only speculate the future - I would like to think we can generate electric power 100% naturally and don’t welcome the smugness of electric car drivers who’s electric is generated otherwise - it still damages the planet as does the production of your car and how you received it, not to mention the impact of producing your battery - so hold off pointing the finger for a little while!
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> I also hate the idea of being controlled so rent a car, self driving, limits and all that crap is not for me. Easy in a city perhaps but not so easy in rural situations. What kind of a bland world is that? We look at unhealthy kids sat indoors on phones and game consoles and compare to our free spirited young lives as kids. 
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> I watched a video of a Steam Traction engine setting off for the Great Dorset Steam Fair this morning - that event is massive now and greatly attended by those drawn to the wondrous machines of the industrial revolution. There will always be a place for non electric in some form!
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> I think our lifetime in 928’s is safe for now but perhaps The Merry Miller will need a bigger car park in the future?
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> 928 daily driver (most times not far - work from home) - for 6 years and counting on a few more to come.
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> Ian Salisbury
> 07748750084
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