Here's a recent car article by Jay Leno....
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jay-le...t=n1sfk9zonabu8lh&reflink=article_email_share
I still like my gas cars, however, younger people don't have the romance of cars as we did back in the "old days". They love technology and we loathe it. Think back on how many car songs there were in the 60's & early 70's. Not so any more. Let's face it, we, and our cars are all dinosaurs.
I agree...to an extent.
I also disagree, to probably more of an extent.
I'm sitting here as I write this, utilizing a simple box on my desktop that connects to the freaking WORLD.
I have a mobile device laying on the desk next to me that I tote all over the place that is capable of the same,
for hours on end before needing recharging...I don't use it much, but it's there if I need it, help being just a
call away.
My VERY modest plastic house on the ridge is electronically climate controlled; it's all manner of wired,
connected, piped in to all the modern conveniences and there's a bazillion channels of programming to watch
on either of the giant screen TV's in the house if I want - or they can connect direct to the net, too.
All my vehicles, save for Fred, are totally computer controlled and need little in the way of tuning or repair -
and are MORE dependable and consistent than the old school rides of the past.
Although we're out here in rural USA, we're only a handful of miles from any service or store that has pretty
much whatever our little hearts desire - or we can simply punch it up on the net 24 hours a day and get it
brought to our lazy butts if we like.
Nah, I've no doubt embraced technology to an extent - not to the extent of accepting electric cars, though.
Even when they have figured out better battery technology and the distribution/charging networks, I probably
either won't be here anymore or if I still am, I won't accept one anyways - I don't like the whole premise of
them, both viscerally and pragmatically in the least.
So yeah, that's where I earn my "dinosaur" merit badge.
