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@jerry 's recent post about Adventures In Xmas Tree Delivery with a U-Haul truck reminded me I've never told this story here. So, my own U-Haul experience...

We were moving my partner from another city to mine, about a two-and-a-half-hour drive. Rented a U-Haul truck, whatever was the largest they had at the time. 17-foot rings a bell, but I'm not positive about that.

It was built on a Chrysler/Dodge frame, and had a 10-cylinder diesel engine. It still felt under-powered.

I was the one to drive it to Saskatoon. Loud, uncomfortable ride, but uneventful. But as I approached the outskirts of the city, something just felt a little "off". Nothing I could put my finger on. Until I reached an overpass that goes over train tracks, so a little up-and-down hump in the middle of flat prairie.

And as soon as I hit that hump, *something* went wrong with the engine. It coughed loudly, was immediately down on power and running roughly, and in the few seconds it took for me to check my mirrors and see what options I had, it started belching white smoke from the exhaust. That's coolant in the cylinders, meaning (at best) it blew a head gasket, and (at worst) put a connecting rod through the block. Probably not a big enough bang for that.

Couldn't even coast it up the rest of the hill, so it was stranded on a narrow overpass, almost touching the guardrail.

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Qué puta basura de noticia, les falta poner "Noticia pagada por Glovo". La realidad es que después de múltiples sentencias contra Glovo y otras empresas similares por no contratar legalmente a sus trabajadores, el propio fundador de Glovo podría ir a la cárcel hasta 6 años, de ahí viene ese "cambio de modelo laboral", no porque haya decidido "impulsar un nuevo modelo".

La noticia farsa: europapress.es/economia/notici

El motivo real: eldiario.es/catalunya/jueza-ci

"At the same time, food production and transportation make up as much as one-third of a typical U.S. household’s annual contribution to climate change-inducing emissions. The USDA estimates that 30% of food produced in the U.S. is wasted. And once in landfills, rotting food creates methane...So, changing consumer behavior...could have a significant impact on the overall pollution that is fueling climate change..."

npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-50203

For Japan's laborers and outdoor workers, even cooling-fan jackets are not necessarily enough to help them cope with increasingly hot summers. That is putting businesses in a tough spot as they try to balance productivity and safety. japantimes.co.jp/business/2024 #business #climatechange #heat #heatwaves #jobs #unions #constructionindustry #delivery #2025osakaexpo

The Japan Times · Clocking off: Japan’s hotter summers put limit on outdoor workBy Annelise Giseburt

#States Considering #Taxing Retail #Deliveries To Pay For Roads When #Gas #Tax Fall Flat
As Americans buy more fuel-efficient cars and EVs, #gastax revenues that pays for roads will start to dry up. However, 100s of heavy #delivery vehicles criss-cross roads every day, ultimately damaging #roads and #bridges. Taxing each delivery these trucks make could refill the coffers
States like Minnesota and Colorado have already started taxing deliveries from companies like #Amazon
jalopnik.com/states-considerin

"But those challenges, she said, are surmountable, particularly in situations where virtual doula care might be a patient’s only option.

'For some folks, being able to get a doula that they want is just not feasible in their price range,' she said. 'Anything we can do to break down barriers, we have to do it.'"

nytimes.com/2024/06/08/well/fa

The New York Times · Doula Care Has Gone VirtualBy Alisha Haridasani Gupta

Silly Poll Time ...

How often do you dine out or get take out?
(This includes all meal types: breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks but NOT beverages such as coffee)

Please Boost for wider results