Many years ago, electric golf carts were all the rage in Abaco. They were costly. Now their resale value is low, and people selling will tell you they need thousands of dollars worth of batteries.
The solar power is also a ruse. The sales people do not tell us about long term costs.
In Spain , people were induced to invest in Solar energy to sell it to the govt. Then a new govt cut out the purchase and brought ruin to many.
At least here BPL refuses to pay and compels you to buy their energy. Lol.
> Commander Bertram Bowleg, acting Road Traffic controller, believes the country should move in the direction of Europe where bicycles are the main mode of transportation in The Netherlands.
I will let Mr. Bertram go first. Cruising at 90F and 95% humidity down Independence drive. He would not last a day.
I once considered a business making jellies and preserves. But the glass containers were subject to 40% duty, and it is heavy to ship.
While mine was to be made with cane sugar, I would not be able to beat the commercial product made with high fructose corn syrup which is imported duty free.
the tariff on packaging is ridiculous. For example, bottles and jars. You wouild think that reduced duties on those would encourage local people to produce bottled products.
ohdrap4 says...
Many years ago, electric golf carts were all the rage in Abaco.
They were costly.
Now their resale value is low, and people selling will tell you they need thousands of dollars worth of batteries.
The solar power is also a ruse. The sales people do not tell us about long term costs.
In Spain , people were induced to invest in Solar energy to sell it to the govt. Then a new govt cut out the purchase and brought ruin to many.
At least here BPL refuses to pay and compels you to buy their energy. Lol.
On 260,000 vehicles - and only 436 of them electric
Posted 16 April 2022, 12:09 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
> Commander Bertram Bowleg, acting Road Traffic controller, believes the country should move in the direction of Europe where bicycles are the main mode of transportation in The Netherlands.
I will let Mr. Bertram go first. Cruising at 90F and 95% humidity down Independence drive. He would not last a day.
On 260,000 vehicles - and only 436 of them electric
Posted 15 April 2022, 2:03 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
And, and child labor in the Congo to extract Cobalt, at 75cents a day wages and where hundreds die every year.
I have a problem with that.
On 260,000 vehicles - and only 436 of them electric
Posted 15 April 2022, 2:01 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
Unlike the price controlled items, their margin is not fixed by a percentage.
So, if you are a dealer and buy gas at 5.00, your price at the pump is 5.45. So your profit margin is 9%.
If you buy the gas at 8.00, your price at the pump is 8.45. So your profit is 0.45÷8 or 5.6%.
Now let's look at the eggs, the margin is fixed by percentage, 10%. If you buy eggs for 5 dollars you sell at 5.50.
If you buy eggs for 8 dollars, you sell for 8.80.
So yes, like Tribanon says, the margin for tha dealer is set by amount and not percentage.
On 'Everything on the table' as potential solution to soaring gas prices
Posted 15 April 2022, 9:56 a.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
The effect of his 4th vaccine is waning against greed.
On ‘Shocked’ at 106% spend jump for universal health
Posted 14 April 2022, 9:05 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
I once considered a business making jellies and preserves. But the glass containers were subject to 40% duty, and it is heavy to ship.
While mine was to be made with cane sugar, I would not be able to beat the commercial product made with high fructose corn syrup which is imported duty free.
So there are anomalies out there.
On ‘Incredibly prohibitive’: Retail tariff cuts push
Posted 14 April 2022, 7:44 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
the tariff on packaging is ridiculous. For example, bottles and jars.
You wouild think that reduced duties on those would encourage local people to produce bottled products.
On ‘Incredibly prohibitive’: Retail tariff cuts push
Posted 14 April 2022, 12:29 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
> in a timely manner and on a non-discriminatory basis.
Ah like Biden is doing ftom the southern border?
Bussing and flying them secretly in the middle of the night?
On US criticises Bahamas on citizenship measures
Posted 13 April 2022, 10:52 a.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
He likes taxes. Remind me not to vote for him.
On Fidelity bank chief Bowe says it would be unwise to reduce taxes on gas
Posted 12 April 2022, 1:49 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
Comin soon: Bubonic plague mass vaccination. These doctors brains release dopamine when they talk about vaccine.
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On INSIGHT: Cautious but confident in this COVID lull
Posted 11 April 2022, 4:37 p.m. Suggest removal