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March 20, 2014

Good luck in Canada

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tim @ 4:53 pm

They will need a whole different battery if this car will ever work in a Canadian environment.

Testing by AAA has found that how far an electric vehicle can travel on one charge varies widely depending on the weather. Frigid temperatures can reduce that distance by 57%.

via Electric cars can go only half as far in freezing weather, AAA finds – latimes.com.

March 17, 2014

Figuring out my water bill

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tim @ 8:17 am

Here in my area of Toronto, water rates are rising 9%/year. To quickly figure out how long it will take for my bill to double, I look to the rule of 72.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_72

Therefore it will take 72/9 or approximately 8 years to double.

What a scam! The area I am in does not have 100 year old pipes like some older downtown areas. So why am I paying these insane doubling rates? Where is this money going? Are they spending all of it?

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