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Recommend deleting bookmark…

Recommend deleting bookmark or desktop app from smartphone whenever it bogs down, besides cache clearing.  Then search for site and re-bookmark or put on the desktop again.  Magic!

PLEASE STOP w/the “deja vous…

PLEASE STOP w/the “deja vu all over again”.  It’s deja vu.  Full stop.  Period, nothing more is needed.  The former, which is the Curse of John Fogerty, means you feel like you are re-experiencing a time where you re-experienced something that happened before.  

Harbaugh took a high profile…

Harbaugh took a high profile, highly compensated, competitive job.  He owes his employer his best efforts.  While I’m sure he loves M, his first priority is the Chargers.  
 

Bummer, yes.  Traitor, no.  
 

Elston probably gets a hefty raise and a much more reasonable work load.  I’m waiting for a sweetheart deal, too, but not holding my breath.  

Coach wants a Lombardi.  He…

Coach wants a Lombardi.  He gets a raise, has a vastly less demanding job, and now lives in a nice climate.  He already owns a spread in La Jolla.  Lay off, wish him well.  
 

I’m 57.  I make good coin, nothing close to Harbaugh, but good coin.  Someone says to me work 50% less, make 50% more and live in a phat home on the beach?  Sign me up.  
 

I love M, I’m fanatical.  I’ve got two M degrees and love, love, love A2.

I take still take that deal.  Fair thee well Coach, and thanks. 

Let’s just call it “Elon’s…

Let’s just call it “Elon’s Folly”

Because it is, and unlike Seward’s, which was a boon, for Elon it’s a boondoggle 

The only person who knows…

The only person who knows what Harbaugh will do is Harbaugh.  He’s an independent thinker, quirky guy, Hall of Fame Coach.  
 

love to have him stay, thank you and happy trails if he goes

Fourth is a stretch.  It’s…

Fourth is a stretch.  It’s important to beat Sparty down, yearly, just to throw a wet blanket over their insecure strut.  When Sparty has success, Sparty is obnoxious. Buckeyes No 1 (obviously), ND No 2 (good to quiet that inexplicable superior attitude down), Sparty No 3 (to maintain order).  

While it’s important to beat PSU, have never considered them a “rival,” they’re more like Wisconsin or Nebraska -  take care of business.  

I have it on authority that…

I have it on authority that Craig’s dream M Stadium song is…
 

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxH4-ePzLzHZGDMmGooIGJTd6W11Kr7daG?si=QRdNRkJqGBZhD9vg

Having been a ‘Gonian since… Having been a ‘Gonian since 1993, I rarely see Texas gear on the streets. Got to be Ducks rooting against Huskies. I know a ton of M fans and supporters and see M gear all over Portland, especially. If Huskies survive, O will flip.
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3…

Add to this list:

3. Litigation is very, very expensive, especially in high stakes, high profile cases w/emotionally invested clients (see my earlier post);

4. Litigation is exceptionally stressful (I’m a litigator, I’ve seen plenty of people crumble, including witnesses, clients, and lawyers.  I love to litigate, but it is incredibly consuming, incredibly stressful); 

5.  Never let a one day story become a two-day story.  Yes, it’s still in the media, but it’s dying.  Litigating dumps jet fuel on the fire.  

Top FL lawyers are $600/hr,…

Top FL lawyers are $600/hr, which sounds like a lot, but pales in comparison to NYC, DC, Boston, etc.  Still, assuming two partners who are strategizing and doing light grinding ($500/hr ea), a Sr Associate who is grinding very hard trying to impress and make partner ($350/hr), two Jr Associates who are grinding very hard trying to impress and make it to Sr Associate and a chance at making partner ($200-250/hr ea), and a paralegal or two ($150-175/hr ea), the invoices on this project get out of hand very quickly.  Add in economists, consultants and PR, the budget is easily in the $10-15KK range, but if it goes to actual litigation, I bet the over.  
 

I’ve done big firm and small firm litigation, once the case gets close to court, the grinding goes to the next level — way above present levels — especially if clients are emotionally invested and the $$ stakes are this high.  

$1KK is a lot of cash, but…

$1KK is a lot of cash, but not unlimited funds.  High priced counsel (I’m a lawyer) will burn through the $1KK pretty quickly — w/in a 2-3 months, tops.  Legal work for a high value client is very expensive when you’ve got a team grinding, scorched earth style.  

In the 80s I played little…

In the 80s I played little league baseball in Dearborn Heights, MI, with a tremendous athlete whose dad was always at the games.  Dad was a quiet guy, nice, usually stayed to himself but was friendly.  At some point someone told me that my friend's father played football at Michigan, but I didn't take it seriously, assumed it was a legend or that maybe he was a walk on since father was not a very big man.

A few years back during the Michigan Insider's Countdown to Kickoff, I learned quite a bit about my friend's father and wish I had inquired further.  I misjudged his size for ability as the Los Angeles Times called him "a sawed-off 163 pound squirt from Canonsburg, Pa."  He was a national champ in 1948, played in the Snow Bowl, and also the captain of M's baseball team: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Koceski

 

I'm M '88 and M Law '91. …

I'm M '88 and M Law '91.  Second generation American, first generation college and lawyer.  Went to law school because I've always enjoyed verbal jousting and politics -- turns out I'm a limousine Marxist -- but before I went to law school I had no meaningful exposure to what a career in law would be like.  That was a mistake that I'd strongly counsel against.  

Gathered lots of debt because it was my only option, and thought I could pay it off fastest by serving my corporate overlords for a brief period at Big Law.  After about two years of experiencing soul rot, I quit (there was line outside my Big Law office door with others asking how they, too, could give up the golden handcuffs) and became a public defender.  That was long before there was any meaningful loan forgiveness.  Most of my friends from M Law (and at the firm) were unhappy with their career paths and told me I was the only lawyer they knew who loved the practice.  Seven years of PD work proved my limit as the low wages, heavy caseload, and exposure to secondary trauma began taking it's toll.  Took me in total 11 years to pay off my law school debt.  Didn't tell any of my PD friends I paid it off because most were still suffering with no end in sight.

I'm now in my 33rd year of practice and mostly still like it, but am closing in on retirement and looking forward to it.  Solo for most of my post-PD practice, but now head up a four-lawyer firm, mostly criminal defense and civil rights litigation.  I've done reasonably well financially, but the work takes its toll (stress related) and most that I know still don't really like it all that much.  I'd do it all again, maybe hope to make a few less mistakes, and would be happy to speak with your daughter (phone/email/Zoom) as I'm in Portland, Oregon.  

[email protected]

And if invoked in a civil…

And if invoked in a civil matter, an adverse inference may be drawn, i.e. that the answer will be harmful to the person who invoked.  In a criminal matter an adverse inference may not be drawn, and the finder of fact (typically a jury) is not even told of the invocation.  

Had a ‘78 Cutlass Supreme,…

Had a ‘78 Cutlass Supreme, black w/lots of chrome, T-tops, raised white letter BF Goodrich mags, 350 4bbl.  My first car.  It was smokin’.  

*Pat fucking Sparty Shurmur

*Pat fucking Sparty Shurmur

Leave the craptastic logo on…

Leave the craptastic logo on the jerseys, but during the national anthem the players should in a coordinated action pull out scissors, pull the jersey away by the craptastic logo, and cut the logo off, leaving a gaping hole for all to see the entire game.  

Bacon = reporter and…

Bacon = reporter and commentator. 

There is nothing wrong with reporters reporting, or commentators commentating.  There is something deeply wrong with vigilante justice or appeals to undertake vigilant justice, but that's not a justification for quashing speech.

It is hateful, vigilante justice we should be questioning and monitoring, not truth speakers.  

Ideally, yes, but…

Ideally, yes, but practically, no.  Some decisions are inherently the client’s final call — but those are rare.  Most strategy decisions belong to the lawyer, but the lawyer should, as long as practicable, consult w/the client.  
 

In practice, many lawyers believe they “know” what is “best” — take that w/a grain of salt because they often don’t — and act w/o full consultation w/frequency.  That’s what I’ve seen in 30+ years of practice, mostly criminal law, some high stakes civil law.  

It's not a pedophile-thing,…

It's not a pedophile-thing, it is a boundary thing.  It is normative for an adult (of either gender) to find a post-puberty individual sexually attractive.  Age does not matter, it is the sexual stage at which the object of desire presents.  I know that "normative" sounds odd, but that's the term used by psycho-sexual evaluators (I'm a criminal defense lawyer).  

It is a boundary-thing because society has decided, rightly, that the power dynamic between an adult and a post-pubescent minor, such that there is a high likelihood of harm/exploitation to the minor. It's also normative for most adults who cognitively are honest about their boundary-violating "interests" -- to which we are biologically wired -- to make the consciousness decision to not act on or nurture those interests, either because they don't want to be prosecuted or recognize the harm that acting out or nurturing those interests will cause.  

Pedophiles are individuals who are attracted to pre-pubescent minors.  Does not mean that boundary offenders are any better or worse than pedophiles.  Finding acts of either repulsive is good and protective, and encourages protective behavior.  However, not all pedophiles act out -- some studies inform that pedophilic interest appears at rate of 1/100.  It's my firm belief (from 30+ years of experience in the field of criminal defense and working with all kinds of experts), that the more we take the shaming out of the system, the more likely that those with pedophilic or boundary-violating interests can get help before they act out, saving untold victims of sexual offenses. 

That should be the goal, preventing trauma, helping those who are at risk of acting out get help before they act.  The literature re "shame" is contra-indicated to preventing crime. 

 

 

Logged in to upvote.  Had…

Logged in to upvote.  Had been looking for Creighton name drop.  Agree they should hire CC (if they cannot get LL), but certain they will make another JV hire, because Sparty gonna Sparty.  

As a gear head who has owned…

As a gear head who has owned several very fact ICE cars, some standard, some automatic (5.0 Mustang, BMW Z4 among them), I'm now an electric convert as we all will be one day.  Battery anxiety is real, but will be vanquished in the next ten years when charging stations are everywhere. 

In my experience, I can assure that electric is exceptionally satisfying. In many ways its combo of silence and exceptional torque is really special.  Helps too that my electric (Jag I Pace) sticks to the pavement.  

 

Last November I "high…

Last November I "high pointed" HA on my road bike with speed gravel tires, Mauna Kea.  It's a ridiculously difficult ride  -- rated as the most difficult climb in the world: 

https://pjammcycling.com/climb/1.Mauna-Kea

There are many interesting YouTube videos on the ride, if you are interested and would give you a sense of what it would be like to hike it.  One of best can be found (this is not the route I took and when I do it again next year I'll take a different route than last, but it will not be this one): 

http://www.theimpossibleroute.com/Impossible_Route_Mauna_Kea

This would not be a very interesting hike as you'll spend the last ten miles hiking up 10% grade on either pavement or very light volcanic gravel (think thick but very soft sand), which is almost impossible to ride and miserable to walk -- almost all cyclists end up walking some if it.  Views are epic, for certain, pain is more certain.  I was on altitude meds and had no problems with altitude, but had plenty of problems with mental and physical exhaustion.  Destroyed at the end.

There are much more enjoyable hikes out there than Mauna Kea.  Second highest peak is Mauna Loa, also very epic and very different, great ride, not a very good hike.  If anyone wants more info about the rides, feel free to reach out to me directly.

[email protected]  

 

I'm a lawyer (M Law '91).  I…

I'm a lawyer (M Law '91).  I understand this sentiment, especially in large plaintiffs' cases.  However, keep in mind that the fear that "writing big checks" is one of the only ways to hold systemic miscreants accountable and often to adequately fund rehabilitative efforts.  

Years ago there was a study of the effectiveness of the American system (plaintiffs lawyers and lawsuits) vs the Japanese system (heavy govt regulations).  Overwhelmingly the Japanese corporations favored the American system over heavy regulation.  So did the American corporations.  

The American system has many, many faults.  Most injustices go unrecompensed.  But the fear of the big paycheck is a motivator.  How effective is up for debate.  

 

Disclosure: I'm a long-term…

Disclosure: I'm a long-term criminal defense lawyer who represents individuals charged with all kinds of awful stuff.  Also a very protective and involved father of three.

All criminal cases have nuances, especially sex crimes.  It is impossible to know what is really going on without digging deep into the context.  A few quick observations:

1. It's not child porn or kiddie porn, its child abuse imagery.  

2. There is a radically difference in the well-accepted forensic literature that has been extensively studied and validated, and which is consistent with clinical experience, between almost all imagery consumers (the most common offenders which include ), and those who are commercial "producers" (thankfully relatively uncommon) as relate to the efficacy of treatment and risk of repeat behavior (recidivism).  This literature has been cited by the United States Guidelines Commission (not exactly a bastion of liberal defense lawyers), to encourage revision of the law.  

3. Consumers include low level "distributors" who send stuff back and forth over various platforms such as IM, Instagram, KIK, etc. ("send me a pic and I'll send you one of mine").  They are very, very treatable in the community, rarely act outside the e-world, rarely have criminal records, in most cases pass polygraphs demonstrating no crimes in the real world, usually have stable employment, and if treated, have among the lowest levels of recidivism of all crimes (not just sex crimes, but all crimes).  Registration and felony level convictions actually INCREASE the likelihood of recidivism of these offenders.  Effective treatment supports public safety of these types of offenders.  Shame (although absolutely understandable) undermines effective treatment and prevents these offenders from seeking treatment.  So does the general certainty of registration.  

4. Commercial offenders and in-person creators warrant significant incarceration and have high risks of recidivism without very intense treatment.  These are the people that need to be incarcerated for long periods.  If I was a judge or prosecutor, I can tell you that I would warehouse them.

The imagery, even in the less egregious cases is so offensive and horrible, that it is often very difficult to see the differences between Nos 3 and 4, above, but it is bad policy, bad science, and very expensive to the public coffers to not check our biologically wired and entirely understandable negative emotional responses to abuse imagery. 

Back to work,  

Attorney for the Damned

(I'm M Law, like Darrow, although he didn't graduate)

 

If I could cook on only one…

If I could cook on only one device the rest of my life, it would be a Kamado grill (Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe, etc.).  I smoke at 180-200F no problem with a single pile of real charcoal, and can alternatively crank it as high as 900F when I open all vents -- although I like to sear my steaks in the 650-700F range.

There is a thermo-fan regulator that lets me overnight my brisket or pork shoulders and get a good night sleep. 

I'd like to smoke colder if I could, but when I drop to 160F the charcoal tends to go out.  Other than that, it's the perfect device.  

Sometimes I start it with a small kindling fire, but I love using an electric firestarter even more.  10-15 minutes and the charcoal is started, leave the vents open for 15 and it's good to go.  Cannot recommend this more highly.  Super efficient ceramic, tight seal, everything is easy cooked.  Get an electric thermometer with an exterior wired probe and everything can be pulled at the exact moment for perfection. 

Have tried many more than…

Have tried many more than once due to reversals or hung juries. Already told the prosecutors in the current one to count on round 4 as there are significant appellate issues, if we do not win.  Prosecutors were not very happy when I mentioned round 4 -- but I'm not in it to make them happy.  Court of Appeals dodged one of the most important issues last time (admission of prior bad acts) -- both sides practically begged them to address at oral argument to decrease the odds of round 4.  

My practice is primarily complex criminal (state, federal, usually clients facing serious time, often w/sex offense allegations), some professional responsibility (licensure, plaintiff's malpractice), and some civil (usually civil rights or plaintiff in crime victim lawsuits).  The civil is really an off shoot of my criminal work.  Have had lots of trials in both state and federal court.

Mine is a three-lawyer firm, about to become four.  

Practice throughout Oregon, occasional pro hac in Washington.  Still have inactive license from my early days of practice in California.  

M Hoops is coming to Eugene in December -- come out and we can connect!

‘Hoops, ‘25. 

Echo the…

‘Hoops, ‘25. 

Echo the comments of OP, great refs, fast-paced, physical ball.  Some really great players.  
 

Re the OP‘s comments regarding “real time” and the pace of decision making. I am a trial lawyer with 30+ years of experience and know my way around the court room exceptionally well (tomorrow I start day six of trial in a complicated case that I’ve tried 2x before, gotten in reversed once in the Oregon Supreme Court, a second time in the Court of Appeals).  
 

In circumstances where I’ve served as a mock trial judge, I’m sometimes shocked how quickly I need to make decisions on very little information. It’s informed me well in terms of my practice and presentation in the courtroom — how difficult a judge’s job really is.

 

Nice!  Headed to my daughter…

Nice!  Headed to my daughter’s AAU Tourney tomorrow a.m. in Kirkland, WA.  

Hey, Portland has had a…

Hey, Portland has had a resident Wolverine since I moved here in 1993!!

(BTW I spotted a wolverine while backpacking in North Cascades National Forest in 1999 — northeast of Seattle — which at that time was thought to be beyond their usual range.  Watched it for over an hour mostly thru binoculars, nervously, as we had already set up camp and had two dogs w/us.  Fortunately we were across a fairly big river and after a while the fellow wandered off) 

My first car was a '78…

My first car was a '78 Cutlass Supreme, black, T-Tops, 403 cu 4bbl, lots of chrome with raised white letter tires, with the 442 suspension.  

Very Detroit for a kid from the working class 'burbs of Inkster and later Dearborn Heights. Olds had serious style back then.  Similar to mine:

 

1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass GMO - 60s & 70s American Cars | Facebook

The love he feels for M…

The love he feels for M warms the cockles… 

Had a Forester for years,…

Had a Forester for years, hands down the best snow vehicle I’ve ever had.  Had a RAV 4 for many years after, constantly wished I still had the Forrester, but the RAV is still going — sold it to my neighbor, and they love it still, so much so that they bought a new RAV plug in hybrid.  RAV didn’t handle as nicely as the Forrester and felt rough, not in a truck way, but in an inexpensive car manner.

Bought my wife a XC40 two years ago.  It’s a legit truck platform and is a lot of fun to drive.  Swallows gear, great racks, full sized hitch gives lots of options. Handles very well in the snow.  Very attractive too.  

Agree, and while a fantastic…

Agree, and while a fantastic football player, it’s fine if M dissociates from Lewan, irrespective of the copyright issues.  
 

Entertaining, fantastic athlete, not a person that embodies the best of M.  

Check the referenced sticky…

Check the referenced sticky thread.  There are directions on how to load the browser page to your phone’s Home Screen — it’ll look like a stand-alone app.

Took me a bit to figure out how to do it (old Luddite lawyer) but once accomplished, functionality and speed increase markedly. 
 

edit — see Seth’s comments below, w/directions.  

Criminal defense lawyer here…

Criminal defense lawyer here.  
 

Feds pick up cases from local prosecutors/local law enforcement on their own timeline at their own discretion.  Some of the ugliest cases I’ve defended (don’t ask how bad, very bad) stayed in state court because the state sentencing exposure exceeded the feds, or because the case had a problem of proof.  
 

Still, because this is UM police, that would be unexpected.  
 

Hacking does not necessarily require top computer science skills, more often spotting and exploiting a vulnerability — computer left on and accessing before locked is common.  

My oldest daughter graduated…

My oldest daughter graduated in the spring and stayed in Boulder.  She loved it, me too.  Great town, gorgeous campus.  

Harbaugh is a quirky and…

Harbaugh is a quirky and cheeky fellow.  This may be just something he says often in life.  Not unlike when someone says to me (be it one of my daughters, my wife, or in my law practice) "I will never...", or "That will never happen."  

I'm in the habit of retorting "Never is a long time,"  "One never knows," or "I'm just asking that you keep an open mind."

And its not just a handful of people who have later said to me, "I know I said never, but..."

Certainty from Coach H is seemingly in M's best interest (i.e. recruiting), but Coach is honest to a fault.  I will not and cannot hold that against him, not that Coach H cares what I think.  

 

Depends on the child.  
 

I…

Depends on the child.  
 

I have three daughters, one thinks she knows what I want (hint she’s often wrong), so she chooses what she thinks is the opposite.  

Second could care less.

Third has me wrapped around her finger so I want what she wants.

Go figure. 

Agree, still, whether using…

Agree, still, whether using Chrome or Safari.  I find if I empty my cache, site will load quickly for about the next 2 or 3 loads, then resort to turtle speed.  
 

Occasionally once “in” it will load quickly for a session, then back to turtle speed. 

 

Re Twitter feed comment, due…

Re Twitter feed comment, due to the change in ownership, I'm going on a strict Twitter fast and urge others to do the same.

I may be an old crotchity man, but I'm an old crotchity man concerned for the state of our democracy, the toxic speech expressed in the "digital town square" that has led to an inexplicable assault on an old man (Pelosi) and which has taken a heated rivalry game and turned into a bloody mess (Lloyd's Tunnel). 

Dark brown shoes look…

Dark brown shoes look smashing w/black pants.  Must have tone-matching belt and be otherwise well-attired.  

Brown is usually my first choice.  

Black shoes are fine too, but a little boring.  Sometimes I will wear my black dress Frye boots, however, with a black belt w/silver accents.  Edgy Western feel.  Get many compliments, often from very conservative dressing peeps.  

Staid rules can be modified to great effect, and will freely confess my own OCD.  

Great piece, would like more…

Great piece, would like more schematic videos like this.  Would be better if Seth would resize his mouse pointer (you can make it quite large and change colors) for contrast.  
 

Keep it up!!

“Pressing charges” is a…

“Pressing charges” is a common misconception.  All it takes is for any police officer or prosecutor to file charges and then serve Poole a subpoena.  Poole can tell the officer or prosecutor that he doesn’t wish to pursue, but it’s not his call.  Final call rests w/the prosecutor, not Poole. 

Happens all the time in DV situations.  If the complainant doesn’t show (as frequently occurs), the prosecutor then moves to enforce the subpoena. It’s a public safety discretionary call by a prosecutor, balancing risk, harm and allocation of resources.   

This case should be referred…

This case should be referred to law enforcement and prosecuted as an assault.  Green has serious anger problems, and especially for a man that fit and that large, could easily result in a one punch homicide.  I've seen it, one punch, recipient hits their head on the ground and lights out for good.  

This comes from a criminal defense lawyer with 30+ years of experience.

Green needs serious counseling for his benefit, and the benefit of those around him.  

 

M'88, M Law '91

RRod may have turned out to…

RRod may have turned out to be a lout, but he was our lout and he deserved Lloyd's support from the date of hire.  Instead Lloyd undermined RRod and in so doing hurt Michigan.  

I'm glad his grandson is not going to Michigan.  I'd just as soon not see Lloyd on the sidelines every week.  Rather not see him on the sidelines ever again.

The correct answer must…

The correct answer must include Jim Thorpe, even if the question is world’s greatest athletes.  His accomplishments are peerless.  

I highly recommend AGAINST…

I highly recommend AGAINST Mac of any type.  I have an iphone, an ipad, and a mac desktop at home for my (formerly) elementary and high school daughters, and I admit they are all great.  While I have no doubt that a MacBook Air is great too, almost all businesses run PC.  So do most science and engineering programs.  As the loyalty to Mac borders on cult-like, those who get hooked early have a hard time breaking the habit.

Mac is not compatible with PC no matter who says it is.  

I'm a tech savvy 30+ years lawyer and PC at the office all the way.  We recently brought on another similarly experienced lawyer at my small firm, Mac lover, and the work he does is not fully functional or compatible with PC apps.  We are constantly running into issues, even with apps as simple as Word.  If I tracked all the time that we have wasted on incompatibility my head would explode.

Had an earlier generation XPS for my wife (school teacher).  Awesome.  Have a Surface Pro 8 (and earlier a Surface Pro 4) for home office -- which powers an array of screens.  Awesome, wicked fast, and the right balance of lightweight and just compact enough to carry anywhere.

My oldest daughter refused this advice and spent her dear savings (and HS Grad money) on a MacBook Air.  Took her all of six months into college to realize it was an ego purchase and she quickly moved to PC.  Much happier with it.  

Final recommendation, don't go too big (too heavy to carry around) or too small (keyboard and screen too hard to use).

The 

The EV Jag  is much more attractive than the BMW IMHO.  It's been out since 2018, I have the '19.  Looks even better in person -- I get comments on it all the time that it looks like a Bond-vehicle.  

I have the HSE (loaded) and got a great pre-COVID deal on it when the '20s were filling the lots --  12K under sticker, plus the full federal and state tax credits.  I don't think I would have purchased without.  

Love the electric overall, love the way it handles, but don't love the limited range (230 miles).  The anxiety of running out of battery differs from running out of gas as there's not a charging station on every corner, and it's not uncommon that charging stations are wonky or out of order.  Plus the on-board range calculations are often off if you are driving up/over a mountain (for me Mt Hood on the way to Bend), with a/c on high (more frequently in the NW all the time) or on the freeway going over 70 mph.  

However, I'm EV to stay, even without tax breaks, as the convenience of charging at home, plus the incredible responsiveness of an electric motor make this vehicle a RIOT to drive.  Plus no oil changes and incredibly inexpensive to charge at home. 

I'm constantly looking at what is coming out soon and know that I'll dearly miss this vehicle when I trade in for more range, and maybe a little more boot room as I recently added a second large dog to the family.