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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 14h

Ok, this was a fun one to write... By all metrics, a Jeep DJ-5 was already pretty miserable to drive. Then add 1,300 lbs of batteries, limit the top speed to 40 mph, the range to 30 miles, and add a gasoline-burning cabin heater.

That's the Jeep DJ-5E Electruck!

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The First Modern, Factory-Built EV from a Major Automaker Was a Postal Jeep - Hagerty Media

EVs have faced a long road to mass-market adoption. A forgotten step on that journey is AMC's production of electric Jeeps for the USPS.

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve never made the same chili twice, and they’ve ranged from almost inedible to the best chili I’ve ever had. But since I didn’t write it down, I have no way to replicate it.

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 1d

(I realize Ford hasn’t cancelled its EV plans yet, but this meme applies for multiple automakers)

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 2d

Was trying to figure out an upcoming trip, when Google Streetview provided this very good omen!

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 3d

The gold one was the only manual, so it wins by default.

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 3d

Choose your fighter:

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 3d

Did not expect to see a Hyundai Kona EV with new tags parked in the driveway of the guy who's had a giant "F--- Joe Biden" sign on his house for the last 5 years, but I guess people are unpredictable like that.

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 4d

MRW she has 12 number one songs on the Billboard Hot 100, but zero songs about all her rowdy friends coming over tonight:

Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 5d

The unexpected benefit of having an old car that breaks down is that people will pay you to write about it, so you can afford to fix it the next time it breaks down.

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Under Pressure: Fixing a 50-Year-Old A/C System Before a 1400-Mile Road Trip - Hagerty Media

The AMC Ambassador is often erroneously cited as the first car to have air conditioning as a standard feature. But when Ambassador first included A/C in 1968, the Cadillac limousine, Rolls Royce Silve...

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 5d

In memory of Patricia Routledge, enjoy a look inside a 1990s Rolls Royce dealership!

Growing up with just six TV channels and no cable, "Keeping Up Appearances" on PBS was often the last thing I watched before bed on weeknights.

Few characters were as perfectly cast as Hyacinth Bucket.

Hyacinth Can't Resist A Rolls Royce | Keeping Up Appearances

YouTube video by BritBox

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 6d

All because of a Family Guy joke from like 2007.

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Time for Timer PSA: "Hanker for a Hunk o' Cheese" (1970s)

YouTube video by panbiscuit

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 6d

It’s almost midnight, and I’m trying to explain to my wife a cartoon character from an obscure series of kids health public service announcements called “Time for Timer,” which were created decades before either of us were born.

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Joe Ligo @joeligo.bsky.social · 6d

I bought he plastic King mask sometime around 2006, but the plastic was so brittle. It’s still in a drawer somewhere in my childhood bedroom at my parents‘ house.