Jul 24, 2016
Pollux @Pollux - so psyched you're in this area - I was very inspired by your perfect Tesla raffle, and would love to know if you and your better half (or better 3rd if your Tesla is now "family") have similar plans to get involved in MD lobbying[/QUOTE]
Hi, @CatB! Thanks for the kind words!
Jessica has been invited to sit on a Citizens' Climate Lobby board -- CCL is a national carbon pricing lobbying organization. Jessica is also thinking about how she can be involved in other state-level efforts (she continues to be engaged in MA via Climate XChange); she has been approached by an MD legislator and a CT legislator for thoughts about how to file state-level legislation there, as well as how to get the relevant economic modeling studies done that can be used to support such legislation. Do you have any suggestions?
As for another raffle... well... CXC is looking at doing another one (I'm advising them)... and I may have something a little more spectacular in mind for another, much larger organization...
Alan�
Jul 24, 2016
Joules Verne I was volunteering at a wiffle ball fundraiser that a friend of mine runs in honor of his deceased son. As the event entered the finals and the competing teams dwindled, we had some time to escape, and I showed him my MS for the first time. I walked him through the features, praised Elon, then finally took him for a quick ride. Launch! Tesla Grins and giggles. We had to get back to the event, and when parking, he said you have to show my daughter. He ran and got her. Launch! Grins. She said it reminded her of the Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park. You have to show my boyfriend! She ran and got him. Launch! Grins! You have to show my friends... Before I knew it a line was forming. I was launching and producing grins. A dirty job, but somebody had to do it
I asked them if they wanted to see the engine. One of the guys said, "yes, it must be amazing". I popped the hood. Gasp! Where is it!? Amazement. Disbelief. Wonder.
This is a croud that is not very familiar with Tesla, and only knew EVs to be weird econo-mobiles.
Their eyes were opened that day.�
Jul 24, 2016
Pollux Hey, @Half! One of these late nights, I'll join the DC group as you say. As for Italy... until recently, my wife and kids and I tried to spend some time in the summer in the Lakes District there, but one of the kid's needs intervened. I had been hoping to find Tesla owners north of Milano to hang out with, but didn't succeed. Maybe when we're over there next summer, it'll be a different story.
Hey... look for some email from me in a moment...
Alan�
Jul 24, 2016
Pollux I love these stories from @joules & @CraZ8 and everyone else who puts people into the car.... minds can be changed, one at a time. If I can, I'll put people behind the wheel and have them take it for a spin. What's insurance for, anyway?! Although depending on the person, I'll also take a photograph of their license.
The guy who came out to check for utilities conflicts (digging a trench from the house to the garage to lay a charging circuit), the electricians, the painters, the utilities guys (Pepco?) in a McDonald's parking lot on Wisconsin Avenue... it seems to me that if you look at people as if you are feeling friendly towards them, a lot of people are interested in this cool Tesla electric car...
Alan�
Jul 24, 2016
Pollux Apologies if I'm reposting... memory fading as I age... this was a recent, highly unusual Tesla moment for me...
There was a large, orange cat in the frunk of my '13 P85+...
A perfectly good reason, of course: the cat was moving from Massachusetts to Maryland. For most of the journey, the cat lounged in his own dedicated car, a perfectly good '12 Prius v wagon. However, from time to time, his car would rendezvous with my Tesla, for some special, high-quality, alone-time. Note below that the frunk lid appears to be slightly ajar; now you know why.
The next picture makes clear what the cat was (hopefully) doing during his very own rest stops while the Tesla charged...
Yes, that's right... I believe I've invented the first Tesla feline port-a-potty... I'm honestly not sure whether to be proud or ashamed of what I've done...�
Jul 24, 2016
Joules Verne It's good to see that your innovative spirit is alive and well.�
Jul 25, 2016
mikeash I used autopark with a perpendicular space yesterday. As the car was lining up, I notice a couple walking down the lane, and since autopark isn't entirely quick, I thought they'd have to wait for me. As I was trying to decide if I should pause the sequence and wave them behind me, I realized that the guy is bug-eyed and pointing out my car to his lady. I gave them a big smile and a two-handed wave as the car was maneuvering into the spot, then two thumbs up after he crossed in front. The guy looked like I had just made his week.
Incidentally, after we came to a stop, we realized we barely had room to open the doors and exit the car. Perpendicular autopark is willing to park in tighter spaces than I would!�
Jul 25, 2016
RogerHScott That's when you get out and summon the car into the spot.�
Jul 25, 2016
mikeash I thought about Summon, but we managed. Plus, there were SUVs on either side, so even if I didn't need the room, they definitely did!�
Jul 25, 2016
Boourns Dropping off some stuff at Goodwill on Saturday (paraphrasing):
Guy 1: "Whoa that guy has a trunk in the front!"
Guy 2: "Man, that's one of those electric cars. A Tesla."
1: "What? It's electric?"
I then had them both come over and look. Showed them the frunk, told them the motor is actually in the back, and then blew their mind by opening the hatch. Then the onslaught of usual questions, including whether I had ever "topped it out." I said I hadn't, but it was limited to about 130, had more than 350hp, and could get to 60 in about 5 seconds.
Then Guy 2 went on for nearly a minute about how awesome the car was and how we have to protect the environment, etc. It made both our days.�
Jul 25, 2016
Joules Verne Speaking of Summon.
Forgot to mention, as I was demoing the car to everybody that approached me at the wiffle ball tourney, I just had to show off summon. Now with a curious group around me, I said, watch this. Pulled out my iPhone, fired-up the app, and had the car come to me.
JAWS. HIT. THE. GROUND.
Not sure what impressed them more, the launch or the fact I can control its movement WITH MY PHONE.
Would have used the fob, but that doesn't seem to work for me anymore.�
Jul 25, 2016
Max* I've been having issues with the fob too. After an update, I had to disable/re-enable summon from the car and it started working better, and then got buggy again.�
Jul 25, 2016
msnow You also have to turn "continuous press" off in settings for the fob to work properly.�
Jul 26, 2016
Cyclone Having lost my red tabby of 16 years back in September, I have to admit that this caused some dust to get in my eye. The kitty is gorgeous! Time to go hug my other cat and dog.�
Jul 26, 2016
Btrflyl8e Cat and Dog? Isn't it "cats"???�
Jul 26, 2016
Cyclone Yes, cats. But you know that since we know each other personally. People on here didn't know I have a 10-month old now too. And what was the younger cat just had her 4th birthday. The pup turns 8 in November. A full house here.�
Jul 27, 2016
wdolson We lost our 21 year old cat 2 weeks after getting my Model S in June. It was tough, but we just got a kitten yesterday. It's been a long time since I've had a young cat and this one is like an 8 year old who just ate half a birthday cake. She's super friendly, but when she isn't trying to commune with us she's playing hard, sometimes both at once.
She did get an longer than expected ride in the car on the way home, traffic was bad through Portland. I took advantage of the ability to run the A/C with the car unattended. We stopped at the Woodburn supercharger for an opportunity charge while we grabbed something to go at Panera. My SO was concerned about the cat overheating despite the A/C running full blast. The car was down to 67F by the time we got back and the kitten seemed quite happy with the situation. She seemed quite content with the car, she only made a few mews and mostly slept on the way home.
I like the frunk catbox idea. If I ever need to transport a cat any distance, I'm stealing it.�
Jul 27, 2016
Cyclone To be a little on topic, here are my three little ones from before:
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Here is the new girl:
And here is my old girl's last ride. I had this image up in the Model S' web browser for a long time. Her kidneys shut down and this was saying goodbye in front of the vet's office:
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Jul 27, 2016
RogerHScott Been there, too many times. Now you owe us something that's not so sad�
Jul 27, 2016
Cyclone This is what happens with a Tesla owner (an S, X, and Radio Flyer) owns a winery and participates in FrunkFest 2016!
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Jul 27, 2016
RogerHScott What are all of those non-aerodynamic things blocking the view of the Teslas?�
Jul 30, 2016
wilheldp I've had my Model S for a little over 2 weeks now. I've had several moments that I expected since a lot of my friends knew I was getting the car and I knew they would want rides and ask lots of questions. But I have had 2 unexpected moments.
The first occurred yesterday. I have to have the car inspected by the Sheriff's office in order to get it titled in Kentucky. I pull up to the office, hand the deputy my paperwork, and he asked me for the odometer reading. It took me a minute to find the odometer, but when I found it, I told him it was 297 miles. He mumbled something about it being an easy inspection since below a certain mileage, they don't even have to inspect the car (but still require $5 to fill out paperwork). When he brings the paperwork back, he says "this car ain't got no motor?!?". Apparently, where it says the type of engine on the MCO, it says that it is a 0 cylinder-Electric. I say "it has 2 motors, but no engine." Him: "So it's all electric?!?" I proceed to have the standard, 10-minute Tesla talk about range, charging, etc. I knew that would happen a lot, but I wasn't expecting it at the Sheriff's inspection office.
The second was this afternoon. I walk out of the golf course to leave. When I approach my car, I see a Mazda SUV slow-rolling past my car, with the driver and passenger's heads staring at my car. I walk up and get in, and before I can close the door, the Mazda is in reverse, heading back my way. They roll down their window, and so do I. The driver asks "is it as awesome as they say it is?" Me: "Yep....sure is!" Him: "We're saving up...hopefully order one next year." Me: "you'll love it."�
Jul 30, 2016
RogerHScott "No, more."�
Jul 30, 2016
wilheldp I know...I know. It was a pretty fast interaction. I wish they would have parked, and I would have taken them on a drive to prove how good it is.�
Jul 30, 2016
EVie'sDad Attending my daughter's master's degree graduation and then at an after party being personally thanked by her college instructor for doing my part to promote electric vehicles and make the environment clean. I grinned for the rest of the week!�
Jul 30, 2016
int32_t Dear fellow forum members who get annoyed with grammar sticklers: here is a priceless example of what makes a single comma important!
Great job mastering that comma, too. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy when other people get it right. Should I see a doctor?
� sounds like your daughter did nothing but talk about her dad's Tesla throughout her degree!�
Jul 30, 2016
brucet999 MODS,
Would you please clear out all the Powerwall - PV panels - cost of electricity posts from this thread? There are threads dedicated to such discussions.
I enjoy reading people's Tesla Moments posts; not so much electricity rates in various parts of the country.
Thanks.�
Jul 31, 2016
Beryl Sunday, a senior woman (well over 70) at church asked me how I liked my car and then went on to tell me that the recent crashes are due to drivers not mis-using autopilot. She then went on to tell me that there are so many more accidents in other vehicles and how people are making much ado about nothing. She finished her talk reminding me to keep my hands on the steering wheel.
Made me laugh.
It is great when even non-Tesla owners "get it". Too bad some of the "car experts" writing articles and reviews don't.�
Aug 1, 2016
hsctiger93 This one's a little creepy...
At the Glen Allen Supercharger just getting 100 miles of range to complete some baseball travel with the kids and a woman in an ICE with her passenger and dog pulled up in the spaces opposite the SC spaces and just stared at me for the 15 minutes or so I used the SC. Didn't come up to me, didn't take pictures, didn't say a word.
I learned that day not all Tesla moments are fun.�
Aug 1, 2016
Xenius Weird, will be on the lookout for wackos on my first juice up at that charger at the end of the month.�
Aug 1, 2016
MorrisonHiker We drove back to Colorado from Reno over the weekend. Yesterday, while in Utah, a large black diesel pick-up truck drove next to us for several seconds and then floored it, trying to make as much noise as possible. D�rik Solutions asked me "Did he just..." and I replied, "Yeah, I think so." Obviously, he was trying to "roll coal" and show us how much respect he has for Teslas. I don't get it.
I did happen to read this article when I got home so I guess rolling coal is popular with many in Utah and elsewhere.�
Aug 1, 2016
int32_t The nice thing is that, unlike a Prius, you don't have to just sit there in the smoke. Change lanes and roll electrons!�
Aug 1, 2016
MorrisonHiker We did enable the bioweapon defense mode a couple of times on the ride home yesterday, due to the noxious diesel fumes.�
Aug 1, 2016
RogerHScott I'm fairly sure I experienced virtually the same thing a couple of weeks ago -- definitely a pickup, don't recall the color or whether it was diesel.
My understanding is that, contrary to most people's intuition, the more visible most pollution is the less its environmental impact, because in order to be visible it must consist of relatively large particles that will quickly settle out of the atmosphere. It is the invisible gasses that are really bad. Still dirty, of course, but not as bad as spewing invisible nitrogen oxides.�
Aug 1, 2016
wdolson Last Tuesday we pulled into the Woodburn SC south of Portland and there was a Jeep Icing one of the stalls. As I backed in I explained Icing to my SO and what a jerk the guy was. When I got out I saw he was sleeping in there, I thought of confronting him, but decided it wasn't the mole hill I wanted to die on. He was in a shady spot, but there was a spot just as shady one over from the SC.
We got some take out and he left before we got back.
I had a more positive Tesla Moment on Sunday. We were on SR-14 in Washington. I had just got on at 164th when a black P85 zipped in front of me and proceeded into the exit only lane for the next exit (192nd). As I passed him he was looking intently at my car and I waved. I have a refresh and he may have been checking out the differences.�
Aug 1, 2016
Pollux I just wish my innovations didn't always seem to turn into kitty litter filler.�
Aug 1, 2016
Pollux Nicely done, sir!�
Aug 1, 2016
Pollux Sorry to hear of your loss, @Cyclone. :-( :-( :-( My red tabby is 14 years old, and an indoor/outdoor cat to boot, so I'm resigned to the inevitable happening sooner rather than later. :-( That said, he seems happily re-planted here in Merry land, where he has been introducing himself to the neighbors, trying to stroll into their houses, and having to be forcibly separated from new avian and rodent family playmates. Not shabby for a 14-year old feline.�
Aug 1, 2016
Pollux You know what you're missing? An 11-year old boy! PM me your address and I'll send you one tomorrow. No worries about being overdue on the loan, just send him back when you've got him through college.
Alan�
Aug 1, 2016
Pollux Now I've got some dust in my eye!�
Aug 1, 2016
Pollux OMG! Where did you get that mini-Tesla? Is it drivable?! Is it rentable? Is it buyable? Can I get one, too?!?!�
Aug 1, 2016
Pollux Good news! Now that I've issued forth an unconscionable number of messages, in a row, on this poor thread, I'm relinquishing the thread token. Gotta go mess up someone else's thread.
Alan�
Aug 1, 2016
Cyclone Tesla Model S for Kids by Radio Flyer�
Aug 1, 2016
Pollux OMG! OMG! OMG!!! My youngest is already so spoiled... must keep calm... I LOVE IT! I don't know if I can resist!!!!�
Aug 1, 2016
brucet999 I call foul! I don't see a handicap placard on either of those cars.�
Aug 1, 2016
NikeWings Of course you can't resist, just buy it!�
Aug 1, 2016
msnow Or wait for the "refresh".�
Aug 1, 2016
NikeWings Oh you are really egging him on...........then he'll order himself a new refresh to match!
OMG OMG OMG pollux you are in trouble !!�
Aug 1, 2016
Fresco Moment #1
Guy : What kind of car is that? That�s a sweet car!
Me : (grinning and I can't stop) Thanks! It�s a Tesla
Guy : A TESLA! One of those electric cars?
Me : Yes
Guy : That�s is sweeet, man oh man that is a sweeeet car
Me : Thank you! It is pretty nice
Moment #2
Lady : Your car is so pretty and so quite, all I heard was your tires
Me : She is pretty nice, thank you so much
Moment #3
Leaving a restaurant with my family and heading back to the car (Sister, her husband and my father)
My Father : I'll ride in the Tesla
I'll pull out my phone and summon the car
My Sister : What? Wow! Dad look it's driving itself!
Sister's Husband : Smiles and rushes to take out his phone as I summon the car, he fumbles it as he tries to not look away to not miss a moment "Do it again, Do it again"
Father : Wow I'm definitely driving in the Tesla with my son!
...And that�s when I realized the car was worth every single penny�
Aug 2, 2016
Pollux Dejected. The Wife doesn't at all see the fun of this, just the part where it's overly-conspicuous consumption.
Sigh. Well... more accurately... Big Sigh. With small sobs. :-(�
Aug 2, 2016
Btrflyl8e Not creepy, she's been trying to get those pumps to work for WEEKS and just wanted to see what she has been doing wrong.�
Aug 2, 2016
TVision Went on a road trip with the family and roads were rough with some dirt roads and such so we took our Pathfinder. Get to the house and I step out of the car and we unpack. Half hour later my wife says the car is still running. I shake my head and laugh. Have had the car a month and I already can't drive my ICE vehicle. Can't wait to trade in the pathfinder for the X!!�
Aug 2, 2016
HankLloydRight Very similar event happened to me at the Auburn Mall, MA supercharger. At night. Everything closed down. Nobody anywhere else around. Very creepy to begin with. I'm sitting there charging, and a small white beater of a car, like a Toyota Tercel type car drove up perpendicular and about 10-15 feet in front of me, and the driver (female) and passenger (male) just stood there, looking at me and the car and the SCs. For between 5 and 10 minutes (probably seemed longer than it was). I wasn't sure what they were doing, but it sure felt like they were considering robbing me. But I was sitting there like a dead duck because I was plugged in and couldn't just drive away. I also didn't want to get out of my car. They eventually drove away, but for a few minutes there, it was dicey.�
Aug 2, 2016
Gwgan A non-moment. Tourist couple in a nicely appointed Buick parked alongside as I was getting my dogs into the back from their walk in the park. My driver�s door was set to auto and got in the way of the driver getting out. Rear hatch was wide open. We stand behind the car for a few minutes chatting about our dogs and they ask about the beach. I noticed they didn�t even glance around or inside the car. First time messing with the car with people nearby that I was not asked about it. Maybe we could have had a moment if I had opened a FWD. Felt weird.�
Aug 2, 2016
RogerHScott Must we assume that everyone who's socially awkward is creepy? I fear that would lead to more than a couple of us being labeled creepy...�
Aug 2, 2016
ajay Um, yeah, whoever was driving that Model X back from the Berkshires, I swear we weren't stalking you. We noticed the (parked) Model X when we were leaving Tanglewood. On the way home, we stopped at a supercharger and saw what turned out to be the same Model X. When I noticed a family heading toward the car, I told our passengers to keep an eye on the car, we might see the falcon doors in action.
We could have greeted the driver with something like "beautiful day for a drive" or "the X looks great!" and not blurted out something like "HeywereyoujustatTanglewoodbecausewesawanXjustlikethis!"
You'd think we'd know better, but apparently not. Sorry, dude.�
Aug 2, 2016
HankLloydRight I did not for a second assume they were socially awkward. I assumed they were going to rob me and were just casing the joint to see how secluded it is. At night, it is very secluded to the point of being dangerous. There's one mall cop that drives around, but not that often after hours.�
Aug 2, 2016
ajay I could see that, Hank. The Auburn Mall SC kinda creeps me out in broad daylight.�
Aug 2, 2016
RogerHScott My point, exactly.�
Aug 2, 2016
HankLloydRight Ok, I read it backwards.. but seriously, most people have a sixth sense for dangerous situations. This was one and I was outnumbered and immobile unless I just ran.�
Aug 2, 2016
int32_t I can see this being abused ... but maybe attempting to put the vehicle in drive twice while charging should trigger an option on the touchscreen to auto-eject the charge cable (clearly labelled for emergencies only). This would require new car-side hardware but could potentially be a life-saver.�
Aug 2, 2016
HankLloydRight Yup... Or even some sort of break-away handle like actual gas pumps have.�
Aug 2, 2016
Rockster
But if it's anything like the warp core ejection system in Star Trek, it will always be offline...�
Aug 2, 2016
int32_t I'll need a video clip to fill me in ... I must admit I haven't watched more than 20 minutes of Start Trek, so I don't get the reference.�
Aug 2, 2016
Rockster No clip required. It's just that every time they try to eject the warp core in an emergency, the ejection system is offline.�
Aug 3, 2016
wilheldp Of course it was. If they let the Enterprise actually eject the warp core, then it would a boring next few episodes while they floated aimlessly through space waiting on a new warp core to be delivered and installed.�
Aug 3, 2016
HankLloydRight And we all know how slow UPS is for intergalactic deliveries.�
Aug 3, 2016
Pollux @Hank,
I hear you! You definitely should listen to your instincts!
That said, at that exact same mall, **but during the day** albeit with nobody around, I have had little beat-up cars come and circle around the area, clearly interested in what was going on. In some cases, with scary-looking individuals inside. I've gotten out of my car, approached them, and discovered that the people inside (at least in those cases) were very interested in the Tesla, in its electric nature, in the Superchargers. I suppose if the conversation had begun with and focused on how much the cars cost, and what did I do to be able to afford one, and where was I going and did anyone expect me... but all turned out well.
Again... this was **during the day**. I think I would have been much more cautious at night, as you were.
Alan�
Aug 3, 2016
Three60guy We are new owners of a Model S 70D. Red, S70D. We were warned by our sales rep that there would be days like this..... (LOL)
So, a month ago my wife and I took our new baby on a quick trip to Sheboygan, Wisconsin SuperCharger. It is in the parking lot of a Festival Foods supermarket store. We parked, started charging when wife decides to go into the store to get something. I'm sitting in the drivers seat waiting when after about 10 minutes, all of a sudden, there is this traffic jam right in front of me. One car after another is taking turns to take a picture of the car. (Can't imagine taking a picture of moi) Each car rolls down their window, starts pointing fingers and then out comes the camera. Happened three times in a row. No one got out to talk, no one said anything - just ogle the car. I'm just there smiling and even tried to wave but they were just interested in taking a picture. For someone who just got their car, it was a priceless moment.�
Aug 3, 2016
rcsting I was on my way home from work yesterday and a neighbor stopped me so that they could check out my Model S. After I took them for a test drive my neighbors wife called her dad to come over and check it out since he is a car guy and had just ordered a 2016 Corvette.
I explained everything about the car and after a test drive he said " I think I ordered the wrong car " We laughed about it and he asked if he could use my referral code for a Tesla. They were completely in awe of everything about the car and I was happy to show it to them. They also told me that their monthly fuel bill is over $ 750 between 2 SUV's !!!!�
Aug 3, 2016
NullException Wait, warp core swaps are a thing?
I imagined that at the end of every episode they headed off to the closest di-lithium supercharger.�
Aug 3, 2016
RogerHScott Is there a place within walking distance where Worf can get bowl of live worms while they're charging?�
Aug 3, 2016
beeeerock Just the other day I was following what I understand is the new limited edition 'Vette with demo plates... it turned back into the dealership as I went on by... and part of me was sorely tempted to follow it in and accost the prospective buyer... "If you want a performance car, you're looking at the wrong powertrain"....!!!�
Aug 3, 2016
quantumslip Ok I don't even own a Tesla yet, but I got a Tesla moment while renting a Model S from Turo, surprisingly in Cali in Oceanside (near San Diego). As this was Cali I didn't expect anything since they are so common, but as I was driving by the ocean with windows down and the sunroof open (to take in the breeze and stuff), someone actually shouted to me "Nice Tesla!". I said "Thanks!", as I was shocked and it didn't cross my mind to say it was just a rental until just after.
There was also two guys who noticed the car parked when I went to the Palomar Observatory and started to talk about it. I was going to join in but then they started to talk about the autopilot crashes and how Tesla was "stupid" for only using one sensor
Outside of that I was able to drive some friends around in it (we had all come in from out of town for San Diego Comic-Con), and they were all impressed and amazed by the car and its performance and such.
Have a Model 3 on reservation, but if I ever win the lottery or something like that I'm getting a S!�
Aug 4, 2016
Jeeps17 Apparently it's quite difficult to find a good bowl of fresh G'ah (living only, please!) outside of the Klingon Empire...�
Aug 4, 2016
bmah I think that's written "qagh", but anyway...
Bruce.
PS. Wouldn't it be cool to configure the emitters in the nosecone to put out an inverse tachyon pulse?�
Aug 4, 2016
mmccord That very well could have been me. Just came back from 2 weeks in the SD area and yelled 'Nice Tesla!' to someone. My wife called me an idiot because they are all over out there.
I was in a rental Ford Transit for two weeks. Can't wait to get back to my car Monday.�
Aug 4, 2016
S'toon Bah. Nothing compares to the exquisite taste of spoo.�
Aug 5, 2016
LoL Rick Just as I was about to exit the interstate on my way to work this morning, a Camry passed by me on the left. Young boy in the passenger's seat had the window down and waved to me like I was his long lost best friend. Of course I gave him a Tesla grin and a big wave back. Kids get it.�
Aug 5, 2016
RogerHScott ... then turned to his dad and said: "You're so yesterday, Dad!"�
Aug 5, 2016
TSLATed Three favorite / funny ones so far...
1. Doesn't that car cost like a million dollars or something?
2. Isn't that car is made in Sweden?
3. That's the Obama bailout car, right?�
Aug 5, 2016
wdolson To #3 I would reply, "it's not made by GM or Chrysler".�
Aug 7, 2016
LoL Rick Another one from last Friday at work when I had my Tesla jacket on because the office is freezing cold. A coworker walked by, spotted the jacket, and stopped dead in her tracks. "Do you own a Tesla?" I shook my head yes. "When are we going for a ride?" I answered "any time you want." 3 minutes later a calendar invitation showed up in my email for "Lunch and Tesla test drive."�
Aug 7, 2016
Takumi Did not happen without pictures.�
Aug 7, 2016
wilheldp I took my Tesla on its first road trip this past weekend. I didn't have any really big Tesla Moments, other than showing my friends that already knew I had it. But I had several smaller "Moments" like the girl in a car next to me giggling and waving when they passed me and noticed that I didn't have my hands on the wheel and the National Guard weekend warrior that stared at my car when I was driving into a gas station (for coffee) and just smiled and said "Nice Car!" when I got out.�
Aug 8, 2016
stevem I give my daughter and her friends rides all the time (shuttle them around to where they want to go etc...). I was talking to the mom of one of her friends who owns a Chevy Traverse. Her mom told me this story. The were going up a hill and she pressed harder on the gas and it downshifted to maintain speed up the hill. And my daughter's friend turned to her mom and said "This is SOOOO not Mr. Steve's car"�
Aug 8, 2016
mikeash Friday, I parked on the National Mall to pick up my daughter from her summer camp. We were leaving on a trip directly afterwards, so I used one of the public J1772 chargers they have there. The first one was ICEd by some jerk SUV with a New Jersey plate (go figure) but the second one was available. Well, almost. The cars on either side were too close, and I couldn't fit into the space. Or so I thought! As I went past, the car put up the little P emblem so I said, well, it knows better than I do, so I let autopark do its thing and I fit perfectly. Cool!
I got out and started fiddling with the station. It's a paid station but not part of any network, so it just takes credit cards. Naturally, the machine is difficult to understand, so it took me a bit to work it all out. Just as I finished, a group of ladies walked up behind me and one of them exclaimed, "Oh no, I forgot to pay for parking! I hope I didn't get a ticket!"
I assured her that you only had to pay to charge, and parking was free. She was relieved, and they were instantly curious about this "charge your car" concept. Quick discussion of range, charging costs, long-distance travel, etc. ensued. Amusing!�
Aug 8, 2016
NikeWings At work, I've admiringly parked next to a BMW beauty for the last year. Finally met the proud owner today. After the perfunctory 'awesome Tesla Q&A' chat he jumped in his car, revved it a bit, lowered the window and shouted have a great day. But I really didn't hear the great day wishes, because I was actually reading his lips. All I really heard was a put-put, rumble-rumble, put-put, vroom. I flashed him the biggest Tesla grin possible, threw in a royal wave and quietly slipped away. You know the feeling!�
Aug 8, 2016
Julesp313 Two wee moments this past week...driving home one evening, a chap driving a Miata dashed past me (I was stuck behind a slow Prius again - it's becoming a common thing for me...), then slowed, dropped behind me, dashed past again, pulled in front, stuck his arm out of the window and gave me a thumbs up, which I duly returned. Last night, waiting to turn at a light, a pizza delivery BMW crossed in front of me and did the same thing! Very much a fun part of owning this car�
Aug 8, 2016
DrGuest I was at the West Yellowstone Super Charger, yesterday when another Model S backed in and plugged in. The next thing I saw was the mother opened the Frunk, laid her baby down inside and did a diaper change. The whole time, another mom in an ICE car, with a baby strapped on her chest, was standing about 30 feet away, with her mouth open. Imagine seeing someone putting their baby in the engine compartment of a car, as though she thought the air filter cover or the 300 degree engine block was the perfect place for the diaper change. The Tesla Mom then casually pulled the baby out of the frunk, handed it to her husband, closed the frunk while the other woman, shook her head in disbelief. Ignorant of the true nature of the frunk, this other mother was totally baffled and almost ready to call Dept. of family services!�
Aug 8, 2016
GreenEV I operate a limo service in the Niagara area with my Tesla and cross the border almost every day as I go back and forward to Buffalo airport. Many times the border agent is surprised that a Tesla is used for this purpose and sometimes spends a while asking all about the car. Meanwhile the cars lined up behind me must be thinking that the agent is being tough on me! If they only knew!�
Aug 8, 2016
Boourns Sounds like a story my grandpa would tell me. "When I was a child we didn't have it so easy. My mother would change my diaper on a hot carburator."�
Aug 8, 2016
brucet999 Pizza delivery BMW? That must be some expensive pizza!�
Aug 9, 2016
wdolson My SO's ex had a Mercedes coupe and delivered pizzas for a while in between jobs. He worked in a fairly well off part of town and he got some pretty good tips too.�
Aug 9, 2016
DrGuest My sixteen year old son is in Driver's Education class, and today I was invited to bring my 90D to his class. I spoke for an hour about all the benefits of EV vs. ICE and how supporting Tesla helps support something bigger than all of us, the transition away from fossil fuels. Then I showed the car to the class and soon had 30 teens crawling all over the car and connecting their various Pandora playlists, cranking out the tunes. They thought they were going to see a " 3 wheeled Wonder" and instead I heard a student say, it looks like a Maserati/Jaguar/ Aston Martin all in one! After the students were free to leave class I gave the Driving Instructor a 0-40 MPH launch and he got extremely excited and said he did not expect "full blown roller coaster performance" and could not stop laughing. He told me next semester he will have a couple classes where all 70 students would be in one class and asked If I would come back again to share it with more students. I said yes. I told the students that I named my car "Inspiration", because it is, and they all agreed!�
Aug 9, 2016
Casavant Outstanding idea!�
Aug 9, 2016
BigAirHarper
Love love love this. I'll be contacting my local high school drivers Ed dept to do this.�
Aug 9, 2016
Half Dollar Bill This is a stellar idea! Now if only I can get my hands on a 90D�
Aug 9, 2016
RogerHScott Be glad your high schools still have Driver's Ed -- ours doesn't.�
Aug 9, 2016
NikeWings In 10 years, no one will.�
Aug 9, 2016
msnow Hopefully we will have fully autonomous cars by then and teenagers will be required to use them.�
Aug 9, 2016
int32_t As somebody who was recently a teenager I respectfully disagree. Autopilots are helpful and help make things safer, but I like driving myself! Having the option is always nice.�
Aug 9, 2016
msnow Yeah but we are talking about the teenagers of the future who never had the opportunity to get drivers education in school.�
Aug 10, 2016
Max* As somebody who was a recent teenager (I use the term recent liberally here
If this pattern continues, once full autonomy comes out and becomes mainstream (I would guess a lot more than 10 years), I fully expect the majority of teens of the future to embrace being driven vs. learning to drive.�
Aug 10, 2016
RogerHScott As the parent of a 17-year-old, I've observed this same trend among my son's peers. I fully acknowledge my dinosaur status and say:
"I don't get it". I'll double down on that curmudgeonliness and say "it's because they've always got their noses in their damn phones so
they have no interest in actually going anywhere or doing anything".�
Aug 10, 2016
Half Dollar Bill Wow! +100 for using a 16 letter, 5 syllable word.
There has to be a syntax deduction in there somewhere for taking a noun, making it an adverb, then making it a noun again. Maybe:
"I'll double down on being a curmudgeon....."�
Aug 10, 2016
NikeWings Agree with you MS. As a start, drivers ed will probably be a virtual reality headset before too long. Then we've got GOOG's stated goal of current 10 year olds not needing driver licenses at all.......and perhaps not even wanting one. As a parent, I'll go to the ends of the earth to protect my kids and personally love the transformation despite my affection for America's historic car culture.�
Aug 10, 2016
RogerHScott Well, if we're going to be pedantic here, "curmudgeonly", in this context, is an adjective, not an adverb (despite the misleading -ly suffix).
And, since I was referring to a specific instance of being curmudgeonly, the referent of the newly-constructed noun is not quite the same
as the root noun. English, ain't she wonderful?�
Aug 10, 2016
Half Dollar Bill Guess I picked the wrong day to mess with a language teacher
(Though you did begin a sentence with a conjunction then a comma�
Aug 10, 2016
woof +1 for the B5 reference...but doesn't spoo taste like...spoo?�
Aug 10, 2016
ggr Today I went to the UTC mall in San Diego, and parked the Roadster just opposite the Tesla area (4 Xs, 4 Ss were there). It was just karma to find a spot in an otherwise crowded parking lot. On my way back out, near closing time, as I always do, I popped my head into the Tesla store just to say hello. As soon as I walked into the store, which was otherwise empty, the only employee on duty came running up to say thanks for parking the Roadster there! My green model-S t-shirt must have been a bit of a giveaway.�
Aug 10, 2016
Cyclone I don't know what emoticon to put on this one?!? I ended up with funny, but all the positive ones apply!!�
Aug 10, 2016
Cyclone Mine didn't 15 years ago either. Thankfully, the lack of driver's ed didn't mean I became a BMW driver�
Aug 11, 2016
rsquared99 This little blurb illustrates the range of people who are "nuts" about Tesla. Not long after I got my Model S in mid-2013, I was stopped at a red light on a street that has 4 lanes of traffic in each direction. Trudging along the crosswalk was a lady, pushing a stroller, holding hands with a young girl, with a sack of groceries balanced somehow on the stroller. Following her was an 8 or 9 year old boy who looked over, saw the Tesla and immediately began jumping up and down and yelling to his mother, "it's a Tesla, it's a Tesla!" She glanced in my direction, but I'm sure she never saw the car, nor anything else, as her goal was to get everybody out of the traffic pattern. I'm sure she told him to hurry along. He stopped jumping, started following his mother again, and gave me a big thumbs up, which I returned.
About 2 months ago I stopped at a local Village Inn to have breakfast. As the hostess sat us at our table, she asked if I was the one driving the Tesla. Usual questions, how do you like it, where do you plug it in, can you road trip it? After the hostess left, an elderly lady sitting at the next table, asked if I had the Tesla here. "Excuse me for being pushy, but I'm 93 years old and I want to ride in a Tesla before my wick goes out!" Before breakfast or after, I asked. She said, right now!
Eight years old to 93 years old. Pretty good range of ages.�
Aug 11, 2016
woodturnerdude Great story�
Aug 11, 2016
LoL Rick So what happened when you took her for a test ride?�
Aug 11, 2016
thecloud So did the 93-year-old lady utter any profanities as you launched her from 0 to 60?�
Aug 11, 2016
theslimshadyist This is one of the best moments yet!�
Aug 11, 2016
Barry I was waiting for "and she had a heart attack and died in the car..."�
Aug 12, 2016
bjelkeman As someone who is patiently (yeah, right) waiting for delivery, this thread is gold. Thanks!�
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