On any given Sunday at a braai fire somewhere between Agulhas and Zeerust an oke, having had just enough rum and coke will stop moaning about the Springboks and declare: “South Africa’s roads are *****d!” At this signal, all the other rum and coke philosophers will confirm this and then tell their own road horror…
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Nov
Nov
When I grew up in the 1960s the older generation split themselves into two camps: Ford men or Chev men. The South African accent often pronouncing it Fort or Chef. Wayward religious and political and sports affiliations were at times condoned, but switching from Ford to Chev, or vice versa, was never forgiven. Growing up…
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Sep
Sep
In the old days if you wanted to be opinionated – you had to take the trouble of putting your thoughts down on paper, finding an envelope and stamp, and mailing it to a newspaper. There a person with journalistic experience would read it and decide whether it was spurious or whether it would add…
02
Sep
Sep
Life Stats is a fun exercise to do if you have a few minutes.
Try it by clicking on the link. Then type in your date of birth, and it will give you interesting statistics about your life so far. For example, I’ve lived 22 000 days…
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Aug
Aug
Too Little too Late When someone says Too Little Too Late it’s the same as saying I told you so. And anyone who has been in any long-time relationship knows, that is just the tip of the mountain of resentment. Yes, South Africans are resentful about the energy crisis in this country. In short, that…
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Aug
Aug
The difference between truth and falsehood is four fingers. This is according to an ancient myth. It sounds mysterious but it is not. If you measure the distance between your ear and the corner of your eye, it is four fingers. It is a poetic way of saying: Seeing is believing, hearing not so much…
03
Aug
Aug
Q: What EV do you drive? A: BMW i3 Q: How long have you had it? A: Since 2017 Q: How much did you pay for it? A: 650k Q: What is its range? A: When it is fully charged and set for comfort mode it has a range of 198km. Once you start driving…
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Jul
Jul
An Idea Whose Time Has Come. I’ve never liked that expression. It’s a bit clumsy. It’s also a bit ‘I told you so’ in tone. But we use it because it says what we want to get across. It seems that the EV is an idea whose time has come. It seems inexorable that EV sales…
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Jul
Jul
When you fill up an ICE vehicle, it’s either diesel or petrol, and it takes about 5 minutes to fill the tank – end of discussion. But when you need to recharge an EV there’s a lot to discuss: trickle charging, fast charging, and ultra-fast charging. On top of that there are variable costs attached to…
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Jun
Jun
#EVrevolution #GetReadySA Earlier this month John Berks, the original shock-jock passed away. On his breakfast show on 702 he affected a ‘Boykie from the South’-persona, saying things such as: “Hey! You betta catch a wake-up” or, “We’re rough and we’re tough and we smoke that stuff”. We loved Boykie, and we’ll miss Berks. Lately, at…
