About time, Pay up

I have had a fast charger from Pidzoom at my house for probably a couple months. I have used it on a number of my wheels but I have been negligent with doing any sort of video review on it for no specific reason. The procrastination ended last night as I finally made a video explaining the features about the charger I like. There is one feature about the charger that would only appeal to me but I’ll keep that to myself.

I did a later in the evening trip to Costco which is always my preference to avoid the flood of humanity that is normally cramming the store. I got the few items I was looking for but also grabbed something I was not looking for, two king size pillows. When I moved into the new house two years ago I bought new pillows that I immediately were annoyed by. They were on the thin side, so much so that every morning I would wake up to the pillow cases being half off because they just were not on snugly.

Maybe I didn’t want to admit I made a bad purchase, maybe I was just being lazy but I have put up with this for two cycles of the calendar. The Sealy pillows I got at Costco are much more voluminous while still being soft. I immediately put them into service last night and woke up with pillow cases snugly and firmly in place just as they were when I fell asleep. It was a nice way to start my Friday. Now I have to get two more the next time I am in the Costco vortex.

So the latest rounds of Trump tariffs went into place on April 2nd, artificially raising prices on many things overnight. I heard a lot of grumbling about it in the various EUC circles I am in as the prices on many wheels which were already stupidly expensive went up several more hundred dollars. There is one wheel that now costs $5000. Yes that is not a typo, 5K.

Yes I have heard all the rhetoric about why this is a “good” thing. To me it’s very ironic that Ronald Reagan himself made a speech about tariffs and why they ultimately fail. Just search it on Google. To me this current policy is nonsensical. It’s like the reality that nearly everything that the American consumer buys is made in China has been overlooked. The stock market clearly is not a fan of this latest move but that won’t dissuade the hard core who will believe the sky is green if their leader tells them so.

I was surprised to hear that there are rumors that Trump is talking about distancing himself from Elon after the Wisconsin supreme court outcome and the general vitriol that has been flowing his way in recent months. It felt like Trump sort of liked having a meat shield but perhaps Elon has outlived his usefulness for the administration. Oh well.

This weekend is looking enjoyable but that truly is my outlook most weekends since I have moved. It’s odd how it feels like I was in PA much longer than a week ago for some reason.