Too much, Loading up, Blast Radius

Yesterday Tesla finally had their launch for the Cybertruck, a vehicle I immediately placed a $100 reservation on the day it was announced 4 long years ago. The biggest mystery about yesterdays event was the price of the trucks. When I placed a deposit the dual motor version was supposedly going to be $49,900. My thought at that time was I could sell my Tacoma and replace it with a Cybertruck, giving me an all EV household. Yesterday my thoughts changed.

The announced price for the model I wanted was increased more than 50%, up to just under $80k. All of the trim models saw similar price jumps from their announced prices originally. Well needless to say I’m out. There is no way I am spending that much, it’s insane. In some ways I like the flexibility of having an ICE vehicle and I love my Tacoma. I’ll just be keeping things as is, sorry Elon.

Last night after work I was thinking about doing a night ride but decided against it. Instead I decided to go get some grocery shopping done at two places, Trader Joes and Costco. I had not been to Trader Joes in a very long time. Since I have been in relationships the last 6 months or so I have not had to rely on TJ’s nice variety of frozen meals that are easy to prepare. I filled my handheld shopping basket to the very top, hoping to be set with meals for a month or two.

Going to Costco later in the evening is always a good choice if you can swing it. I got to avoid the normal stampede of people that clog the aisles. It bordered on a pleasant experience, something I do not normally get shopping there. Between the two stops I have most of what I need to see me through to the new year. As I normally try to do, Elsa rode shotgun, sleeping on her dog beds in the back of the truck while I shopped.

This morning I had just added water to the bowl with the instant oatmeal mix. I opened the door to the microwave and somehow knocked the bowl out of my hand on a cabinet. The resulting mess was catastrophic. I had oatmeal shrapnel everywhere, on the counter, the stove, my leg/foot, the cabinets and especially the floor. I found a piece of oatmeal by the front door some 15 feet away. The only good news is the laminate floor is soft enough that the bowl didn’t break as well. I cleaned it up best I could but I expect to have to do another sweep of the area tonight. It wasn’t the best way to start my Friday.

This weekend has several possible paths. We will see which one I choose.