8th January 2019 How much?!*!#!*!?

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Tuesday 8th 42F, dark grey with rain or showers. No walk nor ride today. Shopped for heavy stuff in the car.

Denmark's lack of electric car sales has had a knock-on effect. Car manufacturers can't keep up with demand elsewhere as they ramp up production of an unfamiliar vehicle type. So Denmark will at the bottom of the list with supplies of these still rationed products. Countries with the strongest demand will be rewarded by getting their EVs first. While Danish [potential] EV buyers will have to be far more patient.

40,000 Norwegians are on a waiting list for EVs. While Danes bought less than 5000 electric vehicles in all of 2018. Denmark's population is slightly larger at 5.6 million than Norway's at 5.1 million. The Norwegian government has encouraged EV purchase. Just as does the UK with a £3500 discount.

Denmark's right wing government destroyed demand overnight with massive import registration charges. The price of a Tesla effectively tripled! The price of the upcoming Model 3, in Denmark, will be the highest in any car market in the world. Presently listed at £60,000  and £70,000 British Pounds [equivalent in Danish Kroner.] This is for the two models currently available. £70,000 UK = $90,000 US. The Model 3 costs just $35,000 in the US. Tesla has a waiting list of over 1/3 of a million vehicles.The rest can't move their filthy, outdated, genocidal products with all their global tolls on public health.

Imagine that you are a Dane, have paid a deposit and have been on the official waiting list for years for your Tesla. Finally you get the message that it is now your turn to have one. How much?!*!#!*!? You do the maths!

I was actually allowed out for a late morning, shopping ride! Only 7 miles but it all adds up [to almost nothing.] Strong NW wind meant I hit 22mph at one point on the way but crawled back at 6-8mph. With rain drops stinging my eyes over the tops of my cheapo, yellow safety glasses. Unlike the millionaire, professional slaves to commercial sponsorship, I can dress appropriately for the weather.

Being a sensible human being I don't wear dark glasses in heavily overcast weather. Nor do I go out in fingerless mitts to climb mountain passes when the temperature drops below zero and there is snow on the verges. No do I wear all black kit on crowed roads. That would be just plain silly. Even amateurish? Imagine a millionaire <cough> "professional" pulling out of any other "world champion class" sports competition just because the sun went behind a cloud? Welcome to professional cycling.

Wednesday 9th 36F, cold, dark grey and very windy. Some sun is forecast for later.It took until 10.20 before we had bright sunshine between the ragged clouds. I was well wrapped up for my walk and grateful for it. In fact I was leaning on the wind for much of the time. The trees were rocking and every blade of grass shaking in the cold, northerly wind. I'd say it was blowing a steady 30mph.

I ought to repeat my satisfaction with the GripGrab Nordic "camel toe" winter mitts. They are superb for windproof comfort without weight, bulk, stiffness nor unwanted warmth. And no, I am not sponsored nor have anything given to me for a free, positive review.

Any advertising you see here has nothing to do with me and I would strongly advocate you avoid anything you ever see advertised anywhere. Advertising is a global scourge. Those who perpetrate it should be treated with as much respect as lifelong criminals.

Most advertising is fraud, by default, IMHO. With "entitled millionaire slebs" selling positive reviews for cash or free products you can't even believe "word of mouth" recommendations any more. I strongly advise you to employ an ad blocker to protect your own sanity and purse from these recidivist crooks. If you hit a website which demands you close your ad blocker then simply close their website. There are ALWAYS alternative sources of information. Magazines perpetrated advertising fraud for over a century before the internet widened their markets for many more naive and gullible, snake oil, sales victims.

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