Recent content by Electric Messiah

For me, ER is like money in the bank, don’t need it most of the time, but… Also, living where winter’s still alive is a compelling reason to carry around those excess electrons.

Expect the prevailing westerlies at your back contributed to the better mileage on the return trip.

Which childhood? First? Second?

At the bottom of a long, steep hill nearby I check if the coast is clear-- then announce to my passengers-- "Please be sure your barf bags are in their full, upright position," then, hit it... Recently, with a friend sitting in front of the open back center window, I stomped on it, and there was...

Thanks for the long memory – don’t need that piece but rather the big dark plastic attachment piece— and now on both mirrors! Not so Ford tough, these – or maybe it’s just abusive me.

An electric truck on a diet is of course known as a Lightening.

Reminds me of having the frunk open in preparation for a hike at Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts. A fellow hiker approaches, concern on her face--"Engine trouble?" then "Oh."

Puzzling. I'm on 18.3.2 with Iphone 16 with no apparent option to upgrqde.

Hmmm… raccoons… questionable roast beef…

No real problems in about 20,000K of ownership (22 bought used), except for those self-inflicted-- tight garage scrapes; close encounters of the 3rd kind mirror issues... And that frunk! Useful in so many ways-- can even sleep in it if in temporary bad graces with the wife!

I got notified, both on screen and in the Ford App. The update was a bit of a surprise, occurring while truck was parked as I attended a meeting, and I noticed the on screen alert of this when I returned home.

Not so inaccurate as Tesla’s been in the churn cycle as of late.

Being a poet among other things, wish I'd coined it, but stole this from a student of mine way back when who came up with it. Speaks nicely to the inflated grandiosity that washes over me every time I get behind the wheel of my Lariat!

It's just knee kick, stupid reflex- Anything the Great Satan (previous administration) did, I'll cancel culture it right out!

I would lean towards the 22 ER on the unproven theory that Ford put extra effort into the manufacture of this debut edition of the F150 Lightning.