Wow, that was an epic post! Great story other than your injury, hope you "get on your feet" soon. I have a winter question. In upstate NY, we not only have seriously cold weather but warm weather spurts with wet snow and rain, then freezing weather again. Endless cycles.
Here's my issue and...
We went to a Tesla Fast Charger down in Enfield, CT. I had to park sideways to get to the shot cord station. I connected the adapter and plugged in. I looked at my Ford App and saw a disconnect button. I thought that I had messed up. Nope. I was charging. Just by plugging in... Period. GREAT...