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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by itsyaboi on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @12:33PM (#34248656)
A more apt analogy would be if you removed the existing window without having ordered a new one or found a contractor to install it.
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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by ericmay on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @12:37PM (#34248709)
That's not a good analogy because in this case the snow plows still plow so some snow is still removed. To use your analogy then they would have sold existing plow-capable trucks and not had any to plow, but that wasn't the case.
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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by itsyaboi on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @12:58PM (#34249000)
The tarp is partially effective, just like the electric trucks.
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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by ericmay on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @01:10PM (#34249170)
Yes, partially effective until the new energy efficient window is installed. Stop gap measure. Transition period. Etc.

I apologize if that wasn't extremely obvious from what I already wrote.

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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by itsyaboi on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @01:39PM (#34249572)
No need to apologize.

The concern here is that the stopgap measure (the tarp/electric trucks) are implemented too early. The superior replacement window does not yet exist. There is no need to remove the older window and deal with a hole in the side of your house for half a year while you wait for new windows to hit the market.

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