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What happened when a Tesla came to Ekalaka, MT (montanafreepress.org)

submitted 1 year ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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A Los Angeles couple, an electric vehicle and an unattended utility outlet energized the gossip mill in the 400-person eastern Montana town last week.

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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An out-of-town car charging from an electric pole being front-page news in the local paper the same day it occurs is the most small-town thing ever, and I love it.

[–] benark@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This feels like a "Hot Fuzz" parody--spelling error and all: payed vs paid.

[–] 98codes@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Well if they ignore that, before you know it they’ll be up to their elbows in crusty jugglers