u/Ok_Combination416

I’ve been debating making the switch from petrol to electric for daily rides, but it got me thinking about the emotional side of riding versus pure utility.

​On paper, electric two-wheelers make total sense for daily commutes: low running costs, silent ride, and instant torque. But when you talk about bikes with actual character (like a Royal Enfield rumble or a Triumph’s engine note), it feels like a whole different conversation.

1. If you currently ride a petrol scooter or commuter bike, what’s holding you back to an e-scooter/e-bike?

2. For those riding machines like a Royal Enfield or Triumph—could an electric motorcycle ever replicate or replace that raw mechanical feel and thump/roar for you, or is EV purely a second vehicle for grocery runs?

3. If you’ve already made the switch, do you miss petrol at all, or did the instant torque make you forget about engine noise?

4. Could a full-sized electric motorcycle ever replace your Royal Enfield, Triumph, or petrol cruiser as your primary bike, or is the lack of engine rumble and a gearbox a dealbreaker?

I have a 2011 Fortuner and went to get my pollution certificate today since it's mandatory for fitness renewal. The PUC center put a pipe to the exhaust for a picture, but the other end wasn't connected to the unit. What was actually in the unit was an incense stick. If only my car could do that and spread all that fragrance This happened in a new HP pump in electronic city.

Hey, if anyone near Habitat Crest could help me get the SK nursery contact info, I'd be super grateful. I live in ecity and need his contact to get some help with a few plants I bought from him. I can't seem to find his contact through the payment method or Google. Please help.

Yesterday, my partner and I were at a quiet cafe in HSR, working on a small project on a peaceful Friday afternoon. Not much of a crowd around.

While we were heads-down, we heard a woman shouting at a waitress: "Do you know the seriousness of what you have done?" We couldn't make out everything at first, but then she said, "How can you serve a non-veg dish to a vegetarian?" By this point the waitress looked like she was trembling, almost on the verge of breaking down.

My partner couldn't watch this play out and walked over, asking the woman to calm down and not harass her. I joined in too and said the waitress had probably already apologised, and it was most likely an honest mistake. If she wanted to address it, she could have pulled the waitress aside and spoken to her calmly instead of making a scene.

She wasn't having it — she went on to accuse the waitress of trying to sabotage her religion and her values. She insisted on getting the manager's details to file a complaint. Her friends at the table had joined in with her too, so I asked them directly, what exactly are you all trying to achieve here? Getting the waitress fired won't undo anything. They didn't want to engage with that and walked away, while she turned to us and told us to stay out of it. She mentioned she runs a company and her team was there for lunch, how dare the cafe serve non-veg to her team.

As far as I could tell, only one dish had gone wrong. But the table had a full spread of food and drinks, which they all just abandoned and walked out on. Not sure if the bill even got settled.

My partner was honestly a bit shaken by it — watching educated, well-off people come down this hard on a waitress who's just trying to make ends meet on what's likely a modest salary in a city like Bangalore.

Here's where I'm stuck, though: mistakes happen at restaurants that serve both veg and non-veg. If you're a strict vegetarian, isn't it partly on you to double-check what's in a dish, or choose a pure-veg place, or at worst politely flag the mix-up and ask for it to be taken away? Making a scene, or trying to get someone fired over a single, almost-certainly-unintentional mistake — does that actually line up with the values of being religious and vegetarian? Genuinely asking.