Absconded

The cable connects the floppy solar panel to the transducer and then the battery pack. 
(We just made up that part about the transducer. Actually we have absolutely no idea how it all works.)

Solar-powered golf carts didn't improve anyone's game today, but they were very interesting. The silent, smooth-riding carts have thin black solar panels affixed to the sunroof, which apparently capture enough energy to power the speedy carts around the vintage Audubon Golf Club in New Orleans.

Despite the unlimited free fuel, the club ran up an operating deficit of about $400,000 last year. Nevertheless, we cheerfully paid a mere $35 for 18 holes and a solar-powered cart. Today the manicured greens were very fast, zippy, impossible to hold back, but alas, the pace of play was slow, plenty of time to sit and watch the wildlife in the fairway lagoons, all guarded by 100 year-old oaks. Maybe that's the idea. Relax, take it easy.
The golf course was established in 1898 on the former site of the 1884 World Cotton Centennial, which became a financial failure when state treasurer Edward A. Burke absconded abroad with some $1,777,000 dollars of state money including most of the fair's budget.
The golf course was completely refurbished in 2001.
Back at home tonight, we have finally requisitioned a proper pair of whiskey glasses, suitable for a Manhattan on the Rocks. A good thing.
There is something so aesthetically repugnant about drinking good booze from a milk glass.