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xwesx

driver100 said:

What is all that white stuff?
How is that guy going to get his car out of there? He's on the road to no where!

So, I hear the car was involved in some sort of insurance scam. The guy was told that the earth would swallow it if he drove it there, but little did he know....

The white stuff? There was a gas leak at a nearby styrofoam factory. It caused an explosion and, well, you see the results!

Michaell

Having grown up in SoCal, I've lived through my fair share of quakes. The first one I remember was the Sylmar quake in 1971. Rattled the house pretty good; my dad took us to see some of the damage in and around LA.

The other one that sticks out was the 1989 quake in the Bay Area - I lived 300 miles away, but still felt it, as I was on the 11th floor of a 15 story building and it swayed back and forth a good couple of feet.

I had moved to Colorado just a few months before the Northridge quake in 1994. I remember not being able to reach my folks for a day or two after that one, and the way my mom described it was a bit terrifying - "like someone grabbed the foundation of the house and gave it one big shake, back and forth", not the rocking and rolling you get with most earthquakes.

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abacomike said:

Enjoy, tyguy.  You’ve earned a tip of my hat for your decision to get a Tesla.  Congratulations!

Thank you, Mike!

The weather gods did not cooperate today with detailing plans. By the time the shop finished the clear bra installation and called for me to pick up the car, snow was falling and made for a messy drive home. I need a totally clean paint surface for all the detailing steps, so I wound up having to do a "no-rinse" bucket wash in my garage to remove all the grime. Tomorrow the top coats go down and then it'll sit for a couple of days in our garage curing. Almost there.

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xwesx said:

oldfarmer50 said:

I just heard that there was a 7.0 magnitude earkquake in Alaska. Hope it wasn’t near our buddy xwesx.

Naw; Alaska's a big place!

My employees tell me that they felt it here (about 300 miles north), but I did not (was driving at the time). I was surprised by the amount of damage caused in Anchorage, though, which was right at the epicenter. 7.0 is a reasonably large quake, but typically is not big enough to cause significant infrastructure damage.

This one, though, proved somewhat unique:


(image from Anchorage Daily News)

Probably the most significant issue is damage to the water and gas line infrastructure.

Holy smokes that's some serious road damage. I sure hope the driver of that SUV carried an extra pair of underwear with him/her. It must have felt like being swallowed up into the earth.

[Deleted User]

When I came home from the clear bra installation, the neighborhood kids were coming home from elementary school and saw our new ride. Their reaction was classic. Lot's of NICE CAR comments. They followed me into my garage to check out the Tesla body lines and gawked for a bit. One of them peaked inside and asked, "is that your computer?" He noticed the 15" center display, so I opened up the car and let the kids check out the interior and play with the controls.

Just as they were wrapping up and about to jump out, one of them asked why there was a battery symbol on the display. He didn't realize the car was electric until that very moment, and as I described where the batteries were and how there was no engine, he sat there listening intently with big eyes. Then they all started talking about their parents cars.

Yes, car affectionados, there is hope for this new generation. Not all is lost. 10-year-old boys still get excited by fun cars. Now I owe them rides with their parents' approval.

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Michaell said:

Having grown up in SoCal, I've lived through my fair share of quakes. The first one I remember was the Sylmar quake in 1971. Rattled the house pretty good; my dad took us to see some of the damage in and around LA.

The other one that sticks out was the 1989 quake in the Bay Area - I lived 300 miles away, but still felt it, as I was on the 11th floor of a 15 story building and it swayed back and forth a good couple of feet.

I had moved to Colorado just a few months before the Northridge quake in 1994. I remember not being able to reach my folks for a day or two after that one, and the way my mom described it was a bit terrifying - "like someone grabbed the foundation of the house and gave it one big shake, back and forth", not the rocking and rolling you get with most earthquakes.

Loma Prieta 1989. I remember that one well. I was near the epicenter and hanging out with a friend at his house, and his family owned a viscous German Shepherd who I was not allowed to get near. When the quake hit my friend and I ran to the nearest door way as we were all taught back then, which happened to be an exterior door leading to the dog's backyard. I honestly contemplated whether I should die in a collapsing house or die by German Shepherd outside. Fortunately the dog was even more freaked out than me, jumped the fence, and disappeared for a few days until he wandered back home.

abacomike

xwesx said:

oldfarmer50 said:

I just heard that there was a 7.0 magnitude earkquake in Alaska. Hope it wasn’t near our buddy xwesx.

Naw; Alaska's a big place!

My employees tell me that they felt it here (about 300 miles north), but I did not (was driving at the time). I was surprised by the amount of damage caused in Anchorage, though, which was right at the epicenter. 7.0 is a reasonably large quake, but typically is not big enough to cause significant infrastructure damage.

I'm just relieved that you and the family are OK, xwesx (Wes). I heard on the news about the big one in the early 1960’s. I still remember reading a "Weekly Reader" or something like that in one of my classes about that quake. The roads were buckled and it caused/created havoc for quite some time.

I lived in California for 10 or so years, mostly in the Mojave Desert near Palm Springs and a few years in northern Los Angeles in the northern most part of the San Fernando Valley. I remember being awakened early one morning (4:00 AM IIRC) to what seemed like a freight train hitting the apartment building I was living in (Palm Desert). It knocked my TV off the bedroom furniture causing a "crash" and when I got out of bed, I was knocked over by several more jolts. That was from the Northridge Quake in the San Fernando Valley and I was living 90 miles east of that epicenter. It was powerful, to say the least.

While still living in the desert, I remember being jolted out of bed during the Landers Quake - epicenter was about 14 miles north of me in the high desert, 7.0 on the Richter Scale. That was a big one. About 30 minutes later, we were jolted by a 6.9 quake from Big Bear which was about 7 miles north-northwest of where I lived. Quakes are scary when they are taking place - they last about 30-50 seconds depending upon how far the epicenter is from where you are. I don't miss earthquakes in the least.

I've lived through 5 earthquakes (2 in Chicago area and 3 in California), three hurricanes here in Florida, and two tornadoes in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago. If I had a choice of living through one of those three disasters, I'd opt for the earthquakes. Why? Because they last less than a minute. Hurricanes take three to five days to get to where you are and then there's the aftermath for weeks. Tornadoes give some warning now with modern weather forecasting - about 2-3 minutes so you can take shelter, but they are devastating.

I've also lived through 28" of snow during the great Chicago Blizzard of 1967 where I was snowed in for a week and couldn't find my car. Ah, those were the days alright!

driver100

xwesx said:

driver100 said:

What is all that white stuff?
How is that guy going to get his car out of there? He's on the road to no where!

So, I hear the car was involved in some sort of insurance scam. The guy was told that the earth would swallow it if he drove it there, but little did he know....

The white stuff? There was a gas leak at a nearby styrofoam factory. It caused an explosion and, well, you see the results!

lol. On the news tonight they said Alaska gets 400 earthquakes a year. They said to expect about 40 aftershocks for the next day after this one. Usually one big one will be followed by another one, probably a little gentler, but still major, within the next year. Not my kind of thing, but, then we have sinkholes to contend with.

jmonroe1

roadburner said:

oldfarmer50 said:

roadburner said:

I have dozens of stories about crazy cases I heard, like the lady who paid $75 for a neighbor to paint her car and then sued him for $2500 so she could get a "decent" paint job- I told her that if you pay somebody $75 to get your car painted you should be happy if the guy didn't use a brush.

Then there was the guy who was arguing with another guy on the phone. The Defendant said, "I ought whip your *ss." The victim replied, "Well, why don't you come over to my place and whip my *ss if you're man enough!" The Defendant did just that so the victim filed an assault charge. I told the victim I was dismissing the case because of the Toyota Rule- "You asked for it- you got it!"

On the last traffic docket before Christmas I called all of the people charged with minor traffic infractions to the bench, made them pledge to drive carefully, then dismissed all the charges.

$75 for the paint job sounds about right. He probably forgot to tell her that to have the car prepped right would cost an additional $2500. For 75 bucks he probably didn’t even wash it first.

I could have used you as my judge when I got my last speeding ticket. How old were you when Ronald Reagan was president?

I was 23 in 1980, but I didn't become a judge until 1986.

You might be a roadburner but it appears you took your time becoming a judge.

jmonroe

Mr_Shiftright

Michaell said:

Having grown up in SoCal, I've lived through my fair share of quakes. The first one I remember was the Sylmar quake in 1971. Rattled the house pretty good; my dad took us to see some of the damage in and around LA.

The other one that sticks out was the 1989 quake in the Bay Area - I lived 300 miles away, but still felt it, as I was on the 11th floor of a 15 story building and it swayed back and forth a good couple of feet.

I had moved to Colorado just a few months before the Northridge quake in 1994. I remember not being able to reach my folks for a day or two after that one, and the way my mom described it was a bit terrifying - "like someone grabbed the foundation of the house and gave it one big shake, back and forth", not the rocking and rolling you get with most earthquakes.

I was at the World Series when the '89 quake hit.

jmonroe1

xwesx said:

oldfarmer50 said:

I just heard that there was a 7.0 magnitude earkquake in Alaska. Hope it wasn’t near our buddy xwesx.

Naw; Alaska's a big place!

My employees tell me that they felt it here (about 300 miles north), but I did not (was driving at the time). I was surprised by the amount of damage caused in Anchorage, though, which was right at the epicenter. 7.0 is a reasonably large quake, but typically is not big enough to cause significant infrastructure damage.

This one, though, proved somewhat unique:


(image from Anchorage Daily News)

Probably the most significant issue is damage to the water and gas line infrastructure.

Good to hear that you and the family are safe. Given that there will be after-shocks, stay safe with those also.

Just curious, how long does it usually take to fix the roads up there after a quake? I guess it takes less time in the Summer than in the Winter with the snow and cold.

jmonroe

xwesx

Soon they will b

jmonroe1 said:

Good to hear that you and the family are safe. Given that there will be after-shocks, stay safe with those also.

Just curious, how long does it usually take to fix the roads up there after a quake? I guess it takes less time in the Summer than in the Winter with the snow and cold.

jmonroe

Well, this is down in Anchorage, and winters have often been rather warm down there lately. I would be surprised if the ground was much frozen right now (it was a little above freezing about two weeks ago when I was down there). So, if that's the case, then they can probably get everything sorted out fairly fast.... maybe a week or two? If they must wait on the paving until spring (April), then it will just be a gravel road in that patch until that time.

When the ground is fully frozen, they often just dump rock and gravel to make it passable for the winter and worry about it after spring breakup. The difference being that in one case, the work is all done save for the topping material while in the latter case it is a very temporary patch and all of the work to rebuild the "permanent" road bed waits.

abacomike

imidazol97 said:

@abacomike Your computer stats sound like a very competent machine. Is it connected to the internet? I'm not clear about that. You've updated it to Windows 10. As long as it keeps doing the regular Tuesday release auto updates, you should be good. What are you using for antivirus, antimalware? If nothing, is Windows Defender turned on and working properly. It's good.

My internet provider, Comcast, has a contract with Norton and I am protected by Symantec Anti-virus protection from them.  It updates every time I turn on the computer an scans the computer for viruses, etc, every 4 days.

roadburner

jmonroe1 said:

roadburner said:

oldfarmer50 said:

roadburner said:

I have dozens of stories about crazy cases I heard, like the lady who paid $75 for a neighbor to paint her car and then sued him for $2500 so she could get a "decent" paint job- I told her that if you pay somebody $75 to get your car painted you should be happy if the guy didn't use a brush.

Then there was the guy who was arguing with another guy on the phone. The Defendant said, "I ought whip your *ss." The victim replied, "Well, why don't you come over to my place and whip my *ss if you're man enough!" The Defendant did just that so the victim filed an assault charge. I told the victim I was dismissing the case because of the Toyota Rule- "You asked for it- you got it!"

On the last traffic docket before Christmas I called all of the people charged with minor traffic infractions to the bench, made them pledge to drive carefully, then dismissed all the charges.

$75 for the paint job sounds about right. He probably forgot to tell her that to have the car prepped right would cost an additional $2500. For 75 bucks he probably didn’t even wash it first.

I could have used you as my judge when I got my last speeding ticket. How old were you when Ronald Reagan was president?

I was 23 in 1980, but I didn't become a judge until 1986.

You might be a roadburner but it appears you took your time becoming a judge.

jmonroe

True- but I was the youngest judge in KY at the time.

jmonroe1

xwesx said:

Soon they will b

jmonroe1 said:

Good to hear that you and the family are safe. Given that there will be after-shocks, stay safe with those also.

Just curious, how long does it usually take to fix the roads up there after a quake? I guess it takes less time in the Summer than in the Winter with the snow and cold.

jmonroe

Well, this is down in Anchorage, and winters have often been rather warm down there lately. I would be surprised if the ground was much frozen right now (it was a little above freezing about two weeks ago when I was down there). So, if that's the case, then they can probably get everything sorted out fairly fast.... maybe a week or two? If they must wait on the paving until spring (April), then it will just be a gravel road in that patch until that time.

When the ground is fully frozen, they often just dump rock and gravel to make it passable for the winter and worry about it after spring breakup. The difference being that in one case, the work is all done save for the topping material while in the latter case it is a very temporary patch and all of the work to rebuild the "permanent" road bed waits.

Haven't you guys heard of "tar and chips" yet?

jmonroe

driver100

xwesx said:

Soon they will b

jmonroe1 said:

Good to hear that you and the family are safe. Given that there will be after-shocks, stay safe with those also.

Just curious, how long does it usually take to fix the roads up there after a quake? I guess it takes less time in the Summer than in the Winter with the snow and cold.

jmonroe

Well, this is down in Anchorage, and winters have often been rather warm down there lately. I would be surprised if the ground was much frozen right now (it was a little above freezing about two weeks ago when I was down there). So, if that's the case, then they can probably get everything sorted out fairly fast.... maybe a week or two? If they must wait on the paving until spring (April), then it will just be a gravel road in that patch until that time.

When the ground is fully frozen, they often just dump rock and gravel to make it passable for the winter and worry about it after spring breakup. The difference being that in one case, the work is all done save for the topping material while in the latter case it is a very temporary patch and all of the work to rebuild the "permanent" road bed waits.

If God expected people to actually live in Alaska he wouldn't have made so many earthquakes there.

driver100

abacomike said:

imidazol97 said:

@abacomike
Your computer stats sound like a very competent machine. Is it connected to the internet? I'm not
clear about that.
You've updated it to Windows 10. As long as it keeps doing the regular Tuesday release auto updates, you should be good.

What are you using for antivirus, antimalware? If nothing, is Windows Defender turned on and working properly. It's good.

My internet provider, Comcast, has a contract with Norton and I am protected by Symantec Anti-virus protection from them.  It updates every time I turn on the computer an scans the computer for viruses, etc, every 4 days

.

We have Comcast too and I wouldn't trust them to be doing anything that might be in my favor.

venture

xwesx said:

Soon they will b

jmonroe1 said:

Good to hear that you and the family are safe. Given that there will be after-shocks, stay safe with those also.

Just curious, how long does it usually take to fix the roads up there after a quake? I guess it takes less time in the Summer than in the Winter with the snow and cold.

jmonroe

Well, this is down in Anchorage, and winters have often been rather warm down there lately. I would be surprised if the ground was much frozen right now (it was a little above freezing about two weeks ago when I was down there). So, if that's the case, then they can probably get everything sorted out fairly fast.... maybe a week or two? If they must wait on the paving until spring (April), then it will just be a gravel road in that patch until that time.

When the ground is fully frozen, they often just dump rock and gravel to make it passable for the winter and worry about it after spring breakup. The difference being that in one case, the work is all done save for the topping material while in the latter case it is a very temporary patch and all of the work to rebuild the "permanent" road bed waits.

What about the three years to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement?

driver100

roadburner said:

jmonroe1 said:

roadburner said:

oldfarmer50 said:

roadburner said:

I have dozens of stories about crazy cases I heard, like the lady who paid $75 for a neighbor to paint her car and then sued him for $2500 so she could get a "decent" paint job- I told her that if you pay somebody $75 to get your car painted you should be happy if the guy didn't use a brush.

Then there was the guy who was arguing with another guy on the phone. The Defendant said, "I ought whip your *ss." The victim replied, "Well, why don't you come over to my place and whip my *ss if you're man enough!" The Defendant did just that so the victim filed an assault charge. I told the victim I was dismissing the case because of the Toyota Rule- "You asked for it- you got it!"

On the last traffic docket before Christmas I called all of the people charged with minor traffic infractions to the bench, made them pledge to drive carefully, then dismissed all the charges.

$75 for the paint job sounds about right. He probably forgot to tell her that to have the car prepped right would cost an additional $2500. For 75 bucks he probably didn’t even wash it first.

I could have used you as my judge when I got my last speeding ticket. How old were you when Ronald Reagan was president?

I was 23 in 1980, but I didn't become a judge until 1986.

You might be a roadburner but it appears you took your time becoming a judge.

jmonroe

True- but I was the youngest judge in KY at the time.

One requirement if you want to be a judge is you have to be over 80.....to become wiser.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

Soon they will b

jmonroe1 said:

Good to hear that you and the family are safe. Given that there will be after-shocks, stay safe with those also.

Just curious, how long does it usually take to fix the roads up there after a quake? I guess it takes less time in the Summer than in the Winter with the snow and cold.

jmonroe

Well, this is down in Anchorage, and winters have often been rather warm down there lately. I would be surprised if the ground was much frozen right now (it was a little above freezing about two weeks ago when I was down there). So, if that's the case, then they can probably get everything sorted out fairly fast.... maybe a week or two? If they must wait on the paving until spring (April), then it will just be a gravel road in that patch until that time.

When the ground is fully frozen, they often just dump rock and gravel to make it passable for the winter and worry about it after spring breakup. The difference being that in one case, the work is all done save for the topping material while in the latter case it is a very temporary patch and all of the work to rebuild the "permanent" road bed waits.

Haven't you guys heard of "tar and chips" yet?

jmonroe

Is that an engineering term?
I have heard of "fish and chips" and it comes with tartar sauce.

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

Soon they will b

jmonroe1 said:

Good to hear that you and the family are safe. Given that there will be after-shocks, stay safe with those also.

Just curious, how long does it usually take to fix the roads up there after a quake? I guess it takes less time in the Summer than in the Winter with the snow and cold.

jmonroe

Well, this is down in Anchorage, and winters have often been rather warm down there lately. I would be surprised if the ground was much frozen right now (it was a little above freezing about two weeks ago when I was down there). So, if that's the case, then they can probably get everything sorted out fairly fast.... maybe a week or two? If they must wait on the paving until spring (April), then it will just be a gravel road in that patch until that time.

When the ground is fully frozen, they often just dump rock and gravel to make it passable for the winter and worry about it after spring breakup. The difference being that in one case, the work is all done save for the topping material while in the latter case it is a very temporary patch and all of the work to rebuild the "permanent" road bed waits.

Haven't you guys heard of "tar and chips" yet?

jmonroe

Is that an engineering term?
I have heard of "fish and chips" and it comes with tartar sauce.

If you ever drove on the roads in Southwestern PA you'd swear they use "tartar sauce" as the binding component in their road mix. :@

jmonroe

bwia

What will it take for you to drive home this baby today? Do you have it in California caliente red? Yes, we can make that happen.

jmonroe1

bwia said:

What will take for you to drive home this baby today? Do have it in California caliente red? Yes, we can make that happen.

Is that the new Genesis convertible? The badge gave it away.

jmonroe

imidazol97

I thought it was a Chrysler from the emblem and the style.

bwia

Yes, this is the Genesis Allegheny Convertible. It will be available in spring 2019 but quantities are limited to present Hyundai/Genesis owners.

ab348

jmonroe1 said:

Haven't you guys heard of "tar and chips" yet?

I don't understand why this is not used more often in northern climes. The salt on the chips means it provides automatic road de-icing.

Mr_Shiftright

That's a Bentley GT and man, did they ever get the styling wrong on that one. It looks like an over-inflated Miata.

fintail

I don't mind the Continental update. The prior one was getting a little stale, and wasn't exactly sporty. I think the brand wants to give the (false) pretense of sport to the hardworking overtaxed bootstrappers who make up most of their customer base.

But if I was choosing a Bentley Continental, it would be one of these:



One of these:

(also made in an insanely elegant Flying Spur variant)

Or one of these, from my 90s dream car collection:

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

bwia said:

What will take for you to drive home this baby today? Do have it in California caliente red? Yes, we can make that happen.

Is that the new Genesis convertible? The badge gave it away.

jmonroe

Bentley, Genesis and the new Lincolns all share that same grill, must have got a bulk discount;

driver100

bwia said:

Yes, this is the Genesis Allegheny Convertible. It will be available in spring 2019 but quantities are limited to present Hyundai/Genesis owners.

I really thought it was a Bentley!

Somebody is joking....that is a Bentley!

Mr_Shiftright

fintail said:

I don't mind the Continental update. The prior one was getting a little stale, and wasn't exactly sporty. I think the brand wants to give the (false) pretense of sport to the hardworking overtaxed bootstrappers who make up most of their customer base.

But if I was choosing a Bentley Continental, it would be one of these:



One of these:

(also made in an insanely elegant Flying Spur variant)

Or one of these, from my 90s dream car collection:

And you were doing so well with the first two until that....that.....THING....in the last photo. Did they forget the other two doors and the chauffeur?

fintail

It's just a targa top, the rear roof section is also like a pano sunroof. It's so weird and unnecessary , but in a cool way, not in the faux-Tuscan-mcmansion-on-wheels style of modern lux exotics. Whoever went ahead with it had a sense of humor. The SC model also seems to still be worth a bit, so others must like it too.

Mr_Shiftright said:

And you were doing so well with the first two until that....that.....THING....in the last photo. Did they forget the other two doors and the chauffeur?

fintail

It's a cult. A few days a week I watch a few compilations. You get weird car spotting, sometimes interesting music, amusing profanities, bizarre roads, and perplexing driving decisions.

I run a dashcam here too, due to both drivers and not having complete faith in a correct verdict should there be an incident with another road user.

henryn said:

I wasn't even aware that was a "thing". The only time in my life that I have ever seen "Russian dashcam video" I was watching a show on Discovery (or similar channel) about a meteor that hit in Russia.

The voice over explained that traffic was so bad, accidents so common, everyone in Russia has a dash cam.

Hmmm... With the way things are going around here, perhaps I should consider investing in some companies that make dash cams!

Mr_Shiftright

fintail said:

It's just a targa top, the rear roof section is also like a pano sunroof. It's so weird and unnecessary , but in a cool way, not in the faux-Tuscan-mcmansion-on-wheels style of modern lux exotics. Whoever went ahead with it had a sense of humor. The SC model also seems to still be worth a bit, so others must like it too.

Mr_Shiftright said:

And you were doing so well with the first two until that....that.....THING....in the last photo. Did they forget the other two doors and the chauffeur?

I'm just not feelin' it.

fintail

Sovereign citizen types are regrettable, and fortunately, widely mocked. Kudos to the cops who keep it together when dealing with those bozos.

snakeweasel said:

Those are pretty good, I'll admit to watching those at times. Another I will sometimes watch are these bozos who film themselves being pulled over by the police and tell the police they are not driving they are travelling since they are not operating on a commercial capacity. Then they refuse to show the officer 5heir license. It usually doesn't end well for them.

fintail

Even better for car spotting. I see a surprising amount of American cars on the road there, especially SUVs (US brands do a good job at those, I suppose).

One uploader I patronize inserts translations and comments, like "that's a rare Lada 2108 3-door" or "Volga 24, dream car for 70-80 year old car enthusiasts in Russia"

oldfarmer50 said:

Oh man, those are the best. Especially when there’s rip off American pop music playing loudly in the car with the cam.

oldfarmer50

jmonroe1 said:

bwia said:

What will take for you to drive home this baby today? Do have it in California caliente red? Yes, we can make that happen.

Is that the new Genesis convertible? The badge gave it away.

jmonroe

Looks like a Bentley.

I tried looking up a review and can’t find a thing. How come?

explorerx4

Blew the leaves off the front yard for the last time. It's going to rain later and tomorrow, so hoping to do the last mowing on Monday.

jmonroe1

Mr_Shiftright said:

That's a Bentley GT and man, did they ever get the styling wrong on that one. It looks like an over-inflated Miata.

Thanks for not comparing it to a Hyundai product.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

bwia said:

Yes, this is the Genesis Allegheny Convertible. It will be available in spring 2019 but quantities are limited to present Hyundai/Genesis owners.

Damn, I'll probably have a Benz by then.

jmonroe

fintail

I think production of those didn't exceed low triple digits, so you aren't alone

It's funny, to me anyway, it is a silly and needless car, yet less ostentatious than modern variants.

Mr_Shiftright said:

I'm just not feelin' it.

Mr_Shiftright

jmonroe1 said:

bwia said:

Yes, this is the Genesis Allegheny Convertible. It will be available in spring 2019 but quantities are limited to present Hyundai/Genesis owners.

Damn, I'll probably have a Benz by then.

jmonroe

No, it's a Bentley--or did I miss a photo?

abacomike

You know when winter arrives here in my condo community - not by the change in temperatures or the reduced hours of daylight!  It’s the lack of guest parking spaces in front of my building and the long waits for the elevator as the snowbirds unload their cars and wheel their belongings to the apartments on the 3rd and 4th floors (I live on the second floor)!

It was so peaceful and quiet this summer and fall.  But no longer.  And when the holidays arrive, there is an increase in the din as children and grandchildren arrive to crowd into these 2-bedroom apartments - kids running up and down the stairs and along the adjacent catwalks.  Bah Humbug! 

ab348

fintail said:

Or one of these, from my 90s dream car collection:

Video driving impression of one here:

https://youtu.be/zv19FIK3ZOQ?t=339

abacomike

ab348 said:

Or one of these, from my 90s dream car collection:

Video driving impression of one here: https://youtu.be/zv19FIK3ZOQ?t=339

What I enjoy watching are the YouTube presentations of the new model cars.  Manufacturers and even dealerships post professional looking videos with accompanying voice overlays that literally take you around the exterior as well as the interior of the car commenting and showing about each feature.  

There are some excellent presentations on YouTube - just go to search and enter the year, model and make - and voila - a multitude of videos.

driver100

explorerx4 said:

Blew the leaves off the front yard for the last time. It's going to rain later and tomorrow, so hoping to do the last mowing on Monday.

Did you leave your Face Book posting here by mistake?

suydam

abacomike said:

You know when winter arrives here in my condo community - not by the change in temperatures or the reduced hours of daylight!  It’s the lack of guest parking spaces in front of my building and the long waits for the elevator as the snowbirds unload their cars and wheel their belongings to the apartments on the 3rd and 4th floors (I live on the second floor)!

It was so peaceful and quiet this summer and fall.  But no longer.  And when the holidays arrive, there is an increase in the din as children and grandchildren arrive to crowd into these 2-bedroom apartments - kids running up and down the stairs and along the adjacent catwalks.  Bah Humbug! 

Once upon a time, we were one of those families! One of my fondest vacation memories is renting a condo in the Florida Keys and having our young adult children join us. None of us had ever been to Florida and we all had a blast!

xwesx

jmonroe1 said:

Haven't you guys heard of "tar and chips" yet?

jmonroe

Chip seal? Ugh. Too much, I fear. But, that doesn't work well at all in the cold because the tar is too viscous to set up properly, and the rock just never sets in it quite right.

Mr_Shiftright

I can only hope that among the "6 to 10 cars" that the average Bentley owner keeps, according to the review, that at least one of them is a flatbed truck?

xwesx

venture said:

What about the three years to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement?

Touche! That only counts for new construction. Repairs, etc., are mostly just grab-and-go.