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Mr_Shiftright

It would be tricky, as you'd have to dial in the seat adjustment perfectly. Then, of course, if you wanted to read license plates or house addresses, you might need a bifocal windshield.

28firefighter

If not keeping Kosher is the worst I've done in this life, I can live with that. Besides, have you had a Philly Cheesesteak? I can't give that up.

jmonroe1

Mr_Shiftright said:

It would be tricky, as you'd have to dial in the seat adjustment perfectly. Then, of course, if you wanted to read license plates or house addresses, you might need a bifocal windshield.

Probably not as tricky as you think. All that has to be done is to install a Pupil Sensor in the windshield but they'd more than likely gouge you for that upgrade.

jmonroe

explorerx4

This one of my all time favorite movie scenes.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=15+no+10+commandments&ru=/search?q=15+no+10+commandments&form=PRDLCS&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&refig=299c8803be814f10bc6c01a3298b6600&sp=1&qs=AS&pq=15+no+&sc=8-6&cvid=299c8803be814f10bc6c01a3298b6600&mmscn=vwrc&view=detail&mid=9DE9A0917C461DF7F4F59DE9A0917C461DF7F4F5&rvsmid=DA5B8D23FB7B7A899FBDDA5B8D23FB7B7A899FBD&FORM=VDQVAP

jmonroe1

28firefighter said:

If not keeping Kosher is the worst I've done in this life, I can live with that. Besides, have you had a Philly Cheesesteak? I can't give that up.

It just so happens we went to my favorite sports bar last night and I had a Philly Cheese Steak. I've never had one in Philly but the ones I get at this place have to be at least close to the real thing.

jmonroe

Mr_Shiftright

You guys should come up with Ten Commandments for Car Owners, like "Thou Shalt Not Drive a Mitsubishi Mirage".

or

"Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Seat Massagers"

28firefighter

jmonroe1 said:

28firefighter said:

If not keeping Kosher is the worst I've done in this life, I can live with that. Besides, have you had a Philly Cheesesteak? I can't give that up.

It just so happens we went to my favorite sports bar last night and I had a Philly Cheese Steak. I've never had one in Philly but the ones I get at this place have to be at least close to the real thing.

jmonroe

If they put french fries on it, they did it wrong. I cannot tell you how many places in Pittsburgh I went to that had a Philly Cheesesteak on the menu and then tried to put fries on...

berri

Phily cheese steaks are good, but try a Portillo's Italian beef if you are in Chicago sometime. Actually, they are expanding in places like LA, Phoenix and Tampa I believe. Everyone just thinks hot dogs. Al's right ion the city is good too, but a little messier to eat.

explorerx4

@Mr_Shiftright,
Those were in the dropped tablet.

tjc78

Cheesesteaks are wonderful... and I’ve eaten plenty.  Now I must tell everyone that the best sandwich in Philly is Not, I repeat is Not the cheesesteak. 

When in Philly you need to have a “Roast Pork Italian with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe”. Dinic’s in the Italian market is arguably the best but many places serve it.  

It was named best sandwich in America by Adam Richman on his same named series.  

jmonroe1

28firefighter said:

jmonroe1 said:

28firefighter said:

If not keeping Kosher is the worst I've done in this life, I can live with that. Besides, have you had a Philly Cheesesteak? I can't give that up.

It just so happens we went to my favorite sports bar last night and I had a Philly Cheese Steak. I've never had one in Philly but the ones I get at this place have to be at least close to the real thing.

jmonroe

If they put french fries on it, they did it wrong. I cannot tell you how many places in Pittsburgh I went to that had a Philly Cheesesteak on the menu and then tried to put fries on...

They do NOT put fries on their Philly Cheese Steak sandwich, they just load it up with meat. Mrs. j has stopped asking me how I can eat that BIG sandwich. She now knows I can do it because I plan for it. It took years of practice but I got it mastered now.

FWIW, I don't like fries on any of my sandwiches. Just put them on the side. This place has some pretty good fries but not as good as the "O". I can't remember the l last time I had fries at the "O".

jmonroe

28firefighter

I never remembered when I ate fries at the O. Just knew the next morning...

abacomike

berri said:

Phily cheese steaks are good, but try a Portillo's Italian beef if you are in Chicago sometime. Actually, they are expanding in places like LA, Phoenix and Tampa I believe. Everyone just thinks hot dogs. Al's right ion the city is good too, but a little messier to eat.

I remember Portillo’s vividly as having the best Italian beef sandwiches I have ever eaten.  Not just the thinly sliced beef au jus, but the green and red peppers that were as soft and aromatic as well as the Italian bread it was “shoveled” into - crusty on the outside and soft on the inside.  

I just finished dinner, but my mouth is watering just thinking about those Italian beef sandwiches.

@jmonroe1:

The Philly Cheesesteak hero you had in Pittsburgh was as close to a real Philly Cheesesteak sold in Philadelphia as you are to being an Orthodox Jew! 

ab348

abacomike said:

I remember Portillo’s vividly as having the best Italian beef sandwiches I have ever eaten.  Not just the thinly sliced beef au jus, but the green and red peppers that were as soft and aromatic as well as the Italian bread it was “shoveled” into - crusty on the outside and soft on the inside.

I've never had one of theirs but had a local version a few times some years ago. It was fine once I got rid of the excess onions (not a fan of those things) but even at that it was (a) too much food for one sitting and (b) not the kind of thing a heart patient ought to have very often, if at all. I remember liking it fine back then though. Just another of the good tasting things that are of course not good for you.

stickguy

tjc78 said:

Cheesesteaks are wonderful... and I’ve eaten plenty.  Now I must tell everyone that the best sandwich in Philly is Not, I repeat is Not the cheesesteak. 

When in Philly you need to have a “Roast Pork Italian with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe”. Dinic’s in the Italian market is arguably the best but many places serve it.  

It was named best sandwich in America by Adam Richman on his same named series.  

I loved roast pork with provolone. But with roasted red peppers and no broccoli. I hate rabe.

jmonroe1

abacomike said:

berri said:

Phily cheese steaks are good, but try a Portillo's Italian beef if you are in Chicago sometime. Actually, they are expanding in places like LA, Phoenix and Tampa I believe. Everyone just thinks hot dogs. Al's right ion the city is good too, but a little messier to eat.

I remember Portillo’s vividly as having the best Italian beef sandwiches I have ever eaten.  Not just the thinly sliced beef au jus, but the green and red peppers that were as soft and aromatic as well as the Italian bread it was “shoveled” into - crusty on the outside and soft on the inside.  

I just finished dinner, but my mouth is watering just thinking about those Italian beef sandwiches.

@jmonroe1:

The Philly Cheesesteak hero you had in Pittsburgh was as close to a real Philly Cheesesteak sold in Philadelphia as you are to being an Orthodox Jew! 

You'd be surprised on both accounts. The last time I went to a Bar Mitzvah I was told I looked so good with a Yamaka, I could pass for a Jew with very little work.

jmonroe

tjc78

stickguy said:

Cheesesteaks are wonderful... and I’ve eaten plenty.  Now I must tell everyone that the best sandwich in Philly is Not, I repeat is Not the cheesesteak. 

When in Philly you need to have a “Roast Pork Italian with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe”. Dinic’s in the Italian market is arguably the best but many places serve it.  

It was named best sandwich in America by Adam Richman on his same named series.  

I loved roast pork with provolone. But with roasted red peppers and no broccoli. I hate rabe.

Perfectly acceptable!  

qbrozen

The last time I bought glasses prior to surgery, I paid about $100 for 3 pair. Was turned on to a site, eyebuydirect.com. Got my free exam through insurance, then took the script to that website. It was great, and I bought a few just so I could be stylish and have different ones depending on the day/outfit. 

Mr_Shiftright

That's it. You guys are all health food blasphemers (keeping with the Biblical theme) . I'm cancelling (smiting?) all your subscriptions to Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop website!

ronsteve

jmonroe1 said:

28firefighter said:

If not keeping Kosher is the worst I've done in this life, I can live with that. Besides, have you had a Philly Cheesesteak? I can't give that up.

It just so happens we went to my favorite sports bar last night and I had a Philly Cheese Steak. I've never had one in Philly but the ones I get at this place have to be at least close to the real thing.

jmonroe

At a sports bar, it probably isn't. What makes a cheesesteak the real thing is the Amoroso roll. There are a few places that do cheesesteaks far away from Philly, and they get their rolls flown in fresh each day.

BTW, I'm Team Pat's (whiz, wit) but Frankie's in Tucson actually makes a pretty damn good one too.

ronsteve

berri said:

Phily cheese steaks are good, but try a Portillo's Italian beef if you are in Chicago sometime. Actually, they are expanding in places like LA, Phoenix and Tampa I believe. Everyone just thinks hot dogs. Al's right ion the city is good too, but a little messier to eat.

I'm Team Al's... (wet, hot and sweet)
It's when you go "dipped" that it gets really messy!

28firefighter

I like D’Alessandros in Germantown. 

Also love Dinics. 

venture

ab348 said:

abacomike said:

I remember Portillo’s vividly as having the best Italian beef sandwiches I have ever eaten.  Not just the thinly sliced beef au jus, but the green and red peppers that were as soft and aromatic as well as the Italian bread it was “shoveled” into - crusty on the outside and soft on the inside.

I've never had one of theirs but had a local version a few times some years ago. It was fine once I got rid of the excess onions (not a fan of those things) but even at that it was (a) too much food for one sitting and (b) not the kind of thing a heart patient ought to have very often, if at all. I remember liking it fine back then though. Just another of the good tasting things that are of course not good for you.

I have a friend with heart problems and he said his motto is, "If it tastes good, spit it out".

oldfarmer50

Mr_Shiftright said:

That's it. You guys are all health food blasphemers (keeping with the Biblical theme) . I'm cancelling (smiting?) all your subscriptions to Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop website!

Sorry, if Gwyneth is selling THIS to eat I’m out.

driver100

Ever have trouble parking when someone is parked way over the line? (52 seconds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qc0aaY-3qY

driver100

Today we are going to lunch at a real Florida kind of place....Linger Lodge;

tjc78

I've been to a place that looks just like that in/near Helena Montana. Without the 'Gator of course

imidazol97

driver100 said:

Ever have trouble parking when someone is parked way over the line? (52 seconds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qc0aaY-3qY

Looks like he tried to make a fairly neat cut...

abacomike

The Spring Break onslaught of families, college and high school kids and tourists has caused untold havoc on South Beach this year.  It’s so bad, the Miami Beach City Council is considering several measures to stop the public displays of pot smoking and drug sales, fighting, destruction of private and public property, public sexual activity and sales of liquor to minors.

Luckily, higher powers are at play throughout South Florida thanks to a large low pressure system causing gale force winds an 5-7 inches of rain over the next several days.  This should cool off things for a while as the Miami Beach Coty Council considers plans to eliminate this problem.

driver100

imidazol97 said:

driver100 said:

Ever have trouble parking when someone is parked way over the line? (52 seconds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qc0aaY-3qY

Looks like he tried to make a fairly neat cut...

He did a nice job of it.

oldfarmer50

abacomike said:

The Spring Break onslaught of families, college and high school kids and tourists has caused untold havoc on South Beach this year.  It’s so bad, the Miami Beach City Council is considering several measures to stop the public displays of pot smoking and drug sales, fighting, destruction of private and public property, public sexual activity and sales of liquor to minors.

Luckily, higher powers are at play throughout South Florida thanks to a large low pressure system causing gale force winds an 5-7 inches of rain over the next several days.  This should cool off things for a while as the Miami Beach Coty Council considers plans to eliminate this problem.

What used to be carefree drunkenness and promiscuity has turned into something more akin to ‘The Purge’.

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

I bet you Rolls Royce would build you a prescription windshield Of course, nobody else could drive your car, and people looking into it would find your face kinda funny.

Interesting, how long do you think it will take for Rolls to offer that as an option? jmonroe

It looks as if Lexus beat them to it.

https://www.core77.com/posts/76125/Lexus-Unveils-Prescription-Windshields-and-DNA-Based-Ignition

Check the date of the posting.

snakeweasel

28firefighter said:

If not keeping Kosher is the worst I've done in this life, I can live with that. Besides, have you had a Philly Cheesesteak? I can't give that up.

You could always become a Protestant, no dietary restrictions.

snakeweasel

berri said:

Phily cheese steaks are good, but try a Portillo's Italian beef if you are in Chicago sometime. Actually, they are expanding in places like LA, Phoenix and Tampa I believe. Everyone just thinks hot dogs. Al's right ion the city is good too, but a little messier to eat.

Oh Yeah Portillos beef is great, gotta get it dipped.

snakeweasel

tjc78 said:

Cheesesteaks are wonderful... and I’ve eaten plenty.  Now I must tell everyone that the best sandwich in Philly is Not, I repeat is Not the cheesesteak. 

When in Philly you need to have a “Roast Pork Italian with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe”. Dinic’s in the Italian market is arguably the best but many places serve it.  

It was named best sandwich in America by Adam Richman on his same named series.  

Adam Richman obviously has never been to moonshine.

ab348

Ah, youth.

A week in the cooler for any violators (because all the judges are on vacation this week, so they can't get a hearing ) would probably upset the tourism industry but would send a valuable message to these idiots.

berri

Spring break is a tough call for places like Florida. Residents get sick of the rowdiness, but the students bring a lot of money into the economy helping to hold down taxes.

abacomike

berri said:

Spring break is a tough call for places like Florida. Residents get sick of the rowdiness, but the students bring a lot of money into the economy helping to hold down taxes.

The only places that benefit from spring breakers’ money are the public beach areas along the east coast and the panhandle coast.  But the increased costs of law enforcement negative a lot of that.

suydam

In the Middle Ages burghers in university cities complained about student drunkenness and mayhem. ‘Twas ever thus.

oldfarmer50

Interesting video on the low end car business:

https://youtu.be/41X3PCQ7TKk

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

Interesting video on the low end car business:

It was interesting.....is this going to be your next career move?
It would be hard to do at home, cars would need a safety inspection probably.
I go by this spot on the highway on my way to tennis, and there are always 3 cars parked with a sign in the window. It is probably a guy like this.

jmonroe1

abacomike said:

The Spring Break onslaught of families, college and high school kids and tourists has caused untold havoc on South Beach this year.  It’s so bad, the Miami Beach City Council is considering several measures to stop the public displays of pot smoking and drug sales, fighting, destruction of private and public property, public sexual activity and sales of liquor to minors.

Luckily, higher powers are at play throughout South Florida thanks to a large low pressure system causing gale force winds an 5-7 inches of rain over the next several days.  This should cool off things for a while as the Miami Beach Coty Council considers plans to eliminate this problem.

Hey Mike, let me put in a request on behalf of this site.

Before the kids get their clothes back on and/or the cops put an end to the public display you mentioned, get down there with a fully charged phone and get back to us with some pics, OK? We'll decide how much of a display it really is.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

Ever have trouble parking when someone is parked way over the line? (52 seconds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qc0aaY-3qY

It would be even funnier if it were true.

I believe everything I see on the Internet.

jmonroe

andres3

abacomike said:

berri said:

Spring break is a tough call for places like Florida. Residents get sick of the rowdiness, but the students bring a lot of money into the economy helping to hold down taxes.

The only places that benefit from spring breakers’ money are the public beach areas along the east coast and the panhandle coast.  But the increased costs of law enforcement negative a lot of that.

Isn't law enforcement a sunk cost? Or is someone trigger-happy on approving overtime.

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

The Spring Break onslaught of families, college and high school kids and tourists has caused untold havoc on South Beach this year.  It’s so bad, the Miami Beach City Council is considering several measures to stop the public displays of pot smoking and drug sales, fighting, destruction of private and public property, public sexual activity and sales of liquor to minors.

Luckily, higher powers are at play throughout South Florida thanks to a large low pressure system causing gale force winds an 5-7 inches of rain over the next several days.  This should cool off things for a while as the Miami Beach Coty Council considers plans to eliminate this problem.

Hey Mike, let me put in a request on behalf of this site. Before the kids get their clothes back on and/or the cops put an end to the public display you mentioned, get down there with a fully charged phone and get back to us with some pics, OK? We'll decide how much of a display it really is. jmonroe

Well here is a picture of a college coed dancing around at spring break with abosluty nothing on at all.

snakeweasel

andres3 said:

berri said:

Spring break is a tough call for places like Florida. Residents get sick of the rowdiness, but the students bring a lot of money into the economy helping to hold down taxes.

The only places that benefit from spring breakers’ money are the public beach areas along the east coast and the panhandle coast.  But the increased costs of law enforcement negative a lot of that.

Isn't law enforcement a sunk cost? Or is someone trigger-happy on approving overtime.

it's partially a sunk cost. The level of law enforcement goes up greatly during spring break. The normal manpower requirements of the area would be overwhelmed during spring break meaning you would have to have a stronger presence meaning more overtime.

qbrozen

driver100 said:

It was interesting.....is this going to be your next career move?
It would be hard to do at home, cars would need a safety inspection probably.
I go by this spot on the highway on my way to tennis, and there are always 3 cars parked with a sign in the window. It is probably a guy like this.

Is that legal in FL? Can't get away with that in NJ. Not only do you need a dealer's licence, but you are required to have a commercial space with proper signage and office hours. Plus a bunch of other rules. Makes it quite expensive to be an actual legal dealer here.

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

andres3 said:

abacomike said:

berri said:

Spring break is a tough call for places like Florida. Residents get sick of the rowdiness, but the students bring a lot of money into the economy helping to hold down taxes.

The only places that benefit from spring breakers’ money are the public beach areas along the east coast and the panhandle coast.  But the increased costs of law enforcement negative a lot of that.

Isn't law enforcement a sunk cost? Or is someone trigger-happy on approving overtime.

it's partially a sunk cost. The level of law enforcement goes up greatly during spring break. The normal manpower requirements of the area would be overwhelmed during spring break meaning you would have to have a stronger presence meaning more overtime.

I have to think that by now these popular spring break towns should pretty much know what their police costs are going to be. I know that means these places have to think ahead but complaining every year pretty much points to their incompetence.

jmonroe

stickguy

Driver, to do what that guy is doing you need a real lot, with a garage and detail bay. But don’t need anything elaborate really. Also have to deal in volume to really make money. That and have the dealer license so you can buy at the auctions!

berri

Isn't law enforcement a sunk cost?

That's an interesting topic. It seems whenever additional police, etc. are needed, be it spring break, parades, whatever, that the cities often quote the cost as simply hourly rate (including benefits) plus overtime time premium, or a fully loaded labor rate. On a cash flow basis it is just the overtime pay premium times hours because the basic pay and benefits are fixed each pay period. It is an incremental increase. Clever way to build up data supporting budget increases for next year or exaggerating costs to support a political position. Personally, I'd have to think cities would crack down heavily to effectively ban the spring breakers if they were losing money on it overall. Legally, you probably can't just ban it, but you can make the experience unpleasant to discourage repeat spring breakers.