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  • bwiabwia Member Posts: 2,913
    edited February 2021
    ab348 said:

    Here in Halifax we have received no snow at all in the last 24 hours, and yesterday was a nice sunny day and surprisingly mild. But the weather folk issued warnings up the yazoo for all sorts of dire results and the emergency mgmt group in govt issued their usual alerts, like having 72 hours worth of food and water both at home and in your vehicle. Naturally the local news media amplified all of that noise and got everyone freaked out, and schools were cancelled for today sometime last night.

    So nothing here happened until a couple of hours ago around noon, and when it did it was some drizzle and a very few ice pellets. Now the temps are above freezing and it is just a coldish damp day. The weather types are now calling for a big pile of snow on Friday. But they have so little credibility at this point I am wondering whether to even pay attention.

    Same story here in Boston yesterday as well. Good thing schools are closed for the spring break; otherwise we would be inundated with school closing announcements. Today, we have blue skies but 5 inches are predicted for Thursday.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,788
    bwia said:



    Same story here in Boston yesterday as well. Good thing schools are closed for the spring break; otherwise we would be inundated with school closing announcements. Today, we have blue skies but 5 inches are predicted for Thursday.

    Spring break in February. Ah, Boston. lol.

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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,160
    carnaught said:

    graphicguy said:

    oldfarmer50 said:

    How about the brownouts because the Texas windmills froze.

    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/02/14/historic-winter-storm-freezes-texas-wind-turbines-hampering-electric-generation/4483230001/

    Just read an article this a.m. 7% of TX power comes from wind farms. Moreover, the ones they do have, the state cheaped out on and didn’t buy the more expensive ones with heated casings.

    TX has no one to blame but TX. They produce more power than any other state, yet they can’t power themselves.

    Question: so what powers the heat to the casings? Does anyone know?
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,596
    Is that a running driving Allroad? In 2021?
    andres3 said:

    An FRS got a bit too frisky out on the canyon highways near Palomar:

  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,869
    We had an allroad of that era. It was a glorified oil delivery mechanism...wonderful at drinking copious amounts of oil and spewing it on the floor of the garage.
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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,714
    edited February 2021
    carnaught said:

    graphicguy said:

    oldfarmer50 said:

    How about the brownouts because the Texas windmills froze.

    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/02/14/historic-winter-storm-freezes-texas-wind-turbines-hampering-electric-generation/4483230001/

    Just read an article this a.m. 7% of TX power comes from wind farms. Moreover, the ones they do have, the state cheaped out on and didn’t buy the more expensive ones with heated casings.

    TX has no one to blame but TX. They produce more power than any other state, yet they can’t power themselves.

    Question: so what powers the heat to the casings? Does anyone know?
    Natural gas? LOL

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,714
    graphicguy said:

    oldfarmer50 said:

    How about the brownouts because the Texas windmills froze.

    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/02/14/historic-winter-storm-freezes-texas-wind-turbines-hampering-electric-generation/4483230001/

    Just read an article this a.m. 7% of TX power comes from wind farms. Moreover, the ones they do have, the state cheaped out on and didn’t buy the more expensive ones with heated casings.

    TX has no one to blame but TX. They produce more power than any other state, yet they can’t power themselves.
    But they've always got the solar panels to rely on.

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,642
    Though my 06 Passat 2.0t didn't leak oil it sure swilled it. I now understand that due to direct fuel injection the oil rings would get clogged with carbon as the car aged and a new ring design with larger openings is now being installed. Using a qt every 750 miles or so on VW spec synthetic gets old. VW claimed oil consumption was still in the normal range. I cut bait at 59K just before the 60K powertrain warranty expired. Wonderful car overall, but the experience made me really shy about buying another VW/Audi product. 13 years later I am dipping back in with the Q5 and Passat. Hoping they got it right this time!

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,352
    imidazol97 said:

    graphicguy said:

    oldfarmer50 said:

    How about the brownouts because the Texas windmills froze.

    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/02/14/historic-winter-storm-freezes-texas-wind-turbines-hampering-electric-generation/4483230001/

    Just read an article this a.m. 7% of TX power comes from wind farms. Moreover, the ones they do have, the state cheaped out on and didn’t buy the more expensive ones with heated casings.

    TX has no one to blame but TX. They produce more power than any other state, yet they can’t power themselves.
    But they've always got the solar panels to rely on.
    In driving through VT it’s interesting to see the numerous solar farms covered in snow producing little if any useful energy for weeks. At least in TX those windmills will thaw out.

    I could never understand why, since they are connected to the grid they couldn’t include some electric heaters to help the snow slide off.

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  • bwiabwia Member Posts: 2,913
    edited February 2021
    Sad news. A legend in broadcasting. Rush Limbaugh is dead. Silenced forever, may his soul rest in eternal peace.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,676
    sda said:

    Though my 06 Passat 2.0t didn't leak oil it sure swilled it. I now understand that due to direct fuel injection the oil rings would get clogged with carbon as the car aged and a new ring design with larger openings is now being installed. Using a qt every 750 miles or so on VW spec synthetic gets old. VW claimed oil consumption was still in the normal range. I cut bait at 59K just before the 60K powertrain warranty expired. Wonderful car overall, but the experience made me really shy about buying another VW/Audi product. 13 years later I am dipping back in with the Q5 and Passat. Hoping they got it right this time!

    I just watched this yesterday, because I heard the term and was curious as to what they actually are. Pretty interesting, and sounds like a good idea. Though not as smart as the Toyota (and I think a few other companies) solution of also having port on occasion.

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  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 13,983
    edited February 2021
    snakeweasel said:

    andres3 said:

    dino001 said:

    andres3 said:

    https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/17098/003.cfm

    You don't have to read the above link, just read these 6 quotes I took from the publication:

    1. “ … the relationship between crash frequency and speed is less clear.”
    2. “However, the relationship between speed and crash frequency is unknown.”
    3. “while setting the posted speed limit 10 mph (16.1 km/h) lower than the recommended engineering value resulted in an increase in fatal plus injury crashes…”
    4. “A consistent, quantifiable relationship between operating speed and crash frequency has not been reported in the literature. “
    5. “However, the relationship between crash frequency and speed is not as clear.”
    6. “…however, the relationship between operating speed and crash frequency has yet to be well established.”
    Common weasel words that discredit agencies trying to prove or at least regurgitate and repeat falsehoods are:

    1. Indirect relationship
    2. Complex relationship
    3. Unclear relationship
    4. Unknown relationship.

    What they really mean to say if they are honest with themselves is the data doesn't support them at all. There is no relationship between speed and crash frequency, or it would be direct and clear, such as the "direct" relationship between crash severity and the speed at which one crashes (but not the speed one drives because speed driven does not equal speed crashed at).

    I've asked Engineers to defend and define an "indirect" relationship and I've yet to get an answer. Most of what I've been able to gather is you have to get into a long-winded laborious highly convoluted presumption and assumption chain of events to get from A to Z.
    I read it. You conveniently “missed” whole part about relationship between speed and fatalities.
    I mentioned crash severity and speed at moment of impact to be directly related/correlated/linked. The most severe type of crash is a fatality, so I don't think I missed it.
    I think you have miss it. It does say that severity of accidents increase with crash speed, which is not necessarily equal to the driven speed before impact. Logic would state that the more severe the accident the more severe the injuries and the most severe injury is death.

    You are saying the same thing I said with different words and structure order. No argument on crash severity and yes, the more severe the crash the more severe the injury, the worst being death. The only thing I'd add is the caveat in italic bold inserted above.
    andres3 said:

    Still, you have to wonder how an agency can flip over, bend backwards, and twist and contort to try and make it seem like there's a relationship between speed and crash frequency that they basically say the opposite at LEAST six times.

    I don't see where they say the opposite. See #3 They and you conveniently ignore the evidence and data when it doesn't suit your agenda.
    andres3 said:

    Another favorite line of mine (not in this study but I've seen it in others is) "more research is needed in this area." You mean there's not enough data from the human history of driving statistics already?

    The worst studies are ones that use "estimates and expectations" to assert a claim. There's an IIHS Study that claims it was over a 20 year period, to give the impression it's a comprehensive study. Yet most all the figures they use are "expectations" and "estimates." Go figure.

    Remember the report is not about speed and fatalities it's about designing roads that encourage driving at a safer speed.
    I hope they learned the lesson shown that reducing speed limits kills people when below "engineering objective" standards
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  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 13,983
    fintail said:

    Is that a running driving Allroad? In 2021?

    andres3 said:

    An FRS got a bit too frisky out on the canyon highways near Palomar:

    Yes, no tow trucks required, though I suspect they have a healthy maintenance budget, especially the 2.7 motor.
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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    andres3 said:

    snakeweasel said:

    andres3 said:

    dino001 said:

    andres3 said:

    https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/17098/003.cfm

    You don't have to read the above link, just read these 6 quotes I took from the publication:

    1. “ … the relationship between crash frequency and speed is less clear.”
    2. “However, the relationship between speed and crash frequency is unknown.”
    3. “while setting the posted speed limit 10 mph (16.1 km/h) lower than the recommended engineering value resulted in an increase in fatal plus injury crashes…”
    4. “A consistent, quantifiable relationship between operating speed and crash frequency has not been reported in the literature. “
    5. “However, the relationship between crash frequency and speed is not as clear.”
    6. “…however, the relationship between operating speed and crash frequency has yet to be well established.”
    Common weasel words that discredit agencies trying to prove or at least regurgitate and repeat falsehoods are:

    1. Indirect relationship
    2. Complex relationship
    3. Unclear relationship
    4. Unknown relationship.

    What they really mean to say if they are honest with themselves is the data doesn't support them at all. There is no relationship between speed and crash frequency, or it would be direct and clear, such as the "direct" relationship between crash severity and the speed at which one crashes (but not the speed one drives because speed driven does not equal speed crashed at).

    I've asked Engineers to defend and define an "indirect" relationship and I've yet to get an answer. Most of what I've been able to gather is you have to get into a long-winded laborious highly convoluted presumption and assumption chain of events to get from A to Z.
    I read it. You conveniently “missed” whole part about relationship between speed and fatalities.
    I mentioned crash severity and speed at moment of impact to be directly related/correlated/linked. The most severe type of crash is a fatality, so I don't think I missed it.
    I think you have miss it. It does say that severity of accidents increase with crash speed, which is not necessarily equal to the driven speed before impact. Logic would state that the more severe the accident the more severe the injuries and the most severe injury is death.

    You are saying the same thing I said with different words and structure order. No argument on crash severity and yes, the more severe the crash the more severe the injury, the worst being death. The only think I'd add is the caveat in italic bold inserted above.
    andres3 said:

    Still, you have to wonder how an agency can flip over, bend backwards, and twist and contort to try and make it seem like there's a relationship between speed and crash frequency that they basically say the opposite at LEAST six times.

    I don't see where they say the opposite. See #3 They and you conveniently ignore the evidence and data when it doesn't suit your agenda.
    andres3 said:

    Another favorite line of mine (not in this study but I've seen it in others is) "more research is needed in this area." You mean there's not enough data from the human history of driving statistics already?

    The worst studies are ones that use "estimates and expectations" to assert a claim. There's an IIHS Study that claims it was over a 20 year period, to give the impression it's a comprehensive study. Yet most all the figures they use are "expectations" and "estimates." Go figure.

    Remember the report is not about speed and fatalities it's about designing roads that encourage driving at a safer speed.
    I hope they learned the lesson shown that reducing speed limits kills people when below "engineering objective" standards
    Huh? That doesn't make sense.

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  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 13,983
    edited February 2021
    snakeweasel said:

    andres3 said:

    snakeweasel said:

    andres3 said:

    dino001 said:

    andres3 said:

    https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/17098/003.cfm

    You don't have to read the above link, just read these 6 quotes I took from the publication:

    1. “ … the relationship between crash frequency and speed is less clear.”
    2. “However, the relationship between speed and crash frequency is unknown.”
    3. “while setting the posted speed limit 10 mph (16.1 km/h) lower than the recommended engineering value resulted in an increase in fatal plus injury crashes…”
    4. “A consistent, quantifiable relationship between operating speed and crash frequency has not been reported in the literature. “
    5. “However, the relationship between crash frequency and speed is not as clear.”
    6. “…however, the relationship between operating speed and crash frequency has yet to be well established.”
    Common weasel words that discredit agencies trying to prove or at least regurgitate and repeat falsehoods are:

    1. Indirect relationship
    2. Complex relationship
    3. Unclear relationship
    4. Unknown relationship.

    What they really mean to say if they are honest with themselves is the data doesn't support them at all. There is no relationship between speed and crash frequency, or it would be direct and clear, such as the "direct" relationship between crash severity and the speed at which one crashes (but not the speed one drives because speed driven does not equal speed crashed at).

    I've asked Engineers to defend and define an "indirect" relationship and I've yet to get an answer. Most of what I've been able to gather is you have to get into a long-winded laborious highly convoluted presumption and assumption chain of events to get from A to Z.
    I read it. You conveniently “missed” whole part about relationship between speed and fatalities.
    I mentioned crash severity and speed at moment of impact to be directly related/correlated/linked. The most severe type of crash is a fatality, so I don't think I missed it.
    I think you have miss it. It does say that severity of accidents increase with crash speed, which is not necessarily equal to the driven speed before impact. Logic would state that the more severe the accident the more severe the injuries and the most severe injury is death.

    You are saying the same thing I said with different words and structure order. No argument on crash severity and yes, the more severe the crash the more severe the injury, the worst being death. The only think I'd add is the caveat in italic bold inserted above.
    andres3 said:

    Still, you have to wonder how an agency can flip over, bend backwards, and twist and contort to try and make it seem like there's a relationship between speed and crash frequency that they basically say the opposite at LEAST six times.

    I don't see where they say the opposite. See #3 They and you conveniently ignore the evidence and data when it doesn't suit your agenda.
    andres3 said:

    Another favorite line of mine (not in this study but I've seen it in others is) "more research is needed in this area." You mean there's not enough data from the human history of driving statistics already?

    The worst studies are ones that use "estimates and expectations" to assert a claim. There's an IIHS Study that claims it was over a 20 year period, to give the impression it's a comprehensive study. Yet most all the figures they use are "expectations" and "estimates." Go figure.

    Remember the report is not about speed and fatalities it's about designing roads that encourage driving at a safer speed.
    I hope they learned the lesson shown that reducing speed limits kills people when below "engineering objective" standards
    Huh? That doesn't make sense.
    You mean the part where your presumptions and assumptions that you claim to be true or factual fly in direct opposition to the known data?

    It's not a big secret that under-posting speed limits increases collisions and fatalities, unless you choose to remain with your head buried in the sand.
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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    andres3 said:

    snakeweasel said:

    andres3 said:

    snakeweasel said:

    andres3 said:

    dino001 said:

    andres3 said:

    https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/17098/003.cfm

    You don't have to read the above link, just read these 6 quotes I took from the publication:

    1. “ … the relationship between crash frequency and speed is less clear.”
    2. “However, the relationship between speed and crash frequency is unknown.”
    3. “while setting the posted speed limit 10 mph (16.1 km/h) lower than the recommended engineering value resulted in an increase in fatal plus injury crashes…”
    4. “A consistent, quantifiable relationship between operating speed and crash frequency has not been reported in the literature. “
    5. “However, the relationship between crash frequency and speed is not as clear.”
    6. “…however, the relationship between operating speed and crash frequency has yet to be well established.”
    Common weasel words that discredit agencies trying to prove or at least regurgitate and repeat falsehoods are:

    1. Indirect relationship
    2. Complex relationship
    3. Unclear relationship
    4. Unknown relationship.

    What they really mean to say if they are honest with themselves is the data doesn't support them at all. There is no relationship between speed and crash frequency, or it would be direct and clear, such as the "direct" relationship between crash severity and the speed at which one crashes (but not the speed one drives because speed driven does not equal speed crashed at).

    I've asked Engineers to defend and define an "indirect" relationship and I've yet to get an answer. Most of what I've been able to gather is you have to get into a long-winded laborious highly convoluted presumption and assumption chain of events to get from A to Z.
    I read it. You conveniently “missed” whole part about relationship between speed and fatalities.
    I mentioned crash severity and speed at moment of impact to be directly related/correlated/linked. The most severe type of crash is a fatality, so I don't think I missed it.
    I think you have miss it. It does say that severity of accidents increase with crash speed, which is not necessarily equal to the driven speed before impact. Logic would state that the more severe the accident the more severe the injuries and the most severe injury is death.

    You are saying the same thing I said with different words and structure order. No argument on crash severity and yes, the more severe the crash the more severe the injury, the worst being death. The only think I'd add is the caveat in italic bold inserted above.
    andres3 said:

    Still, you have to wonder how an agency can flip over, bend backwards, and twist and contort to try and make it seem like there's a relationship between speed and crash frequency that they basically say the opposite at LEAST six times.

    I don't see where they say the opposite. See #3 They and you conveniently ignore the evidence and data when it doesn't suit your agenda.
    andres3 said:

    Another favorite line of mine (not in this study but I've seen it in others is) "more research is needed in this area." You mean there's not enough data from the human history of driving statistics already?

    The worst studies are ones that use "estimates and expectations" to assert a claim. There's an IIHS Study that claims it was over a 20 year period, to give the impression it's a comprehensive study. Yet most all the figures they use are "expectations" and "estimates." Go figure.

    Remember the report is not about speed and fatalities it's about designing roads that encourage driving at a safer speed.
    I hope they learned the lesson shown that reducing speed limits kills people when below "engineering objective" standards
    Huh? That doesn't make sense.
    You mean the part where your presumptions and assumptions that you claim to be true or factual fly in direct opposition to the known data?
    What part is that? Now while I may have made a presumption I haven't made any assumptions. Also none of my statements fly in opposition to known data. Or perhaps yuu would car to enlighten me?
    andres3 said:

    It's not a big secret that under-posting speed limits increases collisions and fatalities, unless you choose to remain with your head buried in the sand.

    Support please.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    Where can you buy those water cooled turbo charged scrollers?

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,884
    @driver100,
    Too bad Edmunds doesn't have it in their merch store.
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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,884
    roadburner is going to have a field day with this video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBg9vmKbz0
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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 265,439
    explorerx4 said:

    roadburner is going to have a field day with this video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBg9vmKbz0

    Huh - wonder where that was filmed. The phone number on that flat bed was my old area code in CA, north of LA.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,884
    @michaell,
    Mulholland Drive.
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,404
    That reminds me of those Nurburgring crash videos that make the rounds. Same mindset among the nuts behind the wheel.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,432
    And none of them have a shred of a clue about how to drive at a rapid clip.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    driver100 said:

    Where can you buy those water cooled turbo charged scrollers?

    Well you could take your computer in the shower to watercool it.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,425
    driver100 said:

    Where can you buy those water cooled turbo charged scrollers?

    You can’t buy them. Edmunds only awards them to worthy posters.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,788
    explorerx4 said:

    roadburner is going to have a field day with this video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBg9vmKbz0

    Soooo... what’s going on there? It is like an unsanctioned event of some sort? And how is it there always seems to be a motorcycle going in the other direction every time somebody crosses to oncoming traffic? Lol.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,714
    edited February 2021
    roadburner said:

    And none of them have a shred of a clue about how to drive at a rapid clip.

    Some of those drivers make me feel I could do better with my 2003 leSabre. Maybe the angle of some of the shots makes it look easier to negotiate those turns AND stay in your lane doing it than it really would be.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,714
    Had first China Virus vaccination today. The county health department uses a convention center. They have guides telling you where to go as you enter from the garage walkway. I checked in at a table verifying my registration online ticket. Then was directed into the exposition area.

    They have chairs on the large area floor more than 6 feet apart in columns. Once seated in a chair, I never moved. Someone came to verify I was there with a notepad device. I got a white sticker that I had been documented. Two injectors come down each column from the front, row by row, with one working the notepad to ID you and arrange next appointment. Other person asks questions and then injects the serum.

    They had other workers roaming and I saw at least one EMS type available for problems after injection. Quite a setup. Compared to the awful cattle call type online registration they have for getting into the system...

    They had workers at the parking garage end of the covered overhead walkway with wheelchairs to help people having mobility problems get to the injection floor.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,884
    @qbrozen,
    So many people try to drive up and down that road(Mulholland Drive), photographers are set up there, probably mostly on weekends I'm guessing.
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  • cdnpinheadcdnpinhead Member Posts: 5,625
    jmonroe1 said:

    You can’t buy them. Edmunds only awards them to worthy posters readers.

    There, I've fixed it for you.

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  • cdnpinheadcdnpinhead Member Posts: 5,625
    imidazol97 said:

    Had first China Virus vaccination today

    Me too.

    I have serious doubts about the government's ability to anything correctly, but the place I went to for my shot today was organized like a Swiss watch. My faith (such as it is) is somewhat restored, and I already have a reservation for my second shot in three weeks time.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,884
    @roadburner,
    Anything familiar here?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGxJ1gsj0q4
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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,352
    explorerx4 said:

    @roadburner,
    Anything familiar here?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGxJ1gsj0q4

    I couldn’t hear some of the audio but didn’t her public defender notice the lack of clothing and object?

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 265,439
    explorerx4 said:

    @michaell,
    Mulholland Drive.

    That was my thought through the whole video until I saw the flat bed.

    But, now that I remember, the west end of Mulholland Drive ends up in Ventura County, which is the 805 area code.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    qbrozen said:

    explorerx4 said:

    roadburner is going to have a field day with this video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBg9vmKbz0

    Soooo... what’s going on there? It is like an unsanctioned event of some sort? And how is it there always seems to be a motorcycle going in the other direction every time somebody crosses to oncoming traffic? Lol.
    Was there a car that didn't cross over the double yellow line?

    As for what was going on, maybe just people going at a good place to photograph cars going around a tight curve. There is a spot that I like to go that sometimes there are people photographing traffic on a tight curve. It's a good place to capture bikes on a good lean.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    imidazol97 said:

    roadburner said:

    And none of them have a shred of a clue about how to drive at a rapid clip.

    Some of those drivers make me feel I could do better with my 2003 leSabre. Maybe the angle of some of the shots makes it look easier to negotiate those turns AND stay in your lane doing it than it really would be.

    https://tailofthedragon.com/details/

    https://www.google.com/maps/search/tail+of+the+dragon,+tennessee/@35.3899589,-83.8100764,11z
    The tail of the dragon has nothing on Wisconsin state highway 42.



    And no, that's not photoshopped.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,432
    edited February 2021
    explorerx4 said:

    @roadburner,
    Anything familiar here?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGxJ1gsj0q4

    Jefferson County is a law unto itself. Corrections refused to give our court Skype access to our prisoners that were held there. Finally our judge held them in contempt- so they granted us access, scheduled as late in the afternoon as possible.

    One funny story; when I was judge I had issued a $50,000 cash bond for a defendant who had absconded. He was caught in Jefferson County and he was released on his own recognizance. On top of that, the defendant was told to "Call the court clerk to get a court date." I was fuming, because of course the guy skipped out again.
    The next morning in my court I had a guy picked up on a Jefferson County warrant- $200,000 full cash bond. I released him on his own recognizance and told him to call Jefferson County for a court date.
    Of course I got an angry phone call asking why I released him R-O-R, and I told the guy when Jefferson County started respecting my warrants I would start honoring their warrants.
    I have several other similar stories...

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,586
    roadburner said:

    And none of them have a shred of a clue about how to drive at a rapid clip.

    I’m amazed at how many people carelessly drove on the wrong side of the road.

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,176
    imidazol97 said:

    Had first China Virus vaccination today. The county health department uses a convention center. They have guides telling you where to go as you enter from the garage walkway. I checked in at a table verifying my registration online ticket. Then was directed into the exposition area.

    They have chairs on the large area floor more than 6 feet apart in columns. Once seated in a chair, I never moved. Someone came to verify I was there with a notepad device. I got a white sticker that I had been documented. Two injectors come down each column from the front, row by row, with one working the notepad to ID you and arrange next appointment. Other person asks questions and then injects the serum.

    They had other workers roaming and I saw at least one EMS type available for problems after injection. Quite a setup. Compared to the awful cattle call type online registration they have for getting into the system...

    They had workers at the parking garage end of the covered overhead walkway with wheelchairs to help people having mobility problems get to the injection floor.

    My wife and I had the first shot last week. It was a real circus getting an appointment.

    I had to search the internet to find a place to get it. I spent hours and hours finding two spots and it ended up that each of us had to go to different counties to get it; neither one the county we live in.

    We ended up with about 5 reservations and picked the soonest ones then canceled the others so they would be available to others.

    I was complaining how the state was letting it's citizens fight each other for appointments and they should be coordinating it. Now I'm not so sure.

    Now they are saying that 2nd doses of the Moderna has been given out as first doses and people who got their first dose may have to wait up to 42 days to get the second one. I wonder how they miraculously came up with that number?

    People now wanting to get the vaccine, as well as providers, have to go through the states web site. This is going to be good.

    Be careful what you wish for??

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,176
    nyccarguy said:

    roadburner said:

    And none of them have a shred of a clue about how to drive at a rapid clip.

    I’m amazed at how many people carelessly drove on the wrong side of the road.
    That one guy with a camera was yelling at the one driver to get back in his own lane and the guy was looking at him with a dumb expression on his face that looked like he didn't understand why he shouldn't be in the wrong lane. Yikes!

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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,160
    @roadburner ....you’re no longer a judge? I was hoping I had an “in” if needed when I passed through the fine upstanding state of KY!
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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,160
    My sister lives in Indianapolis and she called last night to tell me she got both of her COVID shots. She’s 69. I don’t qualify in OH (yet). But, everyone I talk to who does qualify say they can’t get their COVID shots because there aren’t any available.

    That begs the question, what’s the difference between OH and IN?
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  • dino001dino001 Member Posts: 6,191
    qbrozen said:

    explorerx4 said:

    roadburner is going to have a field day with this video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBg9vmKbz0

    Soooo... what’s going on there? It is like an unsanctioned event of some sort? And how is it there always seems to be a motorcycle going in the other direction every time somebody crosses to oncoming traffic? Lol.
    Where these Andre's test drives?

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,432
    nyccarguy said:

    roadburner said:

    And none of them have a shred of a clue about how to drive at a rapid clip.

    I’m amazed at how many people carelessly drove on the wrong side of the road.

    Most all of them were committing one of the cardinal sins of fast driving- early apexing. They see the corner coming up fast and turn in much too soon. The optimum cornering line is usually a late apex, which allows you to start accelerating out of the curve sooner.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,432
    graphicguy said:

    @roadburner ....you’re no longer a judge? I was hoping I had an “in” if needed when I passed through the fine upstanding state of KY!

    I still have a few connections. B)

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    explorerx4 said:

    @qbrozen,
    So many people try to drive up and down that road(Mulholland Drive), photographers are set up there, probably mostly on weekends I'm guessing.

    It seems lots of car groups use that stretch of Mulholland Drive to show off their cars and/or driving skills - or lack thereof. I watched a Jay Leno one that looked like that same stretch of road.
    They probably meet there every weekend and try to outdo each others stupid driving.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,714
    graphicguy said:

    My sister lives in Indianapolis and she called last night to tell me she got both of her COVID shots. She’s 69. I don’t qualify in OH (yet). But, everyone I talk to who does qualify say they can’t get their COVID shots because there aren’t any available.

    That begs the question, what’s the difference between OH and IN?

    Ohio slowed down the process for oldest/older folks with 1A and school staff vaccinations. Lots of
    healthcare and first responders and lots of school staff getting 2 shots each. All those teachers et al are still getting second shots reserved for them.

    I held off from my first eligibility time and then all those extra folks were started. The appointments disappeared.

    I was able to get into the Montgomery Cty. Health Department supply by figuring out how to do the signup online quickly because their signup system isn't the best.

    For my wife who was eligible last week Meijer uses a signup if you have or make an account on their pharmacy site. They will notify you when they will be having vaccine for you: you respond yes, no, or I'll wait.

    Walgreens and others just sign up, but it's hit or miss.

    Kroger is the biggest disappointment because they had a system but I suspect they were vaccinating workers, friends, and family (my assumption) and there didn't seem to be any openings. They just revamped their system on Monday to be compatible with the Ohio statewide system. None with 20 miles of your Butler Cty location.
    But for Indianapolis lots of stores have openings to schedule. Same for Franklin IN. Krogers in Dublin and OSU area Columbus have Krogers with openings.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,404
    dino001 said:


    Where these Andre's test drives?

    No, but he apparently has a large group of Los Angeles-area cousins. :D

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    nyccarguy said:

    roadburner said:

    And none of them have a shred of a clue about how to drive at a rapid clip.

    I’m amazed at how many people carelessly drove on the wrong side of the road.
    I am amazed that no one was going the other way. The only ones staying in their lane were the two bikes.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,714
    edited February 2021
    I just posted links to some pictures, but included certain ones
    that were interesting.

    Search for tail of the dragon on duckduckgo.com google.com
    I've concluded there are lots of crazy people in this world.


    I read the State of TN reduced the speed limit to 30 on the TN portion.


    Some views from Tail of the Dragon
    https://tailofthedragon.com/wp-content/uploads/skill-2-1024x683.jpg
    https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2020-2/110720_8b.jpg
    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRgy1odRGPZVrNjioGJCEDECeGf-S7AtYydbw&usqp=CAU



    https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/601e1d0734e7d10c4034d753c205b51521903ff3/c=0-67-720-608/local/-/media/2017/11/06/TennGroup/Knoxville/636455885938962152-23167797-1725715697460221-7445314995414964155-n.jpg?quality=50&width=640


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2R4D1vBOM8

    https://teamspeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/52440951_2227267877524640_6598611743990211730_n.jpg

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUDJ7Q7xQ_A

    And for @Roadrunner



    https://www.motoringfile.com/2020/01/02/video-review-the-2020-jcw-clubman-tail-of-the-dragon/

    https://youtu.be/r_o5w4zcyCQ




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