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sda

roadburner said:

@explorerx4 said:
@jmonroe1,

I drove one too, but didn't my manhood didn't feel threatened.

Mine wasn’t threatened; it was just bored to a great extent.

Wasn't it around 145hp? A nice increase over about 100hp of the non-turbo.

mjfloyd1

@oldfarmer50 said:
Isn’t all leather vegan? Unless you’re making it out of lion skin.

Vegan is abstaining from the use of animal products. So leather is not vegan. Pleather is vegan leather

oldfarmer50

mjfloyd1 said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

Isn’t all leather vegan? Unless you’re making it out of lion skin.

Vegan is abstaining from the use of animal products. So leather is not vegan. Pleather is vegan leather

Oh, I thought that since cows ate grass and…..we’ll never mind.

mjfloyd1

College town. Lots of vegans

mjfloyd1

@oldfarmer50 said:
Oh, I thought that since cows ate grass and…..we’ll never mind.

I don’t think animals eat plants then the animals become plants - may be if there is some reincarnation thing that I’m not aware of

tjc78

Pizza story is quite interesting. I don’t know what’s worse being held hostage or forced to eat Pizza Hut.

ab348

tjc78 said:

Pizza story is quite interesting. I don’t know what’s worse being held hostage or forced to eat Pizza Hut.

I guess you never had Domino's.

tjc78

@ab348 said:
I guess you never had Domino's.

That’s not even food

Michaell

tjc78 said:

@ab348 said:

I guess you never had Domino's.

That’s not even food

In NJ, I'm sure it isn't.

henryn

Everyone knows the old joke about pizza and ___. Which is good, because I definitely can't tell it here!

driver100

I don't know that joke....now you have to tell us.

Here is a puzzle....what comes next;

1.......3......5

2.......4.......?

answer below.

driver100

Answer:

henryn

driver100 said:

I don't know that joke....now you have to tell us.

Sure you have. Everyone has. The punch line is, "The worst I ever had was G-R-R-E-E-A-A-T."

boomchek

So we are taking another summer road trip to our province's interior region, the Okanagan, to tour some wineries, play in the lakes, and relax for a week. Funny how now the 4 of us (wife and I and 2 kids, aged 11 and 6) can fit everything we need into our Audi A7.

In comparison about 10 years ago when it was just 3 of us, our MDX was packed to the ceiling, with the 2nd row full of stuff too. Granted it was winter time and we were heading to an isolated cabin for New Years so we had to take bulky winter clothing and food for a few days but the more road trips we take, the more efficient we are with how much stuff we really need to bring. And the A7's shallow cargo area taught us to pack light because we actually did take it to a mountain resort last new year's and still managed to fit everything in.

driver100

@boomchek It's been about 10 years since we heard from you. Are you still in the car biz? What is going on....chips and prices etc.?
We learned that for a trip get your stuff ready, and then leave half of what you are taking at home...it is surprising how little you need.
For 8 to 10 day trips, we manage with one carry on size suitcase each!

driver100

henryn said:

driver100 said:

I don't know that joke....now you have to tell us.

Sure you have. Everyone has. The punch line is, "The worst I ever had was G-R-R-E-E-A-A-T."

I think I have heard it only it was something else....not pizza.

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

@boomchek It's been about 10 years since we heard from you. Are you still in the car biz? What is going on....chips and prices etc.?
We learned that for a trip get your stuff ready, and then leave half of what you are taking at home...it is surprising how little you need.
For 8 to 10 day trips, we manage with one carry on size suitcase each!

And half of that was deodorant.

jmonroe

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

@boomchek It's been about 10 years since we heard from you. Are you still in the car biz? What is going on....chips and prices etc.?
We learned that for a trip get your stuff ready, and then leave half of what you are taking at home...it is surprising how little you need.
For 8 to 10 day trips, we manage with one carry on size suitcase each!

And half of that was deodorant.

jmonroe

Well, you get better seats on the bus.

*Actually, Tilly stuff that you can wash out.

driver100

One guy today drove in with his 1986 Mustang 5.0 which looked something like this. I think it is a great looking car, a little different than most cars on the road today but has nice crisp lines, and flat sides and huge windows...now that's my kind of car:

snakeweasel

@driver100 said:
One guy today drove in with his 1986 Mustang 5.0 which looked something like this. I think it is a great looking car, a little different than most cars on the road today but has nice crisp lines, and flat sides and huge windows...now that's my kind of car:

The Fox body Stangs did look nice. I had one back in the 80s.

mjfloyd1

RIP ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill

https://www.newser.com/story/309130/zz-top-bassist-dusty-hill-dies.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_entertainment_img_b

mjfloyd1

@driver100 said:
One guy today drove in with his 1986 Mustang 5.0 which looked something like this. I think it is a great looking car, a little different than most cars on the road today but has nice crisp lines, and flat sides and huge windows...now that's my kind of car:

My Mustang looked like that except red vegan leather. Straight six with auto transmission. Those were the days when my only concern was how many times I would wax it this week…

cdnpinhead

If it don't go, chrome it.

jmonroe1

mjfloyd1 said:

@driver100 said:

One guy today drove in with his 1986 Mustang 5.0 which looked something like this. I think it is a great looking car, a little different than most cars on the road today but has nice crisp lines, and flat sides and huge windows...now that's my kind of car:

My Mustang looked like that except red vegan leather. Straight six with auto transmission. Those were the days when my only concern was how many times I would wax it this week…

My kinda guy.

jmonroe

mjfloyd1

Unfortunately the unvaccinated put us all at risk. They get the various variants and pass them on while in la boutique target or The Walmart…

stickguy

if Darwin only impacted them I would say let him go. Toasters in the tub, sure. But not something that can take out innocent people, and cripple the already weak medical care system in the country.

explorerx4

I can't believe some people are ok with possibly being a modern version of Typhoid Mary.

mjfloyd1

Then the doubly immunocompromised guy gets to take care of these people while on call. Gotta do what you gotta do. At least I have the right equipment.

mjfloyd1

I need to switch “offices”

roadburner

Another flag for “Abuse”- it’s extremely encouraging to know I’m not losing my touch.

snakeweasel

roadburner said:

Another flag for “Abuse”- it’s extremely encouraging to know I’m not losing my touch.

Well if you are collecting them we will be more than happy to help you get more.

you know that "quote" button is right next to the "flag" button, could have been an error.

mjfloyd1

These are the same types who come in with foreign bodies up their rear ends. I always ask how it got there.

They usually say that they were walking through their garage and fell on a (fill in the blank)

Then I ask why they were walking through the garage with no pants and no underwear. Clearly they have not thought this through.

And that’s when the fight started…

roadburner

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

Another flag for “Abuse”- it’s extremely encouraging to know I’m not losing my touch.

Well if you are collecting them we will be more than happy to help you get more.

you know that "quote" button is right next to the "flag" button, could have been an error.

I seriously doubt it.

roadburner

andres3

Abuse and "SPAM" ratings are a badge of HONOR!

Michaell

andres3 said:

Abuse and "SPAM" ratings are a badge of HONOR!

Speaking as the moderator, I can definitively tell you they aren’t.

Let’s dial back on this topic.

driver100

I can't believe 2 of you guys had an 80s Mustang. I almost bought one in 1984, but I got a great lease deal on a Camaro, and I liked the way it drove better. But, I think those Mustangs look better as time goes by.

Speaking of which, on a Car Talk program today the guy said if your lease is coming up, buy the car, you can get a lot more for it than what the buy back price will be.

snakeweasel

mjfloyd1 said:

snakeweasel said:

mjfloyd1 said:

Unfortunately the unvaccinated put us all at risk. They get the various variants and pass them on while in la boutique target or The Walmart…

If that's the case then everyone not vaccinated for measles, or whopping cough or any of a multitude of other diseases most people are vaccinated against are putting us all at risk.

Just remember some people cannot be vaccinated, check with your doctor.

There is obviously a difference between choosing not to get vaccinated and not being able to be vaccinated due to a health issue. And I bet you are smart enough to wear a mask when it is prudent to do so.

And yes, some communicable diseases are making a comeback because, well, people are idiots

But these communicable diseases that are making a comeback are mostly affecting those who didn't get the vaccines. Natural selection at work.

snakeweasel

fintail said:

The same wonderful souls who will trust random internet guy from facebook over science, who believe every conspiracy theory and MLM scheme thrown at them, and then present loads of defiant contrarian edgelord-ness, often from an overprivileged or low accountability background, also the same people who will preach law and order, personal responsibility, other hypocrisy.

mjfloyd1 said:

snakeweasel said:

mjfloyd1 said:

Unfortunately the unvaccinated put us all at risk. They get the various variants and pass them on while in la boutique target or The Walmart…

If that's the case then everyone not vaccinated for measles, or whopping cough or any of a multitude of other diseases most people are vaccinated against are putting us all at risk.

Just remember some people cannot be vaccinated, check with your doctor.

There is obviously a difference between choosing not to get vaccinated and not being able to be vaccinated due to a health issue. And I bet you are smart enough to wear a mask when it is prudent to do so.

And yes, some communicable diseases are making a comeback because, well, people are idiots

Don't trust the random internet guy but also don't trust the science guy either. Not trying to be political here but science does follow the money too.

mjfloyd1

@snakeweasel said:
But these communicable diseases that are making a comeback are mostly affecting those who didn't get the vaccines. Natural selection at work.

“Mostly” because nothing is 100% effective , sadly

mjfloyd1

Anybody want my job for the next uptick? I’m willing to train. Malpractice insurance is relatively cheap….

snakeweasel

mjfloyd1 said:

@snakeweasel said:

But these communicable diseases that are making a comeback are mostly affecting those who didn't get the vaccines. Natural selection at work.

“Mostly” because nothing is 100% effective , sadly

That too but sadly as I said not everyone can get vaccines.

qbrozen

I finally got my vaccine last week.
Thank you to all of those who field tested it for me all these months.
Of course, I still wore a mask, etc. The damnedest thing happened while at the pharmacy. Guy came in after me and asked for the shot. Pharmacist said “where is your mask?” Guy says “oh, I need a mask?” Pharm says “uhhh… you’re here FOR THE SHOT. YEAH, YOU NEED TO BE WEARING A MASK.” I was just shaking my head. WTH are people thinking? Seriously?

fintail

Maybe not blindly trust, but chances of finding a credible science guy are far higher than finding a credible random internet guy, and not just another nutter who is being defiant for the sake of defiance (or calling it liberty, freedom, other weasel words).

I also wonder what percentage of those who haven't been jabbed are in that position via medical reasons, rather than contrarianism or falling for social media insanity. I bet it's a sharp minority.

snakeweasel said:

fintail said:

The same wonderful souls who will trust random internet guy from facebook over science, who believe every conspiracy theory and MLM scheme thrown at them, and then present loads of defiant contrarian edgelord-ness, often from an overprivileged or low accountability background, also the same people who will preach law and order, personal responsibility, other hypocrisy.

mjfloyd1 said:

snakeweasel said:

mjfloyd1 said:

Unfortunately the unvaccinated put us all at risk. They get the various variants and pass them on while in la boutique target or The Walmart…

If that's the case then everyone not vaccinated for measles, or whopping cough or any of a multitude of other diseases most people are vaccinated against are putting us all at risk.

Just remember some people cannot be vaccinated, check with your doctor.

There is obviously a difference between choosing not to get vaccinated and not being able to be vaccinated due to a health issue. And I bet you are smart enough to wear a mask when it is prudent to do so.

And yes, some communicable diseases are making a comeback because, well, people are idiots

Don't trust the random internet guy but also don't trust the science guy either. Not trying to be political here but science does follow the money too.

cdnpinhead

Michaell said:

Let’s dial back on this topic.

Yay!

And I'm not even involved. . .this time.

cdnpinhead

mjfloyd1 said:

Malpractice insurance is relatively cheap….

On what planet? Certainly not this one.

28firefighter

@cdnpinhead said:
On what planet? Certainly not this one.

Depends if you’re in a state with tort reform that caps payouts on malpractice suits.

boomchek

@driver100 said:
@boomchek It's been about 10 years since we heard from you. Are you still in the car biz? What is going on....chips and prices etc.?
We learned that for a trip get your stuff ready, and then leave half of what you are taking at home...it is surprising how little you need.
For 8 to 10 day trips, we manage with one carry on size suitcase each!

Yes still in the biz, almost 18 years now. Used prices here in Canada are steady, new inventory is a bit rough right now. I'm a sales manager at Honda but we've been ok so far inventory wise.

mjfloyd1

@cdnpinhead said:
On what planet? Certainly not this one.

Earth.

It’s about $13k per year here. That’s for my specialty- some are 4x more, some are way less. Relatively cheap with a clean history x 26 years. $1.25M cap. Almost everyone is hospital employed so…. Thankfully I am not.

I believe it covers 3 cases per year but I’ve never tested it.

Best part is that you can be sued by someone who doesn’t pay you at all. I cant refuse service at hospitals either. It is what it is.

bwia

The new 2021 Chevy Trailblazer looks so nice and pretty too, but how's the fit and finish? The price seems reasonable as well but the 0- 60 mph time of 9.2 seconds is not going to stir your heart strings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcsT8bZ9DCI