Wow. That was an eye-opening read. Just a small except:

How much would a basic stereo and AC add? That’s all it really needs.

I’m surprised that no one else has mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Shack

Thanks, I had to use Google Maps to find Gallia County, but then I’ve lived in the eastern suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio and points further east for all of my 65 years now ;-) I see you’re right there on the Ohio River on the border with West Va.

Huh, I stopped buying breakfast cereal in my early 30's (30+ years ago). I had been either buying a hot breakfast at my above-average company cafeteria or occasionally at McD’s on the way to work, or else making my own breakfast sandwiches (these days an English muffin, meat, cheese, and fried egg) occasionally when I…

In my county and others in Ohio with a large Amish community, it’s been a point of contention that they contribute nothing to road taxes, because they pay neither gas taxes or registration fees, among other taxes.

This guy had a GTO too...

Who in their right mind owns a C3?

With that said, most folks dropping $85k on these vehicles will not be retiring at 62.

Or is arguing over typefaces on a six-digit SUV I’ll never be able to afford totally pointless?

Honestly $85k isn’t THAT much. Seems crazy to actually write that, but it’s Escalade, Yukon Denali, and Range Rover territory.

...the norm was “sex first and dating later if one was good at the first part”.

All of these are an extraordinary waste of energy and source of entirely avoidable CO2 emissions. I know how it’s regrettable when “we become like our parents” but I can’t help but think about my Dad saying, “I’m not paying to air-condition the outdoors” when we left a door open in the summer, or “I’m not paying to…

All of these are an extraordinary waste of energy and source of entirely avoidable CO2 emissions. I know how it’s…

Brake fluid is hygroscopic and actually should be changed at intervals for optimal performance and brake-system lifetime. For a DIY change, mind the procedure for avoiding introducing bubbles into the antilock brain box (I once had to drive carefully to my mechanic’s via back streets for an expensive slice of…

The only zerk fittings on my ’13 Sonic are those on both ends of the aftermarket Moog front stabilizer links installed to replace the OEM plastic links. The originals both snapped during a very cold winter and were replaced under warrantee with the same crap. I lube the Moogs every spring when the three season…

It does seem rather unfair that it’s more difficult for women to pee in the wild, compared to the ease of men doing so. On the other hand, women can be multi-orgasmic (which I did my best to contribute to and greatly enjoyed with my first GF), so there’s that.

No uh, man-made supplementary device was involved, if that’s what you mean.

Not Cutco, but in my summer between High School and University in 1973 I briefly let my naive self get sucked into a “sales” job with the local Rainbow Vacuum Cleaner scam outfit. Promises of “Up to $1000/month” (all commission) were bullshit, and I left that with a permanent strong revulsion for “sales” people whose…

And I stopped to piss on it too, which, as a woman, is way harder to do.

...a friend whose parents immigrated from India. He was at a rural restaurant that refused to serve him until his white wife physically went to the bar and ordered.