Until this summer we had a 2006 express 3500 for long road trips with for our dogs that do competitive dog things. it was not fun in parking lots but fantastic and comfortable on the highway.

I have been teaching science in some capacity for 33 years. I know to never underestimate the stupidity of people. I did however underestimate the pride people have in being stupid. 

Would anyone be surprised if airlines start looking at German mass transportation ideas from the 1930-40s for ideas to get more people in airplanes? 

I know! Same! It just illuminates how the internet, social media, 40 years of right wing propaganda and Christian nationalism has wrecked this country in 20 years. 

“Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia”

He has at least some people that could write a speech but he was not all that. 

They just need to call it a suv or crossover to sell it in ‘Merica. 

his 1963 book Anti-intellectualism in American Life also is very current.

soome people that cannot or do not have the space and abilities or the risk talking ability are better off with a new warrantied car than the crap shoot that is a used car. I had a new accent last 5x longer than my cousins used malibu for the same initial price. 

I would imagine the body stamping tools have paid for themselves back in the 80s?

I have followed every presidential election since Ford/Carter. Trump was the first president I can remember listening to that actually sounded stupid. 

I have been in public education for 1/4 century and been in countless us history classrooms and talk nearly daily with social studies teachers. They are trying. one cannot think that teachers can overcome what parents, family, social media, is teaching them. a high school teacher only has a student 50-60 minutes in a…

They are taught every sunday morning, from birth, to not critically think or question anything. 

Growing up I would have never thought America would fall to a stupid dictator. I was wrong. 

Unchanged since the dark ages. I know it is a work thing and super useful. I have owned a few. No real need to change but still so so old of a design. 

I love modern efficiency and reliability of new cars but seeing this next to an older one I do miss the older designs. they seemed to have less to prove. 

I get that ball cap, cammo hoodie dads will not want this as a family car. FFS Ford sell it on the commercial side with your transit cargo and cutaway stuff. There are plenty of businesses that want small 2 door white trucks with large beds.

I owned a ranger regular cab and a toyota regular cab. both long boxes and miss the bed length. Camped and slept in the bed of both of them with a topper/cap with a roof rack on it for the canoe. Would love a 8ft box skinny truck for trails and camping again, esp if it was a diesel manual 4x4. Sorry I am not going to…

Can one get a discount for skipping the decals?

I understood. I love speaking in Hyperbole. It often gets me in trouble.