I’ll give you some insight from someone who sold Fords for 23 years (I started in 1997 at 20yrs old to Jan 31 2020 when I left due to severe Crohn’s Disease). I’m met Hau Tai-Tang. He’s a brilliant engineer and a true car guy (met him when he was the lead on the S197 Mustang in 2006 in Carlisle). He truly knows his…

“the king of all the holidays that invite people who can’t hold their liquor to go on a bender...”

Two fun facts. First, for a long time Mojave County followed DST as well, because they also have a reservation that crosses into CA.

Pretty sure the US still insisted the South was US soil during the war. 

i.e. shooting at random inanimate objects in an open field

I mean, if you can “put away” a gun, you can “un” put it away just as fast. You probably shouldn’t do psychotic drugs when you have access to a gun.

Yeah, I do that. I have been working on an interchange for a major employment center... because “some types” indirectly promised an interchange to the corporation without notifying DOT/MPO. So getting that into the STIP/TIP during covid shutdowns was a mess. Still waiting for Feds and even a basic design.

The best way to avoid this kind of traffic is to support a locally-owned chicken place that serves tastier food, is likely owned by a member of your local area, and doesn’t publicly, proudly discriminate against the LGBTQ community.

One came to area for the first time a few years ago. Traffic turning into the plaza where it’s located now routinely is backed up, with cars often completely blocking two intersections.

Finally, a chicken tax I can get behind.

It’s interesting that Jalopnik sees this as a car story. To me, it’s a corruption story. The council shouldn’t be doing secret deals with preferred residents - if it’s in the best interests of the area to give this company a waiver of some sort, then that should be openly discussed in meetings, recorded in the…

He does, but he isn’t. He’s a small business owner trying to make do.

Agreed, but this whole thing reeks of “we’re missing quite a bit of information.”
Clearly the cops have been made aware of an arrangement. Clearly the city is comfortable with whatever this arrangement may be.
I couldn’t be less of an expert about the area (but hey, when has that ever stopped rank speculation on this…

Silver Lake is one of the most exclusive and expensive neighborhoods in L.A.

Vape if we’re lucky. I bet that thing has been hotboxed in so much you’ll get a contact high just from the door handles.

Jeebus, those fuckin’ wheels! Tells me all I need to know about the seller. The car has been flogged and otherwise mistreated, vape fumes lingering in the upholstery, and 99% chance he wears a flat-billed hat. Massive No Dice!

They’re a massive player in the industry - so there are a ton of their ships at sea all the time.  Accidents happen, and after Suez, those accidents will be reported on more frequently when they involve the same shipping company.

Navigable ship channels can be quite a bit smaller ...

If I recall, it was somewhere in the $3000-$4500 in income tax, mostly federal but a little bit state too (and the state I won it in, not the state I reside). So I sold my 8 year old car for basically exactly what the taxes were going to be, so it would be a free trade up. If it was something like a Lamborghini, I…

That’s interesting. It makes sense that it counts as gambling winnings, but I never realized that. That explains why so many people complain about how people can’t afford to “win” a new car