Optical disks like DVDs and Blu-rays are cheap and durable

When I was a kid in the ‘70's, there was a VORTAC outside the little town where I grew up, and we were about 50 miles from an Air Force base. We would hear sonic booms once in a while back then, but I don’t remember the last time I heard one.

It’s 22 miles to the nearest Kroger, but out here in the rural Midwest, it’s often the only place I can find anything even slightly out of the ordinary. Lamb, wasabi, rainbow carrots, things like that. Kroger might have them, while my local Walmart, ALDI, and Schnuck’s (regional chain) have a much more limited…

Given that I’ve owned one for more than 20 years, I feel like I should know this, but when did the front turn signals get incorporated into the headlight assembly, instead of separate in the grill opening? That’s the way they are on my ‘04 SRT-4, and I think they’re the same for any Neon from that year.

The description honestly reminds me a bit of the flavor of Dr. Pepper. Fruity sweet undertones with a bit of clove and some other warm spice flavors.

To someone who wants one with this low mileage, it’s pretty much the market price. There are just so few of them out there. Personally, it’s more than I would pay. Two years ago a tree fell on mine in the driveway. I had it professionally appraised at $8,500 for the insurance settlement at the age and mileage it was,…

Well, I don’t know if Rowan Atkinson is an expert on electric vehicles, but he does at least have a master’s degree in electrical engineering.

The hood and front fascia can be very hard to come by, but other parts mostly aren’t bad yet. Most of the engine parts are shared with the turbo PT Cruiser, and most of the body parts are standard Neon, of course. Between those two, a lot were made, so a lot of salvage parts are still available. That’s going to…

They’re great for mounting winter tires. Maybe not what’s going on here, since it’s not really driven, but they do have a winter-tire looking tread at the side in that first pic.

I’m getting old, so I thought it was pretty fun the time in the 80's when the host was “Paul Simon,” and the musician and the Senator both walked onstage.

I don’t stream YouTube constantly, but with my normal everyday usage, my Pixel 6 lasts about 25 hours. Really impressive for a two-year-old device (and battery).

Re: Snape, similar things have happened in other franchises. Who would have thought anyone but Leonard Nimoy could play Spock? And yet I think you’d have to say that others have successfully done it.

I’ve found it usually works if I open the format toolbar, then click to put the cursor on a new blank line, *then* click the image button. If I don’t do the step to click and reposition the cursor first, it won’t insert the picture.

I’m amazed at how many insects are attracted to the tiny LED on my doorbell camera. Except when it’s really cold, you can always see them swarming around it at night.

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I don’t think I’m that bad a person. I just live in a rural town of 12,000. I buy local when I can, but a whole lot of things just aren’t available locally, or even anywhere within an hour’s drive. I usually buy them from Amazon, which is the best practical way to get them here. 50 years ago I would have ordered them…

It says right in the subhead, “Tell us your secret 1973-1983 desires....”

Based on looks, at least, the casting seems really spot-on to me. I was only old enough to start watching SNL in about 1980, but I’ve seen a lot of reruns and clips from the older shows.

Unfortunately, dad is 79 and had a major stroke last year. He won’t ever drive again. :( I’ve been pretty swamped just trying to get their bills paid and other paperwork handled and so forth, but I have it fairly under control now, so maybe I’ll get the car out and see what it needs this spring.

We have a fair number of members in the Shelby Dodge club driving these ‘83's.