But, if you find yourself in one without buying it, go ahead and drive the crap out of it.

Mmm...crackly.

Yes, don't take this to traffic court with you, but I have heard that the CA vehicular code says that traffic enforcement stops must be done with black and white patrol vehicles. The kicker of that tale was that someone got out of a ticket because a municipal cop's bike had black, white and blue markings. Again, I…

See that's what you get for choosing a dark color.

Dude, I just don't get the hate. In any of those large, most-stolen trucks above, one could easily have to fill up the tank every week on an average commute+errands+weekend fun and at $80 per fill up, you could easily top $300 per month in gas alone. For commuting, a big truck just doesn't make much sense. Electricity…

Yep, that's one big-looking Miata.

Ah, of course. That's why my Miata looks so big. Because it's white.

The make decent wine. That's not a waste.

Heh. Even with my dangling prepositions and neologisms all over the place? Thanks, I think.

Some folks are surprised to discover that the US did not in fact invent redneckery (and it's not just the Dutch either — it's a whole cracker box continent). They came over here in stinky, crowded, leaky boats full of beer and animals over the past several centuries in search of vast, new, pristine lands to tear the…

The farther it goes the more it helps. I'd use it instead of driving if it was easier.

Yeah, it's a chicken-and-egg problem. If more people used the system, we can justify improvements, but more people won't use the system unless improvements are made. At least they've been pushing on making improvements lately with the expectation that ridership will be there in the future.

Yes, it's easy to get to downtown, but less easy to get out of downtown to anywhere 5 miles out of downtown. I'd take a train every day if I worked downtown, but I don't. My commute takes me through or around downtown and that last bit away form Union Station is the part that takes the longest with at least one…

I know, right? Can't they find more mud than that?

I honestly don't know why there are different rail cars. I'm guessing it's just the difference between lines that are all underground vs. ones that run mostly above. It really seems like there must be a way to build out the system faster and cheaper though.

And I a little disappointed there were no explosions or crashes or crashsplosions.

I feel like I just watched the same vid a dozen times in a row.

Agree. Those accursed toll lanes are awful. The 10 through SGV is just begging for rail.

I caught my coworker's attention with my laugh. Fortunately I waited until after I sent the important work email so I don't look like a complete slacker. Just a partial slacker.

For what it's worth, I like what there is of LA's rail system (can't vouch for blue and green lines). I've ridden it numerous times. It's just not big enough. But if I want to go downtown, the red line is a good option for avoiding traffic and having to pay stupid high prices for parking after hunting for half an hour…