that’s a good point on the lockdown.  

So your analysis started in a good spot, but then commenters kind of took us off on a weird tangent.

This is true, and sometimes getting off the highway was faster, with that traffic. I just figured for his daily commute, he’s going to want the fastest way.

Nobody ever goes that fast there.

I was going to mention that too, southernmost US state, all that sun ain’t kind on the vehicle either.  

It was more of an acrid smell, “oh that PC board doesn’t look right”, type of melting, not an open flame or anything.

Makes sense, I’ve just got no clue how many Minis even exist. Was thinking it was rare enough that they might not stock parts locally.

Which island? I’m not prying but I suspect it wasn’t Oahu, which is 90% paved roads in good condition -this guy’s commute is going to be on a 4-lane highway.

I’m assuming he is stationed on a ship , which means his hours are going to be pretty irregular. I lived in a house with four other junior officers, we rarely ever shared a ride to base, any given day is too unpredictable.  

Good advice. My thoughts:

Can those go 65 mph? He’s got a 15 mile commute each way. Only way to do that on Oahu is going to put you on a highway for awhile.

That is obviously super dumb. But I think the issue may have had more causes than just the security screw failure mode illustrated. About a year ago I had a brand new Ring Doorbell melt itself and it hadn’t been installed yet. I had hooked it up to a transformer to configure the unit before installation. Ring replaced…

I agree, I’m researching the alternative, but I don’t think they really can replace the full functionality of the slingbox, which includes:

Wow that fold job on the traffic cone t-shirt is perfect.  Someone must have been bored.

When I got my first sports car my dad gave me driving gloves.  From a different brand (BWM).  That’s a triple-no right there.  Luckily they were too small.  

I’m of the opinion that it’s generally not the wealthy who buy the car branded merchandise.

Generally I’m not a fan, but it’s fun watching dealer service departments constantly changing it. My Aston started with a McLaren one (bought it used there), then Aston of DC, then Kerbeck where I get it serviced , and then Porsche (where I get it inspected, because there is no Aston Dealer in eastern PA) , and then…

if your business model only works because you use slave labor and treat employees like shit then your business model doesnt work at all.

Chuck Norris’s blood type is A-K47.

If it weren’t for the Walker outfit I’d think it was a generic cowboy. That’s only vaguely reminiscent of Chuck Norris.