Masi wasn’t sacked - he’s being offered another position within the FIA. It was the FIA that f*cked up by putting him in a completely untenable position without the resources to do the job. And the proof of that is their creating a job share position to replace him and providing more resources and less interruptions…

There they were, enjoying a break in the cruiser just watching traffic, when suddenly they got tired.

The rules were followed as strictly laid out. FIA Regulation 15.3 gives the race director overriding authority over deployment of the safety car. And he was under substantial pressure not to let the race finish under a safety car.

I New England letting America create its own version of English would only lead to problems.

I wasn’t sure what had happened when I saw the site had changed so I started with my usual word. When it had the same confirmed letters I tried the solution I’d done last night and got a Twodle out of it. Not such a big deal, but I also noticed it had added an extra win to my streak, which does feel like cheating.

Which I guess corroborates the “don’t feed the trolls” advice. Better not to engage with, respond or react to them.

This issue has really shown the divide between commenters here on the Jalop website versus those on the Facebook posts. I’d noticed it before but the ratio of right wing Freedumb nut jobs commenting on Jalop Facebook posts about the blockade is the opposite of the responses here. As someone who’s followed the website…

I’ll never use Hertz again, after having a minor fender bender (my first for several decades) before returning a car to the airport. They charged thousands more than was required for the repair (my brother, who worked in autobody repairs confirmed it) and ignored requests for an itemized repair invoice.

Finally, a riveting article on Jalopnik.

Beyond all the obvious, if you have a dashcam why shoot video on your phone while driving?

Well it’s not as if you can see where the pilots are from there. And you don’t notice the angle for long.

I sat there many times when I had a job as a diplomatic courier. There was plenty of room and nothing weird about sitting there.

Good luck finding someone who wants the job, and is qualified to do it. Just let him do the job without being harassed by team principals during races, and give him someone to help him out like Charlie Whiting had.

Blame Liberty Media and the FIA for that - letting team principals badger him rather than allowing him to get on with his job then broadcasting it live.

I wonder how many serious injuries result from these? I guess they take for granted that people who can’t afford to pay for a quality bike can’t afford a quality lawyer either...

Whether it was the worst muscle car or not, as a huge Mustang fan at the time the Mustang II was certainly the most disappointing.

Apparently they had really good dashboard lights.

Well, there are a lot of hotels in this country with shitty plumbing then.

I’m talking about places where the pressure and the temperature are on one dial-type tap. If you want more of one you get more of both.

High among the things I’ve hated most on my travels for decades, since I first encountered them on visits to the US, are shower taps that don’t allow you to adjust hot and cold separately. You have a choice between a low pressure shower that’s tepid at most, or being blasted like a water cannon if you want it hot.…