My solution is to a) stay on top of my finances and b) treat it as a convenience card instead of as a credit card. What I do is check to see if I have the cash, buy the item on the card and immediately pay it off. That way I get all the benefits of the card (points, fraud protection, warranties, etc.) without paying…

I cannot agree with this enough. Debit cards are the worst.

TIL not to fuck with HPD's SWAT division. Damn.

Could've fooled everyone else on this thread.

This photo makes it look like the unholy love child of an early 2000s V60 and a Jag. That actually makes sense, though - both were Ford brands then. Was Rover?

Yay security by obscurity! WORST IDEA EVER.

I don’t know how to fix a car. If my car breaks down, and the gas tank does not say 'E', I’m fucked. But if the gas tank says 'E', I get all cocky - “I got this one, don’t worry about it. Lemme get out the 'toolbox', AKA 'wallet'.”

Now that I think about what you mentioned regarding toe-in, that makes sense. I didn't check for wear near the shoulder, and I don't have the tires anymore, but certainly something to keep in mind next time.

My first was a Magitronic 286.

Way to go all! I love the enthusiasm in the comments too - rare to find such community on ye olde Interwebs.

Hence my confusion. I hadn't considered the balance being wrong. I was thinking of doing a four wheel alignment, but I want to make sure that makes sense before I drop the cash on it.

Get your tires rotated and balanced, and your alignment checked. Your manual will tell you how often to do this, and it's important to do to make sure your tires wear evenly and your car drives smoothly. You can make your tires—which are expensive to replace all at once, by the way, take it from someone who's done it…

Mmmmmmm... T5...

You can also do this in the Registry Editor. If you know what you're trying to change and where the keys are, you can write a .reg file to merge all of the changes at once. Great for slipstreaming an image for mass deployment if you're using nonstandard apps or file types.

*grammar

Such a pretty car.

Oooor you could just get out a saw and cut grooves.

"Holy shit, what's this liquid coming out of the sky?? HAVE I ANGERED THE DRIVING GODS?? I should go slower to appease them!"

I just said what we were all feeling.