Could Joe stare vacantly any better? I think not. Well played, Sir. Well played.

How do you like the Focus? I rented one few weeks ago an did not like the instrument cluster arrangement at all. The LED screens were way, way too distracting and I couldn't figure out how to dim them.

I've performed many technical interviews over the years. Our interview process is fairly harsh - three to five people asking questions one after another. I usually end up asking them, "how do you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?" That sets them back a bit, but it's interesting how one describes the process…

Okay, okay. Like I tell my wife: so I've been wrong once in my life. ;-)

This isn't backscatter X-Ray. Backscatter X-Ray produces "an imagine of the skin." We're clearly seeing through metal objects, such as the fuel tank, the trailer and even the lungs, hearts and spines of the passengers (through the metal walls of the trailer, I remind you). It takes a huge amount (relatively…

If you can get killed peeing on the third rail, how come standing in flood waters connected to a third rail doesn't get you? Amateur scientists and electricity aficionados, please weigh in.

What about the idiot(s) who didn't question the information and published it anyway? How hard would it be to pick up a phone, or send and email, and get a confirmation from the airline? Even if the airline refused to release the names, they would have confirmed those were not the actual pilot names. KTVU was way…

If you're driving in such a way that you can not adequately respond to seen or unseen hazards in front of you, then you're driving to fast. Turning on the head lights was not the solution. Hitting the brakes and slowing down to a reasonable speed was thing thing to. And from the looks of it, pulling off on the…

Agreed.

Okay, I'm at a bit of a loss here. What exactly were they trying to do? The derailed train has no trucks (axles). And the expected result would have been that they moved the derailed train a little further down the ditch? It must have been in the way of something. Otherwise, I don't see the logic in the action…

I have similar issues: sleep apnea and hypothyroidism. CPAP and drugs helped solve my problems. But my wife had a different problem: Parathyroid tumor. Dr's generally don't know how to diagnosis it. Luckily, we live in a big city with a well known specialist. He took one look at the lab results the GP called…

Mine does - after they tighten them first with the air-wrench.

What we've just learned is this: provided one has the capital, one could open an honest business, charge an honest fee for the privilege of buying tires on credit, and be the hero.

It's very possible that the pedestrian was in the blind spot created by the A-pillar. This happened to me the other day, except my potential victim was approaching from the left.

But only because they're too old for "No child left behind." LOL

Admittedly it's difficult to tell, but I'd wager Oak. Which to me, makes it all that much more entertaining.

Why is this a gas tank placement problem?

One of the best things about it? It doesn't have the 70's equivalent of pretend engine noise, like that afforded by playing cards and clothespins in the spokes of your bike.

Gray must be cheap these days. It seems that every car has three or four shades of black and gray or silver. When are the fun colors going to come back?

I rented the base model CTS (I assume it was a base model) for a 1 week trip to Florida. I wasn't impressed. The driving quarters were cramped, the seats were hard, the ride was stiff, the MPH indicator never sync'd with my GPS, and there was very little trunk space. Way, way too little trunk space. My '06 Accord…