I work in insurance, within the next few years it won’t be uncommon for us to have a scan tool that we run for the info stored in the car in the day before, of, and after the accident so that insurers can help with assigning liability, denying claims, etc... Our cars store pretty much all driver input now and some…

True story; I grew up in coastal VA, heavy military area where the majority of white and Asian people are conservative and people of color are liberal. One of the top guys at my high school ended up going to college with me in DC and used to wear all kinds of McCain Palin shirts and was in with the college…

As an insurance adjuster, I can’t tell you how often I look at total losses and the customer is upside down on the loan. GAP insurance is a great thing for anyone financing through Santander, they seem to be one of the more willing lenders in the subprime market. Unfortunately my last territory was ripe for the…

As a Nationals fan about to marry a diehard Cardinals fan, these are a great way to piss her off while I’m on lunch. Please keep them coming, we’re due for like 65+ more.

Most people wouldn’t know where to even jack their car up from. I can't tell you how many rusted out rockers I see that are dented or have bent pinch welds from people putting the spare jack in the wrong place...

I just got a Fitbit Blaze when my healthcare provider offered 60% discounts for logging 3500 steps a day for 3 months. It has excellent battery life, regularly 6 full days with at least an hour of GPS tracking and wearing all night to track my resting heart rate. That's the big thing for me, the comfort and ease of…

I just got a Fitbit Blaze when my healthcare provider offered 60% discounts for logging 3500 steps a day for 3…

Not required, some states allow you to pay a DMV fee and forgo insurance on your car. Plus the government doesn't require you to buy a car in the first place. Can't compare auto insurance to health insurance.

That thing has some major structural damage. Either the upper gusset is swayed over or the apron crumpled at the front. You’d be surprised how much damage is caused by even “minor” impacts now, especially on cars like this that are designed for the street first and track second.

I was at the game Tuesday where they gave up a grand slam in the 8th and ended up winning by a score of 8 to 7. You’d think the Cubs just won the World Series, not barely beating one of the worst teams in baseball. Now that I live in Chicago, I can fully understand why people hate these fans. I wore my old Nats jersey…

My fiancé and I had to unexpectedly put our dog down about a month and a half ago. Shelter told us he was 2/3 maybe when we got him a few years back, the vet told us he was closer to 10 and riddled with cancer. That said we were distraught and went and adopted another dog 3 weeks later and took that dude back like 2…

I have a feeling halfway through Ben Afleck gets the reigns and they retcon all the events of the Snyderverse with a “crisis” to start Justice League 2. Or I can hope at least because I’ve enjoyed Afleck and Godot very much and don’t feel like with recasts every 3 or 4 movies.

I wrote in the comments a few weeks ago that I could see his happening. The Japanese manufacturers could be starting to merge into a new big 3. Toyota/Subaru/Mazda as one, Nissan/Mitsubishi/Suzuki another, and Honda staying on their own. Where’s my Ron Paul meme when I need it, it’s happening.

In my hometown the cops made the national news a few years back for pulling over a cyclist. He was riding faster than the posted speed limit, but it was in VA. I never had an issue with cops but State Troopers did love to point the radar at my FR-S A LOT.

It’s disappointing, but I went into the season in October not expecting to make it to the Cup Finals. I think next year will be a much better go round, some of our younger players will have more experience and the Trotz and Mac can shore up the D-Corp. I wasn’t pleased at all with the trade returns we got, at least…

The way Olli had his lips puckered when he look at Jon, and then the bulging eyes after his hanging, all I could think was that kid must have tried to mix yellow and blue Warheads for the first time... But I'm glad the story is picking up and this season finally has me interested in Bran.

I had no problem fitting a 47" tv and sound bar in the back when I had one. The only thing I had a hard time doing was fitting a 3rd person in it, but as an apartment living city dweller I had no issues fitting anything I needed in there.

When I worked at a body shop in Virginia, a company in North Carolina called Alternative Emblems would buy our old nameplates and emblems off damaged parts. They have a bunch of people who retape the emblems and sell them to body shops for like $20. They came to all the shops in my group and gave us a pink string to…

Virginia State inspections are completed by private business, but the State Police are tasked with enforcing compliance. I was at a body shop once that the Troopers showed up to take away stickers they had already purchased, apparently they were keeping track of who was signing off on recent inspections for cars they…

Agreed, I don’t know of any car that uses push button start that doesn’t tell you something along the lines of “No Key Detected” when you go to start the car with no fob. Nissans even tell you when the battery is low in your key, and every 2011+ I've been in tells you when the keys leave the car if it's still running.

My uncle taught at Rowan University for a while in the late 90's, so I go to visit eastern NJ a few times. Now that I live in Chicago, I can say that Illinois is probably worse than Jersey since it’s a 15 hour drive from the Atlantic, and anyone impressed by Lake Michigan is just some weirdo Midwesterner...