My father in law (FIL) is a heavy duty mechanic instructor, but has occasionally had to rely on others to do work on his cars. This has not always ended well.

Or, in a few weird circumstances, the other way around.

I hear he gets paid and everything!

Doug lived in Atlanta and now Philly. Andrew Jackson made sure there wasn't a reservation left anywhere near those cities...

Oh, for sure. Real Estate agents.

Well, I didn't need any instruction on how to use a J gate, but I sure did for the BMW joystick.

At least that one works. My dad has been trying to fix his for years-some component is broken, no idea what.

Yes, original iDrive!

But know this: I get excited every time I see some crazy bugger driving one of these.

Preach it Sarge! The nav screens don't exactly do themselves any favours either.

Hey, the shifter actually moves and it has a PRND progression. Miles better than, for example, the modern BMW automatic shifter.

I knew someone had to do it. God yes.

Jesus, reminds me of the Turbo and Pump Symposium. They have a whole social schedule explicitly for 'Wives'. Not partners, not guests, not significant others, not 'and husbands', just 'Wives'.

Since my wife works too hard to lurk on Jezebel, I'll add one, and then keep reading-I've committed more than a few of these myself, I'm sorry to say. Dammit, I think I've been Cocktail Guy on a weekly basis.

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Not sure about New Zealand specifically, but a lot of countries do not tax contest or lottery winnings-Canada doesn't, for example. I know New Zealand doesn't tax lotto winnings, for example. Furthermore, they're technically making an exchange; they're giving the dealership their car, so it's a trade in, so even if a…

Dan Savage has wrote before about just ignoring or dealing with the little things that your partner does that drive you crazy. For him, it's his husband leaving mayo out on the counter. Drives Dan crazy, but he realized it just isn't that important because all it requires is that Dan stick it back in the fridge. Done.

No gap.

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Really? I thought it was always just 'Northern {insert province} man'.