I loved this game. High marks, too, to Burnout: Paradise on PS3.

First thing that came to mind when I read the headline, but good luck finding anything even remotely decent for $10k.

If I read one more of these “but the stock buybacks!!!” posts, I swear I’m going to jump off a bridge.

You can also use a passport card, which you can process at any Post Office.

...and the real answer, as always, lands somewhere in the middle. 

The three largest cruise lines are all based in the United States, although the vast majority of their fleets fly foreign flags (if I recall correctly, there’s only one U.S. flagged cruise ship - NCL’s Pride of America). 

I have nothing against the cruise industry - but they, unlike the airlines, serve no strategic national interest (neither do casinos), and I’m yet to hear a coherent argument as to why they should receive a bailout before any number of other industries.

I’m fairly receptive to the idea that businesses should be able to get loans etc to remain solvent, but I draw the line at casinos and the cruise ship industry. Absolutely ridiculous.

Plymouth XNR:

I absolutely loved this game growing up. Still have it, but my PS2 has been out of commission for years. It’s like a $20 fix, apparently, but I’ve never gotten around to it.

Seriously. Just because you think the F&I guy is a scumbag doesn’t mean you should relish the idea of the mechanic being on the street. 

I know they’re everywhere, but in my (admittedly anecdotal) experience it’s much less of a problem in other states.

The poor PR flack who sends out those emails is probably used to no one ever responding to them, let alone getting a whole article out of it. 

A $60k sports car is not out of the question for a middle class consumer in normal times. When the apocalypse happens, though, that goes out the window.

A $60k sports car is not out of the question for a middle class consumer in normal times. When the apocalypse happens, though, that goes out the window.

Absolutely - but in a different way. Practically the entire service industry has been shut down, for God’s sake. We’re screwed. 

That’s because our city isn’t run by morons.

Eh, probably because the rest of us are tired of hearing New Yorkers tell us how their city is the best in the world etc. It simply doesn’t square for anyone who 1) is not from New York and 2) has spent time in New York and other major cities.

This economic crisis we’re heading into is different than the last one. Cash for Clunkers made sense then, I don’t think it makes sense now. 

Agreed. Sunroofs are practically a must-have as far as I’m concerned.