Probably recovering from the 1792 Unzen earthquake and landslide.  They were pretty isolationist at the time with only some American and Russian boats actually making contact.  1794 is just after the Kansei reforms where the Shogun pushed people to move away from the city and into the country.

I thought the gear racks on the back of the seats was a bit much too, but I still reserved one :)

Got to keep up with Ford.  Ford put them all over the Bronco.  I don’t know anyone who uses them though.

Meanwhile, in my BMW the car icons used on the screens and in the app not only show the right car model, it shows the right color and wheel option.  It’s actually quite appealing.

I’m contemplating buying some Lucid and Rivian stock. I think a lot of people who would otherwise buy a Tesla are going to take a very close look at these brands now that Elon Musk has gone full Joseph Goebbels on us.

The 2-series gets a bad wrap but I doubt most people have actually driven one. Sure, it does not handle as well as a RWD-based 2-series coupe, but there are plenty of drivers out there willing to sacrifice some sportiness for more space and extra doors.

Sheetz hasn’t been good for 20 years. They got too big and started cutting corners. The deli meats are awful and their once phenomenal cheeseburger turned into something indistinguishable from dog food. That is not hyperbole. Wawa is decent. Rutter’s is good. I’ll stick to making my own, at home.

The chorizo breakfast sandwich make it all worth it!

For sure. If the claimed 3,000 man hours is correct, you’re looking at about a buck-fifty per man hour, not including costs. Most of us work about 2000 hours per year give or take; and I can’t imagine dedicating a year and half of my life to one task, and only getting paid $1.50 per hour, which is about one-fifth the…

Note to the MAGA faithful, this hurricane business is all fake news. The deep state wants you to flee your homes so FEMA can give them to illegal Haitian immigrants in time for them to vote in the election. There’s no hurricane coming, stay where you are and defend your property!

Oh no, I’m 100% with you. I think the department spokesman was either greatly inflating the number or not comparing apples to apples (or both). 

When they bought the Model S for LAPD, maybe.

Most “rich” people don’t get rich by “ripping off others”. But they do care about things like markups because they are more savvy about cost and try to make smart choices. This person may be rich, but more likely he’s concerned about image and willing to pay the price for it. Those people seldom stay rich for long.

That’s a weird argument defending a $32k supposedly sporty car that barely makes 200 horsepower. Yes, more power so it could pull harder from 30-60. It should pull harder from 30-60 than a Toyota Sienna. Literally the point of sporty variants of econoboxes.

“You really need the screens to be on to get the full effect, too” I’m sorry, what?”

The worst colour for the worst car, made by the worst company, driven by the. worst. people.

You really like to move goal posts and talk out of your ass.

Royal Farms wants over four bucks for one of their “world famous” chicken thighs. It can rot under that heat lamp for all I care.

My 10th grade math teacher, Ms. Georgia Davis, took every opportunity possible to relate the lesson to interest and monetary growth. God bless her.