Years ago I visited a friend in Guatemala and was fascinated by the lavishly painted and decked out “chicken buses.” My friend told me to not ride on one but of course I turned right around and tried my luck. It was a wild ride on an old school bus that tossed everyone and everything around. It was packed to the point…

Start at 1:35, listen for a bit, hover over 8:45, and then click.

Yes they do. When I was consulting in the automotive industry, I visited many Toyota shops and saw full Tacoma frame swaps. The tech would spend two full days removing everything down to the rust out frame and then reassemble everything on a new frame. Fascinating.

On an unrelated note. My wife has your avatar as a bumper sticker on her minivan. Two in the front, five in the rear. 

I hear ya’.

Welding adds unnecessary weight!

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Sobering read.

HINT TO MANAGEMENT: If you see more and more employees using competitive products, question your effectiveness at running the organization.

Not necessarily.

That’t advice is as bad as telling people to take out a loan and stretch out the payments for 96 months.  What you are advocating is being “stupid cheap.”  Like driving 10 miles out of the way to save 5 cents a gallon on gas.  The supposed savings are eaten up by the extra gas used, additional wear and tear on the…

Careful! That post will get your head on a pike for suggesting lack of personal responsibility plays a huge role in the subprime equation.

I’m an unemotional SOB that can detach myself from anything to do with feelings but this article made me want to cry.

There are ways to cheat. Breaking up and putting together “A-trains” required lots of walking and manhandling equipment. I was taught to cross chain the dolly converter to make backing up to the second trailer much easier.  

When my wife had to give up her X5M for a minivan, she didn’t speak to me for a week. I’m not kidding. It was a mix of anger, depression, and resignation. Despite both of us admitting that the minivan is the greatest invention ever for people with one or more small kids, we will get rid of it as soon it outlives it’s…

I wonder how much the maintenance will cost for all the equipment. One of the most misused quotes is, “built like a tank.” Trust me, you do not want anything built like a tank. They are actually very delicate and need lots of maintenance.  Now multiply that bill 100x for the F-35.

At least they don’t have him eat the seats and drink the engine oil to “survive.”

Exactly. Years ago at one of my first jobs, the company would sent someone to keep an eye on the competition. The poor guy would sit in a car all day taking notes on what was being delivered and how many pallets were unloaded. The other company did the same thing. We were in a out of the way location so it was harder…

It will take nowhere close to $71B. You are making the assumption that everyone will be paid $420 per share. Elon Musk owns 20%. He will not be paying himself. Many institutional investors or even common stockholders will elect to have their shares converted over to new stock. Let’s assume that 60% - 66% go this…

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