It isn’t a thing. The more accurate term for this is “lying” -- the dealer is knowingly misrepresenting the state of the loan application in order to close the deal, hoping to be able to clean up the mess later on.

Chewy sent me a lovely, hand-signed sympathy card right after I cancelled the recurring order for my dog’s Rimadyl because we’d had to put her down. I totally wasn’t expecting that. It was very sweet of them. I mean, I know they’re doing it because it’s good customer service and it keeps me wanting to use them for…

Been done.  It can reach speeds of 3!

I just saw one in Burnsville this morning that had a wrap with a sort of starfield(?) pattern towards the back.  Only saw it briefly, but dang, it did not improve its looks.

I once joked at work that a software engineer’s job is to break the hardware. (I used to write test software for embedded systems.) I was saying it to an electrical engineer. He laughed.

Oh god -- galvanic corrosion in the *ground wire*??????  These will all be dead in a year.

Are they noisier than UPS trucks?  I guess that’s the real question.

You’d be surprised how small surveillance equipment is these days. That said, everything else in your post is absolutely spot on.

Dang, so it’s not time to go through his clothes looking for loose change yet?

My inlaws are heading on a cruise to Ireland that way. Mind you, they aren’t afraid of flying. They just love cruising.  :-)

I am serious.  And don’t call me Shirley.

For real, but it’s a bigger problem for the very smallest passengers. Lap babies in particular. I’m very relieved it seems the unrestrained baby wasn’t severely injured. (Fortunately, babies are pretty resilient, and if they don’t suffer serious injuries, they have remarkable healing abilities compared to adults.) …

Yeah, it’s not the descent itself, it’s that because the masks just dropped, I think most passengers wouldn’t understand that it’s a controlled descent and would think the plane’s about to crash. A lot of people think that mask has enough oxygen to keep you alive for the whole flight, and that’s not at all true; it’s…

Hopefully it’s at least secure. Has anyone asked the Lockpicking Lawyer, yet?  ;-)

Vans are AWESOME.  Panel vans, conversion vans, minivans....  Vans are great. As far as trades not using pickup trucks, the main exception I can think of for that is landscapers and lawncare providers. A lot of them use pickup trucks, and use them hard. But then, their work happens out in the elements, so getting…

An owner called it “mostly waterproof,”

Yeah, this is Jalopnik, so that’s important. Very few clues given. The scratched paint at least rules out a Cybertruck. :-P

I’d love to see it posted to AITA just to see the blistering replies. :-D But here’s the thing: if his neighbor is as well-heeled as he thinks, he’s gonna lose that lawsuit, because they’ll be able to afford competent defense. They may even countersue for legal fees. And making it that public may bring it to the attent…

Agreed. Definitely sounds like an emergency descent, which would admittedly be a very frightening experience for the passengers.

Yeah, that was one of the dumber things he’s said, which is fairly impressive.