I wonder how much of the current driving style comes from how safe the cars are.

I don’t think we ever had speed cameras in Charlotte. But, we did have Red Light Cameras. A quick google about why the cameras were removed, one of the reasons cited was an increase in traffic incidents.

I started strong, but at the time didn’t know it. 1983 Subaru 1800. The only downside was the three speed auto transmission that I may or may not have blown up twice. On the fly four wheel drive. Light blue with white wheels.

First, let me say that I’m glad you survived. That sounds terrifying.

I couldn’t agree more. Something that really resonated with me recently was an interview with Alex Honnold where he was speaking about anxiety and some of its possible causes. The one that really struck me was that we all generally live very ‘safe’ lives. We don’t face true fear or danger (outside of driving) on a…

Can we go ahead and refer to this defense as the ‘Tucker Carlson’?

Can I suggest a caveat to the rules?

Having lived in North Carolina for 20+ years, I have a theory on driving here and why it can be so sketchy. It really comes down to the mixture of people.

The only reason that I buy cars with Leather/Pleather is because I am active during the summer. Sweating, and not having a change of clothes or a shower nearby tends to lead to some pretty terrible smells eminating from the seats after a while. And, maybe this is just a ‘me’ problem but my last car with a cloth…

The article doesn’t mention it, but I wonder if the stipulation is that even though they show as an authorized user, they don’t get a card nor have access to the account. The only purpose is to improve their ratio and increase their credit age.

She didn’t even indicate before take-off. Typical..

Is it bad that I read everything that Manny says in Jason’s voice and intonations? I makes for a pleasant read and adds some weight to what he says for some reason.. haha

Whenever I am interracting with someone in a service capacity I assume that I am one of thousands of people that they talk to. Which means in this case that maybe you weren’t being rude and taking a call or listening to music really loudly in one ear... but, there are a TON of other people that this person deals with…

I really think the squeamishness comes from the idea of cooking it in the sheep’s stomach. I have no issue with this, but in my experience you can call it whatever you want, but if you get a normal American and tell them that you are cooking something in a sheep’s stomach, they react poorly.

I will put this right up there with something like a celebrity sending a dick pic to anyone. You can’t believe that anyone would be dumb enough in today’s world to do it.. but, you have to admit that it is possible.

There was also a ‘contest’ put together by an independent ingineering company for anyone who could prove the claims of unintentional acceleration. I think they offered several million dollars to anyone who could prove that Toyota was at fault. Amazingly enough no one has collected the money.

You can set up what essentially amounts to a wire transfer from other banks as well. Once the info is verified you can do it same day in alot of cases. It takes a little time and effort to set up, but if it saves 60$ a year its probably worth it. And, who knows, you might make more than the .00025% that you are making…

VW Jettas are in this price range with lowish miles if you look in the 2009 to 2010 range. Comfortable, fair mileage, and lots of parts. 

Google, YouTube and a big Effing Hammer... These are the things you need for almost every project that you don’t know how to accomplish.

First Gear: Now if we could only get the US to implement the Chip and Pin over Chip and Sign system it would be that much more secure. But, why do that and be all logical and stuff.