Ok, but two of those three are false equivalencies. The acorn (probably) represents a fertilized “egg” that has the potential to grow into an adult of its species — and you can be certain that all anti-abortionists will agree most energetically that an acorn is a tree, so that comparison fails to make your point. The…

My comment was based on personal observations of hundreds of drivers and thousands of trips -- not to mention my own experience when I was a driver myself.

Seems reasonable, logical, and well-supported. Just say it’s “real.” Got it.

Quoting directly from the Teamsters:

It is true that the translucent roofs are used to provide lighting in the cargo area during the day, but it’s not because the company is trying to save half a watt of alternator juice. The actual reasons have to do with the fact that even a small amount of natural sunlight will do a far better job of illuminating the…

all those people have to work as drivers for a while, so I suspect there is an element of “I had to deal with it and I survived”

THAT’S THE POINT. These psychopath executives WANT the rank and file to suffer, so they can feel smug and superior over the pleebs who do all of the actual work in the company.

They are not constantly opening and shutting the cab doors, because those doors are never closed. Most drivers leave the doors open all day (weather permitting) on any day where the temp is above 50 degrees F.

We need to remember one thing: Kavanaugh was going to get confirmed, no matter what came out in his Senate confirmation hearing. The Republican party had the votes to confirm regardless of what any Democrat said, and they had no intention of allowing any member of their party to treat the hearing as an actual…

The dealership experiences I have had buying new H-Ds have been pretty much delightful. Quick and easy, with no bullshit. But I have dealt with the same salesman over many years, and he is someone who knows his customers and knows the business. Obviously, YMMV. Its the service experience (at almost all dealerships, in…

In what cars can you not disable the auto-stop/start? I can see that the manufacturer would not provide a way to turn of traction control since it’s so often inextricably linked with ABS (and may the gods forbid you could disable that example of their benevolence and wisdom), but a feature where a hard-to-start…

I miss the one-touch auto-up and auto-down on all four windows (and the sunroof) I had in my last VW. I mean, I understand that the liability associated with failed pinch detection resulting in strangled children is a negative for the manufacturer, but I still miss it.

I waited to see if the monitor price quoted here would kick in on Day 2. Nope. Still $223.99. What a curiously useless article.

This makes sense. If you resign from a BOD today, there’s no way you can be subpoenaed to testify about stuff you did yesterday!

I have seen zero evidence to support this supposition.

Well, we could always prosecute and imprison for accessory to murder any politician who voted against the common-sense gun safety legislation supported by the majority of citizens and the vast majority of law enforcement officers, as well as all Supreme Court Justices who voted for DC v Heller and its subsequent…

You’ve heard of the comma, yes?

PLEASE tell me that the production version will have actual door handles, and not those ridiculous failure panels.

All CGI? I hope it doesn’t cost 50 billion double dollars.

And it’s just one more reason to add to the millions of others that preceded it to let the Red South secede and be done with them.