That makes sense, because now that you say it, I don’t think there’s a red CEL that lights up with everything else when I turn on the ignition in the Outback - I think the only red warnings are the oil level and handbrake indicators. I must look later to confirm. To this day, we don’t know what killed the Odyssey -…

This is a wonderful thing. I sincerely hope that they can maintain their fire and principles in the cauldron of cynicism and self-interest that is Washington

My CEL came on a few years ago, took it into the shop, and after charging me ~$60 to read the OBDII, they told me that the catalytic converter was bad (‘02 Outback wagon with ~140K at the time). So, ~$1200 and a new cat(s) later, off I go. 3 months later, another CEL. This time, I stick in an $18 OBDII dongle I…

Absolutely - he was excellent in Black Sails.

Well said - the GOP is anti-Democrat and anti-democracy

There are mistakes, like forgetting to pick up something at the store because you were rushed, and there are MISTAKES, like having months to consider what each candidate would mean for the soul of the country, and picking an amoral motherfucker because (i) your preferred primary candidate wasn’t nominated, and (ii)…

Ah - forgot about that gem. Funny thing, though - Spicy seemed so uncomfortable in the role, that you lost felt sorry for him. Gaslight Sarah, though, if she’d been born 70 years earlier, her name would’ve been Goebbels

Looks splendid, especially in the original paintwork, but all things being equal, I’d rather the GTC4 Lusso. I want to get that cossetted bag of mulch home before it knows it’s even left Home Depot.

Agreed. Most of my cars have been expedient - hand-me-downs, what I could afford, what was most practical for my family. Only two cars were “for me” a “pre-kids” 240SX in the 90’s - used, certainly, but all mine, and the TR6 - again all mine. Might manage one more “me” car if I’m still capable of driving by the time…

“Reined in” ..... not “reigned in”.....”reined in”

My folks had three racing hounds when I was younger. Semi-wild, as in, they had no idea how to respond to commands, their own names, nothing. But - beautiful, friendly, dopey, and running fools. My dad and I would take them down to a huge field near where we lived. Standing maybe 1/4 mile apart, one of us would…

Agreed. Another thing I like about Brit politics is that the PM or anyone else can be taken to task, publicly, in the Commons. PMs Question Time can be excellent. Can you imagine a bumbling dolt like GW or a delusional blowhard like Donnie attempting to hold their own against an animated and informed opposition? I’d…

Anyway, the upcoming M8 will be powerful, fast and extremely capable. It’ll look great and probably cost a great deal of money, too.

Based on this and the shenanigans in NC, I think the only safe course is to pass laws that prohibit new legislation during the lame duck session. Outgoing lawmakers get to clean out their desks and wipe the porn off their computers, and that’s it. I also think that the lame duck session should be much shorter (they’ve…

I guess all of that 24/7 water has to go somewhere, and the large sewers running just under the roadway likely preclude the installation of any significant extra drainage infrastructure

It’s one thing for SHS to bend the truth, ignore the truth, massage the truth, etc, but when the White House Press Secretary passes off a blatantly doctored video as “fact”, when everyone in the room could see what actually happened, either by witnessing it first-hand or by watching the original footage, I don’t know…

Friggin’ cops - 135 mph on a public road , overtaking on the outside, overtaking on the inside, overtaking on the shoulder ffs, and then the dumbass appears unable to operate a fire extinguisher. The only decent thing he did was let the driver go - I half-expected him to throw the book at the driver because the…

As the old saying goes:

If the repubs have/had their way, it’d likely be the only medicine many of us could afford

No more cookies for them!!