I don't know what this guy's trip was about, but it's a bold assumption to say that he could've done it remotely.

Evergreen is the company. Ever Given is the ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal. Ever Forward is the ship that is currently stuck in the Chesapeake Bay.

On the “Fireworks vs IEDs” discussion— There is some arbitrary point at which a device transitions from “Firework” to “bomb”, even if its builder intends it to be used for entertainment rather than destruction. Seeing as these devices were homemade, “Improvised Explosive Device” seems like a reasonable descriptor.

Plausible, except he was a convicted felon, and thus couldn’t legally own the gun in the first place.

> This being a “Red Label” Arnage, that under-hood area is taken up by Rolls Royce’s own 6.75-liter pushrod V8.

My ‘19 GTI says it’ll take 87 or 91, but there’s some fine print in the manual and the specs suggesting that 91 will yield better power and fuel economy.  So, I run 91.

Personal anecdote— my wife drives a pickup as part of her work, where she provides services to farmers. She has about 1000 lb of stuff in a specialized, climate controlled box in the bed. She never drives it more than 150 miles/ day. The truck needs to be plugged in overnight anyway, because of the aforementioned…

Rails-to-trails projects are definitely worthwhile, but they’re often not great options for cyclists trying to go remotely quickly (whether they’re training, or commuting, or whatever). They’ve got a tendency to be clogged with wobbly children, people walking three-abreast, and people walking dogs that dash into your…

My 2012 Impreza had a bit over 150k when I traded it in for a GTI a couple of years ago. Nothing too spectacular, but that’s the highest I’ve personally had.

This kid’s whole IG is just him shitting on people who have jobs.

I never minded the automatic belts, but I’d been around cars with the automatic belts for my whole life.  But when I was in college, all my friends would get tangled up in it.  I think they’d try to reach the wrong way around it when they’d open the door to get out of the car, so it would wrap around their torso…

We’ll wait to see the NTSB report, but it sure looks like the Cirrus crapped the bed here by missing 17R and/or accidentally lining up for 17L.

My first car was the Camry version of this. Base model, with the I4. It was a fine car, I guess. Most interesting thing about it was the automatic shoulder belt on the track for the front seats, which the Lexus doesn’t appear to have gotten. Late 80s/ early 90s kids should know what I’m talking about.  Had a tendency…

Is there a tutorial for the homelink install somewhere? How involved is it?

My response. Like you, not a Tesla owner or fanboy, but I respect what they’ve done with making electric cars desirable.

Mephisto is referring to the fold-flat front passenger seat in a matrix they previously owned.

What percentage of pickup owners tow? I know a lot of them do, but there’s also a lot who don’t.

I felt the same way as you for a long time. But, now that I’ve owned a push button start car for a year, I must admit that it’s actually really nice to never have to take my keys out of my pocket.

I can’t compete with minefields, but my most stressful driving experience was on Ireland’s Conor Pass. It’s a twisty mountain road with periodic single-lane sections. The local kids bomb through it at 100 mph. When you come up against one of them in a single-lane section, they’ll stop a foot off your bumper and lean…