Yes, because we need to reinforce the notion that people are “workers”...

Is anyone holding a fucking gun to their head? No? Okay then...

Workers? Try independent contractors.

Any stock “Muscle Car” from 1972 to 1988, or any V8 powered vehicle from prior to 2002. But especially the muscle cars. I had expectations of neck-breaking, retina-blistering speed, only to discover that instead of being power houses of acceleration, they were advanced machines for converting your gas money into…

I’m down to the last thing: automatic transmissions. I’ve rebuilt engines, overhauled AC systems, rewired electrical, swapped clutches and whole transmissions... but I’ve been taught to fear automatic transmissions because of their complexity. I hope to tackle them one day soon.

That is merely a political obstacle. We deal with that kind of NIMBY bull all the time here in suburgatory.

Clearly you’re somewhat of a brick. There is no law in New York City, County or State that forbids ownership of a dirt bike. Get that through your head.

In deference to Trump,you’ll find that most Trump supporters are ardent Conservatives who are perfectly okay with the fact that Trump is not a Constitutionalist. But the so-called Conservatives in the GOP establishment aren’t either. They pretend to be, but espouse right-wing populism, and act like Democrats.

Your way of thinking is that the rights of individuals are subordinate to the general welfare as administered by government. That’s classic Democrat mindset, and I don’t mean the JFK or Jimmy Carter variety Democrat. I mean the “Democratic Socialist” mindset embodied in Chavismo, Nazism or Italian Fascism. (I realize…

The problem is that the city doesn’t have legal title to these motorcycles. Most of them weren’t legally taken (eg, there are no criminal convictions, and the city didn’t compensate the owners for their property). Instead, they were abandoned at impound lots by the owners who can’t afford the ridiculous fees that were…

Nobody needs to pry anything. This stuff can all get fed into a giant hammer mill that spits out finger sized shred on the other side. (And sometimes fingers, but that’s another story.) Then a series of conveyer belts and sorting machines gradually sorts it out to individual materials which are sent to recycling at…

It’s not even as complicated as court. You can go before a magistrate judge and plead, and pay a fine.

You couldn’t be more wrong. They are perfectly legal to own. You can operate them in New York City all you want. You simply have to keep them off the public streets and right of ways. And if you do hoon on public roads with them, it’s a civil infraction, not a criminal one. Either way, due process is still required,…

I want all of it. If you’re okay with government bureaucrats taking property by fiat, then I’d like to recommend you relocated to Cuba, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia or a number of other shit-holes ruined by your way of thinking.

So uhm... was this “confiscated property” adjudicated by due process? Were the owners found guilty? Or is this another example of the State expropriating the capital of the common people through civil forfeiture?

Shitstorm of JSF Haterade in 3, 2, 1....

Dead on Arrival. NBC/ABC/CBS can’t do science fiction to save their lives. I can already tell in this one photo that they’re stuck in the same old casting rut. “Let’s get a generically pretty lady, and a generically pretty guy, and make them white so as to appeal to the broadest possible audience. Then hire a minority…

Mah uncle Josiah had tha same problem with cars... and he t’weren’t fixin’ ta just shove ‘em to the corner o’ his property like some folks. He built a pole barn ta keep tha sun ‘n rain off ‘em, and put down a layer of plastic covered in pea gravel ta keep tha weeds from growin’ up through ‘em. They’s still there,…

Yeah...something something your momma.

What you see here is a TREKOL amphibious truck based on an UAZ-31514