a “final solution”, if you will, to our nation’s opioid addiction question...

...much to be desired.

That is rather Galant of her to put praise on Mitsubishi. However, this Mighty Max out the sales they have for a while. I see a tough road for future Endeavors.

Funny mention on the first two : CJ was a communications major and does indeed DJ a couple hours a week on local Portland hip hop station 107.5.

Yup, we do this similarly, and just have a set percentage from our jobs that goes into the joint account automatically. All mortgage, bills, food and (shared) car expenses go into that bucket. Then we have our own money to do whatever we want with. We started with a 50/50 split, but this year are changing to 60/40 so…

Toaster ovens are where it at, especially old school GE versions that heat up quick. Between toaster oven and an electric kettle, there is no need for a microwave.

I get what you are trying to say, but my daily driver Mercedes has all of 72 horses and gets me around fine in both city and freeway driving. It does 75-80 mph no problem. You need far less power than you think for everyday use, even in America.

Dodge Ram Promaster : They are really ugly FWD Fiat Ducatos, but I don’t care. They seem like an awesome camp and outdoor adventure platform. Similarly, on a smaller scale the Ford Transit Connect. Both are practical vehicles that I feel weird about really liking.

I think we may have known the same person? I went with a friend on a test drive of a New Beetle Turbo S when he decided to get it. It was a great car, and he autocrossed it a bit.

A good car for a “General Grant” would be an AMC Javelin of the same vintage (1969) as the General Lee.

It is racist in any context where someone expresses pride and identity in the Confederacy. Outside of museums and Civil War reenactments, the Stars and Bars doesn’t have a place, just the way it is distasteful to fly a Nazi flag out of a historical reenactment context. The fact that a TV show tried to normalize the…

Zero to sixty in under 9 seconds is hardly “dangerously slow”. And small cars do have a place in the market. I see a fair amount of sub compacts, privately owned Smart cars, and Fiat 500s on the west coast, and travel often.

Not really a purchase so much as a necessity : opening an electric account in my name. Seeing that bill for the first time (and subsequently lecturing my roommates about their energy use) made me feel pretty adult.

I do particularly like ambiguous uses of the the word “service” as a verb that implies a sexual act...

I actually own the dealer’s brochure with that photo! It was titled : Scirocco, The Dream Car. Here it is for more context:

I am surprised (or perhaps not) that you didn’t go with the simplest path : an A/C inverter and liquid arc bulbs using salts as electrolytes ;).

Hmm, I did not know that about their reviews, and does seem suspect. Especially since they carry various brands of the same part (for my Merc the prices are sometimes x3 for the “factory part”), it is really good to know when a cheapo part simply isn’t worth the time and energy. That sucks that they are filtering the…

I agree with you on a number of levels - also, there is another great advantage to doing travel while you are younger. You make friends in far-away places, and if you stay in touch, it make future trips while you are older much cheaper and more rewarding!

Opposition to this policy is about not creating an authoritarian surveillance state, regardless of political leaning. Your concept of what “freedom” means is pretty weak.

That looks like a really good setup for racing...though hardly seems “Minnie”