No. The only requirements are to stay away from the red marked areas. Also, engineers are supposed to wear high visibility jackets since we move around so much. Otherwise, just wear whatever is comfy that allows you to walk/stand all day.

I work as an automotive engineer. You just hit the nail on the head.

It’s one of those things that always gets overlooked, but holy shit does it look hard to build a car. From design to manufacturing, everything is complicated. Like, some dude (more likely a team) had to design, test, and build a machine to deliver a seat at exactly there right time to exactly the right place, and it…

well none of them were miatas so dont trust the thumbnail

Rogue* not Rouge

That is a remarkably stupid idea.

GenX here. the C8 is in fact, good. The fact that (anecdotally one) boomer hates it is going to be KEY in getting young people to change their mind.

Here’s the top reasons you said you hate discussions summarized as a slideshow.

Uhhh... My memory is not so good anymore (googles “statute of limitations for car theft”).

*Nervous Laughter*

Imagine thinking cars aren’t politics in 2020. Ram releasing a truck which achieves ten real-world miles per gallon is a political statement.

A record number of Americans were behind on their car payments WAY before covid. Economic slump didn’t start with the virus. 

Like a puma? 

I say this as a dyed-in-the-wool environmentalist: at some point, we need to get people who don’t give a shit about the environment to also buy EVs. We need to get everyone (or at least most people) driving vehicles that aren’t powered by fossil fuels if we are to have a hope of preserving at least some of the Earth’s…

When I was 10 my mom and I had to drive through the Colorado Rockies in the middle of the night. We were going home from a family reunion and on the last leg home crossing six states, she said we had enough money left for gas or to stay overnight in a hotel room, but not both. Everything on the trip had cost more than…

Your opening sentence alone is worth a star :)
I also love the word ‘psychopomp’, although I normally associate it with birds.

This story is true, but names have been changed to protect my password verification questions.

Years ago, I was living in an apartment with my cat Coco. We lived there happily many years, but I wanted a dog too so I bought a house with a yard. Being an old fellow, Coco was upset by the move and was especially freaked…

Dear folks that are worried their comments will never be seen, I am reading them and I am sure folks like me are reading them too. I truly appreciate all of your stories and they genuinely scare me. Your efforts are not for nothing, YOUR RANDOM STORIES ARE MY FAVOURITE. Thank you! Keep it up. With much love, me. And…

It’s like the worst high pressure sale ever! “Thanks, but I’m not interested in your time share or having my soul invaded by darkness, PLEASE STOP CALLING ME AT DINNERTIME AND 3 A.M. RESEPECITIVLY.”