When I first visited the US, I was amazed at the one light thing at the back of vehicles, so I’m glad to hear that some Americans think the same way. At the same time I was looking at Euro vehicles with extra reflectors, massive bumpers and ugly as sin US spec headlights, it was baffling.

There was an interesting way to prevent this in the UK. A lot of companies used to try to make all their employees independent contractors, motorcycle courier companies were notorious for this. I was an IT contractor when the law changed and it was a simple change. In order to be classified as an independent…

I believe they like doing it in a scrum too, I fail to see how that makes anything easier.

For the uninitiated, have a listen to the song “Hanky Code” by Peaches.

As Oddball correctly identified, the 80's one is a Mercedes W123.

That *era* of Fiat

That wera of Fiat would be rusty by the time you’d finished loading it so it’s not really an issue.

Or if it’s a Trabant you can fix them with a post.

I’ll second that, I’m very pleased with my Hakkapeliitta 9's. Hmm pointy…

The mechanics smoking reminded me of an conversation I had in the pub once, whilst having a drink with a friend who was a Royal Air Force fitter. His colleague flipped open his Zippo lighter and produced a surprisingly spectacular flame. I asked, “what the hell is in that thing, aviation fuel?” His answer, “of course,…

Well, Thanksgiving is coming soon…

Waaaaaay older than cars, probably older than money. As the ancient Romans used to say “caveat emptor” - buyer beware.

I saw one on the front of a garbage truck once, that was good.

Somewhere hidden deep in the pit that is Kinja threading, someone has commented that they are not. Also, I remember Thatcham’s early attempts at setting UK standards for anti-theft systems. How can I put this politely, there were some unintended consequences.

To back up Ferrer, 0.10€/Kw is a good rate.

I remember a classic from a very old copy of Crash and Burn magazine. The dirt biker pictures was doing an unintentional version of an “airplane” and the caption read “They say if you keep a hand on the throttle, you have some degree of control. I estimate one teaspoon’s worth here”

In case anyone was curious, this is what a version 2 (150kw) supercharger looks like in the EU.

No. Without wanting to be an arse about it, it implies: A greater reach of the president’s power than is justified or that there are no other free countries.

Just as many streaming services are starting to fall foul of laws requiring broadcasters to have a certain percentage of locally produced content, I can see the same coming with ads. Broadcasters in many parts of the EU can only have so many minutes of add per hour, it’s only a matter to time before someone starts appl…

I’m no fan of imperialism, but just in case you were wondering why English so widely spoken globally.