I’m from Texas and I’ve done roofing work in the summer. Dying would be welcome. 

The one thing I note here is the total lack of shaded overhangs on the streets, even before he commented on it. And then Culdesac itself was made up almost entirely of mass-y materials that are going to hold that daytime heat and radiate it back out into the environs for a long time after the sun sets. 

In the military, there were times you were only allowed to work 10 minutes out of an hour “exposed”. The remainder of the time had to be in a more climate controlled location, like a shaded hanger or something.

Nice tip. 

So just a normal street in say, Detroit?

Jaguar’s spending a year dead, for tax reasons.

Serious question. Are cars built for rental fleets made somehow differently than the comparably equipped cars sold to consumers? Or perhaps hobbled in software by the rental company?

I saw a ton of these Utes in Mexico. It’s more like a Suburu Baja than a true midsize pick up, but still, it’d be nice for buyers to have more options. 

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-stellantis-face-95-billion-fuel-economy-fines-letter-2023-10-02/

I think Zandozan assassin from The Last Starfighter.

Republican-on-Republican crime = Democrats need to stop stoking the fires of hatred and violence. 

In the applications I’ve used a CVT, it was worse than a standard slushbox.

Nope, you pretty much summed it up. 

I was in Puerto Vallarta for vacation a week ago and utes, utes e’erywhere. I saw Chevy, VW, and Ram utes.  I also saw a BMW hot hatch that was pretty nifty looking. 

CVTs are good in theory, but every time I’ve driven a car with one in it, I spontaneously vomit - because they are rotten.

Another issue, and correct me if I’m wrong, but the airlines don’t start the pay clock for staff until the cabin door closes. If you have to be present, you have to be paid. That would be one change they should fight for. 

What kind of woke liberal nonsense is this?

A USAF member overextended on credit to purchase a vehicle they can’t really afford? De rigueur, man, de rigueur.

Not one mention of the classic white panel van?

Obligatory Last Starfighter reference.