The Supra isn’t my thing, never really has been, but as a Jalop I appreciate the car regardless. But until this morning I’d never even looked them up and all I can say is, holy crap, it’s expensive! I don’t know what price range I expected to see but, it was definitely lower in my head.

Their logo is a geko. Implies sticky traction.

Novelty dishware you say? For ice cream, you say?

Gonna have to go with Koenigsegg. 

Next time we picnic in the park, I’m going to take the suggestion to setup some metallic pinwheels all over the table and then start hanging a bunch of CDs from the trees around us. Pretty sure we’ll keep away more than just birds. 

No, this is probably the right outlook. As ICE cars are replaced by electric, the relative increasing scarcity of used ICE cars will keep their prices elevated. Meanwhile the demand for used electric cars will likely stay proportional if not modestly exceed the growing supply of used electric so...used electric car…

If for whatever reason we are inclined to linger in a restaurant we will do our best to read the room, so to speak. If there are ample empty tables and clearly no line up to be seated, we may stick around a little longer if the ambiance is calling for it. But if we do, we’ll be ordering another round of drinks at a…

My father had access to a limited and private showing of Air Canada’s first 747 delivered in 1971. He took me with him and we toured it in the hanger. I was just a wee kid but I still remember the spiral staircase to the upper level, the cockpit being up there and then just the incredible size of the thing when you…

I just checked local listings for similar cars and with the currency conversion to USD, the average ask for a comparable car in my metro area is $32K. So this one is slightly over average but I guess this is what we get in the used car market now so, surprising and grudging NP vote.

I’m most amused at the suggestion to take out a loan for a one-way ticket to a new life on Mars. First, what bank would lend you money when you’re LITERALLY leaving to another planet and otherwise because, why the hell not arrive on Mars already in debt?

When I was a kid my dad would send me over to the service counter with some cash to line up by myself and get him a carton of smokes while he and my mom started the actual grocery shopping. It was definitely a time-saver since this was the same counter that handled returns so if you left getting cigarettes to the end…

No, it’s not true that station owners are fined by corporate because of the stickers. Their stations are inspected by corporate from time to time and things like uncleaned vandalism is calculated in their overall ratings, which may come back to work against the owner in some of the incentive and remuneration programs…

Three years ago this would have been ND but in today’s market it’s a NP. Look, I don’t like this any more than you. I blame the aliens running this simulation.

I just don’t use the drive-thru. Mainly, I don’t eat or drink anything aside from bottled water in my car. Period. So if I’m getting out to eat or taking the food home to eat anyway, I’d much rather park the car, go into the restaurant and order to-go. Then I can return to my car, properly load the food into my car…

I’ve used a third party delivery service twice, both when I was given some sort of promo code to try them out and then never used one since (been about 3 years and counting now). First time, after the delivery guy handed me my food he assumed some performative prayer/begging pose (wish I was making this up) and…

I get around my city as a pedestrian 99% of the time so let me tell you I definitely have an interest in pedestrian safety. Every day, I take my life in my hands on these streets. In my opinion, my city’s problem is the complete lack of coordinating construction, lane obstructions and traffic signals which just builds…

...yanked out of that anticipated comfort of touchdown just to be flung up into the sky again

My suspicion at the time (that I kept to myself) was probably a runway incursion of some sort. Weather was good, approach was normal to that point and we basically circled once and came in. All things considered I guess that’s the least worrying scenario too since it implies the aircraft itself, and its crew, was…

A late go-around is one of those things that is a little more unnerving the more you know about flying. Was on a flight with my wife, who is not particularly comfortable with flying, where we had a go-around initiated very late on final approach, definitely below 1,000 feet. When the plane unexpectedly started a…

Replying here because it’s easier. I’m well into my 50's so my comment was just based on my own 20-something kids who readily admit they hate making or taking phone calls. For me, I grew up when your landline would ring, no caller id, no answering machine so you had no idea who was calling, why or for whom. Every call…