There were a bunch of those squat potties when I went to India, including one on a train that was just a hole to shit on the tracks. It was weird at first, but I would definitely prefer them over some of the awful toilets I’ve seen. It’s pretty easy to hose out those rooms, they were at least sanitary most of the…

I’m not aware of any major failings of the car from a reliability perspective. They are well praised in most car-centric circles as basically being such a good, big wagon. Non-car people that I know think they are ugly because they look/act too much like a wagon. I’ve had a few for rentals and rather liked them, but…

For the family on a budget, the Ford Flex remains one of the best deals for a used SUV. 

Top athletes (entertainers in general) have a much better argument for their salaries than just about any CEO. The biggest athletes in the world can actually be considered underpaid relative to the value they bring to their brand, especially in sports with a salary cap. Lebron literally changes the value of a…

If they live in the city, they are easily looking at $3k/mo in rent. My relatively cheap 2BR apartment 45+ minutes from the city was $2k/mo (5 years ago). You can’t buy a house for less than $400k in most of that region. When I lived there, you couldn’t even buy a condemned property for less $200k. Other than…

I don’t feel like trying to calc out the typical weight/kW/efficiency ratios to see if these numbers are even feasible, but it feels like the weight either needs to go up or the range down based on current tech. Since NEDC is typically higher than WLTP, which is higher than EPA ratings, that 310 miles could easily be 2…

While you’re generally correct about basically every procedural character living an urban fantasy when it comes to money, Gibbs is one of the few where abandoning his house and all of his belongings holds well with his character. One of his agents could fit all of his personal memorabilia in a shoebox and it wouldn’t…

I’d rather just buy one of these

When I lived in Washington there was a short set of tracks that were near a common stoplight that I knew were decommissioned because of a project near them. I still never stopped on them because you never stop on train tracks. 

And if everyone from the list of people ahead of you decides not to buy their reservation you might be able to get one the deliveries eventually. 

Yup, that’s how we found out. For the Siennas I started calling first. 

That’s been a thing for a while now. I’ve been to multiple theaters in multiple cities for probably 10 years where you can get drunk. Just push a button/order and they’ll bring more during the movie.

When I was helping my MIL shop for cars we found a bunch of Rav4s online, but the lots we went to had zero actually there. Did the same thing with Siennas, outside a few top level trims. That was a little while ago, so I’d expect inventories to be better now, but dealers have spent the last few years constantly…

Semi-random question, does racing have similar “prime years” that match other sports? Generally, 27-31 are considered an athlete’s best years because they are most likely to be fully developed physically & well experienced mentally. Is the fall off mainly determined by the point their reflexes are off by that extra mil…

Seems like tiered MPG requirements & legal definition on the BEV equivalent would have been a lot better. Then the manufacturers figure out the hybrid/BEV options that work best across the decades for their offerings. 

Yes, 3 years is the standard length, and most contracts get renewed without much issue. In general, it is bad practice to have contracts that are longer than 3-5 years in almost any industry, as they will benefit the ownership while those on the earning side want regular updates. It allows a lot more flexibility for…

Absolutely. All 3 of those vehicles are probably never cross shopped either, so not particularly comparable. It was more of a comment pointing out that Gladiators are arguably the worst vehicle to use for any type of current market indicator.

Now do that with a prius or sienna. It's still a weird market, these jeep trucks just suck in a widely competitive segment 

Depending on the location, it is pretty shocking how well a train can sneak up on you. I’ve had a number of projects crossing tracks that I had to do some sort of field visit and there were definitely a few times that they passed while I was at a safe distance and didn’t realize it was ever approaching. Going around…

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