Reminds me of Ned Flanders’ parents:  We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!

This story certainly reinforces automotive stereotypes, doesn’t it?

Most vehicle fires here happen because brakes overheat going down steep grades.

That ad has more red flags than a Chinese military parade.

and noise isn’t an issue. 

https://jalopnik.com/this-is-why-your-car-makes-that-weird-whining-sound-in-1793174286

I’ll one-up you; I still refuse to own a cell phone. This article is yet more proof  that I’m making the right choice.

Ten times the size is one order of magnitude, not several

“Traditionally, Europe isn’t an ideal location for a rocket launch because of its distance from the equator.”

If this premium is truly unjustifiable, then wouldn’t its existence imply a price-fixing cartel?

It seems excessive, but if agencies could get away with not calling for help, they would. A lot of fire departments have bare bones staffing due to budgetary limitations.
Also in many locations people use 911 as their primary care provider, so the 2 or 3 ambulances are out in constant service. Departments have the…

Yes.

We have a year and a half until our Kia Soul is paid off, but we’re also moving house to a place where we will be charged 1/4 of the market rent so we may pay it off early.

I get that ATP is the best metric we have to work with, but it’s kinda lousy. One of the reasons ATP is down is because of the change in inventory types. Owing to the shortages of the past several years, there are fewer cars for sale that are 1-4 years old than cars 5+ years old. Older used cars are cheaper, so this…

Superyachts Close Mediterranean Beaches After Their Dumped Waste Washes Ashore

Wait what? What were they?

OMG, do not try to introduce common sense observations to this crowd. That left our planet long ago.

The Guardian did an article on this and they said it was specifically an “alpha-male” thing to prove how macho they are.  So you can add some toxic masculinity to their wall-staring.

Reading through this, my first thought was that they basically just described what it was like to fly pre-smart phones, but without a book and needing to pee more.