It surprised me, too. He didn’t seem like he was bullshitting me though. Round numbers on what he said was that (aside from the fact he lives in the boonies) he was spending between $600-$800/month on gas and that his electric bill has gone up by $110. He said he “works” almost every day for 4-5 hrs/per, aside from…

In return for giving me a legit chuckle, you shall receive a star. Quality joke right there!

I got a Model3 as my Uber yesterday. First time ever being in one. The driver was cool about me asking him a few q’s. He bought it new and does Uber/Walmart deliveries full time. I asked him about FSD and he told me he subscribed for a month (I didn’t even know that was possible?) but cancelled because he said it was…

You are basically saying the same thing as me, lol. I’m all for different techniques and methods, no question. I should know better by now than to try and make sense of an Orlove TMS post, although they are good for a laugh most of the time. The tone of 1st gear today was one of derision about promoting progress in…

Well, in that case, no way in hell am I getting in that thing! What a death trap. There are so many reasons/scenarios why that thing is not safe. 

While it’s not exactly a direct correlation (and I really don’t like to talk covid/politics on here), I do find it odd that all of the sudden we are switching from promoting government subsidized vax shots to free masks and tests. It’s almost like it’s a move to maintain artificial production numbers in a new segment…

1st: Having EV’s does nothing to mitigate the fact that almost everything thing we use or consume requires some form of fossil fuel. Whether it’s plastics or polyester or whatever. Not being happy that there is progress being made in the mining process seems a bit too micro-focused.

Am I seeing it right that there is only the one door, and it’s in the middle?

I had a job one summer driving a truck for a Nintendo promo tour when I was 19. The trucks didn’t have airbrakes, but it did involve hauling around a pretty hefty 32 ft. trailer that was damn tall. I forget the clearance, but it was over 10' for sure. It was a sweet job for a college kid for a few months who didn’t…

You and me both. She was pretty fuckin’ cool and will be missed. 

Yep. Fun fact: His house was on Middle Straights Lake in Oakland County. It was torn down a few summers ago by the owner to build a much, much nicer house. That house was a real rundown shack compared to all the other ones on the lake.

Nah, what gets you killed is watching a video on the internet and thinking you are somehow now Bruce Lee. It’s no different than watching a Mark Cuban CNBC interview and then start walking around like a billionaire. There is a big difference from being aware of how something works vs. performing it.

Yeah, that’s totally fair. I definitely wouldn’t want to trust a youtube vid technique either. Some of them are pretty far-fetched, to say the least. The thing is that he’s not trying to be some dojo leader or something. I dunno, I’m not gonna spend all day trying to defend him or anything. I did happen to find this…

I was neighbors with Dale (the Commander, ha) for several years back in the day. He’s a pretty intense dude. His training for his students/employees is super rigorous. He’d have them out there doing push-ups and jumping jacks on flooded streets during wicked thunderstorms, among all other sorts of wacky shit . It was…

I totally get what you are saying. I know a few people in Austin. The thing is that the majority of those NYC buildings are not exactly built like you’d think. They are brick prison cells. I guess the upper floors would be warmer just because of the properties of heat, but typically those buildings have broken…

What’s crazy is that having no heat in winter is an annual experience in NYC. Every single year. A lot of buildings, too. I don’t exactly miss living there. 

Are you literally serious?

First, I appreciate the input. As a quick aside as well, yep the hospitals are fucked up. That’s a whole other topic. Anyway...

This is where you and I disagree. It’s all fine and well that you are passionate about politics. Totally cool.

Clearly, the original post wasn’t a bit. So, let me explain what is actually happening in “Trump” country. (I have no idea where you live, but clearly it’s not here. Also, I think Trump is a hilarious moron, for whatever that’s worth.)