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the value of buying a plant can rapidly disappear especially one of this age when youhave to overcome asbestos, wiring, lead paint. Plus all the old equipment, which may or may not be useful.

Car sales are down across the board. The civic is down 20% since last year. My friend is a manager at a supplier and the 2019/2020 orders are estimated at best to stay even and worst crater. 1) Total car and truck sales may stay even, 2) everyone is swiching to cuvs. suvs. 3) loads of cars coming off lease, which is…

In some countries they have very strict rules about showing a person in handcuffs or prior to conviction so as not to influence a jury.

I had neighbors and they had given each kid an ipad by the time they were 6 or 7. It really is messed up. 

Difference is that those are private companies that don’t want to lose investors/sponsors to pull out on shitty PR.

They are afraid of loosing that status. it is why all the textiles are switching to Bangladesh or Vietnam.  

also a major problem is proper lubrication. Even in straight 8s, all the oil woudl slosh to one side or another temporarily starving the engine of oil.

It wasn’t until i traveled outside the US, that I saw how odd it was to ask what someone does for work in a social gathering.

I think human rates would stay the same, say $700 ayear, but in comparison a driverless car would be $50

YOu also have huge numbers of boomers retiring, that with older age are going to need transportation. 

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make em drink

“I would imagine by the 7 year mark..”

It is crazy how little brexit coverage there is in the states.

it damaged the train

regardless of who is leading the negotiations, the only way to satisfy the Irish Backstop is for NI to be in a customs union with Ireland and the EU. That is completely opposed by a sizeable amount of Mays own party. Hard line E.R.G. and NI D.U,P..

that poor drivetrain

not only did they not have a plan their promises directly contridicted each other. 

May has run out the clock. and another would take 4 months to set up.