A St. Louis tow truck driver tried to pepper spray me out his passenger side window when I confronted him about towing a friend’s car illegally. His window was only partially rolled down and he missed and the bulk of the stream went back into the cab. It was one of those big bottles of pepper spray (like the UC Davis…

If the manufacturers want to contend that you can’t work on a vehicle, any vehicle because they own the code, then that’s fine. But if I can’t work on my own vehicle, you have to warranty it indefinitely. Fair? I mean, it’s their freaking code, right? They should have to fix it.

*quietly recalling all the times I rode in the back of our station wagon laying on the floor and wondering how I’m alive....

Wow - really nice way to engage with your readers. What I meant - and clearly I didn't say it correctly so forgive me for not using the exact appropriate words - was that the woman deserves your respect by making the headline clear about the abortion she chose to have - no judgment on my part and I'm deeply saddened…

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(Rats are described as having the same smell as cats, only not as bad.)

I read this the same way as mifune_toshiro, that generally speaking women aren't as strong as men, but women's legs tend to be the strongest part of their bodies. I took it as more of a "legs are strong!" comment rather than "girls are weak!" comment.