There’s also more crossover between the two than you’d expect. I’ve seen plenty of Elements, xB’s, and heck even Nissan Cube’s used as commercial vehicles. They’re cheap boxes that can fit a lot.

That’s not a van, this is a van:

The Gun Industry is also heavily regulated.

thank you kindly!

Also known as one of the best fucking smells on Earth, and cause to constantly remind me of my grandfather smoking Half n Half out of his pipe when I was a 5y/o.

If you want the Costco cigarette availability conspiracy theory you’re gonna have to talk to my dad. Nothing strikes terror in the heart of man like a hirsute arab with a cart full of toiletpaper and milk shouting about the supply and demand economics of Dunhill cigarettes.

When you do speak, only say things you know are worth saying.

My follow on to this has always been “Listen to understand, not to reply”. I waste so much time in meetings where people are desperate to contribute a response that they barely understand what is being presented.

“When I have nothing to say my lips are sealed; say something once- why say it again?” -David Byrne, MCMLXXVII

Very much reminds me of James 1:19-20:

If she was hiking slowly, she would have been passed by other hikers. If she was doing 30 miles a day in a normal 10 hour day she would have passed other hikers. If she was slowly hiking 30 miles a day she would have yo-yo’d between being passed and passing others. There is no scenario where she would have been able…

Fun fact: My grandfather hated “casseroles” but would eat them if you said they were “hot salads.” “Hot salad” sounds worse than “casserole” to me, but he was a complex man.

I live in Vegas so the sun kills paint jobs easy here but mine still looks good since I don’t let it sit in the sun very much.

Sterling Heights. Good for you, but you’re living in an area filled with Big Three sycophants who “Buy American” robotically without shopping around at all. While this has apparently been good for you, it has completely decimated the entire state of Michigan. The rest of the country buys cars very differently.

In ‘07 I got a ‘03 Grand Marquis with only 10k on it. Got a decent deal on it at CarMax. It was pretty painless. I still drive it. It’s under a cover or garage since I got it so the paint job is still good and that crown vic body and engine just keeps going.

I fit your time description pretty well, though instead of exercising, I have 2 young kids, and I usually get 7ish hours of sleep instead.

The article is basically saying; with the few hours you have spare each day, make that time count. It’s kind of relative, but basically, make use of the time to achieve something - read a bit of that book you’ve been meaning to pick up, try out that recipe you’ve booked marked, spend an hour on a hobby. Just achieve…

Next up: Never be late to a meeting again by leaving earlier!

It looks like very much with the Ford F150 2009 headlight, especially the plastic lens parts:

If I were Nukey, I’d just let it go and let any future interactions go into the ‘if I feel like it’ category. If I see it’s their birthday on Facebook, I’ll wish them a happy one. I wouldn’t avoid them at a social gathering, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for them either.