Yeah and I’m going to pull out so I don’t need to wear a condom.

Mr. Pareto would like to educate you on some key principles. 

Empty nester in 3 years here. The Mrs and I are desiring a downsize from 4500sqft to no larger than a 3rd that size. The only problem is houses that size in the Midwest are typically in the undesirable areas of town. People don't build nice new construction in good neighborhoods of 1500sqft or less in flyover country. 

It's the big number on the receipt. No hunting for the pretax amount. 

Tipping post tax is just easier math. What’s even easier? The way I do it. Let’s say the total is $82.79. I just take the first number, 8, double it 16, and round it up to the nearest multiple of 5. So $20 tip.

Makes it harder to negotiate down? Maybe. But building value? Absolutely not. You set your price based on your own inspection and expectations. Just because an independent inspection may confirm your findings doesn't make it any more valuable. 

My 89 had the fantastic red and black dash. My 93 was solid red. My 94 gt I had was the lovely saddle option. My 94 cobra was a respectable solid black.

My 89 had the 2-tone dash. My 93 did not. Maybe when they started adding the airbag they changed to solid color? I have no idea. 

This is one of those articles that makes me cry a little less about living in flyover country.

Most people have a hard enough time driving just a car. I can just imagine how bad it would be attaching a trailer behind most idiots.

In heaven there is no beer... 

This video brought tears to my eyes and I haven’t even watched it yet.  What poor soul still records video in portrait mode?

I never understood why you would ever hand over the keys to your trade, let alone say you are trading, without first having a written agreement on purchase price. I've had more than one dealer not want to give me a price without first knowing how I was paying and if I was trading. They didn't get my business. Dealers…

I tip 25% give or take a few cents of the post tax amount because it’s easy to calculate in my head. More for outstanding service. But there is something to be said about choosing your career and education level.

This is why I never buy used cars anymore. Carfax and Autocheck don’t show shit for months after occurrence.  I got burned by this once. Never again. 

In his defense, there really isn't much to do in Iowa City besides get drunk. 

Why no comparison to the Regal GS? The GS may not be as fast but you get a better all around car for less. Plus it's all wheel drive. 

Many of the farmers have plenty of the real cash crop hidden along the fence rows to make up for it. At least that’s the way it was back when I lived there and grew up farming.

I've been a long time season ticket holder and have met Moore on a few occasions. He's a severely religious man and that has clouded his judgement a few times. I also think him and Ned have served their purposes here and it's time to move on from them. I don't want to wait another 30 years. 

I’ve concluded that it’s more common if you have rings on your hands. My wedding band is unobtrusive and I mostly open the door with my right hand anyway. My car has basically no scratches. My wife has a huge diamond on one hand and a large turquoise on the other.  Her car looks like Freddie Kruger had a field day…