I’ve seen you around town in that thing. Wave to my wife in the Karbasa 335d, if you see her. It’ll freak her right out. :)

I hate Toyota Corollas. They’re purchased and driven by people who typically hate driving because they’re reliable and cheap.

It looks like it doesn’t it? There’s a big old dent in the both doors, too.

Is this where I admit that we got rid of my wife’s rattletrap-eats-brake-rotors-like-candy-G35 coupe to buy a BMW 335d?

I’m honored.

Excellent article, beautiful car.

Probably want to avoid smoking a cigar, too.

Similar story here. My dad is 86 and watches Fox News constantly. He used to regularly forward all kinds of nonsense he got via his AOL account, presumably to try and troll me. So I sent him a note and basically told him this:

Did you read the article at all? Because it sure doesn’t seem like it.

Whether you can move or not depends on your situation. Been living somewhere for 30 years and are 25 years into your home? Got kids in the local schools or an elderly parent nearby? Does your spouse have a job and career? Moving is a simplistic answer that rarely is so straightforward in real life.

Having worked in printing and now in software, you’re missing a couple things that separate blue collar and white collar work. Here’s a starter list of things that blue collar employment deals with that you likely don’t.

This works for knees. Just saying. I know a guy...

I caught a wasp with my visor pulling out of a rest stop on the Blue Ridge one time. Stung me right by the side of my eye, swelling it shut for the remainder of the day. Boy oh, boy. Nothing is more fun than riding the BRP with one eye and trying to calculate turn in points, that’s for sure.

May I add “June Bugs” and “hornets or wasps” to that list?

That’s what I do with cattle guards. Those things are even worse.

Indeed it is.

Nothing. I moved here to the Bay Area from Boston for the riding. 100k of straight road sounds like terrible riding, to be honest.

I’m not denying it’s a great road. It’s just short and crowded. After living out here for almost 20 years, roads like 129 get kind of discounted when you’ve ridden stuff like this. It’s almost completely empty of cars and goes from the coast to the central valley. You’ll ride through redwoods, gnarly goat path…

If the Reno Cafe is still open, you’re guaranteed to have a blast.

If you’re in Elk City and are looking for a place to stay, check in at The Store. We rented a house from them that was across from the bar (if it’s still open) for the night for like $75 for 5 of us.