Don’t overlook the Sudden Death Three Lane Exit Dive from the left lane. One of my favorites, usually without any turn signal, either.

We’re trying to get up to the front, between the cars, so some phone obsessed moron doesn’t squash us like a bug. When I do that, I try to get out of the way for the left turn cars as quickly as I can. I drive cars and motorcycles too and try to be a considerate road user.

You might want to read up on Idaho Stops for cyclists, if this is bugging you. In some locales, law makers realize that it’s possible to accurately assess the safety of crossing a street on you bike without having to unclip and come to a full stop.

Yep. I have a friend at SpaceX and from his comments, it sounds like it’s kind of a shitshow sometimes.

Things have changed in the last 85 years, that’s for sure.

Stop tailgating me. Jesus Christ. Don’t you see the ten cars in front of me?

I’d say that releasing a person’s private records previous to initiating litigation would be a poor strategic move if they hope to prevail in court. We, the public, may want to be aware of the broad concepts of the case, but if you were the plaintiff, would you release your employment history publicly before you went…

Just for reference, I’m 59. Things were different 40 years ago. Also, she unionized grocery stores, which aren’t exactly full of skilled labor, either.

I’m surprised that I have to come in here and remind you that the answer is Miata.

Note the language about talking about union activities while on the clock. Totally allowed if you can do it while you’re working and your employer allows you to talk while working. [emphasis added]

I’d be just about 100% certain this documentation will be part of the litigation. No need to release it to the rest of us.

From the National Labor Relations Board:

Except that it’s in Fremont, not exactly the middle of nowhere, and the factory was previously used by Toyota and GM. Manufacturers have been building cars here for ages and, if I understand correctly, Tesla’s currently employing about 30K people here in the Bay Area.

Old fart here: I just stay out of the way when the bus pulls up and let women, children and folks older than me get on first (this last group seems to be shrinking more rapidly than I’d prefer). No need to make a show about it. If the bus is almost full, those that need a seat get first shot at them. If there’s a…

*shrug* I enjoy a little music while riding, even if the bike I’m riding plays “music” out of the pipes like my 916 or VFR. A Bluetooth helmet and Spotify makes for a nice time while out and about, in my opinion.

Interestingly, Yamaha actually owns Ohlins.

What on earth are you talking about?

These scenes are pretty much what the country’s highways and streets looked like when I was in college and high school. Note the utter lack of pickup trucks and van. Minivans weren’t invented yet.

I had some work done on my VW Beetle done back in the late 70s and on inspecting their work, I found a nice 3/8 Snap On ratchet that I still have.

A few years back, I sold some old bedroom furniture to a guy that worked in movies, doing exactly that - “casting” cars. He was the guy that would round up 6 cars done up like [city here] cop cars of the period, along with an assortment of other period correct cars. If I recall correctly, he spent a lot of time at…