Definitely has happened in Florida. I drove past one of the incidents just after it occurred. Asshole kids dropping concrete chunks from the overpass onto oncoming cars. It hit one, a Honda Accord as I recall, driver side windshield, and took out an innocent person, and the surviving passenger had to grab the wheel to…

Oh, that only he was on that plane...

Well, the people who are building the Amazon EV delivery vans are being built by Rivian. That is a large order, and it makes Rivian a contender to also build a pickup (and SUV) that may just compete in the real world.

2nd Gear: Ferrari Is Sagging

Just keep in mind that Third Grade will be the hardest 6 years of your life...

Look, I totally agree that personal responsibility should be taken into account. But that means on both sides, both borrower and lender, so let’s call a spade a spade. Yes, that lender can charge whatever they want, theoretically, but then, we have rules and regulations on so much just because we know that without…

Oh, mercy, no, that is just an ugly rumor. And anyways, Dale Sr had his faked death done so Elvis could have a proper driver. Or they are both serving the government at Area 51.

Wouldn’t that mean you are -

How could you forget Elvis? If he can get time off from the Waffle House, he would happily wave to the adoring masses from this vantage point.

I have to disagree with you. The housing market crash was based on lenders making loans to people who could not afford them, yes, but those loans were the ones made with no real verification of any of the data. No income verification, no verification of the value of the property, and usually tied to balloon payments…

Congratulations on the lesson learned.

But the rules are the same, whether personal or for business. You know that you have $X income, $X in expenses, and you have to pay bills on time. It’s the same for a company. There are always advantages and disadvantages for carrying debt, public or private. Ask anyone online here about either taking advantage of a…

It’s our historical past being so puritanical. The sinner must be punished for the sin, whether they believed it sinful or not. The Devil should not be cast out, it is the fault of the sinner for listening to him.

Shame on you for shaming someone.

I understand what you and NEBcruiser are saying, but can I point out that the finance class you took did cover all the things you mention? They almost assuredly covered “what APR is, how to understand your credit score and its factors, TVM calculations, 5 year operating cost of cars, total cost of home ownership,…

I wish I could agree with you. But this is not about teaching anyone anything. This is about people never learning, no matter what.

The problem is that, unlike you, most people never learn a damned thing and keep on making the same poor choices until they assume room temperature.

First through Fourth Gear are really, really troubling.

I don’t disagree with you, but then...

Well, the folks of Florida who don’t live there know it’s really lower Alabama. You know, Roy Moore Alabama. George Wallace, before he reformed Alabama.