Oh sure, when the bears pack on the pounds all summer they’re celebrated, but when I do it, I’m a glutton. SMDH

There is no intrinsic value in any currency. Currency is merely a construct of society to assign numerical value to items that we cannot effectively barter with. Its why currency values float and change depending on circumstances and sometimes collapse to nothingness (see Venezuela or Germany in the 1920s). The only…

So you sold the Golf for $10k more than you bought it for. Profit? Or you just sold it and got $10k back after paying off the loan.

I drive a ten year-old truck. It was the last of the trucks without the touch screens and other new shit. It doesn’t have an origami tailgate or trailer invisibility cloak. We have four cars in our household, all paid for. The newest is an Infiniti FX35 (2011). The oldest two are a 2000 4Runner Limited and a 1985…

I have encountered people like that who think people with good incomes who drive beaters are weird. Go figure. 

Great article, Patrick. My take is we have collectively lost our damn minds. The collective keeping up with the Joneses paradigm never seems to go away, especially when it comes to vehicles.

I, myself, tell people that the smart money is to buy a 2 year old Honda Civic.

Aren’t you also a 2 time MINI owner, having bought the second after the first was a nightmare?

Weren’t you just trying to buy a right-hand drive Cressida full of bees?

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There’s a difference between holding someone accountable because it’s your job, and doing so because you get off on punishing people that (you believe) are douches.

An insurance industry waterboy, calling a particular brand of car owner smug douches and expressing eagerness to find them at fault?

As someone working in an industry that most consumers kinda loathe, maaaaaybe don’t say that sort of thing online ? Lol. 

Hey man. Oil comes from the ground. I’m just recycling. Plus, I have a high tech leak containment system....

My truck, affectionately called “leaky” by my family, deals with the fluids itself.

So, what’s the starting height on height searches for Women seeking Men during that time period?

No, it’s neither short nor tall. It’s average, which is fine thanks. Based on my height relative to other guys I see I don’t believe stats saying 5'9" is average in the US. And it means I can put my wife’s and my bags in the overhead but don’t have to upgrade from economy to fit into the seat. Enjoy being cramped…

I strongly recommend people take some time to fall down the rabbit hole in that catalog. There are some truly great pictures in there. The portraits are pretty good. The industrial stuff is next level.

I hear you. The change from level flight to a 4-5000 feet per minute will initially be unsettling. Once stabilized in the descent, everything feels normal. It’s only 4-5 degrees nose-down.