I work at a large airport and occasionally I’ll see a passenger get so frustrated waiting in line they will try to bypass TSA altogether (as in, walk into the sterile area through the exits). It doesn’t end well for them.

Colorado is the best flyover state ever. As a 10-year transplant from the coast I don’t see a reason to leave anytime soon. Overcrowding, maybe.

I’ve seen those grow light controllers connected to lamp cord before - 40A running through a 15A wire. Good recipe for a fire, right there.

It’s very Civic-ish IMO. I test drove one last weekend on a lark, it really is a solid car. I wish they made a bigger one - not quite enough rear legroom for our needs. A plug-in hybrid Malibu maybe?

A friend had one of those 2-door volvos. The turbo ones are fun cars. A little too fun for a teenager I think.

I say a non-turbo 1980s mercedes diesel with a 4-speed manual transmission. 56HP in a car that weighs roughly the same as a WWII tank. That’s what I grew up on and I learned the value of momentum.

It’s funny this type of thing wasn’t a priority in US suburbs; just shows how ingrained the car culture is in America.

I’d just like to point out that I have enjoyed this comment thread in particular.

OK. I live in the suburbs of a large US city (have for 10 years) and same day grocery delivery is a new service for us in the past 2-3 years. I’m not sure what we’re disagreeing about, anyway. All I said is that having access to this type of service is a game changer, regardless of when it became available.

I understand they are common for big cities, but for some they are a new thing (especially in rural and suburban neighborhoods). Game changer when you have access to it.

We use Wal-mart’s delivery service for groceries regularly. They have the best prices on commodity items so even with the $6-8 delivery fee we’re coming out ahead (not to mention the time savings). Best timeframe is about 6 hours for their service (if you order before about 9am you can get it in the evening). These…

Single-class cabins are pretty common these days, SWA doesn’t seem to be much different than Jetblue, or frontier or spirit in that regard. Although on Jetblue you can pay extra for more legroom (but still a single-class cabin).

SWA lets you check two bags free and this is one of the contributors to their cabins being generally more pleasant than many other carriers, despite the seats being just as uncomfortable and cramped.

This may be an indictment of my own laziness, but I put the gift card toward service, which I do at the local dealer. It barely covered a single oil change/DSG flush. But hey, free money.

I personally will be pushing myself to swing an all-cash purchase at this point. I drive a Jetta currently. If the buyback returns anything close to pre-scandal market value, plus a couple grand of hush money and my cash budget for a new ride will be around $6-8k without really dipping into any other funding besides…

*Car shopping intensifies*

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I wonder if the special plate allows for a tinted windshield.

“My wheels are wet but the footwells are bone dry! Everything’s coming up Milhouse!”