I wonder if I could do the same thing with my Volt.  Heck, I'd get more storage area and could even fit a spare tire!

I want it, I just can’t afford it.

Early morning after not enough sleep, exhausted from long hours at work, get in my truck to go in for another long day. Start the truck, put it in reverse, notice a soda cup from the previous day’s lunch and decide to throw it away. Grab the cup and step out of the truck...

We’re well and truly fucked. Another lifetime appointment by an actual, honest-to-goodness traitor and supported by a bunch of his power-hungry anti-American cronies.  At the risk of hyperbole, it is easier to see paths that lead to the downfall of American democracy than it is to see paths out of this morass.

I’m constantly amazed at the state of the world when hearing that a car has 55MPG is disappointing. When my commute changed, the MPG in my Volt dropped from 80MPG to 60MPG, and that seems like a major loss - despite transitioning to the Volt from an 18MPG Tacoma.

I was actually taught, quite specifically, to never use the headrest while driving as it would make me more likely to fall asleep. So no, while driving I never use it. When parked or as a passenger it has certainly come in handy, though.

Ahh, the only Stephenson book I’ve read so far. Surprised I recognized it.

The enemy’s gate is down.

How about this version?

Damn, beat me to it.

And Guardians of the Galaxy 4: The Voyage Home?

Unfortunately I think Robotech will continue to belong to Harmony Gold, but they’ll lose their license to use any of the assets from the three shows that made up Robotech. They can still make all new mecha and characters and call it Robotech, and nobody else will be able to make a “Zentraedi / Invid throwdown”.

Well, I can recommend the Pacifica Hybrid that we got to replace our Gen 4. What would that be, Gen 5? 6? 10? Not quite as cheap as the Gen 4 that I bought from my grandmother’s estate, but that did serve us well for the time we’ve had it.

There’s nothing in your message I disagree with. ;)

I have a 4th generation T&C with ~260k miles for sale in Southern California, less than $1,400. I’m guessing that’s not as appealing though...

Yeah, we got the 747-400 about 5 years ago. But you aren’t alone in your amusement - GE builds an engine in cooperation with Pratt & Whitney, the GP7200. We had Pratt engineers flying with us during that flight test that found it absolutely hilarious. Until, of course, we told them about damaging the Pratt engines…

It’s the #2 position, not the #3 position. ;) And max thrust takeoffs can be a workout for the pilots.

That is actually false. The airplane in this picture is N747GF, which is a 747-400 originally operated by JAL and originally delivered with 4 GE CF6's. N747GE, our 747-100, is powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D’s.

I believe that is true, but they have been getting really good results out of the GE9x. The GE90-115b was a lot of fun to fly on; it had almost as much the other three engines combined.

Note: Found one of the videos.