Assuming they’re willing to come back after being treated like they’re disposable by the CEO

Thanks for understanding that businesses that currently aren’t doing business are unable to pay workers for no work. People on here aren’t really getting that whole thing.

The guy in the video is just the current CEO. The billionaire founder (Guy Laliberte) cashed out and doesn’t own any part of it anymore. Cirque is owned by a couple of private equity firms, not charities. They are giving employees their last paycheck and paying health insurance for the time being.

They make money by performing shows. They currently are earning zero dollars. Option 1 keep paying everyone until the company goes under in a month and you’ll never see cirque du soleil again and 5000 people will be out jobs permanently. Option 2 sideline everyone until this subsides and hire most of them…

CP. These mid 2000s exotics are in a tough place and most overpriced especially the autos. Expensive to maintain, not old enough to really be special, starting to look dated (thanks fusion). V8 vantage is mentioned in every car forum $50K what should I buy thread yet no one ever gets one. Why?

Brad Pitt also drives around in a car where the speedometer never moves (because it was filmed with the car on a trailer). Oversights happen.

Near impossible to get an airtight seal on a N95 mask with any sort of facial hair. The machine used for respiratory fit testing measures how “tight” the fit is and even with a little stubble it can be difficult to pass. Guys end up having to wear the full hood type which is fine in a hospital, but not happening for…

Fuck him. He’s wrong. Soft G is stupid. He has been outvoted. That’s how language works. The first caveman able to speak might have pointed to a rock and said “unga!” but if the rest of his clan pointed to the rock and said “bunga!” guess what, rocks are bunga now. The easiest way to annoy someone of Czech heritage is…

Somebody has to point out that these are absolutely The Easiest Miles Ever Put On A Car. Long Distance, freeway speeds. 200 miles RT out to Palm Springs on the freeway. Livery services on the 500 mile RT to Vegas.

Bucket list stuff is a way better use of your money than a ten year old sports car. You’re going to be unable to move or dead in a couple years spend it like it is your last chance because it is.

“Man offended by red stripe on plane”

Military contracts are about making as much money off the US government as possible, not making it cheaper or getting it done quickly. Companies have zero incentive to ever make things work right (see F-35) as long as they are getting paid. Throw in some delays and cost overruns for good measure too.

F35 isn’t about making the best combat plane it’s just a thing to move money and jobs back into congressperson’s states and districts. It claims parts from 45 states no way you will ever get people to eliminate or lower budget of such a monster. Defense contractors are in the business to make money, not a perfect…

I’m certainly no expert in military hardware, but it seems to me that the basic problem with the F35 is that it was built by the private sector. The problem with that is, in our rapaciously unfettered capitalist system (= maximum greed), the goal of every company is to maximize profits (= shareholder value), not…

It would have been a scheduling nightmare to not play the games today....but man they should have just not played the games today. “Kobe would have wanted them to play” of course, but this is Roberto Clemente level.  Take a day of mourning so players have a chance to get their heads around it.

4:45 - that’s how many hours the USA today article says the average ER wait time is at that hospital. This woman left after 2.5 hours.

Any competent medical professional will NOT give nitro to anyone showing up with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her EKG was fine, her O2 saturation, her HR, and her BP would have all be assessed. Likely, triage decided that she was not in imminent threat. She didn’t text out that she was nauseous or showing other…

How are they losing money on a $150 annual fee that it needs to go to $250? It’s not like the Citi Prestige where they had people taking them for thousands in hotel night stays.

Bring-A-Trailer is a wonderful place to see all sorts of exotic, unusual, rare, offbeat, bizarre, impossible to find, and otherwise drool-worthy machines. I’m on the site far too many times every day for sound mental health. It’s fantastic entertainment, like watching the Barrett-Jackson auctions.

People don’t want electric cars - they want cheaper cars. This is a temp fix at best to get their numbers up for a little while. EVs will never replace gas cars until they can compete at the same price point. When you have to give money away to get people to buy them they just aren’t competitive.