This highlights a very disagreeable American trait - the “get off my property” view that is, in my opinion, very unfriendly. I’ve never encountered people in other countries who were so hung up about people keeping away from their property. Even if it weren’t a utility truck, it seems giving someone a break is the…

“The practice of leaving keys in the car has become a “widespread problem” for dealers.” It has indeed. How does one begin to address such a widespread problem? What possible remedy could there be? Chicago’s greatest minds are flummoxed.

“Entrez?”

“Like an old-growth tree that moves pitifully slow compared to the deadly encroachments of climate change, the Democratic Party establishment is now bumbling about in search of where to go now. “

Never bothered me. If I see something blinking on the right, I figure the person is turning right. How hard to see is that?

You’re right to separate the emotional reaction (yay lady!) with the rational (lady, it’s only money!). That’s why we let judges, and not victims, levy sentences.

Funny - German tanks had no problem with Poles.

Useful post. Now just clean up the grammar in the headline and we’ll be good.

Wait. Mao said that women hold up half the sky. Couldn’t we just get them to lower it so the moon is closer and they could just walk onto it?

Body shaming is not okay.

Police are looking into it.

I did but it crashed.

Ask any old person in Italy - the trains never, ever ran on time, under Mussolini or anyone else.

Once in New York there was a power failure and I was stuck in an escalator for 3 hours.

Agree. Carjacking is a crime, but it’s not even a capital crime, and if it were, a cop is not judge and jury, and an unsuccessful carjacker running away from a cop is not threatening a cop’s life. What’s wrong with people (and by people, I mean Americans)?

Agree. Carjacking is a crime, but it’s not even a capital crime, and if it were, a cop is not judge and jury, and an unsuccessful carjacker running away from a cop is not threatening a cop’s life. What’s wrong with people (and by people, I mean Americans)?

This. People driving convertibles top-up on gorgeous, sunny days. If you’re worried about skin cancer, wear a hat and sunblock.

You’ve had two convertibles. You just haven’t had a convertible car.

Actually, if her breasts contained more than 3.4 ounces of fluid they should have been confiscated too.

No use of powered lawnmowers at certain times? That’s the very definition of freedom - for the majority who like to enjoy a weekend morning.