I think it’s worth noting the distinction from Californians and California Legislature.

most fuel in the state is produced at in-state refineries - makes it more susceptible to price disruptions

Alas, it would seem most fans don’t share your sentiments, considering the Merc livery won the fan vote by a not insignificant margin. 

Yeah, I don’t understand California’s brand of ‘capitalist liberalism’ where they impose a whole bunch of regulations but then make it the problem of individual people and small businesses to meet them without any financial assistance. For years I’ve thought having to pass CA smog was a great way to punish poor people…

I lived in CA for 6 years with a WA registered vehicle.

Yeah, there should have been some exemptions/assistance made available for owner-operators. I completely understand the need to get shipping emissions under control, but legislation like this almost always disproportionately affects small business owners. 

The ban only applies to commercial vehicles. Author could have done a better job, instead of blanket labelling all diesel-powered vehicles, could have been more specific that this applies to commercial fleets only.

Industry response: “lol, ok... we’ll just register our fleet in Nevada then and give them our tax money instead.”

This ban has been tough on individual owner-operators. My father-in-law had a hard time finding something at a reasonable price, and was only just able to find one a couple of months before the ban went into effect. 

The thing is that unlike a lot of American celebrities he’s excellent at hiding it behind a ‘oh, I’m just a relatable old man, don’t worry about me’ facade but then will go and write/say the most unspeakable shit behind the curtains. His TV demeanor and personality was/is still some of the best in the industry, but it…

Here’s what I don’t get: I don’t like any of the royals. I don’t see why anyone needs them. I’m pretty sure Andrew is an awful old criminal. But like, I don’t defame them in news articles. I don’t write letters to The Times demanding Di be burned in effigy. I don’t call Anne up and tell her I’m glad her mom died. I…

Man with a long history of racism, violence, and misogyny turns out to be a violent misogynist racist. If only there had been some warning signs.

I haven’t watched Game of Thrones, so just assuming that everybody got the shit reference is not going to work for me. And on top of that, hating her more than Rose West?

This... is exactly what I was going to say. James May can carry a show.

Clarkson’s schtick has gotten pretty tired at this point, so I’ll be happy if this ends up bringing us more solo James May content.

Both James May and Richard Hammond have excellent shows and material on their own.

This is bizarre! Normally, it’s Richard Hammond who crashes.

Jazza isn’t making that much money. The council in the town where his farm restaurant is located has not only denied him an operating license for the restaurant but actively told him to shut it down because it was far beyond the operating scope of what he said it would be.

And the bastards in the F1 media room got so cocky about that that they didn’t give JV any credit when he came from F1 and was actually successful.

Hell hath no fury like a team owner scorned.