Yup. Aside from non-emergency operations when an extra set of eyes is just a good idea, this would’ve been a terrible situation if there wasn’t at least one more pilot on board (and in this case it was an augmented crew, so there was another).

Most parking in Houston is pull in, so I assume you just take up two spots. Barring that, I’m not aware of any law that says you can’t overhang the sidewalk when parked, and most curbs aren’t that tall so the sidewall and rim gives enough clearance. That being said, I doubt one wants to risk even the possibility of…

Carefully?

Conversely, I think it’s what Toyota should’ve done with the heritage 4Runner - they didn’t go far enough.

Swangas may be stupid and genuinely unsafe, but they’re not illegal in Texas anyway. Some states have laws that prohibit wheels extending beyond fenders, but that’s not the case here (because then all the brodozers would be illegal too - though I imagine we’d see selective enforcement for some reason).

It’s more impressive still when you consider a base model Toyota or Honda today is equipped like a top of the line model in the nineties (barring leather maybe), so the gap is even greater. 

Yes. Here’s the report I read on it last week.

Porsche specifically “tuned” the Taycan to avoid this very thing. It can do it all day long. Also, heat soak is a thing for ICE vehicles too. Look at multiple dyno runs to see the steady decrease of wheel HP.

It would be nice if the article pointed out that, while United did have 9 aircraft with the faulty component (which were purchased from another airline), they have all been fixed and there is not a single US operator now flying 737's with this issue.

The thing is, sick time is part of compensation. You want to see fewer “unsubstantiated” sick calls, then offer buy backs. “Use it or lose it” is the worst; I left 265 hours of sick leave on the table (over $20k in value) when I changed jobs years ago and I still feel like a chump. Meanwhile, I’ve worked other places…

I know we have our problems and total lack of labor protections here in the US, but this seems like it would be pretty illegal over here right? Does Germany/Europe not have their own version of HIPAA? I know an employer can require a Dr’s note, but home visits seem pretty outrageous.

Yeah, “big discount” in the title had me thinking in the $40k range at most. $63+k discounted is still too much.

The Solara would be my real vote, but since it’s taken - how about the Cadillac of... uh... fwd, convertible Cadillacs for less than $15k?

As a rule, it’s perfectly safe and the systems here worked the way they are supposed to. Every day, virtually every flight in the world is operated in this fashion.

1000' is normal separation for traffic in the air. And once below 18000', separation can be as little as 500' vertically.

I’m sure he has concepts of plans for that too.

I do wonder if these sorts of institutions have decided it’s cheaper to offer Identity Protection services to the actual people that might be hurt and leave the rest to insurance, washing their hands of the whole mess. 

I appreciate knowing my old Celica can hold up so well - and also a reminder of why one should wear a seatbelt.

Not only not the a-hole, but no need to even ask. Block a driveway, get towed. That's a fundamental rule pretty much everywhere regardless of all the rest. 

Another vote for the GR86/BRZ. A little extra space makes a huge difference in making it livable as an only car, meanwhile it’s still eminently capable and comfortable for all but the absolute largest of drivers.