A tool bag bag with jumper cables, various lightbulbs, a 300W power inverter, flashlights and headlamps, yellow vest, gloves (heavy work and vinyl medical), a small medical kit, a small tool kit, several inexpensive multitools, a pair of folding umbrellas, electric and torch lighters/bag of kindling, pens/notepad,…

My thought as well.  This was far too convenient. 

If the robots adhere to Asimov’s three laws, that might be almost reasonable.

Completely unacceptable.

BART police tend to overreact. Reference Johannes Meserle and his cold-blooded murder of Oscar Grant.

Absolutely.  Libertarians make no sense. 

It’s always amusing to see libertarians arguing for freedom when the specific freedom they espouse (in this case, not wearing a bike helmet) creates the possibility of massive externalities through head injury.

Whores obey the three laws of robotics? 

...which explains why so many Americans just go to work sick.

Hie thee to a therapist, go. If you have depression, get it treated. It’s not necessarily easy but it is well-worth your time. Even if you feel hopeless. In fact, *especially* if you feel hopeless.

Yup. I loooooved mine. In New England, it went everywhere, and when we moved to the west coast, it was a great car to drive for that - shipped most of the stuff, took suitcases, bikes, and camping gear, and took a solid two months to check out the US by 4WD. And mine had 125hp, which was useful on some of the passes…

And you had to be STUPID to roll a sidekick. They weren’t sports cars but they were pretty stable for a tall 4WD of the time....drive carefully and they’ll treat you right.

Had a Tracker 5-Speed 4WD (1995) bought new because I needed 4WD sands the Jeep dealers in my areas were ripoff snake. Lasted until a couple of years ago when I gave it to someone - still running fine, no rust (CA car) to get something slightly newer and more comfortable. That thing was a beast - it would go…