Had this occurred in Portland, Oregon no one would have noticed because the sign would have been covered in graffiti within ten minutes of being put up.

The only question I have is why didn’t she just plead to the lesser charge? Cap her liability and save the tearful I made a mistake bullshit for sentencing (after employing Kyle Rittenhouse’s acting coach). Manslaughter in the second degree under MN law is a max 10 year sentence and the mens rea is negligence (the…

The prosecutors usually get out of civil liability under an absolute immunity rule adopted by the SCOTUS in Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409 (1976). That case did not apply the same standard to criminal acts. The local DA on the Arbery case is the first prosecutor I can remember in a long time who has been prosecuted.

Had a 2007 Impreza that loved throwing that code. I’d get it to pass I/M then it would run for a while and throw the code. I gave it away. 72K miles and already had gone through head gaskets, alternator, front axle, new water pump/radiator etc. I thought once I fixed everything it would be good to go. No... P0440 kept…

Who takes an unknown entity on the road without a case of oil, five gallons of antifreeze and an entire tool chest? Brownell. Been given too many easy rides in new cars, EVs, and motorcycles you ask me.

Thanks for that Metheny link. Had never read it before. Accusing someone of playing out of tune on an instrument that is almost impossible to play in tune* (Coltrane excepted) seemed a bit harsh, but some great points in there.

The day I truly realized I had become old was when I saw a Cadillac ELR coupe (Caddy’s tarted up Chevy Volt) and immediately wanted it. But an Eldorado? I’m not that old.

Californians ARE moving to Idaho by the van load and have made Boise the second most expensive city in North America after Vancouver, BC (at least according to one study). The Californians moving there aren’t liberals though, they are gun-toting forced-birther nutters. So much so that the next governor’s race appears…

A cyclocross bike today is vastly different from this useless relic (at that price). A new bike (if you can find one) is made out of carbon fibre, has a 1x12 drivetrain and disk brakes. A decent one can weigh under 20 pounds which makes it nice for the portage sections. I gather the competitors now bunny hop the plank…

Or a secret hatch into a tube where all the PEDs are hidden?

Three winters ago I was driving from Denver to Austin and decided I would just take in a tiny piece of the OK Panhandle so I could say I’d been to OK. I don’t think I was in that state more than 40 minutes, but I could not get out of there fast enough. Even driving a lifted Wrangler, let alone a Honda Fit.

That’s just a normal Tuesday in Portland. In the state where you can’t pump your own gas. 

I happened to be in Granby, Colorado a week after the Killdozer had its way with the town. It was stunning the amount of damage that thing did. And soon the Supreme Court will extend Heller v. DC to conclude that we all have a personal right to own a working tank, so someone should jump on this. Killdozers for all. 

I am waiting for some aftermarket company to come out with a device that you clamp on over the damn screen. The clamp on cover has real buttons and dials on it for everything and uses bluetooth to tell the screen underneath it what to do like turn up the heat. Can’t be that hard. Retroknobs (tm). 

I agree the judge fucked the prosecution, but the prosecution’s ineptitude did not help. The closing argument comment* on Kosplay Kyle’s right to remain silent would likely have gotten the case reversed on appeal. Also, providing the defense with a different version (compressed) of the drone footage than entered into…

Tok, while just a crossroads on the highway inhabited by only 1200 or so people, covers over 133 square miles. The Alaska Gateway School District supports the entire borough (AK’s county equivalent) which encompasses 28,000 square miles and services 415 students in 7 communities (source https://www.agsd.us/page/about-…

Dump the liquid wrench in the downtube with the bottom bracket out and let it sit for a few days. If that fails lightly heat the downtube with a torch and freeze the seat post with butane or liquid nitrogen if someone will fill a thermos bottle for you (just don’t screw down the top!). The last resort is a special…

You are most likely right about the skipping. I’ll send him a Park derailleur hanger alignment tool for free. Any bike I’ve got has a replaceable breakable hanger. I haven’t owned a steel frame bike in fifteen years. (Orlove, ask DT for Delmar’s email if you want the tool)

Does driving this vehicle induce such a sense of ennui that you start to question your existence? Will driving this mean you’ve basically given up on life and settled for an anonymous appliance on wheels that has blended you into the fabric of society so fully that you have essentially disappeared? Is the headliner…

Nothing. No fact about this abomination could induce an ounce of interest for me. I’d sooner buy a side by side (legal to drive on the road here) for that kind of money.