"Happy to have the options."

I've never had a truck without a bumper. Bumpers provide a couple of things. First, they make a nice step for when you want to get in the bed and you don't want to drop the tailgate. Second, they are a convenient place for a ball hitch. Sure, a receiver hitch will let you pull more, but these little trucks shouldn't…

My uncle had a D50. Here's his best story about it.

It certainly is... interesting.

The only difference between mine and the one picture above was a blue pinstripe. Mine had a blue vinyl interior that would roast your backside if you weren't careful. I usually kept a towel in there to cover the seat so it wouldn't burn off any skin when I hopped in.

First truck - '83 Mazda B2000.

For your FIRST vehicle, a base model is fine. My first truck was a base model Mazda B2000. Power nothing, 5-speed, no tachometer, not even a stereo.

And you should know that NO form of birth control is 100% effective, even birth control pills. I have two kids to prove it (and yes, I am still happily married to their mother)!

It should be standard practice - just like wiping the hard drive of a computer you are selling. Not doing it can lead to trouble down the road.

A nickame for divers. They all "bob" in the water....

When I first saw the Magic Leap demo, I thought of the Mesh - the alternate reality overlay in David Brin's Existence. Imagine having different virtual reality overlays where everyone appears to be dressed as an extra for a spaghetti western, or perhaps wearing togas as in ancient rome. It would be like having…

Most people turn around because they never learn how to use the mirrors properly and the mirrors usually aren't big enough to provide a wide field of view. This is why trucks used for pulling trailers have much bigger mirrors. On older trucks, they are mounted far enough away from the cab to provide a clear view…

I wonder what that more stringent shipping code would include. A quick look at some research (gotta LOVE the internet!) shows that most accidents on mainlines are due to equipment-related failures. Human error is the biggest problem in railyards where the speeds are much lower. Perhaps greater regulation on frequency…

You are correct, the trick is the cut. But it wasn't the rolled edge, the bigger problem was the precision required to make it so each and every piece would interlock. The solution was laser cutting, which proved to be so expensive that it priced them out of the market for several years. They came back when…

I'm not so sure this is a "once in a lifetime" event. I was there when it happened in August of 1991. The fog appeared on the north rim, spilled over the edge and worked its way west through the canyon until it hit the south rim and came up the wall. I was on one of the points when it happened. It was a bit spooky as…

Crop circles. Literally.

The same technology is used in the U.S. to detect farm insurance fraud. Much of the imagery they use is provided to the public for free as part of the National Agriculture Imagery Program. A normal image uses red, green, and blue bands to create something we would recognize in real life. Cameras can be designed to…

I see your simple Colours and raise you a schmuzzle. Not as many pieces, but identically shaped and rainbow-hued. The hardest version had the same picture on both sides, but the second side was rotated 90 degrees.

It's a bit of a sore spot. I don't particularly care for Louisiana (even though I live there), but I do appreciate the problem more than most. It comes from years of working with people who really care about the flood protection system. On one hand, the levees really screw up the coastal environment. On the other,…

...perhaps the first celebrity chef ever....