This can't be said enough.

Can't have been to long. Austin has only had B&W cop cars (in numbers) for about 2 or 3 years.

I think the word you might be looking for is "provenance."

Wouldn't that be pronounced "pa-jeena"?

They are trying to free all the oppressed French Canadians.

No idea. Most likely Iraq or Afghanistan.

That's not a shock wave. THIS is a shock wave.

FTA: The Marines in the photo—from the Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit—were detonating an expedient charge during a multilateral training exercise on May 14 [italics mine]

Another nail in the coffin of the written word.

We buy one bag of regular Colombian and one bag of decaf Colombian. Mix the two, then grind the mixed beans every morning. DIY half-caf.

Yeah, the last thing you want is people obeying the law.

I never flash my lights to warn other drivers of the police. I drive the speed limit—you're on your own. However, if oncoming traffic is approaching a dangerous situation, I will always alert them with a headlight flash.

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Wow, last time I posted that specific image I was lambasted as being a Mormon hater. I'm glad you didn't receive the same treatment.

I made the same mistake when I first got here.

My brother got popped by the CHPs when he was pulling his trailer, although it was a pup tent trailer and he was driving an Astro van. But he had it cranked up to at least 80 going downhill. The cop let him off with a warning.

Guess I'm trash, too.

Ditto. I have a off-brand charger I keep by my bed for night charging. I have to unplug to use, even to turn off the alarm.

And in the red corner.....

Corvette Summer (1978), starring Mark Hamill and Annie Potts.