Thank you for some happy news.

Well, you never answered the question I really asked, which is why you support Trump and still say you are a Democrat. What you don’t realize is that I don’t really support Biden, I just know that of the two shit sandwiches offered, Biden is the lesser of two evils. And voting for the worse of the two is not a choice.

Fluency in German?

A very apt observation.

Are you even considering doing the same?

Okay Beet, let’s review. You describe yourself as “a Democrat who is NOT voting Biden, who is educated, middle-class, and has never had sex with his siblings.” Good for you, it’s a low bar, but you passed it. So, why, pray tell, do you even consider yourself a Democrat when you don’t support the party’s candidate.…

The issue is that since the President has the ability to pardon, and we don’t know if Trump will pardon himself, then any Federal crimes will not be pursued. But luckily, only a governor can pardon for a State offense, and looks like Cuomo has no desire to pardon anyone who is charged with tax evasion in the State of…

Ok, we get it. Starbucks coffee is shitty.

Laika was female, so good girl...

Ford has wisely decided not to pursue an EV version of the Super Duty pickups, as that application is not really a good choice for those models as intended. A F250 or bigger is theoretically for use as a commercial vehicle, to haul heavier loads, to carry more payload, and to do longer distance. All the things that an…

Fruitarianism, meet Darwinism.

And to think that there is no longer any cocaine in Coca-Cola.....

That’s the issue, being an approved vendor. Both a blessing (in good times) and a curse. For those expensing it, Hertz was usually an approved vendor with just about any company, so there was no issue with using them as the vendor of choice. If you rented from them, your expense report got approved, no question. Same…

Yeah, Avis/Budget tends to not give anything away. And they survived the downturn. Hertz, land of the unlimited upgrades? Not so much. But then, Hertz always went, like airlines, to business travelers. Business travelers travel more frequently, thus more revenue over a longer period. Avis/Budget knows that you might…

When I worked at my old company, they had the Emerald Club corporate-wide and it was great when renting a car for a business trip. The choices were pretty good, not just 7 different Fusions  in different colors. But the idea of paying for the club personally kills it, unless you do a hell of a lot of rentals. It is…

I agree with you, but the concierge experience you mention works best as a sales tool. Dealerships really financially exist because of the warranty service work, the service department, and new car sales is just there to support that endeavor.

Hmm, good question. There are quite a few examples that may shed light on how well a celebrity would perform (pardon the pun) in office. The current orange weasel in chief is more exception to the rule.

This is actually quite interesting, and it might solve an otherwise moral conundrum. How can one be a carnivore and ethically humane in how we want to treat animals? This would seem to be the answer. Lab-grown, or more likely, mass produced, factory produced animal cell based meats would be the way to enjoy eating…

Actually, that’s a great idea. And it complements nicely with the ATV and motorcycle companies moving into EV products for off-road use.

Semantics are fun.