I lived on the mainland for a few years during college, and I have subsequently adopted the “talking horn” concept. Works well in Africa too. Though, I have to say that while they use them a lot, it is a little more nonsensical than China, and I think half the time I just confuse them into not pulling in front of me…

Best comment I have seen of 2016 yet.

I have heard much the same chest-thumping drivel out of 19 year old Army ROTC cadets. I guess we should all be as happy as you with our choices. Personally, I am glad I never served anywhere near you, I get the feeling you’re insufferable.

Yes, leftists and progressives, always ready to sacrifice a few “others” in the name of social progress. Time marches on and you are all still finding new battlefields to have others die on after that 15 year hiccup after 1989.

You’re right, they’ll get better as long as standards aren’t lowered for optics to satisfy…

That was a long winded bunch of crap for an admitted dolt who never served in the Corps, misspelled it into Corpse while you were at it. Please, expound some more about how the other armed services do not suffer from racism, bigotry, and sexism.

Please highlight these safe zones for all prospective recruits to the U.S.…

Yes, had a former co-worker who’s relationship literally took a nose dive after she had to go to the dentist and had a bruised schnoz for this reason after a 2 hour ride. Luckily, GF not wife.

Mrs. Wheels always has worn a full face, and especially when she was adjusting to riding with me she was putting plenty of…

Thanks, now everyone is the office wants to know what is so funny

Did you really do that? If so, it isn’t that bad, honestly. I have seen worse translation jobs.

Indeed, our friends in Chengdu have been unable to get the formula 100% right after 40 years of trying

Almost all airlines in China are SOEs or Parastatal entities, so even using the word “charter” is a bit cute. This is the National Team all the way around.

You mean Seoul can’t handle that, and would need our money too.

Despite the awesome video and the barrage of people piling on, this has been my experience in all my years of driving whenever this happens.

That one is harder though, they can come off, depending on temperature and moisture, at any time.

I have to say, I haven’t worried about such things since I started driving vehicles with skid plates, but looking back I lost an air dam on the S70 the first winter that way....

I have had the vehicle hit countless times by detaching and flying snow and ice in the Great White North. Never this bad, though. Never even bad enough to scratch anything.

But then you deprive your co-workers of your witticisms when you show them the videos! Hell, once when something happened, the camera didn’t get the plate, but I read it aloud in amazement and it was captured that way. I had no idea the light washed out the plate at the time.

Having been a victim of shit falling off a commercial truck and damaging the car, I can say that you have a hard time proving it, so the bluff works most of the time. I was unable to.

Fellow Michigander here, that law doesn’t really apply to snow falling off the car, but to people dumping it out of driveways, lots, dump trucks, etc.

I saw it enforced once in all my life, and no citation was issued, the deputy just made the guy keep moving the snow out of the right of way.

I’ve had my cars hit by countless sheets and snowballs from roofs and hoods over the years in almost 20 years of winters. I have never, ever, seen this before, but holy smoke, what a way to replace a windshield.

I don’t even thing we would need a longer range version of AA’s, use surplus (if they haven’t been scrapped) or upgraded guidance and fuel on the AIM-54 design and you’d have 100 mile engagement range easy. Worried about targeting or nose cone not fitting a compatible radar? Hang a pod or two, it’s got the room, it’s…

Yeah, we are on the same page. Former job I paid more attention to these very issues than now, but they have struggled with metallurgy and QC for components for decades. It is fascinating how hard they have worked and how much money they have poured in and it seems to just mark time in place.