wirelessjoe
Gin and Panic
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Any model that was redesigned in the 1970s, but specifically the Mercury Cougar. Take your pick; each generation is worse than the last, but the one that “ruined” the car was the 4th. And it never really got better.

How about “cult”?

Do you enjoy the jolt of coming to a complete stop?

Asimov would punch you square in the nose if you told him, “Machines should break laws because people break laws.

The Girdwood crew described poor driving visibility in the area, with wind and horizontal rain.  The truck went off the road in an area where the guardrail had been removed due to an ongoing highway construction project

Exactly. At the very least, the company that made and controls the machine should.

IBM figured it out in the 1970s.  We’ve just chosen to ignore the lesson.  Replace the word “management” with the phrase “life and death.

I’ll admit I love my econobox Encore GX. It’s slow AF and adrenaline producing as a history documentary, but for picking the kids up, getting groceries, running errands, it’s a comfortable, faithful, and capable little guy, and for a solid price.

Any mass market car that’s affordable and serves its intended purpose, no matter how boring or “uncool” it is.

“we can either take their excess money and help people, or try to talk them into using their excess money to help people”  

Vibes. If I (6', 260 lbs) fits, I’d sits happily, even on the roof)

*BANG BANG BANG* Space is safe! Send your billionaires! *BANG BANG BANG*

Based on your math, no there isn’t room.

What is this? Diet Coke for...ants?

All right, I had to check. The 24 pack of soda in my pantry is 15.5 x 10.5 x 4.75 inches, or ~773 cubic inches.

Lynch reportedly decided to go on a Mediterranean vacation to celebrate being found not guilty on all counts in his recent fraud trial.”

It looks like it doesn’t even hold a 12-pack of bottles with ice. What size “canned beverages” are they talking about that they can get 90 in there?

“That looks good, can I have some? I couldn’t eat what they gave me.”

Enter a contest for the chance to buy a car? The only thing that keeps this from sounding like a complete scam is that apparently the entries are free. If someone showed up on my porch with a pitch like that, they’d be escorted off in front of iron sights.

It’s just retro.  Every Jeep Grand Wagoneer from the 1970s had that pattern seat covers.