Reminds me of this:

http://www.amazon.com/Crashes-Storie…

It's my coffee table book.

Except that Texas begged to be part of the United States and was denied initially until we finally said "Fine, you can come and hang out with us..." and now all y'all do is go on about how you're gonna secede. Make up your mind already!

The Shelburne Falls barracks is B2.

B Troop encompasses Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, and Berkshire counties.

Seems likely but I'm not certain.

Here's the fact sheet on the SUSV:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/syste…

She lives out in Western MA (B Troop)... services the Berkshires mostly in the winter time. Both units have powered treads.

"...a full tracked, articulated vehicle designed to support infantry platoons and similar sized units during the conduct of operations in arctic and alpine conditions. The SUSV (Small Unit…

That's a pretty standard (limited access) highway/motorway symbol in Europe.

It's a cross section of a tire (looking head-on) that is slightly under inflated and an exclamation mark inside of it.

It's supply and demand.

The number of taxis allowed in the city is tightly controlled (to an optimum amount*) through the medallion system.

When lots of people want a small amount of things, cost rises.

*The reason for limiting taxis is quite interested. They find a "sweet spot" between length of time waiting for a…

I dropped Verizon for AT&T and have never looked back.

In my area AT&T is by far the best and has been for quite some time.

I wouldn't wish Verizon on my worst enemy.

"AWD is only for off-roading or inclement weather."

No point in steering...

It was terrible weather for it as well. They were so bald I noticed it from across the lot:

What is it with really expensive car owners who neglect their tires?

I found these on a Panamera.

Not just using them, but using them properly: Signal, Slow, Brake, Turn.... not: BRAKE, Turn, Signal.

My favorite phrase:

"Turn signals are to show intent, not celebrate accomplishment."

Look where you want to go, not at what you don't want to hit.

LOOK, PUSH, LEAN, ROLL

I say: "Another reason to educate and pick your passengers wisely."

They stopped advertising ABS on the back of cars when it became required safety equipment.

How about a dog?

A dog alerting, along with other evidentiary signs that suggest the vehicle is being used to transport illicit drugs or bulk U.S. currency is more than enough to start the process.

I know there are some amazing traps out there... trust me... but when you know where and how to look for them, and then…

There are some very obvious clues that Law Enforcement is trained to look for to discover traps.

Then it's just a matter of formality to get permission to search/enter the compartments.

Any criminal who believes that these somehow make them "immune" to search and/or arrest are delusional or lying to themselves (or the…

The secret parallel astronaut program conducted by the military?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astr…

"They were the "Magnificent Seven" of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program, some of the best pilots the U.S. military had to offer the officials who were making the first MOL crew selection in 1965. Two more crews would…