Fire works around July is pretty common, but i see a change in the pattern. There used to be pre 4th fire works but they would be small bursts of fire crackers, the familiar wiz, bang, zip, etc.. sounds.. with a rare but expected boom! this year it started earlier, and there was none of the above f...

pp4me, thank you for the article on that bit of forgotten history. It would be interesting indeed if the "silent majority" finally gets fed up and starts counter protesting sometime before November. People certainly have a lot to complain about, like the all night fireworks that are being...

I don't think there's any greater way to say "you matter; you can do things" than to say that it is your duty to protect and defend the women and children in your life, even to the point of your own death. That's an interesting way of looking at it, Xan, but it's implicit in that line of ...

When scientific rigor has gone out the window and all we have left are variations on the theme of fraud, I'd suggest that the bar is disproportionately high when it comes to hydroxychloroquine. Note that the CoVid-19 vaccine has been not only declared "safe" but has been mandated by at le...

My opinion is it's a tit for tat. He calls most media fake news and they do not appreciate that and hit back. I do think it's obvious by now that he was not cut out for for being president. Yeah, go ahead and flame me. What I mean specifically, is he could be/has been a perfectly fine CEO of his OW...

This Reddit post hit me right in the feels. I am a big Jordan Peterson fan, and in the past I have had trouble communicating why I actually like him so much. He is quite divisive in the millennial and Gen Z crowd. This person hit the nail right on the head. https://www.reddit.com/r/JordanPeterson/c...

Vinny, The insurance really is $1,000. High population density and really bad Florida drivers. These Florida drivers can manufacture a head-on collision on an empty interstate. Also, I pay "uninsured driver" fee to deal with those who don't think buying insurance necessary. One would thin...

My opinion is it's a tit for tat. He calls most media fake news and they do not appreciate that and hit back. I do think it's obvious by now that he was not cut out for for being president. Yeah, go ahead and flame me. What I mean specifically, is he could be/has been a perfectly fine CEO of his OW...

Well, I just learned a new word .... Caucacity is the audacity of white people. Meaning, the willingness to take bold risks only white people feel safe doing. Unfortunately I still have no idea what in the hell it means. Maybe that means I'm suffering from it. New word for me, also. And, I only lea...

Just got back from Florida, with parts of Fla and Tx requiring masks now. This is why I seem to be getting hypoxia while wearing a mask. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QuHoMp2D8 That was a great video. I play pickleball with a bunch of 65-80 year olds. Some of these idiots are wearing masks outs...

What are the maximum speed limits where you are driving and what are the maximum speeds you drive at? I used to drive 85 in a 70 MPH zone on our local main highway. But I stopped that once I discovered the immense (to me) benefits of cruise control which makes me much more relaxed with far less anx...

... I don't even drive that many miles in a year! And, if you were averaging 75 mph that would be 80 hours in the car over those three weeks? 5-6 hours per work day? Vinny That's because you don't drive a Mini Cooper :) I feel like Tony Stark when I strap myself into the cockpit. The metal folds ar...

That is quite high insurance for a car of that age. I have zero collision (have not had that on that on any car since sometime in the 80s). But extremely high liability limits and my insurance bill is around $225. I seem to remember that timing belt / water pump job was in the $600 range. But that w...

Vinny, Our 1991 Accord spent 27 years in New York. For the accountant in both of us, in 2015, I had a $2500 rust remediation job done on the underside of the car. Our auto body guy in the Bronx, said I had a hole in the trunk, for starters. An acquaintance who recommended me to the repair guy, chat...

bedraggled wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:28 pm market watch.com had an article by a wealthy investor asserting the path to wealth is driving a crappy car. I believe he directed the thought to the younger people. Maybe the HBPP 4x25 people have a chance.

AND living in a cheap house!

Vinny

Since the thread was drifting.... Mark, What repairs did the $5,000 cover? I'll post my repair experiences in the next post. Thanks All new suspension rubber. Engine seals and gaskets and oil pan. motor mounts Tires New fluids front right axel and a stabilizer bar thermostat alternator brakes batte...

I've read many different versions of the middle one. Just checked. Own six different editions / versions of it. Earliest one is from 1973. Vinny I have always wondered how much the original 1973 edition differs from later editions. I have the 10th and 11th editions. I've actually read the 12th from...

Vinny, You must be more patient with the Honda Accords in your life. Our 1991 5-speed manual turns 30 years of age in September. Whereas it should have been gone in 2008, the new mechanic asked if I wanted to rebuild as he knew I had just done a significant repair the previous year. Nine years late...

Interesting to see people's auto fleet and thanks for recommendations! I asked mainly because I have completely ignored the car market since 1998, which is when I last bought a car (VW Golf). After I moved to NYC it was parked at my mom's house in NJ, and used by her & visitors as an extra car....

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:56 am I bought some books today.



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I've read many different versions of the middle one.

Just checked. Own six different editions / versions of it. Earliest one is from 1973.

Vinny

Hot and muggy here in NYC today. I went outside for a walk early this morning, before it got too hot. Heading out of town for a day trip tomorrow. I was checking out cars on the walk too, as I'm considering buying one. Between the endless lockdowns/remote work and the breakdown of public transporta...

That speculation comment qualifies as one of the worst economic predictions in modern history. Not the worst, of course; that honor must go to this famous Paul Krugman debacle: "It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recov...

Hot and muggy here in NYC today. I went outside for a walk early this morning, before it got too hot. Heading out of town for a day trip tomorrow. I was checking out cars on the walk too, as I'm considering buying one. Between the endless lockdowns/remote work and the breakdown of public transporta...

It was Newsweek that broke the Monica story. It was Drudge, surely? Edit:. Ah, Drudge's scoop was that Newsweek had the scoop they were sitting on. So Newsweek had done the legwork, but were keeping it under wraps. Yes. Your edit is correct. I happened to be on Drudge when he posted that. And, I'm ...

I was alive in 1968 but just barely. I wasn't talking about deciding on re-election but rather about impeachable offenses. Yes, you're right about the media giving Frisky Bill 100% attention. They always like a salacious story because it gets lots of eyeballs. I don't think it influenced who they r...