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Dieter wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 7:58 pm
A good day to be in LTT

(which I'm not)
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Bitcoin has more whiplash than a car accident.
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Modern headrests have greatly reduced whiplash in car accidents.

EXCEPT for some reason GM vehicles (at least Suburbans/Tahoes) don't have them in their middle seats. Middle rear: no headrest. Middle middle: no headrest. I recently saw a Suburban with a front-row bench seat. Middle front: no headrest. Almost bought one before I noticed this. (Also the console was a dome for apparently no reason so you could never put anything on it ever.)

Ford Expedition (including Max) has headrests on every seat.

Oh and another thing: GMs always turn on their backup lights for non-backup reasons. Absolutely terrible.
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One can always count on Xan to come into a thread and drop some mad knowledge. O0
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That's one way to describe "off-topic"!
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Xan wrote: Fri Feb 06, 2026 11:19 am Modern headrests have greatly reduced whiplash in car accidents.

EXCEPT for some reason GM vehicles (at least Suburbans/Tahoes) don't have them in their middle seats. Middle rear: no headrest. Middle middle: no headrest. I recently saw a Suburban with a front-row bench seat. Middle front: no headrest. Almost bought one before I noticed this. (Also the console was a dome for apparently no reason so you could never put anything on it ever.)

Ford Expedition (including Max) has headrests on every seat.

Oh and another thing: GMs always turn on their backup lights for non-backup reasons. Absolutely terrible.
my 2023 lexus rx500 was destroyed labor day when a guy ran a red light and creamed my wife and i .

the car had 50,000 dollars in damage .

although they transported us from the accident to the hospital only injury i had was from a knee air bag the lexus has that goes off with the main airbag . just a bruise .

my wife had bad bruising from the seat belt and airbag .

but we walked away unscathed.

the guy originally told me he didn’t see the light , but once the police came he changed his story .

the guy next to me had a dash cam and caught everything so he sent me a copy.

his company took full responsibility once they saw the video .

first thing i had done on the new lexus was have the factory dash came put in

i have the dash cam footage if anyone wants to see it


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Yikes, I'm really glad you're okay mathjak. And the missus for that matter.

Seeing the dashcam footage would indeed be interesting.
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Smith1776 wrote: Fri Feb 06, 2026 2:44 pm Yikes, I'm really glad you're okay mathjak. And the missus for that matter.

Seeing the dashcam footage would indeed be interesting.
i am the white lexus .

you can see me waiting for the light .

being a drummer i was drumming on the wheel waiting .

you can see me hesitate for a minute , thankfully or he would have t- boned me in the door .

drumming saved my life. lol

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Mathjak, it looks like you appended some media to your last post but it looks like the forum is unable to parse it.

Is anyone else able to view Mathjak's attachment?
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interesting as i see it playing on the post in the forum.

let me try a different way

https://photos.smugmug.com/FAMILY/n-cK5 ... 8-1280.mp4
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Bitcoin's Price Plunges Below $64,000. Welcome to 2026's 'Crypto Winter'

https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-s- ... erm=midday
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https://www.capitalspectator.com/is-bit ... -deciding/

Is Bitcoin Digital Gold or Fool’s Gold? The Market’s Still Deciding
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mathjak107 wrote: Fri Feb 06, 2026 3:36 pm interesting as i see it playing on the post in the forum.

let me try a different way

https://photos.smugmug.com/FAMILY/n-cK5 ... 8-1280.mp4
Wow. That's intense. Again, you and your family are okay.
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yep the lexus did a great job protecting us .

air bags sandwiched us in and i really like the idea of the knee airbag .

i had jumped out of the car fast , just in case the other guy tried to run .

but my wife couldn’t get out because the way the car was hit my side elongated and her size contracted so the fire department had to get her out . they used this small, spreader to open the door .

what was crazy was automatically the car dialed an operator . so my wife is in the car and the voice goes , do you need help?

she couldn’t breath well because her chest got hit hard so she goes yes .

the operator goes what do you need ? she goes i don’t know send everybody.

in the mean time i am with the other driver and i called 911 …. i didn’t know the car auto dialed so i am still on reporting it and i see two fire trucks and police cars coming .

that was amazing response for new york city .

the police saw the video and deemed him 100% at fault .

they told my wife and i to go to the hospital and they would get all the information for us and arrange to tow the car .

our insurance company settled in a week it was so cut and dry with the video .
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yankees60 wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 11:16 am Bitcoin's Price Plunges Below $64,000. Welcome to 2026's 'Crypto Winter'

https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-s- ... erm=midday
that was an insane drop but then again so was silver …. phew
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mathjak107 wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:11 pm yep the lexus did a great job protecting us .

air bags sandwiched us in and i really like the idea of the knee airbag .

i had jumped out of the car fast , just in case the other guy tried to run .

but my wife couldn’t get out because the way the car was hit my side elongated and her size contracted so the fire department had to get her out . they used this small, spreader to open the door .

what was crazy was automatically the car dialed an operator . so my wife is in the car and the voice goes , do you need help?

she couldn’t breath well because her chest got hit hard so she goes yes .

the operator goes what do you need ? she goes i don’t know send everybody.

in the mean time i am with the other driver and i called 911 …. i didn’t know the car auto dialed so i am still on reporting it and i see two fire trucks and police cars coming .

that was amazing response for new york city .

the police saw the video and deemed him 100% at fault .

they told my wife and i to go to the hospital and they would get all the information for us and arrange to tow the car .

our insurance company settled in a week it was so cut and dry with the video .

https://photos.smugmug.com/FAMILY/n-cK5 ... 159-XL.jpg
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