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And > or every time.

And > or every time.

My wife’s 4wd wagon was a Tercedes. 

I’m just sayin’.

That’s a nice rig, but what I REALLY want is that basic, go-cart feel that the older RWD BMW’s have.

The big ol’ Atlas has the maximum traction bases covered now. Time for the second car to be fun AND practical.

SO rare. Boooo. I’d take a c-class too, but I dont think they ever did a wagon with a stick, even the sedans are hard to find that way.

I’m with you in the older BMW’s - I’m keeping my eyes peeled (and wearing my wife down) for a wagon (“Touring”) with a stick from a similar era. We have the practical car (Atlas) and now I figure the aging mushbox Outback (the worlds least fun manual transmission?)  can be replaced with something a bit more fun that can still take the kids and dog. 

Gotta be a wagon though.  Big pupper doesn’t fit in a euro back seat.

This.  I love 10-speed and reasonably priced wear items so Advent is looking real good to me.

+1 to all of this.

Well calling them motorbikes is clearly wrong, because motor assist pedal bikes are obviously mopeds.

Nice, I've been looking at used Sentinel frames and like the original.  Prices 'bout to drop hopefully.

Posted by: Brocklanders

So the university of Oxford in the UK have produced a vaccine that looks like a winner. The question is would you get the vaccine? Something that has been rushed thru the testing phases so quickly? For the record I'm not an anti vaxxer.

Yes. My life is all fucked up by this thing.

I don’t know about the UK but the US program doesn’t really speed up the safety steps - it’s addresses the funding issues at each stage of development that often slow drug development.

I’d totally go for an integrated speaker and lights on a city bike.  Kiddo loves her tunes, gotta have lights, why the heck not?

Posted by: tungsten

Coroprate culture is fascist by nature. You do what you're told or get pushed out. Once you've clawed your way to the top it's only a small step to the egomania of a trump, Bozos or Musk. They all tinpot dictators in the making.

As a business owner, I can confirm. 

That’s what being the owner is, you’re in charge. You’re the dictator.

Posted by: KenN

Posted by: tungsten

Posted by: tashi

This is just another billionaire putting profits before safety.

Or sovereignty.

On July 24, 2020, Tesla’s Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that a second U.S. “government stimulus package is not in the best interests of the people.” Someone responded to Musk soon after, “You know what wasn’t in the best interest of people? The U.S. government organizing a coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia so you could obtain the lithium there.” Musk then wrote: “We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.”

https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/we-will-coup-whoever-we-want-elon-musk-and-the-overthrow-of-democracy-in-bolivia/

I think it's cute how you think Musk is so totes srs on the tweeter.

Ah, the “he’s just joking” explanation. 

Where have I heard that before, hmmmmm....

If you don’t know what your doing your door will be terrible. Sounds like a pre-hung exterior door is a good idea for you. 

Site-made door might not meet local code without approval - I think fire rating and efficiency are their concerns.  I wanted to build a custom garage door for my place (I kinda know what I’m doing) but my contractor suggested I do it after I get my occupancy permit to avoid problems.

Posted by: tungsten

I heard schrubery produces moar oxy than trees.

Ya, better leaf:trunk ratio = more oxygen/sq foot.

Posted by: Hepcat

Endura cycling apparel has planted a load of trees. Good on them.

https://cyclingindustry.news/trees-planted-endura/

Got me thinking, how much difference does it make collectively for us to all plant trees on our own property? 

Something I don't recall hearing much about. I've planted a pile lately, can't speak to the O2 production, but the difference in sound levels and amount of wildlife has been surprising.

From what I remember from school, if everyone who had a yard in a city planted a bit more than overall city temperatures decrease, oxygen levels rise, pollution goes down and wildlife populations (endemic and transitory) go up, noticeably and significantly.  

As you’ve noticed, the hyper local effects are significant as well, and therein lies the key to getting folks to plant IMO.  

Dig up your lawns!

Posted by: Kieran

Come on you know what I was meant to say. Stop being a dick.

The point I'm making is nothing was said about the Covid situation and the protest here. But as soon as the beachfest went down everyone is jumping up and down with pitchforks.

If that’s being a dick than I guess I’m a dick. And you’re way too fucking sensitive. I don’t know you so I have no idea what you mean to say, all I have is what you actually do say. 

I don’t know about NBR, but I personally objected to the risk involved in protesting to people around me, and didn’t participate because of it. I also requested that my staff get tests if they participated. 

If you want to understand why people would object to this, consider the importance of a drum circle vs that of fighting white supremacy, consider how much people like to make fun of hippies, consider the recent increase in cases, and consider how it looks when you criticize people fighting for their rights vs how it looks when you make fun of wooks.

The differing responses are predictable, really.

“Racist protests” was the phrase you used.

Who has said that the virus wouldn’t spread through protests? 

What argument are you actually trying to make or counter here?

Mostly I don’t bother, I just tape right over the residue on the rare occasions I have to re-tape. 

I generally work from methyl hydrate to varsol to gasoline if necessary ‘cause that’s what I have on hand.