Hot and humid, but overcast with some small chance of rain, and maybe a bit cooler… one can hope. There were places in the Houston area that got rain yesterday, but I didn’t see any. Micro-climates, we haz dem.
I did my drop off and pick ups yesterday. Got some stuff for the BOL and for home. Then I stopped at the south side Habitat reStore to see what they had. Store was half empty. IDK if builders are being more careful when they order (and have fewer leftovers) or if there isn’t as much construction (seems REALLY unlikely) or if they are just giving less, but the result is less stuff for sale in the reStore. I did get a roll of weed barrier for $5. That was a score.
On the way home I stopped at MicroCenter to buy a voltage regulator IC for a repair, and they had a creality resin printer on sale for $99. That’s down in the “impulse buy” range for useful tools, so I grabbed it. I’ll be sharing more about that as I learn and use it or watch D2 learn to use it. It’s been my goal for a long time to be able to build or repair just about anything, and to have small versions of most machine tools, and power tools. Making replacement or repair parts is probably the actual real use for home 3d printing, other than novelty (at this point anyway.) I’ve seen several youtubers using 3d printing to make molds or models for casting parts, so even though you are printing in plastic, you can get metal parts in the end. It should be an interesting and useful tool in the workshop. And she can always use it to make minis for tabletop gaming, if she swings that way…
Today I’ve got a Dr appointment first thing. Time for a physical. Then it’s concentrating on getting stuff pulled and ready for my non-prepping hobby get together. I’m hoping for overcast, as my storage units don’t have a lick of shade and the heat will bake my brains. Mmmm, brains…
Work on yourself. Work on your stuff. Work on your stacks.
nick
Crazy busy.
Hope to come up for air soon.
Missing my daily hit of RBT commenters.
@jenny, thanks for checking in. Was this close to sending up a flare.
Haven’t heard from DadCooks in too long too.
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up, showered, dressed. No breakfast until after the exam. Gotta get the female part of this team moving…
n
82F. Bus was only a few minutes late. At Dr office. “No guns” signs everywhere, but none of them are the correct legal forms.
I want bacon!
N
Clever ideas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4h0DynMYSs
@brad, your financial advisor is slightly wrong. First job is preservation of capital. If you lose any remaining money in your retirement account when you die, run! Transfer the money to an IRA if necessary to defer taxes, or a regular account if no tax impact. Consider getting a better financial advisor.
Don’t forget, IRAs have many options on how to invest their contents.
Usual disclaimer: YMMV. I also know nothing about Swiss rules.
@brad
I am sure you know that there are no simple answers to the issues of pensions and retirement. My main income is a UK ‘Defined Benefit’ pension, with a defined payment underwritten by the employer (the pension fund is amazingly currently in surplus, plus it is substantially underwritten by a government scheme). There was limited part indexation, which is now entirely voluntary on the part of the fund/employer).
Before I retired, I did a discounted cash flow analysis, which included a ‘stretch’ of up to 10% annual inflation, and I concluded I would be comfortable until at least 80. As it happens, inflation has been well below 10% per annum, so I am well ahead of the downside currently.
I then had a small additional pension kick in at 65, which I could choose to cash out or take a fixed pension. I opted to take 25% out tax free and the rest currently supports a decent weeks holiday a year. If I had been in ill health, I would have opted to take the whole fund – but this is an example of why there are no simple answers.
So many factors, e.g. applicable government regulations, taxation jurisdiction, indexation?, personal health, spouse needs, potential inflation, etc.
As I said, I just cash flow analysed varied assumptions and then took the ‘best’ decisions I felt appropriate, given all my personal varied factors.
Good luck with yours.
About 25 years ago Southwestern Bell offered early retirement to some folks. Take a lump sum or get a monthly payment. The amounts were based on time in management. This was before the dot com crash. From memory, one received 150 grand, another received 120 grand, pre tax. The third took payments instead of 80 grand. He knew that with 50 grand after taxes burning a hole in his pocket he would spend it all on a new boat.
The first two went back to work after dot com. Their money went “poof”. The third gets about $1100 a month. He made his 80 grand over 6 years. Roughly $330 grand so far.
When the bank (National Bancshares) in San Antonio was having problems the IT department was sold to MTech. Those with less than $3,500 in the retirement account got paid. Those with more got nothing. I was miffed. I figured I would never see that money. The bank had contributed so it was effectively not my money.
Then when I turned 55 I got a letter from Bank of America asking what I wanted to do with my retirement account. I never worked for BofA so I was confused. Turns out BofA (and probably several companies between times) had purchased the retirement accounts. I was given two options. One where my wife would get money when I died, or just I got the money. I opted for just me. It has turned out to be significantly more than $3,500.00.
I use an investment advisor for my current funds with the exception of a couple of CDs in the CU. I have told my advisor I have three priorities, in this order. Preserve the capital, avoid the IRS, make some money. It has been, and continues to be a scary ride. I have to rely on his expertise as he knows a lot more about this stuff than I do.
My guess is that they dumped the lump sums in Lucent. A lot of telecom bit on that one. Lucent or Cisco becoming detached from reality.
Lucent. The original iCarly brainfart before she went and ruined HP.
Well I like my new Dr. He calls his surgical mask his “snowflake detector”.
I’ve got some specialists to see to rule stuff out. Joy. Lots of invasive procedures in my near future. Stuff I’ve put off for too long.
n
(I joked about how if I’d known about it I would have done a round of Ivermectin when I got back from China, and maybe I should do one now anyway, and he gave it due consideration. Then added checking for unwanted riders to my list of upcoming testing.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/08/where_are_the_650_children_of_king_kamehameha_elementary_school.html
@Nick: Glad to hear you visited the doc!
Hawaii is starting to look very very bad.
The levels of deflection and cover-up suggests terrible things.
Ivermectin went over the counter at pharmacist’s discretion last Summer in Tennessee.
I regret not picking some up when we woke up in Memphis feeling like cr*p on the last day of our abbreviated trip.
Publix would probably dispense it. Walgreens and CVS pharmacists will not under orders from their respective C-suites adhering to agenda.
I didn’t think about it again at the beginning of July when I went to get the car. My GP said that HEB will dispense Ivermectin with a prescription.
Check with Hillary and Ghislaine. They know a thing or two about child trafficking.
Talk to them, and they can do it automatically. The IRS has increased the age at which mandatory distributions must begin; I think it’s 73.5 years, but talk to your IRA firm, and they’ll tell you.
All, remember this. There is a massive tax increase coming on Jan 1, 2025. The Trump Tax Cuts expire on that date. If you are currently in the 20% tax bracket, you will go back up to the 25% ??? tax bracket. I highly doubt that these tax cuts will be renewed.
I am pulling out extra money between now and then since the taxes on it will be lower.
@Lynn: As always, many thanks for your recommendations. I’ve now read the first book, and am just starting the second one. I don’t think they belong on your six-star list – a lot of the main character’s dialog is stilted and just not believable for an 18-year-old from a back-of-the-galaxy colony world. But I can certainly agree with your 5-star rating!
Anyway, how the heck do you find the time to read so many books?
You are welcome.
Sleep is for the weak !
“Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin listed as passenger on plane which crashed with no survivors, Russian aviation authority says – live”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/aug/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-drones-downed-moscow
No convenient skyscraper window so they used a plane window.
Hawaii is starting to look very very bad.
The levels of deflection and cover-up suggests terrible things.
Very much so.
I just changed the window wipers for the first time in my wife’s 2019 Highlander. There is no explanation on how to do this in the 800 page printed manual. So I had to resort to youtube. The back one is tricky, there is a cover on the pin assembly that you must pinch to remove. And the front ones had a flap that I had to remove with a screwdriver. I doubt that the new ones will last four years since they are Chinesium crap off Big River.
Winter is coming !
Hmm….I’ve had no issues with doing this on my 2019 Highlander, or the 2008 Highlander, or the 2009 Camry, or any number of prior cars.
Wipers are just about the same on all of the cars. Maybe a flip cover at the connection on original wipers. But they all disconnect nicely without any levers or clips or things. Don’t even use the extra parts that come with the new ones. Put the wiper perpendicular to the arm, push down, it pops out. Reverse the process; they click into place. Tug a bit to make sure they are on securely. All done.
I change my wipers about once a year. It rains up here in the Olympic Peninsula (WA). New ones are nice to have here.
If you are confused about how to do it, your local auto parts store will often do it for free if you buy them there.
I have had really good success with the OEM wipers on my F-150. I ordered the wipers from the parts store at the dealer as the wipers are not stocked. The original set lasted seven years. I am only on my second set of wipers on a truck that is approaching 10 years old. I also get almost 90K miles on the OEM tires. I am only one my second set with 124K miles on the truck.
When you go to change the Ford, put a rolled up towel under the wiper arm. Learn from my $700 mistake.
I buy Bosch wiper blades from the auto parts store. Hecho en Turkey, but they last.
Silicone wipers Ala Bosch are reputed to be the most long lasting. Nu Finish or RainX doesn’t hurt either.
@brad, your financial advisor is slightly wrong. First job is preservation of capital. If you lose any remaining money in your retirement account when you die, run! Transfer the money to an IRA if necessary to defer taxes, or a regular account if no tax impact. Consider getting a better financial advisor.
Amen brother ! Preach on !
If you are confused about how to do it, your local auto parts store will often do it for free if you buy them there.
I am confused about everything. Life is complicated nowadays.
BTW, I own two Highlanders, a 2008 and a 2019. That rear wiper pin cover is tricky and is the same on both. I changed the 2008 rear wiper a year ago and forgot how in the meantime. Just another sign of growing old.
@Lynn: As always, many thanks for your recommendations. I’ve now read the first book, and am just starting the second one. I don’t think they belong on your six-star list – a lot of the main character’s dialog is stilted and just not believable for an 18-year-old from a back-of-the-galaxy colony world. But I can certainly agree with your 5-star rating!
Anyway, how the heck do you find the time to read so many books?
You are welcome.
Sleep is for the weak !
BTW, don’t forget, Ia is only half human through her mother. Her father was a Feyori, a race of half energy half matter beings that the humans of the 25th century have nicknamed “The Meddlers”.
I change my wipers about once a year. It rains up here in the Olympic Peninsula (WA). New ones are nice to have here.
Hey, it rains around here occasionally. We are subtropical, we get 64 inches of rain a year on average. The problem is, that rain comes in clumps. For instance, we got 60 inches of rain in four days with Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
“BEE PROPHECY FULFILLED: New York Times publishes op-ed titled “Elections Are Bad for Democracy””
https://notthebee.com/article/bee-prophecy-fulfilled-new-york-times-publishes-op-ed-titled-elections-are-bad-for-democracy
Amazing.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
Pearls Before Swine: Names Of Stadiums
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/08/23
No, no, no, no, no. Pastis went there.
A societal collapse data point for you all.
Had a hobby lunch today, for a hobby that’s only on the fringes of prepping. Normal conversation seldom sways towards politics and world affairs, but isn’t known for staying focused on the hobby, either.
Yet today, out of the blue, two unrelated topics came up: Free speech and how/what type of silver or gold to buy, and how having it might help you. Which lead to CBDC, which everyone had at least heard of.
On free speech, everyone remembered a timei when you could actually disagree with someone and remain friendly, if not actually friends. Where discussion of ideas was considered a good thing, and entertaining, and sometimes could lead to the changing of minds. But everyone at the table admitted to holding back thoughts nowadays to avoid serious repercussions. With the obvious observations that those repercussions only fall on certain types of thoughts, decidedly one-sided.
On silver etc., I related a story I heard in 1977 directly from the mouth of Merrill Jenkins. It went like this:
“In 1870, if you walked into a tailor shop with a $20 goldpiece, you could buy a custom-made, bespoke suit of clothes, head-to-foot. Today, if you walked into a tailor shop with a $20 bill, you’d be laughed at. But if you had that same $20 goldpiece, you could get the same suit.”
When the conversation got around to actually using the junk silver after the zombie acopalypse, I added: “There’s this guy I follow on the internet who says the way to do this is to get comfortable with bartering and secondary markets right now, so you have practice estimating values of goods, and the skills of bargaining.”
It’s telling, to me, that this group of examples of “normality bias” are thinking along these lines.
“Is “work-from-home” why the housing market is tanking?”
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2023/08/is-work-from-home-why-housing-market-is.html
“These two dynamics skyrocketed home prices. The All-US index went from ~450 to 625, a roughly 40% increase in two years … There were plenty of areas, including where I live, that prices of “real” (not AirBNB friendly) single-family homes roughly doubled…”
“All of this was ridiculously stupid. The premise that employees operated on — that they’d never have to set foot in an office again — was crap. As the pandemic ended so did the curtailment of occupying office space and the cities could not survive with all that office space empty; the tax revenue plus all the retail business activity associated with those people being in the buildings during the day is utterly essential to their fiscal survivability.”
“Those who thought they could arbitrage their cost of living while keeping their “bonused up” salary are now getting a rude shock: Come back to the office, which we have leased and have to pay for, or be fired. Except….. those employees now live hundreds or even a couple thousand miles away! Worse, they bought houses on <3% mortgages and spent the rest and, while their “price paid” is what it is nothing is moving.”
Yup. I’ve got a relative in this trouble as he has been told to report to his job in Chicago but he is now living in Denver. They gave him a three year window to report or leave.
Talk to them, and they can do it automatically. The IRS has increased the age at which mandatory distributions must begin; I think it’s 73.5 years, but talk to your IRA firm, and they’ll tell you.
All, remember this. There is a massive tax increase coming on Jan 1, 2025. The Trump Tax Cuts expire on that date. If you are currently in the 20% tax bracket, you will go back up to the 25% ??? tax bracket. I highly doubt that these tax cuts will be renewed.
I am pulling out extra money between now and then since the taxes on it will be lower.
Ah, I was wrong. The Trump tax cuts expire Dec 31, 2025.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-era-tax-cuts-set-160750197.html
“Although it kept seven income brackets, the TCJA lowered tax rates across the board and restructured bracket spans, making them more agreeable under the TCJA. With the exception of those who were at 10% (those making $11,000 or less) and 35% (those earning $231,251 to $578,125) tax rate levels prior to 2018, all income tax rates decreased when the new laws came into effect.”
“The top individual tax rate dropped from 39.6% to 37% under the terms of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (single filers making $578,126 and over), the 33% bracket fell to 32% ($182,101-$231,250), the 28% bracket to 24% ($95,376-$182,100), the 25% bracket to 22% ($44,726-$95,375) and the 15% bracket to 12% ($11,001-$44,725).”
Crankshaft: Yogurt
https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2023/08/23
Ol’ Crank needs to get some hearing aids. The wife says that I do too.
Vantucky (Vancouver, WA) and the Portland Metro can see intense hot. Usually, it will be a week of 100s after the 4th, but, the year we left, the hot lasted most of the month, much to the disappointment of my wife’s former co-workers who expected her to return after a Texas Summer experience.
Hertz just sent me a promo for a free day’s rental if I go electric.
While they could just be enthusiastic about promoting their “green” cred, the cynic in me wonders if they’re having trouble renting them.
Which leads me to wonder how much latent demand there is for EVs. I sure don’t want one. I live in Texas, home of 2 things EVs hate: Heat, and distance.
I dunno… I’m from Texas originally, and if I had (1) solar on the roof and (2) a garage, I would still want an EV. Your “gas” is nearly free, and daily driving is normally in the range of what you can charge at home, even in Texas.
I just realized: I am assuming WFH, otherwise that doesn’t compute.
Ironic….
Link here.
“A.F. Branco Cartoon – GOP Line Up”
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-gop-line-up/
“Fox will host the GOP Debate but the main attraction won’t be there, Trump to be interviewed by Tucker at that time. Cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2023”
Has Chris Christie gained weight ?
“Islamized Utah: Woman Attends Party Without Her Muslim Boyfriend, He Shoots Her in the Leg”
https://rairfoundation.com/islamized-utah-woman-attends-party-without-her-muslim-boyfriend-he-shoots-her-in-the-leg/
Ah, the religion of peace again.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
@Lynn
“They gave him a three year window to report or leave.”
Two years to find a new job and another year to teach the horse to sing
Hertz just sent me a promo for a free day’s rental if I go electric.
While they could just be enthusiastic about promoting their “green” cred, the cynic in me wonders if they’re having trouble renting them.
Which leads me to wonder how much latent demand there is for EVs. I sure don’t want one. I live in Texas, home of 2 things EVs hate: Heat, and distance.
You left “cold” off your list. EVs hate cold too, they like the ambient temperature to be 59 F to 86 F.
“”If We Press This With Russia, It Will Reach Us Here In The US” – Col. MacGregor Tells Tucker Why The Ukraine War Must End Now”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/us-brink-catastrophic-war-could-easily-destroy-us-col-douglas-macgregor-tells-tucker
“Carlson begins with a bold statement: “pretty much everything that NBC and The NYTimes have told you about the war in Ukraine is a lie.””
“”‘The Russian army is incompetent’ – they claim. ‘Ukraine is a Democracy!’ ‘Vladimir Putin is Hitler and he’s trying to take over the world!’ ‘Thankfully, the Ukrainians are winning.'”
“”Every claim is false, the last one especially,” said Carlson, adding “the Ukrainian army is not winning – in fact, it’s losing badly. Ukraine is being destroyed. Its population is being slaughtered.””
“According to Macgregor, “The smartest thing we can do is end this war now,” adding “The Russians will never tolerate NATO forces on Ukrainian soil.””
I see this conflict going nuclear if we and NATO do not stop now.
“This FedEx driver killed a 3-foot rattle snake on a customer’s porch: “Sorry about the blood””
https://notthebee.com/article/this-fedex-driver-killed-a-3-foot-rattle-snake-on-a-customers-porch-sorry-about-the-blood
That FedEx driver rocks !
Ok, call me a hater. What is this guy doing in the US? Where did he get a gun? And the girl, where the heck are her parents?
If I were him, this would be planned well in advance as a way to get out of Putin’s claws. Retire somewhere in the Caribbean on the millions I skimmed.
“Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin listed as passenger on plane which crashed with no survivors, Russian aviation authority says – live”
Talk Radio today said that the plane was shot down.
He needs to start looking for the new job now. Don’t get fired for a policy violation.
Interest rates heading to 8% are tanking the housing market. Texas kicked the house payment can down the road with property tax ‘reform’, but the 2026 trim notices will be shocking to many homeowners.
For supper tonight I thought to make curry. Brown off some chopped up chicken tenders and simmer in a jar of curry sauce. The stuff comes in a jar, like alfredo sauce.
I don’t recall using the jar I had. It should be “right there” on the shelf. It’s not.
I looked in the house and found a package of Golden Curry. Made in Japan. It’s in a tray, and you break it up and dissolve it like bullion cubes. Get it to a boil, it’s very much like making a package of Pioneer Gravy mix.
I dumped in about a cup of diced tomato just because they were sitting in the fridge. Added some onion powder and a heavy wave of black pepper.
Smells good. Tastes from the stirring spoon are good. Maybe a tiny bit heavy on the MSG but that could be the age of the product.
Best by 2013. 2.24 I need to get more of this stuff.
Now I’m waiting for the rice to finish.
The wild card is the marine environment in the Gulf states.
Salt. Humidity. Heat. Electronics love it.
“Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin listed as passenger on plane which crashed with no survivors, Russian aviation authority says – live”
On the evening news they showed a video of the plane coming down and said a wing was missing.
“’I per se don’t want to wear a mask again,’ another said.”
Presented without comment beyond, “Morris Brown”.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/atlanta-college-bringing-back-mask-mandates-canceling-parties-despite-zero-covid-cases
No, you were incorrect. Wrong implies you knew the correct answer but chose to answer with something other than the correct answer. You know, like a politician.
The devices do make a significant difference. Who knew my keyboard clicking was that loud?
We never killed rattle snakes on the farm except in very rare circumstances. They are very good at rodent control and will generally leave people alone. The rattle is a warning to back off and let me go my way.
Voting democrat so he can get more free stuff.
And in other news. I took the time to create some composite images of the fall sports seniors. There are not many, 16 is all. Includes band, football, soccer and volleyball. Take a look in your copious leisure time.
https://www.raymondthompsonphotography.com/Sports
I will print them out in 8×10 and give them to the students. My cost is minimal.
“Last month, the Tom Joyner Foundation, and the 1,700 hotel rooms it wanted, disappeared, too. ‘If this were about economics, that would be one thing, but what is at the core of the issue from the above, is fear for the safety of African-American, LGBTQ+ and a smaller portion of even Latino students and others traveling to Florida to participate in what is a national event,’ an organizer wrote the tourism office.”
https://news.yahoo.com/floridas-broward-county-says-losses-212500160.html
Realize that this is a rhetorical question, but where would you imagine that Tom Joyner himself lives if he’s so concerned about the safety of African Americans in Florida?
Yep, delivery all the way to the porch, and not just the property line!
I have the luxury of not needing wipers: if it is raining, I usually don’t go out. Our daily driver got wet in the last storm, and Saturday I will wash the wheel wells, wheels, and tires. I have to do that about twice a year because we sometimes have to go out in the rain. All the other cars stay out of the rain, asleep in the garage. I have owned my 94 Dodge PU since 2015, and have not yet driven it on wet roads. That is a record for me.
I also don’t need wipers, but do keep them on any car my wife drives, and our trip car. I use Rain-X, so don’t need wipers much. Some of the cars have the wiper blades stowed inside so they won’t suffer from sun exposure. I had my 77 Dodge PU for 28 years, and kept the same pair of wiper blades behind the seat. I used them once or twice.
Ironically, just about every trip car I have had has been on a rainy trip in the first year I have owned it. When I say trip car, this is a car that is mostly dedicated to trips. After growing up in the rust belt, and having cars seem to rust out while I watched, living here is a luxury. The trip car has been a thing since about 1983, when I bought a nice car that became extra to our needs. I dedicated it to special occasions and trips, and have had others over the years. It is nice to pack for a trip with the car in the garage, and then just jump in and go on trip day.
I don’t kill snakes. We are out far enough that they usually stay away from houses. They do like to go where there is yard clutter that harbors vermin.
In 50+ years in the desert, I have only seen a small number of poisonous snakes. Not seeing them does not mean they are not there. All 50 states have rattlesnakes. In addition, we have sidewinders and Mojave green rattlesnakes. That last one is really dangerous because it has a neurotoxic-hemotoxic venom. This is collected, because there is not yet a synthetic antivenin. It is also one of the rare snakes that can be aggressive. Most snakes will flee from people.
We also have red racers. I have seen two. I would describe how fast they can move, but no one would believe me. Impressive. Actually, anyone can outrun them, but you do need a good start.
“This is collected…”
Like to know the pay scale on that one.
Tucker Carlson “Ep. 19 Debate Night with Donald J Trump”
https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1694513603251241143
46 minutes, watch it. Trump is very serious. Tucker is worried that Trump will be assassinated. Me too.
home from my dinner. Went out for dinner with an old friend who is in town for work. He’s still doing the stuff I used to do with him. Good conversation, and even though it’s been 13-15 years since we last got together, it was just good friends talking. No awkwardness. A good friend.
Got panhandled three times walking 200 feet from the restaurant to the hotel. One guy was HUGE. I’m not small, but this guy towered over me. Two of the approaches were while we were standing in front of the hotel, under their covered driveway. Bums just walk up to hotel guests and start bumming.
Power was out here in the neighborhood from about 430 until just before 10pm. That’s really long for them to fix something. They said it would be fixed about 730pm and they are usually early, so I didn’t start the gennie before I left at 630pm. Saw the linemen hot sticking something a few blocks from the house and was surprised they were still working as I returned to the neighborhood. D2 said the power had just come back on.
One of my pet peeves got triggered. The hotel parking valet moved my seat and messed with the radio. NOT YOUR CAR. Do not adjust. Grrr.
Took a while to get the PCs up and running after I got home. UPS had run out long ago. Oh well, at least there wasn’t any more damage.
n
Oh, and my buddy has been driving a hydrogen powered car. the Toyota Mirai. He has to return it so he’ll be going back to a gas ford exploder. Didn’t know there were any hydrogen cars on the road…
He didn’t say much about it, except that there weren’t quite enough places to fill it.
n
Pretty sure this only came as a surprise to Prigozhin… who should have expected it. If any of it is true.
‘Prigozhin better be alive’: Wagner fighters threaten to MARCH again on Moscow after Russia claimed mercenary was aboard plane ‘brought down by bombs smuggled in wine crate’ – rumors spread ‘he’s faked his own death’
n
“Court rules against Dr. Jordan Peterson, upholds regulatory group’s requirement that he undergo ‘re-education’ for expressing his opinions online: ‘I will let the world know’”
https://www.theblaze.com/news/court-rules-against-dr-jordan-peterson-upholds-regulatory-group-s-requirement-that-he-undergo-re-education-for-expressing-his-opinions-online-i-will-let-the-world-know
I wonder if they will strap him to a chair, give him some of their nastiest psychotic drugs, and pry his eyes open like in “A Clockwork Orange” movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)
>> One of my pet peeves got triggered. The hotel parking valet moved my seat and messed with the radio. NOT YOUR CAR. Do not adjust. Grrr.
Car/truck with ‘seat memory’ FTW.
>> Got panhandled three times walking 200 feet from the restaurant to the hotel. One guy was HUGE. I’m not small, but this guy towered over me. Two of the approaches were while we were standing in front of the hotel, under their covered driveway. Bums just walk up to hotel guests and start bumming.
Hopefully no 30.06 signs where you dined.
>> I also don’t need wipers, but do keep them on any car my wife drives, and our trip car. I use Rain-X, so don’t need wipers much. Some of the cars have the wiper blades stowed inside so they won’t suffer from sun exposure. I had my 77 Dodge PU for 28 years, and kept the same pair of wiper blades behind the seat. I used them once or twice.
Wiper arms with no blades sound kinda like chalk squeaking on a blackboard.
>> The devices do make a significant difference. Who knew my keyboard clicking was that loud?
Free hearing test at Costco. Make sure though that you’re not plugged with wax before you go.
>> Ok, call me a hater. What is this guy doing in the US? Where did he get a gun? And the girl, where the heck are her parents?
H. Biden, have FFL, will travel. (Call quickly.)
>> Hertz just sent me a promo for a free day’s rental if I go electric.
While they could just be enthusiastic about promoting their “green” cred, the cynic in me wonders if they’re having trouble renting them.
Ring up Tommy B.
>> Silicone wipers Ala Bosch are reputed to be the most long lasting. Nu Finish or RainX doesn’t hurt either.
Get the beam type construction – they conform better to the curves of the windshield.